Tom Lehrer - Who's Next - with intro

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  • @Donnerbalken28
    @Donnerbalken28 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1700

    "I aim for the stars but i keep hitting London"
    - Wernher von Braun

    • @Calyrekt
      @Calyrekt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      damn that's hilarious!

    • @iamnotanumber3578
      @iamnotanumber3578 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@Calyrekt It's Lehrer's joke in in song "Wernher Von Braun"

    • @kurier1595
      @kurier1595 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I think that was Mort Stahl mocking Von Braun

    • @withlessAsbestos
      @withlessAsbestos 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@iamnotanumber3578 I don’t remember that part.

    • @hopeforbetter382
      @hopeforbetter382 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      But Werner von Braun got Americans to the moon!

  • @ceaseless246
    @ceaseless246 3 ปีที่แล้ว +650

    tom lehrer calling out apartheid in the sixties, truly a man ahead of his time

    • @johanbrand8601
      @johanbrand8601 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      That quite shocked me. I didn't expect that. Tom was a genius.

    • @jackgrant9301
      @jackgrant9301 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +59

      @@johanbrand8601 Was? He still is, as far as i know. He's been out of the spotlight for a while but hes still alive as of 10th of April 2024. Strange to think that someone who performed in the early 50s is still living.

    • @LukeIdontKnow
      @LukeIdontKnow 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@jackgrant9301birthday was the ninth

    • @hsgame4088
      @hsgame4088 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@jackgrant9301 I would love to meet them man,hes sort of an inspiration of mine.

    • @istoppedcaring6209
      @istoppedcaring6209 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      honestly not really out of the ordinary,
      apartheid african states were pretty much pushed into a corner from the start, some tried to compromise and slowly tried moving towards more equallity but generally that just lead to more anger (rhodesia and south africa) others tried brutal repression (portuguese colonies) the brittish and french were smarter in that they maintained nominal equallity but in truth the wealthy ruled, companies often having an african public head and in private being lead by white (brittish) families (in south africa the brittish white elite seems quite happy to throw the boer population under the bus)
      but one can also say that the cold war was a major factor in social improvements, have to look better than the commies offcourse, so labour laws were introduced, contracts got better and equallity in general was propagated in every way possible
      funny thing is that since the end of the cold war it has actually gotten worse in that regard, contracts are far less protective but on the other hand pensions are now being paid out and the young have to pay, meanwhile housing is mostly owned by investor groups and wealthy people and companies meaning the prices are jacked up
      yeah i digressed way to much here

  • @fiddlercrab3
    @fiddlercrab3 15 ปีที่แล้ว +702

    To quote a famous author, "History never repeats itself. At best, it sometimes rhymes."

    • @GrimblyGoo
      @GrimblyGoo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      what author was that?

    • @awesome9045
      @awesome9045 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@GrimblyGoo mark twain wrote the quote

    • @emeriusjones
      @emeriusjones ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@awesome9045 Maybe. God damn plagiarist alien.

  • @Gigas0101
    @Gigas0101 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2004

    The thing that kills me worse than nuclear proliferation is the fact that this song isn't a minute longer.

    • @longlivelife3173
      @longlivelife3173 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Hahahahaha

    • @ROLtheWolf
      @ROLtheWolf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      great showmen always remember to leave 'em wanting more

    • @somethinglikethat2176
      @somethinglikethat2176 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Well if someone does a cover they'll have more material to work with now.

    • @gdj6298
      @gdj6298 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Yeah - I've no doubt that he could have written reams more.
      But conciseness is one of his traits - say what you need to say, say it efficiently, on to the next number !

    • @oof6894
      @oof6894 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I don’t think you’d want that list to be any longer

  • @X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X
    @X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X 4 ปีที่แล้ว +742

    "One for the black and one for the white"
    Best line ever.

    • @raspberrycrowns9494
      @raspberrycrowns9494 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I thought he was gonna say jew, was that on purpose?

    • @humblehive6502
      @humblehive6502 4 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      @@raspberrycrowns9494 i don’t get why South Africa at the time was in apartheid so the joke was that they would even split the nukes too, i don’t really know anything about jews in south africa but since the colonies there were french it’s unlikely

    • @raspberrycrowns9494
      @raspberrycrowns9494 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@humblehive6502 ah

    • @MechaShadowV2
      @MechaShadowV2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      @@raspberrycrowns9494 South Africa is not French, it has mostly Dutch and English influence, aside from native Africans of course. And the line was due to extreme segregation at the time in South Africa.

