we’ll let me tell you about my best
friend he’s a warm-hearted person to
live until the end
grab your BFFs and hold them close while
listening to these songs together
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
friendship songs for this list we’ve
chosen pieces of music that best embody
the gift and importance of friends and
have chosen our favorites back to school
ring the bell
welcome number 10 we’re going to be
friends the white stripes I can tell let
me are gonna be fun
penned by former spouses / band duo Jack
and Meg white this song was surprisingly
written not too long after the couple’s
divorce and was released as the final
single from their last independent
studio album white blood cells walk to
school sounds good beautiful che Co the
Anton world we clean up in Lodz town
with it’s heartwarming melody and
elementary lyrics this track has been
noted not merely for its core theme of
friendship but also for its illustration
of childhood innocence and harmony among
companions you and I will walk together
again it has since grown to have a
dedicated cult followings finding its
way to other equally simple and praised
works like Napoleon Dynamite’s number 9
my friends Red Hot Chili Peppers
produced by the legendary Rick Rubin
this melancholic valid was released as
the second single from the band’s
multi-platinum album one hot minute
they’ll step
girl
and its initial release the song went on
to become the band’s third number-one
single on the Billboard Modern Rock
Tracks chart and held the spot for four
consecutive weeks
with music and lyrics that tug at just
the right heartstrings this tune
perfectly captures the pain of seeing
one’s comrades in agony as well as the
enduring loyalty and expanding love that
parallels such excruciating times
what she saw
we also can’t forget their funky rap
Rocko to Friendship me and my friends
from the late 1980s which the Chili
Peppers still perform live to this day
the towers stars number eight all my
friends LCD Soundsystem released as the
second single off their sophomore album
sound of silver this song from the
short-lived electronica dance punk band
contains a beautiful and repeating piano
play throughout in seven and a half
minute run
with its poetry highlighting the
retrospective thoughts of its speaker
and it’s appropriately futuristic melody
exhibits the discomfort of living too
fast making mistakes and missing out on
things you should have prioritized
better including time with friends
it remains one of the band’s most
successful in popular tracks even being
covered by The Velvet Underground’s John
Cale
number seven waiting on a friend The
Rolling Stones
if there’s a song out there that best
reinforces bros before hos it’s probably
this one
as a closing track to their best-selling
record this song showcases a
surprisingly more lyrically developed
jagger
as it portrays a speaker who resembles
less the stereotypical rock star and
more an everyday individual who’s simply
waiting on a friend
while the song did not resonate well
with the stones home audience it did
become an air wave and a sales success
across the pond peaking at number 13 on
the US singles chart
number six you’ve got a friend James
Taylor when you’re down in trouble and
you need some loving care originally
written by Carole King for her sophomore
record tapestry the better known version
by James Taylor garnered more success as
a covered becoming his best-selling
single in the US and his only number-one
hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and soon I
will be too fried in
even your darkest night the following
year both artists garnered Grammy Awards
for their respective strengths and
contributions to the song with King
taking home song of the year and Taylor
winning Best Male Vocalist for pop
tsunami knocking yo song has since been
covered by other renowned pop sensations
like Dusty Springfield and Michael
Jackson
proving its endurance and versatility
now you’ve got to do is call and I’ll be
there
again you’ve got a friend
number five I’ll be there for you the
Rembrandt’s
you this way
a fun and fitting pop song for their
appropriately titled sitcom friends
producers David Crane and Marta Kauffman
initially penned this tune as a
one-minute opener for the show
originally offered to music veterans
they might be giants and REM that was
ultimately given to and rewritten by the
Rembrandt’s
when the initial short version the song
garnered popularity the band’s record
label demanded a full-length track the
band gladly obliged and featured this
ode to friends as a closing track to
their studio record LP
number four you’ve got a friend in me
Randy Newman you’ve got a friend in me
you got a friend in me written with the
simplicity that lyricist Randy Newman is
known for this song has become an anthem
for friends everywhere after being
written for the 1996 animated feature
Toy Story some of the folks may be using
toys Woody and Buzz as the inspiration
for this song the track has become
