Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist Whose Influence Peaked in the '50s and '60s, Dies at 97
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Tom Lehrer, a mathematician and satirist whose musical influence peaked in the 1950s and 60s with his topical songs, died on Saturday. He was 97.
Lehrer died at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, his friend, David Herder, told The New York Times.
Read more: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/tom-lehrer-dead-musical-satirist-1236330485/
crimycarny
(2,072 posts)My dad loved Tom Lehrer and would play his albums over and over.
rurallib
(64,660 posts)that little song helped me question the catholic church
bif
(26,919 posts)I had no idea he was still alive.
Botany
(77,103 posts)I heard his album as young boy and it warped me for life but in a good way.
Thanx Tom
nocoincidences
(2,486 posts)I suspect he is a big part of my appreciation of good satire. RIP.
elleng
(141,926 posts)Girard442
(6,867 posts)mwmisses4289
(3,875 posts)EX500rider
(12,474 posts)Warpy
(114,551 posts)And for those who don't remember, Lehrer put all his songs into the public domain a few years ago, one of his last generous acts, and there were so many..
synni
(760 posts)RIP, sir. You're a national treasure.
TheRickles
(3,321 posts)Not to mention the music, the lyrics, the performances, the humor, etc.
AZJonnie
(3,587 posts)My dad played his stuff all the time when I was a kid, used to borrow the records from him. I can still ALMOST sing all of the Element Song ever after all these years.
Pass gently, Mr Lehrer and thanks for all the laughs and pointed social commentary, you were greatness!
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mwmisses4289
(3,875 posts)As a recovering catholic, this one always made me laugh:
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And the other cheeky one:
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crimycarny
(2,072 posts)My dad and I used to sing those two when in the car.
I also like "the elements" (singing the elements of the periodic table)--but that one I couldn't sing, lol.
Clouds Passing
(7,845 posts)2naSalit
(102,103 posts)Loved his satire.
Wild blueberry
(8,245 posts)Thank you, Tom Lehrer. Rest in peace.
sky_masterson
(589 posts)Love his music.
Hassin Bin Sober
(27,448 posts)RIP, Sir.
Marthe48
(23,033 posts)They got smog, sewage and mud
Turn on the tap
And get hot and cold running crud
My brother got one of his albums and we wore it out!
R.I.P.
AllyCat
(18,759 posts)I hope he and my dad are playing it up in the afterlife.
Festivito
(13,872 posts)steventh
(2,192 posts)steventh
(2,192 posts)Tom Lehrer: Bob Claster Interview "Silly Songs With Lehrer"
ificandream
(11,831 posts)That wouldn't surprise me.
CloudWatcher
(2,127 posts)They've been in the pubic domain since November 26, 2022.
See (for now at least): https://tomlehrersongs.com for all his songs.
TBD how long the site will be up now that he has passed. Hopefully for at least one or two hundred years.
electric_blue68
(26,736 posts)"Stand in the fountain, and light up The Park!".
I'm guessing a Anti-Nuclear Weapons/Power song bc "the glow" was from radiation.
I probably heard him through WBAI a NYC Pacifica radio station.
electric_blue68
(26,736 posts)"Stand in the fountain, and light up The Park!".
I'm guessing a Anti-Nuclear Weapons/Power song bc "the glow" was from radiation.
Heard probably through WBAI, an NYC Pacifica radio station.