Ben E. King - Don't Play That Song (You Lied) [Atco]

[nightsaber99]

This is the sequel that always comes, until you find the one that is right.

[tobias964]

Stand by me. I understand he must have hated that! I Been to much. I love it . But i understand

[seellllly]

Good! It gives me the shivers!

[sauquoit13456]

JUST MISSED!!! "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)" just missed making the Billboard's Hot Top 10 chart; it peaked at No. 11 and spent a total of 12 weeks in the Hot Top 100 in 1962. Eight years later in 1970 Aretha Franklin charted with this song, and son-of-gun, she missed making the Top 10, her's also peaked at No. 11!!!

[komatman]

classic

[burnleyskinhead]

This is fan fucking tastic !!!

[JackMonroe]

sounds suspiciously like "Stand By Me"

[junkabuttafli05]

@JackMonroe its supposed to

[stillilllife]

@junkabuttafli05 How do you mean?

[junkabuttafli05]

@junkabuttafli05 its supposed to sound like Stand By Me...

[Jimmyricano]

no one sings it like Queen Aretha; no one!

[Marielena5058]

@Jimmyricano Nope, and she was coveing his version no no no

[beatlejim64]

April 1962...

[1863year]

This should be called the LOST LOVE song - great tune - great memory - Lord I miss those days.................

[lekalasoul]

great song, great singers, a delight.

[cs100443]

contraire au titre 'il fallait qu'il la chante autrement on aurait raté une merveille merçi

[CLARKEa100]

A great Chill out record from the Top Twenty Club in Oldham sunday afternoon after the Wheel

[kennymac520]

great ben e king forgotton single where is he now

[JohnGee1977]

Muhammad Ali actually sang this song and released it as a single.

[TheGaydar1]

Great song. Fantastic :)

[CLARKEa100]

I first heard this played at The Top 20 club in Oldham after a night in the wheel and it has haunted me ever since.

[bbygurljudy21]

I love this song, 'Stand By Me' is mine and my fiances song so this is a great song if something (Pray to God it Doesnt) shud ever happen to me nd the love of my life

[popcornmary]

One of my Cha-Cha tunes! Love it, thanks for posting it!!!

[dinitello]

Yo sabía que existìa esta versión fue la primera vez que la oí y hasta ahora la encontrè que bueno, me encanta, yo era una niña cuando la escuche por primera vez y la he buscado desde entoncés, gracias .

[TheMTTO]

is this a follow-up to Stand By Me? sounds like a similar riff, his own answer to the other

[gdaymatemusic]

i remember my older brother playing this along with all the other Ben E. King songs..

so i can thank him for something..!

but sometimes 'simple' is best.

[Cinnamon815]

when the night has come and the land is dark.... :) I HEAR IT

[solea212]

Thank you. I will always play that song.

[jessicavega1952]

manny.. I hope things go good for you...

take care,

love you always

your friend

[ocmar0415]

Exellent !!!

[srercrcr]

I've always liked this. I think it sounds better thinking THE DRIFTERS, cus this has so much of their sound (post-There Goes My Baby), and of course Ben was the lead then.

[jias188]

stand by me's alter ego

[DarkVeracity]

MUSIC!!!!!!!!!!! AHHH!!!! *head explodes*

[70cecily]

que hermosa cancion yo la habia escuchado antes por adriano celentano y ahora por este cantante es genial qe voz tiene .

stand by me es otra maravillosa cancion . es grande este cantante ........

[itm91]

Awesome song!

[schwarzfalk]

like a much improved version of Stand By Me :)

[marmarallen1]

i love this song,the lyrics is fantastics and it brings back memories,nice music to listen and meditate on a sunday evening.

[timeless763]

good song for makeing love

[Rotis59]

This was purportedly Little Eva's 1st recording session as a background vocalist just before she recorded "the Locomotion".

[senri27]

i dont remember hearing this and i dont know those days. but i do still love this type of great old music. thnaks!

