Stand By Me Ben E. King / Arr. Idar Torskangerpoll

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Stand By Me is the biggest hit by American artist Ben E. King (1938-2015). It was recorded by King for the first time in 1960, as the first of more than 400 recordings done up till now. Versions by John Lennon and Maurice White (of Earth Wind & Fire) are the most well-known ones.
Stand By Me is ranked as no. 122 in the Rolling Stone magazine list of the 500 best songs ever.
The song is also used in movies, the most famous one here is Stand By Me from 1986.

[NO]«Stand By Me» er den største hitlåten til amerikaneren Ben E. King (1938-2015), og kom på 122 plass i magasinet Rolling Stone sin rangering av tidenes 500 beste låter.
Den ble spilt inn første gang av King selv i oktober 1960 og er siden spilt inn mer enn 400 ganger. Blant de mest kjente her er John Lennon og Maurice White (fra Earth, Wind & Fire).
Sangen er også brukt i film, mest kjent fra 1986-filmen «Stand By Me»

Aufnahme / Recording:25 or 6 to 4 - New Music for Flexible Instrumentation - Demo Tracks 2015 - 2016Stand By Me is the biggest hit by American artist Ben E. King (1938-2015). It was recorded by King for the first time in 1960, as the first of more than 400 recordings done up till now. Versions by John Lennon and Maurice White (of Earth Wind & Fire) are the most well-known ones.
Stand By Me is ranked as no. 122 in the Rolling Stone magazine list of the 500 best songs ever.
The song is also used in movies, the most famous one here is Stand By Me from 1986.