Tom Lehrer - So Long, Mom (A Song for World War III) - with intro - widescreen
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"So Long, Mom (A Song for WW III)" speaks for itself, but it is nice that you can be on TV just because you are a soldier. This is a NEW 16:9-version as an experiment. Here, people can enjoy Lehrer's spoken intro. Please click the link for higher quality under the video window. The original 4:3-version will stay on the channel.
Lehrer said "OK" to "The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel", as long as the performance is not altered and as long as it's free in the CZcams flash video format.
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© Tom Lehrer
Recording date: September 11th 1967
Format: Ampex Quadruplex PAL 4:3
Status: A very rare recording
Storage: Sony Digital Betacam
Production and preservation: The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation - the NRK, Norway. More here:
www.nrk.no/informasjon/about_t... - Komedie
“Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.” - Tom Lehrer, 1973
Now that I think about it, there are so many warmongers who won the Nobel Peace Prize...
Celebrating the bomb thru the creation of dynamite?
OMG, that is one of the greatest quotes ever. Kissinger is the person least deserving of a "peace" prize imaginable.
@@snicky58 Nobel prize is a joke the dude literally invented dynamite.
@@tomtom3889 he invented it with the intent it would be used to blast through mountains to build infrastructure, not the fields of Verdun. He fell ill and a newspaper put out his obituary early, forcing him to confront what his legacy would otherwise be. Thus, he created the Nobel Prize to give his profits from dynamite to what seemed to him a good cause.
"I sure hope we all have color television by then"
I don't quite understand what he means by this. Can someone elaborate?
Skylineblue This was done back in the 60's. He was expressing a hope that they can hold off blowing the world up completely until everyone has colour tv (so it would be a few years off). This was in the midst of the cuban missile crisis, the Soviets were flying nuclear-armed bombers across the arctic on a regular basis and we had nuke weapons trained on every major Eastern Bloc city.
Alex Kilgour Ah, okay. Thanks :)
*are
M W - but the true instigators of the recent wars and manipulated elections learned to do it cheaper, using fabricated propaganda videos spread through social media. Now, get the fuck out of here with your katsap bullshit.
It's a good thing he explained his pop culture reference, making sure this stays good for actual WW3
2020 has been a trip
@@maryz9319 Not over yet
you were right...
Absolutely. Though his explanation was more to do with his audience being Norwegian, rather than him expecting people years down the track to be listening to it.
@Charles Crawford greetings from January
My grandpa died in the first wave of covid. Asked for "we'll all go together when we go" at his funeral. It was on zoom. Was the first I ever heard if this guy.
Sorry for your loss but must say love your grandfather's humor.
That must have been really tough to go thru that at that particular time in especially. I can't imagine.
Your Grandpa sounds like my kinda guy. Thanks for sharing this. I will always think of whatever abstract version of your Grandpa I have in my head when I hear this song and introduce it to others
Sorry for your loss, but I think I just heard your gramps chuckle underground at his grandson discovering Tom during a funeral.
Your grandpa had a great sense of humor then!
Your grandpa sounds like a cool guy. Sorry for your loss.
I still think this should've been the credits song for Oppenheimer.
why? oppenheimer is deep state porpaganda. Why would they put anything that talks sense?
This or "who's next," I think who's next fits beter tho
USA
RUSSIA
FRANCE
CHINA
INDONESIA
EGYPT
ISRAEL
noises
“Who’s Next” or “We Will All Go Together When We Go” would also work well.
@@breecebeamer3241 South Africa?
I can see why he retired. It must be hard to be such an avant garde mind and watch the decades stumble into the joke.
It's certainly no more a joke today than it was in his day. Satirists thrive on bullshit.
i have no idea what you just said
He always joked that he called it quits on political satire when the Nobel Prize Committee topped anything he could have come up with by giving Henry Kissinger, who had recently engineered the carpet-bombing of Cambodia, the Peace Prize.
Not seeing anything particularly avant garde here. Seems like run of the mill, old hat satire to me. Maybe you think Mark Russell is avant garde too lol
Perfectly said.
