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Enable 480p and use the arrow icon! "Who's Next" is now REPUBLISHED yet another time to celebrate a lot of video views for the first two versions published to KZfaq. Why? Well, to offer the song in (even) slightly better quality. The old version is still on the channel. "Who's Next" is unfortunately still a hot topic today. Iran will maybe have the bomb ready before South Africa? Or do they have the bomb already? What about North Korea? This is the second republished version as of August 2009, and, as mentioned, you should use the HQ-button and enjoy Lehrer's original intro.
In 2008 Lehrer really said "OK" to "The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel" on KZfaq, as long as the performance is not altered and as long as it's free in the KZfaq flash video format.
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© Tom Lehrer
Recording date: September 11th 1967
Format: Ampex Quadruplex PAL 4:3
Status: A very rare recording
Storage: Sony Digital Betacam
2009 KZfaq Source: 720 X 576 mp4 with H.264 compression
Production and preservation: The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation - the NRK, Norway. More here:
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@DderwenWyllt 2 жыл бұрын
I love the way Tom explains the context of his songs before he starts, it's almost like he is aware of us here in the future and explains the historical context of his songs, so even people in the future can enjoy his songs as much as the people in the audience
@merilinaaviku6958 2 жыл бұрын
I think he did it once bc he wasn’t performing in America and he wasn’t sure if the people there would get some of the references
@kaywest663 2 жыл бұрын
@@merilinaaviku6958 I believe these clips are from a Copenhagen concert
@ICanPlayElton 11 жыл бұрын
The fact that Tom uses ascending key transposition as a way of musically "symbolizing" the escalating tensions the nations in his song are feeling is nothing short of brilliant.
@willimations277 5 жыл бұрын
On a daily basis, I consider how much lower my quality of life would be if this Copenhagen recording didn't exist
@JanusTroelsen 2 жыл бұрын
This is a Norwegian recording. The Copenhagen recording is on KZfaq too and he has a different mike.
@abigailjones171 8 ай бұрын
His joking criticism of apartheid caught me so off guard the first time I heard this song! It’s so biting and so witty at the same time
@fridajohansson398 4 жыл бұрын
My favorite part is when he looks up just before changing his voice and singing the Egypt part, he's clearly thinking "are yall ready for this?!". He's adorable :)
@dixonballes2940 Жыл бұрын
This song gets 100x funnier when you remember Lehrer was a researcher at Los Alamos for a few years.
@advanceringnewholder 2 ай бұрын
Did he help develop the bomb then?
@dixonballes2940 2 ай бұрын
@@advanceringnewholder He joined after the first bombs were dropped. But he was there until 1955 so it's likely he worked on the Teller-Ulam design
@hayax Жыл бұрын
"For 18 years they've been hoping it would just go away" when you realize that he's talking about the literal founding of the PRC
@qwmx 2 ай бұрын
I was trying to figure out it it had something to do with China's communism. It didn't occur to me it was to do with it's founding.
@6funswede 11 жыл бұрын
I´ll tell you what he said. He called my actions "indiscrete" and I agree on that, because they were. He also stated that he was not going to move to have the videos deleted, because he was not that much bothered. Also, he did not feel that my small KZfaq sins were serious enough for me to be punished, which basically means that I still have a job (thanks to Tom Lehrer).
@williamhiegel2756 3 жыл бұрын
Wait, you make money off of these
@SalahEddineH 2 жыл бұрын
@@williamhiegel2756 I don't think it's what they meant. (I don't think I've ever seen KZfaq ads on these videos) I think they just meant they consider running this channel as a Job they're doing for Tom Lehrer to publish his work. From what I understand from the video descriptions, they just asked his permission to make a channel with his live performances, and he said Ok. I don't know what "indiscretion" the channel owner committed (I'd need to dig up what they were replying to), but it seems like Tom didn't tell them to shut the channel down over it. I could be totally wrong on this though.
