My Top Five Friendship Songs Of All Time

Featured in this blog are my top five friendship songs of all time. Songs that define camaraderie and strengthens the bond between friends.

5. Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler (1989)

This song had a rather humble beginning. It was written by Larry Henley and Jeff Silbar and was first recorded in 1982. Lou Rawls brought it into the pop singles chart at #65 in 1983. Country singer Gary Morris took it into the country top 10 the same year. However, it was Bette Midler's performance of the song as a eulogy for a friend in the movie Beaches that made the song an unforgettable classic. "Wind Beneath My Wings" won a Grammy Award for Record of the Year.

4. That's What Friends Are For - Dionne Warwick & Friends (1986)

This classic affirmation of the support friendship provides was first recorded by Rod Stewart for the soundtrack to the movie Night Shift in 1982. The song was written by legends Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager. Dionne Warwick entered the studio with Elton John, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder to record the song as a benefit for the American Foundation for AIDS Research, and pop music history was made. The single spent 4 weeks at #1 and earned 2 Grammy Awards.

3. I'll Be There For You - The Rembrandts (1995)

Best known as the theme song for the TV series Friends, "I'll Be There for You" was written specifically for the show by Michael Skloff and Allee Willis. There were no plans initially to release the song as a single, but demand from fans eventually forced the Rembrandts to record a full-length version and the song, in a commercial version, reached the pop top 20. In a similar vein to the show, "I'll Be There for You" celebrates the humor in friendship.

2. Lean On Me - Bill Withers (1972)

Soul legend Bill Withers introduced this song in the early 1970's It went straight to #1 on the pop chart and became a contemporary pop standard. Club Nouveau took it back to #1 in 1987 with a more upbeat version. The US TV hit show Glee has their own version of the song.

1. You've Got A Friend - James Taylor (1971)

This song was written by Carole King and included on her landmark album Tapestry released in 1971. The definitive version was recorded by King's friend James Taylor and his recording of "You've Got a Friend" hit #1 in 1971. It is Taylor's only #1 pop single.

"You've Got a Friend" has been recorded many times since by artists ranging from Barbra Streisand to Yemeni singer Ofra Haza. Few other songs come close to this song's simple poignance of friends helping and supporting each other.

Friendship Quotes Part 4

Here is Part Four of Friendship Quotes...

" A friend is someone who sticks (hangs) to you at all times, and a friend is someone who you trust...."

"How do you know you've found your best friend. When you are ready to talk to them about anything, even though they know everything about you already."

"A friend loves you, makes you feel alright, troubles are not troubles when you talk, listen and accept you as you are, because you will feel the same and love the same......."

"Friendship is what gets you through the bad times and helps you enjoy the good times"

"Friends are angels following you through life"

"A world without a friend, what would it be? It would be like a world without water, something you need. Friends are like glass, once broken, they are hard to fix. Keep your friends, as you would keep your water."

"Friend derives from a word meaning "free." A friend is someone who allows us the space and freedom to be."

"Any day is sunny that's brightened by a smile...Any friendship blossoms if it's tended to with style."

"Every gift from a friend is a wish for your happiness..."

"The most beautiful discovery that true friends can make is that they can grow separately without growing apart."

"You only meet your once in a lifetime friend... once in a lifetime."

"A circle is round it has no end, that's how long I want to be your friend!"

"A friend is like an Oreo, its not always that great, but it always gets better!

"One loyal friend is better than ten thousand family members."

"Times of need are not enough to prove your friendship." 

I love yah my friends!!! =)

Friendship Quotes Part 3

Here is the next batch of friendship quotes... Enjoy!

"The best way to keep your friends is not to give them away."

"Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity."

When friends stop being frank and useful to each other, the whole world loses some of its radiance."

"Life is partly what we make it, and partly what is made by the friends whom we choose."

"The making of friends, who are real friends, is the best token we have of a man's success in life."

"Friendship that flows from the heart cannot be frozen by adversity, as the water that flows from the spring cannot congeal in winter."

"Never kiss a friend. If you have deeper feelings, never reveal them. You will lose that friend forever..."

"Best friends are like diamonds, precious and rare
False friends are like leaves, found everywhere."

"If all my friends were to jump off a bridge, I wouldn't jump with them, I'd be at the bottom to catch them"

"A good friend is hard to find, hard to lose, and impossible to forget..."

"When the silences are no longer awkward, you know you are around friends."

"Gems may be precious, but friends are priceless."

"Everyone hears what you say. Friends listen to what you say. Best friends listen to what you don't say."

"Friendship is the golden ribbon that ties the world together."

"When your looking for a friend don't look for perfection, just look for friendship."

Have a great day everyone!!!

Friendship Quotes Part 2

Here is Part Two of the Friendship Quotes... Enjoy!!! =)

"A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out."

"A friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be anywhere else."

"A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart, and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words."

"A hug is worth a thousand words. A friend is worth more."

"Friends are the most important ingredient in this recipe of life."

"A Friend is someone who knows all about you and loves you anyway!!!"

"Friendship is a pretty full-time occupation if you really are friendly with somebody. You canít have too many friends because then youíre just not really friends."

"Friends are the Bacon Bits in the Salad Bowl of Life."

"Friendship is one mind in two bodies."

"Truth and tears clear the way to a deep and lasting friendship."

"Friendship: a building contract you sign with laughter and break with tears."

"The friendship that can cease has never been real."

"I find friendship to be like wine, raw when new, ripened with age, the true old man's milk and restorative cordial."

"Friends have all things in common."

"Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods."

The Alpahabet Of Love & Care

Here is the Alphabet of Love & Care:

( A ) ccepts you as you are

( B ) elieves in "you"

( C ) alls you just to say "HI"

( D ) oesn't give up on you

( E ) nvisions the whole of you

( F ) orgives your mistakes

( G ) ives unconditionally

( H ) elps you

( I ) nvites you over

( J ) ust "be" with you

( K ) eeps you close at heart

( L ) oves you for who you are

( M ) akes a difference in your life

( N ) ever Judges

( O ) ffers support

( P ) icks you up

( Q ) uiets your fears

( R ) aises your spirits

( S ) ays nice things about you

( T ) ells you the truth when you need to hear it

( U ) nderstands you
( V ) alues you

( W ) alks beside you

( X ) plain things you don't understand

( Y ) ells when you won't listen and....

( Z ) aps you back to reality...

Share this with your family, friends and to those you truly care and I'm sure they will love you more!!! =)