Anyone for Tennis
Cream
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Twice upon a time in the valley of tear The auctioneer is bidding for a box of fading years And the elephants are dancing on the graves of squealing mice. Anyone for tennis, wouldn't that be nice? And the ice creams are all melting on the streets of bloody beer While beggars stain the pavement with fluorescent Christmas cheer And the Bentley driving guru is putting up his price. Anyone for tennis, wouldn't that be nice? And the prophets in the boutiques give out messages of hope With jingle bells and fairy tales and blind colliding scopes And you can tell they're all the same underneath the pretty lies. Anyone for tennis, wouldn't that be nice? The yellow Buddhist monk is burning brightly at the zoo You can bring a bowl of rice and a glass of water too And fate is setting up the chessboard while death rolls out the dice. Anyone for tennis, wouldn't the be nice?
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Written by: ERIC PATRICK CLAPTON, MARTIN SHARPE
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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10 facts about this song
Release Date"Anyone for Tennis" was released by Cream in May 1968.
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AuthorshipIt was written by Eric Clapton and Martin Sharp. This was unusual as most of Cream's songs are written by Jack Bruce and Pete Brown.
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Soundtrack ContributionThe song was part of the soundtrack of the film "The Savage Seven".
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Chart PerformanceThe song was a moderate hit, reaching #64 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States and #40 in the UK Singles Chart.
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Unique FeatureIt was one of the few Cream songs to feature Eric Clapton on lead vocals, as most lead vocals for Cream were done by Jack Bruce.
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Album InclusionIt was included in the album "The Best of Cream" which was released in 1969.
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Song ThemeThe song's lyrics depict a gentle satire of the upper-class British society, with references to tennis and royalty.
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Song TypeIt is one of the lesser-known and less-played songs in Cream's catalogue and is more of a novelty song.
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Post-Cream PerformanceEven after Cream disbanded, Clapton continued to play the song in some of his live performances.
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Video VersionThe promotional music video of the song was one of the first music videos ever made where the band Cream is seen playing the instruments in a garden while a Harrison Marks' model pose in a tennis-themed background.
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