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breno
R.I.P. Tom Lehrer
July 27, 2025 10:10AM
Noted musical parodist of bygone years. Alas, it had never occurred to me that he might still have been alive up til now. Had anyone ever asked, I would have confidently stated that he had passed back around 1981 or so.

Anyhow, he was 97.
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ira
Re: R.I.P. Tom Lehrer
July 27, 2025 10:33AM
An absolute genius who made all of his songs public domain in 2020. The NYT obit is solid and affectionate.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/27/2025 10:34AM by ira.
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Bip
Re: R.I.P. Tom Lehrer
July 27, 2025 02:24PM
This post caused me to go out and discover “poisoning pigeons in the park”.

If that song’s not a precursor to punk rock, I don’t know what is.,,,
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zwirnm
Re: R.I.P. Tom Lehrer
July 27, 2025 02:48PM
What an absolute legend. My mom was a big fan. I am also. I have some of the LPs she owned. He was a real one, that's for sure.
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Keith
Re: R.I.P. Tom Lehrer
July 28, 2025 10:55AM
I'm not familiar with Tom Lehrer at all but I've just heard a tribute to him on Radio 4 and they played a song called Papal rag and it sounds very similar to sign of the cross by Skafish from Urgh a music war. The only song of theirs I've heard.
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MrFab
Re: R.I.P. Tom Lehrer
July 28, 2025 12:44PM
"The Vatican Rag"! Oh yeah, one of those records that got us Catholic school kids thru youth. Needless to say, quite outrageous for the early '60s.

And still pretty damn outrageous for the '70s. The nuns would NOT have been amused.
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BCE
Re: R.I.P. Tom Lehrer
July 28, 2025 12:47PM
I know him from "Dr. Demento" and haven't heard Tom Lehrer in years. Apparently, he was fairly well known in non-"Dr. Demento" circles, too. Time to revisit his stuff.
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