associated with the two characters and
their status as best pals a friendship
with never done though Newman did not
receive an Oscar nod for his work with
the Toy Story franchise until he wrote
and recorded we belong together for the
third film in the series
it’s this song that ultimately takes the
win with us for its pop culture
prominence and strong emphasis on
friendship yeah you got a friend in me
you
number three Lean on Me Bill Withers
sometimes we all have pain we all have
some
as his only single to hit number one on
the Billboard Hot 100
this beautifully merged pop soul song
from Bill Withers reminds us that no one
can make it alone that will all
eventually need a hand or somebody to
lean on lean on me when you’re not
strong
inspired by withers childhood home life
in West Virginia the song was written as
a wistful reminiscence of a life in a
small town after withers transition to
city life in Los Angeles covered by
numerous artists since it’s one of the
only nine songs to achieve number-one
status with renditions by two different
artists
number two you’re my best friend queen
penned by bassist John Deacon for his
wife this song appearing on the band’s
critically praised a Night at the Opera
album is one of Queens few hits to not
be written by primary lyricist Freddie
Mercury or Brian May
while its lyrics could identify it as a
love song it’s vivid melody and balanced
poetry make it more song about
companionship than one significant other
while it didn’t sell as big as the
group’s previous single Bohemian
Rhapsody it remains as one of Queens
most popular tracks for its instrumental
diversity and its catchy chorus
it’ll make you live
before we unveil our favorite friendship
tune here are a few honorable mentions
you
you are insane
we’ll get a time
all the time
number one with a little help from my
friends the Beatles
with the one and only Billy shears ie
Ringo Starr taking lead vocals this
catchy tune reminds us that it’s our
love for friends and their love for us
that helps us get past anything from our
shortcomings to our loneliness to our
superficiality
this since been covered over 50 times
the most notable being a much slower
rendition from Joe Cocker which ended up
as a theme song of the hit dramedy The
Wonder Years watch would you do if I
sang out of tune do you agree with our
list which songs make you want to hug
your friends a little harder leo
here’s Anna showing you a song for more
fun and friendly top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
friend he’s a warm-hearted person to
live until the end
grab your BFFs and hold them close while
listening to these songs together
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
friendship songs for this list we’ve
chosen pieces of music that best embody
the gift and importance of friends and
have chosen our favorites back to school
ring the bell
welcome number 10 we’re going to be
friends the white stripes I can tell let
me are gonna be fun
penned by former spouses / band duo Jack
and Meg white this song was surprisingly
written not too long after the couple’s
divorce and was released as the final
single from their last independent
studio album white blood cells walk to
school sounds good beautiful che Co the
Anton world we clean up in Lodz town
with it’s heartwarming melody and
elementary lyrics this track has been
noted not merely for its core theme of
friendship but also for its illustration
of childhood innocence and harmony among
companions you and I will walk together
again it has since grown to have a
dedicated cult followings finding its
way to other equally simple and praised
works like Napoleon Dynamite’s number 9
my friends Red Hot Chili Peppers
produced by the legendary Rick Rubin
this melancholic valid was released as
the second single from the band’s
multi-platinum album one hot minute
they’ll step
girl
and its initial release the song went on
to become the band’s third number-one
single on the Billboard Modern Rock
Tracks chart and held the spot for four
consecutive weeks
with music and lyrics that tug at just
the right heartstrings this tune
perfectly captures the pain of seeing
one’s comrades in agony as well as the
enduring loyalty and expanding love that
parallels such excruciating times
what she saw
we also can’t forget their funky rap
Rocko to Friendship me and my friends
from the late 1980s which the Chili
Peppers still perform live to this day
the towers stars number eight all my
friends LCD Soundsystem released as the
second single off their sophomore album
sound of silver this song from the
short-lived electronica dance punk band
contains a beautiful and repeating piano
play throughout in seven and a half
minute run
with its poetry highlighting the
retrospective thoughts of its speaker
and it’s appropriately futuristic melody
exhibits the discomfort of living too
fast making mistakes and missing out on
things you should have prioritized
better including time with friends
it remains one of the band’s most
successful in popular tracks even being
