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Tom Lehrer Performs “The Elements” in Copenhagen, 1967

The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel · Music · 3 min · 2012 · YouTube title: Tom Lehrer - The Elements - LIVE FILM From Copenhagen in 1967
Why it's here

HN commenters cite it as a favorite Lehrer song and invoke it as a joke whenever elements or science-themed wordplay come up.

What it covers

A 1967 live film of Tom Lehrer performing his patter song "The Elements" in Copenhagen, reciting the chemical elements to a Gilbert and Sullivan tune. It is a short, polished example of his satirical piano-and-voice style.