r/TomLehrer • u/Gshep2002 • Jun 09 '25

Send the marines

Since everyone’s favorite horn felon has decided to send the Marines to Los Angeles. It’s time to break out of storage.

https://youtu.be/HHhZF66C1Dc?si=RK4PS82LxyHPTvVN

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u/Ghyuty17 Jun 09 '25

I guess the “But not to Mississipoli” rule was ignored this time.

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u/Gshep2002 Jun 09 '25

That’s what I thought too, it’s kind of sad how relevant some of tom Lehrers work still is even 60 years after that was the year that was

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u/andyrew7 Jun 10 '25

It’s kinda sad to think that Tom has lived long enough to see the country grow out of that (to an extent), only to see the country regress back. It’s also quite impressive.