I thought it was the flu, bc Given the times and how unaware/dgaf back then on stds they were flu made sense😂. Also back in the 1919 era there was a song/jump rope song abt the flu at the peak of the 1919 flu epidemic
@@CierraFrnklynn this was the 1960s. They for sure knew what an STD was, we'd been injecting them into black guys for decades by then. During WW2 we had to give warnings to US soldiers not to get involved with prostitutes so they wouldn't come home with gonorrhea.
The best part is he never actually says what “it” is. He said this was intentional, to essentially get people riled up and offended, and to rage at him for a song about STDs until he would ask them to find where it mentioned that.
@@bowsreal7079 it means that people especially back then were very prude, religious and against change etc. Annoying that the term is used for a political leaning, especially nowadays since people will just assume youre getting political
Kinda fascinatig how we all think off STDs first even threw flues and colds are usually way more present in our every day live. The human brain is mysterious.
I hope somebody has shown these to Tom and that he knows he still has avid and dedicated fans who are young enough to be his great-grandchildren. Fella was ages ahead of his time.
Tom Lehrer is so funny. I love him so much. Favorite songs from him are "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park", "The Masochism Tango", "So Long, Mom (A Song For WWIII)", and "Who's Next?".
@@AnneDumbrava that makes no sense, especially considering the creator. Also, when talking about writing this song, Lehrer said “…Of course, that was all before anybody had heard of AIDS…” Somehow, I don’t think he’s comparing AIDS to the flu
@@Randomgui220 yeah but wishing and acting like your one in the same is hilarious. See Tom's generation could actually go to the counter and say "my orders wrong" without a panic attack.
Tom Leher is the most hilarious niche musical humor ever.'That Was The Year That Was' came out in 1964, 5 years before I was born, yet it's still some of the funniest music I remember from being a kid. The Masochism Tango and The Vatican Rag being two songs I remember particularly. WW3 also, "So long mom, I'm off to drop the bomb, so don't wait up for meeee"
This is series is so good Sarah thank you for sharing this.I knew Mike was a freak but not this much of one, must be pretty shocking finding this all out over the years.
1. the joke is that its supposed to be about a common thing while also being super dirty. you dont have a dirty mind, that was literally how the song was written 2. *very
Deliciously salacious😆 Especially for the early 1950s❣️❣️😅😆❣️❣️ One of my most prized posessions was his first,, homade album, 10" hard plastic pre-vinyl❣️
@@aaronburdon221I was 15 when I heard Napoleon XIV singing "They're Coming to Take Me Away" on the radio. I bought the 45 and played it over and over. The flip side was the same song played in reverse.
Multi talented. University Maths lecturer, songwriter, pianist, singer composer, comedian. He plays and sings without looking at the keyboard. How much talent can one man have?
Got to love these old songs. They are great teaching kids with. Just because they are a bit for kids and a bit for dirty minded adults. This one is also a good reminder of basic virology.
Good ole Tom Lehrer. I remember as a student sitting on the floor of a flat off the royal mile in Edinburgh,in the seventies, while a young trainee priest from the Western Isles played "the Vatican Rag" on the piano and we all joined in tying ourselves in knots over the Elements Song. Inside we passed the whisky round and outsde it snowed. It was a more innocent world.
Shawn Elliott: Shame and Scandal ca. 1943 In Trinidad there was a family With much confusion as you will see It was a mama and a papa, and a boy who was grown Who wanted to marry and have a wife of his own He found a young girl, that suited him nice And went to his papa to ask his advice His papa said son, I have to say no This girl is your sister but your mama don't know
A sweet old song. These are golden oldies and a thousand times better than most modern music. About as much wrong with these as 'Baby it's Cold Outside,' that is to say, not a damn thing.
"Flu" was NOT the first thing coming to my mind
The flu I thought I was an std
@@creedbaker same
@@creedbaker Same
I thought it was the flu, bc Given the times and how unaware/dgaf back then on stds they were flu made sense😂. Also back in the 1919 era there was a song/jump rope song abt the flu at the peak of the 1919 flu epidemic
@@CierraFrnklynn this was the 1960s. They for sure knew what an STD was, we'd been injecting them into black guys for decades by then. During WW2 we had to give warnings to US soldiers not to get involved with prostitutes so they wouldn't come home with gonorrhea.
