Who is Tom Lehrer?
Tom Lehrer is currently a professor at UC-Santa Cruz, where he has taught for 35 years. He attended Harvard back in the mid 1940s, which is where he began writing polital satire comedy songs. Elements is one of his most popular songs, merely a list of all of the elements found on the Periodic Table, as named in the late 1940s… and set to the music of the Major General’s Song by Gilbert and Sullivan. You can read up more on Tom Lehrer here.
I bring this special release to FFR for a few reasons: 1st, we need comedy on FFR. William Hung just doesn’t cut it for me. I’ve tried contacting some other comedic songwriters that I am familiar with from my days of listening to “Kid’s Corner” on University of Pennsylvania’s radio station back in the early 90s (such as Trout Fishing in America or The Firm [famous for "Star Trekkin'"]), but to no avail. Mr. Lehrer was kind enough to give us permissio to use a few of his songs, Elements included (albiet 6 months after I initially requested permission).
2nd: I feel that it is my duty to bring some culture and history back to FFR. That is why I have given such a strong push towards adding certain Classical pieces. The history behind the songs of Tom Lehrer (or Alan Sherman) are crucial towards the history of the US, tackling various subject matters of the time. Not to mention, they were inspriations to any more modern satirist, such as Wierd Al.
3rd: I just love the song. Modern Major General is such a catchy song, and it isn’t any different with a whole bunch of Elements as the words instead.
So, I bring you Tom Lehrer’s Elements. Located in Misc (upper left of Page 1 for the time being). Steps are by jimerax and are fairly straightforward. Non-static BPM, but fairly constant between 115-121. All 16th notes with a few jumps thrown in. high 3 or low 3.5.
Also, I have 1 other quite amusing Tom Lehrer song that I am looking for someone to step. It is called “Lobachevsky”.
Enjoy,
Tasselfoot & Fight Fiercely, Harvard!
55 Responses to “Who is Tom Lehrer?”
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Posted at 3:09pm on March 31st, 2007
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Posted at 3:11pm on March 31st, 2007
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Posted at 3:11pm on March 31st, 2007
OH MY GOD.
WE ACTUALLY GOT HIM.
THANK YOU TASS.
Posted at 3:13pm on March 31st, 2007
ok
Posted at 3:17pm on March 31st, 2007
its not showing up on my playlist
Posted at 3:18pm on March 31st, 2007
Woo.
New songgg.
Posted at 3:21pm on March 31st, 2007
coolio
Posted at 3:22pm on March 31st, 2007
9
Posted at 3:24pm on March 31st, 2007
10 woot
Posted at 3:25pm on March 31st, 2007
10, nice
Posted at 3:27pm on March 31st, 2007
morehead: refresh your game window… then go to Misc. it’s there. upper left of page 1.
Posted at 3:28pm on March 31st, 2007
Nice song. Wasn’t funny though =/
Posted at 3:33pm on March 31st, 2007
14th
Posted at 3:35pm on March 31st, 2007
15th
cool song
Posted at 3:36pm on March 31st, 2007
5th to AAA it!
Posted at 3:36pm on March 31st, 2007
Haha this is such an awesome song!
Posted at 3:42pm on March 31st, 2007
Sweet song!
Posted at 3:44pm on March 31st, 2007
Awesome song.
Posted at 3:46pm on March 31st, 2007
Awesone.
Posted at 3:46pm on March 31st, 2007
hahah thats a funny song.
i like it.
Posted at 3:52pm on March 31st, 2007
this song is gay
Posted at 3:53pm on March 31st, 2007
I like the last lines.
Posted at 3:56pm on March 31st, 2007
aww man i love that song.
i can’t believe you guys put it in frr
thanks!!!
Posted at 3:58pm on March 31st, 2007
YES!!
You know who else writes comedic songs?
Liam Lynch
Some of them might be too “adult” for FFR though.
I’unno.
I’m not entirely sure what FFR’s rating is.
xD
Just a thought.
Posted at 3:59pm on March 31st, 2007
Thumbs up, nice song.
Posted at 4:06pm on March 31st, 2007
OMG!!!!!!! I love Tom Lehrer, this is great.
Posted at 4:08pm on March 31st, 2007
lol im going to try and memorize it so i can impress my teacher in chemistry next year…
that would be great =]
Posted at 4:18pm on March 31st, 2007
If you want some funny songs, try asking Weird Al Yankovic.. duuuh
Posted at 4:18pm on March 31st, 2007
Great song, and a great artist.
Posted at 4:20pm on March 31st, 2007
Its a good song.
Just getting on my nerves cause i cannot beat 2 goods.
>.>
Posted at 4:50pm on March 31st, 2007
yay for tom lehrer
Posted at 4:50pm on March 31st, 2007
sweet!
Posted at 4:53pm on March 31st, 2007
rofl.
Gotta love the elements.
Posted at 5:10pm on March 31st, 2007
holy CRAP.
You guys are my heros.
Posted at 5:11pm on March 31st, 2007
hahahah so sick
Posted at 5:27pm on March 31st, 2007
hahaha that was amazing
Posted at 6:14pm on March 31st, 2007
this song is amazing
haha new favorite :p
im memorizing this for chem, haha WOOT ffr does help for school
Posted at 6:24pm on March 31st, 2007
i’m willing to step the other song, just contact me via PM.
Posted at 6:27pm on March 31st, 2007
40, yeah nice song & steps.
Thx, jimerax.
Posted at 6:28pm on March 31st, 2007
TOM LEHRER LIEK WUT.
No, seriously, Tom Lehrer is awesome. I’ve got several of his albums on vinyl.
I would pay cash money if Tom Lehrer’s “New Math” was stepped and added to FFR. It’d be perfect.
Posted at 6:28pm on March 31st, 2007
hahahaha i memorized this song in 5th grade and still know it. I thought I was the only one…
Posted at 6:34pm on March 31st, 2007
LOL omg I remember that song!!! That was from back in the day when I heard it, but the second I started playing it, I was like, OH YEAH!!!!! Awesomeness, keep getting more songs by him.
Oh and water444, LMAO Liam Lynch.
“Whatever”
Posted at 6:48pm on March 31st, 2007
lol, kewl.
Posted at 7:16pm on March 31st, 2007
rofl that song is so weird i cant understand what he says
Posted at 8:18pm on March 31st, 2007
46 eh?
Posted at 8:22pm on March 31st, 2007
LMAO! i LOVE the comedy concept! we need more!!
when he says sumthing like: “AND IODINE AND LITHIUM & FULIUM & FALIUM” [NO i dunno my elements...] i just start laughing. BAhaha
Posted at 9:18pm on March 31st, 2007
OH MY GOD. You have just made the dream that I had never had come true.
YOU ROCK!!!!!
Posted at 10:20pm on March 31st, 2007
YAY! TOM LEHRER! Lets feed some pidgens in the park, you all..
Posted at 10:25pm on March 31st, 2007
I can’t believe you guys decided to put something like this in FFR.
Even though I personally don’t kind it that amusing, I like the concept. Nice idea.
Posted at 10:43pm on March 31st, 2007
lehrer=teacher in german.
Posted at 11:45pm on March 31st, 2007
i thought it was funny its harder doing comical songs on ffr cause your trying to concentrate on the arrows lol i couldnt finish the song
Posted at 11:47pm on March 31st, 2007
Wow. I remember Kids Corner. I actually got a prize from the prize bucket :
Posted at 11:59pm on March 31st, 2007
I love this song my chemistry teacher played this song when I was in highschool.
Posted at 11:21am on April 4th, 2007
about time i love tom lehre and my teachers do too