Weird Al's Mount Rushmore of Inspiration

[algonacchick]

Haha, very funny, Bob.

[TMBJon]

Here is "My Son, The Nut" in its entirety:


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[mrmeadows]

Nice, TMBJon. Sherman's parodies were "softer" than Lehrer's biting tunes, but with "Here's to the Crabgrass" on this album he comes pretty close to Lehrer's sharp social satire, here poking fun of the "white flight" phenomenon of the 50's and 60's. Although if Lehrer had done the song, he might have more explicitly called out the racial tensions bubbling beneath. Still, Sherman's is a great track, and one of my favorites of his.

[mellow weasel]

I only know "The Element Song"

[Big Spoon]

Go get educated to Tom Lehrer, now!

[minnick27]

Seriously, it takes less than 2 hours to listen to his entire catalogue

[Teh Dingo]

Go get educated to Tom Lehrer, now!

Mandatory Lehrer