1:35 "nearly THREE billion hunks of well-done steak." Correct in 1959 when this song was recorded, but today would have to be amended to "SEVEN billion" to be accurate! Think about how much the world has changed in the last 50 years!
Almost anything which encourages the dissemination of Lehrer's ideas is most welcome, but something like this, showing diligence, interest and a different point of view, enhances it immeasurably.
These sorts of things are my favorite You Tube videos. Very funny and creative. I'm sure it took a long time to create and we appreciate the efforts. Very well done!
The very first movie was "Star Wars" (1977). The next one was "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980). After that came "The Return of the Jedi"(1983). Then came "Episode I: The Phantom Menace" (1999), "Episode II: Attack of the Clones" (2002), and "Episode III: Revenge of the Sith" (2005). (The original three movies were renumbered after the release of the "episodes", which were prequels.)
Nice version of "We'll all go together..." unfortunately sans that wonderful couplet "Down by the old maelstrom, there'll be a storm before the calm" lol
I somehow now have a vision of someone singing that at a peace conference. Or any time someone says "OMG country X might have nuklear weapons!!. This means war!"
There's another version of this song that includes the lines, "We will all go directly to our respective Valhallas/Go directly, do not pass go, do not collect 200 dollas!"
Tom Lehrer's cleverness with rhymes was amazing. "There will be no more misery/When the world is our rotisserie"... When the air becomes uranious/We will all go simultaneous." Cole Porter, eat your heart out!
Great video, and bonus points for adding Dr. Demento classic Tom Lehrer! I swear that guy is a genius (more than literally, he is/was a mathematics professor), for writing a darkly and ironically funny song about mutually assured destruction.
I can't believe he was a professor at UCSC when I studied there. I feel I missed something important.
imagineers0 1 month ago
Awesome, thanks for the laugh! :D
DragonLuvr1276 8 months ago
Red October schtanding by!
richardcadbury 9 months ago
1:35 "nearly THREE billion hunks of well-done steak." Correct in 1959 when this song was recorded, but today would have to be amended to "SEVEN billion" to be accurate! Think about how much the world has changed in the last 50 years!
ivyshoots 1 year ago
''Chhhhoooooo........The farce is strong in This One...''
tomwmloppe 2 years ago
loved the song
rishi303kishore 2 years ago
Looks like Obi-Wan was drinking WKD blue.
Bloodgod40 2 years ago
lol look at 2:10 the letters at the building look like WKD
patser090 2 years ago
Win. Definitely, definitely, epic WIN!
flowertrue 2 years ago
I'd never heard this song before. Very well put together and excellent choice of song. Very entertaining.
Chris2myfriends 2 years ago
i love this video it so cute and sweet
kt27rule 3 years ago
8D oh mygawd, tom lehrer has so many applications, but i have to admit, this is one of the more apt. :3
YanSui01 3 years ago
Almost anything which encourages the dissemination of Lehrer's ideas is most welcome, but something like this, showing diligence, interest and a different point of view, enhances it immeasurably.
Alcagaur 3 years ago 20
I love his rhymes. There will be no more misery when the world is our rotisserie...
When the air becomes uranious we will all go simultaneous....
flowertrue 3 years ago 9
These sorts of things are my favorite You Tube videos. Very funny and creative. I'm sure it took a long time to create and we appreciate the efforts. Very well done!
Kevin90028 3 years ago 17
this is a awful way to die but a pretty funny song
midge002 3 years ago 6
I echo every syllable of that!
A1l2l2e2n4 2 years ago
lol that was perfect!!!
ladykind21 3 years ago 4
Lol in a kinda strange way
Stewie0416 3 years ago 4
Really nice video, love that song.
Really nice...
RunningJoke1 3 years ago 5
Brilliant! This is the best Tom Lehrer video I've ever seen!
I wonder why it only has 50,085 views by 18th March 2008...it deserves to bee much more popular :)
Selinja 3 years ago 5
Once again, where's the great line in the song about the Valhallas? It's the best line in the song. Why is everyone on youtube cutting it out?!?
amazingprovideo 3 years ago 5
That was very funny. A great song by a genius mathematician and a good video too.
thegreatestdoctor 3 years ago 5
Very very clever. One of the best of these types of videos that I've seen. Well done.
Kevin90028 4 years ago 2
genius! more explosions would have rocked but not to be sneezed at.
monstro23 4 years ago
Very funny in a grim sort of way!!
Sowhatstosee 4 years ago
Fun combination, and the timing was good. It is not Lehrer's best but well chosen here.
Ragnemalm 4 years ago
The force is strong with this one. The ONE thing you were missing was Mannequin Skywalker getting toasted by the riverside.
dawahinshallah 4 years ago
Very clever merging of Lehrer and Lucas. Nicely edited.
TimMcMullen 4 years ago
You can't beat Lehrer for humor.
Isonis 4 years ago
little too much episode three and repeated footage.
still enjoyable.
AdmlAckbar 4 years ago
what is name of the movies?
tkoe2007 4 years ago
what do you mean, they are the star wars movies
orangepeel22 4 years ago
thanks I only saw the first movie when it came out but I walked out in late 70's as the movie sucked IMO
tkoe2007 4 years ago
The very first movie was "Star Wars" (1977). The next one was "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980). After that came "The Return of the Jedi"(1983). Then came "Episode I: The Phantom Menace" (1999), "Episode II: Attack of the Clones" (2002), and "Episode III: Revenge of the Sith" (2005). (The original three movies were renumbered after the release of the "episodes", which were prequels.)
