RIP, Tom Lehrer, 97

[Tom McAndrew]

An interesting guy. He entered Harvard at 15, and graduate magna *** laude. He went on to get a Ph.D in math from Harvard, and was a college professor at several colleges/universities, including Harvard, MIT, and the University California Santa Cruz.

Yet he was most known for his satirical songs, mostly written in the '50s and '60s. I was exposed to many of them on the Dr. Demento show, and thought they were quite amusing.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

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[BobPSU92]

An interesting guy. He entered Harvard at 15, and graduate magna *** laude.

For f*ck’s sake.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

https://www.npr.org/2025/07/27/835453983/tom-lehrer-musical-satirist-dead

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Tom Lehrer, song satirist and mathematician, dies at 97

Tom Lehrer songs included “Poisoning Pigeons in the Park,” “The Old Dope Peddler,” “Be Prepared” and “The Vatican Rag,” in which he poked at the rites and ceremonies of the Roman Catholic Church.

apnews.com

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Tom Lehrer, Influential Song Satirist With a Cult Following, Dead at 97

Tom Lehrer, the song satirist whose darkly comic lyrics gained a cult following decades after he stopped making music, has died at the age of 97.

www.rollingstone.com

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist Whose Influence Peaked in the ’50s and ’60s, Dies at 97

Several of his songs were also used in the satirical comedy TV show 'That Was the Week That Was.'

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[Tom McAndrew]

What made Tom Lehrer legendary before his death at 97

Musical satirist Tom Lehrer dies at 97. The Harvard mathematician created darkly comic songs in the 1950s-60s that influenced modern comedians like Weird Al.

rollingout.com

 

[EricStratton-RushChairman]

An interesting guy. He entered Harvard at 15, and graduate magna *** laude. He went on to get a Ph.D in math from Harvard, and was a college professor at several colleges/universities, including Harvard, MIT, and the University California Santa Cruz.

Yet he was most known for his satirical songs, mostly written in the '50s and '60s. I was exposed to many of them on the Dr. Demento show, and thought they were quite amusing.

Ha... A Dr Demento reference. So great.

 

[LionJim]

An interesting guy. He entered Harvard at 15, and graduate magna *** laude. He went on to get a Ph.D in math from Harvard, and was a college professor at several colleges/universities, including Harvard, MIT, and the University California Santa Cruz.

Yet he was most known for his satirical songs, mostly written in the '50s and '60s. I was exposed to many of them on the Dr. Demento show, and thought they were quite amusing.

He didn’t get his doctorate, not sure how he managed to do that. He surely had the talent.

 

[Woodpecker]

magna *** laude

Really, Tom?

 

[LionJim]

Really, Tom?

This board is so PC. What’s next, ban all discussion of U South Carolina sports teams?

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Really, Tom?

Like I have any control over this?

 

[SleepyLion]

Like I have any control over this?

Is that what you tell her?

 

[Nitt1300]

This board is so PC. What’s next, ban all discussion of U South Carolina sports teams?

sounds good

 

[manatree]

 

[rudedude]

New edit: the game is on PEA****.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Why math and musical prodigy Tom Lehrer was so well-suited for young UC Santa Cruz

The uncomfortably famous satirical songwriter taught as a Cowell College fellow from 1972 to 2001

news.ucsc.edu