Tuesday, May 28, 2024

A Tom Lehrer Gift

Tom Lehrer (96) gifted the world his brilliant satirical music. In his own words...

I, Tom Lehrer, individually and as trustee of the Tom Lehrer Trust, hereby grant the following permissions: All copyrights to lyrics or music written or composed by me have been permanently and irrevocably relinquished, and therefore such songs are now in the public domain....In short, I no longer retain any rights to any of my songs. So help yourselves, and don’t send me any money.  
NOTICE: THIS WEBSITE WILL BE SHUT DOWN AT SOME DATE IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE, SO IF YOU WANT TO DOWNLOAD ANYTHING, DON’T WAIT TOO LONG.
Tom Lehrer

You can download the recordings and lyrics here... https://tomlehrersongs.com/
or...

Q. OK, Kevin, so what does this have to do with spying?
A. Lehrer was drafted into the U.S. Army from 1955 to 1957, working at the National Security Agency (NSA). Lehrer has stated that he invented the Jello shot during this time, as a means of circumventing a naval base's ban on alcoholic beverages.