In fact, Tom Lehrer is really adorable as a person. But he does not feel the same way about us, the "TH-cam publishers". On the other hand, he doesn't want to be bothered because of these old songs, so he leaves us alone :-)
No Sirfred Rise as Din Din DIn is ya turn of$0b the usual suspects wanting attentions and dont worry or boast as most will still toast with thee about he lacked of more than a Silenced E it's easy to see the lack of Chuck Norris Sid Kiks recently fact fuckrs hav a right2 sp w as all b Z i5 nOOOOO nEEE niiiniiiii narrrr and cumbeeresresreerss and thsomedarighteous a lad apart from udders as
Well I was inspired to write my own funny songs and sing them in College and shows for a few years afterwards by Lehrer's songs. (Not bad for a guy with no roof in his mouth!) I got laughs but like Lehrer decided to do other things! Thanks, Tom!
@@VantaDraws He clearly doesn't care at all because they're on public domain, but to be fair, I don't think he cared at all before then as long as we don't make money from it.
@@TLSongsss thank you so much for the reply! I appreciate it. I now just need to find out what is the fingering of that trill in the right hand to practice this. Thanks a million for the help!
@@johanbrand8601 I believe he’s playing an E or E7 with his right hand, and walking down the bass starting from E and ending on A to bring you back to Am (A minor)
No, "hate" is not the word I´d use. Tom Lehrer is a serious retired mathematician who dabbled in showbiz for a few years. Since he has not dedicated too many years to music and satire, he just do not want to be bothered, that´s all.
I don't know if it's true, but I was told that he quit performing because he decided that reality had become too absurd for satire to do any good, and that the precipitating event was when Henry Kissinger was given the Nobel Peace Prize. Myself, I think he should have waited a bit longer.
@@losthor1zon In all honesty, Henry Kissinger getting it seems pretty absurd, even when comparing to President-elect Obama (imagine getting a peace price for basically having a successful election campaign), Aun Sang Suu Kyi or even Yassir Arafat. Regarding the Obama one, Norwegians joke that Jagland was so frustrated about not having met a US president while sitting as prime minister, that it just had to happen.
One of the few songs of his I haven't heard a million times by now. I owe him though, I'd still be single without the stroke of luck that the girl I was interested in happened to know of him too. My attempts to impress this girl weren't going well one particular night. I tried to show her a show, and got porn. I corrected the website, and got more porn. I got sick from what I ordered for dinner while with her, and things were going awry. Then I said; "By the way, you ever hear of Tom Lehrer?" "Oh yeah, 'Poisoning Pigeons in the Park and the Elements!'", and we listened to most of his music.that night. The next time I came around I asked her out. I'm still with her to this day 7 years later.
+Hoshimaru57 I certainly hope your girl doesn't make "coffee that tastes like sham.....POO" or that you "come home for dinner and get peanut-butter stew!" :) PS: ...And we won't even talk about her other speciality: ...the "broiled hockey puck!!!" :P
Alexei Cogan No broiled hockey puck, and she wasn't the one cooking the stuff that made me sick. That was some food on campus. She's a decent cook, even the sardine pasta she threw together from leftovers was good enough that dad ate the leftovers on us before we could get them.
Alexei Cogan Even funnier was his reaction. We came down to eat, and there he is eating it; "What? It's not like it's good or anything, I just didn't want it to go to waste!"
I look upon Tom Lehrer as one of the immortals in the Land of Demento. He stands with Stan Freberg, Spike Jones and Weird Al Yankovic in the world of mad music and crazy comedy.
You 6funswede are amazing. You make it so easy to find Tom Lehrer stuff and for that I love your channel with a passion. I love this guy x) my history teacher made my class listen to the song "We will all go when we go" and since then I love this guy's music! :D
This reminds me of the incident when Cheney shot his friend in the face while Quail hunting,... live imitates art. I hope Mr. Lehrer got a good laugh out of it.
I bought the Tom Lehrer collection cd/dvd combo. It didn't have the the videos I wanted to see like this one, smut, elements, etc. Where can I find the other videos for purchase?
Thank you oh so much many months after your posting. Anybody who will click on my dubious user name and find the link called "all you need to know" will be rewarded :-)
I need to remind myself that the toxic parent here is only a character being played by an actor. But I genuinely feel a sense of disgust and anger towards the character 😂
@@MURDERPILLOW. I think I accidentally posted this on this video when I was looking at a different video, blame youtube shorts and the mobile app and the jank it has lol
Absolutely funny. My dad is friends with multiple game wardens in pennsylvania and gas been shot at by multiple hunters who saw his tan complexion and thought he was a deer.
