Tom Lehrer - We Will All Go Together When We Go

The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel · 5M views · 2008 · 3:27

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Why Hacker News recommends it

Mostly quoted as a joke in nuclear war and doom threads, with one commenter praising Lehrer's satire.

What it is

Tom Lehrer's gallows-humor song about nuclear annihilation, in which everyone goes together when the bomb drops.

Recommended by 1 HN commenters across 1 different months, 2017 to 2022.

What Hacker News said

Recommends Diederich · 2020-05 · on “Google deletes “communist bandits” from comments on Youtube”

For those who aren't aware and/or won't look this reference: [LINK] As the other comenter noted, Tom Lehrer is indeed a national treasure, and his satire is top shelf. From the light-hearted "The Elements": [LINK] (watch for the surprise at the end) To the gallows comedy of "We Will All Go Together When We Go": [this video] NB: I appreciate the irony linking to YouTube content in a 'WTF Google/YouTube' thread.