https://modestwalrus.com/tags/1961/Recent content in 1961 on Modest WalrusHugoen-usSun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://modestwalrus.com/music/stand-by-me-by-ben-e-king/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://modestwalrus.com/music/stand-by-me-by-ben-e-king/<h2 id="why-i-reacted-to-this-song">Why I Reacted To This Song</h2> <p>This is one of the unforgettable hits of the 1960s and it still feels as warm and immediate as the day it was recorded.</p> <h2 id="original-by-artist">Original by Artist</h2> <div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden;"> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share; fullscreen" loading="eager" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VApqDYplKtY?autoplay=0&amp;controls=1&amp;end=0&amp;loop=0&amp;mute=0&amp;start=0" style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border:0;" title="YouTube video"></iframe> </div> <h2 id="about-this-song">About This Song</h2> <p>&ldquo;Stand By Me&rdquo; was released in 1961 by Ben E. King, written by King alongside Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Built around a gentle, steady groove and King&rsquo;s tender lead vocal, it became a defining soul record of its era and has since been covered and reused countless times.</p>