Laguna Beach Bikini

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December in southern California is normally warm and sunny. These students on the San Diego State University campus are clearly enjoying the beautiful day. The girl on the left is wearing a empire-waist white dress and a Kelly-green sweater. She has a unique shoulder bag. Her pal on the right has on blue jeans and a newsboy hat. Both have on their big winter boots in case the weather turns bad.

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds
–Postman’s Creed, 1912

The United States Postal Service creed is inscribed on the main post office building at 34th Street and 8th Avenue in New York city. Snow, rain, heat, gloom –these are not problems for a postman in southern California.

Today’s youtube is Please, Mr, Postman performed by The Beatles on a television show in England. The song was realeased on their second album With The Beatles. I think this was lip-synched to their record.

This is a really old Beatles version when before they became famous. They didn’t even have their famous mop tops yet. You can here how that ended it when performing live without the fade like on the record. Great stuff!

The original version of Please, Mr. Postman performed by The Marvelettes. It was a Number 1 hit on the pop singles chart in 1961. The Marvelettes recording features lead singer Gladys Horton. Background vocals were by Wanda Young and Georgeanna Tillman.

Original recording of Please Mr. Postman by the Marvelettes.

Here is a version without the backup singers. Gladys Horton has very clear voice, but the song is definitely missing something without her backup singers.

And here is just the Instrumental Version so you can sing along with it.

The Marvelettes: PLEASE MR. POSTMAN
Marvelettes: D-Bm-G-A
Beatles: A-F#m-D-E

D
(Wait) Woah yes, wait a minute, Mister Postman
Bm
(Wait) wait, Mister Postman

D
(Please, Mister Postman, look and see)
Woah, yeah
Bm
(Is there’s a letter in your bag for me)
Please, please Mister Postman
G
(Cause it’s been a mighty long time)
Woah, yeah
A
(Since I’ve heard from this boyfriend of mine)

D
There must be some word today (doo)
Bm
From my boyfriend so far away (wah-doo)
G
Please Mister Postman, look and see (wah-doo)
A
Is there a letter, a letter for me (wah-doo)

I’ve been standing here waiting, Mister Postman (doo wait, wait)
So, oh, so patiently (wah-doo wait, wait)
For just a card or just a letter (wah-doo wait, wait)
Saying he’s returning home to me (wah-doo)

Please, Mister Postman
(Please, Mister Postman, look and see)
Woah, yeah
(Is there’s a letter in your bag for me)
Please, please Mister Postman
(Cause it’s been a mighty long time)
Woah, yeah
(Since I’ve heard from this boyfriend of mine)

So many days, you passed me by (doo, wait, Mr. Postman)
You saw the tears standing in my eyes (doo, wait, Mr. Postman)
You wouldn’t stop to make me feel better (doo, wait, Mr. Postman)
By leaving 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 it’s been so long (Postman, Postman)
Yes, since I’ve heard from this boyfriend of mine (Postman, Postman)

You better wait a minute, wait a minute
(Wait, wait a minute, Mister Postman)
Woah, you better wait a minute
(Wait, wait a minute, Mister Postman)
Please, please, Mister Postman
(Wait, wait a minute, Mister Postman)
Please check and see
Just one more time for me

You better wait, wait a minute (Wait, wait a minute, Mister Postman)
Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute (Wait, wait a minute, Mister Postman)
Please, Mister Postman (Wait, wait a minute, Mister Postman)

Deliver the letter
The sooner the better

Wait a minute, wait a minute (Wait, wait a minute, Mister Postman)
Wait a minute, please Mister Postman, wait (Wait, wait a minute, Mister Postman)
Wait a minute, wait a minute (Wait, wait a minute, Mister Postman)

Here is a live version by the Beatles tribute band The Cavern Beat (Al Wagner, Jim Irizarry, Armando Regalado, James Lynch). Excellent performance.

Rita goes Christmas shopping and Andy Williams and the Osmond Brothers sing the Irving Berlin classic Happy Holiday.

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Trend-spotting in Orange County, California. This theatre major has unique 1960s-inspired “flower-power” boots. She has a bright-red zipped hoodie, over a green/black checkered shirtdress that buttons up the front.

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Two fun-loving fashionistas were caught strolling around the campus of Orange Coast College between classes. They stopped to pose for a few seconds and then rushed off to a prior engagement. Both girls are wearing blended-wool mini-dresses well above the knee. One dress has long sleeves and the other [...]

Scarves are a popular accessory in the Tango Capital Buenos Aires during the springtime. Girls like Cecilia, Buenos Aires native, wear them tied.  She is wearing her scarf over a white sweater with jeans and grey boots.

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Cause when you shook me, took me out of my world
I woke up, [...]

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Bing Crosby and Carol Richards sing the Christmas song Silver [...]

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Rita from Almaty, Kazahkstan climbs the steps of Prague Castle on a chilly autumn day in Prague, Czech Republic dressed in a stylish candy apple red overcoat and tan leather boots.