Remind me why this was never in fallout

"Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel peace prize." -Tom Lehrer

Albert Einstein once said, " I know not with what weapons WWIII will be fought but WWIV will be fought with sticks and stones."

in his introduction, lehrer said that if any songs were going to come out of world war iii, we'd better start writing them now. this was his contribution.

I'm in love with the way he says '"Armaggedon"

Tom celebrated his 90th birthday on Monday, April 9th 2018. Let us hope his 1965 song won't prove prophetic.

I think the part where he asides "yeeeeah!" right after singing "No need for you to miss a minute of the agonizing holocaust" is freaking hilarious. It makes the song for me.

Whenever my daughter, born 1977, feels down she plays her Lehrer CD:s, and they always make her smile or even laugh out loud. Her 12 year old son tries hard to make his friends understand what's so great with Lehrer; he himself knows most of the songs by heart. So I think Lehrer will be around for a long time yet, in person or otherwise. Did I mention I adore him myself?

Damn im gonna be jammin out to this when the bombs drop.

Strap in, guys. Gonna be a tough year.

Finally. It will suck but at least we have Mister Leher alive to make more songs. WW3 about to be..

"An hour and a half from now" I see whatcha did there... aha.

And hour and a half. Sounds about right. Nuclear wars don't last long. Thanks so much for sharing.

I'm going to make a mod for Fallout 4 to have these on the radio station. They simply need to be.

Strangely appropriate for what is going on right now

I read that he feels that the topics today are too complex for him to enjoy making parodies. He has many topics, but he doesn't think he can make them funny, unfortunately.

In the tradition of Tom Lehrer I will have to encourage that: No, he doesn´t.

The last line is beautifully chilling

Never thought this video would be relevant 😁😁 It's time bois!!!!!

Tom's intro to this song was something like: If any songs are going to come out of world war 3, like "Over There" from world war one, or all the music written about Vietnam, we had better start writing them now.

this aged well

God damn it Tom. You are a genius. I’m so upset I’m only finding out about you now. But In a way it’s fitting

PUT THIS IN FALLOUT

It's a great joy in life to be able to play the brilliant works of Tom Lehrer. I'll be studying them for the rest of my productive life. In great respect, Rob.

What's sort of depressing, is how pertinent his songs of 50 years ago still are

This was originally written by him for NBC's "THAT WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS" in 1964, a highly satiric prime-time weekly "revue" that poked fun at current events, for which Tom wrote several topical songs, which he later recorded in concert for Reprise records in July 1965 ["That Was the Year That Was"], after the show had gone off the air.

I would have loved to have attended one of his classes. The man is brilliant. (I, unfortunately, was not brilliant enough for Harvard.)

Gosh, this one is a mind virus especially given everything happening right now. Thanks for making the sheet music available. Learning how to play it is apparently the only way I'm getting this one out of my brain.

We gotta do a Tom Lehrer day on 9th april. He's simply amazing. Thanks for the videos 6funswede.

This seems very relevant nowadays

Here we go

"I´ll look for you when the war is over/An hour an a half from now."

I'm not the only one listening in late February 2022

This song may have new context given current circumstances

This song will hit hard in 2028

Just checking in to this song after the wacky accident in Poland 👍

This song really fits now that WW3 is starting.

GAWD! I remember playing his album as a kid! This was great seeing/hearing it again.

looking back on a lot of Tom's music right now shows me just how little control we actually have over the state of the world we live in and have been living in. even when we notice, we're still beholden to the whims of the elite few

Recording date: September 11th 1967

I'm here when it begins.

When he said "ww3" i got s little scared

I hear this music when I play any world war 3 section in the past call of duty games.

Thanks a lot for posting this.

Thank you for posting this! I love Tom Lehrer...not bad for a math teacher, eh?

I love Tom lehrer! My parents raised me and my brother on his music. I love his use of language and his dry wit. Not to mention his music is catchy. One of my favorite lines o\from him: TL: Folk music is played on folk instruments, a category to which the piano does not, alas, qualify. So I`d like you to imagine, if you will, that I am playing an 88-string guitar.

He's like a brilliantly demented Cole Porter, it's just too perfect.

How great to see this and the other clips of Tom Lehrer that you've posted. I remember him well but was a kid at the time and didn't realize just how young he was himself. What a genius. The striking thing is how very little the issues have changed in 40 years.

I'm sure we would all be very happily watch new satire songs of his if he made some! If I am recalling correctly, one of the big reasons that he quit was that he didn't enjoy public performances. My thought is, perhaps he could start his own KZfaq channel? He can perform pseudo-live, but redo or edit takes as much as he wants until he's happy with the result, and his satire can remain as topical as desired, because there is no time wasted in waiting to have enough songs for a record!

It's a pleasure. And now, even more so, because Tom Lehrer has responded to the KZfaq Tom Lehrer wisdom channel. He says that he is fine with the postings. The biggest thank you will go to Mr. Lehrer himself :-)

A Tom Lehrer day? Sounds like a great idea to me! Perhaps a website would be in order.

“Goodbye Mama, I’m off to Yokohama!” “Goodbye Maria, I’m off to Korea!” “So long Mom, I’m off to drop the bomb!” Holy trinity

I thought he retired from performing 20-30 years ago and just wanted to teach!

this aged very well.

