Tom Lehrer

Tom Lehrer

Tom LehrerThomas Andrew "Tom" Lehrer (born April 9, 1928) is an American singer-songwriter, satirist, pianist, and mathematician. He has lectured on mathematics and musical theater. Lehrer is best known for the pithy, humorous songs he recorded in the 1950s and 1960s.

His work often parodies popular song forms, such as in "The Elements", where he sets the names of the chemical elements to the tune of the "Major-General's Song" from Gilbert and Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance. Lehrer's earlier work typically dealt with non-topical subject matter and was noted for its black humor, seen in songs such as "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park". In the 1960s, he produced a number of songs dealing with social and political issues of the day, particularly when he wrote for the U.S. version of the television show That Was The Week That Was.

In the early 1970s he retired from public performances to devote his time to teaching mathematics and music theatre at UCSC. He did two additional performances in 1998 at a London gala show celebrating the career of impresario Cameron Mackintosh.

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I'm spending Chanukah rzhirschhorn (1)
4888d ago
5 Piano, Vocal Transcription
Poisoning Pigeons In The Park tabbacchinj1 (1)
4969d ago
6 Piano, Guitar, Vocal Transcription
Masochism Tango youngfreak32 (3)
4970d ago
6 Piano, Vocal Transcription
Masochism Tango flatfifth (1)
4974d ago
5 Piano Book
The Elemens song tpt8899 (1)
5022d ago
3 Piano, Vocal Other
Who's next? lood1234 (1)
5043d ago
4 Piano Book
I got it from Agnes adamhepkin (5)
5052d ago
6 Piano, Vocal Original
The Elements Song halfalocobowco (22)
5053d ago
3 Piano, Vocal Book
The Masochism Tango Jonno_Gradian (28)
5081d ago
5 Piano, Vocal Original
Poisoning Pigeons In The Park JRoth2010 (12)
5112d ago
5 Piano, Guitar, Vocal Original
The Masochism Tango sheetz (147)
5637d ago
5 Piano Original