Songs about Letters

[Knotted]

Negativland - Dear Mary

 

[hitmouse]

How has this thread not had the all-time greatest letter song ever?


Other contenders:


(if we're including postcards)

 

[maomao]

 

[hitmouse]

This is a classic, and I also really enjoy the way it seemingly made the Marvelettes go "what do our audience want? More songs about posties, that's what they want":

 

[hash tag]

 

[Saul Goodman]

 

[Mation]

Letter to Hermione

 

[hitmouse]

Another postcard one:



What's everyone's favourite Scottish indie labels named after a form of postal communication?

 

[Puddy_Tat]

 

[SpookyFrank]

 

[Aladdin]

 

[Sasaferrato]

 

[Puddy_Tat]

 

[Aladdin]

 

[hash tag]

Ian Dury' s Red letter

 

[hash tag]

I like a bit of Aerosmith and Toys is a half decent album. Write Me A Letter

 

[hitmouse]

Actually, come to think of it, Black Steel prominently features a letter as well:



PE also wrote another letter-themed song, but that one's pretty problematic now I listen back to it.

 

[D'wards]

PE also wrote another letter-themed song, but that one's pretty problematic now I listen back to it.

The gays or the Jews?

 

[hitmouse]

The gays or the Jews?

The gays but mostly women this time.

 

[klang]

 

[deeyo]

Actually, come to think of it, Black Steel prominently features a letter as well:



PE also wrote another letter-themed song, but that one's pretty problematic now I listen back to it.

it was problematic even back then, tbf. it is a brilliant roast, and a brilliant album, but flavor flav was and is deeply flawed.

on another note:

 

[Saunders]

 

[hitmouse]

 

[hitmouse]

Does the entire discography of the Postal Service qualify?