george benson sang whatever gets you through the night.
who sings whatever gets you through the night?
george benson
section::::elton john version.:development and release.









































in the us it was certified gold on 29 january 1975 by the riaa. during their collaboration, elton john appeared on john lennon's song "whatever gets you thru the night". lennon promised to appear live with elton at madison square garden if "whatever gets you thru the night" became a #1 single. it did, and on thanksgiving night, 28 november 1974, lennon kept his promise. they performed "lucy in the sky with diamonds", "whatever gets you thru the night", and "i saw her standing there".
lucy in the sky with diamonds
the inspiration for the lyrics came from late-night television. in december 2005, may pang told "radio times": "at night he loved to channel-surf, and would pick up phrases from all the shows. one time, he was watching reverend ike, a famous black evangelist, who was saying, "let me tell you guys, it doesn't matter, it's whatever gets you through the night." john loved it and said, "i've got to write it down or i'll forget it." he always kept a pad and pen by the bed. that was the beginning of 'whatever gets you thru the night'."
whatever gets you thru the night