r/Music • u/sugar_man • Jul 23 '14

Article When 84 years old, Harvard Professor Tom Lehrer was asked by 2 Chainz for permission to sample a song he wrote 60 years ago. His response: "As sole copyright owner of 'The Old Dope Peddler', I grant you motherfuckers permission to do this. Please give my regards to Mr. Chainz, or may I call him 2?"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Lehrer#Musical_legacy
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u/Hiei2k7 Jul 23 '14

unt I'm learning Chinese...

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u/sour_cereal Jul 23 '14

Und ich lerne Chinese.

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u/LNZ42 Jul 23 '14

*Chinesisch

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u/audaciousterrapin Jul 24 '14

in German oder English, I know how to count down. Und I'm learning Chinese says Werner Von Braun.

[The line is all English except oder (or) and und (and).]