@YuriHabadakas 11 жыл бұрын
Ironically, Huntsville Alabama was a major centre for rocketry as part of the Space Race, which the military heavily funded as part of developing nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missiles. So, Alabama was well and truly involved with The Bomb even when this song was written.
@cheeselord3655 3 жыл бұрын
That's probably why he mentioned Alabama
@roberthill799 2 жыл бұрын
No, it's appalling civil rights record and refusal to bow to federal pressure to integrate is why he mentioned Alabama.
@roberthill799 2 жыл бұрын
Correction: "its".
@huggywuggy3608 2 жыл бұрын
@@roberthill799 please elaborate.
@chrispope5230 11 ай бұрын
Good point about Huntsville. It's no accident that Tom Lehrer had a song about Wernher von Braun, who worked at Huntsville after WWII. After the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Southern Democrats shifted away from their support of the Democratic Party. Alabama governor George Wallace challenged LBJ in the Democratic primary race in 1964. By the time this song was written (1965), Wallace was an outspoken opponent of integration. In the 1968 election, he ran for president under a third party. Tom Lehrer's line was intimating that Alabama might oppose the Union, as they had a bit over a century prior.
@---------------------624 12 жыл бұрын
Pure, unadulterated genius. Truly makes me want to weep with joy to think that a human being wrote and sang this.
@willmfrank 2 жыл бұрын
Tom: "Oh, Luxembourg is next to go..." Caption: "Oh look some Borg..." Great. If the Borg got the bomb, then resistance really would be futile...!
@manfredatee 11 жыл бұрын
I just love how he says "Device"!
@6funswede 11 жыл бұрын
I don´t know, but it´s just so sad. Nobody claimed "ownership" when I dug those unseen recordins out of an old archive in 2007, 2008 and 2009. Because of this I´ve "lost" a lot of the video views these 12 videos collected in five years. As for Tom Lehrer, well, he didn´t think that my greatest talent was discretion, to say the least. But he nevertheless decided not to roast me for this, and he didn´t lift a finger to have the videos deleted. This is Arte on the warpath, NOT Tom Lehrer.
@leemumbray-williams2440 5 жыл бұрын
Love “Egypt’s gonna get one too, just to use on you know who!”
@FijneWIET 8 жыл бұрын
Geeez....I'm 39 and only NOW I discover this genius :o
@LadyhawksLairDotCom 7 жыл бұрын
I know. I only discovered him a couple of years ago and I'm roughly ten years older than you.
@steven_003 7 жыл бұрын
FijneWIET I am 13...
@lisesruneland 5 жыл бұрын
im 68,,, my uncle brougt dis music to me in de 1960iesss frim usa -,,-.. love and BEHOLD ,.- 2019 ,- .tom lehrer forever
@casvandijck9338 3 жыл бұрын
Leeftijdsgewijs loop ik zeven jaar op je voor, maar laten we gewoon zeggen dat iedere dag dat iemand deze man niet kent, een dag verspilt is.
@fatty_owls Жыл бұрын
I was 2 :) known about him for 13 years now...
@shrk_5792 2 жыл бұрын
I love his sense of comedy
@jsymons1985 7 жыл бұрын
this song is very relevant
@casvandijck9338 3 жыл бұрын
It will always be relevant until they're all used. Even if we dismantle them all, which we don't, the formulae will still exist until all hell breaks loose.
@DAOzz83 12 жыл бұрын
Personaly, I will NOT be remaining serene or calm if Alabama gets the bomb!
@herzogsbuick 14 жыл бұрын
"The lord's our shepard" says the psalm But just in case...we should get the bomb!
@zeekyblahIV 11 жыл бұрын
Japan got the bomb, or really got two. Neither one was H, they were both U. Who's next?
@DragonFire381 15 жыл бұрын
Oh, Mr. Leher, you do make me laugh. Thank you so much for uploading this!
@davidgasiorek4134 11 жыл бұрын
Sad but true. He was fully determined to not perform again, last I've heard.
