Stand by Me Soundtracks!

These are the soundtracks of Stand by Me. (I found the list at the IMDb.)

1. "Stand by Me" - Ben. E. King

The director adapted the name of this song as the title of the movie. The lyrics is relevent to the theme: Young boys with different scars in their background stand by and rely on each other. "Stand by Me" is my favorite soundtrack; I was hooked by the repetitive and cheerful melody - I actually hummed the melody for awhile after I heard this song for the first time.

2. Mr. Lee - The Bobbettes

I don't remember when this song appears in the film, but I am familiar with this light music. This song also matches with the storyline, for they both portrays kids beating the careless and hopeless adults. This song was originally about a teacher whom the Bobbettes hated.(By the way the Bobbettes is an R&B girlgroup, as you can infer from the song. "Mr. Lee" was the best hit song.)

3. Rockin' Robin - Bobby Day

Oh, this is the song for the treehouse! I really like this kind of rock-n-roll music, cheerful and fun!

4. Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis

If I remeber correctly, this song is at the very first scene of the gangsters. This is another remarkable piece with refreshing charm; it is not at all out-dated!

6. Sorry - H. Giosasi and A. Zwirn

 Hey! Do you remember this scene?

This part was very funny and the boys were really cute! Sorry(I went all the way home) was the best hit song of the Impalas, a "doo-wop" group in the late '50s. (Isn't the word "doo-wop" so well identify the song?) I thought this song was good, but most importantly the chorus is so funny and cute.

I have 10(!) more songs to review, but I think I'd better cut the list into 2 or 3 parts. (I still have many good soundtracks, such as Lollipop!) Anyway, I appreciate the director's sense of selecting the "golden" old pops, that are relevant to the movie and master pieces themselves.