That’s What Friends Are For

[MaVolta]

Can’t believe we haven’t had this song topic before, but I did a search, and it came up empty. List any songs (title or lyrics) about friends or friendship, being a friend, etc. We should know a lot of these.

The song title that serves as the topic title was written by Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager. It was first recorded in 1982:

That’s What Friends Are For, Rod Stewart 

But the better known version was the one released in 1985 by Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight, and Stevie Wonder.. It was released as a charity single to raise money for AIDS research and awareness. The song hit #1 in 1986, and raised more than $3m. It also won a couple of Grammys, including Song Of The Year.

That’s What Friends Are For, Dionne Warwick & Friends

[BeatleloverKT]

All I really want to do, Dylan

All I really want to do

Is, baby, be friends with you….

[KellytheBelly]

Alan Parsons Project - The Turn Of A Friendly Card

[KellytheBelly]

Whitey - The Friend

[BeatleloverKT]

Count on me, Bruno Mars

[KellytheBelly]

The Dandy Warhols - We Used To Be Friends

[1968Hoya46]

Back In My Arms Again: Supremes  (All day long I hear my telephone ring/Friends giving their advice).

[KellytheBelly]

Public Image Ltd - Disappointed 

What friends are for?
(What friends are for?)
What are friends for?

[JessicaN703336]

You’ve got a friend James Taylor

[BeatleloverKT]

Reach out of the darkness, Friend&Lover

[BeatleloverKT]

Abraham, Martin and John, Dion

[1968Hoya46]

Me And Bobby McGee: Janis Joplin. (It ended somewhere near Salinas).

[BeatleloverKT]

Lovely to see you, Moody Blues

Lovely to see you again my friend....

[1968Hoya46]

Puff The Magic Dragon: PP&M  (Puff and Little Jackie Paper... until Jackie outgrew the friendship).

[KellytheBelly]

J Mascis - Old Friends

[1968Hoya46]

Keep You Hands Off My Baby: Little Eva  (We've been friends for oh, so long/I let you share what's mine/But when you mess with the boy I love/It's time to draw the line).

[BeatleloverKT]

Heartlight, Neil Diamond

I just made a friend, a friend is someone you need....

[Raynyky]

Friendship-Chris Stapleton 

[KellytheBelly]

Magnus Pelander - You Have Got No Friends To Turn To 

[KellytheBelly]

Cake - Friend Is a Four Letter Word

[KellytheBelly]

Morrissey - We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful 

[1968Hoya46]

Stayin' In: Bobby Vee   (Way back when, teenage friendships quickly ended when the friends pursue the same girl)

[EricC28201]

The Cold Hard Truth - George Jones

Reading the lyrics, the outro works on multiple levels...classic country music honesty:

You don't know who I am
But I know all about you
I've come to talk to you tonight
About the things I've seen you do
I've come to set the record straight
I've come to shine the light on you
Let me introduce myself
I'm the cold hard truth

There is a woman we both know
I think you know the one I mean
She gave her heart and soul to you
You gave her only broken dreams
You say you're not the one to blame
For all the heartaches she's been though
I say you're nothing but a liar
And I'm the cold hard truth

All your life that's how it's been
Lookin' out for number one
Takin' more than you give
Movin' on when you're done
With her, you could have had it all
A family and love to last
If you had any sense at all
You'd go and beg her to come back

You think that you're a real man
But you're nothing but a fool
The way you run away from love
The way you try to play it cool
I'm gonna say this just one time
Time is running out on you
You best remember me, my friend
I am the cold hard truth

[Outro]
You best remember me, my friend
I am the cold hard truth

[1968Hoya46]

Keep Your Hands Off My Baby:  Little Eva  (this song illustrates that even long-term friendships have their off-limits).  She shares everything with her old friend, but when it comes to her boyfriend...a rather emphatic [and threatening] hands off. 

[EricC28201]

One Friend - Keb' Mo'

Keb' Mo' - One Friend 

...bit of a diamond in the rough.

[KellytheBelly]

Pulp - Like a Friend

[KellytheBelly]

The Birthday Party - The Friend Catcher

[millineutron]

Chuck E's In Love -- Rickie Lee Jones

[millineutron]

Head Over Feet -- Alanis Morissette

("Best Friends with Benefits")

[MaVolta]

Walk With You, Ringo Starr ft Paul McCartney

https://youtu.be/VTk_EMN3HqU