Stand By Me (2020) – Whispering Bob's All-Stars

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Stand By Me (2020) – Whispering Bob's All-Stars



I was lucky enough to be on a Zoom call with the legend DJ Bob Harris as part of Country Music Week. I even got to ask him a question, I asked about how songwriters should go about getting there songs in front of established artists in the modern age. Social media being the main way to get noticed now. He told some great stories, my favourite being about Rosanne Cash, Johnny Cash her father put together a list of 100 Country songs she needed to learn just so he knew she had a real understanding of its roots and philosophy.

 Bob has put together a version of this song to both celebrate 50 years in the business and to raise money to help COVID hit musicians. It's a real mixture of artists and is a good guessing game who's singing and playing which parts. Bob gets in on the act playing the triangle. Great to see Duane Eddy makes an appearance.

I love this song, the Ben E King version is one of the most iconic songs ever recorded. The simple backing is pure genius, it sounds like someone is chopping down a tree in the background. There is also a famous version by John Lennon which is much rockier and then probably a million other versions. 

The lyrics are such a good message, what's more human than friendships. I'm not scared as long as I have you beside me, share our troubles and stand up for each other.

 Favouite lyric : If the sky that we look upon / Should tumble and fall

If you would like to donate or get a copy of the song, see below.

DONATE: https://www.gofundme.com/StandByMe2020
PRE-ORDER: https://slinky.to/standbyme
7" SINGLES: https://www.musicglue.com/standbyme2020/
OFFICIAL MERCH: https://teespring.com/stores/standbyme20

Location: Rayleigh, UK

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