Tom Lehrer - National Brotherhood Week

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Tom Lehrer on public domain (2020):
tomlehrersongs.com/
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Use the above link and get the uninterrupted Lehrer TV-performance and The Tom Lehrer Collection from Amazon.com.
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Use the above link to buy Tom Lehrer's songs on iTunes.
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This song really is a show off for all Tom Lehrer's talents and it will stay with us as long as multi racial societies exists on this earth. No, as long as there are people on this earth :-) If you visit the channel front page, you can also watch another version of the song with Lehrer's intro.
Yes, Lehrer said "OK" to "The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel", as long as the performance is not altered and as long as it's free in the KZfaq flash video format.
Click on the user name and visit the channel's front page. The channel is Lehrer only. And here is a link to a NEW channel support page:
home.broadpark.no/~emeyn/tl/
© Tom Lehrer
Recording date: September 11th 1967
Format: Ampex Quadruplex PAL 4:3
Status: A very rare recording
Storage: Sony Digital Betacam
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Cassius Clay and Mrs. Wallace are mentioned in this song, but were not mentioned in the original recording. The two people mentioned in the original recording were:
Lena Horne, born 1917, was a mulatto lounge singer, active in the 1960's, who became the first black American movie star when she signed a contract with MGM in 1942. Sheriff Jim Clark of Selma, Alabama, was responsible for several violent arrests of Civil Rights protestors, over the wishes of Selma mayor Joseph Smitherman, who wanted to bring industry to the town, and didn't want the negative publicity that violence would bring.
Production and preservation: The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation - the NRK, Norway. More here:
www.nrk.no/informasjon/about_t...

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@user-tv9fr9vs7s 6 ай бұрын

"and everyone hates the Jews" is such a perfect line and embodies the kind of guy Lehrer is (he's alive as of time of writing). He wrote this song in 1965, with racial tensions high, and the shock of the Holocaust still in fresh memory, and he proves that there is no 'too soon' in comedy. Because Lehrer wasn't insulting those that were suffering, he was satirising what was causing them. And that is what satire is, and should be. Modern 'satire' is just hatred hidden beneath a veneer of comedy. Satire is not hatred, it's taking the piss out of those in power, and the things that are going on.

@812558 4 ай бұрын

This. People nowadays think that, as long as their hatred has a punchline it's automatically fine because "It was a joke" and can never be criticized. If a guy from the 50's was making more nuanced satire about bigotry than you are in 2024, maybe you should try to get better at comedy first before telling everyone else that they're wrong for not liking it.

@drewjay8940 3 ай бұрын

Also, he IS Jewish - if he's saying "even Jews hate the Jews" or if he's saying "everybody hates us" is up to interpretation, but the line does hit differently knowing that

@Kevin-ce6qn Ай бұрын

I (Jewish) didn't realize he was Jewish until I heard that line. No other group has the comedic chops to turn such heavy subjects into comedy gold.

@user-qe6pp3vq7d Ай бұрын

😂

@dartmoorkid4797 Ай бұрын

He stated some years ago in a radio interview that had he written this at the time of the interview it would have to be "and everybody hates the French".

@holycow818181 8 жыл бұрын

The delivery of the line "And everybody hates the Jews" is so perfect.

@theanguished1 8 жыл бұрын

+Ben Buckley Productions Luckily he's Jewish. so it makes me less nervous

@Bobylein1337 7 жыл бұрын

As the line is delivered, I don't think it's makes a real difference.

@BecauseImJoseph 5 жыл бұрын

@@theanguished1 It is true sadly, everybody dose.

@littlelamb2112 5 жыл бұрын

As a Jew, it’s hilarious 🤣🤣🤣

@BecauseImJoseph 5 жыл бұрын

@@littlelamb2112 Yes, it is!

@lovedeliberate 12 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love the snark in his voice when he says "It's National everyone-smile-at-one-another-hood week." It cracks me up every time.

@cassandra1122 8 ай бұрын

He sang this as I was reading ur comment 😅😭😅😭

@AyumiKishi 6 ай бұрын

your comment is literally older than I am lmao.

@parodyceo7061 6 ай бұрын

@@AyumiKishi Congrats on learning about Tom Lehrer at 11 years old, he's a legend

@MURDERPILLOW. Ай бұрын

@@AyumiKishiim a little bot older than this comment

@AyumiKishi 19 күн бұрын

@@parodyceo7061 ty i just turned 13 :D

@ljoufhk 13 жыл бұрын

As a Jew, I approve this song and give it the Seal of Jewproval

@XNY556-Apple 6 жыл бұрын

Ha Ha! That's hilarious.

