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Kevin Daly @kevinddaly.bsky.social

Tom Lehrer sings "The Vatican Rag" from That Was the Year That Was. www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5kB...

jul 27, 2025, 5:04 pm • 35 11

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M.A.G. @maggyag.bsky.social

Vatican Rag was my personal favorite of his songs but somehow "Who's Next" feels most topical today. youtu.be/oRLON3ddZIw?...

jul 27, 2025, 5:52 pm • 0 0 • view
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Kevin Daly @kevinddaly.bsky.social

“Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.” - Tom Lehrer.

jul 27, 2025, 5:10 pm • 125 37 • view
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Kevin Daly @kevinddaly.bsky.social

Even Tom Lehrer's musical notation was funny.

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jul 27, 2025, 5:32 pm • 44 6 • view
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David J. Loehr @djl.bsky.social

Everybody say his own Kyrie Elaison...

jul 27, 2025, 5:41 pm • 3 0 • view
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Pau Amma @pauamma.bsky.social

#Alt4You the top 2 lines (rlght hand and left hand) of the piano score for The Vatican Rag, with "Ecumenically" as a notation above the first bar.

jul 28, 2025, 8:02 pm • 0 0 • view
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David Gans @dgans.bsky.social

I listened to that record hundreds of times. GREAT stuff!

jul 27, 2025, 7:57 pm • 0 0 • view
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Bebe Neuwirth (she/her) @bebeneuwirth.bsky.social

I was raised on his music. May his memory be a blessing.

jul 27, 2025, 7:37 pm • 13 0 • view
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Kevin Daly @kevinddaly.bsky.social

❤️❤️❤️

jul 27, 2025, 8:06 pm • 5 0 • view