The time has come to listen to this once again.
It's insane how Russia is making this more relevant every day
So long mommy, I'm off to get a commie... can't leave China out, Russia isn't communist anymore.
Upside it shouldn't take an hour and a half now with modern ballistics
This wonderful man is still living, and just turned 94 on April 9th 2022. A friend of mine had him him as a math professor at Harvard years ago, and I am sorry that they both lived to see this day. They were of an age, of a generation, that knew well of the five years of horror Ukraine suffered under the unspeakably brutal Nazi occupation. And there are millions of Ukrainians now alive who themselves--and their children--suffered in World War II and for their lifetimes thereafter, only to realize that once again, the world is powerless or unwilling to intervene--but with the threat of nuclear weapons in the background, it is for a very different reason this time. But if you are trying to stay alive against fearful odds amid the carnage, the reasons don't matter: the result is the same 82 years later.
@@lindaa.auerbach8397 I've always loved this guy's music - it's simultaneously hilarious and bleak how many of his songs are still relevant today, and getting more so by the day. (See also: Pollution, National Brotherhood Week, Send The Marines and We Will All Go Together When We Go) I genuinely had no idea he was still alive! Guess he enjoyed the Cold War so much, he decided to stick around for the sequel... >_>
Why is nobody talking about the line “when the war is over, an hour and a half from now!” Genius line. It shows how quickly the nuclear warheads could be activated at the time. He is absolutely brilliant.
The way he looks at his watch mid sentence really sells it.
Even Miracle Mile, a film about nuclear Armageddon approaching, there was mention that a nuclear strike was inbound 57 minute and counting.
So, yeah, "fun" fact: WW3 will end in an hour and a half.
@sumthingwikked4257
Probably got that down to 30 min..
I suggest one last pizza delivery;)
"Recording date: September 11th 1967"
spooky, isn't it.
as to WW3... that's world war three folks, not the world wrestling federation in its third incarnation...
we're still dancing in and out of it happening. now perhaps more so than ever with the [bleep] we have at the helm here in the u.s. now.
Dony Christie. Good grief, that's younger than my driving licence! I was a big Lehrer fan and knew more or less all of his songs, by heart. This one I seem to have missed, except for the last two lines;
".....When the war is over,
an hour and a half from now!!" Those I do remember - it funny, isn't it?
Lehrer was a genius - I mean really, a genius. Not only could he write these dark, hysterically funny, 'cheerful' little songs and be a Math Professor at Harvard.
@@kstormgeistgem461 your comment is from 1 year ago, in other words from 2019 (or maybe December of '18). Somehow you managed to say that before things really started getting bad, yet not so far back that North Korean nukes were trending.
@@KolchaksGhostwhen? Last time I saw he was making peace with North Korea and putting China in its place, and befriending Russia.
@@donttreadonme123 I think I was being sarcastic, but I don’t remember. I said a lot of things when I was 14.
It only took 57 years, but now I get to play this to my mum while I'm shipped overseas! He's really a man who can see the Future
Start prepping your singing voices boys!
@@randomman7853
Ready,
Aim,
Sing!
You're not being shipped anywhere
@@PapaFoxtrot2002 it's a joke, relax
The joke is that Tom didn't see into the future, it's happening again. As well as being a haphazard remark about war. It's satire. I laughed, but it's not so funny when you have to explain it.
World war 3 is trending on Twitter and it reminded me of this gem
Definitely just looked this up to post on Facebook.
have you seen the riots
@@avrumisolaimani8546
they definitely won't cause ww3
Oh man, January feels like 20 years ago. Almost quaint.
@@maryz9319 yeah god
Damn, we do have color television now.
He knew we would all have colored television at some point, colored TVs existed, but they were very expensive. Kind of like battery cars
Whenever I read the comments I remember I am not the target audience. People are talking about how they used to listen him as a kid and I'm a 17 year old just discovering him
thats sick me too
Welcome aboard. Wisdom is always in style for those with inquiring minds. And Tom is still alive at the time of this message, btw. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Lehrer
Makes me wonder what he thinks now. Probably that the fable of Cassandra; fated by Apollo to always foresee the truth, but to be ignored by those who need that foresight most, is not a metaphor.
