Tom Lehrer, Musical Hero gave away his songs before he passed. Even more reasons to love this man.
"All copyrights to lyrics or music written or composed by me have been permanently and irrevocably relinquished, and therefore such songs are now in the public domain. " https://tomlehrersongs.com/
(and he just passed at 97)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/arts/music/tom-lehrer-dead.html
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