 Genius Lyrics
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Ben E. King – Stand By Me
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Released in 1961, this song was inspired by the spiritual hymn “Lord Stand By Me”. It has since been recorded into more than 400 other versions.
It was ranked the 122nd out of
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Ben E. King – Street Tough
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Living on the city street tough / Living on the city street tough / Living on the city street tough / When you're street tough / You came down the ups and downs of life turnin' you
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Ben E. King – Fever
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Never knew how much I loved you / Never knew how much I cared / When you put your arms around me / I get a feeling that's so hard to bear / You give me fever / When you kiss me
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Ben E. King – Brace Yourself
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Mmm, but I had to come say something to you, girl / Now when I saw you standing over there in the corner, yeah / I told myself, good God, she's nice and I want her / So here I am
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Ben E. King – Come Closer to Me
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Come closer to me / So I can see heaven in your eyes / Ah, come closer to me / So I can be close to paradise / Thrill me with your kisses / Let me learn what bliss is / Kiss me
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Ben E. King – Don't Play That Song (You Lied)
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“Don’t Play That Song (You Lied)” is a song by Ben E. King, written by Ahmet Ertegun and Betty Nelson. The song peaked at #11 in 1962.
It has a near-identical melody and rhythm as
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Ben E. King – I (Who Have Nothing)
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I, I who have nothing / I, I who have no one / Adore you and want you so / I'm just a no one / With nothing to give you but, oh / I love you / He, he buys you diamonds / Bright
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Ben E. King – Show Me the Way
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[Verse 1] / If I had to swim a river / Or climb a mountain tall / I'd do anything you ask / Anything at all / [Chorus 1] / No river, no mountain / Can keep us apart / Show me the
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Ben E. King – Sway
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When marimba rhythms start to play / Dance with me, oh, make me sway / Like a lazy ocean hugs the shore / Hold me close, sway me more / Like the flowers bending in the breeze
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Ben E. King – Bésame Mucho
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Bésame, bésame mucho / Each time I cling to your kiss, I hear music divine / Oh bésame, bésame mucho / Come on and hold me my darling and make all my dreams come true / This joy is
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Ben E. King – It’s All Over
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[Verse 1] / Outside her window / That's where I am / Every night and every day / And outside her window / I cry-y-y-y my life away / There's a jukebox playing / Just a half a block
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Ben E. King – Spanish Harlem
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“Spanish Harlem”, originally released as a single in December 1960. It was written by Jerry Lieber (of the famous Lieber/Stoller songwriting team) and Phil Spector (famed producer
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Ben E. King – Seven Letters
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This is my last letter / Dear, to you / This is my last letter, baby / I just can't write you anymore / My poor little finger's swollen / I'm tired of pacing the floor, yes, I am
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Ben E. King – Dream Lover
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Every night I hope and pray / A dream lover will come my way / A girl to hold in my arms / And know the magic of her charms / 'Cause I want / A girl / To call / My own / I want a
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Ben E. King – Sweet and Gentle
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I was sweet and gentle / Ah, kind of sentimental / No one will deny it / I was once so quiet / And then one magic night, I learned to do the cha cha / And now I'll never be the
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Ben E. King – Souvenir Of Mexico
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[Verse 1] / She was standing there before me / With the stars shining above her / I took one look in her dark eyes / Ah, and I knew that I would love her / Told her I'd love her
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Ben E. King – What Is Soul
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What is soul? What is soul, babe? / Some few people really know / It's deep within us, it doesn't show / A soul is somethin' that comes from deep inside / But a soul is a somethin
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Ben E. King – Perfidia
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To you / My heart cries out "Perfidia" / For I found you, the love of my life / In somebody else's arms / Your eyes / Are echoing "Perfidia" / Forgetful of our promise of love
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Ben E. King – Young Boy Blues
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Every time I kiss somebody new, I, uh / Make believe I'm kissing you but, uh / I can't kid my aching heart 'cause, uh / My heart know we're still apart and, uh / Each night is like
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Ben E. King – Supernatural Thing
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[Chorus] / Your love, your love / Supernatural thing / Your love, your love / It's a supernatural thing, oh babe / Your love (Your love, your love) / Supernatural thing (
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Ben E. King – Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
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Tonight you're mine, completely / You give your love so sweetly / Tonight the light of love is in your eyes / But will you love me tomorrow / Is this a lasting treasure / Or just a
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Ben E. King – Katherine
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Katherine / I heard his mother / Talking about you / Saying how cute you are / Oh, but for her son, girl, you'll never do / And here's one more thing I've got to let you know / If
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Ben E. King – Groovin'
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See my baby coming down the track / Bet you my baby's comin' back / Soon as she gets back to me / We're gonna raise a family / And we're gonna groove, oh, groove / We're all groove
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Ben E. King – Here Comes the Night
