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That Was the Year That Was
: :Harvard-educated mathematician by trade and sociopolitical humorist and satirist by avocation, ivory tickler Tom Lehrer sang irreverent ditties that both outraged and delighted listeners during his on-again, off-again heyday of public performance in the late 1950s through the 1970s. Perhaps best known for his 'Poisoning Pigeons in the Park,' Lehrer combined razor-sharp wit with dry delivery inspired by everything from vaudeville and ragtime to whimsical show tunes and faux folk. Though a tad dated, Lehrer's wickedly pointed That Was the Year That Was is as ...
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Songs & More Songs by Tom Lehrer
: :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 ...
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The Remains of Tom Lehrer
: :This three-CD set collects many of Tom Lehrer's tunes, described by Time magazine as 'brilliant and coruscating parodies,' bringing back a bygone era when the 'liberal consensus,' as Lehrer calls them, knew who they were and could, therefore, laugh at both themselves and the well-defined enemy. Delivering clever, witty rhymes about topical subjects was Leher's strength. In 'Wernher Von Braun' [the Nazi German scientist who later worked for NASA], Lerher sings: 'I'll sing you a tale of Wernher Von Braun / A man whose allegiance is ...
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An Evening Wasted With Tom Lehrer
: :'If, after hearing my songs,' Lehrer says in this disc's liner notes, 'just one human being is inspired to say something nasty to a friend, or perhaps strike a loved one, it will all have been worth the while.' Makes him sound like a modern punk, eh? Not so, though. Lehrer, ever the king of jolly vitriol, recorded these still potent parodies in the '50s--and the best of them, 'Poisoning Pigeons in the Park,' 'The Masochism Tango,' and 'The Elements' (which joins science with Gilbert ...
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Revisited
: :'If, after hearing my songs,' Lehrer says in this disc's liner notes, 'just one human being is inspired to say something nasty to a friend, or perhaps strike a loved one, it will all have been worth the while.' Makes him sound like a modern punk, eh? Not so, though. Lehrer, ever the king of jolly vitriol, recorded these still potent parodies in the '50s--and the best of them, 'Poisoning Pigeons in the Park,' 'The Masochism Tango,' and 'The Elements' (which joins science with Gilbert ...
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Hey Mr. Producer!: The Musical World of Cameron MacKintosh
from: Philips
:Album Description:Subtitled the Musical Word of Cameron Mackintosh. Import only 56-track collection. A live recording at the Lyceum Theatre in London, in the presence of her majesty the Queen and HRH the Duke of Edinburgh. In aid of the Royal National Institute for the Blind and the combined theatrical charities. Universal.
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That Was the Year That Was
: :Harvard-educated mathematician by trade and sociopolitical humorist and satirist by avocation, ivory tickler Tom Lehrer sang irreverent ditties that both outraged and delighted listeners during his on-again, off-again heyday of public performance in the late 1950s through the 1970s. Perhaps best known for his 'Poisoning Pigeons in the Park,' Lehrer combined razor-sharp wit with dry delivery inspired by everything from vaudeville and ragtime to whimsical show tunes and faux folk. Though a tad dated, Lehrer's wickedly pointed That Was the Year That Was is as ...
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Hey Mr. Producer!: The Musical World of Cameron MacKintosh
:Album Description:Subtitled the Musical Word of Cameron Mackintosh. Import only 56-track collection. A live recording at the Lyceum Theatre in London, in the presence of her majesty the Queen and HRH the Duke of Edinburgh. In aid of the Royal National Institute for the Blind and the combined theatrical charities. Universal.
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Caliban Does Christmas
from: Atma Classique
:Album Description:Subtitled the Musical Word of Cameron Mackintosh. Import only 56-track collection. A live recording at the Lyceum Theatre in London, in the presence of her majesty the Queen and HRH the Duke of Edinburgh. In aid of the Royal National Institute for the Blind and the combined theatrical charities. Universal.
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The Elements (Video)
:Album Description:Subtitled the Musical Word of Cameron Mackintosh. Import only 56-track collection. A live recording at the Lyceum Theatre in London, in the presence of her majesty the Queen and HRH the Duke of Edinburgh. In aid of the Royal National Institute for the Blind and the combined theatrical charities. Universal.
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