[TheGeneralhaven]

Just plain awful stuff

[13MidnightGirl]

I got goosebumbs...

[edleew]

 Yeah days I new .. Peace

[amrash62]

this one is for you aldora de freitas...lamaha street....sweetboy..

[hollidayevery]

Out of all the music I have heard, I did not remember this one, even though I must have heard it. I only remember the Aretha Franklin remake of later years. I love Aretha's version, and am now a fan of this one too!! Research I have done on Lieber and Stoller among others points how they were some of the first producers to use strings and sweetening on R&B (the newly names Race music). It's great to hear how the music form was developing and becoming SOUL music!!!

[Qyneares]

THIS IS THE SONG WHICH MADE ME FAMOUS AS A CHILD; BACK HOME IN MY COUNTRY; WHEN I SANG IT AT 12 YEARS OLD AT THE GLOBE, ASTOR, AND HOLLYWOOD IN GUYANA SOUTH AMERICA. THX U BEN E KING FOR YOUR INSPIRATION. Qyneares.

[Orthodox72]

Stand by me? WTF xD

[Cayne1992]

@Orthodox72 I know it does sound like stand by me :p I beleive he did that on perpose, refering to stand by me as the song he doesnt want plaid. This is my guess

[ELD61]

I remember this song from summer of 1962 and the girl who stole my heart. So happy to have lived at a time of some great music. Late 50's & early 60's

[maddyrocks1999]

this is wonderfull music no one makes music like this enny more im 11 and i tink this stuff is amazing and very gracefull got to love this stuff

[tigerssixty]

I like this best of all he did. And he did some great stuff. Thanks for the upload!

[alexdrumstickboy]

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuk i just love it !!!!!!

[lmferg]

He really sounds like he's cracking up.

[Dubulous111]

Ben E King invented tha remix!!

nice try, 9th wonder....liar.

[WendyKS93]

My favorite Ben E. King song. What a singer!

[rockingwhiterabbit]

o baby...please...play it MORE and MORE....

[Nazim1495]

I remember my mom playing this song when I was so young, some of the happiest time of my youth. Good music don't die.....

[bigdaddy714100]

I.LoveThis Song,,to shorty and star

[bigdaddy714100]

I.LoveThis Song,,to shorty

[KyplayaZ4lyfe]

it sounds like response song to his own song haha

[KoolebraDDR]

A propósito, me gustaría que escucharan la versión de Los Ramblers.

[FOMECTRUM1]

@KoolebraDDR HE SAID THA HE HOPE YOU TO LISTEN TO THE RAMBLER'S VERSION A BAND FROM CHILE WHO SIGS THIS IN SPANISH

[KoolebraDDR]

@FOMECTRUM1 Thanks for the translation, socio.

[mavedro]

EPIC

[coyotesong]

@mavedro Totally!

[arequipa1]

sounds too much like his big hit.... i hope it's the B side....

[Sublimation99]

@arequipa1 Too much....

[xChaosBandit]

That bassline... Gets to me everytime. I can listen to this song and Stand By Me all day. :)

[edleew]

Good days good times and real good Music . yep .. Love um

[Skullflamerz]

Same awesome bass of stand by me.

[Augustoimperator]

great great song

[tavuchnuche]

wow this is amazing, the beat and the way the song is sung,, i am in awe

[Vamp1963]

I just love Adriano Celentano's version!

[ourmissboo]

@Vamp1963 -- Have you heard Aretha Franklin's version? It's fantastic.

[Destructor2007]

@TheWizzkid02 Same structure and note pattern, for sure.

[lcolby11]

Hey thats my mama record

[bobypop916]

Ben E. King is timeless! Finally, after many years, I bought the CD, The Very Best of Ben E. King from that fabulous Music Store on Broadway, in the high 40's. There it was buried in the treasure vault of oldies but goodies. Now whenever I drive, Ben E. is with me. This song is the one that should be played in the movie of your life, towards the end, reminiscent of not only Stand by Me, but of all the great hits that emanated from the genius that was Ben E. King.

