Always On My Mind

In 1987, Pet Shop Boys performed a version of "Always on My Mind" on Love Me Tender, an ITV network television special commemorating the tenth anniversary of Elvis Presley's death, in which various popular contemporary acts performed cover versions of his hits. Their performance was so well-received that the group decided to record the song and release it as a single. This version became the U.K.'s Christmas number one single that year, beating "Fairytale of New York" by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl, and topping the charts for four weeks in total. It also reached number one in Germany in 1988, and peaked at number four in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year, becoming the duo's fifth and last Top 10 hit there. In November 2004, The Daily Telegraph newspaper placed the version at number two in a list of the fifty greatest cover versions of all time.

[Verse 1] Maybe I didn't treat you Quite as good as I should Maybe I didn't love you Quite as often as I could [Pre-Chorus 1] Little things I should have said and done I never took the time [Chorus] You were always on my mind You were always on my mind [Verse 2] 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 [Pre-Chorus 2] If I made you feel second best I'm so sorry I was blind [Chorus] You were always on my mind You were always on my mind [Post-Chorus] Tell me Tell me that your sweet love hasn't died Give me One more chance to keep you satisfied Satisfied [Pre-Chorus 1] Little things I should have said and done I never took the time [Chorus] You were always on my mind You were always on my mind [Post-Chorus] Tell me Tell me that your sweet love hasn't died Give me One more chance to keep you satisfied [Chorus] You were always on my mind You were always on my mind You were always on my mind You were always on my mind You were always on my mind You were always on my mind [Outro] Maybe I didn't treat you quite as good as I should Maybe I didn't love you quite as often as I could 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 (Maybe I didn't love you...)