Åh! Tom Lehrer! =) Vad glad jag blir!! Tack snälla för att du lade upp denna video. Nu ska jag ut å dammsuga Jo-Toben på samtliga Lehrer-klipp...

Parts of this song pop in my head all the time

If...( and I really mean IF) I remember this right, a few other song along with this one were written by Tom Lehrer , for a TV show called 'That Was The Week That Was' TW3 paved the way for other more successful shows, like the Smothers Brothers, and Laugh In. It's a shame the show didn't last longer... thanks for putting this on the tube!

Wish there were some genius teachers like this man today . . .

That's the best description I've ever heard of him!

You two are wonderfully funny as well! Bravo! Sincerest Thanks! Mon Congrats! Happy New YEar!

One of the most brilliant and pointed U.S. satirists of the 20th century. Wonderful!

This is becoming increasingly relevant 👀

Well that is what defines the artist. Someone willing to display regardless of those who could care less to see it.

I'll second that, mate! I think I was nine or so when my parents got the record (he sang the songs a little differently on the vinyl)... To this date I know every single one of them and not one has lost its vigor.

guys im a time traveler from 2034 and this song is a classic in my underground shelter

Firstly thanks 6funswede so much for putting these up. I stumbled across When You Are Old and Grey yesterday and after watching these vids I'm pricing his albums on amazon so thank you. Don't want to go off on a tangent but thanks crazedkid103 for the defense. As an Irish person and History student it's greatly appreciated. Britian had a complicated past with Ireland long before and after 1600s. Far too complicated for some debate on youtube so thanks for showing sense to a comment like that.

well it's happening

I hope you have enjoyed it I hope it's been fun It almost seems about time That our world is done I hope that you have smiled and frowned once or twice Just so that you will have felt A feeling thats nice Tell your mother you love her Before this day ends And before the struggles start I hope you have friends Our time left now is fleeting So if we don't win Concentrate on one thing now Be glad to have been

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God, I've caught myself singing this to MY mother... Oh well, all's well that ends well, and that was awesome form beginning to end! Which was well.

"the year that was" is my favorite collection

Happy Birthday!

this song is stuck in my head still love it though

Ive been doing stuff like this, its just I havent got the talent to perform it. Your right, we need Tom Lehrers.

I like who's next alot! All of his songs are really good!

One of my musical role models! (radical even today.)

Watching in 2022. Never felt closer

YES! I was just thinking that!

Nice.

"no need for you to miss a minute of the agonizing holocaust! heyyy" we're going to all watch it live on tiktok in real time, and try to smile somehow

@colocoug, thank you so much :-)

This song is much more significant now that Putin's basically threatened nuclear war, and WWIII is on its way.

The Cold War was truly an apocalyptic prospect; I was visiting the USS Midway and spoke with a veteran who'd been a bomber pilot. He told me his mission would have been to fly into China and drop his nuclear warhead deep inland. It didn't sound right to me, so I asked him if he was expected to make the return journey. That gentleman smiled and told me he had the same question, and when he brought it up he was told that, yes, he wouldn't have enough fuel to make it back, so he would ditch in the ocean and a submarine would pick him up. Considering the level of technology at the time and the chaos that would ensue as a result of global nuclear warfare, I think he understood very well that such a procedure was just to make him feel better about it. I mean, think about it: you're on the front line of a war that will last a few hours and leave nothing for you to come back to. Can't describe the respect I have for the troops who were willing to commit to such suicidal duty in the name of their nation, regardless of whether or not the politics behind it was right or wrong.

Worth it

this song is the right song to be on the next world war3 shows when world war 3 star's in 2012

Tom Lehrer looks just like my chemistry teacher. It is really weird plus he used to be a college professor and he was in the military.

capricosi, not yet, but they could be released on a DVD. Meanwhile: check your KZfaq inbox :-)

i heard this sing on the radio today. no kiding

I think such consideration would be commendable. Besides, it would be interesting if we could find out what he thought of the concept itself. After all, he made such a great satirist.

@TheAndinator The title of another one of Lehrer's songs about the bomb is the name of a quest in New Vegas. But yeah, I agree. He's great.

Mă întreb cum s-au simțit oamenii care au ascultat melodia asta la radio în timpul războiului rece. Sunt foarte curios de asta.

@colocoug Amen! We are so fortunate :)

April 2009 - 6funswede KZfaq log. Errors July 2007-April 2009. "Pollution": Sound deteriorated. "When You Are Old And Gray": Video stuttering. "Send the Marines": Video stuttering. This is ALL KZfaq errors, have written to them, but I don't expect any answers. Viewers: PLEASE use the annotation boxes with links in the videos.

Dear Yomejustacandy & Shadowkni710, I have just a few words for you. You make KZfaq a very entertaining place, and I love you for it. That is all. Cordially, Baron Von Munchausen

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

Agreed

All the twelve Tom Lehrer songs from this channel have now been republished in better quality. Click the Lehrer icon or the username, go to the channel and select one of the uploaded HQ-versions :-) Don't forget to click the HQ-buttion.

Huntley-Brinkley... wow... there's a duo from the past... 99% of the people watching this video probably have no idea. :D I mean I'm a kid born in the 1970s... and Chet Huntley had been dead ten years by 1980... lol :)

It’s fascinating how much the state of the world has changed since this was recorded… For instance, with modern technology WWIII would only take half an hour!

Where did you find these clips? I've wanted to see this stuff for years!