Plays with YouTube's privacy-enhanced embed Tom Lehrer - The Elements - LIVE FILM From Copenhagen in 1967
2 HN users recommended this music video in 2 different months between 2015 and 2023.
2007–2026
2 recommendations 1 citation 2 jokes HackerTube score 2
HN commenters cite it as a favorite Lehrer song and invoke it as a joke whenever elements or science-themed wordplay come up.
A 1967 live film of Tom Lehrer performing his patter song "The Elements" in Copenhagen, reciting the chemical elements to a Gilbert and Sullivan tune. It is a short, polished example of his satirical piano-and-voice style.
Pull quote: “is the Tom Lehrer song that made the biggest impression on me.” (HN, 2022)
Also tagged: comic songs, tom lehrer, the elements, satire, chemistry, live performance
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