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Scarf From Elvis

from Hangin' In by Christopher Brown

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SCARF FROM ELVIS
With handful of change she buys herself a spritzer
Sheʼs a thrift shop mixture
Nothing matches nothing fits her
She looks like Janis Joplin had she gotten old
More than a little crazy, what a sight to behold
Just pieces of a puzzle left for me to connect
She wears a scarf from Elvis ʻround her neck

She climbs into her handbag
like a raccoon into trash
Pulls out a silver dollar
Lays it by her glass
She says "Today is his birthday, heʼs 67,
Come over have a beer
weʼll toast The King in heaven
Each year on this day I get as dressed as I can get
I put this scarf from Elvis round my neck"

Elvis in Vegas, 1972
Just hit the finish line of “The Wonder of You”
Music is peaking, a kick and then a pose
The crowd goes wild as he reaches the front row
He takes his white silk scarf looks down and says
Youʼll never forget, long as you live,
The night Elvis laid his scarf around your neck

The years disappear.
From a life neglected
Sheʼs Queen for a day
The Kingʼs been resurrected
Itʼs gonna be OK, everythingʼs alright
At least on this day, at least for tonight
Thereʼs party going on somewhere in her head
A place all her own the wicked world canʼt wreck
Something in her eyes I donʼt think that Iʼll forget
Sheʼs got a scarf from Elvis ʻround her neck

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from Hangin' In, released January 27, 2023

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Christopher Brown Mamaroneck, New York

Christopher Brown writes intelligent songs that unravel with the depth and sophistication of 4 minute novellas. He's a seasoned artist taking stock of his life’s journey --victories and defeats, good days and bad -- with offhand insight and humor.
He wins over audiences with an organic stage presence, a honeyed rumble of a voice and an unteachable ability to always sound genuine and in the moment
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