Verified listings:
- The Masochism Tango - Tom Lehrer
- Masochism Tango - Tom Lehrer
Recorded:
- March 20/21, 1959 (live version)
- July 8, 1959 (studio version)
- January 21, 1960 (orchestral version)
Recording location:
- Sanders Theater, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (live version)
- RCA Victor Studio B, New York, NY (studio version)
- RCA Victor Studio A, New York, NY (orchestral version)
Released:
- 1959 (live and studio versions)
- 1960 (orchestral version)
Available on (*):
- More Of Tom Lehrer (studio version)
- Dr. Demento Presents The Greatest Novelty Records Of All Time, Vol. II: The 1950s (orchestral version)
- Dr. Demento's 20th Anniversary Collection (orchestral version)
- Songs And More Songs By Tom Lehrer (studio & orchestral versions)
- 1959 LP An Evening Wasted With Tom Lehrer (Lehrer TL 202; live version)
- 2000 CD set The Remains Of Tom Lehrer (Rhino R2 79831, May 23, 2000; all versions)
interesting facts (click to see playlist of show on which fact was mentioned, if applicable):
- Some releases show the title as just "Masochism Tango", but the main original releases use "The Masochism Tango".
Chart information:
- #133 1966 (as part of album An Evening Wasted With Tom Lehrer)
general information about Tom Lehrer
Common misspellings:
- Tom Lehr
- Tom Lerer
- Tom Lair
- Tom Leher
- Tom Leer
- Tom Lehaer
- Tim Lehrer
General type of music:
- satire
- piano
Real name:
- Thomas Andrew Lehrer
Also recorded with:
- Richard Hayman
- Joe Raposo
interesting facts (click to see playlist of show on which fact was mentioned, if applicable):
- one of the most requested artists in the history of "The Dr. Demento Show"
- only recorded and performed for a few years; his main profession is teaching
- never actually became a professor, despite the fact that Dr. Demento used to call him by that title
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