Thomas Andrew Lehrer é um norte-americano que notabilizou-se nos anos 1950 e 1960 por sua vida dupla de músico-humorista e, ao mesmo tempo, professor-pesquisador nas principais instituições acadêmicas americanas.
“Base oito é exatamente igual a base dez, se você não tiver dois dedos.”
Base eight is just like base ten, really— if you're missing two fingers.
Tom Foolery: The Words and Music of Tom Lehrer - Página 51, de Tom Lehrer, Cameron Mackintosh, Robin Ray - Publicado por S. French, 1986, ISBN 0573681430, 9780573681431 - 74 páginas
Introduction to "It Makes a Fellow Proud to be a Soldier"
An Evening (Wasted) With Tom Lehrer (1959)
Interview at celebathiests.com (June 1996)
"National Brotherhood Week"
That Was the Year That Was (1965)
Variante: Oh, the poor folks hate the rich folks,
And the rich folks hate the poor folks.
All of my folks hate all of your folks,
It's American as apple pie.
Sydney Morning Herald interview (2003)
"The Vatican Rag"
That Was the Year That Was (1965)
Intro to "Oedipus Rex"
An Evening (Wasted) With Tom Lehrer (1959)
“I really don't consider myself a performer by temperament.”
Insider Audio interview (1997)
"The Masochism Tango"
An Evening (Wasted) With Tom Lehrer (1959)
"Oedipus Rex", final stanza
An Evening (Wasted) With Tom Lehrer (1959)
"Wernher Von Braun"
That Was the Year That Was (1965)
"Lobachevsky"
Songs by Tom Lehrer (1953)
When You Are Old And Grey
Songs by Tom Lehrer (1953)
“Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.”
On the awarding of the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize to Henry Kissinger, and Lê Ðức Thọ; one of his most quoted quips, it is often mentioned in articles and interviews, including "Stop clapping, this is serious" in Sydney Morning Herald (1 March 2003) http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/02/28/1046407753895.html
"Poisoning Pigeons in the Park"
An Evening (Wasted) With Tom Lehrer (1959)
Introduction to "It Makes a Fellow Proud to be a Soldier"
An Evening (Wasted) With Tom Lehrer (1959)
"Bright College Days"
An Evening (Wasted) With Tom Lehrer (1959)
“But don't panic. Base eight is just like base ten really — if you're missing two fingers.”
"New Math"
That Was the Year That Was (1965)
"We Will All Go Together When We Go"
An Evening (Wasted) With Tom Lehrer (1959)
“You know, of all the songs I have ever sung, that is the one I've had the most requests not to.”
Afterword to "I Hold Your Hand In Mine"
Songs by Tom Lehrer (1953)
"Oedipus Rex"
An Evening (Wasted) With Tom Lehrer (1959)
"National Brotherhood Week"
That Was the Year That Was (1965)
"Oedipus Rex"
An Evening (Wasted) With Tom Lehrer (1959)
“Step up and shake the hand
Of someone you can't stand,
You can tolerate him if you try!”
"National Brotherhood Week"
That Was the Year That Was (1965)
Introduction to "National Brotherhood Week"
That Was the Year That Was (1965)
"Poisoning Pigeons in the Park"
An Evening (Wasted) With Tom Lehrer (1959)
"National Brotherhood Week"
That Was the Year That Was (1965)
