Friday, May 2, 2025

Mail Myself To You - John McCutcheon

Mail Myself To You - John McCutcheon
3:34
Mail Myself To You, 1988
Written by Woody Guthrie, 1943-1950

This song, one of Guthrie's lighter love songs, has been recorded by several artists.  Here, multi-instrumentalist McCutcheon plays it fairly seriously, softly singing the whimsical lyrics ("Take me out of my wrapping paper / Wash the stamps off my head / Pour me full of some ice cream soda / Put me in my nice warm bed") with care, not from a like he really hopes it'll happen, not patronizing the absurdity.  Near the end there's a nice round of vocals with a female singer, which adds a little sparkle.

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