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"'''Tea for One'''" is the last track on [[England|English]] [[rock music|rock]] band [[Led Zeppelin]]'s [[1976]] album ''[[Presence]]''. It begins with mid-tempo interplay between [[Jimmy Page]] and [[John Bonham]] before settling into a [[sotto voce]] groove. The song evolves into a slow blues epic, featuring lyrics which deal with [[homesickness]] and loneliness. Much of this was felt by [[Robert Plant]], who recalls sitting alone in a [[New York]] hotel during a U.S. [[concert tour]] drinking "tea for one". Other members of the band, notably John Bonham, were also widely reported as suffering from homesickness during Led Zeppelin's [[concert tour]]s. |
"'''Tea for One'''" is the last track on [[England|English]] [[rock music|rock]] band [[Led Zeppelin]]'s [[1976]] album ''[[Presence]]''. It begins with mid-tempo interplay between guitarist [[Jimmy Page]] and drummer [[John Bonham]] before settling into a [[sotto voce]] groove. The song evolves into a slow blues epic, featuring lyrics which deal with [[homesickness]] and loneliness. Much of this was felt by [[Robert Plant]], who recalls sitting alone in a [[New York]] hotel during a U.S. [[concert tour]] drinking "tea for one". Other members of the band, notably John Bonham, were also widely reported as suffering from homesickness during Led Zeppelin's [[concert tour]]s. |
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The song recalls an earlier Led Zeppelin song in sound and style, "[[Since I've Been Loving You]]".<ref name=Complete>Dave Lewis (1994), ''The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin'', Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.</ref> "Tea for One" came from the desire of the band to return to their roots in order to see what had changed since they were younger. In |
The song recalls an earlier Led Zeppelin song in sound and style, "[[Since I've Been Loving You]]".<ref name=Complete>Dave Lewis (1994), ''The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin'', Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.</ref> "Tea for One" came from the desire of the band to return to their roots in order to see what had changed since they were younger. In an interview he gave in 1977, Page that the song |
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{{cquote|was the only time I think we've ever gotten close to repeating the mood of another of our numbers, "Since I've Been Loving You". The chordal structure is similar, a minor blues. We just wanted to get a really laid-back blues feeling without blowing out on it at all. We did two takes in the end, one with a guitar solo and one without. I ended up sitting there thinking, "I've got this guitar solo to do," because there have been blues guitar solos since [[Eric Clapton|Eric (Clapton)]] on ''[[Five Live Yardbirds]]'' and everyone's done a good one. I was really a bit frightened of it. I thought, "What's to be done?" I didn't want to blast out the solo like a locomotive or something, because it wasn't conductive to the vibe of the rest of the track. I was extremely aware that you had to do something different than just some [[B.B. King]] licks.<ref name=Schulps>Dave Schulps, [http://www.iem.ac.ru/zeppelin/docs/interviews/page_77.trp Interview with Jimmy Page], ''[[Trouser Press]]'', October 1977.</ref>}} |
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Despite its popularity amongst fans, "Tea for One" was never played live in its entirety at [[Led Zeppelin concerts]],<ref name=Complete>Dave Lewis (1994), ''The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin'', Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.</ref> but from [[1977]] some of the guitar solo was incorporated into "Since I've Been Loving You" at various shows. It was played in full by [[Page and Plant]] during their tour of [[Japan]] in [[1996]], where it received three airings backed by an [[orchestra]]. |
Despite its popularity amongst fans, "Tea for One" was never played live in its entirety at [[Led Zeppelin concerts]],<ref name=Complete>Dave Lewis (1994), ''The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin'', Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.</ref> but from [[1977]] some of the guitar solo was incorporated into "Since I've Been Loving You" at various shows. It was played in full by [[Page and Plant]] during their tour of [[Japan]] in [[1996]], where it received three airings backed by an [[orchestra]]. |
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In [[2006]], blues guitarist [[Joe Bonamassa]] covered "Tea for One" song on his album ''[[You & Me (Joe Bonamassa album)|You and Me]]''. The late John Bonham's son [[Jason Bonham]] played drums on this song as well as the entire album. |
In [[2006]], blues guitarist [[Joe Bonamassa]] covered "Tea for One" song on his album ''[[You & Me (Joe Bonamassa album)|You and Me]]''. The late John Bonham's son [[Jason Bonham]] played drums on this song as well as the entire album. |
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[[Renato Russo]] leader of the brazilian rock band [[Legião Urbana]] said the song "La Maison Dieu" from [[Uma outra estação]] album is influencied by this song. |
[[Renato Russo]] leader of the brazilian rock band [[Legião Urbana]] said the song "La Maison Dieu" from ''[[Uma outra estação]]'' album is influencied by this song. |
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"Tea for One" is the last track on English rock band Led Zeppelin's 1976 album Presence. It begins with mid-tempo interplay between guitarist Jimmy Page and drummer John Bonham before settling into a sotto voce groove. The song evolves into a slow blues epic, featuring lyrics which deal with homesickness and loneliness. Much of this was felt by Robert Plant, who recalls sitting alone in a New York hotel during a U.S. concert tour drinking "tea for one". Other members of the band, notably John Bonham, were also widely reported as suffering from homesickness during Led Zeppelin's concert tours.
The song recalls an earlier Led Zeppelin song in sound and style, "Since I've Been Loving You".[1] "Tea for One" came from the desire of the band to return to their roots in order to see what had changed since they were younger. In an interview he gave in 1977, Page that the song
was the only time I think we've ever gotten close to repeating the mood of another of our numbers, "Since I've Been Loving You". The chordal structure is similar, a minor blues. We just wanted to get a really laid-back blues feeling without blowing out on it at all. We did two takes in the end, one with a guitar solo and one without. I ended up sitting there thinking, "I've got this guitar solo to do," because there have been blues guitar solos since Eric (Clapton) on Five Live Yardbirds and everyone's done a good one. I was really a bit frightened of it. I thought, "What's to be done?" I didn't want to blast out the solo like a locomotive or something, because it wasn't conductive to the vibe of the rest of the track. I was extremely aware that you had to do something different than just some B.B. King licks.[2]
Despite its popularity amongst fans, "Tea for One" was never played live in its entirety at Led Zeppelin concerts,[1] but from 1977 some of the guitar solo was incorporated into "Since I've Been Loving You" at various shows. It was played in full by Page and Plant during their tour of Japan in 1996, where it received three airings backed by an orchestra.
In 2006, blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa covered "Tea for One" song on his album You and Me. The late John Bonham's son Jason Bonham played drums on this song as well as the entire album.
Renato Russo leader of the brazilian rock band Legião Urbana said the song "La Maison Dieu" from Uma outra estação album is influencied by this song.
References
- ^ a b Dave Lewis (1994), The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin, Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.
- ^ Dave Schulps, Interview with Jimmy Page, Trouser Press, October 1977.
Sources
- Led Zeppelin: Dazed and Confused: The Stories Behind Every Song, by Chris Welch, ISBN 1-56025-818-7
- The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin, by Dave Lewis, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9
