One More Night at the Flamingo

One More Night at the Flamingo is an exuberant celebration of music, memory and the wonderful realisation that growing older doesn't mean leaving the joy of living behind. Darius Lamar Brown takes us into the Flamingo Room, a glamorous nightclub where red velvet curtains, a shining dance floor and a pink neon flamingo welcome the Saturday-night crowd. Then Carmen walks through the door. Twenty years have passed, but the music still knows her, and so does the band. What follows is a colourful, affectionate story of confidence, humour and rediscovery. When a younger dancer offers Carmen his hand, he quickly discovers that she remembers a few moves of her own. Soon the tables are emptying, the dance floor is filling, and an entire room is celebrating alongside her. Driven by infectious Latin percussion, funky electric bass, bright piano, sweeping strings and spectacular brass, the arrangement combines disco energy with soulful storytelling. Darius's expressive tenor brings warmth and theatrical personality, including spontaneous shouted exchanges that make the nightclub atmosphere come alive. Beneath all the excitement lies a simple, moving truth: Carmen hasn't returned to reclaim her youth or prove anything to anyone. She's simply come home to the music she loves. A joyous reminder that some fires never die.

Down on the corner, where the city glows There's a little old club everybody knows Red velvet curtains, a shining floor And a pink neon bird above the door The band was cooking, the room was alive Saturday night, a quarter to five Then the doorman smiled, stepped out of the way And somebody whispered, "Well, look who's here today" Carmen walked in with her head held high Silver in her hair and a sparkle in her eye Twenty years gone, but she knew that room Every little corner, every sweet perfume She looked at the band, and the piano man grinned Played a little melody from way back when She laughed and turned, like she knew the tune And the whole place felt like a Saturday in June HEY! CARMEN! IS THAT YOU She didn't come to turn back time Didn't need to prove a thing Just heard that rhythm calling And it made her want to swing One more night at the Flamingo Let the whole room come alive When Carmen steps onto that dance floor You can feel the music rise One more night at the Flamingo Let the trumpets touch the sky Some things never lose their magic Some fires never die A young man smiled and offered his hand Said, "Lady, you still remember this dance" She raised one eyebrow, gave him a grin Said, "Honey, I was dancing before you walked in" He took one step, she took three Turned him around so gracefully The bandleader laughed, gave the boys a sign And the rhythm section kicked into double time Now the tables emptied, the glasses stood Every single dancer understood Wasn't about the years gone by It was the fire still shining in her eyes One more night at the Flamingo Let the whole room come alive When Carmen steps onto that dance floor You can feel the music rise One more night at the Flamingo Let the trumpets touch the sky Some things never lose their magic Some fires never die COME ON, CARMEN! SHOW 'EM And somewhere in the middle of that night Underneath those coloured lights Carmen closed her eyes and smiled Like she hadn't missed a mile Not a queen upon a throne Just a woman coming home And every heart around that floor Knew what they were dancing for One more night at the Flamingo Let the whole room come alive When Carmen steps onto that dance floor You can feel the music rise One more night at the Flamingo Let the trumpets touch the sky Some things never lose their magic Some fires never die Oh, Carmen Look at you now Keep on dancing Yeah... all night long