When the night has come
And the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we see
No I won't be afraid
No I won't be afraid
Just as long as you stand, stand by me
And darling, darling stand by me
Oh, now, now, stand by me
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 won't cry, I won't cry
No I won't 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 you're in trouble won't you stand by me
Oh, now, now, stand by me
Oh, stand by me, stand by me, stand by me
Darling, darling stand by me
Stand by me
Oh stand by me, stand by me, stand by me
John Lennon stand by me (03:55)
John Lennon stand by me
That was true back then, but in this case, Peggy Lee didn't cover this song until two years after it was originally released.
Author: jzzlvrmee
2
I liked hearing this one, but the Elvis Presley version is still my favorite. Elvis almost growled his way through the song, in a very sexy style. I can see why millions of women were nuts about him.
Author: LemmeLieHere
3
You are right!
Despite the fact that Otis Blackwell, a black man born in Brooklyn, died in Nashville, Tennessee, Elvis never met the man.
They released Elvis version of Fever in 1960 after William Edward John A.K.A. Little Willie John (1956), Ray Peterson (1957), Peggy Lee (1958), and Frankie Avalon (1959).
Almost eighty other versions have followed. New ones show up yearly. Although artists try to own the song, they still imitate Johns style cause its the best.
Author: DarkLordOTheSith
4
thats that shit
Author: refferman1
5
Thanks Little Willie John!
Author: Xone7
6
you got that right, Little Willie was a giant, died very mysteriously in the Washington State Pen in 1968 he was only 30 years old.
Author: bmwstan
7
Brilliant song! The original is definitely among my favourite versions, which also include the Cramps' and Peggy Lee's
Author: MmeLEnfer
8
Thanks so much for sharing the original song wich is wonderfull!