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AUGUST 16, 1977: THE KING IS DEAD
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Long Live The King
-- At a luncheonette in Raleigh, NC. August 17, 1977, the next day --
The office workers are drunk
and it's only 2 in the afternoon
on a Wednesday
Some called in sick
a couple finagled
a long lunch break
But juicy cheeseburgers
have gone cold
and sit uneaten on the counter
Plus the jukebox has been jimmied
until it screams --
playing the same song over and over:
"I did it my way"
High up in the corner
the TV no one can hear
tells the story:
The king is dead
Elvis is dead
NOTE: Elvis died on August 16, but many people did not hear the news until early the next morning.
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Thanks -- it was like a national mourning.