Tom Lehrer
Tom Lehrer
Thomas Andrew "Tom" Lehreris an American singer-songwriter, satirist, pianist, and mathematician. He has lectured on mathematics and musical theater. He is best known for the pithy, humorous songs he recorded in the 1950s and '60s...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSongwriter
Date of Birth9 April 1928
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
play enjoy
Apart from that Mrs Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play?
song peace war
We are the folk song army, every one of us cares. We all hate poverty, war, and injustice unlike the rest of you squares.
funny sarcastic kind-deeds
Be careful not to do your good deeds when there's no one watching you.
two years age
It is a sobering thought that when Mozart was my age, he had been dead for two years.
song new-york ridiculous
I find that if you take the various popular song forms to their logical extremes, you can arrive at almost anything from the ridiculous to the obscene-or, as they say in New York, sophisticated.
prophet worst
Always predict the worst, and you'll be hailed as a prophet.
people waiting television
I find that people can pass me on the street who've just seen my picture in the paper and they wouldn't recognize me. If they'd seen me on television, the heads turn. They say, "Wait a minute. I don't know who that is, but he's somebody.
night temperament performers
I don't have the temperament of a performer, and I certainly couldn't do it every night.
eye men research
Plagiarize, plagiarize, / Let no man's work evade your eyes, / Remember why the good Lord made your eyes, / Don't shade your eyes, / But plagiarize, plagiarize, plagiarize. / Only be sure to call it research.
two eight missing
Base eight is just like base ten really, if you're missing two fingers.
peace war moving
When someone makes a move Of which we don't approve, Who is it that always intervenes? U.N. and O.A.S., They have their place, I guess, But first send the Marines!
song fun two
My last public performance for money was in 1967. For free, it was 1972, with the exception of two little one-shot, one-song things. But thats just for friends, out of friendship for the people involved, and also because it was fun.
song hearing nasty
If, after hearing my songs, just one human being is inspired to say something nasty to a friend, or perhaps to strike a loved one, it will all have been worth the while.
beautiful men sight
For there is surely nothing more beautiful in this world than the sight of a lone man facing single-handedly a half a ton of angry pot roast!