Os Pet Shop Boys, em 1987, criaram um cover de "
“Always On My Mind” não é uma
canção sobre amor, mas sobre paixão. Segundo Neil, sobre um ser incapaz de
amar. Neil disse que “Always On My Mind” é:
“ [...] é cantada a partir do
ponto de vista de um homem egoísta e auto obcecado, que possivelmente é incapaz
de amar, e que agora está bebendo uísque e sentindo pena de si mesmo. É uma
música completamente sem habilidade”.
- Neil Tennant, 2010
A versão eletrônica de “Always On My Mind” ganhou o mundo e ainda hoje recebe aclamações e premiações de melhor cover de todos os tempos. Acredito que foi o primeiro sucesso dos Pet Shop Boys que ainda muito criança ecoou em meus ouvidos, numa época que eu não dava muita importância para música, arte e literatura.
Always
on my mind/In my house
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
You
were always on my mind it's true
I never
thought of anyone else but you
You
were on my mind and in my dreams
I
should have stopped to make you see
you
were always
I
worked so hard I thought you knew
My love
I did it all for you
I never
really had the time
and I
guess you couldn't read my mind
You
were always
You
were always on my mind
You
were 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
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