@therealzilch 3 жыл бұрын

It's a sad commentary on the times that my quoting this song on KZfaq triggered their algorithm and was disappeared.

@raspberrycrowns9494 3 жыл бұрын

Couldn't he give himself that?

@comradestalin1109 3 жыл бұрын

Same you shmuck

@foodofthegods 2 жыл бұрын

*THE-oh my GOD*

@therealzilch 8 жыл бұрын

And Tom is still with us at age 87. All right, Tom. Thanks for all the fish.

@ktkee7161 8 жыл бұрын

+Scott Wallace Oh my god he's still alive? Do you know when he was last interviewed? Love to hear his take on Trump...

@dwyers3sixbeatsoffire 8 жыл бұрын

+KT Kee 7

@ktkee7161 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks. for. that.

@barbreader 6 жыл бұрын

He may have dementia at the age he is. Just guessing. Or he may still be sharp and bored.

@sylvaniawidarsono4526 6 жыл бұрын

barbreader You can still contact him and ask him to play for special events.

@RedwoodTheElf 14 жыл бұрын

For those unfamiliar with him, "Cassius Clay" was Muhammad Ali's name before he changed it.

@cuchulain1647 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah smart ass???? Who’s Sheriff Clarke???

@cheesy7976 3 жыл бұрын

@@cuchulain1647 imagine replying to a 10 year old comment

@alfieomega 3 жыл бұрын

@@cuchulain1647 imagine having a pitiiful sense of superiority for knowing some trivia

@thebossmongars9651 2 жыл бұрын

@@cuchulain1647 that wasn't really a good stoic move, smart ass

@thingsyoudontknow4275 Жыл бұрын

@@cheesy7976 Mrs Wallace a vision of Angelia Jolie, and Gary Sisne

@tomservo56954 11 жыл бұрын

In the words of another great satirist, Stan Freburg: "Let's give in and all do the brotherhood bit Just be sure we don't make a habit of it"

@bhbluebird 3 жыл бұрын

True satire never ages. The more things change, the more they remain the same.

@TheQuyman 6 жыл бұрын

This man was a time traveler i swear to god

@whitelabrat 4 жыл бұрын

Naw it has just always been that way.

@TheRealEvilkitten3 2 жыл бұрын

@@whitelabrat half of these lines could have been said at any given point during the last several centuries and still be accurate

@KermitsBadFurDay 3 ай бұрын

@@TheRealEvilkitten3 which is funny because of 2 things. Firstly it shows how true what he is saying is that it still applies to us today, but secondly it shows how silly it is when everyone talks about these things as if they are the end of the world. As if the last 30 generations didn't think the same thing and then go on living just fine. My parents insist the world is gonna end any year now, but their parents insisted the same thing in their lifetimes and their parents before them. Yet here we are.

@TheRealEvilkitten3 3 ай бұрын

@@KermitsBadFurDay funny, depressing, indicative of the innate nature of mankind.... take your pick XD

@matusmotlo3854 2 ай бұрын

Yeah, hatred just appeared out of nowhere in the 2010's.

@SoleaGalilei 3 жыл бұрын

One of the most brilliant satirists of the 20th century, and his songs are still just as relevant as we continue into the 21st. He had the gift of delivering devastatingly brutal honesty with wit and charm.

@albertperdue4984 Жыл бұрын

Those of us who truly loathe the Jews express their gratitude for this.

@rittlit 15 жыл бұрын

The beauty of the song is that you can plug all sorts of groups into those listed here, but some things never change: "to hate all but the RIGHT folks is an old established rule" -- and "it's fun to eulogize the people you despise -- as long as you don't let them in your school" are two sentiments that are holding strong after all these years.

@sherrystarr2359 2 жыл бұрын

I’m 85 and saw him perform at Cape Cod many years back. He is the best. Songs still true today .Sherry Starr.

@janetsparrow2490 9 ай бұрын

It is 14 years later and all still holds true, but we have now added the trans!

@cromicus 16 жыл бұрын

"Be grateful that it doesn't last all year!" There are some moments in comedy which are far more chilling and far more profound than serious works could possibly be. This song reveals so much about the human condition in just a simple punchline.

@user-tp7gy4dj4l 7 ай бұрын

He put a wail into the word "year".