[Ameiric]

That 'PLEASE' at 2:17 Uau!

[BeatleJim55]

1962...

[uVueD2b]

Not taking away from this original version but Aretha's is much better...

[richarichie2007]

@uVueD2b u are crazy, this version is way better than aretha's version... nothing beats the ORIGINAL...

[uVueD2b]

@richarichie2007 Can some people like songs which others don't???? My personal opinion it that I like the original but I like Aretha"s better..This sounds (to me) a re-hash of Stand By Me (I don't know which came first and don't feel like researching)...Oh,there are some covers that sound better than the original-rare as it may be.......now we can agree to disagree not taking anything away from Ben...he didn't get into the R&RHOF for nothing....

[MJNSEIFER]

Does he mean he doesn;t want to play "Stand By Me" anymore?!

[schwarzfalk]

similar to "stand by me" but somehow I find it much better :)

[otis123redding]

Ben E King is a legend. I love this song.

[pcalxruiz]

Man oh Man... I guess I was 18 back in Peru when I heard this song, and loved ever since... Ben E king is....... yes, KING !

[kidbuddyblue]

Ben E King say no more!

[taxhill]

adriano celentano made the best with this jewel

[coyotesong]

What was it with those 17-year old chicks anyway!!!!?????? LOL. 

[MorphiusIsDead]

Totally sounds like "Stand by me" ... A bit different and with other lyrics but still

Awesome song!!!

[VeryFunnyVideoRater]

@MorphiusIsDead It was a remake.

[coyotesong]

@MorphiusIsDead Written by the head of Atlantic Records, Ahmet Ertegun. And yes, it sounds an awful lot like the legendary Stand By Me. I think it's safe to say it was based on the theory of when you're hot, you're hot....so heck, let's do another one!!!!

[VeryFunnyVideoRater]

Awesome song.

[reloaded1983]

from italy THANKS USA FOR BEN E KING

[Cissy2cute]

Wow, what memories this is bringing back. I had the original 45 but it has gotten lost through the years.

I can't think of any modern songs that would have the staying power and emotional impact like this and many others from that era. Music and artists just are just not the same-the magic is missing.. This was a very special time that will probably never come again.

Thank you so much for uploading this.

[cheeznizt]

the bass line sounds almost just like stand by me

[the1trueseed]

@cheeznizt same rhythm slight variation on the notes, a lot of musicians use this, they pump out as many songs as they can, lots of them good, but there are always gona be a few golden classics that are remembered best like stand by me, this is why there is a misconception that all modern music is rubbish, its cos its being compared to the classics from before only.

[vudukungfu]

Thank you for postong this.

[therealraybaby]

This was one I learned from my moma! I still love this oldie but goodie!

[Skipjack1965]

A totally under rated song. This is Soul! I agree with Isabel all the way

[garsurv]

Great classic song......classic artist......NOBODY does it better!!!!!

[shapeepster]

I have loved this song since I was a little kid. My Dad would sing it and play it...I miss my Dad, but these wonderful songs bring me back great memories of him. Thank heaven for MUSIC!!

[ymmij388]

@shapeepster if i left a comment on this song it would be exactly the same as yours,fuck i wish i was a kid again

[kalaniman1movies]

@shapeepster Thank great artists like Benny King for music, heaven can't sing or play an instrument.

[Peppa1978]

@shapeepster im 33 and my dad STILL sings it to me :D......im so sorry for your lost....

[jleegivens]

@Peppa1978 Thank you Peppa! I hope he sings it for you for a long long long time! :)

[januspalma]

Thanks, many many thanks for the post!

[IsabelTopTenClub21]

Oh I love this song, it is real SOUL!!!! This is sung from the heart.....The lyrics are fantastic and the orchestration is mind blowing....thankyou for putting this on youtube, it has brought back great memories for me.

[AMF4]

who did this song first Ben E. King or Aretha Franklin?

