Friends is a name of at least eleven entities:
[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).

My Boo
friends Lyrics

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Boy, you should know that,
I've got you on my mind,
Your secret admire,
I've been watching you...

At night I think of you,
I want to be your lady, baby
If your game is on gimme a call boo...

If your love is strong ima give it all to you...

At night I think of you,
I want to be your lady, baby
If your game is on gimme a call boo...
If your love is strong ima give it all to you...

Everyday I pray my heart can win...
Everynight I pray I can call you my man...
Yeah... Yeah, yeah...
I need you, I want you
To have you, hold you, squeeze you
So now I'm going out every weekend
Just to see my boo
Yeaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh...

At night I think of you,
I want to be your lady, baby
If your game is on gimme a call boo...
If your love is strong ima give it all to you.

At night I think of you,
I want to be your lady, baby
If your game is on gimme a call boo...
If your love is strong ima give it all to you...

These feelings I have for you
It goes deeper If you can come.
Correct with your gang boy (no no)
You can't be lame boy
But if you can please...
Meet then my love can come easy...
I'll do anything you want, freak me boy...
I'm thinking of you...

At night I think of you,
I want to be your lady, baby
If your game is on gimme a call boo...
If your love is strong ima give it all to you...

At night I think of you,
I want to be your lady, baby
If your game is on gimme a call boo...
If your love is strong ima give it all to you.

Boy you've got all I need
From what I see...
And boy everynight I'm constantly thinking of you...

At night I think of you,
I want to be your lady, baby
If your game is on gimme a call boo...
If your love is strong ima give it all to you.

At night I think of you,
I want to be your lady, baby

If your game is on gimme a call boo...
If your love is strong ima give it all to you.

Overall Meaning

The song, "My Boo", by Friends is about a woman who has been secretly admiring someone and is now ready to take a chance to get to know him better. She thinks about him all the time and wants to be in a committed relationship with him. She prays every day and night that he will want to be with her too. She is willing to do anything to make him happy and will be there for him whenever he needs her.

In one of the verses, she talks about how her love for him goes deeper than just physical attraction, and that she needs him to be real and genuine with her. She is willing to be vulnerable and open up to him if he lets her in. The chorus repeats throughout the song, highlighting her desire to be with him and her willingness to give him all her love.

Line by Line Meaning

Boy, you should know that,
The singer wants to express that the boy being referred to must bear in mind that she has feelings for him.

I've got you on my mind,
The singer consistently thinks about the person she is addressing, and she wants them to know that.

Your secret admire,
The person speaking holds an affectionate feeling for the intended listener, which she has kept enclosed to this point.

I've been watching you...
The artist has observed the addressee but has not yet made their feelings known.

At night I think of you,
The artist's thoughts are consumed by the person she is addressing specifically during the evening.

I want to be your lady, baby
The singer wants to be exclusive with the person she is addressing and wants to be called his woman.

If your game is on gimme a call boo...
The singer invites the intended addressee to reach out to her, particularly if he is interested.

If your love is strong ima give it all to you...
The artist states that if the person she is addressing has true feelings for her, she is willing to give everything to him as well.

Everyday I pray my heart can win...
The artist hopes to win the man over and be with him, which she prays for every day.

Everynight I pray I can call you my man...
Her hope that the person she is addressing will be fully committed to her to the extent that she can address him as her man is conveyed.

I need you, I want you
The singer deeply and passionately desires to be the man's exclusive love interest.

To have you, hold you, squeeze you,
The artist longs for complete physical intimacy with the individual she is addressing.

So now I'm going out every weekend
The singer is making an effort to see the person she is addressing by going out every weekend.

Just to see my boo
The person she is interested in is referred to with a pet name 'boo,' which she is eager to see.

These feelings I have for you
The singer expresses a deep and genuine fondness for the addressed individual.

It goes deeper If you can come.
The artist wants to take the relationship beyond surface level if the person she is addressing is willing to commit to her.

Correct with your gang boy (no no)
The intended person is encouraged to be authentic with himself and not be bothered by peer pressure.

You can't be lame boy
The addressed person must be brave and interesting in real life, not a dull or unexciting person.

But if you can please...
The singer is asking particular commitments to be made to win her over, which she will appreciate.

Meet then my love can come easy...
The artist conveys that some effort must be invested from the addressed person's end for the relationship to progress smoothly.

I'll do anything you want, freak me boy...
The addressed individual will have the power in the relationship, and she is willing to do anything for them.

I'm thinking of you...
The addressed person is always on the artist's mind.

Boy you've got all I need
The addressed person has all the qualities the singer is looking for in a relationship.

From what I see...
The artist emphasizes the fact that she has been paying attention to the addressed person and has made this decision based on an informed judgment.

And boy every night I'm constantly thinking of you...
The addressed person is a constant thought on the singer's mind, particularly at night.

Contributed by William H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.

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