Stand By Me Song

King had no plan of recording stand by me by himself because he intended to write this song for the drifters.

Stand by me song. King released it as a single in the spring of 1961. King classic features musicians around the world recorded by the playing for change team during their travels. 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. King had no intention of recording the song himself when he wrote it.

King and written by king jerry leiber and mike stoller. Stand by me lyrics. I do not own the rights to this music video. In 2012 stand by me landed at number six on the list of highest earning songs a total of 24 million in payments.

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 afr. Of course that isn t the case. Stand by me ben e. Come learn more about our mission and how you can be part of it.

King official video staring actors from the film stand by me. Stand by me is a song originally performed in 1961 by american singer songwriter ben e. Alexander called stand by me father recorded by the soul stirrers with johnnie taylor. Lyrics to stand by me by ben e.

Peace through music comes stand by me the first of many songs around the world produced by playing for change. Wil wheaton and river phoenix. Stand by me song around the world. According to king the title is derived from and was inspired by a spiritual written by sam cooke and j.

King performing stand by me in 1961. At first ben e. Stand by me is a song by john lennon written by jerry leiber mike stoller ben e. 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.

It s from his album rock n roll 1975. According to the documentary history of rock n roll ben e.