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Tom Lehrer - Wernher von Braun - with intro

The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel · 1.2M views · 2009-07-11 · 2:16

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Overview

Tom Lehrer performs his satirical song about rocket scientist Wernher von Braun, with an introduction, in a short clip posted for the Apollo 11 anniversary. It lampoons von Braun's moral flexibility.

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HN brings it up as the sharpest satire of scientists who serve whoever pays them, and as a favorite Lehrer song.

Recommended by 1 HN people across 1 months · HN mentions 2014–2024

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Music performance & songsSatire & parodySpace exploration & spaceflight
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What people said

sriram_malhar · 2022-12 · Strong recommendation

My favourite is Wernher Von Braun. [VIDEO] Thank you Tom Lehrer for all the memories and the laughs, and a biting satire that's still fresh.

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magicalhippo · 2024-12 · Joke / meme

"Once the rockets are up, who cares where they come down? That's not my department!" says Wernher von Braun. [VIDEO]

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vic-traill · 2023-07 · Joke / meme

> ... the rocket you sent to the moon was built by a German Even an oblique reference deserves the Tom Lehrer reference [0] :-) [0] [VIDEO]

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