Audio Samples
Fight Fiercely, Harvard
Lobachevsky
Irish Ballad, The
When You Are Old and Gray
Be Prepared
Elements, The
We Will All Go Together When We Go
National Brotherhood Week
Pollution
So Long, Mom (A Song for World War III)
New Math
Who's Next?
Smut
Wernher Von Braun
Vatican Rag, The
I Got It from Agnes
That's Mathematics
L-Y
Silent E
O-U (The Hound Song)
S-N (Snore, Sniff, and Sneeze)
N Apostrophe T
Selling Out
(I'm Spending) Hanukkah in Santa Monica
Poisoning Pigeons in the Park
Masochism Tango, The
National Brotherhood Week
When You Are Old and Gray
MLF Lullaby
Poisoning Pigeons in the Park
So Long Mom (A Song for World War III)
Pollution
Masochism Tango, The
Send the Marines
Who's Next?
Wernher Von Braun
Vatican Rag, The
We Will All Go Together When We Go
I Got It from Agnes [Video]
Poisoning Pigeons in the Park [Video]
L-Y [Animated Clip]
Silent E [Animated Clip]
O-U (The Hound Song) [Animated Clip]
S-N (Snore, Sniff, and Sneeze) [Animated Clip]
Derivative Song, The
That's MathematicsTrack List
Fight Fiercely, Harvard
Lobachevsky
Irish Ballad, The
When You Are Old and Gray
Be Prepared
Elements, The
We Will All Go Together When We Go
National Brotherhood Week
Pollution
So Long, Mom (A Song for World War III)
New Math
Who's Next?
Smut
Wernher Von Braun
Vatican Rag, The
I Got It from Agnes
That's Mathematics
L-Y
Silent E
O-U (The Hound Song)
S-N (Snore, Sniff, and Sneeze)
N Apostrophe T
Selling Out
(I'm Spending) Hanukkah in Santa Monica
Poisoning Pigeons in the Park
Masochism Tango, The
National Brotherhood Week
When You Are Old and Gray
MLF Lullaby
Poisoning Pigeons in the Park
So Long Mom (A Song for World War III)
Pollution
Masochism Tango, The
Send the Marines
Who's Next?
Wernher Von Braun
Vatican Rag, The
We Will All Go Together When We Go
I Got It from Agnes [Video]
Poisoning Pigeons in the Park [Video]
L-Y [Animated Clip]
Silent E [Animated Clip]
O-U (The Hound Song) [Animated Clip]
S-N (Snore, Sniff, and Sneeze) [Animated Clip]
Derivative Song, The
That's MathematicsAlbum Notes
Audio Mixer: Cynthia Daniels.
Audio Remasterer: Randy Perry .
Recording information: Kresge Auditorium, Massachusetts Institute Of Technolog (01/21/1960); Media Sound Studios, New York, NY (01/21/1960); Oslo, Norway (01/21/1960); RCA Victor Studios, NY (01/21/1960); Sanders theatre, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (01/21/1960); Sound On Sound Recording, New York, NY (01/21/1960); The hungry i, San Francisco, CA (01/21/1960); Trondheim, Bergen (01/21/1960); Kresge Auditorium, Massachusetts Institute Of Technolog (03/20/1959-03/21/1959); Media Sound Studios, New York, NY (03/20/1959-03/21/1959); Oslo, Norway (03/20/1959-03/21/1959); RCA Victor Studios, NY (03/20/1959-03/21/1959); Sanders theatre, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (03/20/1959-03/21/1959); Sound On Sound Recording, New York, NY (03/20/1959-03/21/1959); The hungry i, San Francisco, CA (03/20/1959-03/21/1959); Trondheim, Bergen (03/20/1959-03/21/1959); Kresge Auditorium, Massachusetts Institute Of Technolog (07/26/1965-07/31/1965); Media Sound Studios, New York, NY (07/26/1965-07/31/1965); Oslo, Norway (07/26/1965-07/31/1965); RCA Victor Studios, NY (07/26/1965-07/31/1965); Sanders theatre, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (07/26/1965-07/31/1965); Sound On Sound Recording, New York, NY (07/26/1965-07/31/1965); The hungry i, San Francisco, CA (07/26/1965-07/31/1965); Trondheim, Bergen (07/26/1965-07/31/1965); Kresge Auditorium, Massachusetts Institute Of Technolog (09/1967); Media Sound Studios, New York, NY (09/1967); Oslo, Norway (09/1967); RCA Victor Studios, NY (09/1967); Sanders theatre, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (09/1967); Sound On Sound Recording, New York, NY (09/1967); The hungry i, San Francisco, CA (09/1967); Trondheim, Bergen (09/1967); Kresge Auditorium, Massachusetts Institute Of Technolog (10/26/1999); Media Sound Studios, New York, NY (10/26/1999); Oslo, Norway (10/26/1999); RCA Victor Studios, NY (10/26/1999); Sanders theatre, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (10/26/1999); Sound On Sound Recording, New York, NY (10/26/1999); The hungry i, San Francisco, CA (10/26/1999); Trondheim, Bergen (10/26/1999); Kresge Auditorium, Massachusetts Institute Of Technolog (11/23/1959-11/24/1959); Media Sound Studios, New York, NY (11/23/1959-11/24/1959); Oslo, Norway (11/23/1959-11/24/1959); RCA Victor Studios, NY (11/23/1959-11/24/1959); Sanders theatre, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (11/23/1959-11/24/1959); Sound On Sound Recording, New York, NY (11/23/1959-11/24/1959); The hungry i, San Francisco, CA (11/23/1959-11/24/1959); Trondheim, Bergen (11/23/1959-11/24/1959).
Photographer: Tom Lehrer.
Arrangers: Russell Warner; Joe Raposo; Richard Hayman.
Tom Lehrer, a Harvard math professor with an uncanny knack for writing satirical songs that were as memorable as they were oddly melodic, dabbled in a musical and performing career more than he depended on it for rent, which no doubt freed him to write and sing about whatever he wished. Some of his material, tied as it often was to whatever was politically current, doesn't date well, but a surprising amount of it remains relevant in a 21st century world. This two-disc (one CD, one DVD) set collects highlights from Lehrer's 40-year performing career, including material from his live albums for Reprise Records (An Evening Wasted with Tom Lehrer and Revisited), early-'70s material recorded for the public-television kids' show The Electric Company, radio performances, a rare 1960 single, as well as video spots, including a 1967 concert in Oslo, animated clips from The Electric Company, and assorted other television performances. It all adds up to an expansive portrait of a singular artist, and makes for the perfect introduction to the sharp, skewed world of Tom Lehrer. ~ Steve Leggett
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