Letters in Music: "A Letter to the Beatles"

An oldie today: "A Letter to the Beatles" (1964) by The Four Preps, an American music male quartet which was very popular from the 1950s to the 1970s.

According to Wikipedia, the song is about a boy whose girlfriend declares her undying love for the Beatles in a series of letters—however, the Beatles reply that her undying love is not enough, and that they require "25 cents for an autographed picture" and "one dollar bill for a fan club card". The track was co-written by two of the Four Preps, Glen Larson and Bruce Ballard and includes parts of the Beatles' song "I Want to Hold Your Hand."

Well, this girl wrote to the Beatles. What about you? Have you ever written to someone famous? Did you get a reply?

"A Letter to the Beatles"

My girl fell in love with a singing group

From England far away.

She lost her mind, she lost her heart,

When they began to play,

"I want to hold your hand,

I want to hold your hand,

I want to hold your hand. "

And so my girl wrote a letter to The Beatles,

Saying "You're so fine.

You can have my love to keep,

Take this heart of mine. " (Well)

"Beatles, I'd give you anything,

All of my true love. "

But they wrote a letter back to her,

Sayin' that ain't enough.

You gotta send us twenty-five cents for an autographed picture,

One dollar bill for a fan club card.

And if you send in right away

You get a lock of hair from our St. Bernard. (oh no)

I want to hold your hand.

So she wrote another letter to The Beatles,

Saying "You misunderstood,

It's you I love, it's you I want

To have and hold for good. " (Well)

"Beatles I'd give you anything, all of my true love."

Well they wrote a letter back to her,

Sayin' that ain't enough.

You gotta send us twenty-five cents for an autographed picture,

One dollar bill for a fan club card.

And if you send in right away

You get a lock of hair from our St. Bernard. (oh, no)

I want to hold your hand.

So she wrote a last letter to The Beatles

And now my song can end.

Others all around her makin' her life another heaven

Now my girl and The Beatles got together,

And now she's my girl no more.

But she wrote, "Dear Beatles,

I love you very much" and furthermore,

She sent them twenty-five cents for an autographed picture,

One dollar bill for a fan club card.

And 'cause she sent it right away

She got a lock of hair from their St. Bernard.

No, no, no. No, no, no, No, no, no...