@JontyMaster 3 ай бұрын

I'm so glad Tom Lehrer's still with us to this day. He's currently 96.

@FoodieMajor 9 жыл бұрын

fadethetrade I thought the same thing, then a lady from NYC who was around 87, told me that back in the late 50's and early 60's a lot of people in audiences were in utter shock at his shows, since there was really no free speech going on in media. I wish they had filmed more of the audience. I'd love to see their faces.

@HSMiyamoto 5 жыл бұрын

This was actually performed in Europe.

@Elric33239 15 жыл бұрын

I'm 49, young man, and I've been listening to him for 30 years! If you've just discovered him, now you know how I felt when I first heard him. Welcome aboard!

@flubble2473 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks-oh my god that comment was posted when I was 8

@MURDERPILLOW. Ай бұрын

@@flubble2473it was posted before i was born

@algi1948 12 жыл бұрын

It is sad that today, 50 years after this recording, very little has changed...

@aliski768 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah...

@James-jy3lh 4 жыл бұрын

Also very american

@nicholaswatson999 3 жыл бұрын

No it's the natural way of things think about it everybody wants world peace take a look at the last two millennium did the world come together no it divided into over a hundred different countries well over a hundred. You can't have war without peace you can't have racism without brotherhoods and sisterhoods you can't have pleasure without pain because pain makes you realize how good life is makes you appreciate when sweet and pleasurable thing happen.

@kolebaby12 2 жыл бұрын

@@nicholaswatson999 "there is no good without bad" is a sufficient argument for, say, someone saying that they'd want to eat their favorite meal every day - or something equally banal like that. but it's not a justification for not seeking to minimize suffering.

@anon69_q Жыл бұрын

2012 problems ain’t nuthin. I mean at least we codified gay and interracial marriage in 2022. Can’t wait to hear how they reinstate voting rights in 2032. lol

@rwsmith29456 9 жыл бұрын

This is equally offensive to everybody, therefore, it's funny.

@jacefairis1289 8 жыл бұрын

+rwsmith29456 It's not supposed to be offensive, it's making fun of people for hating everyone.

@rwsmith29456 8 жыл бұрын

+Jace Fairis I get the joke. This is one my many favorite T.L. songs. I always laugh when he gets to " everyone smile at one anotherhood week" I just meant that he doesn't 'discriminate'.

@demondog2544 8 жыл бұрын

+Philip Rivers And?

@akumakorgar 6 жыл бұрын

Oh oh, you caught it, it's a sinister Jewish conspiracy. :\

@fayeking75 5 жыл бұрын

@@jacefairis1289 jace you get the point!

@DoraRobertson 8 жыл бұрын

Still relevant.

@mercenariamercenaria 4 жыл бұрын

still still relevant

@jester4348 4 жыл бұрын

2020 agreeing with you

@mattyboi7491 4 жыл бұрын

It's gotten more relevant chief

@Classic_Gz79 5 ай бұрын

even more relevant 2024

@RhysChellew 17 жыл бұрын

I'm just impressed that a clearly cynical and sarcastic song managed to make everyone so defencive. Shows you how powerful he is with his words. And I wish I'd been listening to Tom Lehrer to 40 years, coz he's just that awesome, but I'm 18...

@qwmx 19 күн бұрын

I think it's the exact opposite. It shows how thinned skin people are. Though, it could be both.

@fizzledimglow3523 8 жыл бұрын

This man is absolute legend. My biology professor recommended him because I enjoy controversial things

@Gregoryno6 8 жыл бұрын

That's one very switched-on biology professor you've got there.

@gaelmacgregor 10 жыл бұрын

My family watched "That Was the Week That Was" (aka: TW3) faithfully, so I was introduced to Mr. Leher's work at an early age. I am hard pressed to name my favorites, but "National Brotherhood Week" is certainly amongst the top contenders.

@KimiWei Жыл бұрын

A childhood favorite that my mother used to play for me. And now a favorite of my sons. Lehrer's wisdom and humour are timeless and ageless.

@judywalsh746 6 жыл бұрын

I love Tom Lehrer since I was ten years old. Sadly through the years I've lost my records during moving after moving away from my parents. Lord knows what happened to them as it was in the late 1960's.

@madmike5421 3 ай бұрын

available on cd/dvd

@wildride1588 4 жыл бұрын

Anybody here after racism has become a heavy topic these days this song is not Tom Lehrer sharing racist views but instead him identifying that the world has fallen into a loop of hate.

@Ondemas 4 жыл бұрын

Same here! Cheers mate.