I feel like "you stand there looking cute" implies that Tom attracts his prey by looking hot.
I mean, he'd definitely get me like that
@@FrilledMayfly_AmberlyFerrule hear hear
He attracts me with his perfomances. Otherwise, I'm running for my life!
And he knows. He f-ing knows. Look at that smile.
That's plain enough to see I mean look at him
'sometimes they get a deer ' great quote
Very, great quote.
i swear he's the most adorable human being ever
I cant argue with that
That's how he gets you!
He was all the rage when my mum was studying. We grew up with him. We still have Tom Lehrer singsons at christmas when we all come together.
Same here!
i think the thing that amuses me most about these Tom Lehrer videos is the uniform clapping that they had back in the 60's its a crazy thing.
It's a European thing :)
Usually means "we want more".
The audience sitting there in their finery, fag hanging out of the mouth!
The shot of the audience at the end is almost the best part
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In fact, Tom Lehrer is really adorable as a person. But he does not feel the same way about us, the "TH-cam publishers". On the other hand, he doesn't want to be bothered because of these old songs, so he leaves us alone :-)
No Sirfred Rise as Din Din DIn is ya turn of$0b the usual suspects wanting attentions and dont worry or boast as most will still toast with thee about he lacked of more than a Silenced E it's easy to see the lack of Chuck Norris Sid Kiks recently fact fuckrs hav a right2 sp w as all b Z i5 nOOOOO nEEE niiiniiiii narrrr and cumbeeresresreerss and thsomedarighteous a lad apart from udders as
Why doesn’t he like people putting his songs on yt?
@@VantaDrawsHe doesn't really care since all his songs are in the public Domain
Well I was inspired to write my own funny songs and sing them in College and shows for a few years afterwards by Lehrer's songs. (Not bad for a guy with no roof in his mouth!) I got laughs but like Lehrer decided to do other things! Thanks, Tom!
@@VantaDraws He clearly doesn't care at all because they're on public domain, but to be fair, I don't think he cared at all before then as long as we don't make money from it.
Aw, my dad, a programmer, sent this to me, his outdoorsy eldest, and I am delighted. Love bonding over old satire.
1:12 I want to find out how he does that part. That's brilliant and I want to copy it and use it.
How TL is a genius. What a man!
It’s a piano trill with the right hand and walking down the bass part with your left hand.
@@TLSongsss thank you so much for the reply! I appreciate it.
I now just need to find out what is the fingering of that trill in the right hand to practice this. Thanks a million for the help!
@@johanbrand8601 I believe he’s playing an E or E7 with his right hand, and walking down the bass starting from E and ending on A to bring you back to Am (A minor)
No, "hate" is not the word I´d use. Tom Lehrer is a serious retired mathematician who dabbled in showbiz for a few years. Since he has not dedicated too many years to music and satire, he just do not want to be bothered, that´s all.
I don't know if it's true, but I was told that he quit performing because he decided that reality had become too absurd for satire to do any good, and that the precipitating event was when Henry Kissinger was given the Nobel Peace Prize.
Myself, I think he should have waited a bit longer.
@@losthor1zon Lehrer was always a turbo-normie who was comfortable kicking down.
@@losthor1zon In all honesty, Henry Kissinger getting it seems pretty absurd, even when comparing to President-elect Obama (imagine getting a peace price for basically having a successful election campaign), Aun Sang Suu Kyi or even Yassir Arafat.
Regarding the Obama one, Norwegians joke that Jagland was so frustrated about not having met a US president while sitting as prime minister, that it just had to happen.
Got it, but still, Happy 94th Birthday to the Master of the Internal Rhyme on April 9, 2022
@@losthor1zon I think I've heard him deny that that was the trigger - he just had had fun in showbiz for a bit, but tired of it.
One of the few songs of his I haven't heard a million times by now.
I owe him though, I'd still be single without the stroke of luck that the girl I was interested in happened to know of him too. My attempts to impress this girl weren't going well one particular night. I tried to show her a show, and got porn. I corrected the website, and got more porn. I got sick from what I ordered for dinner while with her, and things were going awry.
Then I said; "By the way, you ever hear of Tom Lehrer?"
"Oh yeah, 'Poisoning Pigeons in the Park and the Elements!'", and we listened to most of his music.that night.
The next time I came around I asked her out. I'm still with her to this day 7 years later.
