"Send Me a Postcard" is a song written by

Robbie van Leeuwen Robbie van Leeuwen (born 29 October 1944) is a Dutch musician who was a guitarist, sitarist, background vocalist and main songwriter for Dutch bands, including The Motions and Shocking Blue. In 1967 he played guitar on the only single ever rele ...

, and recorded by

Shocking Blue Shocking Blue was a Dutch rock band formed in 1967 in The Hague. It was part of the music movement in the Netherlands that was generally known by the name Nederbeat. The band had a number of hits throughout the counterculture movement during ...

in 1968. With lyrics in Swedish by

Per Gessle Per Håkan Gessle (; born 12 January 1959) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as the male half and primary songwriter of the Swedish pop rock duo Roxette, which he formed with Marie Fredriksson in 1986 and which was d ...

, the song was recorded in 1980 by

Gyllene Tider Gyllene Tider (; "Golden Times") was a Swedish pop group fronted by Roxette singer, guitarist and songwriter Per Gessle. They were one of the best-selling Swedish bands ever and have had numerous hits in Scandinavia, starting with the break-th ...

, as "Skicka ett vykort, älskling". Finnish version of the song "Kirjoita postikorttiin" was recorded by

Muska Marija "Muska" Babitzin (born 28 June 1952 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish singer. She became famous in 1971 with "Kirjoita postikorttiin" ('Write on the postcard'), a cover version of Send Me a Postcard by Shocking Blue. Her first, eponymous ...

as her debut single in 1971 and first hit song. A Turkish version of the song "Aşk Çiçeği" (Flower of Love) was released by the band '' Mavi Işıklar'' in 1971. "Send Me a Postcard" was covered by Loog on their 1995 album '' Meltdown House'', but was generally unknown in the US until

Ladytron Ladytron are a largely British electronic band formed in Liverpool in 1999. The group consists of Helen Marnie (lead vocals, synthesizers), Mira Aroyo (vocals, synthesizers), Daniel Hunt (synthesizers, guitar, vocals), and Reuben Wu (synthesize ...

's Softcore Jukebox compilation was released in 2003. In 2014, it was re-released as a 7" single for Record Store Day.

Bob Mould Robert Arthur Mould (born October 16, 1960) is an American musician, principally known for his work as guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for alternative rock bands Hüsker Dü in the 1980s and Sugar in the 1990s. Early years Born in Malone, ...

covered the song for his 2019 album '' Sunshine Rock''. "Send Me a Postcard" was included in the soundtrack of the television series ''Hanna'', in the Season 1 episode titled "Friend", first aired on 29 March 2019.

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{{Authority control 1968 singles 1968 songs Shocking Blue songs Gyllene Tider songs Dutch rock songs Songs written by Per Gessle Songs written by Robbie van Leeuwen