    • @tumishoselowa6441
      @tumishoselowa6441 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@humblehive6502 I'm south african and I live in a majority black neighborhood, 500 meters from my house is a four lane road(lined with trees, flowers etc). On the other side of said road is a majority white neighborhood. White people and black people tend to keep to themselves, for example, I've only ever had two white friends in my life, one in preschool and the other an Estonian exchange student(I went to a private school).

  • @b.deville3236
    @b.deville3236 2 ปีที่แล้ว +437

    Tom Lehrer played great piano and wrote satirical songs that were Broadway quality, as well as delivering bitingly funny monologues between the songs during his performances. And all of this from a man who was basically doing it as a hobby!

    • @TitusXex
      @TitusXex 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      So basically bo burnham

    • @turtleninja16tn66
      @turtleninja16tn66 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@TitusXexYes. 20th century Bo Burnham

    • @jackgrant9301
      @jackgrant9301 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      In case you dont know it, i recommend "an evening wasted with tom lehrer". I love his studio stuff, but nothing beats his live concerts.

  • @owenw.1643
    @owenw.1643 4 ปีที่แล้ว +314

    tom lehrer was born in 1928. i wonder what its like having been an adult when the nukes were made and still being around now to see how tense things are getting, AGAIN

    • @MechaShadowV2
      @MechaShadowV2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I'm surprised he's still alive, impressive.

    • @jackrambit9637
      @jackrambit9637 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Tom was a mathematician at Los Alamos. He MADE the nukes.

    • @gehhko8249
      @gehhko8249 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Pretty sure things were way worse during the cold war

    • @zotegaming5041
      @zotegaming5041 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@gehhko8249 yeah, but we're catching up for sure

    • @katieroberts7012
      @katieroberts7012 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@jackrambit9637 1. He was drafted 2. He recently revealed (2020) that he did not work for Los Alamos but the early NSA, which was so secret that he pretended to be secretly working on nukes instead.

  • @josiahanderson9328
    @josiahanderson9328 2 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    What is sad about this otherwise hilarious song is how, fifty something years later, this song is still just as (or even more) relevant and true.

    • @job341kg
      @job341kg 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Несомненно.

  • @wilburtoo4897
    @wilburtoo4897 2 ปีที่แล้ว +203

    Congratulations on Your 94th birthday today, Mr. Lehrer! You were and are always a legend! May Your timeless and genius music and lyrics live on forever!

    • @shenzixirgs8152
      @shenzixirgs8152 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Same

    • @EuRoWeIrD
      @EuRoWeIrD ปีที่แล้ว +8

      He’s now 95 still going strong

    • @RichardMontgomeryYT
      @RichardMontgomeryYT 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      96 just 2 days ago!

    • @theomni1012
      @theomni1012 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@RichardMontgomeryYTso close my my sister and dads birthday, it seems every two days this month is something important
      April 5th - dad bday
      April 7th -sisters bday
      April 9th - toms birthday
      April 11th -fallout show (which I only point out bc of how relevant it is to him.)

    • @catsruleacbanonogismanbo6107
      @catsruleacbanonogismanbo6107 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Now his 96th birthday just passed.

  • @ralphadamo1857
    @ralphadamo1857 8 ปีที่แล้ว +575

    The great Tom Lehrer, the greatest political songsmith of all time, was a mathematician by profession. His music was largely an avocation. One of the astonishing things about his songs is that though they contain references to events in the era in which they were written, they never go out of style because they are still relevant today. For example, Iran has been in the news, but now we're hearing Saudi Arabia either is going to get nuclear weapons or already has them. Who's next? Indeed.

    • @maxireigl1919
      @maxireigl1919 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Well, Kim now officially has them too.

    • @kwee8774
      @kwee8774 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      DPRK has had them since at least 2006.

    • @DrLennieSmall
      @DrLennieSmall 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Sealand and Monaco will get nukes any day now. Nobody is monitoring them so it will be easy, always the quiet ones.

    • @Peta4241
      @Peta4241 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Just popping in to say you are using the past tense an awful lot for a man who is still alive.

