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| 'Have a Cuppa Tea' | |
|---|---|
| Song by the Kinks | |
| from the album Muswell Hillbillies | |
| Released |
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| Recorded | August–September 1971 |
| Studio | Morgan, Willesden, London |
| Genre | |
| Length | 3:45 |
| Label | RCA |
| Songwriter(s) | Ray Davies |
| Producer(s) | Ray Davies |
'Have a Cuppa Tea' is a song written by Ray Davies and performed by the Kinks on their 1971 album Muswell Hillbillies.
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Like many Kinks songs, it is stylistically influenced by the British Music Hall. It also has a slight country influence—with the mesh of these two styles being a hallmark of the album. It is believed to be about Ray and Dave's grandmother.[1]
The lyrics humorously celebrate the British custom of drinking tea, and the civility that comes with it. Some absurd claims are made of the drink in a tongue-in-cheek fashion, such as 'It's a cure for tonsilitis and for water on the knee.' Yet the song also observes:
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Whatever the situation, whatever the race or creed,
Tea knows no segregation, no class nor pedigree
It knows no motivation, no sect nor organisation,
It knows no one religion,
Nor political belief.[2]
The lyrics also feature a parody/homage to the McGuire Sisters' 1958 hit song 'Sugartime':
Tea in the morning, tea in the evening, tea at supper time!
You get tea when it's raining, tea when it's snowing,
Tea when the weather's fine![3]
Though it was never a single in either the United Kingdom or the United States,[4] it does remain a fan favourite. It was an occasional feature of the Kinks live act of the early 1970s, and was also performed live by the group on the BBC TV show The Old Grey Whistle Test in January 1972.
The song was covered by Great Big Sea for their 2010 album Safe Upon the Shore.[5]
References[edit]
- ^Muswell Hillbillies album liner notes
- ^Kinks - Have A Cuppa Tea Lyrics
- ^Kinks - Have A Cuppa Tea Lyrics
- ^Kinks Discography
- ^Have a Cuppa Tea at AllMusic
External links[edit]
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
The traditional English cup of tea, once considered a necessary luxury, is undergoing its biggest change since tea was first advertised for sale in London in 1657.
British tea consumption has fallen from 2.5 ounces per person per week to less than an ounce. That means Britons are drinking on average just 8 cups of tea a week today, down from 23 in 1974. This monument change in drinking habits is revealed in the latest National Food Survey.
The London Telegraph suggests that tea is often linked to sweets, biscuits and cakes, which have also fallen out of favor as new data show British consumers have tried to move away from sugar and bread toward healthier trends.
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Another factor leading to the decline of the British tea tradition includes the rising popularity of coffee shops.
I recall seeing coffee shops popping up on every London street corner during the late 1990s. The eventual arrival of Starbucks threw the coffee culture into a boil that had not been seen since the 1600s when as many as 2000 coffee houses were found throughout the London area.
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I wrote a Fresh Cup magazine article a dozen years ago that suggested the UK needed to “blow the dust of their tea image.” As a new millennium dawned, America was entering a tea Renaissance while Great Britain was staring at an impending Dark Ages of tea.
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Is it time to blow the dust off the image of traditional British Tea?