motown throwback
Thursday, August 21, 2014
53 years ago today, Motown released what would be their first #1 single, “Please Mr. Postman” by The Marvelettes. The lead singer was Gladys Horton, and among the players in the Funk Brothers for the recording were the great James Jamerson on bass and Marvin Gaye on drums.
The Beatles were playing “Please Mr. Postman” early enough that it’s fun to imagine the record traveling across the Atlantic in 1961. It turned up on their second album, With the Beatles, in late 1963:
The Marvelettes’ version made an appearance in a great scene from Mean Streets:
And the Carpenters had a version … oops, out of time!
"I'm a mook? What's a mook?"
Posted by: Tomas | Thursday, August 21, 2014 at 08:28 AM
One of those lines that has become a family standard over the years. And, of course, Mean Streets was my 19th fave movie of all time.
Posted by: Steven Rubio | Thursday, August 21, 2014 at 12:59 PM
All hail the Carpenters!
Posted by: Charlie Bertsch | Friday, August 22, 2014 at 01:59 AM
I love Motown: so glad the musical is on in London now! http://www.theatrebreaks.com/london/shows/motown-the-musical
OK it is not the same as catching one of those 1960's tours but the closest I'm gonna get (although there is a Cali-R night at the local rugby club in July!
Posted by: Simon Harding | Monday, May 16, 2016 at 07:12 AM