Tom Lehrer died earlier today, on July 27, 2025. He was 97 years old. If you're young, you probably don't know Tom Lehrer.
If you're young, you probably don't know Tom Lehrer. He was active from the 1950s to the 1970s. For you youngsters, he was the analogue of Bo Burnham though far funnier and cleverer.
For you youngsters, he was the analogue of Bo Burnham though far funnier and cleverer. Consider, for instance, his song Wernher von Braun, about a Nazi scientist who escaped prosecution, because America hired him to work for America during the cold war. This song has perhaps the funniest lyrics of any song I've heard: Gather 'round while I sing you of Wernher von Braun A man whose allegiance Is ruled by expedience Call him a Nazi, he won't even frown "Nazi, Schmazi.