The name of Wayne Carson, who died this week, means not a lot to many people (including us here at Dolores Delargo Towers).
However, he did write this classic - here famously transformed from a mawkish ballad by Elvis into something far more entertaining by the Pet Shop Boys. Any excuse to play Always on My Mind:
Maybe I didn't treat you
quite as good as I should
Maybe I didn't love you
quite as often as I could
Little things I should have said and done
I never took the time
You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind
Maybe I didn't hold you
all those lonely, lonely times
and I guess I never told you
I'm so happy that you're mine
If I made you feel second-best
I'm so sorry I was blind
You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind
Tell me, tell me that your sweet love hasn't died
Give me one more chance to keep you satisfied
satisfied
Little things I should have said and done
I never took the time
You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind
Tell me, tell me that your sweet love hasn't died
Give me one more chance to keep you satisfied
satisfied
You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind
You were always in my house
I love this song so much and had forgotten the the Elvis had recorded it until you reminded me.
ReplyDeleteIt's the only version worth listening to, in my opinion. Jx
DeleteThe way PSB transformed this song is nothing short of remarkable! To think they originally just did this for an Elvis TV special (I remember Kim Wilde also being part of that show). Thankfully the boys had the good sense to properly record it and release it.
ReplyDeleteElvis, who? Jx
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