"Friends 86" genre: Folk Rock
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	The very first version of "Friends". Written in 1986 after a little spat with the DONT WALK band. They were my best friends ever.
	Credits: Jim Herrmann
	Story Behind the Song After a small argument with the band, I wrote this song on a bicycle working off the adrenalin. I worked out all the parts using my Commodore 64 with Dr. T's software. I had a Roland TR-505 drum machine, Sequential Circuits Six-Trac synth, and a Casio CZ-101. I wrote and played all the parts. The guitar on the lead is a 1957 Gibson ES-125 with an orginal wooden bridge. I digitally rescued this song from a cassette tape from 1986, which is why there are no highs left. I recorded better versions in the years to follow, which you'll also find on this site. Lyrics Friends don't always see things quite the way I do And Friends won't always be the most perfect people in the world And Friends don't all agree on what is and what should be But one thing that friends will always be And that's Friends, Just Friends No more no less, Just Friends You may not like the words I write or the tunes I sing for you DONT WALK, don't crawl just rise above it all Everyone has their own right to speak their own points of view Now we might fight and we might brawl but after all We're just Friends, Just Friends No more no less, Just Friends People don't always play by the rules They're gonna try and make you the fool You need someone on whom you depend Someone to see you through to the end Now don't be acting like a stubborn old mule Over something you think that might be uncool Have a helping hand to lend 'cause what you need my friend, is a friend! You need a friend, I need a friend He needs a friend, she needs a friend We all need a friend oh yeah Don't pretend it's a trend comprehend you depend on a friend Transcend to the end lend a hand to a friend I need a friend!

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