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In the wake of the '80s comedy boom that made casual obscenity and bodily functions safe for TV, a listen to these '50s classics from a piano-playing Harvard grad student with a thin singing voice sounds tame if not quaint. Yet Lehrer's first two self-produced albums, among the first generation of comedy LPs, remain beloved gems of musical parody, and noteworthy for their original success in an era when their topics were strictly taboo for broadcast media. He kids cold war paranoia ("We Will All Go Together When We Go"), sends up then-hip folk revivalists with a cheerful murder ballad ("The Irish Ballad"), an
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Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
Release date: 6 May 1997
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0081227277628 UPC: 081227277628
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Release date: 6 May 1997
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0081227277628 UPC: 081227277628
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