By R&B (138.238.41.118) on Friday, June 06, 2003 - 10:58 am:

HEY GANG,HOW ABOUT SONGS THAT MENTION NEWSPAPERS OR MAIL...PAPERBOY,MR.POSTMAN,TWISTIN POSTMAN,THE MARVELETTES..HAVE YOU SEEN HER,THE CHI-LITES..WHY DON'T YOU WRITE ME,THE JACKS..HEADLINE NEWS,EDWIN STARR.

By Soul Sister (65.43.150.250) on Friday, June 06, 2003 - 11:20 am:

Newspaper Song-Family Connection (Great rare soul song!).
Searching For My Baby-The Manhattans.
Hitch Hike-Marvin Gaye.
S.O.S. Stop Her On Sight-EdwinStarr.
Daddys Home-Shep & The Limelites.
He'll Be Back-The Players.
I'm So Glad I Waited-The Players.
Expressway To Your Heart-? escapes me for the moment.
Extra, Extra, Read All About It (The Want Ads)-? another escapee.
Tell Him- Patti & The Emblems.
Tell Him That I Love Him- The Exciters.
I'm Still Waiting-The Bluebelles/The Impressions.
Superstar-Carpenters/Luther Vandross.

Some slightly off the "news"track but in the searching/waiting vain, I know I'm forgeting many Newsie ones.

By R&B (138.238.41.118) on Friday, June 06, 2003 - 11:25 am:

HEY DON'T WORRY ABOUT SOUL SISTER,GREAT LIST!

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Friday, June 06, 2003 - 11:30 am:

Soul Sister:
Allow me to help....

Expressway To Your Heart - Soul Survivors
Want Ads - Honey Cone
Tell Him - The Drew-vels (later Patti Drew)

Here are some others:

Newsie Neighbors - Patti Labelle
Good News - Sam Cooke
Indiana Wants Me - R. Dean Taylor ("..I hope this letter finds its way to you....")
The Letter - Box Tops (later Joe Cocker)
Put It In A Magazine - Sonny Charles (formerly of Checkmates Ltd)

Kevin Goins - KevGo

By Soul Sister (65.43.150.250) on Friday, June 06, 2003 - 12:00 pm:

Good shot Kev-Go!

Love Letters-Ketty Lester
Love Letters In The Sand- Forgot-damn my mind is getting old!
Don't Ask My Neighbor-Nancy Wilson..Nah! doesn't really fit.
Tell Michael I Love Him-?
Send A Letter To Maria-?
???New Orleans(a message to his little girl)-Johnny Rivers.
Enough my minds wandering to other business at hand.

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Friday, June 06, 2003 - 12:29 pm:

Soul Sister:
Here I go again, helping the damsel in distress!

Love Letters In The Sand - Pat Boone (ugh!)
Take A Letter, Maria - R.B. Greaves
Memphis - Chuck Berry (later recorded by Johnny Rivers)"...Marie is only 6 years old, information - please, try to put me through to her in Memphis, Tennessee.."

Kevin Goins - KevGo

By MEL&THEN SOME (217.14.178.108) on Friday, June 06, 2003 - 02:43 pm:

S.O.S.
By the man
Mr.Edwin Starr!
(forever still with us)
mel.

By Soul Sister (65.43.150.250) on Friday, June 06, 2003 - 03:18 pm:

Yeah...You go boy, Kev-Go and Mel and everyone who has such a great memory!!!!!!! S.S.

By Uptight (24.55.6.144) on Friday, June 06, 2003 - 08:54 pm:

"Come and Get These Memories" - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas (Here's your old love letters...)
"Hey, Western Union Man" - (?)

By STUBASS (152.163.252.68) on Friday, June 06, 2003 - 08:57 pm:

"HEY WESTERN UNION MAN"...BY JERRY (THE ICEMAN)BUTLER...A SOUL CLASSIC

By Uptight (24.55.6.144) on Friday, June 06, 2003 - 08:57 pm:

Did You Read The Morning Paper? - Diana Ross
Message To Michael - Dionne Warwicke

By douglasm (68.113.13.31) on Friday, June 06, 2003 - 09:01 pm:

Stu...
....there's also "Western Union" by The 5 Americans, an eerrgghh classic.

By Soul Sister (65.43.150.250) on Friday, June 06, 2003 - 09:45 pm:

Yeah STU; Western Union Man by Jerry Butler another blast from the past!

By STUBASS (152.163.252.68) on Friday, June 06, 2003 - 09:53 pm:

HEY DOUG: I REMEMBER THAT...DO...DO DO...DO...DO DO...DO...DO DO!!!...SOUL SIS: THE "ICEMAN COMETH" ON THAT MASTA BLASTA!!!

By medusa9e2003 (66.73.6.0) on Saturday, June 07, 2003 - 08:25 am:

Hey! Western Union Man ~ Jerry Butler
Letter Full Of Tears ~??????
Love Letters ~ Kitty Lester
I'm Gonna Sit Down & Write Myself A Letter ~???
(My Uncle used 2 sing that song all the time).
Put It On Paper ~Ann Nesby & Al Green
Take A Letter Maria(?) ~??????
The Letter ~ Box TOPS(?)???
Truly Yours ~ Spinners
Well...

By medusa9e2003 (66.73.6.0) on Saturday, June 07, 2003 - 08:33 am:

WANT ADS (Young man single & free)Cherrie Payne
WANTED: Lover (No experience Necessary)~not sure of the artist, (Laura Lee)??????
Don't sign the papers baby I want you back~???
(poss. Willie Hutch)
Return to Sender ~ Elvis

By RD (63.188.32.243) on Saturday, June 07, 2003 - 08:41 am:

Medusa, "Don't Sign the Papers" was by Jimmy Delphs on Karen Records and the most popular version of "Want Ads" is by the Honey Cone though Glass House/with Scherrie Payne did record it first; to my knowledge that version was never released.

By medusa9e2003 (66.73.5.107) on Saturday, June 07, 2003 - 08:33 pm:

Thanx RD,

When U get my age, sometimes the vessels N your brain take a nap and wake up when they want 2...and sometimes, I have 2 shake & wake them myself,but only after I've had my nap. LOL!
...but Thanx Again!

Medusa9e2003

By medusa9e2003 (66.73.5.107) on Saturday, June 07, 2003 - 08:54 pm:

Sign Your Name Across My Heart ~Terrence Trent D'arby
With Pen In Hand~Bobby Goldsboro/Dorothy Moore
You're #1 in My book ~Gladys Knight & Pips
Who wrote the book of Love ~?????
I could write a book about the way you treat me~ Jerry Butler
I write the songs, I write the songs~Barry Manilow
This Is My Message To You ~ Miles Jaye
Message In A Bottle ~ Sting
Send for me(put a message in a bottle baby)~~Atlantic Star
Love Letters In The Sand ~ Pat Boone

By the count (65.60.201.174) on Saturday, June 07, 2003 - 09:15 pm:

Good one here sis,I'll contribute to the paper with ,
The Letter,"MEDALLIONS"
Return To Sender,"E.P."
Morse Code Of Love,"THE CAPRIS"
Take A Message To Mary,"EVERLY BROS."
S.W.A.K.,"BRIAN HYLAND"
It Came From Your Pen But Not From Your Heart,
"REVELLIERS"
Read Between The Lines,"THE WHIRLWINDS"
Dear John,"THE ROOM MATES"
Contract On Love,"LIL STEVIE WONDER"
Book Of Love,"MONOTONES
Reading The Book Of Love,"MONOTONES"
P.S. I Love You,"THE BOSSTONES"

There are more,but you can do those.
"COUNT"