Tom Lehrer National Brotherhood Week Whatever Became of Hubert? The Vatican Rag No Description Available No Track Information Available Media Type: CD Artist: LEHRER,TOM Title: THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WAS Street Release Date: 04/24/1990
Album Type: Live Street Release Date: 04/24/1990 Similarly Requested CDs Kori Frazier | 09/29/2000 (5 out of 5 stars) "After hearing "An Evening (Wasted) With Tom Lehrer," I thought, "Whoa! This is funny as hell! It just can't get better than this!" Well, it can. The bottom line is, if you did not enjoy An Evening Wasted With Tom Lehrer, you will certainly, undeniably, and most definitely not enjoy "That Was The Year That Was." Of the three albums released by this maniac this is unquestionably the best. Last year, I took a course at school titled Western Civilization. During the last half of the year, we discussed the majority of the events that Mr. Lehrer sings about on this album (one of my teacher's lessons included in our World War II unit even contained a lecture of which countries "got the bomb, and that was okay, 'cause the balance of power is maintained that way, who's next?"). The background information I gathered through this course helped me to better understand the lyrics to the songs, thereby making me roll on the floor laughing my posterior end (I am writing this on a school computer and therefore can't say the "correct" word) off. "National Brotherhood Week" has become an anthem for my CD player, as have "So Long Mom (A Song For World War III)", "New Math", and my very most personal favorite, "The Vatican Rag." So, calling all comedy, music, and political satire fans everywhere--if you've got some spare time you are just dying to waste, check it out!""