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Tea for One Lyrics
How come twenty four hours,
Baby sometimes seem to slip into days?
Oh twenty-four hours,
Baby sometimes seem to slip into days
A minute seems like a lifetime,
Baby when I feel this way
Sittin', lookin' at the clock, time moves so slow
I've been watchin' for the hands to move
Until I just can't look no more
How come twenty four hours,
Baby sometimes seems to slip into days?
A minute seems like a lifetime,
Baby when I feel this way.
To sing a song for you,
I recall you used to say
"Oh baby this one's for we two",
Which in the end is you anyway
How come twenty four hours,
Baby sometimes slip into days?
A minute seems like a lifetime,
Baby when I feel this way.
There was a time that I stood tall,
In the eyes of other men
But by my own choice I left you woman,
And now I can't get back again
How come twenty-four hours,
Sometimes slip into days?
A minute seems like a lifetime,
Baby when I feel this way
A minute seems like a lifetime
When I feel this way...I feel this way
Baby sometimes seem to slip into days?
Oh twenty-four hours,
Baby sometimes seem to slip into days
A minute seems like a lifetime,
Baby when I feel this way
Sittin', lookin' at the clock, time moves so slow
I've been watchin' for the hands to move
Until I just can't look no more
How come twenty four hours,
Baby sometimes seems to slip into days?
A minute seems like a lifetime,
Baby when I feel this way.
I recall you used to say
"Oh baby this one's for we two",
Which in the end is you anyway
Baby sometimes slip into days?
A minute seems like a lifetime,
Baby when I feel this way.
In the eyes of other men
But by my own choice I left you woman,
And now I can't get back again
Sometimes slip into days?
A minute seems like a lifetime,
Baby when I feel this way
A minute seems like a lifetime
When I feel this way...I feel this way
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one of zep's best blues songs.
im surprised no-ones hardly replied! this is one of my fave Zep songs.
Masterch1ef is completely right, this is another song in which there is a sort of mental tandem between Page and Plant, where they bring out the best in each other - bring out each other's emotions.
Masterch1ef nailed it. the guitar lives and breathes emotion utterly close to Robert's wonderful voice.
Masterch1ef nailed it. the guitar lives and breathes emotion utterly close to Robert's wonderful voice.
The most awesome album from zep' with the most influence from Page, the guy was/is a musical genius. unforunately screwed up so bad with drugs that the following album (in through the out door) was a desaster, Plant/Joned production was no match for pagie.
The most awesome album from zep' with the most influence from Page, the guy was/is a musical genius. unforunately screwed up so bad with drugs that the following album (in through the out door) was a desaster, Plant/Joned production was no match for pagie.
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bebop8929,
bebop8929,
Joe Bonamassa's cover is very tight and true to the original, but for me it just lacks the clarity and soulful mood that pagie created. especially the tail end of the mid-riff where I get chill up my spine as he makes the guitar cry.
Joe Bonamassa's cover is very tight and true to the original, but for me it just lacks the clarity and soulful mood that pagie created. especially the tail end of the mid-riff where I get chill up my spine as he makes the guitar cry.
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RayMan is a fucking idiot. The song has nothing to do with weed. Tea is usually a social thing - you drink tea with you spouse in the morning, you meet someone for tea, etc. etc. 'Tea for One' refers to to a guy drinking tea by himself. Alone. It's like going to Starbucks and drinking a cup of coffee by yourself next to the window... who does that?
This song is about a guy reflecting on being away from his girl. It is evident they used to drink tea together. Judging from this line:
[To sing a song for you, I recall you used to say "Oh baby this one's for we two", Which in the end is you anyway]
It seems like his girl didn't really like him that much.
[How come twenty four hours, Baby sometimes slip into days? A minute seems like a lifetime, baby when I feel this way. ]
In the above line, he is talking about how lonely he is without her. "Hours slipping into days" could refer to the girl promising to get in touch with the guy, but not fulfilling it.
[There was a time that I stood tall, In the eyes of other men But by my own choice I left you woman, And now I can't get back again]
To me, it just seems that this guy and girl liked each other. She was probably a babe, because "in the eye's of other men" he "stood tall" which probably means they respected him for having a good looking girl. In the next part, I think it means he tried to play it cool with her to the point where she got bored and left.
Nothing to do with weed. At all. None of Zep's songs have anything to do with drugs, except maybe Houses of the Holy "Are you dizzy when you're stoned?" But that's it.
great guitar by page. great song. songs pretty down and depressing but its still a good.
To sing a song for you, I recall you used to say "Oh baby this one's for we two", Which in the end is you anyway
so true, great song.
Anyone else hear the similarities between this and SIBLY?
Yeah, I think that's why I love it so much
Yeah, I think that's why I love it so much
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.
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 given in 1977, Page said that the song
In an interview given in 1977, Page said 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...
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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]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_for_One
ive always overlooked this song, and the entire Presence album for that matter, until earlier today, and dammit have i been missing out, this song is bluesy bliss.
Has anyone ever noticed the resemblance between the intro and the instrumental bridge on The Red Hot Chili Pepper's Righteous & The Wicked? Funny ain't it?
@Kaztor that's crazy because I totally know what you're talking about, having just listened to blood sugar sex magik in the car, I get what you're saying
@Kaztor that's crazy because I totally know what you're talking about, having just listened to blood sugar sex magik in the car, I get what you're saying
if anyone's ever REALLY missed someone and you were as far away from the as you could possibly be, then the guitar intro would really speak to you. this song is just sublime, that guitar is his heart talking
@ariel21 <3
@ariel21 <3
Lyrically, this is basically the same song as Since I've Been Loving You. It is just a slightly different melody and slowed down. Great song.