Alex Cumming 2017
WBUR 2017: “In retrospect, the Celestial Seasonings’ Create Some Magic Contest may have been tailor made for Alex Cumming. Cumming, a Medford resident, entered the novelty promotional competition on a lark. Entrants were invited to submit an original piece of artwork inspired by the tea brand’s products – and Cumming, it turned out, had already written a song about Celestial Seasonings tea.”
The Teacups: https://haystackrecords.bandcamp.com/track/celestial-tea
https://haystackrecords.bandcamp.com/track/celestial-tea
Come ladies and come gentlemen, and do gather round I’ll tell you of a substance that’ll make you feel sound It keeps you feeling solid and awake, you do see And when you take a sip, yes, it will fill you with glee! Chorus: Oh, drink it in the morning and the afternoon! And drink it in the evening by the light of the moon Oh, get that teapot ready and you will see You cannot go wrong with a cup of celestial tea! When you’re waking up from a night on the tune You need to feel alive as you have work very soon So go and get the kettle on and set it to boil With a teabag empty cup you will be feeling royal! When you get home from work and you are so full of stress You try to relax, but you feel like a mess TV shows are rubbish cause the mutt drives you mad So put the kettle on and diminish the sad! The sun is shining bright, you have a picnic prepared With sonny’s cakes and biscuits that are all to be shared But everybody knows that picnics just cannot be Without your thermos flask full of your favorite tea! Black tea, white tea, green tea, fruit tea, rooibos as well Just so many flavors, it is so hard to tell Do you have honey and ginger, masala, chai, or just builder’s best? Or chamomile, peppermint, lapsang souchong, or some lemon zest?