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Tom Lehrer - National Brotherhood Week - with intro

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Satire & parodyMusic performance & songs

What it is

Tom Lehrer performs his satirical song "National Brotherhood Week" with a spoken intro. The song mocks superficial displays of tolerance while prejudices between groups carry on.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Mostly quoted or linked as a witty example of Lehrer's satire, often as a joke in unrelated threads.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2014, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “National brotherhood week is a good example”

    Good example of Lehrer's satire

    0xdeadbeefbabe, 2018-04 · Recommendation · in “Tom Lehrer at 90: a life of scientific satire”

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Topics: tom lehrer, satire, comedy song, tolerance, 1960s

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