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Memorial Day

by David Plenn

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First release off of my upcoming album. I decided to release this particular cut first because of the closeness of the actual Memorial Day holiday, even though I don't think it's a "seasonal" song necessarily. It's a song about loss and how one person deals with it.

Here's the official YouTube Lyric Video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe_YdrsTN98

lyrics

Memorial Day

He always loved his Maker’s Mark
She’ll pour a glass tonight
And find a place where she can watch the sunset
Until the evening lights

There’s a flag hanging on her front porch
A little worn and frayed
It’s part of her tradition now
Each Memorial Day

He held her hand and then he said he loved her
And he danced her around and ‘round
She sees the scene playin’ in slow motion
They said his body never was found

His Sunday suit hangs in the closet
She says it’s just in case
And she says a prayer for her missing soldier
Each Memorial Day

The doorbell rings and standing at the screen door
Three soldiers in uniform
She sees the scene play in slow motion
She remembers closing the door

He always loved his Maker’s Mark
She pours a glass tonight
Then finds a place where she can watch the sunset
Until the evening lights

She makes a toast to the fallen soldiers
And the MIA’s
And everyone they left behind
Each Memorial Day
Here comes the night
Memorial Day
Her glass held high
Memorial Day

Words & Music: David Plenn c. 2015

credits

released May 15, 2020
Mark Hatch: trumpet
Phil Parlipiano: accordion & keyboards
James "Hutch" Hutchinson: bass
Ramon Yslas: shakers
David Plenn: vocal & acoustic guitar
James Thomas Hill: engineer/mixer

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David Plenn Los Angeles, California

I'm a Singer/ Songwriter/ Guitarist who's got a record coming out on April 30th.

I had some success in another lifetime with 'Easy Driver" (Kenny Loggins), "The Forecast" (Robert Cray), "Follow Your Dreams" (Jerry Riopelle), "That's What Dreams Are Made Of (Odds & Ends), and "Step Aside" (John McVie). ... more

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