@AliceSeries 12 жыл бұрын
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOM!!!!!!! thanks for all the great and hilarious music :)
@immort4730 9 жыл бұрын
Germany's next, and they got the bomb. But that's alright cause we've got the Braun. Who's next?
@ignazszlacheta5392 9 жыл бұрын
Hilarious xD
@DLBBALL 8 жыл бұрын
+Jason Zhao xdddddd
@djjesus.hediedforyourspins3154 8 жыл бұрын
+Jason Zhao UK got the bomb, but that's okay they ain't gonna use it anyway. Who's next?
@griffin3964 7 жыл бұрын
Little Kim's got the bomb, but that's okay. He'll blow himself up anyway.
@immort4730 7 жыл бұрын
Griffin C. That formula's been used already.
@mystic36k 14 жыл бұрын
"The Lord is our shepard said the psalm but just in case... we better get a bomb"
@6funswede 14 жыл бұрын
@mabarry3, it's Israel. This concert was recorded just three months after the six-day war between Israel and Egypt in 1967.
@davidgasiorek4134 11 жыл бұрын
The sad thing is that we're likely not getting another evening to waste with him.
@casvandijck9338 3 жыл бұрын
I came to know his music about three days ago, in the evening. The following three hours weren't a waste at all.
@pashaveres4629 12 күн бұрын
@@casvandijck9338I think the title of his album was: AN EVENING WASTED WITH TOM LEHRER
@casvandijck9338 12 күн бұрын
@@pashaveres4629 I know, but hey, trash to one, treasure to another :) It was the best evening in a long time, so no waste in the slightest
@Jaded_Mandarin Жыл бұрын
Unbeknownst to public, at the time of this performance Israel had already become 'the next'.
@atomwolf7115 9 жыл бұрын
The UK got their own nuclear weapon after the Russians. Does he just count the "we" got a bomb as the Americans and the British as they both helped develop it?
@Georgehanes-GJH105775 9 жыл бұрын
Atom Wolf He was also in Denmark (Copenhagen) when he did this.
@candranyx1825 9 жыл бұрын
George hanes Copenhagen is in Denmark...
@Georgehanes-GJH105775 9 жыл бұрын
Candra Nyx Forgive me I was half asleep when I made that post haha. Anyways I fixed it.
@candranyx1825 9 жыл бұрын
No problem, I was mostly just confused to be honest
@Georgehanes-GJH105775 9 жыл бұрын
Haha, think there is a Copenhagen in the UK too. Just like there is a Athens or Greece in the US. \
@6funswede 14 жыл бұрын
This video is now out on DVD. Please read the updated video description or visit the channel page!
@Askarcher 7 жыл бұрын
This guy was super hotb
@JML6988 7 жыл бұрын
We still wonder if France is on our side.
@leonidasthekittydogkittydo5027 6 жыл бұрын
John Lujan aмerιca eхιѕтѕ вecaυѕe oғ ғrance.
@jevoulaispasdecompte 4 жыл бұрын
Man I'm French and I'm still not sure we're on our side...
@johnnygreenface4195 4 жыл бұрын
@@leonidasthekittydogkittydo5027 and Republican France exists because of America.
@Drowsyspace128 4 жыл бұрын
Ah dont worry theyll surrender before we have ro find out
@squiglemcsquigle8414 3 жыл бұрын
@@johnnygreenface4195 The US attacked republican french navies though
@6funswede 13 жыл бұрын
@PSReldus, no, I believe most people who listen to Tom Lehrer know a thing or two about satire.
@theq4602 9 жыл бұрын
Alabama has the bomb? *THE SOUTH SHALL RISE AGAIN!*
@iamnuff1992 7 жыл бұрын
Fun Fact: Nuclear devices are called that because they don't actually "explode" instead they "activate" or "initialize"
@casvandijck9338 3 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: if the a-bombs weren't really bombs your fact would've been fun.
@TheTimeRocket 10 жыл бұрын
His voice sounds like Serj Tankian at times. Cool.
