Tea-Rap by Mr. Elemental

[eliyes]

Now when I say "ooh", you say "long"!
Ooh!
(Long!)
Ooh!
(Long!)
And when I say "herbal", you say "no thanks"!

Comments

[apathocles.livejournal.com]

... That is pretty fragging awesome. XD

[eliyes.livejournal.com]

Innit? :D I love Have a Cuppa Tea by The Kinks (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eYtNu_heiI). I'm wondering if there's more tea-themed stuff out there? Maybe I could make a playlist!

[apathocles.livejournal.com]

You totally should!

(Tea for Two would have to be on there, obviously. XD )

[eliyes.livejournal.com]

I had forgotten about that song! XD

It seems like there's more songs about coffee.

[apathocles.livejournal.com]

Coffee, meh. *not a fan*

(Okay, I don't tend to drink tea under my own steam, either (although I'll happily drink it if it's offered) -- I'm more of a herbal person *is shunned* -- but coffee is made of piss. XD )

[eliyes.livejournal.com]

I have doctors' orders to stay away from coffee! *thumbs up* As well as tea, and caffeine in general. So I drink decaf herbals. XD But I used to drink tea and coffee by the litre.

[apathocles.livejournal.com]

Man, I'm so glad I never got addicted to caffeine. Watching addict friends try to function without it is entertaining as hell makes me glad my only addiction is to internet porn.

[eliyes.livejournal.com]

Luckily, I went through the worst of my caffeine withdrawal while I was hospitalized. It just merged with every other unpleasantness going on at the time. Worse than the addiction, though, was the habit. I was used to consuming caffeine under various circumstances, and I tell you it's a stone cold bitch at times to try to socialize when you don't drink caffeine, pop, or alcohol. (~don't drink, don't smoke - -what do you do? goody-good goody-good, goody-goody-two-shoes!)

[apathocles.livejournal.com]

Also, have you checked out the related links in the YouTube sidebar? Looks like there's more tea songs there. :D

[eliyes.livejournal.com]

I'm working on it right now, but I got distracted by Acadian One Step. X3

[apathocles.livejournal.com]

The Tea Rap is fun. :D

[eliyes.livejournal.com]

I'm going to get all messed up by the fact that The Tea Party is one of my oft-listened to bands, and they don't sing about tea. XD They sing stuff like and it feels just like heaven's coming down / your soul takes wing as your conscience hits the ground and got a letter from a messenger / I read it when it came / it said that you were wounded / you were bound and chained / you were lovèd, you were handled / you were poisoned, you were pained / oh no, oh no / you were naked, you were shamed.

[apathocles.livejournal.com]

Clearly, someone needs to combine the two, and write porn involving bondage and tea.

'There is no escape from my bondage device of doom, Mister Bond! Now, I will force you to drink the cold, stale coffee! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! *sips tea*'

[eliyes.livejournal.com]

I've been randomly coming up with Mr. Bond scenarios for two days, and that still trumps all of them. XD

Also: The Tea Rap is alright, but somewhat derivative of the Smirnoff Iced Tea video-ad, and also: Tetley? Tch! Bad taste! Red Rose at least has class! 9_9

[apathocles.livejournal.com]

Ah, I've never seen that ad. Boo for being derivative!

[eliyes.livejournal.com]

This must be rectified!

[apathocles.livejournal.com]

*snerk*

[eliyes.livejournal.com]

Are you snerking at the video or the word "rectified"? ;D

[apathocles.livejournal.com]

Also, that song is win. :D

[eliyes.livejournal.com]

YES IT IS! :D I love it so! :D

GIP!

[hybridhelen.livejournal.com]

Also, that song/video is hee-larious. And I'm craving a bourbon biscuit now. Gargh.

Hank will join you for tea.

[eliyes.livejournal.com]

What's a bourbon biscuit? :o

Ooh, tea party, yay!

[hybridhelen.livejournal.com]

A bourbon biscuit (aka bourbon cream, aka bourbon) is comprised of two small rectangular chocolate biscuits stuck together with chocolate cream-y filling. The biscuits often have a smattering of sugar granules studding the surface, and have the word 'bourbon' stamped on them. Often some decorative teeny tiny circles, too. 'Bourbon' isn't a brand name...it's just what they are. They are always ever so slightly less chocolatey than you expect, no matter which company made them, which is disappointing, naturally.

Although the Tea-Rap mentions Battenburg cake several times, my inner cookie monster latched on to the mention of bourbons around 0:32 - 'I've had bourbons with sultans and creams with queens'. (I'm guessing the 'creams' referred to are custard creams...oooh, it's been ages since I had one of those, too. *Pines for uni days, when a nice cup of tea and a biscuit and a good sit were essential daily rituals with some of the housemates*)

Re: Ooh, tea party, yay!

[eliyes.livejournal.com]

I am edified! And also, I think I must have had a bourbon biscuit at least once, The description is vaguely familiar, and "always ever so slightly less chocolatey than you expect" definitely ring a bell.

Re: Ooh, tea party, yay!

[hybridhelen.livejournal.com]

You probaby have - bourbons pop up everywhere, especially in seeming boring biscuit boxes. They are still good, but each time you have a few, the first one is kind of disappoining, beacuse of the not-as-chocolately-as-you'd-expect-edness.

Re: Ooh, tea party, yay!

[eliyes.livejournal.com]

They're like the opposite of lost socks. O.o