Stand By Me
Ben E. King * Track #7 On Don’t Play That Song!
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Stand By Me by Ben E. King
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Ben E. KingProduced by
Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller & Leiber-StollerAbout
Released in 1961, this song was inspired by the spiritual hymn “Lord Stand By Me”. It has since been recorded into more than 400 other versions.
It was ranked the 122nd out of Rolling Stones “500 Greatest Songs of All Time”. In 2012 it ranked as one of BMI’s top 5 most performed songs of the 20th...
Stand By Me Lyrics
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
When the night has come
And the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we'll see
No, I won't be afraid
Oh, I won't be afraid
Just as long as you stand, stand by me
[Chorus]
So darlin', darlin', stand by me
Oh, stand by me
Oh, stand
Stand by me, stand by me
[Verse 2]
If the sky that we look upon
Should tumble and fall
Or the mountains should crumble to the sea
I won't cry, I won't cry
No, I won't shed a tear
Just as long as you stand, stand by me
[Chorus]
And darlin', darlin', stand by me
Oh, stand by me
Woah, stand now
Stand by me, stand by me
[Interlude]
[Chorus]
Darlin', darlin', stand by me
Oh, stand by me
Oh, stand now
Stand by me, stand by me
Whenever you're in trouble, won't you stand by me?
Oh, stand by me
Woah, just stand now
Oh, stand, stand by me
Stand By Me Q&A
Who wrote Stand By Me's ?
Stand By Me was written by Ben E. King & Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller & Leiber-Stoller.
Who produced Stand By Me's ?
Stand By Me was produced by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller & Leiber-Stoller.
When did Ben E. King release Stand By Me?
Ben E. King released Stand By Me on Thu Oct 27 1960.
What did Ben E. King say about "Stand By Me"?
Ben E. King first offered it to his group, The Drifters but was told – “Not a bad song, but we don’t need it.”
Once solo – He and Jerry Lieber went to work –
I showed him the song. Did it on piano a little bit, he called the musicians back into the studio, and we went ahead and recorded it.
And t...
was this song made for anyone in particular
One of the songwriters (and singer) Ben E. King said it was inspired by a Sam Cooke song “Stand by My Father”. OTOH – there is a line from psalms in the second verb – a call to God?