@cuchulain1647 3 жыл бұрын

It’s really a shame that the average person today takes this song as “perpetuating racism”, instead of it’s intended purpose of highlighting the narrow minded idiocy associated with being an actual racist. I think it’s indicative of how truly moronic the average person is today. ( everyone should see the movie “Idiocracy” BRAWNDO!!!! )

@majellacampbell5898 3 жыл бұрын

I've always thought it was him highlighting the stupidity of things like "National brotherhood WEEK" and (thesedays)RUOK Day ..days when people clap themselves on the back for practising common decency once a year

@ydoomenaud 3 жыл бұрын

Anyone who requires this explanation is too dense to believe it

@foodofthegods 2 жыл бұрын

@@neicul09 that’s a good one too

@rockribbedrushy7705 8 жыл бұрын

I remember this song as if it were yesterday. I'm an old geezer of 64 and I heard this when it was new. I died laughing then and I am dying now. Going to hear more Tom Lehrer.I was a flamin' liberal then, but was not politically correct. The Vatican Rag is next and Poisoning Pigeons in the Park after that.

@theultimatereductionist7592 7 жыл бұрын

I am you, except 11 years younger. It's amazing how Tom Lehrer's obviously dated lyrics sound incredibly timeless.

@thefakeslimshady8881 4 жыл бұрын

Have you heard of Bo Burnham

@digester2446 4 жыл бұрын

Wish you the best man

@ydoomenaud 3 жыл бұрын

"I was a flamin' liberal then, but was not politically correct." My parents raised me correctly too.

@AndyMoonKR 3 жыл бұрын

Tom Lehrer was born in 1928. He is still alive as of now (December 2020)!

@stevnated 3 жыл бұрын

I hope he is healthy and happy. I still love his songs so much!

@richiebj45 9 жыл бұрын

Love the wisdom and humor. His songs pop into my head at the oddest moments-kinda like a God thing So---"during National Brotherhood Week------"

@shannamartinez9494 5 жыл бұрын

Me too.

@Jacob-ye7gu 4 жыл бұрын

You're one of the few from what I can tell. Be proud. You probably have an IQ of 110+

@m_ryt13 2 жыл бұрын

It's been 14 years since they published it here and I'm still listening

@robertoallanocafe 9 жыл бұрын

Sums up this week quite perfectly

@rwsmith29456 9 жыл бұрын

Aside from this one, my faves are 'The Elements' and 'The Masochism Tango.' I was introduced to Tom Leher by Dr. Demento in in the early '70s.

@michaelh2034 9 жыл бұрын

Gotta Love the Dr.

@leemumbray-williams2440 5 жыл бұрын

@Snootwaller - of course Tom Lehrer is Jewish. Isn’t his name a giveaway? He’s also handsome, very clever and a great songwriter, composer and performer! He’s also a very dear friend of mine and I really loved the time he spent sharing our home with my husband, myself and our 2 little sons. Sadly, the little boys are now grown men, which makes me feel very old, and my lovely husband, Michael, who became a close friend of Tom, died very recently - leaving me a lonely English widow. Still, I’m sure Tom misses Michael as much as I do. I also miss the beautiful sounds filtering up from our spare room where Tom had taken up residence and we could hear his wonderful piano playing throughout the house! What a joyful experience!

@qwmx 19 күн бұрын

Lehrer is a german name.

@DeusTrivea 13 жыл бұрын

The funniest part about this song is that it's making fun of the actual national holiday "National Brotherhood Week", which was basically saying "Okay, get along for a week and you can hate each other for the other fifty-one, okay?" It was quickly abandoned.

@tucsonorganist 2 жыл бұрын

Tom was a 20th-century treasure - absolutely brilliant.

@TheRealEvilkitten3 2 жыл бұрын

he's STILL a treasure. 94 years old and kicking. hell, two years ago he donated all his music to public domain. seems to be doing pretty well, even

@6funswede 12 жыл бұрын

@lsloan0000, I am a 56 year old Norwegian and I have never bought anything on Amazon.com. The posting of the link is because I am a total Tom Lehrer fan, and I know that his stuff is best preserved if people buy that Norwegian TV-concert on a DVD :-) It is also a cheap way to take care of an important part of the American history of comedy.

@smegmacheez 16 жыл бұрын

To show you how effective Nat'l Brotherhood Week was, on the first day of it, Malcom X was assassinated, so that set the tone of it.

