Throughout their career together and apart, the Beatles showed a surprising fascination with letters and postal communication. From Motown covers to heartfelt solo tributes, these 10 songs celebrate the timeless art of putting pen to paper and trusting the postman to deliver your message.
"Please Mr. Postman" was the first song the band recorded for their second album, With the Beatles. Originally a number-one hit for The Marvelettes in 1961, the Beatles' version captures the urgent longing of waiting for a letter that never comes. It's a small detail that says something large about the band's sensibility: they understood longing, distance, and the power of words to bridge them.
In an age of instant messaging, these songs feel almost revolutionary, a reminder that some feelings are worth taking time over, worth committing to paper, worth the wait. This Friday's playlist is a love letter to letters themselves, curated by a band that always knew how to say what needed to be said.
