Let It Be Me - Everly Brothers, The (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)

Let It Be Me (Everly Brothers, The, 1960; Betty Everett & Jerry Butler, 1964; Glen Campbell & Bobby Gentry, 1969; Willie Nelson, 1982). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2021-01-23. "Keeping the Oldies Alive"

"Let It Be Me" was written by Gilbert Bécaud & Pierre Delanoë and originally recorded in French by Gilbert Bécaud in 1955, but titled "Je t'appartiens" (secondhandsongs.com, 2022). The first English version of the song (English lyrics by Manny Curtis) was recorded by Jill Corey with Jimmy Carroll & his orchestra in 1957 (mineral-sol.com, 2021); however, it was the Everly Brothers' version that made the song popular and hit the charts in 1960 rising to the #7 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart; it was their 8th top 10 hit on the chart (Whitburn, 2013). Other top 40 Billboard versions of the song include: Betty Everett & Jerry Butler (1964 #5); Glen Campbell & Bobby Gentry (1969 #36) and Willie Nelson (1982 #40) (Whitburn, 2013).

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Lyrics:

I bless the day I found you
I want to stay around you
And so I beg you, let it be me

Don't take this heaven from one
If you must cling to someone
Now and forever, let it be me

Each time we meet, love
I find complete love
Without your sweet love
what would life be?

So never leave me lonely
Tell me you love me only
And that you'll always let it be me

Each time we meet, love
I find complete love
Without your sweet love
what would life be?

So never leave me lonely
Tell me you love me only
And that you'll always let it be me