Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97

A mathematician by training, he acquired a devoted following with
songs that set sardonic lyrics to music that was often maddeningly
cheerful.


https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/arts/music/tom-lehrer-dead.html

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On Sun, 27 Jul 2025 15:49:44 -0500, JAB <[email protected]d> wrote:

Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97

1:32 vid
https://bsky.app/profile/gtconway.bsky.social/post/3luyakdq7y223

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On Sun, 27 Jul 2025 20:19:35 -0500
JAB <[email protected]d> wrote:

On Sun, 27 Jul 2025 15:49:44 -0500, JAB <[email protected]d> wrote:

Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97

I knew I'd enjoyed one of his songs - took some work, but it was the
Vatican Rag, and it was great. Hell of a performer - his lyrics are
clever and he's a decent pianist as well. Learned he relinquished all
rights to his catalog when he was in his 90s, effectively putting all
his music in the public domain.

When you go to a funeral
It's sad to think sooner or
later ...

who the heck finds something that rhymes with "funeral"? Impressive.

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