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KharBevNor:
Who here is a fan of Tom Lehrer?

For those who do not know, Tom Lehrer was basically an extremely awesome dude from the 50's who wrote and performed jaunty, broadway-style songs about brutal murder, incest, rape, arson, pimping, sadomasochism, pornography, STDs, nuclear war and many other diverse subjects, most in the guise of vicious parodies of various aspects of American culture and music, linked together with witty comic repartee.

He's basically an extremely overlooked standup comic with a piano. He's also amazingly funny. He would never have been able to get away with some of this shit otherwise.

Soidanae:
We'll all go together when we go.  Every hottentot and every eskimo.

Thrillho:
Not only is this guy one of the funniest damn songwriters you'll ever hear - and ridiculously cheeky and rude for his time. I doubt anyone else was singing stuff like Be Prepared in the fifties.. - but he's an insanely good piano player. Seriously, I've flicked through a book of his songs trying to learn a few of them to try and amuse people, and DAYUM, the guy can play.

My brother knows the entirety of the Elements Song, which is now outdated, there having been some new elements discovered since.

E. Spaceman:
Last year my best friend got me a Tom Lehrer boxed set. It was the greatest gift that year.

Storm Rider:
Tom Lehrer is amazing.

Well the white folk hate the black folk
and the black folk hate the white folk
and the Hindus hate the Muslims
and everybody hates the Jews!

But during National Brotherhood Week
National Brotherhood Week
The New Yorkers love the Puerto Ricans 'cause it's very chic
Go up and shake the hand
of someone you can't stand
You can tolerate them if you try!

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