When the TCB Band played it live, even in 2004, it proved an excellent, forceful rocker in the same vein as Burning Love. It’s true – In October 1976 the backing track had been recorded ready for Elvis’ vocals. The bass player, Jerry Scheff announced that they were going to play a song he had written for Elvis, Fire Down Below. The set, though very good, was predictable – with one exception. In January 2004 I saw Elvis Presley’s TCB band at the Olympia in Liverpool. We can make a reasonably accurate guess as to the direction Elvis’ next album might have taken. Songs were being submitted to Elvis and his advisors all the time and Elvis was hearing songs on the radio that he liked. What if his heart attack had been a wake-up call? What if he had decided at long last to sort himself out? What music might he have recorded? Presley later dated songwriter/actress Linda Thompson (not the English folkie) for four years.E LVIS PRESLEY died on 16 August 1977 and we wish he hadn’t. He and Priscilla filed for divorce on August 18, 1971, with the divorce being finalised on October 9, 1973. When interviewer Gary James pointed out to Carson that most people think that Elvis was singing 'Always On My Mind' about Priscilla, even though Wayne had written the song years earlier, he replied: "Well, he was."Įlvis had previously had an affair in 1971 with Joyce Bova, while Priscilla later had an affair with karate instructor Mike Stone. He recorded his version just a few weeks after he separated from his wife Priscilla on February 23, 1972, with that personal turmoil surely informing his passionate vocal performance. So he pleads to know that she still loves him and begs for another opportunity to make things right ("give me one more chance to keep you satisfied").ĭespite Elvis not putting down his song till a few years after the Carson-Christopher-James team wrote it, it nevertheless perfectly fit his personal life at the time. 'Always On My Mind' is a pretty straightforward song, lyrically.Ī man laments not giving his partner the love and care she deserves ("maybe I didn't treat you quite as good as I should have"), reassuring her that despite that he was always thinking of her ("you were always on my mind"). Always On My Mind QUIZ: How well do you know Elvis Presley's song lyrics?
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