The song you have in mind is ?The Letter? (1967) by The Box Tops.
?The audition bus arrives at the theater, and Ryan tells us that, this
time, the contestants will not get to sing whatever song they like.
They will have to sing one of 12 pre-selected songs. The list of songs
was sent to all the contestants a week in advance, so hopefully they
have had time to learn the lyrics and find the right key for their
voice.?
(. . .)
It?s time to hear from rockers Constantine Maroulis, Aaron Kelly, and
Bo Bice. All three do nice renditions of The Box Tops? ?The Letter?,
but they are rock singers, and this is American Idol, after all.?
Fans of Reality TV
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"The Letter", came back twice since the Box Tops version. It was a top
twenty hit for a group called "The Arbours" in 1969, and a top ten
song for Joe Cocker in 1970.
http://www.classicbands.com/boxtops.html
THE LETTER
The Box Tops
- Written by Wayne Carson Thompson
- #1 hit for The Box Tops in 1967
- Covered by The Arbors in 1969 (#20) and recorded live by Joe Cocker
with Leon Russell and The Shelter People (#7) in 1970.
?Gimme 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, just-a wrote me a letter
I don't care how much money I gotta spend
Got to get back to baby again
Lonely days are gone, I'm a-goin' home
My baby, just-a wrote me a letter?
The complete lyrics to ?The Letter? as recorded by The Box Tops can
be found at the following link:
http://www.lyricsxp.com/lyrics/t/the_letter_the_box_tops.html
Amazon carries the CD ?The Best of the Box Tops: Soul Deep.?
Track 1: The letter
Listen to a song sample here:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000002VS1/qid=1108663670/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-6074434-3357740?v=glance&s=music&n=507846
Search criteria:
"American Idol" ?songs? audition "the letter"
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I hope this helps!
Best regards,
Bobbie7 |