@qwmx 19 күн бұрын

Fact check that, I think he was assassinated close to it, not when it started.

@aliski768 Жыл бұрын

Wish I could talk to him... He is a great guy. I always enjoy his songs, he was way ahead of his time back in the day.

@sebnycgmail 15 жыл бұрын

Tom Lehrer is amazing! I grew up listening to my grandfather's collections of his songs. It is great to see this video here!

@BilliusEllison 10 жыл бұрын

I've been listening to this cat since '74 when I was 15

@eppylover 17 жыл бұрын

I've always loved Tom Lehrer (since the 60's), and I love you for uploading this!

@domitype 14 жыл бұрын

My 8th grade math teacher would play Tom Lehrer songs as a reward to the class after our weekly tests (this was in 1963-64.) I think the teacher had taken some classes from Tom at some point.

@connieruby 16 жыл бұрын

I always loved these songs. My mom loved them and played them when I was younger. I would always laugh and I never forgot them. I am so glad to find them on the You Tub.

@ydoomenaud 3 жыл бұрын

My parents were blessed to have him in their young adulthood and shared him with us.

@bluzdude40 16 жыл бұрын

Finding this stash of songs is like a finding a gold mine to me. I've had these songs imprinted on my brain since I was but a wee boy... Hell, I didn't even understand what made them funny, but I loved them anyway. Later, I came to realize later how pointed these were for the times. To finally see the man himself perform them is a dream come true. Thanks, 6funswede, for posting these. You made my year.

@ZeranZeran 6 жыл бұрын

Went to put this in my favorites. Already there. Good job, self.

@6funswede 15 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching Tom Lehrer. This summer, the BBC in London bought out some of the songs from this rare recording with Lehrer's approval, because the "beeb's" own Lehrer recordings are lost. Watch out for Lehrer on TV in the UK :-)

@Elric33239 13 жыл бұрын

@lskarin Agreed, celebrity references are always going to date a song but if you replaced the names it could still work: like if you want to address a famous public rivalry of a few years ago, you could replace "Lena Horne" with "Rosie O'Donnell" or "Whoopie Goldberg" and "Sheriff Clark" with "Donald Trump" or "Bill O'Reilly." Lehrer did the same thing with the Pollution Song by coming up with LA/San Jose and Troy/Perth Amboy as possible replacements. The message still works.

@Valtristus 16 жыл бұрын

Lehrer's intelligence and wit shines clearly in this little gem. There's also something ridiculously adorable about the way he makes a mock serious face and purses his lips as he sings.

@zahkrosis5133 2 жыл бұрын

This aged incredibly well.

@victorynurse 14 жыл бұрын

reminds of the 60's...I still have this album..one of the decades best.

@Montecore827 17 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I grew up listening to Tom Lehrer but never got to see him in action! Love that guy. The Vatican Rag's another one of my favorites.

@goldenwaterlily 16 жыл бұрын

Wow I'm so glad I found these vids. I first heard Tom Lehrer in a science class when the Elements song was played in one of those dire instructional meant to be educational videos. I didn't learn any chemistry but I was so impressed with the song I looked him up and bought a cd. I ended up liking him so much I bought some more and now I'm hooked lol. Thanks for posting these!

@TroyOi 17 жыл бұрын

I hate being redundant, but, like the other commenters, I've been listening to Tom Lehrer for some 40 years. What a fantastic kink-in-the-pants it is to FINALLY get to see him on video for the first time! Can't thank you enough, 6funswede!!

@ArisztidZ 15 жыл бұрын

Me too... about 3 decades of enjoying Tom Lehrer. I used to have all of his LPs.

@YellowMagi 15 жыл бұрын

He makes history pretty easy and uncomplicated, I demand that this should be shown at all schools!

@WildBillCox13 3 жыл бұрын

Still as true today (2021) as it was then, Tom. Glad you're alive, hope you're doing well.

@allaaxelrod2005 6 жыл бұрын

My favorite guy forever and ever! Imagine doing this song today? IMPOSSIBLE, right?

@bwworld 14 жыл бұрын

On vinyl, it's "Lena Horne and Sheriff Clark are dancing cheek to cheek." Which is why, for some odd reason, I came here to say...RIP Lena Horne.

@kassem1515 7 жыл бұрын

was this guy like the bo burnham of the 60's? I love it!

@arhuxtable 13 жыл бұрын

This is from Tom Lehrer's THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WAS album,recorded in July 1965 and released on the Reprise Records label. RS 6179(stereo) and R 6179(mono).

