[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).
Just Like a Hurricane
friends Lyrics
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Yeah it's hotter than a Super Bowl ticket
Yet in our home life goes on and on without Jesus really in it
It's Sunday night the games are done is it pizza or is it prayer
It's Jesus and God versus Pappa John's
Let's buy one and get one that's fair
Let's know Christ, know His life
Pray we use our time to learn about His love and grace
Know Christ, Live Christ
Share His Holy Word
Know His, Live His, Everlasting love
Know Christ, Live Christ
Share His Holy Word
Know His, Live His, everlasting love
A Christian knows that the way to wealth is to give our money away
We take it back when we shun the poor, it's a fine suburban Sunday
We walk to work, she's there again yeah, her hand is reaching our way
We'd like to stop, like to help her out, but today is not a good day
Let's live Christ, live His life
Pray we have the faith to be nourished along the way
Learn how to live, just like Him
Know Christ, Live Christ
Share His Holy Word
Know His, Live His, Everlasting love
Know Christ, Live Christ
Share His Holy Word
Know His, Live His, everlasting love
We tell our friends that we go to Church and they look at us and they smile
We put our money in to a tray, we are missionaries for a while
They see us cry, they see us laugh, so we think our friends really know us
But do they see when we kneel and pray?
Do they hear us speak of Jesus?
Let's share Christ, share His life
Pray we have the voice to tell the world of His loving life
Learn how to share, just like Him
Learn how to love
Learn how to live
Learn how to share
Just like Him
The song “Just Like a Hurricane” by Friends, tells the story of Christians who struggle to prioritize their faith over their mundane lives. The second stanza of the song highlights the contrast of a Christian's life on a fine suburban Sunday where they have to choose between helping the poor and eating pizza. It illustrates how Christians sometimes become tied down with the distractions of the world that things like prayer, learning about God's love, and sharing Christ's word do not take center stage in their daily lives. The third stanza talks about how Christians can sometimes just be missionaries for a while, appearing to be genuinely invested in their faith, but the real question is, do they genuinely live their lives for Christ or are they just superficial Sunday churchgoers? The chorus of the song is a call to action for Christians to learn how to live, love share, and know Christ as much as they can.
Furthermore, the song is a reminder to Christians on the importance of living their lives in accordance with Christ's teachings. Christians are taught to love and care for their fellow human beings regardless of their status in society, but sometimes believers fail to live up to this standard. In this song, Friends encourages Christians to recognize their flaws, pray for nourishment and faith along the way, and strive to learn how to love and share like Christ.
Overall, the song "Just Like a Hurricane" by Friends is a stirring call to action for Christians to prioritize their faith and live their lives as true followers of Christ. It encourages believers to focus on sharing Christ's words and love with their communities, striving to live and love the way Christ did while on earth.
Line by Line Meaning
It's Sunday morn and the Word comes down
It's Sunday morning and it's time for us to attend church to listen to the Word of God.
Yeah, it's hotter than a Super Bowl ticket
It's really hot outside, even hotter than the ticket to the famous Super Bowl game.
Yet in our home life goes on and on without Jesus really in it
Despite living our daily lives at home, Jesus doesn't play an important role in our daily activities.
It's Sunday night the games are done is it pizza or is it prayer
After finishing our weekend activities, we have to decide between having pizza or doing prayer.
It's Jesus and God versus Pappa John's
We must choose between eating pizza from Pappa John's or worshiping Jesus and God.
Let's buy one and get one that's fair
We suggest buying one pizza and getting one for free to make the decision of Pappa John's versus prayer easier.
Let's know Christ, know His life
It's essential that we learn about Jesus Christ and His teachings to live a meaningful life.
Pray we use our time to learn about His love and grace
We should pray to God for guidance and use our time to learn about the love and grace of Jesus Christ.
Learn how to love, just like Him
As Christians, we must learn how to love others as Jesus did.
Share His Holy Word
We should spread the teachings of Jesus Christ to others.
A Christian knows that the way to wealth is to give our money away
Christians believe that the way to become rich is to give away their wealth to the poor and help those in need.
We take it back when we shun the poor, it's a fine suburban Sunday
It is hypocritical to not help the poor while living in a wealthy suburban area where people are privileged.
We walk to work, she's there again yeah, her hand is reaching our way
We encounter a homeless person while walking to work who is reaching out for help.
We'd like to stop, like to help her out, but today is not a good day
Even though we want to help the homeless person, we may not be able to do so on that particular day.
Let's live Christ, live His life
We should live our lives in the image of Jesus Christ.
Pray we have the faith to be nourished along the way
We should pray to have faith in God and be guided on the righteous path.
Let's share Christ, share His life
We must share the teachings of Jesus Christ and help others live their lives in accordance with His principles.
Pray we have the voice to tell the world of His loving life
We should pray to be able to spread and share the message of Jesus Christ's love and life to the world.
Learn how to share, just like Him
We must learn how to share Jesus Christ's teachings and spread His message of love.
Learn how to love
Christians must learn how to love others unconditionally, the same way Jesus Christ did.
Learn how to live
We should learn how to live our lives guided by the principles and teachings of Jesus Christ.
Lyrics © DistroKid
Written by: Pete Mesha
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