My friend asked me if I wanted a frozen banana. It's not that diamonds are a girl's best friend, but it's your best friends who are your diamonds. You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job. [])), +((!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+[])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![])+(!+[]-(!![]))+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![])+(+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]))/+((!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+[])+(+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])-[])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])-[])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])-[])+(+!! In 2004, English R&B singer Javine released her cover of the song as half of a double A-side single, along with a cover of "Don't Walk Away". Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. The Wowhead Client is a little application we use to keep our database up to date, and to provide you with some nifty extra functionality on the website! [Bridge] F B Some other folks might be a little bit smarter than I am, C B7 C Big and stronger too. "[11], In his review of Tapestry, Rolling Stone critic Jon Landau called "You've Got a Friend" Carole King's "most perfect new song. A friend who's dressed in leather. A Friend In Need A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire. Skin's, crawling. Your browser will redirect to your requested content shortly. Used as the theme song for the 1995 Disney/Pixar animated film Toy Story, it has since become a major musical component for its sequels, Toy Story 2 (1999), Toy Story 3 (2010) and Toy Story 4 (2019) as well as a musical leitmotif throughout the whole Toy Story franchise. Get a dog. It was first recorded by King, and included in her album Tapestry. The James Taylor version also spent one week at the top of the Easy Listening charts. [7], According to author James D. Perone, the song's themes include an expression of "a universal, sisterly/brotherly, agape-type love of one human being for another, regardless of gender. +((!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+[])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![])+(+!![])+(!+[]-(!![]))+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![])+(+!![]))/+((!+[]+(!![])-[]+[])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![])+(+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])-[])+(+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])-[])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!! When I look up the sky, it gives me a nice feeling, like looking at an old friend. //]]>. 17 song for 1971. Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. - 4.12. "You've Got a Friend" was written by Carole King during the January 1971 recording sessions for her own album Tapestry, and James Taylor's album Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon. When you're down and troubled and you need a helping hand and nothing, ooh, nothing is going right. It turns what we have into enough, and more. A friend in need's a friend indeed, A friend who'll tease is better; Our thoughts compressed which makes us blessed, And makes for stormy weather. The song is included on both albums; King said in a 1972 interview that she "didn't write it with James or anybody really specifically in mind. [6][dubious – discuss], James Taylor and Carole King performed "You've Got a Friend" together in 2010 during their Troubadour Reunion Tour. 249 vikuna 27.11. 1997", Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born), Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip, James Taylor and the Original Flying Machine, Tapestry Revisited: A Tribute to Carole King, Can't Live with You, Can't Live Without You, Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' (Too Good to Be True), Andy Williams Sings Rodgers and Hammerstein, Days of Wine and Roses and Other TV Requests, The Academy Award-Winning "Call Me Irresponsible" and Other Hit Songs from the Movies, The Great Songs from "My Fair Lady" and Other Broadway Hits, Andy Williams' Greatest Hits Vol. An annotation cannot contain another annotation. Miscellaneous Her recording was included in the soundtrack for the 2004 film Garfield. Friendship Good Me You. A friend in need's a friend indeed, [35], "You've Got a Friend" was performed by Celine Dion, Shania Twain, Gloria Estefan, and Carole King at the VH1 Divas Live concert in Beacon Theatre, New York in 1998. Looks like the site is more popular than we thought! It's good, you know, when you got a woman who is a friend of your mind. The song was recorded by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway for their 1972 album Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway, and was released as the album's first single. "You've Got a Friend" is a 1971 song written by Carole King. Things are never quite as scary when you've got a best friend. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Pure, morning. 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Strive to have friends, for life without friends is like life on a desert island... to find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing. Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. [CDATA[ [34] Vannary's rendition is featured in the soundtrack to the 2015 documentary film Don't Think I've Forgotten. F C F E Am If we stick together we can see it through, Dm7 G7 C A7 'cause you've got a friend in me Dm7 G7 C A7 Yeah, you've got a friend in me. "[2][3] King's album was recorded in an overlap with Taylor's, and King, Danny Kortchmar, and Joni Mitchell perform on both. A friend with weed is better; One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives. Simply browse for your screenshot using the form below. The pieces I am, she gather them and give them back to me in all the right order. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity. Donald Trump is a great friend, and he has four or five Picassos on his plane. I am a daughter, a sister, a wife and a mother. A friend in need's a friend indeed, [33], In approximately 1973 or 1974, the song was covered by Cambodian singer Pou Vannary with the lyrics translated into Khmer. A friend with breasts and all the rest, A friend in need's a friend indeed, A friend who'll tease is better; Our thoughts compressed which makes us blessed, And makes for stormy weather. It's good, you know, when you got a woman who is a friend of your mind. Non-being is the greatest joy. The single was released a year before the album was, and coincidentally was released on the same date as James Taylor's single: May 29, 1971. Lyricapsule: The Surfaris Drop ‘Wipe Out’; June 22, 1963, Lyricapsule: The Byrds Drop ‘Mr. [36] It was released as a single and reached number 74 on the Belgian Flanders Airplay Chart.[37]. But only if you're lucky. This was also the official 2005 Comic Relief single. A Friend In Need A friend in need's a friend indeed, A friend with weed is better; A friend with breasts and all the rest, A friend who's dressed in leather. 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