[1] A New York, USA dance… Read Full Bio ↴Friends is a name of at least eleven entities:
[1] A New York, USA dance-punk / indie pop band.
[2] A London, UK romantic pop-rock band.
[3] A Tennessee, USA pop punk / emo band.
[4] A Japanese j-pop seiyuu group.
[5] A Swedish pop group.
[6] A UK psych-folk trio.
[7] A USA 70s jazz rock group.
[8] An Adelaide, Australia rock band.
[9] A Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA math rock band.
[10] A Japanese noise-pop band (aka 友人).
[11] A USA television series.
[12]An obscure 1960s British pop group
[1] A Brooklyn, NYC, NY, USA dance-punk / indie pop band (aka Perpetual Crush), founded in 2010.
Sites: Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
[2] A London, UK based romantic pop-rock band formed, in 1986, by William Jones (vocals, songwriting, guitar), in Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, UK. In 1992, Jones was joined by Martin Parker (drums, percussion), who together are the band's nucleus. They have released nine albums and six singles (on Summerhouse). Their latest album is Spangleland (May 2007).
Their lyrics span incurable optimism to dark miserableness and influences include: Teardrop Explodes, The Chameleons and 70s acoustic, e.g. Nick Drake and Renaissance. Spangleland is stylistically atypical, featuring somewhat weird epics.
Sites: Discogs.
[3] A Nashville, TN, USA, pop punk / emo band, with members of Dependency and début EP Better Off Alone (Jun 2011, Blood and Ink).
Sites: Twitter and Facebook.
[4] A defunct Japanese j-pop seiyuu group / seiyū group (声優ユニット), formed in 2008 (aka Ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ). The group is an all-female sextet of: 小林ゆう (Yu Kobayashi), 下田麻美 (Asami Shimoda), 桜井 真子 (Mako Sakurai - more-commonly / ambiguously known as Mako), 明坂聡美 (Satomi Akesaka), 本多陽子 (Yohko Honda) and 阿澄佳奈 (Kana Asumi). As Friends, the débuted with single "ニセモノ" (5 Nov 2008), followed by albums: 今日の5の2 BGM集 音祭り春夏秋冬 (Dec 2008), Best Friends (Jan 2009) and Friendship (Sept 2009).
The band promoted / cross-marketed television anime 今日の5の2 (romanised Kyo no Go no Ni - Today in Class 5-2) and consisted of series' seiyuu / seiyū (声優, voice-over thespians). They performed the opening / end themes throughout the series and, as common with seiyuu groups, were dissolved with its 2009 discontinuation.
Sakurai is best know as a member of Bon-Bon Blanco.
Sites: Ja.Wikipedia.
[5] A Swedish pop group which split 2004. They contested Eurovision 2001 and parted when two members founded Nina & Kim.
[6] A defunct UK psych-folk trio, of: Peter Howell, John Ferdinando and Ruth Cubbin (vocals). Their only album was Fragile (1972).
Howell and Ferdinando also released albums as Agincourt / Ithaca.
Sites: Discogs.
[7] A defunct USA 70s jazz rock group, with members: John Abercrombie, Clint Houston, Jeff Williams and Marc Cohen. Their only album was Friends (1973).
Lyssna till ditt hjärta
Friends Lyrics
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Jag har val sett
hur du ga¥tt farbi
Och jag har tankt,
tank om det vore vi
Jag skulle ge vad som helst
bara far att fa¥ va nara
Om du fick se
om jag fick visa dig
Hur allting a
och vad du ar far mig
Da¥ skulle du nog farsta¥
att jag vill bara fa¥ va nara
Vore jag din far en dag
Om det var vi, du och jag
Da¥ skulle du se
du skulle farsta¥
CHORUS
Lyssna till ditt hjarta
som vet vad du kanner
Det finns ingen annan
an du som bestammer
Lyssna till ditt hjarta
du har allt inom dig
Det finns inte na¥n som
kan ta det ifra¥n dig
Sa¥ la¥ngt ifra¥n
ar du nu far mig
Men ar anda¥
alltid nara mig
Far du finns har tatt intill
i tanken fa¥r jag ha dig nara
Jag vet att om du var har
da¥ fick du se vem jag ar
Jag skulle ge allt
far att vara med dig
CHORUS
a? nskar att vi kunde va
Tillsammans nu, far alltid du och jag
CHORUS
Lyssna till ditt hjarta
The song "Lyssna till ditt hjärta" by Friends is a love song that talks about unrequited love. The singer of the song has seen the person they love passing by and have thought of what it would be like to be together. The lyrics suggest that the singer is willing to do anything to be close to the person they love. The singer also mentions that if the person they love could see how they feel and what they mean to them, then they would understand why the singer just wants to be near them. Throughout the song, the singer emphasizes the importance of following your heart, highlighting that it knows your true feelings and desires.
The chorus of the song repeats the message of the importance of listening to your heart, as it is the only one who truly knows your feelings and makes your decisions. The singer also emphasizes that nobody can take away what is inside of you, referring to the love they feel for the person they admire.
Overall, the song presents a universal message about the importance of following your heart, no matter the circumstances, and the power of unrequited love.
Line by Line Meaning
Jag har val sett
I have seen before
hur du ga¥tt farbi
how you have passed by
Och jag har tankt,
And I have thought
tank om det vore vi
what if it were us
Jag skulle ge vad som helst
I would give anything
bara far att fa¥ va nara
just to be near you
Om du fick se
If you could see
om jag fick visa dig
if I could show you
Hur allting a
how everything is
och vad du ar far mig
and what you mean to me
Da¥ skulle du nog farsta¥
then you would probably understand
att jag vill bara fa¥ va nara
that I just want to be close
Vore jag din far en dag
If I were yours one day
Om det var vi, du och jag
If it were us, you and me
Da¥ skulle du se
Then you would see
du skulle farsta¥
you would understand
Lyssna till ditt hjarta
Listen to your heart
som vet vad du kanner
that knows what you feel
Det finns ingen annan
there is no other
an du som bestammer
but you who decides
du har allt inom dig
you have everything inside you
Det finns inte na¥n som
There is not anyone who
kan ta det ifra¥n dig
can take that away from you
Sa¥ la¥ngt ifra¥n
So far away from
ar du nu far mig
you are now from me
Men ar anda¥
But are still
alltid nara mig
always near me
Far du finns har tatt intill
For you are here with me in thought
i tanken fa¥r jag ha dig nara
in thought I can keep you close
Jag vet att om du var har
I know that if you were here
da¥ fick du se vem jag ar
then you would see who I am
Jag skulle ge allt
I would give everything
far att vara med dig
to be with you
a? nskar att vi kunde va
I wish that we could be
Tillsammans nu, far alltid du och jag
Together now, forever you and me
Contributed by Jordan H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Proseccohirn
Nina & Kim 🤩 Swedish national treasure. We need them back in Melodifestivalen. Their album "En annan tid" is an absolute gem. 🥰
Denis
They stopped performing a long long time ago! Nina has even left the music industry behind.
Bladez Fast
Kul och se att några från gruppen var med och sjungde låten. Detta är ju en riktig mello klassiker.
Δημήτρης Οικονομόπουλος
det är så Sverige älskar Eurovision ❤️👏🏻❤️
ukryan1992
Linda Bengtzing living her best life as a heart 😂👑
Dre-Dre
Amazing 😊
Thomas Berglin
Bra låt.
Gotlandia
Same power idag som i ESC 2001💃❤💃.
A.M. Rifki A. 3rd
"Friends" the group performing at "Friends" the Arena. either coincidence or it is indeed SVT's plan.
Denis
Obviously planned by SVT!