March 2010: This song is out on DVD! More here: www.shoutfactorystore.com Tom Lehrer on Amazon.com: www.amazon.com Tom Lehrer songs on iTunes: itunes.apple.com Lehrer did have a healthy perspective on marriage and aging. And he is right, as always. Just listen to “When You Are Old And Gray”. This is true Lehrer wisdom of life, and it is good fun too 
Now, is it true that some YouTube videos deteriorate over time? The last time this video was checked it had a stuttering playback. If this happens to you, add the code &fmt=18 to the page url or select the alternative version (“National Brotherhood Week” and “When You Are Old And Gray” double video). Lehrer said “OK” to “The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel” on YouTube, as long as the performance is not altered and as long as it’s free in the YouTube flash video format. Click on the Lehrer icon and visit the channel’s front page. The channel is Lehrer only, no other YouTube ego’s. And here is a link to a NEW channel support page: home.broadpark.no © 2010 Tom Lehrer Recording date: September 10th 1967 Format: Ampex Quadruplex PAL 4:3 Status: A very rare recording Storage: Sony Digital Betacam Production and preservation: The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation – the NRK, Norway. More here: www.nrk.no
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Add your commentAmazing, amazing, amazing. He’s a truly talented man.
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It feels a bit weird leaving this comment for this particular song, but…HAPPY 82nd BIRTHDAY TOM LEHRER!!!
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If I ever were to get married, I’d play this song, if I remember
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to the person who wondered if anyone played this at their wedding , I know someone who did at that , very fun , by the end the whole crowd was laughing since they used it for their first dance!
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Mm, I wonder if anyone has ever played this song at their wedding… I’d go to that wedding!
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awesome
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Tom Lehrer is the best
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I love Tom Lehrer.
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Actually the message is simple: It’s a comic take on how people drive each other crazy being married for a long time. Even the most loving newlyweds will bicker about the tiniest things 20 years down the road. A lot of Tom Lehrer’s songs have a simple message, nothing hidden beneath the exterior (although there are a few exceptions), but when you’re looking for humor, you’re not looking for a deep, profound, message anyway, you’re looking to laugh. And this certainly succeeds at that.
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Besides, you being old and gray, it’s not saying much for you, is it?
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That’s just perverting the song; I don’t think he’s saying we should all have blonde models at the age of 55, merely that one should grasp youth whilst one still has it.
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this dude is an ABSOLUTE GENIOUS when it comes to writing lyrics, i must say!!!
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All the ‘ilities’ range from 0:36-1:11 in case you wanted to know…
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Truly the greatest!
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rofl sense of hummer
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how old r u??
like 100
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PeaceOutU07, it really is!
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Good luck for the two of you. My love is 21 years my senior and decided for no.
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The love of my life is 27 years younger than me. If we should marry, I want to play this song for our first dance. I’m no longer young, but I still have a sense of hummer….
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The way he says “ability” is fantastically naughty…
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i sent this song to my girlfriend. so epic
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I never knew there were so many words ending in -ility! Great song
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I saw this guy on stage in Birmingham back in 1963. He was a total one-man revolution and sooooo irreverent then. Bless him.
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Press the Facebook button under the Share tab under the video
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how do i post this clip onto my facebook page?
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