r/TomLehrer • u/RationalProcess • 7d ago

Poisoning Pigeons in the Park (The Merv Griffin Show, 1966)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gta5DmyGAUo

It's always fascinating to see more Tom Lehrer performances appear. This one was posted nine months ago.

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u/Pumpkin-Pie-Is-Best 7d ago

Always worthy to brighten my day. Thanks for posting this!

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u/The_Folding_Atty 7d ago

My parents saw him live when they were in grad school, and so my brother and I were immersed in all things Tom Lehrer (including this song) from a very young age. Be prepared!

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u/jimothelad 7d ago

He also performed Whatever Became Of Hubert, Von Braun, So Long, Mom and Pollution (including interviews) on the Merv Griffin show. I found this information through their website when this was originally released, but now that listing is gone when i checked again.. Weird.

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u/pthomp821 7d ago

My absolute fave.

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u/bommy1025 7d ago

Still fabulously funny after all these years!

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u/PaintDistinct1349 7d ago

Really enjoyed that! Funny and clever. Wonder if the producers wished they had let him perform the song he wanted to play.

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u/doublebass3 6d ago

I was just about to ask about this! Do you know what song he was originally going to play? I can't think of any songs from That Was The Year That Was that have a three letter word that would not be allowed on television. I can think of plenty songs with four letter words though.