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Tuesday Afternoon

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Fri May 3, 2013, 04:21 PM May 2013

The Letter Three Way

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.

The Boxtops



Joe Cocker (w/ Leon at the keys)


Dirty Kitchen

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The Letter Three Way (Original Post) Tuesday Afternoon May 2013 OP
Cocker, thanks. Scuba May 2013 #1
yw Tuesday Afternoon May 2013 #3
Always liked the Live in London version taterguy May 2013 #2
awesomeness, dude. Tuesday Afternoon May 2013 #4
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