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Here comes the night / See the stars in the sky / Shining up above / Night of love / Darling, just you and I / And here comes the night / How I thrill to your kiss / Music fills
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Ben E. King – Moon River
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Moon river, wider than a mile / I'm crossing you in style some day / Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker / Wherever you're goin', I'm goin' your way / Two drifters, off to see the
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Ben E. King – Amor
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Amor, amor, my love / This word so sweet / That I repeat / Means I adore you / Amor, amor, my love / Would you deny / This heart that I / Have placed before you? / I can't find
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Ben E. King – Do It In the Name Of Love
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Do it, do it, you can do it / Do it in the name of love / (Do it) baby (do it) / I like to see you / (Do it in the name of love) / Oh, woman, why don't you (do it) / I'd like to
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Ben E. King – How Can I Forget
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I want to know, know, know, know, know / (How can I forget) / I've got to know, know, know, know, know / (How can I forget) / How could I forget / (Forget her) / When I was lonely
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Ben E. King – On the Horizon
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On the horizon / Out where the ocean meets the sky / On the horizon / I saw a ship go sailing by / This was the ship that I'd often dreamed of / A ship made of gold with a golden
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Ben E. King – The Hermit Of Misty Mountain
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I went to a Hermit of Misty Mountain who lives in a cave above / And I asked this wise old man / “ Oh, Mr Hermit, what is a love...?” / He said, “Love is a boat that sails to
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Ben E. King – Save the Last Dance for Me
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You can dance / Every dance with the guy / Who gave you the eye / Let him hold you tight / You can smile / Every smile for the man / Who held your hand / 'Neath the pale moonlight
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LaVern Baker & Ben E. King – How Often
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[Verse 1: LaVern Baker & Ben E. King & Both] / How often (How often) have I told you (I've told you) that I love you? / How often (How often) have I told you (mm-hmm) that I care
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Ben E. King – At Last
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[Intro] / [Chorus] / At last my love has come along / My lonely days are over / And life is like a song (Mhm, mhm) / At last the skies above are blue / My heart was wrapped in
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Ben E. King – Til I Can't Take It Anymore
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Let's not fight it anymore / Unpack the bags and close the door / I'll never leave you, no, no / Though you lied right from the start / I can't convince my stupid heart / Not to
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Ben E. King – Gypsy
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I wake up weeping from my sleeping den / Oh, I wanna fall asleep again / But the memory of her burning skin / Uummhh, keeps me yearning / You know I'm yearning / Oh, oh, oh oh, oh
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Ben E. King – Made For Each Other
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[VERSE 1] / Now, that we won / I'll never ever be the same again / This is perfection (This is perfection) / You're making it all so (aaaah) / You know we'll make it through the
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Ben E. King – My Heart Cries for You
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If you're in Arizona, I'll follow you / If you're in Minnesota, I'll be there too / You'll have a million chances to start anew / Because my love is endless for you / My heart
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Ben E. King – Ecstasy
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The magic of your kiss / Is holding you like this / Is ecstasy (ecstasy) / The love that you have given / Makes this life I'm livin' / Ecstasy (ecstasy) / Never let me go / Let
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Ben E. King – First Taste of Love
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Mmm, the very first time you kissed me, it was so thrilling / What made it so great was I knew that your heart was willing / I never thought that I'd give love a try / Then you
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Ben E. King – That's When It Hurts
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That's when it hurts / Oh, oh, yeah / That's when it hurts, ooh / You don't kiss me / Like you used to do / You don't miss me, darling / Darling, darling, darling / When the night
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Ben E. King – So Much Love
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In the midst of all my darkness, baby / You came along to guide me / You took pity on a lonely man / When you said you'd stand beside me / I'll never forget you for what you've
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Ben E. King – What a Difference a Day Made
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What a difference a day made / Twenty-four little hours / Brought the sun and the flowers / Where there used to be rain / My yesterday was blue, dear / Today I'm part of you, dear
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Ben E. King – Quizas, Quizas, Quizas (Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps)
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You won't admit you love me, and so / How am I ever to know? / You always tell me / Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps / A million times I've asked you, and then / I ask you over again
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Ben E. King – It’s All in the Game
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Many a tear has to fall / But it's all in the game / All in the wonderful game / That we know has love / You have words with him / And your future's looking dim / But these things
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Ben E. King – Frenesi
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It was fiesta down in Mexico / And so I stopped a while to see the show / I knew that frenesí meant 'please love me' / And I could say frenesí / A lovely señorita caught my eye / I
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Ben E. King – Stand by Me (Timon and Pumba)
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[Frogs] / Rum dum dum dum / Dum dum dum dum / Dum dum dum dum / Rum dum dum dum / Yum dum dum dum / Dum dum dum dum / Dum dum dum dum / Dum dum dum dum / [Timon] / When the night
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