Uploaded by idioticscheme666 on Apr 21, 2008
The Letter by the Box Tops found on the album The Letter.
The Letter" is a song written by Wayne Carson Thompson and made famous by The Box Tops and their singer, Alex Chilton, released in 1967 on the album of the same name. It reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number five on the UK singles chart. The song was popular during the Vietnam War and was also included in the computer game Battlefield Vietnam. Rolling Stone ranked it #363 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
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Gimmie a ticket for an aeroplane
Ain't got time to take a fast train
Lonely days are gone, I'm a goin' home
My baby has just wrote me a letter
I don't get care how much money I gotta spend
Got to get back to my baby again
Lonely days are gone, I'm a goin' home
My baby has just wrote me a letter
Well, she wrote me a letter said she couldn't live without me no mo'
Listen Mister, can't you see I got to get back to my baby once mo'
Anyway, yeah
Give me a ticket for an aeroplane
Ain't got time to take a fast train
Lonely days are gone, I'm a goin' home
My baby has just wrote me a letter
Well, she wrote me a letter said she couldn't live without me no mo'
Listen Mister, can't you see I got to get back to my baby once mo'
Anyway, yeah
Give me a ticket for an aeroplane
Ain't got time to take a fast train
Lonely days are gone, I'm a goin' home
My baby has just wrote me a letter
My baby has just wrote me a letter
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To experience Alex Chilton (the fella singing this)'s songwriting skills, I humbly recommend "September Gurls".. maybe not the Box Tops, but a darn fine song (especially if Michael Steele's singing it).
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makes me want to fly
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i love this song!!!
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Song of the Year
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beautiful music, i love when music is actually music and you can point out every instrument. im 21 and wish i couldve been around in this era. sorry my generation corrupted the "noise" you al hear today :/
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@tompetty1997 Hell yeah! :D
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@tompetty1997 what a film.
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@dralanbecker There was a version in (1968?) by "The Arbors ". Personally, I prefer this version over all the remakes.
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There was a very slow version that came out in 68 or 69. Does anyone remember who released that one.
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@JustALIama Oh Heck!
But In my defence I was looking for the sissiest b!tch to pick on...
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He sings like a bulldozer running on gravel and Johnny Cash records!
Take that Bieber!
BaiocoIslandFilms 3 weeks ago 32
@fukbrettfarve Your ignorance hurts my brain.
Rynosaur94 1 month ago 7