To commemorate the Boston Tea Party, which occurred on this date in 1773, and to complement my earlier post on coffee references in pop music (and perhaps because I've been drinking tea lately as I battle a sore throat), I put together this music video essay on tea references in pop music. Undoubtedly owing to the greater popularity of coffee over tea in American culture, the six videos celebrating coffee in the earlier post came from the 650 songs making up the Billboard year-end Top Ten charts (1951-2015), while the five videos presented here were the total references to tea that could be found in a collection of the 1,950 songs making up the Billboard year-end Top Thirty charts (1951-2015).

And now, without further ado, let's celebrate tea.

Three Dog Night - Mama told me not to come 1970 Want some whiskey in your water Sugar in your tea What's all these crazy questions they askin' me This is the craziest party there could ever be Don't turn on the lights, 'cause I don't want to see Mama

From Album "Ram" 1971

Teena Marie's official music video for 'Lovergirl'. Click to listen to Teena Marie on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/TeenaMarieSpotify?IQid=TeenaMLG As featured on Starchild. Click to buy the track or album via iTunes: http://smarturl.it/StarchildTM?IQid=TeenaMLG Google Play: http://smarturl.it/TMLGGPlay?IQid=TeenaMLG Amazon: http://smarturl.it/SAmazon?IQid=TeenaMLG More from Teena Marie A Rose By Any Other Name: https://youtu.be/FN7iId78IWk Luv Letter: https://youtu.be/-svRZ5S7VB0 Wild Horses: https://youtu.be/Yw6qmgfAppE More great 80s videos here: http://smarturl.it/Ultimate80?IQid=TeenaMLG Follow Teena Marie Website: http://www.teenamarieofficial.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/teenamarie Twitter: https://twitter.com/msteenamarie Subscribe to Teena Marie on YouTube: http://smarturl.it/TeenaMarieSub?IQid=TeenaMLG --------- Lyrics: Shoo de Ba!

Dido's official music video for 'Thank You'. Click to listen to Dido on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/DidoSpotify1?IQid=DidoTY As featured on Greatest Hits.

And to close, a song that came nowhere near Billboard's year-end Top 30: "Tea for One" by the great Led Zeppelin.

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