Ezeregy dal, amit érdemes meghallgatni: 0130 Ben E. King: Stand by Me (1961) Writer: | Ben E. King, “Elmo Glick” (Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller) Producer: | Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller Label: | Atco Album | Don’t Play That Song! (1962) To write a song that becomes a contemporary standard is an exceptional achievement; with “Stand by Me,” Ben E. King did exactly that. King had been The Drifters’ lead singer on a series of magnificent late-Fifties hits written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman—“I Count the Tears,” “This Magic Moment,” “Save the Last Dance for Me”—and was groomed for solo stardom by Atlantic. In 1961, King released “Stand by Me,” a song he had shaped in the studio from an old gospel number. Leiber and Stoller, aware of how well Latin rhythms had suited The Drifters, added a pulsing Afro-Cuban groove alongside zigzagging cello and soft quartet harmonies. King’s smooth tenor vocal, pleading yet strong, vulnerable yet authoritative, builds and builds (as does the initially sparse instrumentation) until “Stand by Me” almost explodes with tension and desire. Beautifully performed and produced, the song topped the R&B charts, hitting No. 4 in the pop listings. Twenty-five years later, Stephen King’s novella The Body was adapted by Hollywood as Stand by Me, and Ben E. King’s song provided the film’s theme; immediately, “Stand by Me” reentered the U.S. pop Top Ten. A Levi’s jeans ad helped to push it to the U.K. No. 1 in 1987. The song possesses timeless appeal, conveying both fear and reassurance. “Stand by Me” is an ode to human unity. youtu.be/lEzmzpoaKek
Posted on: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 04:35:00 +0000
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