RIP Tom Lehrer. Truly a genius.

American musical satirist Tom Lehrer dies at 97, US media report
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpv02yd2714o

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American musical satirist Tom Lehrer dies at 97, US media report

Lehrer, a Harvard-trained mathematician, wrote darkly humorous songs, often with political connotations.

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Tom Lehrer, Influential Satirist Whose Topical Songs Poked and Prodded America in the โ€™50s and โ€™60s, Dies at 97

https://variety.com/2025/music/obituaries-people-news/tom-lehrer-dead-satirist-topical-singer-songwriter-1236471506/

When I was a kid, my Catholic friends got tremendous joy out of Tom Lehrer's "Vatican Rag." So please, in Lehrer's honor, Genuflect, genuflect, genuflect.....

"That Was the Week That Was" was so huge at the time it is hard to remember that it only aired in 1962 and 1963. Tom Lehrer might echo words from its closing theme,

That was the week that was
It's over, let it go
Oh, what a week it was
That was the week that was

RiP

Tom Lehrer Dead: Influential Musical Satirist of '50s and '60s Was 97

Tom Lehrer, an influential musical satirist who came to fame with songs addressing topical events in the '50s and '60s, has died at age 97.

Variety

I just went down the Tom Lehrer rabbit hole (once again). Such a brilliantly witty satirist & pianist, and creator of some of the best worst puns & internal tortured rhymes you could ever wish for (and I say that as a card-carrying #Sondheim fan ๐Ÿ™ƒ)

and heโ€™s still alive! ๐Ÿ˜œ

I hope you all know his wonderful body of work already, but if not โ€“ strap in, youโ€™re one of todayโ€™s lucky 10,000โ€ฆ! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰

enjoy his biting ditties in glorious B&Wโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‘‰ https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1C68974C982CBA68

he released all his songs into the public domain in 2022
๐Ÿ‘‰ https://tomlehrersongs.com/disclaimer/

soโ€ฆ

go stream or download them
๐Ÿ‘‰ https://tomlehrersongs.com/albums/

#TomLehrer ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽญ

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Naturally, the Vatocracy claimed not to know of the fascist atrocities. Think of all the lovely gold stashed in its secret vaults! https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/16/letter-suggests-pope-pius-xii-knew-of-mass-gassings-of-jews-and-poles-in-1942 #VaticanRag #IlPapa
Letter suggests Pope Pius XII knew of mass gassings of Jews and Poles in 1942

Letter from church source in anti-Hitler resistance reporting 6,000 daily killings undercuts Vaticanโ€™s claims of lack of knowledge

The Guardian
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