A1l2l2e2n4 3 years ago
WHO DON'T KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!
fararob 2 years ago
Lehrer is one of greatest satirists of the 2o th century. Pity he retired from music and went back to academia so young.
wellershill 4 years ago
well funny
Daegonath 4 years ago
Absolutely incredible!
Nalern 4 years ago
fantastic.. i've been playing it all morning.. funny nedy and perfectly put together. 5/5 from me
TheBadgerousOne 4 years ago
Tom Lehrer AND Star wars at the same time...I'm basking in the warm glow of my nerddom!
72miche19 4 years ago
ha that was rather ...uh...interesting...
thecriticalmind 4 years ago
Very well done. 5 stars from me too.
ParodyProductionsss 4 years ago
bloody fantastic 5 stars lol scotty:0)
scottytoohottie123 4 years ago
lol well funny song
Daegonath 4 years ago
i love it it is really good another one of those would be really really good!!!!!!!!!!!!!
james2mooney 4 years ago
Nice version of "We'll all go together..." unfortunately sans that wonderful couplet "Down by the old maelstrom, there'll be a storm before the calm" lol
tfknouff 4 years ago
I somehow now have a vision of someone singing that at a peace conference. Or any time someone says "OMG country X might have nuklear weapons!!. This means war!"
szara 4 years ago
I have'nt heard any Lehrer for yrs such clever man what a dry wit fab!
tikitrash 4 years ago 5
A welcome reminder of the conditions which rendered everyone born before 1980 a traumatized veteran of the Cold War.
misterniceguy1960 4 years ago 2
Excellent!!!
ifxman 4 years ago 3
There's another version of this song that includes the lines, "We will all go directly to our respective Valhallas/Go directly, do not pass go, do not collect 200 dollas!"
Tom Lehrer's cleverness with rhymes was amazing. "There will be no more misery/When the world is our rotisserie"... When the air becomes uranious/We will all go simultaneous." Cole Porter, eat your heart out!
scotpens 4 years ago 5
Until now, I had never heard anything by Tom Lehrer with a full orchestral accompaniment. What was the source?
Very good use of images -- I would never have thought of matching Star Wars footage with that song, but it works!
scotpens 4 years ago 3
witty words coupled with excellent video
kimsayong 4 years ago
brilliantly matched!
michaelritchie200 4 years ago
ROFLMAO!! That was awesome! I've done a couple of vids to Lehrer myself. That was worthy of a KOBA-TV stamp of approval!
KOBATV 4 years ago
The video was really well done! Fitting images, but not cheesy. I love Tom Lehrer
TheScarlettOlivier 4 years ago
star wars and tom lehrer....this is awesome!
oooohhh...with orchasta
NniadSings 4 years ago
Pure genius. Congrats.
mpellatt 4 years ago
Very creative.
:)
SarlaccBits 4 years ago
Great! Finally some Tom Lehrer, brilliantly matched with the video as well.
nakvim 4 years ago
I agree! Tom would approve.
whatsanenigma 4 years ago
hehehehe... it's great!
surfgirl88nv 4 years ago
Great video, and bonus points for adding Dr. Demento classic Tom Lehrer! I swear that guy is a genius (more than literally, he is/was a mathematics professor), for writing a darkly and ironically funny song about mutually assured destruction.
kstar8706 4 years ago
You have actually just made my day.
Wapcaplet 4 years ago
Wonderful juxtaposition of Tom Lehrer and Star Wars - Great. Also, I've never heard the full orchestral version before.
shasahazza 4 years ago
Very well done, good sync of the music to the speed of the scenes. That's a 5er, everybody. ;)
TheFili 4 years ago
Like old times...too cool!
AnnieTheC 4 years ago
Glad to hear ANY Tom Lehrer on youtube. Thank you.
dicksometimes 4 years ago
lol
great song and great movie
love the way hes making a happy song about the chance that the nuclear bomb will kill us all! theres a happy thought
lopo271 4 years ago
Hm, theres not enough tom lehrer on youtube, thanks for putting some on man!!!!!
joshuathebarbarian 4 years ago
KATH, You need to do this video..
masstax 4 years ago
this is genius. with so much crap going on in the world, ppl have to be able to laugh sometimes. great vid!!!!!!
thequesadilla 4 years ago
whoa that was amazing
scraph4ppy 4 years ago
XD GENIUS.
vectorcri 4 years ago
so good i played it at my local sci fi club thx a lot :)))
jeffersonrhodan 4 years ago
Yay! Great song, crap movie, hilarious vid. Wish there were more like this!
templremus1990 4 years ago
gr8 vid set to a gr8 song.
thanks!
reminds me a little of always loOoOky on the bright side of life by Monty Python... RoTFL is good4sanity.
peaceverydayourway...
PEACequaLsanityWORLD 4 years ago
neat:)
Aerianh 5 years ago
Rofl.
kingcobra1913 5 years ago
never skips a beat.
jax987654321 5 years ago
Only after watching it about a dozen times did I realise that the words literally correspond to the pictures. 5 Death Stars!
richardcadbury 5 years ago
just excellent
rhodos73 5 years ago
LOL! Never woulda thought this up an a gazillion years, and the timing is excellent.
Allronix 5 years ago
Muahahahaha! This one is perfect!
Thanks for sharing. :)
BaWy99 5 years ago
LOL, Never a disappointment. :D 5 stars.
gonecouture 5 years ago
morbid but very well done
honorabletigeress 5 years ago
cool
cazzykay23 5 years ago
AWESOME^_^
joanne45 5 years ago
Heh. Fun. :)
stephantom 5 years ago