Tom Lehrer: Poisoning Pigeons in the Park

Tom Lehrer: Poisoning Pigeons in the Park

by | May 24, 2018 | Song of the Day

“The Art of Pleasure”—my Wolf Trap concert for this year—includes a section of guilty pleasures. This was at once the most fun and the most difficult group to program. How far were we willing to go? It’s not so easy to assign louche material for a group of people you...
Tom Lehrer: Send in the Marines

Tom Lehrer: Send in the Marines

by | Feb 22, 2017 | Song of the Day

From the ultimate satirist, Tom Lehrer. For might makes right Until they’ve seen the light They’ve got to be protected All their rights respected ’Til somebody WE like can be elected. Start the video at 00:20 to skip some dead screen time.  And if you want to hear...