    • @ralphadamo1857
      @ralphadamo1857 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Peta4241 I know that Tom is still, thankfully, still with us. That's why I don't say the "late, great . . ." Also, when I say he "was a mathematician by profession," I used the past tense based on my understanding that he's no longer teaching professionally, either at Harvard or at Santa Cruz. But if you have information indicating otherwise, please let us know. Thanks.

  • @billul1
    @billul1 10 ปีที่แล้ว +750

    As an Indonesian, I learned today that in the sixties our government is planning to get the bomb too. They never told us that.

    • @cecasander
      @cecasander 9 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      That's pretty interresting. Seeing how South Africa and Israel also got the bomb (although SA had theirs dismantled after the apartheid), Tom Lehrer wasn't very much off in his predictions!

    • @099Nitro
      @099Nitro 9 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      +cecasander China, India, USA, Russia, UK, France, Israel, Pakistan, (Maybe Northern Corea), and also alot of european ally states of the USA have Nukes stationated in their countries. So the world is very dangerous at the moment.

    • @hankreardenfan1019
      @hankreardenfan1019 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Israel hasn't used it, but if anyone attacks her, she'll use it too!

    • @unsound64
      @unsound64 9 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      +099Nitro North Korea has the bomb (not very good ones, but deadly nonetheless)

    • @ryhanzfx1641
      @ryhanzfx1641 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      LOL
      Well, if Soekarno was still live...but we're still a dumbass, even PLTA (Water Electric Plant) can't even work straight...

  • @callumrobertson1081
    @callumrobertson1081 8 ปีที่แล้ว +958

    What is Egypt's problem with voldemort

    • @Quasihamster
      @Quasihamster 8 ปีที่แล้ว +282

      Trademark infringement on the Sphinx. The nose, you know!

    • @vencelistce9385
      @vencelistce9385 8 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      oy vey

    • @johnnygreenface
      @johnnygreenface 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Callum Robertson is voldimort like a reverse jew

    • @nikolaokic6071
      @nikolaokic6071 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That's exactly what I thought

    • @VonTurtle8282
      @VonTurtle8282 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      As a fellow Callum please don't do this to yourself

  • @commandergolem
    @commandergolem 8 ปีที่แล้ว +516

    North Korea got the bomb, shed a tear-they could declare war within next year

    • @taliesine.8343
      @taliesine.8343 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      that was nice :D

    • @mckavitt
      @mckavitt 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      CommanderGolem Don't worry, we, the USA, have been first for the past 60+ years.

    • @oliverwilson11
      @oliverwilson11 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      They won't. There won't be a war in Korea unless the US starts one, which is a real possibility

    • @TheBritishPatriot
      @TheBritishPatriot 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Don't you worry, President Trump's on the case, they handed over the hostages and soon their nukes will be without a trace... whose next?

    • @tsartomato
      @tsartomato 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      any luck with that?

  • @Ms.2730
    @Ms.2730 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Tom Lehrer is a national treasure!

  • @patriciadechenier2430
    @patriciadechenier2430 9 ปีที่แล้ว +199

    Indonesia, Egypt, Luxembourg and Monaco were the only countries Prof. Lehrer mentioned in that song who DIDN'T get nuclear weapons (the state of Alabama probably DID have Nuclear Falcon air-to-air missiles for a few years as part of its contribution to the air defense of the United States of America. I had it on good authority Louisiana had Nuclear Falcons at Callender Naval Air Station for exactly that reason.)

    • @jeanlafitte268
      @jeanlafitte268 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ***** True, and True. So many bits and pieces of AQ Khan's nuclear weapon technology superstore are unaccounted for after the Bush-Musharraf whitewash of Pakistan's own involvement in spread of nuclear weapons technology that just the centrifuge factory (part-owned by a son-in-law of Malaysia's president) which magically disappeared before Western intelligence could examine it could be quietly making enrichment centrifuges off on an island in Indonesia or Malaysia, producing bomb-grade uranium for use on a city near you.

    • @MechaShadowV2
      @MechaShadowV2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I mean most of the Midwest had nukes since that's where most where kept. And Indonesia and Egypt did want to get nukes.

    • @protonnumber8867
      @protonnumber8867 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      So what you're saying is, Luxembourg needs to work on its nuclear program?

    • @I.am.not.in.your.house.or.am.I
      @I.am.not.in.your.house.or.am.I 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      But are we sure Monaco doesn’t have them?

