Be Prepared (Tom Lehrer)
~ Song
Annotation
Official recordings by Lehrer
* 1953-01-22 studio, released on Songs of Tom Lehrer, length ~1:28-1:33
* 1959-11-23 live, released on Revisited
** The main version appears on all releases of Revisited by itself. It runs ~2:38-2:40 and picks up right after I Hold Your Hand, beginning with "You know..."
** Another appears on some compilations, notably The Remains of Tom Lehrer. It runs ~2:28-2:30 and begins with "I have time..." The preceding sentence has been moved to the track with I Hold Your Hand in Mine.
* 1960 live, released on Tom Lehrer Discovers Australia, no known re-releases
* 1966 studio, re-recording of Songs of Tom Lehrer, no known re-releases
Annotation last modified on 2024-11-06 14:16 UTC.
Relationships
| lyricist and composer: | Tom Lehrer |
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| download score for free: | https://tomlehrersongs.com/be-prepared/ [info] |
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| later translated versions: | Var beredd |
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| part of: | Tomfoolery |
Recordings
| Date | Title | Attributes | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| recordings | ||||
| 1953-01-22 | Be Prepared | Tom Lehrer | 1:31 | |
| 1959-11-23 – 1959-11-24 | Be Prepared (live, 1959-11: Kresge Auditorium, Cambridge, MA, USA; begins with "I have time...") | live | Tom Lehrer | 2:30 |
| 1959-11-23 – 1959-11-24 | Be Prepared (live, 1959-11: Kresge Auditorium, Cambridge, MA, USA; begins with "You know...") | live | Tom Lehrer | 2:39 |
| 1959-11-23 – 1959-11-24 | I Hold Your Hand in Mine / Be Prepared (live, 1959-11: Kresge Auditorium, Cambridge, MA, USA) | live | Tom Lehrer | 4:33 |
| 1960-03-21 – 1960-05-04 | Be Prepared (live, 1960: Australia) | live | Tom Lehrer | 2:48 |
| 1966 | Be Prepared (re-recording, 1966) | Tom Lehrer | 1:28 | |
| 1980-10-12 | Be Prepared (1980 original London cast) | Company | 2:34 | |
| 1981-09-05 | Be Prepared (1981 original Canadian cast) | Company | 3:42 | |
| 2011-01-22 | Be Prepared (live, 2011-01-22: Fitzgerald Theater, Saint Paul, MN, USA) | live | VocalEssence with Gary Raynor, Peter Johnson, Richard Dworsky, Sue Scott | 1:55 |
| Be Prepared | cover | Adam Kay | 1:11 | |
| Be Prepared | cover | Jack Eljan | 1:24 | |
| Be Prepared | Tom Lehrer | 1:32 | ||
| Be Prepared | Tom Lehrer | 1:32 | ||