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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
It was the first Clash song to reach the United States Top 30 charts [8] [9] and in 2010, the song was ranked number 298 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. [10] [11] In the US and Canada, the song's title is expanded to "Train in Vain (Stand by Me)", as the words "stand by me" dominate the chorus.
Rickrolling or a Rickroll is an Internet meme involving the unexpected appearance of the music video to the 1987 hit song "Never Gonna Give You Up", performed by English singer Rick Astley. The aforementioned video has over 1.5 billion views on YouTube .
Roll with it: 35 years later, Rick Astley explains why he was never 'one of the cool kids' and why he never gave up ... into clicking on hyperlinks to Astley’s music video for “Never Gonna ...
"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 ...
The Ultimate Collection: Stand by Me is a compilation album by American musician Ben E. King. It was released in 1987 via Atlantic Records. The album includes many hits such as "Stand by Me", the original "Spanish Harlem", and "Young Boy Blues".
ID" was also included on the FIFA 16 soundtrack. It was the official anthem of the 2015 Ultra Music Festival. Kygo was asked to create the official anthem of the 2015 Ultra Music Festival. A song was used in their trailer for the Miami festival, which took place in March. The track is simply titled "ID" because it doesn't officially have a name ...
Urban Cowboy: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack to the 1980 film Urban Cowboy. It spawned numerous Top 10 Billboard Country Singles, such as #1 "Lookin' for Love" by Johnny Lee, #1 "Stand by Me" by Mickey Gilley, #3 "Look What You've Done to Me" by Boz Scaggs, #1 "Could I Have This Dance" by Anne Murray, and #4 "Love the World Away" by Kenny Rogers.