STAND
BY ME
BEN
E. KING COVER BY ANTTI SYVÄNEN, ISAK GERRBO AND KIM SYVÄNEN
SONGWRITERS:
Ben E. King; Leiber & Stoller
COUNTRY: U.
S. A.
ALBUM:
THE VERY BEST OF BEN KING
LABEL: RHINO
ENTERTAINMENT
GENRE: SOUL
YEAR:
1998
"Stand by Me" is
a song, originally performed by American singer-songwriter Ben E. King, and
written by King, Jerry Leiber, and Mike Stoller. 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 with Johnnie Taylor singing lead. The third line of the second verse
of the former work derives from Psalm 46:2c/3c. There have been over 400
recorded versions of the song, performed by many artists. It was featured on
the soundtrack of the 1986 film Stand by Me, and a corresponding music video was
released to promote the film.
In 2012, it was estimated that the song's royalties had
topped £17 million, making it the sixth highest earning song as of that time. 50%
of the royalties were paid to King.
In 2015, King's original
version was inducted into the National Recording Registry by the Library of
Congress, as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically
significant", just under five weeks before his death. Later in the year,
the 2015 line up of the Drifters recorded it, in tribute to him.
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, No I won't be afraid
Just as long as you stand, stand by me
Refrão:
So darling, darling
Stand by me, oh, stand by me
Oh stand, stand by me,
Stand by me
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
Refrão
Whenever you're in trouble, won't you stand by me
Oh stand by me,
Oh won't you stand now?
Stand
by me.
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