Mark James - Suspicious Minds (The Original Version)

[Tuesday Afternoon]

Mark James, who also wrote the song, recorded the original version of Suspicious Minds in 1968. His recording was a commercial flop.

Chips Moman started working with Elvis in 1969 and played him the song. Elvis decided he could turn it into a hit. Moman, who also produced the Mark James' version, used the same arrangement.

Before the single was released, Elvis decided to try the song out in front of a live audience. A week later he returned to the studio to do some overdubs on the original recording and rearranging it to include a false ending coda, wherein the song begins to fade out, only to return for a vamp on the lines "We're caught in a trap/I can't walk out/Because I love you too much baby." Mirroring the way he performed it in his live Las Vegas stage act.

[Capt.Rocky300]

1. Never knew about this.....

and I like it, but Elvis's commanding voice made it better. The guitar work in the Elvis version also added to it. Thanks.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

2. cool, eh -

[Capt.Rocky300]

3. Very cool. I'd never heard of him until your post. Did the google.......

and discovered he wrote several songs I like, especially my favorite Willie Nelson song, "You Were Always On My Mind".
Also, BJ Thomas's "Hooked On a Feeling". Again, thanks for a bit of music education.