Complex sentence: "Stand by Me" is a song originally performed by American singer-songwriter Ben E. King, written by King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, inspired by the spiritual "Lord Stand by Me", Whitburn, Joel (2002).
Split into simpler sentences: Stand by Me is a song originally performed by American singer-songwriter Ben E. King. It was written by King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, inspired by the spiritual "Lord Stand by Me", Whitburn, Joel (2002).