Maron made the deal with Swift’s intermediaries after the song’s co-producer, Jack Antonoff, encouraged him to try “proper” channels to reach the pop star before he’d help. But he “never heard back from him,” Maron said.

Tom Lehrer songs included “Poisoning Pigeons in the Park,” “The Old Dope Peddler,” “Be Prepared” and “The Vatican Rag,” in which he poked at the rites and ceremonies of the Roman Catholic Church.