A Conversation for Tom Lehrer - Satirical Singer and Songwriter
I love Tom Lehrer!
David B - Singing Librarian Owl Started conversation Mar 13, 2003
Lehrer's songs are absolutely magnificent, and his delivery of them incredible (I have tried many times to get my tongue round his Gilbert & Sullivan periodic table and failed miserably), so it was very welcome to read this about his career. It looks like there's a lot more
Lehrer for me to track down. Personal favourites are 'Poisoning the Pigeons in the Park' and the title song to 'Oedipus Rex' - sheer brilliance.
I love Tom Lehrer!
Steve K. Posted Mar 13, 2003
I'm a big fan also, who owns the box set mentioned. But my friend in college was an even bigger fan who DID memorize the Elements song - he eventually got a PhD in Chemistry, so he was really ... something. He did get a little tired of requests to perform, as did Lehrer himnself who reportedly asked, on being invited to a house party, if they had a piano. When told they did not, he accepted.
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