Come Go with Me

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"Come Go with Me" is a song written by C. E. Quick. The song was originally recorded by the Del-Vikings in 1956. It became a big-seller on Dot Records in early-1957. The Del-Vikings' recording was featured in the films "American Graffiti" and "Stand by Me". The song was later covered by the American pop band The Beach Boys and was released on their 1978 album MIU Album. In January, 1982, the single became a top twenty hit, reaching number eighteen in the United States. In 2004 Rolling Stone ranked the doo wop-styled song #441 on its list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

An a cappella version of this song was performed by The Alley Cats on a live CD and a different CD. They replaced the Come go with me in the first stanza, second line with Please don't send me, so it would read, Please don't send me way beyond the sea., either as a humorous adding or a misunderstanding of lyrics.

When Paul McCartney saw John Lennon for the first time in 1957, Lennon was performing this song with his band the Quarrymen. According to McCartney's recollection in the Beatles Anthology, Lennon, who did not recall much of the song's lyrics, supplied his own (including the verse, "Come, come, come, come to the penitentiary.")

The TV show Saved By The Bell also covered this song when Zack Morris and the gang performed this song at The Max, their local hangout.

In summer 2007 the Liverpool Echo released a one-off music magazine, Sound 08. Given away free was a CD containing The Coral covering the track.

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