[Western Music] Bright friendship songs: Introducing up-tempo and hype tracks
There are plenty of Western songs that celebrate friendship.
You’ll find songs about same-gender friendships, friendships between men and women, childhood friends, and even friendships that span generations.
The lyrics range from those that bring back fun memories to ones so moving they can make you cry.
From among the many friendship-themed Western songs, this article will focus on tracks with a bright, uplifting vibe.
Some are up-tempo, so just listening should put you in a good mood.
But if you listen while reading the lyrics and their translations, I think you’ll enjoy them even more.
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[Western Music] Bright Friendship Songs: Introducing Upbeat and Hype Tracks (71–80)
Best FriendB.o.B
Hip-hop has grown increasingly extreme in its songs and style year by year, and that’s also its essence.
This track is about friendship, too, but its content is intense.
Old FriendsEverything But The Girl
Everything But The Girl is a group that was hugely active in the ’80s.
In this song, their signature delicate female vocals and gently dreamy sound come together beautifully.
I’m not sure if it should be called dream pop, but listening to it now, that’s how it feels to me.
Come TogetherJohn Lennon
If we broaden the theme of friendship to include cooperation and coexistence with our companions, this song embodies exactly that.
It sings about everyone coming together as one, creating solidarity, and how that leads to happiness.
It’s a masterpiece and a song that reflects its era.
[Western Music] Bright friendship songs: Introducing up-tempo and hype tracks (81–90)
AcquiesceOasis
Strictly speaking, I believe it’s a song about brotherly love, but the part that repeatedly emphasizes “we’re important to each other and need each other,” which is the most crucial line in the song, can’t help but sound like a friendship anthem to me.
These brothers have a special, love–hate relationship, but that can be said of friendship as well.
I Wanna Be Your BoyfriendRamones
It sings about a faint first crush and friendship.
Just like in this song, during our school days we often wanted to get closer to someone we liked, even if only as a friend at first.
That urge comes from youth, and the song captures those pure feelings.
Friend Of MineThe Notorious B.I.G.
Hip-hop groups actually have a lot of songs about friendship.
Because they have a strong sense of territory and camaraderie, friendship is the most important thing to them.
Rappers, for example, often clasp hands when they meet to affirm their bond.
If you listen to this song with that background in mind, it takes on a different meaning.
One And The SameSelena Gomez And Demi Lovato
It’s a rock/pop song with an idol vibe that also recalls artists like Avril Lavigne.
When a female vocalist with a great voice sings an upbeat track like this, it naturally turns into a catchy, high-energy number.
It’s a wonderful song, and you can feel a sense of friendship in it.