Same and it's 2021. I love his music
Same
2021, 20 yo and just heard of this guy
Well looks like we are going to be jamming to this song soon
You'd think huh. Funny almost now.
That's what he thought back then... And we're still here, waiting.
:-)
This didn't age well
Even closer now, it seems.
I bet this song is about to get a LOT more attention.
You know it buddy
It has- here in October of 2022, with Putin’s war showing on color tv since February 24th.😊
I've been listening to Tom Lehrer since the 60's and he is ALWAYS relevant. As time goes by he seems more and MORE relevant, in fact.
"Oh the white folks hate the black folks and the black folks hate the white folks. To hate all but the right folks is an old established." - National Brotherhood Week
well, yes and no... After all, it was 21 years between WWI and WWII, and at this point (2022), 77 years have passed since the end of WWII, and we're still here...
Little Johnny Jones didn't have to go drop the bomb anywhere, and the USSR is no more.
@@simeonbaumel7293 Please keep up with current events. The U.S. is trying to have a war with Russia.
@@carolynzaremba5469 interesting how we now are being told that Russia is launching an unprovoked attack on Ukraine. The West are always the good guys because they usually win and thus write the history book. We often forget that they are usually part of the problem in the first place.
For example, US would love for us to all forget that they have already pressed the button... Twice.
@@simeonbaumel7293 This hasn't aged well...
For some reason this song seems much more relevant 50 years later
noswear115 the references are dated but the theme can apply for the rest of human civilization.
noswear115 and much, much more accurate now
noswear115 I wish they'd either start it or back the fuck down, They're not funny anymore
How is that commie bastard?
It was pretty relevant back then too. Those of us who lived through those years will carry the psychic scars to our graves.
I seriously don't understand how Tom Lerher hasn't been in Fallout yet
davezilla1995, thanks for your comment. Tom Lehrer has said that he enjoys Jon Stewart (and I do too) but, to me, Lehrer was a finer satirist because he is also so musical. As for the rest of your comment it's totally true: Lehrer endorsed Obama and is indeed alive and kicking. He also said OK to the posting of these twelve video gems, so spread the word :-)
Hey, wouldn't it be awesome if this song was on Fallout?
Eric Adkins A mission did reference his song by name "We will all go together."
David Vermillion
I'd have to say no. That phrase had it's roots in a lot more than this song.
Eric Adkins According to the fallout wiki the mission is a reference to the Lehrer song. also it is not this song but another one
+Eric Adkins Almost done making a Tom Lehrer radio station to replace Diamondcity's. Will be up as "Tom Lehrer and Friends Radio Station" because I decided to throw in some Whose Line is it Anyway and a few other songs.
+Edison Trent
Looking forward to it. Hope it makes it to consoles, as that's the only copy I have right now...
I legit can't wait to sing this when WW3 starts lmao.
Better do it as soon as it starts, you won't have much time before it ends.
I could wait
Better do it quick cause it's not going to last much longer than the song.
Nice timing
Very niiice
that growl at 2:15 though.
Thank God I watched this version because when he says Brinkally and Huntally, I thought he meant adjectives and not people.
They were adjectives. Huntally means in the manner of Huntley. Brinkally means in the manner of Brinkley.
This man wrote songs that will always be relevant and age well. It's impressive, genius and everyone will relate to them.
it aged extremely well
6 decades old and still as relevant as ever.
*We all have color television now, Tom. We all do...*
What a relief! Imagine having to watch all this in black & white.
"Hello my friends, I come from 2020."
Hello my friend, I come from later 2020.
Its almost funny to remember how immeminent ww3 felt during that time in January, so much anxiety watching the news unfold.
Sweet summer children.
@@maryz9319 HAHAHA remember when we all caught the plague?
