BEN E. KING
Ben Edward King was
the symbol of R&B
elegance.
He had a passion for
gospels….
Stand by me is the
biggest song of Ben E.
King…
INFORMATION ABOUT THE
SONG
SONG’S NAME: Stand by
me
WRITTEN BY: Ben E. King
and Mike Stoller
ALBUM: Unknown
RELEASE: 1961
 The movie of this song was
released in1986
 The song was used for a
music video on the tv cartoon
Timon and Pumba
 King’s version was a top
ten hit on the U.S charts for
many weeks in the 60’s.
 In the 60’s was released the Italian
cover by Adriano Celentano…but the
traslation is very different from the
original!!!
OUR ANALYSIS
• I don’t find a scheme for the rhymes but I have
found some metaphors as in the first stanza
when the author compares the dark of the night
to the problems of his life and says that, even
with these problems, if he stays with her every
problems are bearable. In the third stanza he
continues the same argumentation as in the first
one: he compares his problems to some natural
catastrophes. This is a love song, of course,
because the core of the lyrics is the love
between the author and a girl, Christine as we
called her in our story.
THE MOVIE
This movie has the same
title of the famous song
interpreted by many
singers, and edited for the
first time by Ben E. King.
The movie is based on the
novel calledThe body by
Stephen King. This is a
story of a very strong
friendship between four
children. Each of them has
his own life but when they
are together every
problem goes away… For
this reason they would
stay together forever…
OUR COMMENTS
• Zelda “It is a very romantic and happy song! Ilike
it!”
• Diana “This song is very sweet…”
• Simone “The meaning of this song is very
intense and emotional!”
• Giorgia “I’d like to be the protagonist of this
song!!!”
• Federica “ This is an involving song…”
• Matteo “this song is very chipper! I like it very
much!
THE STORY
One starry night, starts the love story between two
young lovers: Ben and Christine.
In fact Ben declares his feelings by confessing her that
these strong emotions had surpassed every
adversity.
He compares these difficulties to some natural
calamities.
He states that “when the night has come and the land
is dark” and “ if the sky that we look upon should
tumble and fall and the mountains should crumble to
the sea”, he won’t cry and he won’t be afraid
because Christine will stand by him for ever.
For this reason the song is called “Stand By Me”.