  • @barbewilliams3706
    @barbewilliams3706 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Born in 1956 I grew up to these songs as my mom had the albums. Was so happy to find these treasures on TH-cam 💝

  • @wotan10950
    @wotan10950 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    My parents watched That Was The Week That Was, so I heard Lehrer’s songs since the 1960s. Listen to how he changes the music - harmonic minor for Egypt, then a hora dance for “you know who.” Genius on every level.

    • @GeorgeDenis.
      @GeorgeDenis. ปีที่แล้ว

      @@romanhill3872 Israel

    • @wafl423
      @wafl423 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      he also uses the chinese anthem as a leitmotif at the end

  • @jsmith6518
    @jsmith6518 9 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    +Techne I once a quote:
    "A politician is someone who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you look foreword to the trip."
    I like that quote.

    • @Texan.Insomniac
      @Texan.Insomniac 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @ludwika
      I mean... potato, potato

    • @nasekiller
      @nasekiller 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      yeah, i mean, who wants to go to heaven. its full of people who dont know how to have fun and all you do is tell god how great he is all the time.

    • @sumthingwikked4257
      @sumthingwikked4257 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Politician in 2030: Go to Hell.
      Me: Got money for bus fair?

  • @paladinplay8774
    @paladinplay8774 9 ปีที่แล้ว +281

    It'd be awesome if they put this song in Fallout 4

    • @rupertvonbraun2029
      @rupertvonbraun2029 9 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      War. War never changes.

    • @hemogoblin9775
      @hemogoblin9775 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Rupert Von Braun the war has changed

    • @TiberiusThyben
      @TiberiusThyben 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      sneakysnack Or has it?

    • @captainjack6758
      @captainjack6758 9 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      PaladinPlay Unfortunately, Tom Lehrer wrote his songs after the Fallout alternate history diverges from ours. All of the songs on the Fallout radios are from before that point (1955 I believe). However, one or two of the quests are named after one of his song titles.

    • @edisontrent618
      @edisontrent618 9 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Dony Christie Well, that's what Mods are for, eh?

  • @Mathematician2
    @Mathematician2 16 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    It's incredible how Tom's work is still funny and somewhat relevant after so many decades.
    It's good to hear his intro before the song.
    Thanks for reuploading this.

  • @Tiqerboy
    @Tiqerboy 9 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    That performance was given in 1967. For 18 years it was Red China (1949) and of course that was the year of the famous six day war with Israel.

  • @HistoryScope
    @HistoryScope ปีที่แล้ว +22

    This video is 2:35 long... Uranium-235 is used in nuclear bombs. (TH-cam always adds an extra second to the time, but that's just end screen stuff without any footage)
    whoever uploaded this is a genius!

    • @dsebbebridge2674
      @dsebbebridge2674 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Of course youtube had to go ahead and ruin it

    • @virajl5754
      @virajl5754 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      or.. yk the more likely explanation... it's just pure coincidence.

    • @wilhufftarkin5852
      @wilhufftarkin5852 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Technicly, U235 gets transformed to U236 when catching a neutron which breaks in two immidiatly. So the time fits.

  • @kumquatwhat
    @kumquatwhat 13 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    This guy is still perfect, decades later. My god.

  • @kitty.catalyst
    @kitty.catalyst 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

    1:51 aged like fine wine

    • @joshuawaring4180
      @joshuawaring4180 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Not really. The Israel conflict has been going on since 1947 and the Yom Kippur War was only a couple of years after this was recorded.

    • @georgeiii2998
      @georgeiii2998 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nope

    • @unsuisseegare1291
      @unsuisseegare1291 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@joshuawaring4180 It was also recorded only 3 month after the major egyptian defeat of the Six Days War

  • @therealzilch
    @therealzilch 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I grew up with Tom Lehrer's songs. Little did I suspect how much would still be pertinent today.

  • @job341kg
    @job341kg 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Почему я так долго ничего о нем не знал? Он же просто гениальный юморист.

  • @caroltubeyou
    @caroltubeyou 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    My husband and i fell in love over Tom Lehrer records and we've been married for almost 40 years. The first time i heard Tom Lehrer was when we got our hands on That Was The Year That Was, - in the 1960s - his third record, i believe. All his records are terrific.

