Coffee Break: Songs for the USPS

U.S. Postal Service employee Dana Veen struggles through deep drifts covering a sidewalk in Worthington, Minn., as he makes his rounds on Jan. 7, 2010.MPR Photo/Mark Steil

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August 18, 2020

The Postal Service (the thing, not the band) has been at the forefront of news headlines this summer both due to its financial problems and the role that mail-in ballots will play in the upcoming presidential election.

Worried voters are buying stamps and merchandise to try to fund the USPS, and many are engaging in a social media campaign urging people to support the USPS as it tries to stay afloat.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear for the USPS?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

Paul Revere & the Raiders - Rain, Sleet Or Snow
Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman
The Postal Service - We Will Become Silhouettes
The Box Tops - The Letter
Wilco - Box Full Of Letters
Elvis Presley - Return to Sender
The Zombies - Care of Cell 44