I've heard it said that coffee is supercharged and tea is time-released. A kind of sprint vs. marathon effect. Truth to tell, I'm no expert. I tend to get my caffeine from coffee. When I drink tea, it's most often herbal.
Still, I love the way this song captures those qualities of tea. The first verse is gentle and a bit sleepy, but picks up speed. With the "Hallelujah, Rosa Lea" chorus, well, the caffeine hits full force.
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Ray was an enthusiast of the old English music hall. Muswell Hill was a great album but it's next to impossible to choose a favorite - I guess the Village Green Preservation Society might be mine but the band was so prolific between '64 and '77 there were a lot of great songs. Remember Waterloo Sunset, Lola, Sunny Afternoon, You Really Got Me, Ape Man, Low Budget, Tired of Waiting?
"Hallelujah, Rosa Lea" is indeed a great chorus. Here's another sing along one you likely remember:
Ah, Tom is young and Tom is bold
Tom is as bold as the knights of old
But whenever he gets in a bit of a jam
There's nothing he won't do to get a harry rag
Harry rag, harry rag
Do anything just to get a harry rag
And he curses himself for the life he's led
And rolls himself a harry rag and puts himself to bed
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