  • @TheBloodyHanded
    @TheBloodyHanded 11 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    Possibly the best political song I've ever heard

  • @jalenxavier2072
    @jalenxavier2072 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Watched Oppenheimer and immediately thought of this

  • @lustrias
    @lustrias 13 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Can't get enough of him, ... genius in making music and songwriting

  • @gaileburchill3972
    @gaileburchill3972 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I was so young (grade school) when I learned and loved this song (and many other Tom Lehrer songs). Still remember every word.

  • @sophiejeffreys9283
    @sophiejeffreys9283 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I've listened to this comic genius for years, as my dad introduced me his songs. Never seen his face before and realised how beautiful he is 😲

    • @hank1519
      @hank1519 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Brains, looks, talent and heart!

    • @fernmonkey
      @fernmonkey 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wasn't he a cutie?

  • @annebartells777
    @annebartells777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The other day I was thinking about this song and here I am. Loved him 60 years ago and still do. Thanks for posting

  • @nathanwilhoit7077
    @nathanwilhoit7077 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Crazy that 59 years later this is extremely revelant

  • @frederickwise5238
    @frederickwise5238 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Of all Tom's songs Ive heard (and memorized) over the years this is the first for me.

  • @Creative_At14
    @Creative_At14 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Tom Lehrer, Weird Al, Bo Burnham. Every generation has one.

  • @colink7017
    @colink7017 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    What a great writer. To do this in his era. Must've been terrifying for some people then. Still rings true today. This is great! In 2016.. I can go back in time, with a wtf moment

  • @MichaelMarteens
    @MichaelMarteens 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    1:21 The way he flirtatiously says "Who's next!"

  • @VirginieBuquicchio
    @VirginieBuquicchio หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    the best song ever made

  • @margaretaakermark2029
    @margaretaakermark2029 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Who the heck allowed such an amazing comedian and musician to age? Huh??

  • @andrewovery6458
    @andrewovery6458 7 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    To anyone not knowing who you know who means, it means Israel. You can tell because Israel and Egypt were at each others' throats during that time and Lehrer talks about Israel wanting a bomb in self-defense immediately after the you know who thing.

    • @larsekman8244
      @larsekman8244 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Andrew Overy Well it’s that and then it’s also the fact that he explicitly names Israel in the lyrics. ”Now Israel’s getting tense, wants one in self-defence...”

    • @pallasproserpina4118
      @pallasproserpina4118 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Alternatively: Egypt just happens to have a really big problem with Voldemort.

    • @OzzieOlin
      @OzzieOlin 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Even without that specific piece of knowledge, Egypt hasn't really had a great relationship with the Jews over the millennia. It's a pretty easy inference.

    • @Dan-pf1jf
      @Dan-pf1jf 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well, Egypt has a pest problem with Lord Voldemort

    • @vwoopselkek6260
      @vwoopselkek6260 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You'd need to be pretty stupid not to put that one together

  • @Jeph629
    @Jeph629 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I had "That was the Year that Was" when I was 9........knew every lyric and crowbarred out of my parents what they meant! Quite a social/history lesson!

  • @hankreardenfan1019
    @hankreardenfan1019 9 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    The South Africa part cracks me up!

  • @kimkot2441
    @kimkot2441 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The man is so un PC and yet so freaking awesome! Every time he sings I can do nothing but smile. Been that way for about 55 years we cracked the album and would just start it after the broken piece!

  • @Xavier0219
    @Xavier0219 15 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Tom Lehrer is really a special guy. Just love his lyrics and songs. He just makes an great opinion, and back then it was pretty hard to make such an opinion. Or at least, that is what I've heard.
    Great artist, with a great opinion

  • @milliemoo5135
    @milliemoo5135 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +256

    Tom lehrer walked in 1967 so bo burnham could run in 2013

    • @VashIsBetter215
      @VashIsBetter215 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      He still m.i.a?

    • @sourcandy-wf2ih
      @sourcandy-wf2ih 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      you are so right wth

    • @milliemoo5135
      @milliemoo5135 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @VashIsBetter215 bo? He made an album in 2020 but dipped again since

    • @VashIsBetter215
      @VashIsBetter215 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @milliemoo5135 yea I know.. he made a album in 2020 and yeah after, is what I meant

    • @heheheeh2781
      @heheheeh2781 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Tom lehrer sprinted in 1967 so bo burnham could run in 2013

  • @donaldduck4888
    @donaldduck4888 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Better all start listening to this again.

