Songs & More Songs by Tom Lehrer

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Editorial reviews

Amazon.com
In the wake of the '80s comedy boom that made casual obscenity and bodily functions safe for TV, a listen to these '50s classics from a piano-playing Harvard grad student with a thin singing voice sounds tame if not quaint. Yet Lehrer's first two self-produced albums, among the first generation of comedy LPs, remain beloved gems of musical parody, and noteworthy for their original success in an era when their topics were strictly taboo for broadcast media. He kids cold war paranoia ("We Will All Go Together When We Go"), sends up then-hip folk revivalists with a cheerful murder ballad ("The Irish Ballad"), and gets laughs out of incest ("Oedipus Rex"), drugs ("The Old Dope Peddler"), and racism ("I Wanna Go Back to Dixie"). Closer to Gilbert & Sullivan (whom he in fact raids for one melody) than Def Comedy Jams, Lehrer can still raise a modern frisson when he plays necrophilia as romance ("I hold your hand in mine dear, I press it to my lips/ I take a healthy bite from your dainty fingertips..."). --Sam Sutherland

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Customer reviews

review by: date: 2008-08-11 rating:
Not The Same
Buyer beware! Yes, these are the usually great, sometimes brilliant, sometimes annoying Tom Lehrer songs BUT his introductions are gone. These are rather sterile recordings, with no audience reaction and, more importantly, none of the wonderfully funny verbal introductions that were half the fun of Tom Lehrer's music. The songs are there. And most, while not as wonderful without the introductions, do stand on their own. Just know what you're getting.

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review by: date: 2008-05-24 rating:
Songs and More Songs by Tom Lehrer
Tom Lehrer's recordings date back to the 50's, but they remain very funny and totally original

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review by: Tea Fancier date: 2008-02-08 rating:
Who Doesn't Love Tom Lehrer?
I loved Tom Lehrer back in the '70's and I still love his songs. The lyrics are unbelieveable and the piano accompaniement is outstanding!

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review by: date: 2007-12-22 rating:
Tom Lehrer
The songs of Tom Lehrer are part of a classical education: "Fight fiercely, Harvard," and the rest. Keep in mind the ditties come from a less politcally correct era.


review by: date: 2007-10-18 rating:
Crazy
This guy was so crazy anyone who likes dark humor is sure to love this CD

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