It's not the original, and it's not even the John Lennon cover. It's Mickey Gilley's version, which hit the airwaves in conjunction with the hit movie "Urban Cowboy" - which to this day, I've never seen. Gilley turns the tempo down a notch, and even though the production is a little slick for my tastes, his voice carries the tune with a power that puts it in the same ballpark as the previous versions of this great, great song.
"Stand By Me," Mickey Gilley, from the summer of 1980.
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