The Marvelettes: Please Mr. Postman
GLI EXTRA DELLE CCG / AWS EXTRAS / LES EXTRAS DES CCGLangue: anglais
Wait
Oh yes, wait a minute Mister Postman
Wait
Wait Mister Postman
Please Mister Postman, look and see
Oh yeah
Is there a letter in your bag for me
Please, Please Mister Postman
Why's it been a very long time
Oh yeah
Since I heard from this boyfriend of mine
There must be some word today
From my boyfriend so far away
Please Mister Postman, look and see
Is there a letter, a letter for me
I've been standin' here waitin' Mister Postman
So patiently,
for just a card or just a letter
Sayin' he's returnin' home to me
Please Mister Postman
Mister Postman, look and see
Oh yeah
Is there a letter in your bag for me?
Please Please Mister Postman
Why's it been a very long time
Oh yeah
Since I heard from this boyfriend of mine
So many days you passed me by
You saw the tears standin' in my eye
You wouldn't stop to make me feel better
By leavin' me a card or a letter
Please Mister Postman look and see
Postman postman
Is there a letter oh yeah in your bag for me?
Postman postman
You know its been so long
Postman postman
Yes since I heard from this boyfriend of mine
Postman postman
You better wait a minute, wait a minute
Oh you better wait a minute
Please please Mister Postman
Wait a minute Mister Postman
Please check and see just one more time for me
You better wait, wait a minute
Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute
Please Mister Postman
Don’t pass me by, you see the tears in my eyes
Wait a minute, wait a minute
Wait a minute, please Mister Postman
Wait a minute, wait a minute oh oh...
Oh yes, wait a minute Mister Postman
Wait
Wait Mister Postman
Please Mister Postman, look and see
Oh yeah
Is there a letter in your bag for me
Please, Please Mister Postman
Why's it been a very long time
Oh yeah
Since I heard from this boyfriend of mine
There must be some word today
From my boyfriend so far away
Please Mister Postman, look and see
Is there a letter, a letter for me
I've been standin' here waitin' Mister Postman
So patiently,
for just a card or just a letter
Sayin' he's returnin' home to me
Please Mister Postman
Mister Postman, look and see
Oh yeah
Is there a letter in your bag for me?
Please Please Mister Postman
Why's it been a very long time
Oh yeah
Since I heard from this boyfriend of mine
So many days you passed me by
You saw the tears standin' in my eye
You wouldn't stop to make me feel better
By leavin' me a card or a letter
Please Mister Postman look and see
Postman postman
Is there a letter oh yeah in your bag for me?
Postman postman
You know its been so long
Postman postman
Yes since I heard from this boyfriend of mine
Postman postman
You better wait a minute, wait a minute
Oh you better wait a minute
Please please Mister Postman
Wait a minute Mister Postman
Please check and see just one more time for me
You better wait, wait a minute
Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute
Please Mister Postman
Don’t pass me by, you see the tears in my eyes
Wait a minute, wait a minute
Wait a minute, please Mister Postman
Wait a minute, wait a minute oh oh...
envoyé par Bernart Bartleby - 9/4/2016 - 16:52
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Scritta da William Garrett e Georgia Dobbins.
Arrangiata da Freddie Gorman, Brian Holland e Robert Bateman della Tamla Records (poi Motown)
Gli autori originari di questa hit, poi coverizzata addirittura dai Beatles, non divennero mai famosi: Georgia Dobbins abbandonò il gruppo appena prima che “Please Mr. Postman” fosse pubblicata; di William Garrett, che era un suo amico, si persero subito le tracce.
1961. Dwight Eisenhower aveva appena lasciato la Casa Bianca avvisando il proprio successore, John F. Kennedy, dello strapotere che il “complesso militare-industriale” stava assumendo negli USA, minacciando la democrazia. Il monito cadde nel vuoto: la Guerra Fredda giunse al calor bianco (il muro di Berlino, la crisi dei missili, la figuraccia americana alla Baia dei Porci,...) ed il mondo intravide per un attimo la sua autodistruzione... Contemporaneamente, il bel presidente tanto amato dagli americani, poneva le basi della tragedia del Vietnam inviando le prime migliaia di soldati nel sud del paese...
Da quel momento i postini statunitensi avrebbero avuto un gran lavoro e decine di migliaia di donne - madri, spose, fidanzate - avrebbero cominciato ad aspettare con ansia le lettere dai loro uomini mandati a combattere e morire in quell’assurda guerra... Per quasi 60.000 di loro la lettera fu scritta dagli alti comandi dell’esercito, annunciando alla famiglia che il loro caro era “caduto nell’adempimento del proprio dovere”...