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Tom Lehrer has died.

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Eyesopenwideawake · 28/07/2025 11:09

Nope, I'd never heard of him either but he was AMAZING!!

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oldwhyno · 28/07/2025 11:14

well, he was no Victoria Wood

SriouslyWhutNow · 28/07/2025 11:18

He did the Periodic Table song. It's what he's most famous for. Thought he'd died decades ago TBF, he was big a very long time ago.

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 28/07/2025 11:19

Many decades ago my elder sister had an LP of his hilarious songs, but what perhaps tickled me most was printed on the back of the sleeve: ‘To clean record, use a fairly dry Martini’. 😂

AmIHumanOrAmIAYeti · 28/07/2025 11:19

There is already a thread about this.

He was a legend.

SriouslyWhutNow · 28/07/2025 11:21

AmIHumanOrAmIAYeti · 28/07/2025 11:19

There is already a thread about this.

He was a legend.

Care to link? Because it's not on the first page of Chat.

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Eyesopenwideawake · 28/07/2025 11:22

oldwhyno · 28/07/2025 11:14

well, he was no Victoria Wood

You're right, he was far better.

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Coffeeandcrochet · 28/07/2025 11:22

Aww, I love the elements song. My grandpa introduced me to Flanders and Swann and Tom Lehrer and I'll always have a soft spot for that kind of thing.

Cynic17 · 28/07/2025 11:23

Tom Lehrer was a genius. I have loved his songs for the last 40+ years. So clever and funny - still make me laugh now.

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