Tom Lehrer, An Evening Wasted With Tom Lehrer - 42m 26s

Tracks & Durations

1. Poisoning Pigeons In The Park	2:39
2. Bright College Days	3:03
3. A Christmas Carol	2:38
4. The Elements	2:18
5. Oedipus Rex	3:43
6. In Old Mexico	6:35
7. Clementine	4:41
8. It Makes a Fellow Proud to be a Soldier	4:50
9. She's My Girl	2:52
10. The Masochism Tango	3:30
11. We Will All Go Together When We Go	5:29

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Review

"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 & Sullivan) remain both nasty and striking. Musically, Lehrer comes across like a demented Cole Porter, wrapping sophisticated, showy tunes around his acerbic jokes. Lyrically, he's a clear forebear to folks like Phil Ochs and Barry Crimmins, who also cloak their commentary in comedy. --Michael Ruby

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An Evening Wasted With Tom Lehrer

Tracks: 11, Disk length: 42m 26s

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