+Hoshimaru57 I certainly hope your girl doesn't make "coffee that tastes like sham.....POO" or that you "come home for dinner and get peanut-butter stew!" :)
PS: ...And we won't even talk about her other speciality: ...the "broiled hockey puck!!!" :P
Alexei Cogan
No broiled hockey puck, and she wasn't the one cooking the stuff that made me sick. That was some food on campus.
She's a decent cook, even the sardine pasta she threw together from leftovers was good enough that dad ate the leftovers on us before we could get them.
Hilarious!
Alexei Cogan
Even funnier was his reaction. We came down to eat, and there he is eating it; "What? It's not like it's good or anything, I just didn't want it to go to waste!"
Hoshimaru57 LOL!!!!!!!!!!
wow, I used to love hearing his songs on the Docter Demento show
Dr Demento was. WONDERFUL!!!!! He attended Reed College here in Portland!
I look upon Tom Lehrer as one of the immortals in the Land of Demento. He stands with Stan Freberg, Spike Jones and Weird Al Yankovic in the world of mad music and crazy comedy.
You 6funswede are amazing. You make it so easy to find Tom Lehrer stuff and for that I love your channel with a passion. I love this guy x) my history teacher made my class listen to the song "We will all go when we go" and since then I love this guy's music! :D
I used to walk around the house singing this song in the 60s.
OMG THIS IS SO CATCHY XD I LOVE IT!!
"once in a while someone even shoots a deer" good one indeed
This reminds me of the incident when Cheney shot his friend in the face while Quail hunting,... live imitates art. I hope Mr. Lehrer got a good laugh out of it.
I wish people would let this go. I mean, the victim apologized long ago...
Was it Dan Quayle he was hunting?
BINGO!
"The law was very firm it
took away my permit..."
A lot of people don't realize what a brilliant lyricist, composer, and pianist Lehrer was.
Tom Lehrer informed my youth. Especially so with this song, since I was once shot at by a deer hunter. Luckily, he was a lousy shot.
One of best Vids on TH-cam, you can see it because there are no dislikes XD
Well 6 years later there are 20 :(
But I clicked Like, and my 1 Like moved it from 1K to 1.1K, so all is well!
@@Janey.Canuck 2.4k now!
I love this song :D
Nice video guys!
What an enjoyable performance! Reminds me a little of Garrison Keiller of NPR fame. I love it! Bahahahaha!!!!
One could bring this song into the 21st century by substituting seven hikers for seven hunters.
what a banger
🧡
Oh my god
I bought the Tom Lehrer collection cd/dvd combo. It didn't have the the videos I wanted to see like this one, smut, elements, etc. Where can I find the other videos for purchase?
Did you ever find them?
@@j.ksmith7432 only on youtube
I know he put all his music in the public domain for a certain number of years so you should be able to download it for free.
As a Guernseyman I am deeply offended.
Gee! That must've been tough, typing put all that with hooves.
This song is so "Far Side!"
Alastor??
❀
But don´t forget the content is good, too!
Thank you oh so much many months after your posting. Anybody who will click on my dubious user name and find the link called "all you need to know" will be rewarded :-)
Did he actually say he hates TH-cam publishers?
No- commenters above never said so.
Somebody saw your comment and disliked it.
I need to remind myself that the toxic parent here is only a character being played by an actor. But I genuinely feel a sense of disgust and anger towards the character 😂
Wdym?
@@MURDERPILLOW. I think I accidentally posted this on this video when I was looking at a different video, blame youtube shorts and the mobile app and the jank it has lol
@@The_US_Doctor i desperatley want this to have been your first introduction to tom lehree
Well, that is my kind of hunt! Excluding the cows, of course. Because there are not in season.
:D
Well, at least it didn't end up like Dick Cheney and his buddy...
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(The link at the end of your info text now gives a 404.)
I wonder if Chuck Testa, knows this tune? .... Nope
He looks like Mathew Machony except dark hair but boy he is great
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Once in a while someone even shoots a deer
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Typical city boy attitude. Blah blah blah. Funny only to urbanites. More appalling is the lady in the audience smoking.
Are you aware of how long ago this is, or couldn't you be bothered to check in to reality?
Stay mad
Typical delusional ignoramus. Spouting drivel wherever he goes.
Absolutely funny. My dad is friends with multiple game wardens in pennsylvania and gas been shot at by multiple hunters who saw his tan complexion and thought he was a deer.
The object of satirical material never finds it funny.
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