

And darlin, darlin, stand by me, oh stand by me Stand by me, stand by me, stand by me, yeah. 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. If the sky that we look upon Should tumble and fall And the mountains should crumble to the sea I wont cry, I wont cry, no I wont shed a tear Just as long as you stand, stand by me. In 2012 it was estimated that the song's royalties had topped $22.8 million (£17 million), making it the sixth highest-earning song as of its era. It was featured on the soundtrack of the 1986 film Stand by Me, and a corresponding music video, featuring King along with actors River Phoenix and Wil Wheaton, was released to promote the film.

In fact, when BMI announced its list of the top 100 songs of the 20th century, ranked by. It isn’t just music fans who recognize the greatness of this song. There have been over 400 recorded versions of the song, performed by many artists. Stand By Me as a representation of the powerful friendships depicted in his movie-sending the song back into the top ten in the process, over 20 years after it was first released. The third line of the second verse of the former work derives from Psalm 46:2c/3c. Alexander called "Stand by Me Father," recorded by the Soul Stirrers with Johnnie Taylor singing lead. It was featured on the soundtrack of the 1986 film Stand by Me, and a corresponding music video was released to promote the film. 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 as long as you stand, stand by me And darling, darling stand by me Oh, stand by me Stand by me, stand by me, stand by me Whenever youre in trouble wont you stand by me Oh. According to King, the title is derived from, and was inspired by, a spiritual written by Sam Cooke and J. King and written by King, Jerry Leiber, and Mike Stoller. "Stand by Me" is a song originally performed in 1961 by American singer-songwriter Ben E.
