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]

Friends, Sir Elton

[1968Hoya46]

That's When Your Heartaches Begin: Elvis 

Tennessee Waltz: Patti Page

(friends destroying relationships and friendships)

[KellytheBelly]

Gloria Loring · Carl Anderson - Friends & Lovers 

[1968Hoya46]

The Girl Of My Best Friend: Elvis; Ral Donner.   (His friendship with his best friend prevents him from acting on his feelings for his friend's girl)

[1968Hoya46]

Friends Will Be Friends: Queen

[BobH07]

Count On Me:  Jefferson Starship

[BobH07]

Wind Beneath My Wings:  Bette Midler

[BobH07]

That's a what Friends Are For:  Dionne Warwick

[BobH07]

You've Got A Friend In Me:  Randy Newman

[KellytheBelly]

Joe Cocker - With A Little Help From My Friends 

[BobH07]

Friend Of The Devil:  Grateful Dead 👹

[BeatleloverKT]

Waiting on a friend, Stones

[Raynyky]

Dear Friend-Paul McCartney a song he wrote to John. 

[KellytheBelly]

Peter Hammill - Just Good Friends

♡  Peter Hammill: Prog Rock's Unsung Hero (NPR Music) 

[millineutron]

Circle -- Edie Brickell & New Bohemians

[1968Hoya46]

Bridge Over Troubled Water: S&G

[KellytheBelly]

♡ Todd Rundgren - Can We Still Be Friends? ♡

 

[1968Hoya46]

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother: Hollies, others.

[1968Hoya46]

Keep Your Hands Off My Baby: Little Eva (Even a long term friendship has its limits)

[Therapist4u]

What better song about friends.....than....

The Friends theme

"I'll Be There for You,"

by The Rembrandts

[KellytheBelly]

Adam Ant - Friend or Foe 

[Therapist4u]

“You’ve Got a Friend in Me”

by Randy Newman🙂

[1968Hoya46]

Lean On Me: Bill Withers

[1968Hoya46]

Thank You For Being A Friend: Andrew Gold

[1968Hoya46]

He Was A Friend Of Mine: Dylan

[1968Hoya46]

Old Friends: S&G

[BeatleloverKT]

Hello old friend, Clapton 

[1968Hoya46]

Whenever I Call You Friend: Kenny Loggins

[Therapist4u]

Whenever I Call You Friend

Kenny Loggins & Stevie Nicks duet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B7jWOyzUiY

[KellytheBelly]

The Coral - Reaching Out For A Friend