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Thomas Andrew Lehrer ( / ˈlɛərər /; born April 9, 1928) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, satirist, and mathematician, who later taught mathematics and musical theater. He recorded pithy and humorous songs that became popular in the 1950s and 1960s. His songs often parodied popular musical forms, though they usually had original melodies.
Hail Chemistry. (I’m Spending) Hanukkah in Santa Monica. He’s Not the One. Hey, Joe. High School Hymn. The Hunting Song. I Can’t Think Why. I Got It from Agnes. I Hold Your Hand in Mine.
Apr 4, 2018 · In 1959, the mathematician and satirist Tom Lehrer — who turns 90 this month — performed what he characteristically called a “completely pointless” scientific song at Harvard University in...
I went from adolescence to senility, trying to bypass maturity ..." - Tom Lehrer.
Sep 30, 2019 · At the height of his career in the mid-twentieth century, at the peak of the Cold War era, Tom Lehrer wrote some of the best satirical songs about the period.
Nov 8, 2019 · 50 minutes of uninterrupted Tom Lehrer! The full collection of Tom Lehrer's music, excluding 'That Was The Year That Was' (TWTYTW). This is because none of them have their independent...
Mar 20, 2008 · It was only right and proper to release "We Will All Go Together When We Go" in March as a "happy birthday" to him. Tom Lehrer said "OK" to The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel, as long as the ...
Jun 18, 2018 · Despite his easygoing and forthright personality, Lehrer never truly took to the life of a public figure, and he abruptly ended his music career in the 1970s, instead choosing to escape the Boston cold and return to teaching math and music at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Jan 30, 2023 · If anyone has a claim to have been present for the birth of modern satirical comedy, it is Mr Lehrer. Among its other virtues, his work captures Americans’ changing tastes in the 20th century ...
Tom Lehrer (born 9 April 1928) is an American singer-songwriter, satirist, pianist, and mathematician. He has lectured on mathematics and musical theater.
