Tom Lehrer cause of death: What did the singer-songwriter die of?
Before there were satirical songwriters like Weird Al Yankovic, there was Tom Lehrer, who wrote delightful and funny songs like Poisoning Pigeons in the Park and The Masochism Tango. He was hilarious and brilliant.
On Saturday, Lehrer died in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Per USA TODAY, his friend David Herder confirmed the news to various publications.
So what was the cause of death? We don't have that information yet. All we know is that he died at the age of 97. And what we can do is spend some time listening to some of his best songs and to pay tribute to the brilliance that was Tom Lehrer.
What are Tom Lehrer's best songs?
Here are a couple:
Very upset to hear of the passing of Tom Lehrer at the age of 97. I sang and performed this song at my high schools talent show when I was 15. All the teachers stood there aghast, then everyone laughed like hell. An absolute genius and one of my favourite satirists ever. pic.twitter.com/p9FnHYzjl2
So good.
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