  • @derptank3308
    @derptank3308 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Heard this song in my History class
    I love it

  • @icaralio
    @icaralio ปีที่แล้ว +10

    oh how i wish i got the joke about china when he says "they can't wipe us out for at least five years"

  • @gswdeclan
    @gswdeclan 10 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    It's a shame Tom didn't keep up the music thing... now people think Weird Al is clever. I can't blame him he got to teach math at UCSC which is about the most beautiful place on earth. Good job Tom.

    • @poltergiest11
      @poltergiest11 10 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      anyone you know or on youtube videos of al, mention tom lehrer! its also awesome to give people new music to listen too.

    • @tonyhoang987
      @tonyhoang987 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      In an interview Tom said he stopped because the songs went from funny to reality

    • @adder3597
      @adder3597 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tonyhoang987 Around the time Kissinger got the peace prize if memory serves.

    • @MechaShadowV2
      @MechaShadowV2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hey Al us clever, he does good songs too. I like this guy's music to but it's a different style from Al's.

  • @tinypro9472
    @tinypro9472 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love the *Here we go again* tone for the little “We better get a bomb”

  • @Jhrickgamer
    @Jhrickgamer 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    This sounds so much like more modern satirical musical comedians its scary. When i heard it the first time i thought it was released in the last 5 years

  • @Shralla
    @Shralla 12 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I love how relevant everything he had to say still is today. It must have taken some balls to get up on stage and sing about this stuff when he was going it.

  • @brandondavidson4085
    @brandondavidson4085 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    The idea in the 1960s that just the state of Alabama would get their own nuclear bombs made me laugh. That would have been terrifying 50 years ago.

    • @Nicoder6884
      @Nicoder6884 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think it's a reference to George Wallace

  • @TheMimifur
    @TheMimifur 12 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Glorious. Thank you. I grew up with Lehrer but didn't know this song.

  • @6funswede
    @6funswede  13 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    @laudevecchi, yes, Tom Lehrer is a very funny and witty man, no doubt. His stuff is priceless and timeless :-)

  • @peggybeckwith3479
    @peggybeckwith3479 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    His talent is amazing.

  • @eliasgabrielrodriguez5021
    @eliasgabrielrodriguez5021 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Funny how in all these years the fears are still there, best of wishes in 2024!

  • @therealzilch
    @therealzilch 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Tom Lehrer for President.

  • @JohnCran
    @JohnCran 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is on the Tom Lehrer album I bought in the 70's while I was in school. Played that album to death.

  • @Texan.Insomniac
    @Texan.Insomniac 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    0:14 to skip title card (not the intro)
    0:50 to skip to song

  • @cleganebowldog6626
    @cleganebowldog6626 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    We are both very lucky and in terrible shape as a civilization that nearly every line of this song is still relevant

  • @snailcorn7480
    @snailcorn7480 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    a punk cover of this song would go SO HARD

  • @ElindorBG
    @ElindorBG ปีที่แล้ว +10

    So Israel's getting tense,
    Wants one in self defense.
    "The Lord's our shepherd" says the psalm,
    But just in case, we better get a bomb!

  • @eldadbrin
    @eldadbrin 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    And now I see the inspiration behind Tim Minchin's genius.

    • @ori5021
      @ori5021 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      he is more classy then minchin
      but yes :)

    • @lordeden2732
      @lordeden2732 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Genius?

  • @oniyaajila
    @oniyaajila 12 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This one and 'So Long Mom' have been topping my playlist recently...

  • @andreassjostrand992
    @andreassjostrand992 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    This was uploaded on my last birthday with my dad, before he died.

  • @rockymilne
    @rockymilne 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    1:50
    "Israel is getting tense, wants one in self defense"
    Self defense you say?

    • @amityanuka
      @amityanuka 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Ask it again when other countries says that they going to nuke your country

  • @MrCrowley6
    @MrCrowley6 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This man is such a genius whi was so ahead of his time when writing these it feels like these were made now.

  • @barbaraarnzen5181
    @barbaraarnzen5181 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Smart, talented guy! 👍

  • @gregorsamsa9264
    @gregorsamsa9264 7 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    The jauntiest ode to nuclear proliferation ever written.

  • @Alrukitaf
    @Alrukitaf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Pure genius.

