The immortal Tom Lehrer is a legend for many reasons.
His lyric writing skills are second to none.
He performs with a sense of purpose that is quite unique.
Genuinely loves his material, and his audiences.
Irreverent and sharp as a tack as well.
That latter attribute was well documented while teaching
at the university level as a mathematician.
Many more great things could be said about him, capping
it all off with…incredibly unselfish.
In this day and age when artists are scrambling for all
the cash that they can rake it, Tom puts his entire catalog
into the public domain for all to enjoy!
This live performance reveals much about his sense of
humor and his mindset at the time.
The dialogue at the beginning is a window into Tom
at that moment in his career.
Happy Mother’s Day!
He Looooved his mother…