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"Stand by Me" is a song originally performed in 1961 by American singer-songwriter Ben E. King and written by him, along with Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, who together used the pseudonym Elmo Glick. According to King, the title is derived from, and was inspired by, a spiritual written by Sam Cooke and J. W. Alexander called "Stand by Me Father", recorded by the Soul Stirrers
In the midst of tribulation, stand by me. When the hosts of hell assail, and my strength begins to fail, thou who never lost a battle, stand by me. In the midst of faults and failures, stand by me. In the midst of faults and failures, stand by me. When I do the best I can, and my friends misunderstand, thou who knowest all about me, stand by me ...
When the album London Calling (1979) was released, many fans assumed it was called "Stand by Me", [11] but the meaning of the song's title is obscure as the title phrase cannot be found in the lyrics. Mick Jones, who wrote most of the song, offered this explanation: "The track was like a train rhythm, and there was, once again, that feeling of ...
"Stand by Me" is a song by the English rock band Oasis, written by lead guitarist, Noel Gallagher. It was released on 22 September 1997 as the second single from the band's third studio album, Be Here Now (1997). The song peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart in September 1997. Initially being certified gold in the UK in October 1997 ...
If you came of age with the 1986 coming-of-age classic Stand by Me, chances are you long thought twice before taking a dip in any forest ponds.. In perhaps the film’s most famous scene, dead ...
The sound is slightly different from that of "Stand by Me", however, because "Mercy" uses the 1st, 5th and flattened 7th degrees of the scale, instead of the 1st, 5th and major 7th. This change creates a bluesy sound. The song is written in the 12-bar blues form, using the chords I7, IV7 and V7.
"Stand by Me" was reissued in the US, with "Woman Is the Nigger of the World", on 4 April 1977. [ nb 6 ] [ 37 ] Rock 'n' Roll re-charted in the UK on 17 January 1981, at number 64. [ 2 ] In the US, it was reissued in October 1980, also at budget price, [ nb 7 ] [ 41 ] and it was briefly reissued in the UK by the budget label Music for Pleasure ...
"Stand by Me" Single by the ... All lyrics are written by Tomoko Kawase; all music is composed by Shunsaku Okuda. No. Title Length; 1. "Stand by Me" 3:40: 2. "Gloomy ...