Brothers Johnson - Strawberry Letter #23 1977

This is the story of the song; Why is it called Strawberry Letter 23 not 22? Strawberry Letter 23 was originally a song by Shuggie Otis. () At age 17, Otis wrote “Strawberry Letter 23“ as way to describe his romantic feelings for his girlfriend. Though the lyrics commonly refer to “Strawberry Letter 22,“ Otis explains that, “the song is about a love letter. The guy and the girl had written each other 22 love letters. And the 23rd one, he writes is a song.“ Song: Hello my love, I heard a kiss from you Red magic satin playing near, too All through the morning rain I gave, the sun doesn’t shine Rainbows and waterfalls run through my mind In the garden, I see west purples shower bells and tea Orange birds and river cousins dressed in green Pretty music I hear so happy and loud Blue flowers echo from a cherry cloud Feel sunshine sparkle pink and blue, playgrounds will laugh If you try to ask, we