Tom Lehrer – National Brotherhood Week – with intro – now on DVD
by admin on Jul.31, 2010, under Uncategorized
March 2010: This song is out on DVD! More here:
http://www.shoutfactorystore.com/prod.aspx?pfid=5257149
Tom Lehrer on Amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Tom+Lehrer&x=0&y=0
Tom Lehrer songs on iTunes:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/tom-lehrer/id293867859
This video is actually TWO songs: "National Brotherhood Week" and "When You Are Old And Gray". They were republished to let people enjoy Lehrer's verbal wit. Watch them in higher quality! Make sure the video is displayed on it's own page. Click the link under the video window to check if you're playing it back in higher quality. The difference isn't that big, but it is worth a try if you have got enough bandwith.
Of course these two songs have already been individually published to YouTube.
Enjoy!
If this clip is found on it's own page, please click on the user name and visit the front page of The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel afterwards. It is all about Lehrer and no-one else.
Tom Lehrer has accepted the publishing of the songs on The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel. For more, use this link:
http://home.broadpark.no/~emeyn/tl/about.html
© 2010 Tom Lehrer
Recording date: September 11th 1967
Format: Ampex Quadruplex PAL 4:3
Status: A very rare recording
Storage: Sony Digital Betacam
Production and preservation: The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation - the NRK, Norway. More here:
http://www.nrk.no/informasjon/about_the_nrk/1.3698504
Duration : 0:5:14
July 31st, 2010 on 5:41 pm
Tom Lehrer is such …
Tom Lehrer is such a talented lyricist (and pianist obviously!). He manages to capture life and society in such a TRUE and funny way. ‘To hate all but the right folks is an old established rule’ is just spot on!
July 31st, 2010 on 5:41 pm
How do you …
How do you celebrate brotherhood week?
Being an only child I never do
July 31st, 2010 on 5:41 pm
@msfyn This seems …
@msfyn This seems kinda late, but are they poisoned peanuts to feed to pigeons?
July 31st, 2010 on 5:41 pm
the world needs …
the world needs more music like that even to this day
July 31st, 2010 on 5:41 pm
you can really get …
you can really get a sense of how old this is when he calls muhammad ali “cassius clay”. good stuff.
July 31st, 2010 on 5:41 pm
you can really get …
you can really get a sense of how old this is when he calls muhammad ali “cassius clay”. good stuff.
July 31st, 2010 on 5:41 pm
@yi238
i made …
@yi238
i made that comment because im a jew
July 31st, 2010 on 5:41 pm
@TheRimben I think …
@TheRimben I think hes jewish, so Jaja XD
July 31st, 2010 on 5:41 pm
@Fireicee1 …re …
@Fireicee1 …re the “everybody hates…” lyric by Lehrer, no he wasn’t being self-deprecatory; he was being accusatory and demonstrating a ‘persecution complex’ while being funny and making money on it. Within some ethno-cultures that’s like hitting the trifecta at the racetrack.
July 31st, 2010 on 5:41 pm
andeverybody hates …
andeverybody hates the jews LOL
July 31st, 2010 on 5:41 pm
Hey nice video, the …
Hey nice video, the true is you can buy USA iTunes gift cards at this store iTunesgiftScards at COM
July 31st, 2010 on 5:41 pm
Happy birthday, Mr. …
Happy birthday, Mr. Lehrer.
July 31st, 2010 on 5:41 pm
Over the decades I …
Over the decades I have listened to Mr. Lehrer I have seen people become highly offended by various songs of his.
They just do not pick out that he took the out of everything and, I doubt, he cared one whit if he offended anyone.
I have heard some non whites getting bent over “National Brotherhood Week” and, as a non white person myself, I do not see why. I laugh to split every time I hear this.
Tom Lehrer = one of the greatest American satirists.
July 31st, 2010 on 5:41 pm
This week is …
This week is national brotherhood week, it’s the third week of every February.
July 31st, 2010 on 5:41 pm
That’s the version …
That’s the version I have. I like that one better than this one
July 31st, 2010 on 5:41 pm
I have the 3 cd set …
I have the 3 cd set that was last made with all his best songs, im 18 right now and i have been listening to him since i was little, i will never get rid of my cds