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Hi All,
You've got mail! Not so fast. Covid and Trump are trying to destroy the USPS. What about those of us who still mail our bills and vote absentee. Or is it mail-in? Anyway, it's time to go postal with these 19 "letter/mail" songs. Listen up! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5NWyKin4WwdgvqMaDtcZ1y?si=a4t0Y5YhQpaWwMxN30alcg 1. "All My Loving" The Beatles. An early Paul song. "I'll write home everyday..." What a thoughtful young man. 2. "Please Mr. Postman" The Marvelettes. Girl group from the Detroit area, smash hit song, became the first Motown record to reach #1 on Billboard Hot 100. |
3. "The Letter" The Box Tops. Memphis blue-eyed soul/rock group led by iconic lead singer Alex Chilton. Great song and it's really short.
4. "Take A Letter, Maria" R.B. Greaves. R&B singer, nephew of Sam Cooke, wrote & sang this Caribbean-tinged hit from 1969.
5. "Love Letters In The Sand" Pat Boone. Pat Boone? Yup. Huge star in the 50's and early 60's, sold more than 45 million records, known also for his extremely white shoes.
6. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)" Stevie Wonder. Often-played after Obama's 2008 campaign events. Sorry, I just got verklempt.
7. "Please Read The Letter" Robert Plant, Alison Krauss. Plant, British rocker, lead singer of Led Zeppelin, and Krauss, American country singer and fiddler from the band Union Station, collaborate on this 2009 Grammy winner. LOVE this song.
8. "Return To Sender" Elvis Presley. Elvis sings this hit from the movie "Girls! Girls! Girls!" Considered a Christmas song?
9. "Tear Stained Letter" Johnny Cash. I chose The Man in Black over Richard Thompson who wrote it. Johnny was near death when he croaked out this song. Too far?
10. "Strawberry Letter 23" The Brothers Johnson. L.A. R&B and funk duo/band from the mid 1970's-early 1980's. The great Shuggie Otis wrote this.
11. "Sealed With A Kiss" Bryan Hyland. Big song for Bryan in the early 60's about two lovers writing each other actual letters. He also recorded the classic "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini."
12. "Box Full Of Letters" Wilco. From their first album "A.M." after Jeff Tweedy and Jay Farrar broke up their band Uncle Tupelo over creative differences. Meaning, they couldn't stand each other.
13. "Love Letters" Ketty Lester. Her cover of 1945 Academy Award-nominated song was a giant hit in 1962. Ketty also appeared on "Little House on the Prairie" TV show.
14. "Such Great Heights" The Postal Service. Indie band from Seattle. Ben Gibbard the main attraction, Jenny Lewis singing backup. Song has nothing to do with letters or mail.
15. "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter" Billy Williams. Great singer, love this version of the Fats Waller classic. Billy's cover sold a million copies in the late 50's.
16. "Mail Myself To Mexico" Buddy Jewell. Country singer with a goofy song that fits perfectly with our postal theme. You'll smile, tap a toe.
17. "Love Letter" Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. From Australia. A gorgeous and haunting song praised by writer Jonathan Lethem, with Kate and Anna McGarrigle singing harmony.
18. "You Send Me" Sam Cooke. Huge hit in 1957. With this song, I'm taking the POV of a letter. You send me? Get it?
19. "The Letter" Joe Cocker. One more time! Joe's first big hit. Harmony by Leon Russell. A longer, more "produced" version, with backup singers, horns, and applause.
Oh no! I'm out of stamps. Have to run over to the Post Office. Hope it's still there.
In the meantime: Don't Forget to Disinfect and... PLAY IT LOUD!
4. "Take A Letter, Maria" R.B. Greaves. R&B singer, nephew of Sam Cooke, wrote & sang this Caribbean-tinged hit from 1969.
5. "Love Letters In The Sand" Pat Boone. Pat Boone? Yup. Huge star in the 50's and early 60's, sold more than 45 million records, known also for his extremely white shoes.
6. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)" Stevie Wonder. Often-played after Obama's 2008 campaign events. Sorry, I just got verklempt.
7. "Please Read The Letter" Robert Plant, Alison Krauss. Plant, British rocker, lead singer of Led Zeppelin, and Krauss, American country singer and fiddler from the band Union Station, collaborate on this 2009 Grammy winner. LOVE this song.
8. "Return To Sender" Elvis Presley. Elvis sings this hit from the movie "Girls! Girls! Girls!" Considered a Christmas song?
9. "Tear Stained Letter" Johnny Cash. I chose The Man in Black over Richard Thompson who wrote it. Johnny was near death when he croaked out this song. Too far?
10. "Strawberry Letter 23" The Brothers Johnson. L.A. R&B and funk duo/band from the mid 1970's-early 1980's. The great Shuggie Otis wrote this.
11. "Sealed With A Kiss" Bryan Hyland. Big song for Bryan in the early 60's about two lovers writing each other actual letters. He also recorded the classic "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini."
12. "Box Full Of Letters" Wilco. From their first album "A.M." after Jeff Tweedy and Jay Farrar broke up their band Uncle Tupelo over creative differences. Meaning, they couldn't stand each other.
13. "Love Letters" Ketty Lester. Her cover of 1945 Academy Award-nominated song was a giant hit in 1962. Ketty also appeared on "Little House on the Prairie" TV show.
14. "Such Great Heights" The Postal Service. Indie band from Seattle. Ben Gibbard the main attraction, Jenny Lewis singing backup. Song has nothing to do with letters or mail.
15. "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter" Billy Williams. Great singer, love this version of the Fats Waller classic. Billy's cover sold a million copies in the late 50's.
16. "Mail Myself To Mexico" Buddy Jewell. Country singer with a goofy song that fits perfectly with our postal theme. You'll smile, tap a toe.
17. "Love Letter" Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. From Australia. A gorgeous and haunting song praised by writer Jonathan Lethem, with Kate and Anna McGarrigle singing harmony.
18. "You Send Me" Sam Cooke. Huge hit in 1957. With this song, I'm taking the POV of a letter. You send me? Get it?
19. "The Letter" Joe Cocker. One more time! Joe's first big hit. Harmony by Leon Russell. A longer, more "produced" version, with backup singers, horns, and applause.
Oh no! I'm out of stamps. Have to run over to the Post Office. Hope it's still there.
In the meantime: Don't Forget to Disinfect and... PLAY IT LOUD!