“PLEASE MR. POSTMAN” by MARVELETTES
“Please Mr. Postman” is a popular motown song that was recorded by American girl group, The Marvelettes. The lyrics within describe a young woman who pleas with the postman, asking him to hurry up and deliver a letter from her sweetheart.
Rolling Stone magazine placed it on their list of the “500 Greatest Songs of All-Time”, and in 2011, it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
On this very day, December 13th 1961, it was the #1 song in America, topping Billboard’s Hot 100 chart. If you’d like to have a listen, please feel free to use the provided link. Released in August 1961, here’s THE MARVELETTES, with “PLEASE MR. POSTMAN”…