Stand By Me (No.1)
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"Stand By Me" was written by Ben E King with Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Ben E King had no intention of recording the song himself when he wrote it, originally the song was wrote for The Drifters, but they passed on the chance to record it.
"Stand By Me" was ranked No.121 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time.