That was fun.
Hello from 2055 don’t worry you still have 55 years. Try to make the best of them
The year is 2024.
This pops into my recommendations.
Troubling.
Good news! We all have colour television!!
Happy 96th Birthday TOM 🎉 LEHRER
Finally, I can listen to this song in a relevant manner.
Back when the bomb had to be "dropped" good old times.
"With missiles shrieking louder,
watch Rubin, Beck, and Crowder
report how ground to powder
are cities we have lost!
No need for you to miss a moment
of the agonizing Holocaust!"
You may want to revisit this with recent insight into who the warmongers are
@@piercemccall9291 Oh, they just talk about the war, like their equivalents in the original were just newsmen. The big stick diplomacy that they support is clearly the most assured way for peace! Though, "Tucker" would be an appropriate replacement to "Rubin." You can't guess them all perfectly, I suppose!
oof
I can't express enough gratitude for what you've done here, I love these songs and it's nice to see him perform them live.
This is about as funny now as it was back then
Worth a sort of nervous laugh and a glance out the window for the mushroom cloud
Yes, see also the cheery tune " We will all go together ..."
*In a jolly voice* "No need for you to miss a minute of the agonising holocaust~"
Crowd: *stone cold silence*
"...Too soon?"
Holocaust is just biblical Greek for a "whole burnt sacrificial offering." It's therefore a perfect way to describe massacre, especially nuclear war.
The term wasn't yet being used as ubiquitously as it is now.
@@steverye8872 Oh yes it was. I was in high school in the 1960s and we studied the subject and it was referred to as the holocaust.
@@carolynzaremba5469 OK, Boomer.
@@steverye8872 OK kid, just admit you were out of your debth. As in, wrong.
Mature some more.
I learned this record by heart when it was new-ish, some 60 years ago. So there. ;)
one thing for sure, we have colour tv
I became a fan of Tom Lehrer some 55 years ago (I was 5) and I am amazed we are both still here, Tom because he'll be 92 on Thursday and me (and everyone else) because the human species is still here. However this may not be the case for long and therefore I recommend everyone uses their last days to catch up on Tom Lehrer, listen to his songs and laugh that world weary way one does in the Latter Days. Yes please feel despair for the fate of humanity but do so with Tom Lehrer as your soundtrack and one day (if you are lucky enough to be a survivor) you will look back with a certain bitter-sweet fondness to those dark days of 2020 and think that at least you discovered Tom and his collection of barbed ditties. Thank you Tom Lehrer you have made the End Times a little easier to bear.
I was reading Harlan Ellison's post-apocalyptic fiction in the 60s - I don't consider the survivors of an ABC war to be the lucky ones.
(Atomic, Biological, Chemical.)
Yesss another child Lehrer fan!! My mum used to sing me his songs 13 years ago (When I was 2) as lullabies and now she wonders why my sense of humour is so dark and why I'm always so pessimistic and cynical...😂 Will always love Tom :)
Can confirm, have colour television by now
Tom Lehrer is one of my favorite artists ever
Same
welcome back yall,
yall know why were here
Once again, tom gets it just right in the form of song
And the war is here
Interesting how he explained the pop culture reference for a foreign audience, and ended up explaining it to the future as well.
If I were to ever become wealthy beyond all measure, I would spend a boatload of that treasure to get Tom Lehrer to play for the masses once again.
Can’t imagine why this showed up on my feed…other than the fact my feed might be developing good taste.
Who else is here cause this may have become relevant?
the way he sings "so don't wait up for me" 2:13 gives me tachycardia...
this'll age like wine
I've been coming back here too often lately
Oddly same
Tom Lehrer is an unrivaled genius.
Why drop a bomb when you can twist a key?
Law Wong no icbm yet
Pretty sure there were ICBM's back then. In 'We will all go together when we go', which he sings in the same recording I believe he sings:
"Just sing out a te deum
When you see that icbm.,
And the party will be come as you are."
