Authors:
  1. Quotes
  2. Authors
  3. T
  4. Tom Lehrer
  5. Im not tempted to write a song about George W.Bush. I...

I'm not tempted to write a song about George W.Bush. I couldn't figure out what sort of song I would write. That's the problem: I don't want to satirise George Bush and his puppeteers, I want to vaporise them. And that's not funny.

Tom Lehrer
Song, Writing, Want
"Stop clapping, this is serious". Sydney Morning Herald interview, www.smh.com.au. March 1, 2003.
I'm not tempted to write a song about George W.Bush. I couldn't figure out what sort of song I would write. That's the problem: I don't want to satirise George Bush and his puppeteers, I want to vaporise them. And