He was actually fired from Harvard at one point in his rather short musical career (it was mostly short because he eventually decided to quit, mainly because he just lacked the drive to keep going, though he also said Henry Kissinger receiving the Nobel peace prize obsoleted all forms of satire), then proceeded to sue them and get his post back.
Originally (1600s) it meant soot, and is also used for a sooty black fungus. When started to mean "pornography" isn't immediately clear, but Wiktionary has a citation from 1711 where it's used to mean obscene language.
@@michaelmicek I remember in the 1960s in the Midlands the snow being covered in little black soot smuts, and it could also fall onto clean washing on the line. This was before the 'clean air act'.
It should also be noted that he sung WHILE doing the piano accompaniment! And the gracious king himself put all of his sheet music online free of copyright! All his own composing, he was a child prodigy! And is still alive at 95!!
I've loved Tom Lehrer's lyrics since I was 11, in 1958. My best friend's parents had a bunch of comedy albums, and through them I got to know Shelley Berman, Bob Newhart, and others. Doctor Tom has always been my favorite.
I've never heard these songs ..I can hardly believe they were allowed back then ..and I thought today's music was rough...thank the Lord we have monitoring in place 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Betsy is one talented lady. Plays the role of a 30's prude so well. I would love to see how she would play a bra burning woman in the 70's! Beautiful eyes as well.
Not that I actually want one, but in the 80s I used to see obscene neckties (mentioned in the full version) available through a mainstream mail order catalog. I would think they would still be available somewhere (Etsy?) but it's like they never existed.
Reminder - The same man was a professor of mathematics at HARVARD UNIVERSITY.
Worked for the NSA, and invented the Jello shot. (seriously!)
He also wrote the song, masochism tango🤭🤭
@@That_random_bitch2 his music is wild man
He was actually fired from Harvard at one point in his rather short musical career (it was mostly short because he eventually decided to quit, mainly because he just lacked the drive to keep going, though he also said Henry Kissinger receiving the Nobel peace prize obsoleted all forms of satire), then proceeded to sue them and get his post back.
@@Chrischi3TutorialLPs the unit of a man was based as well damn
Tom walked so Bo Burnham could run.
Looks like smut has been a term for waaay longer than I thought it was 😂
Originally (1600s) it meant soot, and is also used for a sooty black fungus.
When started to mean "pornography" isn't immediately clear, but Wiktionary has a citation from 1711 where it's used to mean obscene language.
@@michaelmicek I remember in the 1960s in the Midlands the snow being covered in little black soot smuts, and it could also fall onto clean washing on the line. This was before the 'clean air act'.
It should also be noted that he sung WHILE doing the piano accompaniment! And the gracious king himself put all of his sheet music online free of copyright! All his own composing, he was a child prodigy! And is still alive at 95!!
I've loved Tom Lehrer's lyrics since I was 11, in 1958. My best friend's parents had a bunch of comedy albums, and through them I got to know Shelley Berman, Bob Newhart, and others. Doctor Tom has always been my favorite.
I love tom lehrer, truly an underrated icon that I like to think I'm the #1 fan of
Tom for the modern audience- you were raised right 🤣🤙🏼
This man sings to my smut-loving heart!
The song we need in our dark times.
I love Tom Lehrer !!
Masochism Tango, please?
I love Tom Lehrer and I always knew this was a song but DANG-
Look up "I Got It From Agnes". It's one of the ones they don't play on the radio.
@@SSgtBaloo lol, will do!
Only one gal ever got me rolling off a piano bench in laughter, then she and I danced the jitter bug to disco, etc.; memories from 1987.
I've never heard these songs ..I can hardly believe they were allowed back then ..and I thought today's music was rough...thank the Lord we have monitoring in place 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Betsy is one talented lady. Plays the role of a 30's prude so well. I would love to see how she would play a bra burning woman in the 70's! Beautiful eyes as well.
I feel like it should be sung by Divine or be in Rocky Horror!
YES ON THE ROCKY HORROR THING I LOVE BOTH
you had me at smut. i'd leave my twitch channel voicings here - alas, my french is too much the tongue twister
If Alastor and Angel Dust were 1 person
Well said!
You should do a vid where you're playing piano for Phil Ochs' "Outside of a Small Circle of Friends."
Oh yes!
And they're still trying. Some people never learn to mind their own business.
Was... was Bo Burnham a time traveler???
The original 'The Internet is for porn'.
This is hardly surprising for the mid 60's.
Not that I actually want one, but in the 80s I used to see obscene neckties (mentioned in the full version) available through a mainstream mail order catalog.
I would think they would still be available somewhere (Etsy?) but it's like they never existed.
The FBI should open an investigation on the singer, because I'd be willing to bet they REALLY want to ask him some questions.
Why? Everything he writes a song about is covered by the First Ammendment.
@@Kayjee17 the song about cannibalism. I meant it as a joke, not literally.
Poor Betsy! It must be hard living in 2023
From what movie is the scene?
It is not from a movie. The song is written and performed by Tom Lehrer. I don't know who the woman is.
@@theabristlebroom4378 The last few seconds after the song are from a movie "It's a Wonderful Life"
The woman is me! @@theabristlebroom4378