covered by The Velvet Underground’s John
Cale
number seven waiting on a friend The
Rolling Stones
if there’s a song out there that best
reinforces bros before hos it’s probably
this one
as a closing track to their best-selling
record this song showcases a
surprisingly more lyrically developed
jagger
as it portrays a speaker who resembles
less the stereotypical rock star and
more an everyday individual who’s simply
waiting on a friend
while the song did not resonate well
with the stones home audience it did
become an air wave and a sales success
across the pond peaking at number 13 on
the US singles chart
number six you’ve got a friend James
Taylor when you’re down in trouble and
you need some loving care originally
written by Carole King for her sophomore
record tapestry the better known version
by James Taylor garnered more success as
a covered becoming his best-selling
single in the US and his only number-one
hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and soon I
will be too fried in
even your darkest night the following
year both artists garnered Grammy Awards
for their respective strengths and
contributions to the song with King
taking home song of the year and Taylor
winning Best Male Vocalist for pop
tsunami knocking yo song has since been
covered by other renowned pop sensations
like Dusty Springfield and Michael
Jackson
proving its endurance and versatility
now you’ve got to do is call and I’ll be
there
again you’ve got a friend
number five I’ll be there for you the
Rembrandt’s
you this way
a fun and fitting pop song for their
appropriately titled sitcom friends
producers David Crane and Marta Kauffman
initially penned this tune as a
one-minute opener for the show
originally offered to music veterans
they might be giants and REM that was
ultimately given to and rewritten by the
Rembrandt’s
when the initial short version the song
garnered popularity the band’s record
label demanded a full-length track the
band gladly obliged and featured this
ode to friends as a closing track to
their studio record LP
number four you’ve got a friend in me
Randy Newman you’ve got a friend in me
you got a friend in me written with the
simplicity that lyricist Randy Newman is
known for this song has become an anthem
for friends everywhere after being
written for the 1996 animated feature
Toy Story some of the folks may be using
toys Woody and Buzz as the inspiration
for this song the track has become
associated with the two characters and
their status as best pals a friendship
with never done though Newman did not
receive an Oscar nod for his work with
the Toy Story franchise until he wrote
and recorded we belong together for the
third film in the series
it’s this song that ultimately takes the
win with us for its pop culture
prominence and strong emphasis on
friendship yeah you got a friend in me
you
number three Lean on Me Bill Withers
sometimes we all have pain we all have
some
as his only single to hit number one on
the Billboard Hot 100
this beautifully merged pop soul song
from Bill Withers reminds us that no one
can make it alone that will all
eventually need a hand or somebody to
lean on lean on me when you’re not
strong
inspired by withers childhood home life
in West Virginia the song was written as
a wistful reminiscence of a life in a
small town after withers transition to
city life in Los Angeles covered by
numerous artists since it’s one of the
only nine songs to achieve number-one
status with renditions by two different
artists
number two you’re my best friend queen
penned by bassist John Deacon for his
wife this song appearing on the band’s
critically praised a Night at the Opera
album is one of Queens few hits to not
be written by primary lyricist Freddie
Mercury or Brian May
while its lyrics could identify it as a
love song it’s vivid melody and balanced
poetry make it more song about
companionship than one significant other
while it didn’t sell as big as the
group’s previous single Bohemian
Rhapsody it remains as one of Queens
most popular tracks for its instrumental
diversity and its catchy chorus
it’ll make you live
before we unveil our favorite friendship
tune here are a few honorable mentions
you
you are insane
we’ll get a time
all the time
number one with a little help from my
friends the Beatles
with the one and only Billy shears ie
Ringo Starr taking lead vocals this
catchy tune reminds us that it’s our
love for friends and their love for us
that helps us get past anything from our
shortcomings to our loneliness to our
superficiality
this since been covered over 50 times
the most notable being a much slower
rendition from Joe Cocker which ended up
as a theme song of the hit dramedy The
Wonder Years watch would you do if I
sang out of tune do you agree with our
list which songs make you want to hug
your friends a little harder leo
here’s Anna showing you a song for more
fun and friendly top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
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