Always on My Mind
"Always on My Mind" is an American country music song by Johnny Christopher, Mark James and Wayne Carson, recorded first by Gwen McCrae (as "You Were Always On My Mind") and Brenda Lee in 1972.
Allmusic lists over 300 recorded releases of the song in versions by dozens of performers. While Brenda Lee's version had stalled at #45 on the country charts in 1972, other performers would reach the top 20 in the United States and elsewhere with their own versions: Elvis Presley in 1972; John Wesley Ryles in 1979; Willie Nelson's Grammy Award winning version in 1982; Pet Shop Boys in 1987.
Composition
Wayne Carson said that he wrote the song in 10 minutes at his home in Springfield at his kitchen table and completed the song in studio with the assistance of Johnny and Mark.
Carson, who had the song about a year and one day, was finishing a recording session. Producer Chips Moman asked about recording "that mind" song, but added it would need a bridge. Wayne went upstairs to the studio's old piano, where he was trying to work out a bridge, when Johnny and Mark walked in the door, and he asked for their help to complete his song.
Always on My Mind (Adelén song)
Always On My Mind is a single by Norwegian singer Adelén. It was released by Sony Music Entertainment Norway as her third single on March 14, 2014. It was only released in Norway. Like her previous singles, this single includes also preferences from Mediterranean music style.
Music video
The music video was released on YouTube on March 14, 2014. The video begins as Adelén standing in a dark place. In the next scenes, Adelén is shown singing and dancing. Another scene, Adelén is playing in the spray of a fire hydrant. In the next scene, Adelén is later shown singing and dancing with the backup dancers. Another scene, Adelén is holding balloons. The scenes are shown repeatedly throughout the video.
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References
Always on My Mind (disambiguation)
Always on My Mind may refer to:
- Always on My Mind (album), a 1982 Willie Nelson album that contained, and was named after, this song
My Drama
Tell me, how it feels
to look in the old, broken mirror on a new dawn,
and staring at the distance, to see in the splinters:
this man is not you anymore.
Your face is deprived of the light,
in darkness, locked up a hundred times.
You're slowly disappearing and swallowed by the endless distance,
I'm reaching out my arms for your emerging hands,
to make you stay!
On the stage of life just an empty chair stands,
the curtain drops, the scene ends
On the stage of life just an empty chair stands
I'm calling you to myself to embalm your broken wings,
for you're the only one, for whom beautiful dreams waiting.
You're slowly disappearing and swallowed by the endless distance,
I'm reaching out my arms for your emerging hands,
to make you stay!
On the stage of life the pressure ends,
the curtain drops, the scene ends
On the stage of life the pressure ends
Look at me with your musing eyes from the far distance
raise your soul, this drama is played for you.
You're slowly disappearing and swallowed by the endless distance,
I'm reaching out my arms for your emerging hands,
to make you stay!
On the stage of life nobody has play,
the curtain drops, the scene ends
On the stage of life nobody has play
I'm looking for my lost face,
