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The 45th anniversary of the release of this song on this day July 2 in 1977. This is a remix I have wanted to do for so many years and finally through the marvel of studio magic I can. There is a Beatlesque psychedelic quality to the music these brothers created for it with the calliope-like opening and closing chords and of course, that mysterious Strawberry Letter #22 they keep chanting about. Did you know the song IS Strawberry Letter #23?. Confusing? Read on The song was written by Shuggie Otis and stood out on the album since the men rarely did covers, but when they did, they shined it up like a diamond and gave it to the world. R&B has never been so exhilarating! Shuggie recorded that song for his own 1971 album Freedom Flight and George fell in love with the song and thought that they could do something great with it. Shuggie says he got the idea from his girlfriend who sent him strawberry scented letters, when they got to #22, Shuggie answered her letter with a song “Straw
