Pet Shop Boys, Always on my mind, IMHO much better than the Elvis Presley original.
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2! Drum breaks.
Hallelujah
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But it was Jeff Buckley's hauntingly beautiful cover of it that made the song known to the world:
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Oh I misunderstood. I've never heard any other version. I'll check it out
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