Green Knight,
Thanks for Tom Lehrer. I am of the age where I can remember the lyrics from 30 years ago and that the composer was on the US version of TW3, but could I remember his name........
I can also recall his song in tribute to "those good old Americans who spent billions of dollars to put some clown on the Moon" (his words). It is his ballad to Werner Von Braun
"Gather round while I sing you of Werner Von Braun
A man whose allegience is ruled by expedience.
I just put rockets up
I don't care where they come down;
That's not my department
Says Werner Von Braun.
You too can be a great hero
All you do is count backwards to zero.
In German and English
I know how to count down
Und I'm learning Chinese
Says Verner Von Braun".
What a strange thread....
From Medieval European History to American satyrical song writers within a couple of posts. Sorry.