  • @LadyQGinny
    @LadyQGinny 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm incredibly fascinated by this man...

  • @DaL33T5
    @DaL33T5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1:10 This made me chuckle given the recent hissy fit from Paris over the subs.

  • @DucktheDoodler
    @DucktheDoodler 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great songs! Favorite songwriter

  • @onetalltxn
    @onetalltxn 16 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey lighten up people!!
    Tom Lehrer as and is a genius!!
    Been a fan for 40 yrs.

  • @therealzilch
    @therealzilch 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What a genius. Funny and unfortunately still pertinent.

  • @deanbagdasarian5017
    @deanbagdasarian5017 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sad to see its still very relevant almost 60 years later.

  • @mikefatah
    @mikefatah 14 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Outstanding, stupendous, ingenious, BRILLIANT!!

  • @jkeister
    @jkeister 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hours of footage to remind us so many talented and wise people came long before us. And they didn’t have a cell phone, either.

  • @BLINKONCEifyoureMIDZY
    @BLINKONCEifyoureMIDZY 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Damn, didn't know Egypt hated Voldemort THAT much

  • @SDW90808
    @SDW90808 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nine countries possess nuclear weapons: the United States, Russia, France, China, the United Kingdom, Pakistan, India, Israel, and North Korea. In total, the global nuclear stockpile is close to 13,000 weapons.

  • @agodinho64
    @agodinho64 16 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The intro you heard is from a much earlier version of this song, form several years before, released on one of his first three albums.

  • @John-iv2oz
    @John-iv2oz 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I've actually still got this album.

  • @user-oj5bw7sl8p
    @user-oj5bw7sl8p 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    AMAZING! Thank you so much for sharing!

  • @MaximisesLife
    @MaximisesLife 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My father fought for his country Ireland when the troubles happed

  • @wilhufftarkin5852
    @wilhufftarkin5852 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The Voice in the egypt section. Makes me laugh every time.

  • @KriegeroftheLake
    @KriegeroftheLake 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Tom Lehrer is like the OG Bo Burnham

  • @conornurmagomedov6999
    @conornurmagomedov6999 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The only video I've found with no dislikes

  • @vinn1851
    @vinn1851 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Scarily accurate

  • @Clancydaenlightened
    @Clancydaenlightened 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    "we'll try to stay Serene and calm........when Florida man gets the bomb!"

  • @nomadscience2956
    @nomadscience2956 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Bo Burnham's grandpa kills it

  • @g.michealyounger.5061
    @g.michealyounger.5061 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love his music so much.

  • @Poodlzanimation
    @Poodlzanimation 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Amazing the lehrer is awesome

  • @godcanthearyou3669
    @godcanthearyou3669 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    no one got the great leap forward joke dude i choked on my spit
    perks of being a history nerd

  • @Anynamewilldo626
    @Anynamewilldo626 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Twenty doodie heads did not enjoy the comedic stylings of this song...But 2,000 people with a sense of humor DID...Tom is funny , intelligent and his timing is brutally great ,

  • @krdshrk
    @krdshrk 16 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awesome! I have all of his works on the CD collection as well as a couple of records!

  • @howmuchmorecanItake
    @howmuchmorecanItake 8 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    Why was this song not in Fallout 4?

    • @thrupert
      @thrupert 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      +Dan Otten Becuase it contains the names of country and explores real word issues.

    • @howmuchmorecanItake
      @howmuchmorecanItake 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Fair enough.
      Question rescinded.

    • @ArchonCommando
      @ArchonCommando 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      +JigglesVideos But so does Fallout itself. China and the US are still called China and the US... I don't see why it would be ok in the game but not in the music.

    • @thrupert
      @thrupert 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Archoncommando But those are the only countries mentioned in the entire game. Or any game.
      Go 100% Fallout 1, 2, 3, NV, and 4, and you'll see they **do not** mention any other countries, ever.

    • @steveharvold
      @steveharvold 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Canada, Israel, the UK, Arabia and the Middle East (not strictly countries, but even so), Japan, the Soviet Union, and Mexico are all mentioned at one point or another in the games or their associated lore. Those are just the ones I can recall off the top of my head, I'm sure there's at least a few more.

  • @CasperTheRamKnight
    @CasperTheRamKnight 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Goes hard

  • @ikim70
    @ikim70 16 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brilliant. I add myself to those indebted.