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Stand By Me Lyrics: 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,...

Ben E. King "Stand By Me": 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...

Sing along to Ben E. King's hit single "Stand By Me" with this Lyric Video.For more iconic 60s hits, check out our Sounds Of The 60s playlist on your preferr...

"Stand by Me" is a song originally performed in 1961 by American singer-songwriter Ben E. King and written by King, Jerry Leiber, and Mike Stoller.

Stand by me, stand by me If the sky that we look upon Should tumble and fall And 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 And darlin', darlin', stand by me, oh stand by me Stand by me, stand by me, stand by me-e, yeah [Guitar]

Lyrics meaning of Stand By Me by Ben E King. King penned "Stand by Me" while he was still the Drifters' main singer, but the band rejected it. The Drifters' manager reportedly told King, "Not a bad song, but we don't need it." But after going solo, King resurrected "Stand by Me" towards the conclusion of a recording session with Jerry Leiber.

Whenever you're in trouble, won't you stand by me? David from Massachusetts The only song to chart in the HOT 100 top 20 three decades in a row! David from London I met Ben E King outside a nightclub in Artillery Lane, near Liverpool St. station in London in 1968. We shook hands and I've dined out on that ever since !