Tea for One

Tea for One

Song infobox
Name = Tea for One


Artist = Led Zeppelin
Album = Presence
Released = March 31, 1976
track_no = 7
Recorded = November-December, 1975
Genre = Blues-rock
Length = 9:27
Label = Swan Song
Writer = Page/Plant
Producer = Jimmy Page
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next_no = "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".Dave Lewis (1994), "The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin", Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.] "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

Despite its popularity amongst fans, "Tea for One" was never played live in its entirety at Led Zeppelin concerts,Dave Lewis (1994), "The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin", Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.] 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

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*"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

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