ICBM's weren't the most common method of nuclear delivery in 1967 lol
The USAF has always trusted in a combined arsenal, to guarantee the biggest possible payoff in taxpayer money.
this feels appropriate to listen to now
How is this not more popular?
Ah, he was such a genius. I wish he was still out there singing and playing and stuff, he'd have a field day with the state of the world today. He could probably rhyme anything if he felt like it.
Well here we are
You'd think so back then, huh.
@Noah Turai - By the skin of our teeth!
And here in 2022 we can live stream Armageddon on Twitch. What a time to be alive.
He went on, either in the late 60s or early 70s to be a 'writer' for...Sesame Street!
makes sense. Jim Henson would have loved his humor. x1
Good news! We can indeed watch WWIII on HD, surround sound, colored tv.
4K and 24/7 Live Streams.
its scary how much this song fits for today as well as for back then im screaming
Even worse! Today!
He was right. The Vietnam War war was broadcast into our homes in full color. At dinnertime!
"I certainly hope they would have coloured television by then."
Well yeah we did have coloured television, but thing's wasn't looking good on tv.
What a genius! Still just as relevant today... and such amazing musical/intellectual talent.
How so relevant today!!
Timing is everything. Sad to say -- Perfect for 2022.
In a biopic about him he could be play by Andy samberg
1:13 Well good news Lehrer! WE DO!
He knows, he's alive.
Now in 4K!
@@katlicks Now in VR
This was back during the Cold War, but Tom Lehrer is timeless.
i can't believe its actually happening😥
This aged…very interestingly
Well, we have color TV now.
Oof, Tom Lehrer has definitely been to the future
And again relevant
Relevant again
The man was a prophet...
How is this not in fallout
Perfect time for this song
Well well well it seems like we need this now
Hello from WW3! Thanks for the music!
This is my hit songs when i rally to iranian base
Coronavirus going on and this came through my feed. I spit out my coffee. This made my year.
I usually don't like old songs from the 60s but this is gold
THIS IS A LIIIITTLE CLOSE TO HOME RN
Never thought I would see this while at the brink of the real thing. Been a Lehrer fan since he was doing this, I wonder how he feels about being a prophet. (As of this, he's 93)
czcams.com/video/frAEmhqdLFs/video.html
Anyone else returning after hearing about the Ukraine Invasion?
Stay safe everyone, wherever you are! 💙💛
Yes, I am. I heard on fox news that Russia allows their soldiers to call their mommies! they are probably crying to their mothers! lol!
@@tcbobb1613 You mean Ukraine? lol
Many people don't know how close we came.
Look up a couple names, Vasili Alexandrovich Arkhipov and Stanislav Petrov.
It is amazing how one person can change the world.
I'd be happy to thank him if only I knew where!
It seems to be the time.
You know, I thought exactly the same, when I played the game. "We will all go to together when we go" is even better for it ;-)
My oh my how fitting in 2022
As Putin rolls into Ukraine, it's appropriate to dust this one off again.
No Commies in Russia or Ukraine anymore... but maybe a Neo-Nazi battalion or two.
And unfortunately he’s getting brazen enough to threaten to push that big red button.
So we know this is about to go viral, right? There are 614,597 views as of today. I'm sure it will be much more very soon.
Damn this guy is scarily spot on.
What gives, Tom? It's been an hour and a half already, and the war continues!
An hour and a half from when the nukes are loaded. Not there yet...
who here in 2023??!??!
2024 and still going strong. TL is a national treasure.
Im here in 2024
@@michaelcantor2169 bro these might be the best songs I've heard from the 20th century. I think I've hit a gold mine
2024
Thank you for this new version, I enjoyed it very much. Mr Lehrer's introduction was a gem and I found that your video gave the performance a little added life on the screen. Nicely done.
We really need more of his ilk.
Tom Lehar was a genius, I really enjoy his songs, he is my favourite. Thank you so much for posting this !
Was? To paraphrase Monty Python, he's not dead yet!
Well God Damn. It's happeneing.
Now we are watching the first war to play out on Twitter and TikTok.