![]() “I don’t love that everything ends up on the internet I’m a little old-school to be honest. Even playing them in practice we were thinking, ‘Well, this is a super odd batch of songs, but in a really good way’.” She admits it’s a bit daunting to play new songs live, knowing they’ll probably be on YouTube by morning. “I feel that this bunch of songs is the most varied we’ve ever done. The shows will debut a couple of songs from Belly’s second reunion album, which is mostly written but not yet recorded. Shows since then have been infrequent but they play the Paradise on Wednesday and Thursday, as part of a mini-tour that begins this Saturday at Fort Adams in Newport and will wrap up with West Coast dates with the Breeders. The classic lineup of Donelly, bassist Gail Greenwood, guitarist Tom Gorman and drummer Chris Gorman reunited in 2016 after two decades apart. I love hearing people say ‘This is what I get from this’.”ĭonelly originally formed Belly in 1991 after being the second singer/songwriter in Throwing Muses and the Breeders then her own songs started pouring out. And I like it when people make up their own stories too, to be honest. “This may sound precious but I actually figure songs out years later - ‘Oh, that’s what I meant!’ So I am still figuring it out too. (It roughly concerns a woman asking respect from her partner, including being there when she’s buried). And that was a blast.”Īnd after all these years, she still gets people asking her what the song is about. It felt a little like sliding under the radar, like we were getting away with something. I think there was a time back then when a bunch of our friends were having the same experience of having these quote-unquote hits with very quirky songs. And there so many examples from that era. “It is the weirdest freaking song, for the subject matter alone. ![]() “Every time we play it I say ‘How was this a hit?,” says frontwoman Tanya Donelly. But such was life in the early-90s heyday of alternative rock. Songs that are perfect for when you're missing your bestie who just got in a relationship? Present and accounted for! While friendships ebb and flow and, sadly, don't always last, no matter what’s going on in your friend circle, there’s sure to be a song here fit for every mood and occasion.It boggles the mind a little that a song as wonderfully offbeat as Belly’s “Feed the Tree” was a hit single. Bops about having fun with your crew? We've got 'em. And while there are some songs on this list that are usually seen as pure love songs, most are purely platonic. In fact, even the most iconic love song, "I Will Always Love You," rings truer when you hear it through the lens of friendship. Let's face it: there are plenty of love songs out there that can double as friendship songs. Whether you're looking for a song to get hyped for a girls' night out or a sad song that'll get you in your feels, we've got you covered with this roundup of all the best songs about friendship. It needs some good old-fashioned friendship songs. Naturally, you and your bestie probably already have go-to songs that are special to you - like the songs you used to listen to while getting ready to go out - but a good friendship playlist needs more than just nostalgia. And once a song finds its way into your life, it'll always remind you of what you were going through when you first heard it. Music plays a crucial role in just about any relationship and defines certain ~eras~ of life, from the songs you listened to in college to the breakup songs you cried to while going through a messy split.
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