I love how this implies he just handed her some sheet music and started singing without giving her any context
That's actually exactly what he did to the musicians for "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park."
@@MrsGick and for Masochism Tango, the one with violins on the background
The best part is he never actually says what “it” is. He said this was intentional, to essentially get people riled up and offended, and to rage at him for a song about STDs until he would ask them to find where it mentioned that.
Thats how all those songs work, heavily imply a topic without actually saying it to rile up the very conservative population
@@thesaviorofsouls5210why conservatives?Just kinda curious
@@bowsreal7079 not in the political conservative sense
@@thesaviorofsouls5210 I see,thank you for clarifying though that leaves me with even more questions,time for me to do some research!
@@bowsreal7079 it means that people especially back then were very prude, religious and against change etc. Annoying that the term is used for a political leaning, especially nowadays since people will just assume youre getting political
This song was so popular in our office during COVID lockdowns.
Checks out
I WONDER WHY ???
Reminds me of the time I gave my whole class COVID bc my parents wouldn’t let me stay home, 15 were called sick next day
Nice 🥲👍🏻
Very fitting i dare say.😂
"You hear that piano? It's mad!" is just Comedy Gold. You got me!
This post gave me war flashbacks
Same!
Gotta admit wasn’t expecting the Tom!! 😂
*you got it from me
Well, comedy is subjective.
“Tom back off, TOM BACK OFF-“ she’s so funny 😂😂
lol i found that bit hilarious
Apparently she has a piano with anger issues. "Do you hear that piano it's mad back off!"
"Who just gives her everything" I BEG YOUR PARDON!?!??!!
i am more cocearned about the spaniel...
@Alaryk111 You’re more concerned about the dog than a human being? 😑
Maybe he's her sugar daddy, not her father
@@slightlydistressedslug6627yes? that’s awful like who the hell fucks a dog
@@PhoenyxNightbyrd I hope
"Just for clarity... I didn't get it at all."
-Me, circa 1953.
std's for the win!
HA! :D
Kinda fascinatig how we all think off STDs first even threw flues and colds are usually way more present in our every day live. The human brain is mysterious.
and he said edith gets it every spring and we still didnt realize
Probably because when we get flues and stuff we don't ask ourselves who specifically gave it to us
@@junouris7139 and the DOG usually wont get it from you , also it wouldn't be so hard to figure how the dentist got it
And cats and dogs can catch certain respiratory illnesses from humans, so it's a lot less weird to give your dog RSV than, you know, that lol.
@@junouris7139 Tbf I absolutely do, so that I know who to bicker with 😂
The good ole syphilis waltz 🤣🤣🤣
The clap
Only problem is the song is in 4/4 😔
Why did I think that said silliness
@@sneezykitten2998more like 6/8 But point taken
millie, billy, jilly, AND billy?
King was ahead of his time✨
He also listed someone named Willie!
I smell bisexualism
The look when Dad..who gives her everything..priceless
I hope somebody has shown these to Tom and that he knows he still has avid and dedicated fans who are young enough to be his great-grandchildren. Fella was ages ahead of his time.
Why were people thinking of sicknesses I was thinking of people passing around a physical object 💀💀
innocent human being alert ^
Winnie the pooh part got me😂
Dragging bro's name in the mud lol
I LOVE TOM LEHRER! lyrical and comedy genius
Fr
I used to sing " Masochism Tango' in High School. My one teacher got me a book of sheet music.
Daniel and the vet need to answer some questions about the spaniel.
Certainly
Considering that , ninety percent of illnesses that can affect one cannot affect the other... Yes we want to have words.
Tom Lehrer is a legend. I recommend checking out his other work too, not just his music!
I love how she slowly loses her mind.These videos are awesome.I love them
How generous of Tom to be sharing so much of his wealth with everyone
Tom Lehrer is so funny. I love him so much. Favorite songs from him are "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park", "The Masochism Tango", "So Long, Mom (A Song For WWIII)", and "Who's Next?".
