Poisoning Pigeons in the Park

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14 June 2022, 12:29 PM

wtg

He's still around.

And even the younger crowd appreciates his music...

14 June 2022, 12:29 PM

Piano*Dad

Apparently he is still kicking around Santa Cruz at age 94.

14 June 2022, 12:41 PM

CHAS

quote:
Originally posted by wtg:

I still remember when I first heard Lehrer's songs. My college friends and I couldn't stop laughing.

What made you think of this one?

I liked Elements.

Renowned plectrum banjo player posted the pigeons tune on FB.

14 June 2022, 01:08 PM

Steve Miller

I think Vatican Rag was on the same album.

14 June 2022, 04:23 PM

piqué

Vatican Rag is on the album "That Was the Year That Was"

14 June 2022, 04:34 PM

BeeLady

This was a favorite of my kids. We listened in the car all the time as part of the Dr. Demento cds.

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14 June 2022, 04:44 PM

CHAS

"Two, four, six, eight,
Time to transubstantiate!"

Poisoning the Pigeons was new to me. Just connected the Vatican Rag to Lehrer. Thanks

14 June 2022, 04:53 PM

wtg

In case you want to host a Tom Lehrer sing-a-long...

https://www.amazon.com/Lehrer-...Searle/dp/0394749308

14 June 2022, 05:26 PM

big al

I have that book beside my piano. One of my sons bought it years ago.

I first became acquainted with Tom Lehrer's songs by way of a college room mate.

The thread reminded me of another satirical composer, P.D.Q. Bach, as imagined by Peter Schickele.

P.D.Q. Bach - The Art of the Ground Round - VI. Nellie is a Nice Girl

Big Al

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14 June 2022, 05:41 PM

piqué

quote:
Originally posted by big al:
I have that book beside my piano. One of my sons bought it years ago.
  
I first became acquainted with Tom Lehrer's songs by way of a college room mate.

The thread reminded me of another satirical composer, P.D.Q. Bach, as imagined by Peter Schickele.

P.D.Q. Bach - The Art of the Ground Round - VI. Nellie is a Nice Girl

Big Al

i was introduced to PDQ Bach while in music camp in the berkshires when i was 12 years old.

for the final performance of the summer, some members of the senior orchestra and chorus performed "Ipheginia in Brooklyn" which led me to get several PDQ Bach albums that fall.

Iphegenia is performed by a counter tenor singing a recitative, accompanied by oboe and bassoon reeds--without the oboes or the bassoons.

I was all alone in my appreciation after that summer, unfortunately.

16 June 2022, 02:19 PM

pianojuggler

I grew up listening to early Tom Lehrer - up to That Was The Year That Was.

I knew all the words.

Poisoning Pigeons in the Park
The Elements
Masochism Tango
I Hold Your Hand in Mine
Fight Fiercely Harvard
The Old Dope Peddler
and one of my all-time faves, Be Prepared!

Many years ago on a road trip with mother, we sang along with the complete 3 CD set.

He said his parents were "gastronomic Jews... they worshipped at the deli". Yeah.

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17 June 2022, 04:29 PM

piqué

quote:
He said his parents were "gastronomic Jews... they worshipped at the deli". Yeah.

Ha! I have a friend who calls himself a "culinary Jew" He reveres matzoh ball soup.