RIP Tom Lehrer

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Kevin M.

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Jul 27, 2025, 3:57:00 PM7/27/25
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He produced songs for “The Electric Company”, but he was an accomplished musical satirist (or satirical musician) who heavily influenced my childhood sense of humor. I cannot praise him enough. 




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David Bruggeman

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Jul 27, 2025, 7:34:13 PM7/27/25
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Apropos of nothing, both the BBC and NYT obits for Lehrer misspell Weird Al Yankovic's name.  They manage to misspell it differently from each other, so there's that.

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Bob Jersey

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Jul 27, 2025, 7:50:49 PM7/27/25
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Apparently Al asked the Times to remove his name.  He likely wouldn't bother to contact the Beeb...     B

David Bruggeman, to Kevin M, July 27th:

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Jul 27, 2025, 10:58:17 PM7/27/25
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I managed to confuse the NYT obit with the PBS obit.  I regret the error.

As for whether Al Yankovic contacted the Times, I don't know.

David


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PGage

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Jul 28, 2025, 10:16:10 AM7/28/25
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I spent much of last night explaining to younger friends in their 30s and 40s who Tom Lehrer was. Not complaining, as it gave me an excuse to post YouTube clicks and talk about what he meant to me.

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M-D November

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Jul 28, 2025, 11:37:23 AM7/28/25
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I did a production of "The MAD Show" (which, if you're not familiar with it, was exactly what it sounds like) when I was 9, and our director decided to spice things up by adding some Tom Lehrer songs - particularly "Poisoning Piegons in the Park", so I was introduced to his work far earlier than I should have been.  RIP Mr. Lehrer.

FYI, pretty much his entire catalog is available for listening online: https://tomlehrersongs.com

Doug Eastick

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Jul 28, 2025, 8:00:01 PM7/28/25
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Great thread here on a joke Tom did that layed dormant for decades.






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