Your additions augmented the comedy further. Loved this.
LOL BETSY YOU ARE A BEAUTY
Ah yes. I love Tom Lehrer. He has so nice and wholesome texts to this beautiful music of his.
Wait if he got it from Agnes who through a long line got it from Marie... but Marie got it from him! It's a damn circle!!
Exactly.
That's how colds and flus often work
Sounds like strep. 😂
A smile! That's what they're passing around! ...I hope
This is one of the best interpretations I've ever heard from this song, and makes sense how the dog got it too!
Okay, that was just fantastic and gave me the laugh I needed this morning! Your acting was *mwah* chef's kiss. ❤❤❤
Thank you!
@@honest2betsyThis song sounds like the animaniacs song about invasion.
She wipes her hand on the dress, such a small detail, but very smart.
I love Tom Lehrer. He is one of my favorite pianists of all time!
Billy or Willy? We stan a bisexual king 🫡🏳️🌈
Where does it say anything about sexuality? 🤭
tf r u talking about😭
@@RabidWildCreaturehe lists people who might have given him an STD, naming both men (“Billy or Willy”) and women.
@@baintreachasthe song is about the flu, not an STD
@@AnneDumbrava that makes no sense, especially considering the creator. Also, when talking about writing this song, Lehrer said “…Of course, that was all before anybody had heard of AIDS…” Somehow, I don’t think he’s comparing AIDS to the flu
Flu, pneumonia, and RSV....😂
Tom Lehrer is the oldest Gen Z ever
Edit: WHAT THE HELL, 1K? DID I SAY SOMETHING FUNNY?
LOL gen z wishes.
@@FUBARGunplayou’re right, I do
Gen Z acting like they invented absurdist humor
@@Sam-vy8ye Tom Lehrer is not absurdist 🤣
@@Randomgui220 yeah but wishing and acting like your one in the same is hilarious. See Tom's generation could actually go to the counter and say "my orders wrong" without a panic attack.
"That's who he's wondering about; not the dog?" 😄😆😂🤣
Tom Leher is the most hilarious niche musical humor ever.'That Was The Year That Was' came out in 1964, 5 years before I was born, yet it's still some of the funniest music I remember from being a kid. The Masochism Tango and The Vatican Rag being two songs I remember particularly. WW3 also, "So long mom, I'm off to drop the bomb, so don't wait up for meeee"
I love tom lehrer, his songs always make me laugh
This is series is so good Sarah thank you for sharing this.I knew Mike was a freak but not this much of one, must be pretty shocking finding this all out over the years.
Love her expressions, period dress, everything.
I just love having a vary Dirty mind a nice clean song about the Common cold turn in to something vary dirty....
1. the joke is that its supposed to be about a common thing while also being super dirty. you dont have a dirty mind, that was literally how the song was written
2. *very
She is so gorgeous
Best dark humor song about syphilis
She is magnificent!!👏👏
I'm so excited to see appreciation for Tom Lehrer's music in the wild!! I absolutely love him
I love this song. Tom Lehrer was so talented, he wrote many great songs
Betsy, you are so brilliant! Thank you for exposing everyone to these great songs. You are great!
Deliciously salacious😆 Especially for the early 1950s❣️❣️😅😆❣️❣️
One of my most prized posessions was his first,, homade
album, 10" hard plastic pre-vinyl❣️
Your asides are hilarious!
They are? Thank you for telling me or I never would have known
You ❤️ and Tom make a great "modern day" team. Thanks for sharing your brilliant videos.
This is one of your best. I really enjoyed your off-stage looks and banter. More please!
You are fabulous. A natural. Wonderful and well done! P.S. I LOVE Tom Lehrer.
I can't get over how well you wear the style. Good job
I love your additions to the song!!!! 😂😂
COVID 19 jingle.......damn.....even the dog? Poor dog
I enjoyed your crosstalk ❤ the dress
Whoa, Tom got around, he needs to stop being so free giving.
Why do I get the feeling this awesome lady caught some episodes of the doctor demento show? Great vids
They're coming to take me away ha ha, they're coming to take me away ho ho.