@truesteban090 10 жыл бұрын
Serj Tankian's voice sounds like Tom Lehrer's.
@damianoledda5497 2 жыл бұрын
Who's last?
@leemumbray-williams2440 5 жыл бұрын
Good to see that your knee seems to have healed OK, Tom!
@bowserhunter1 13 жыл бұрын
I wish Tom Leher had a KZfaq account.
@Mathematician2 15 жыл бұрын
I lip-synched this song in Theater class. It's a very nice piece of satire.
@leemumbray-williams2440 5 жыл бұрын
Brilliant!
@gamer4life0602 Жыл бұрын
0:54 for yall
@Sold.Out.For.Freeee Жыл бұрын
India and Pakistan “mee meee meee!”
@TheBloodyHanded 7 жыл бұрын
what tune is being mimicked at the Egypt part?
@Gigas0101 5 жыл бұрын
I believe it's poor maid of cairo, but I'm not 100% sure.
@E-102_Gamma 14 жыл бұрын
2:37 "Meet Lehrer on KZfaq:" and then YOUR profile! : O
@pds314159 11 жыл бұрын
Spot on predictions of south Africa and Israel. LOL at Alabama. (I wonder how Alabama's military/law enforcement would justify that)
@roberthill799 2 жыл бұрын
Alabama has a history of not being able to justify many of its actions.
@6funswede 14 жыл бұрын
@mabarry3, yes it was :-) All the videos on The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel have proper video descriptions, including the recording date.
@nmorrill 11 жыл бұрын
ohh man. are you aware of how hilarious the automatically-generated subtitles are for these songs? it's killing me. "Maybe Monica Lewinsky are just a story..."
@lizardlegend42 3 жыл бұрын
"Look some borg are next to go" Resistance is futile
@stephohartigan 5 ай бұрын
Did anyone get the Great Leap forward joke?
@lisesruneland 5 жыл бұрын
my hear ... all time
@DLBBALL 8 жыл бұрын
7 ception! Holy snap! Look! 777 LIKES AND 7 DISLIKES :O
@squiglemcsquigle8414 3 жыл бұрын
south african comment love it
@unclelouie3828 4 жыл бұрын
MY HERO- uncle louie
@peterobinson3678 2 жыл бұрын
Love these videos... apart from the annoying af titles at the start. We know who he is, what he did, and how awesome he is. . That's why we are here. Please stop.
@6funswede 15 жыл бұрын
shokahoka, yes, well, Lehrer did make some small changes to parts of the lyrics to his songs over the years...
@6funswede 14 жыл бұрын
@LakeMonsterManiak, visit the channel and read the channel description. If you use the everything-you-need-to-know - link you'll meet him in the only way possible :-)
@CricketMcCrickets 10 жыл бұрын
ha ha...whos next? we are :D
@ElephantAnimations 11 жыл бұрын
I've seen you mention Tom Lehrer's reaction to these videos in quite a few comments and I've wondered, what exactly did he say?
@leemumbray-williams2440 5 жыл бұрын
Think you’ve missed the point, Daffyd. No tune is being mimicked in the lines about Egypt...
@ZanderDogz 10 жыл бұрын
Alabama getting the bomb lol
@dravarian26 14 жыл бұрын
@mabarry3 espescially since its been 50 years
@ssam00 11 жыл бұрын
It's a satire. It's said sarcastically.
@ErickCondecondeerick33 9 жыл бұрын
Jose Venegas
@GhostOfAnubis09 13 жыл бұрын
mind if I say I hate the GEMA?? This damn institution has blocked about half of those beautiful lehrer songs for germany:'(
@Dontrush469 12 жыл бұрын
Vice versa, I think you mean.
@dimo2081 5 жыл бұрын
i wish this was in fallout
@phsyco123 13 жыл бұрын
@ThePhatGamer thats google for you XD
@IgnatRemizov 14 жыл бұрын
israel... of course.
@renayitz 9 жыл бұрын
After North Korea, Iran.