@vigwig 15 жыл бұрын

Genius. Bless you for posting these.

@rockvilleraven 10 жыл бұрын

Someone ought to bring this back.

@XNY556-Apple 6 жыл бұрын

Someone did. It's called the video you just watched.

@6funswede 13 жыл бұрын

@spinynorman230, yes they did. The trouble is that Tom Lehrer was never invited to play a whole concert on American TV and that many recordings made on two-inch videotape were deleted in the United States. A reviewer wrote that -- because the laughter is mostly absent -- the concert is almost like a studio recording. The best thing is of course that one of Lehrer's last paid appearances was captured to video.

@omnigimp 17 жыл бұрын

That was simply brilliant. Thanks for posting it.

@jackstorm777 15 жыл бұрын

"Be grateful that it doesn't last all yearrr!" ROFL

@htc8288 3 жыл бұрын

Love that

@cftyftyufyfuyfty 3 ай бұрын

Oh to live in the world where we get a break from National Brotherhood for a week...

@maximum361 13 жыл бұрын

whats great is that he knows the dangerous topic of which he speaks and though some are offended i think hes brilliant

@carolynsmith4429 14 күн бұрын

I love how he basically shows how ridiculous it is to hate anyone because of their religion, economic status, etc.!

@irishmanfromengland25 12 күн бұрын

that is the point of satire.

@carolynsmith4429 12 күн бұрын

@@irishmanfromengland25Yes, I know that but my point is how clever he is at satire. 😊

@SweetMysterium 17 жыл бұрын

On another note. I LOVE Tom Lehrer. He makes such great points with his satire. If only we could all be as wise as him. Maybe we'd all finally be able to get along.

@Yamakiri 16 жыл бұрын

Thank you Tom Lehrer! You must have put a lot of effort into what you made, and BTW Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@Marlene55M 14 жыл бұрын

I am glad that you share it. Besides, Norway is beautiful, if I may say so... been there decades ago and loved it.

@vonmazur1 14 жыл бұрын

Written for the long ago tv show, "That was the week that was" The original intro was;"One first day of National Brotherhood Week Malcom X was assassinated, starting the week off with a bang!" Dale

@olegil2 4 жыл бұрын

There's a recording from the Student Society in Trondheim, Norway where he actually said it slightly different: "Malcolm X was killed, which shows how much of a success it was". Hilariously sarcastic in both versions. I believe he quit the song and dance number because all his most sarcastic prophecies were becoming true.

@thepalefriendlyghost 4 жыл бұрын

when i was younger, maybe around 5 or 6, my dad played this song for me and i loved it. i also didn't know how offensive the line "and everybody hates the Jews" was to some, and i was singing it at the top of my lungs, much to the dismay of my Jewish mother.

@danzinder179 3 жыл бұрын

That line puts me on the floor laughing. I'm half Jewish and half Catholic so who knows which side is laughing at what.

@Rolandzebub 16 жыл бұрын

There are so many reasons why this is pure genius.

@PrettyGreenGoat 16 жыл бұрын

I always wondered what Mr. Lehrer looked like. Thanks for uploading these!

@lifesucks5322 3 жыл бұрын

is it not fascinating that 53 years later we are able to see this performance

@spundley 17 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for posting this.

@Krakrest 15 жыл бұрын

Im addicted to Tom Lehrer's singing :)

@user-tp7gy4dj4l 7 ай бұрын

Wisdom and wit are immortal.

@user-sm7dr9bk5u 5 ай бұрын

Back in the fifties, we all memorized Tom Lehrer's songs from his records. He's still pertinent, isn't he?

@cslloyd1 Жыл бұрын

Probably couldn’t get away with this song in this day and age.

@Wolkenschauer 14 жыл бұрын

What a genius... I don't understand every single phrase (English is my secondary language as well) but it's quite amusing... Thoughtful, ironic... I really like it.

@geraniaceae4470 Күн бұрын

He updated the song. It used to be "Lena Horn and Sheriff Clark are dancing cheek to cheek" -

@6funswede 14 жыл бұрын

This video is now out on DVD. Please read the updated video description or visit the channel page!

@lynnevetter 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Goes to show that a lot people cannot change.

@tahlilhakim8705 2 жыл бұрын

oh look its an old bo burnham

@Stentor7 16 жыл бұрын

In the original version on the record he said it was 'Lena Horne and Sheriff Clarke are dancing cheek-to-cheek'. I'd love to know the back-story on that pairing.