Tom Lehrer

xoxoxoBruce · 12-21-2018, 12:00 AM

Clodfobble · 12-21-2018, 07:51 AM

Any list that puts "Clementine" over "Werner von Braun" is patently ridiculous.

Undertoad · 12-21-2018, 09:34 AM

Where is "Be Prepared" ?

xoxoxoBruce · 12-21-2018, 12:41 PM

I agree with both of you, but this was one guys list and like I said, I couldn't do it.

Diaphone Jim · 12-22-2018, 10:56 AM

I often wonder if he still performs or writes,
He has always been one of my favorites.

"The Elements" has very doubtfully ever been covered. It is a masterpiece and keeps growing.

Diaphone Jim · 12-22-2018, 11:19 AM

More
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-03922-x

fargon · 12-22-2018, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

Where is "Be Prepared" ?

Here it is.

Clodfobble · 12-23-2018, 03:28 PM

Fun fact: the line about "a Girl Scout who is similarly inclined" (timestamp 1:26) was originally about another boy scout, but censors of the day considered a gay joke to be one step too far, so he had to change it.

Carruthers · 12-24-2018, 05:38 AM

'We Will All Go Together When We Go'. How was that missed?

12-21-2018, 12:00 AM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Tom Lehrer On the occasion of the mathematician's 90th birthday, someone chose Lehrer's best 10 songs. That's a task I wouldn't attempt because I love all his songs, but here goes. 10 - Folk Song Army https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tDZ...ature=youtu.be 9 - Poisoning Pigeons in the Park https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNA9...ature=youtu.be 8 - Silent E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91BQ...ature=youtu.be 7 - The Hunting Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQyo...ature=youtu.be 6 - Masochism Tango https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TytG...ature=youtu.be 5 - Clementine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5u4...ature=youtu.be 4 - National Brotherhood Week https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgAS...ature=youtu.be 3 - The Irish Ballad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47bK...ature=youtu.be 2 - New Math https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6Oa...ature=youtu.be 1 - A Christmas Carol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ck-F...ature=youtu.be __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-21-2018, 07:51 AM	#2
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Any list that puts "Clementine" over "Werner von Braun" is patently ridiculous. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

12-21-2018, 12:41 PM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I agree with both of you, but this was one guys list and like I said, I couldn't do it. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-23-2018, 03:28 PM	#8
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Fun fact: the line about "a Girl Scout who is similarly inclined" (timestamp 1:26) was originally about another boy scout, but censors of the day considered a gay joke to be one step too far, so he had to change it. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

12-24-2018, 05:38 AM	#9
Carruthers Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Buckinghamshire UK Posts: 4,059	'We Will All Go Together When We Go'. How was that missed? __________________

12-21-2018, 09:34 AM	#3
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Where is "Be Prepared" ?

12-22-2018, 10:56 AM	#5
Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	I often wonder if he still performs or writes, He has always been one of my favorites. "The Elements" has very doubtfully ever been covered. It is a masterpiece and keeps growing.

12-22-2018, 11:19 AM	#6
Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	More https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-03922-x

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