Writer-director Andrew Haigh’s All of Us Strangers is another movie with multiple memorable musical moments.
The obvious pick might be Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s ‘The Power of Love,’ which bookends the film and scores one of last year’s most powerful and poignant endings. Or Blur’s ‘Death of a Party,’ used to great effect during a pivotal nightclub sequence.
But I’m going with the Pet Shop Boys cover of ‘Always On My Mind,’ which soundtracks yet another incredibly moving scene.
All of Us Strangers follows Adam, a gay London screenwriter, as he reunites with his parents, who died in a car accident when he was 11 years old. The movie doesn’t explain the metaphysics at work — it’s more interested in the emotional catharsis.
In this scene (which isn’t on YouTube, sadly, so please watch the movie!), Adam helps his parents trim the Christmas tree the night before the fateful accident. His mom (Claire Foy) sings along to this song. It was a radio hit at the time, so it makes sense in context, but its lyrics take on a whole new meaning through the prism of an imperfect parent who never truly got to know her son.
Maybe I didn’t treat you
Quite as good as I should
Maybe I didn’t love you
Quite as often as I could
[Pre-Chorus]
Little things I should have said and done
I never took the time
[Chorus]
You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind
[Verse 2]
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
[Pre-Chorus]
If I made you feel second best
I’m so sorry I was blind
[Chorus]
You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind
[Post-Chorus]
Tell me
Tell me that your sweet love hasn’t died
Give me
One more chance to keep you satisfied
Satisfied
[Instrumental Interlude]
[Pre-Chorus]
Little things I should have said and done
I never took the time
[Chorus]
You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind
[Post-Chorus]
Tell me
Tell me that your sweet love hasn’t died
Give me
One more chance to keep you satisfied
[Chorus]
You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind
[Outro]
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…)
Meet Me In Montauk 
We need to add this one to our watch list.
I don’t know why this isn’t playing in a theater near us, but Sophie said it would be streaming soon and I can’t wait to see it.
soumds like a very special movie ❤️