@adammullarkey4996 6 жыл бұрын
Only an American could rhyme "bomb" and "calm..."
@Sam-hi4ce 4 жыл бұрын
how would you pronounce those words
@adammullarkey4996 4 жыл бұрын
@@Sam-hi4ce www.google.com/search?q=bomb+pronunciation&rlz=1C1GGGE_en-GBGB884GB887&oq=bomb+pron&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0l7.4159j1j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l-CBp9FkzJjYe2g.html
@oldahe 12 жыл бұрын
Thumbs up if you are here for a certain german gentleman with a handsome beard...
@rubenrundstrom1835 8 жыл бұрын
then we got more bombs and thats amazing but now our scientists gone crazing! who's next? then russia got more bombs and thats just better beacause now gone is tge bar setter! who's next? everyones next, thats not good now we need to form a brotherhood! who's next? NOONES NEXT EVERYBOODIE DIES!! JAHAHHA
@rubenrundstrom1835 8 жыл бұрын
the only one who made it is little kim, only in this sea he will swim! he built a bomb but noone cares, cuz empty are all the chair!
@Alucard767676 12 жыл бұрын
His mannerism are similar to Bo Burnham's.
@kingkoala8354 7 жыл бұрын
Kingneon 767676 Lehrer is actually one of Bo's Idols.
@Georgehanes-GJH105775 9 жыл бұрын
Haha
@Languslangus 4 жыл бұрын
☢
@bowserhunter1 13 жыл бұрын
You know, I don't think that a bomb would hurt Voldemort very much. He would just apparate away.
@casvandijck9338 3 жыл бұрын
Tom Riddle was born in 1926. I'm not exactly sure if he'd have learned to Apparate in another way, but if the pilot of the Enola Gay was equipped with a Timeturner he could've gotten Voldy pretty early on his rise to power.
@irfankhan2378 2 жыл бұрын
No mention of India?
@roberthill799 2 жыл бұрын
This was recorded in 1965. India did not have the bomb until 1974.
@omgalreadyinuse 14 жыл бұрын
hes like the political stephen lynch of the olden days
@davidcarson8950 6 жыл бұрын
I just wonder how North Korea would have fit into the song?
@TheLegend2T 5 жыл бұрын
Who's next to get the bomb? Korea of course but not the one with games but the one that's up north
@drewcampbell8555 4 ай бұрын
How disappointing. I thought Tom was going to treat us to his take on Baba O'Riley, Won't Get Fooled Again et al...
@youtert 6 жыл бұрын
Donald Trumps's gonna use the bomb real soon He'll drop it o'er a tweet by Kim Jong-Un
@TheLegend2T 6 жыл бұрын
This comment hasn't aged well
@barneyatkinson-saul9881 2 жыл бұрын
"Donald, please bomb South Korea."
@PSReldus 11 жыл бұрын
Yeah. It seems I was kind of stupid 2 years ago. Sorry 'bout that.
@monotech20.14 2 жыл бұрын
And 70 years later not much as changed. In fact its far worse.
@glide08sMovies 11 жыл бұрын
2 words. Mohamed Morsi.
@peterdavies2960 5 жыл бұрын
Why don't you do a song about Albert Einstein cos he invented them
@meejo57 5 жыл бұрын
He did not. He and Nils Bohr just theorized the possibility of one. It was invented by Oppenheimer and Co. with the Manhattan Project.
@maira5037 7 жыл бұрын
North Korea.
@PSReldus 13 жыл бұрын
"First we got the bomb and that was good. Cuz' we like peace and motherhood." Anyone but me who thinks that doesn't give sense?
@kingkoala8354 7 жыл бұрын
Rani Johansen Its sarcasm.
@saurubob 11 жыл бұрын
Cheap, good sir, cheap
@cuntsound 15 жыл бұрын
Jews
@theangryholmesian4556 4 жыл бұрын
Muslims, Christians, and Buddhists!
@ethanyeung6216 Жыл бұрын
@@theangryholmesian4556 Rastafarians!
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