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Tom Lehrer - Wernher von Braun - with intro - widescreen
Tom Lehrer performs his satirical song about rocket scientist Wernher von Braun, with an introduction. It is a two-minute musical clip.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN quotes it in discussions of engineers' moral responsibility and recommends it as a favorite of Lehrer's witty songs.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel
- Topic
- satirical songs
- Format
- music
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2016–2020
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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It's been a consistent of my life, every good friend I've had already knows all the words to all the Tom Lehrer songs. And enjoys singing them while drunk. My parents... who are only slightly younger than Tom Lehrer... think he speaks too fast, think …
dbg31415 on Hacker News · 2018-04
In Tom Lehrer at 90: a life of scientific satireFor those who haven't watched any of his material, please click here to see the above performed: [VIDEO] He is amazingly talented across many different axes.
Diederich on Hacker News · 2020-10
In Tom Lehrer releases song lyrics to public domain
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