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Today’s tea + soundtrack + visuals are curated by Sarah Segal-Lazar. Folk femme fatale singer and theatre actress Sarah Segal-Lazar has been making music since before she could talk. Folks say she took her first steps in ¾ time.
She wrote “Even Miami Is Cold” after a trip to spend time with her long-distance boyfriend, but within two days she realised it was like a romcom gone wrong. The line that started it all – Baby when I’m with you even Miami is cold – feels like something Katharine Hepburn would fire back at Cary Grant. It’s a good reminder that even the most specific and personal stories can still live in poetry.
Take a listen to “Even Miami Is Cold” now:
“I was so stressed that I spent a good chunk of the trip shivering, even though it was 30 degrees out,” Sarah explains. “Needless to say, by the last night, we had called it quits. I flew back to Montreal, half heartbroken and half bewildered.”
Tune:
Anyone who knows me well, knows I’m a Theme Queen. Pink glitter eyeshadow on Valentine’s Day, nothing but fiddle tunes on St. Patrick’s Day, I even got a Miami themed manicure for the release of “Even Miami Is Cold.” So there was only one choice for my Ten Minute Tea track: my producer Matthew Barber’s song “Green Tea.” It gives 21st century Simon & Garfunkel vibes and, not only is it thematically on point, it’s the perfect cozy sweater to accompany a cup of afternoon tea.
Tea:
I love tea—I have a whole shelf dedicated to it. For this, I decided to brew up a cup of, what I call, Mahalia Tea—so named because it was given to me by my dear friend Mahalia. It’s a blend that she makes herself of Earl Grey, rose petals, and a few secret ingredients. It’s the perfect twist on a classic and every time I look at the jar, it’s a reminder of all the love that I have in my life.
Visual:
Years ago, I was perusing Drawn & Quarterly, an independent bookstore in Montreal. Bookstores are one of my happy places, but as someone with a book collection rivaling the Library of Congress’, I try to be cautious about new additions (a losing battle, to be sure.) When I stumbled on “Les coquins” by Marion Fayolle, though, I knew that we were destined for each other. I got home and put the little book of drawings on a gold display stand, where I can look at the cover and chuckle daily. Marion Fayolle has a one-of-a-kind mind; “Les coquins” is filled with absolutely brilliant and hilarious drawings and is one of my most favourite things.
Tea + Me 