[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).
Can't Believe It
friends Lyrics
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And I knocked on my door
And I called to my love
As I often had before
And I knocked and I knocked
But no answer there came
No kisses to greet me
No voice called my name
Oh Lord, I couldn't believe it was true
And my eyes filled with tears
And I must have aged ten years
And I couldn't believe it was true
The shock was so great
I am quivering yet
I'll try to forgive
But I cannot forget
My heartbreaking loss
Is another man's gain
And her happiness always
I hope will remain
And I couldn't believe it was true
Oh Lord, I couldn't believe it was true
And my eyes filled with tears
And I must have aged ten years
And I couldn't believe it was true
In Friends's song Can't Believe It, the singer comes home and finds that his/her love is not there to answer the door. Despite calling out to them, there is no response. The singer is left shocked and heartbroken, unable to believe that their love could be gone. The lyrics convey the pain and despair the singer feels as they come to terms with the loss of their relationship.
The second verse shows the singer struggling to come to terms with the situation. They try to forgive, but cannot forget the heartbreak they have suffered. The singer acknowledges that their loss is someone else's gain, but they hope that their former love will be happy. The repetition of the line "I couldn't believe it was true" throughout the song emphasizes the shock and disbelief the singer is experiencing.
The emotional depth and rawness of the song's lyrics are complemented by Friends's signature harmonies and acoustic guitar riffs, creating a haunting and melancholic sound. The song is a representation of the band's ability to convey genuine emotion and connect with their audience on a personal level.
Line by Line Meaning
Last night I came home
I returned to my home last night
And I knocked on my door
I made a knocking sound on my door
And I called to my love
I vocalized to my lover
As I often had before
Like I've done previously on multiple occasions
And I knocked and I knocked
I continued to knock on the door multiple times
But no answer there came
I received no response
No kisses to greet me
There were no kisses to welcome me
No voice called my name
No one called my name
And I couldn't believe it was true
I was in disbelief about what was happening
Oh Lord, I couldn't believe it was true
I couldn't believe what was happening to me
And my eyes filled with tears
My eyes became full of tears
And I must have aged ten years
I felt like I aged a significant amount
The shock was so great
I was in such a state of shock
I am quivering yet
I am still shaking with emotion
I'll try to forgive
I will attempt to let go of any negative emotions
But I cannot forget
However, I cannot erase this memory
My heartbreaking loss
The loss I experienced was incredibly painful
Is another man's gain
Someone else benefited from my loss
And her happiness always
I wish for her continued happiness
I hope will remain
I hope that she remains happy
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: EDDY ARNOLD, WALLY FOWLER
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