Added: Jul 26, 2008

From: 6funswede

Duration: 1:45

More Lehrer? Click on username 6funswede.American genius satirist and humourist Tom Lehrer in the sixties, performing his own tune "National brotherhood week".BTW, Mr. Tom Lehrer has now reacted to "The Tom Lehrer wisdom channel" on Youtube. He says that he is fine with the postings, as long as the performance is not altered and as long as it's free in the Youtube flash video format. Please do NOT ask for any video originals.Special link: A Swedish Youtube user just published an introduction to Lehrer, partly in Swedish and partly in English. It requires Adobe Acrobat Reader on your machine. Click here for the pdf document:http://www2.sofi.su.se/~joj/docs/Lehrer_introduktion.pdfThe Tom Lehrer song index:http://www.casualhacker.net/tom.lehrer/song_index.htmlMyspace tribute:http://www.myspace.com/tomlehrertributeTom Lehrer interview (2003):http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/02/28/1046407753895.html

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Tags: brotherhood  lehrer  national  satire  tom  week 

Rating: 4.90 (454 ratings)    Views: 130983' favoriteCount='1030    Comments: 186

TheEmerald Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - How do you pronounce his last name?

icilianfenner Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - leerer. like you're leering :P

TheEmerald Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - Thank you!

Stentor7 Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - In the original version on the record he said it was 'Lena Horne and Sheriff Clarke are dancing cheek-to-cheek'. I'd love to know the back-story on that pairing.

BIZNAILEY Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - amazing!

z0mBy15 Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - "everyone hates the jews" really???well, at least borat and cartman hate the jews :D

smegmacheez Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - To show you how effective Nat'l Brotherhood Week was, on the first day of it, Malcom X was assassinated, so that set the tone of it.

deathbinder Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - hmm, I too would like him to sing again, but as of the song abt Iraq listen to "send the marines" , it is an old song yet says it all

schusterlehrling Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - Actually his last name is a German name, meaning teacher.

Rolandzebub Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - There are so many reasons why this is pure genius.

PandaMishima Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - Alas, history has prove the good Prof. Lehrer right too many times.

TEMPmichaelhansen Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - for 'everybody hates the jews" Tom Lehrer is a JEW himself. this was done in the 60's, so in a way it has a point (in SATIRE not literally!!!) anti-sematism, and also these lyrics are slightly altered: if you cant get the cd from anywhere, check out the album "THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WAS"

RedwoodTheElf Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - Actually these are the original version...TWTYTW was updated...Cassius Clay, for example, had changed his name to Mohammed Ali, so it had to be redone.

TEMPmichaelhansen Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - Thank you. but some of this is bewildering. I swear I have an interview where LEHRER stated that "The vatican rag" was not submitted. There is a book you all should read: Seriously funny : the rebel comedians of the 1950s and 1960s / Gerald Nachman. A LOT OF PEOPLE DONT REALISE THIS IS THE 60'S!!! this was done in 1964-1965!!!

TEMPmichaelhansen Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - Seriously funny : the rebel comedians of the 1950s and 1960s / Gerald Nachman.READ THE BOOK FOR ALL THE COMMENTS THAT ARE BY PEOPLE WHO ACT LIKE THEY DONT HAVE ANY Cultural literacy!!!!!! Cultural literacy-Cultural literacy-Cultural literacy-Cultural literacy-Cultural literacy-Cultural literacy-

TEMPmichaelhansen Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - read the bookSeriously funny : the rebel comedians of the 1950s and 1960s / Gerald Nachman.has a whole chapter on Tom Lehrer.

JamesAG Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - The crowd should be a bit more enthusiastic! The Remains of Tom Lehrer has the best recordings of all these songs, mainly because of the crowd's reactions. Still, it's nice to see him on camera =)

xxRocknRollGuruxx Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - I am 15 and I think this man is an underrated satrical singer/songwriter

RarewareLover Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - rofl me toohe's clever, people like mencia can't compare

LUElinks813 Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - It's ironic that Lehrer is German for "teacher." Tom Lehrer truly taught society quite a bit.

Valtristus Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - Lehrer's intelligence and wit shines clearly in this little gem. There's also something ridiculously adorable about the way he makes a mock serious face and purses his lips as he sings.

theblackout27 Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - Mencia sucks.. he ain't funny.

Quizli Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - This dude is a genius

RachieRAINBOWS Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - Ohh this is so funny. Tom, You are such a legend!

FuckingxJerryxLewis Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - There hasn't been peace there for thousands of years. The Romans held it under perpetual martial law, the Israelites massacred the Caanites, the Egyptians freely murdered and enslaved the Caanites. Under Turkish rule the Arabs were allowed to oppress the minorities. The British used the tried and true strategy of dividing and conquering. The Middle East has never been stable. And I really don't think that making the Jews of Palestine live under Arab rule would have prevented any problems.