423. When You Are Old and Gray (Tom Lehrer)

[BlueDeanCarcione]

Absolutely love this song, and you sure did justice to it!

[raymondcrooke]

@BlueDeanCarcione Thank you.

[mmebaudou]

Tom Lehrer is one of my favorites. you did a bgreat cover. How come your grandson has a Scandinavian name? My Granddad was Axel Carlsson, born 1882 in Småland, Sweden.

[raymondcrooke]

@mmebaudou Maybe because his father has a Welsh name, though he's not Welsh.

And they both have a Chinese name as well!

[tafxkz]

lol, Tom Lehrer got to me long before Dylan or Cohen, this is rich

[raymondcrooke]

@tafxkz I first heard him when I was fourteen. I think Dylan was getting known a couple of years later.

[6funswede]

Added to the playlist for Tom Lehrer covers on The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel. Keep up the singing! :-)

[raymondcrooke]

Thanks. I will.

[MarieLynn3]

Raymond Raymond Raymonddd....

in reference to your notes....

It's NEVER a waste of time listing to you sing all these wonderfully entertaining songs. :)

You're a true treasure Raymond. :)

~Marie~

[thenatureway]

you are so good! keep them coming..

[derekeverett]

lol what a cool tune!!

you always seem to find these fun songs...

[raymondcrooke]

Tom Lehrer's first album was a kind of cult classic among my peers when I was about fifteen. The songs were so different from the usual pop stuff everyone was listening to.

[DardisMusic]

:o) - very romantic Raymond!

[raymondcrooke]

Another good romantic song by Tom Lehrer is "I Hold Your Hand in Mine." I'll probably cover it some time, but you can find the original on YouTube.

[Johnfern99]

Funny stuff!

[dannyknapp]

ohh man, I need to go to the gym.  nice guitar Raymond and nice job on this song.

[raymondcrooke]

Not really. I don't think the man's looks come into the equation here!

[lewdite]

I second Stewball... a wonderful rendition.

[raymondcrooke]

Thanks. Hard to go wrong with such romantic lyrics.

[UncleVRoy]

Is he a comedian?

[raymondcrooke]

He's a great writer (and singer) of satirical songs. Another one I've put up is The Irish Ballad, which makes fun of folk songs!!!!

[kaburto1966]

Ha, ha, ha, Now THAT is my kind of love song!

[czerenhk1215]

What a nice song!!

[raymondcrooke]

Czeren, listen to the words carefully. Is it really a nice song?

[ORBSTEWBALL]

Hello

Raymond...

This was a very refeshing take on this fun Tom Lehrer composition. The lyrics came through so loud and clear.  I have not heard such a purer rendering than yours and it makes the song even more fun and enjoyable.

Five stars all the way!

Pax,

Stewball

[raymondcrooke]

Fun? Isn't this a serious love song?