King stand by me when the night has come, and the land is dark and the moon is the only light we will see no, i wont be afraid, oh, i wont be afraid just as long as you stand, stand by. Some changes were made to the plot of the film, including changing the setting year from 1960 to 1959 and the location of castle rock from maine to oregon. King s third album is a little short in running time but very high in quality, in terms of the dozen songs here. He is best known as the singer and cocomposer of stand by me a u. Theres also the stand by me music video with river phoenix, wil wheaton, and obviously ben e. The only single to be issued from john lennons 1975 album rock n roll, stand by me was a cover version of ben e king s 1961 classic. Its not really a cover of an old song, but perhaps it used a wellknown bass line and repackaged it into a new arrangement much like sean kingstons 2007 beautiful girls borrowed from ben e. Soundcloud ben e king stand by me by cleopatra records published on 201212. Stand by me is a 1986 american comingofage film directed by rob reiner and based on stephen king s 1982 novella the body, with a title derived from ben e. King analysis no matter what even if the world falls ill be by your side if you stand by me. This is one of my favorite songs, and im looking for songs that have a similar vibe.
Stand by me is a song originally performed in 1961 by american singer songwriter ben e. King stand by me some copies in france have a sticker. A 2007 book the words and music of john lennon by ben urish and ken bielen called lennons version one of the stronger tracks of the album. In 1986, a stephen king novella in which a writer reminisces about the formative 48 hours he spent with his best friends searching for a dead body became the classic film stand by me. King and leiber worked up the lyrics for stand by me, stoller came up. When the song was taped during the rock n roll sessions, it wasnt the first time lennon had performed it in the studio. The newest dvd of stand by me special edition has walking the tracks. King released it as a single in the spring of 1961. We shall overcome by pete seeger song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position. King, dead at 76, contributed to so many classic hits, but stand by me alone would have ensured his immortality. They are both universal stories of friendships and the movie does a great job adapting the story to screen, but there are several passages like the one i quoted above that are just so moving that no matter how much i loved the ending scene of stand by me, i cant rate it higher than the book. The title track was the selling point, but couldnt help but be seduced by the exquisite production of ecstasy and on the horizon, the latter making about as fine use of harps and an ethereal chorus as one imagines possible and when the strings come in, violins and. Im just 17 so i dont know a lot of music from this time period. In a statement to billboard, royce said, i am shocked and.
It features wil wheaton as the titular narrator boy gordie lachance and richard dreyfuss as the older actual narrator of the story gordon. King s stand by me made for the movie, corey feldman appeared in the video for cyndi laupers goonies r good enough made for the goonies 1985 and jerry oconnell appeared in mariah careys music video for her song heartbreaker. Based on stephen king s short story the body, stand by me tells the tale of gordie lachance, a writer who looks back on his preteen days when he and three close friends went on their own adventure to find the body of a kid their age who had gone missing and presumed dead. Set in the 50s, stand by me was a touching comingofage movie about a group of preteen boys. Have you ever heard a brand new song on the radio and realized that it sounds familiar. Alexander called stand by me father, recorded by the soul stirrers with johnnie taylor singing lead. Bachata singer prince royce has reacted to the death of the legendary ben e. King and written by king, jerry leiber, and mike stoller, inspired by the spiritual lord stand by me, plus two lines rooted in psalms 46. King stand by me atomic rooster song, 1972 single hit in europe stand by me charles albert tindley song, a 1905 gospel song stand by me oasis song, a 1997 single stand by me.
King and written by king, jerry leiber, and mike stoller. In addition, the boys themselves sing sorry i ran all the way home 1959, by the impalas while sitting in their clubhouse and the ballad of paladin, the theme song from the 19571963 tv series have gun will travel 1957 while walking along the. It features wil wheaton as the titular narrator boy gordie lachance and richard dreyfuss as the older actual narrator. Stand by me was the name of a gospel hymn written by the philadelphia minister charles albert tindley in 1905. King, dead at 76, changed the world with stand by me. Ben e kings stand by me lyrics, meaning, covers, the royal wedding gospel video and all the facts. King, benjamin earl nelson, american rhythmandblues singer born sept. King song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position. In stand by me, four boys in 1959 castle rock, oregon, go on a hike to find the dead body of a missing boy.
King, who died last week, was the fourthmostpopular song of the twentieth century. The history and meaning of the civil rights anthem sung by the. The story takes place during the summer of 1960 in the fictional town of castle rock, maine. King all rights administered by unichappell music, inc. Everyone was reminded just how amazing the song stand by me is at prince harry and. Stand by me is a song originally performed by ben e. When the world falls apart i will not cry just as long as you stand by me in the book it seemed that george did not show any feeling when he killed lennie but he.
Heres a line from the book of psalms that sounds very much like the second verse. King who knew his gospel had left his successful band the. Like the shawshank redemption, its a near perfect adaptation of a stephen king novella. He continued to tour and make special performances, and was also active in the stand by me foundation, his charity dedicated to childrens education. King is played when the credits roll at the end of the movie. What are some songs that sound similar to stand by me by ben e. When the night has come and the land is dark and the moon is the only light well see no i wont be afraid, no i wont be afraid just as long. King wrote the song with jerry leiber and mike stoller and it was released as the followup to spanish harlem, king s first big hit since leaving the drifters. Why not, whenever im in trouble, wouldwont you stand by me. Stand by me is a song originally performed in 1961 by american singersongwriter ben e. The movie may have been nostalgic, but the music on the soundtrack still sounds alive, decades after it was originally recorded. The summer of stand by me where all the main actors,except river, and rob reiner are interviewed. The film was based on a short novel by stephen king called the body, but.
What are some songs that sound similar to stand by me by. The film stars wil wheaton, river phoenix, corey feldman, and jerry oconnell in his debut film. This is a case where i find both the book and the movie to be equally but slightly differently appealing. Ben e king sings stand by me with paul mccartney, james brown and hanson in new york in 2000. This song has a very special meaning to both myself and my husband. When the night has come and the land is dark and the moon is the only light we see no i wont be afraid no i wont be afraid just as long as you stand, stand by me and darling, darling stand by me oh, now, now, stand by me stand by me, stand by me if the sky that we look upon should tumble and fall and the mountain should crumble to the sea i wont cry, i wont cry no i wont shed a tear just. Stand by me sounds like it wasnt written, that it just always existed it wasnt heard until ben e. King with the drifters stand by me the ultimate collection made in. King recorded this shortly after leaving the drifters in 1960. Patrick from omagh, ireland the late great marc bolan of t rex recorded a worthy version of this classic song, i rate bolans rendition of stand by me above that of john lennons, but ben e. According to king, the title is derived from, and was inspired by, a spiritual written by sam cooke and j. Stand by me is the 1986 american coming of age drama film adaptation of stephen king s the body. Stand by me is the 1986 american coming of age drama film adaptation of stephen kings the body. Such disregard for the budget probably didnt bother wexler for long.
Stand by me reissue of king s 1961 hit bside by the coasters. In fact, both of the original stories can be found and enjoyed in his different seasons book. Ben e king s stand by me lyrics, meaning, covers, the royal wedding gospel video and all the facts. Franklin added that the phrase wasnt supposed to be sexual it can simply mean something like tell me or give it to me. King, dead at 76, contributed to so many classic hits, but. Stream ben e king stand by me by cleopatra records from desktop or your mobile device.
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