[1] While Lee's version reached no. 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"). It's since been hailed as one of the greatest ever covers, and even beat The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl's 'Fairytale of New York' to the coveted Christmas number one spot in 1987. Maybe I didnt love you Elvis Presley at the White House, December 21, 1970. He recorded the heart-wrenching ballad "Always On My Mind" and since the lyrics suggest regret from a relationship, one can only think he was singing about Priscilla. This version also won Country Music Association Awards in two consecutive years: 1982 Song of the Year and 1983 Song of the Year for songwriters Christopher, James and Carson; 1982 Single of the Year for Nelson; and contributed to Nelson winning 1982 Album of the Year for the album Always on My Mind. In 2015, he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Dolly Parton recently shared that Priscilla once told her the story and the song Elvis sang to his soon to be ex-wife was I Will Always Love You. And gods above the music and words did . At the time, Elvis was in the army and was stationed in a German town called Bad Nauheim. But a new dance-oriented version of the ballad by the English pop duo the Pet Shop Boys is shaping up as the biggest hit of all. Though a minor hit in the country field twice after that, Always on My Mind didnt re-enter the pop charts until Willie Nelson recorded it in 1982. 45 on the US country chart in 1972, other performers reached the Top 20 on the country and/or pop charts in the United States and elsewhere with their own versions: Elvis Presley (1972, US country; UK pop Top Ten); John Wesley Ryles (1979, US country) and Willie Nelson's Grammy Award-winning version (1982, US/Canada country number one; US/Canada pop Top Ten). The 74-year-old singer shared how Elvis manager Colonel Tom Parker had quite the demand for the track. . The lyrics seem quite fitting of their situation of a couple breaking up with a commitment to continuing loving each other. (Official Audio) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XVdtX7uSnk), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwbzxENP2eE, Elvis Presley Are you lonesome tonight Laughing version (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwbzxENP2eE). While everyone knows Elvis's 'Always On My Mind', his version wasn't the first. However, the country star was reluctant to give away her own song like that. How well do you know Elvis Presley's song lyrics. After splitting in 1972, the couple actually ended up having quite the amicable divorce which was finalised a year later.