[jimmiearm]

ben e. king done this first & she alson done spanish harlem tha's when he was with the drifters !!

[hankos04]

jesteś PIĘKNA, przynajmniej dla MNIE.

[LadyMamaAlive]

This brought back wonderful memories for me. Thanks for the post.

[lmferg]

Greatest thing about this song is that he really sounds like he's about to crack up.

[sophnvaughan]

yeah this song was written first also the instrumentals if this song wasnt made there would be no stand by me and that song is a classic thats made its way into alot of hands but this is the original and the best so i have just that more apreciation for this song Soph.

[tarkanna]

iza je  taine s miloe

[BearWindAppleyard]

Ha ha totally same as stand by me

[Liverbirdy8]

It's actually a stand by be cover with a twist.

[BearWindAppleyard]

@Liverbirdy8 he he oki

[Liverbirdy8]

@BearWindAppleyard go to wiki search 'stand by me' go to bullet point 2. 'Notable covers, remixes and samples' and right there you'll see "Ben E. King recorded a song that paraphrased it musically, "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)"

[Liverbirdy8]

Also 'Stand By Me' was released on the 'Don't Play That Song' album.

[beatlejim64]

April 1962...

[palmrockbermuda]

calling all vinyl music enthusiasts bridge to jamaica save the vinyl's bridge to jamaica

[DetroitLove4U]

My most favorite song of Ben E. King! Perfect song for a 50's Cadillac Series 62!!!

[goodwibes]

Thank you Ben for this one. I just love it!!

[Kitana2k85]

im 25 ,but thats my time!!!!

[customkey]

Good going Jimmy! This one makes me think of sharkskin suits, high waters, and roach in the corner killers. Good to hear from you man.

[rach77676]

im only 14 n i know dis song cuz every time we have a family reunion or anything dey play dis n eveeryone has 2 get up n dance

[ekingable]

reading rank,brill times back then wow

[campdavis0202]

You can hear his voice in "There goes my Baby" and "This Magic Moment" by the Drifters, He was their lead singer during the early 60's

[beatlejim64]

A CLASSIC from 1962...

[JennyHunf1983]

soooooo schön...soundtrack amsterdam 2009

[funnyactin]

AAAHHH!!! those were the days

before the booty bumpin', rump shakin' and lip gloss poppin'

[EddieMemphis]

Thanks for sharing man...I love hearing these memories from folks,who miss these artists like we knew them peronally.They will never know how much these songs and the singers meant to us.

[dsanw]

Love this song!

[andvoice]

things jus t don't seem to last forever. i hadn't heard a song bewildered by james brown and i just heard and that song brought back good memories. long live 50' and 60"s.

[settru21]

Oh so soulful.

[soulman1950]

You must hear the single version 1964-5, the end is more raw but this is still a great version.

[theonlycosmicgirl]

there are no more great singers like ben e. king, marvin, mickael!!!! i love this song!!

[BuddyHotshot83]

reminds me of hating my ex-girlfriend

thx

:D

[Dee530]

Many have recorded this great classic-

But Mr. Ben E. King, well he sings it like

he means it, like he lived it- and plain and

simple- he own's this song... I loved it so

long ago, I still love it today!!

Thanks for Posting- Marcie B.

[jerryeyes]

there were so many great songs like this back in 1961-63 just before the british invasion.what was that one"dont go away,my beautiful bird

[gdwmontg10]

@jerryeyes That one was "Any Day Now" by Chuck Jackson.

[Juliadeepblue]

"Remember on our first date?

You kissed me and you walked away...

You're only 17..."

...wonderful:)

[muzikmann2009]

Classic Tune from the 60's Love this tune, Cheers!!

[nenaangelstar]

This is A Great Song Alot of Thanks To The Person Who Put it on Youtube

[billmm79]

nice one Andy

[soulie101]

QUALITY

[rainbowsandwar]

Can't believe I've never heard this one, gotta love it.

Thanks!

[ocmar0415]

This one is for eternity.

Thanks.