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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Save the Last Dance for Me canonical | 9 |
| One Last Kiss / Save the Last Dance for Me | 1 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| composer |
Doc Pomus
ⓘ
Mort Shuman ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decadeOfRelease | 1960s ⓘ |
| features |
The Drifters
ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocalist | Ben E. King ⓘ |
| lyricist | Doc Pomus ⓘ |
| notableFor |
memorable melody
ⓘ
romantic lyrics ⓘ |
| originalArtist | The Drifters ⓘ |
| originalMedium | vinyl single ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Drifters
ⓘ
surface form:
The Drifters discography
|
| performer | The Drifters ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Atlantic Records ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
One Last Kiss / Save the Last Dance for Me