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MOKB Covers Project : Always On My Mind
It's a sappy one, but a classic. Written by Johnny Christopher, Mark James and Wayne Carson Thompson, and originally recorded and released by Brenda Lee in 1972, Always On My Mind has really been made famous by Willie Nelson, the Pet Shop Boys and Elvis Presley. Willie's version hit number one on the Billboard chart, Pet Shop Boys snuck it into the Top 10 for a short time and Elvis reached number 16 with it on the Hot Country Singles Chart in 1973. The year previous, Brenda Lee could only take it to number 45. Probably the best take on it that really took it out of it's element is the Pet Shop Boys' version.
Apart from a Grammy Award for Song of the Year, Always on My Mind earned numerous other awards, including the 1982 and 1983 Country Music Association's "Song of the Year" honors (to songwriters Christopher, James and Thompson); and the 1982 CMA Single of the Year (to Nelson). Always on My Mind was named Billboard's number one country song for 1982. (Always On My Mind Wiki)
We don't discriminate when it comes to the covers, so you'll have to excuse the American Idol inclusion.
Willie Nelson - Always On My Mind
Willie Nelson - Always On My Mind (Live On VH1 Storytellers)
Elvis Presley - Always On My Mind
Willie Nelson, Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora - Always On My Mind
Iron & Wine & Calexico - Always On My Mind
Guster - Always On My Mind (Live)
Ryan Adams & The Cardinals - Always On My Mind
Counting Crows - Always On My Mind (Live)
Pet Shop Boys - ALways On My Mind
Peter Jöback - Always On My Mind
Al Hirt & Ace Cannon - Always On My Mind (instrumental)
Chris De Burgh - Always On My Mind
Fantasia Barrino - Always On My Mind
Sweetbox - Always On My Mind
Michael Buble - Always On My Mind
Patrizio Buanne - Always On My Mind
Me First And The Gimme Gimmes - Always On My Mind
There are also versions out there by Me First And The Gimme Gimmes, B.B. King and Shakira. If you have any of these or others, please email them in and I'll get them posted.
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posted by Dodge @ 6:20 PM
3 Talk back to yo' mama!
3 Talk back to yo' mama!:
The Pennsylvania band Weston had a version of it on their 1994 album "A Real-life Story of Teenage Rebellion". If I can dig it up I'll try and send it.
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I've got covers that you didn't write about. It was covered also by: Danny Carlos, Eddie Lovette, Glennis Grace, James Marsden, Barbara Jones, Michael Ball, Julio Iglesias, Big Fat Snake and TCB Band, Roger Whittaker, Floyd Cramer (instrumental version) and Krzysztof Krawczyk (it is Polish singer). I can send you that.
J
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