@@aaronburdon221I was 15 when I heard Napoleon XIV singing "They're Coming to Take Me Away" on the radio. I bought the 45 and played it over and over. The flip side was the same song played in reverse.
Love this young lady lol
Multi talented. University Maths lecturer, songwriter, pianist, singer composer, comedian. He plays and sings without looking at the keyboard. How much talent can one man have?
This was the 1st song I heard on this channel. Its still funny 😅
He is clearly talking about Covid, man what a visionary.
What he is giving is genuine friendship. 😊
Everything aside, I'm in love with the pearl earrings! So elegant and beautiful ❤
I love all your videos Queen! ❤❤❤❤❤
Great song wish it would have been the whole song cause I love her face expressions during the story.
Tom Lehrer is amazing. He also invented the Jell-O shot.
I grew up listening to Tom Lehrer! He turned 96 in April. Go read up on his career. Seriously, the guy is amazing.
This whole time I’ve thought she actually played the songs on the piano 😭😭
I hope Tom knows about you and enjoys these as much as we do 😊❤
The pretending to play a piano is really funny to me for some reason
I like how shes started adding her own verbal input rather than just expressing facially.
I think her whole playlist needs to be in the next fallout game. (thanks to mods, most are in mine already)
Fuck yeah! Fallout Chicago!
Love your improv with Tom. ❤
“Hear my piano? ITS MAD!” Fr-
Got to love these old songs. They are great teaching kids with. Just because they are a bit for kids and a bit for dirty minded adults. This one is also a good reminder of basic virology.
TOM LEHRER IS SO GOOD I LOVE HIM SO MUCH 😭❤️❤️🥰
Not me thinking that they were regifting😂
Live laugh love Tom Lehrer ‼️‼️‼️💥💥💥
I LOVE TOM LEHRER! Masochism Tango 🔛🔝
I just love all of Tom Lehrer's music so much 😭
That's piano is 'Great'!
That satin dress is gorgeous.
Love Tom Lehrer! Been listening to him since i was a kid, my folks had his records! (I'm in my 60s now)
Good ole Tom Lehrer. I remember as a student sitting on the floor of a flat off the royal mile in Edinburgh,in the seventies, while a young trainee priest from the Western Isles played "the Vatican Rag" on the piano and we all joined in tying ourselves in knots over the Elements Song. Inside we passed the whisky round and outsde it snowed. It was a more innocent world.
Love Tom Lehrer, he was too good for the time
❤❤This is the funniest segment on the internet,ever!!!!Please keep it going,pals!!!!😊😊😊😊😊😊
Winnie the Pooh!😂😂😂😂😂😂
It also works with the early Covid Years... sweet heck that was insane.
"TODD BACK OFF, TODD DO YOU HEAR THAT PIANO? IT'S MAD-!"
I love Tom Lehrer
Such a genius he still got everyone laughing 80 years later
Ngl I was going to say: is this really about flu shots? Damn I really called myself out for even thinking about that 😂
She is so beautiful
We love Tom. Tom Lehrer is an absolute legend.
Winnie the Pooh 😂
Gonna be fair ... I would not mind getting it from Tom.
Tom used to be quit a chad in the olden day
I knew it. Only Mr. Leher could sing a song this pervy. XD check out the masochistim tango
Why are you so elegant?❤
Shawn Elliott: Shame and Scandal ca. 1943
In Trinidad there was a family
With much confusion as you will see
It was a mama and a papa, and a boy who was grown
Who wanted to marry and have a wife of his own
He found a young girl, that suited him nice
And went to his papa to ask his advice
His papa said son, I have to say no
This girl is your sister but your mama don't know
I thought he was talking about an std or something 😅
A sweet old song. These are golden oldies and a thousand times better than most modern music. About as much wrong with these as 'Baby it's Cold Outside,' that is to say, not a damn thing.
That is the most realistic not-piano playing I have ever seen. I only noticed that after coming back from watching the video with Tom at the piano.
Maybe "it" was cold, "it" was never specified. You dirty minded people 😂😂😂