Video: Ben E. King's "Stand By Me" as performed by John Lennon

Here's something to help you get through a Friday afternoon at the office.

It's John Lennon performing "Stand By Me", which was written by Ben. E. King, Jerry Leiber, and Mike Stoller.

They originally composed it for the Drifters, who declined the song.

King's version was a hit in 1961, reaching Number 1 on the R&B chart. Yesterday, he died at the age of 76.