A quick shout out to the great Tom Lehrer who died a week or so ago at the grand old age of 97. Famous for his satirical songs with a sharp and cynical wit, like this...
And this...
He's also the man who famously set the Periodic Table to song, via Gilbert & Sullivan...
I couldn't find any lyrical mentions, although Randy Newman was obviously a fan, once saying, "He's one of the great American songwriters without a doubt, right up there with everybody, the top guys. As a lyricist, as good as there's been in the last half of the 20th century." Weird Al Yankovic and Donald Fagen were also appreciative of his work.
Tom Lehrer also, following on from last week's Snapshots, had at least three songs banned by the BBC... including this one.
Whichever heaven he's gone to, Tom Lehrer will be giving the person in charge hell!
The sad news prompted me to dig out my battered copy of his 1965 'comeback' album "That Was The Tear That Was". Some fantastic songs including this personal favourite:
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