[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).
Take My Love
Friends Lyrics
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(Oh Baby)
I was dreaming about you
You
I miss you like crazy
When I'm thinking of you
I'm wishing every single day
I don't know the reason why
We had to say goodbye
I didn't wanna make you cry
Take my heart when you go
I don't need it anymore
Take my love when you leave
You're the one that I adore
Take my heart when you go
I don't need it anymore
If I stay in your dreams
Love will last forever more
You
Are the one that I live for
For you I wanna do give more
More than words can ever say
All those years
So many tears we've cried
So many lonely nights
I didn't wanna make you cry
Take my heart when you go
I don't need it anymore
Take my love when you leave
You're the one that I adore
Take my heart when you go
I don't need it anymore
If I stay in your dreams
Love will last forever more
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na
All those years
So many tears we've cried
So many lonely nights
But now you hold me tight
And I feel alright
Everytime I fall from the stars
I fall straight into your heart
Like your bodyguard
Anywhere you go
You know
I will follow you
If I stay in your dreams
Our love will last forever and ever
I'm telling you not to say never
One day we come together
And then I move you slow
And I know
You take my heart
Wherever you go
Take my heart when you go
I don't need it anymore
(Anymore)
Take my love when you leave
You're the one that I adore
Take my heart when you go
I don't need it anymore
If I stay in your dreams
Love will last forever more
Take my heart when you go
I don't need it anymore
Take my love when you leave
You're the one that I adore
Take my heart when you go
I don't need it anymore
If I stay in your dreams
Love will last forever more
Take my heart when you go
I don't need it anymore
Take my love when you leave
You're the one that I adore
Take my heart when you go
I don't need it anymore
If I stay in your dreams
Love will last forever more
The Friends' song "Take My Love" laments a past relationship and the singer's desire to hold onto the love they once shared. The song speaks to the universal human experience of longing for a lost love, highlighting the pain caused by separation and the hope that love may be eternal. The opening verses express dreaming about the person they miss and wishing for them to come back. The chorus repeats the phrase “Take my heart when you go, I don’t need it anymore, take my love when you leave, you’re the one that I adore.” The song acknowledges the breakup while acknowledging the inability to move on from the love that was once shared.
The song is filled with various breaks, starting with a full break which leads to the chorus. The music in the chorus is simple but the vocals combined to provide a stable yet soothing sound. The romance in the lyrics is also quite noteworthy, as the singer yearns for the return of their past lover. Despite this, the song does not linger on the pain of separation for too long, focusing instead on the hope that the love may still persist in dreams or memories.
Overall, "Take My Love" is a song that speaks to anyone who has ever wanted to hold onto a lost love. It touches on many emotions that are part of the human experience, and the beautiful romantic lyrics and soothing instrumental make it quite memorable.
Line by Line Meaning
I think there's something you should know
I have a message for you
(Oh Baby)
An expression of affection
I was dreaming about you
You were on my mind
You
Referring to the person being addressed
I miss you like crazy
I feel intense longing for you
When I'm thinking of you
While you occupy my thoughts
I'm wishing every single day
I hope every day that
(That you come back)
That you return to me
I don't know the reason why
I am uncertain why
We had to say goodbye
We had to part ways
I didn't wanna make you cry
I didn't want to cause you pain
Take my heart when you go
Take my affection with you when you leave
I don't need it anymore
I no longer require it
Take my love when you leave
Take my love when you go
You're the one that I adore
I deeply love and admire you
If I stay in your dreams
If I exist in your subconscious
Love will last forever more
Our love will endure eternally
Are the one that I live for
You are the reason I live
For you I wanna do give more
I want to give more for you
More than words can ever say
My actions demonstrate more than I can express in words
All those years
During all that time
So many tears we've cried
We shed so many tears
So many lonely nights
We spent so many nights feeling lonely
But now you hold me tight
Now you embrace me tightly
And I feel alright
I feel happy and content
Everytime I fall from the stars
Whenever I experience a setback
I fall straight into your heart
I take comfort in your love
Like your bodyguard
Like someone who protects you
Anywhere you go
Wherever you may travel
You know
You are aware
I will follow you
I will go after you
Our love will last forever and ever
Our love will endure for all of time
I'm telling you not to say never
I implore you not to say it will never happen
One day we come together
We will reunite someday
And then I move you slow
I will dance slowly with you
And I know
I am aware
You take my heart
You have my love
Wherever you go
No matter where you travel
(Anymore)
No longer
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, i2i Musikproduktions- und Musikverlagsgesellschaft mbH
Written by: N-Dee (de), Frank Lio
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