Save the Last Dance for Me

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"Save the Last Dance for Me" is a classic early-1960s pop and R&B song, popularized by Ben E. King as lead singer of The Drifters, known for its romantic lyrics and memorable melody.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
composer Doc Pomus
Mort Shuman
countryOfOrigin United States
decadeOfRelease 1960s
features backing vocals by The Drifters
lead tenor vocal by Ben E. King
follows This Magic Moment
genre pop
rhythm and blues
hasCoverVersion multiple artists
hasInfluenced R&B love songs
later pop ballads
hasMusicalForm song
hasStyle vocal group harmony
hasTheme dance
devotion
romantic love
isClassicOf early 1960s R&B
early 1960s pop
isInCatalogOf Atlantic Records NERFINISHED
language English
leadVocalist Ben E. King
lyricist Doc Pomus
notableFor memorable melody
romantic lyrics
originalArtist The Drifters
originalMedium vinyl single
partOf The Drifters discography
performer The Drifters
recordLabel Atlantic Records NERFINISHED

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Ben E. King
The Drifters
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