Dear Friend

by @alyxanderjames

Liner Notes

There should be more love songs about friendship.

Sincerely, Your friendly neighborhood asexual human

(And that makes 14 songs! I doubt I'll keep up this breakneck pace the rest of the month, but I'm pleased with what I've managed to fit in the last 10 days.)

#queer #love #friendship #PersonWithUkulele #folk #AcousticOneTake #acoustic #ukulele

Lyrics

I told you I was in love with my friends You didn't run, you said it made sense So if I say I'm smitten I don't think you'll get it twisted Dear friend I adore you

I know what love is I can see it in your smile So come over here Sit with me for a while

We sit in silence for hours each week It's comfortable, knowing I don't need to speak In spite of the distance Our friendship has persisted Dear friend I adore you

I know what love is I can see it in your smile So come over here Sit with me for a while Dear friend, you are brilliant Your presence is a light I am grateful each day To have you in my life

Dear friend I adore you Dear friend I adore you

Comments

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The "presence is a light/ glad to have you in my life" line hit me with its sincerity. Sure, sincerity is the name of the game this entire song, but that line hit me hardest.

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Again, your vocal delivery sets the stage for such tenderness and love here. I agree that there should be more love songs about friendship. This is a beautiful ode. The finger picking on the uke is particularly great here.

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This is so full of so much tenderness and love. Yes there needs to be more openness to sharing love and celebrating love with friends. This song is such a lovely tribute to friendship. Beautiful fingerpicking and gorgeous singing.

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There should be more friendship songs in general, and non-romantic/sexual love songs. Thanks for writing this - it's really quite lovely.

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@bijou

Congrats! I am impressed with all the productivity people have made this year already! Your voice is very soothing.

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Congrats on reaching 14! I love the idea of a love song for a friend, and the detail of sitting in silence is very nice. I like this uke pattern too!

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Yay for 14! Yay for adoring friends and telling them in song! I love the melody on "I know what love is" -- and I love the specific details that show -- especially in that section -- that show that you love that person. (I also love how the melody goes up on "I adore you."

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here here. nicely said and done! I'm with you on this!

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There absolutely should be more love songs about friendship! I’m in love with all my friends and it makes my life wonderful. I really appreciate that the hook is simple and direct, not couching it in “just friendship” or being cutesy - its love, it’s friend love! And it’s catchy too, great song

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Yes! Friendship love. I adore this. I've always known my experience of friendship was different than many of the humans I encountered/what was expected. I love that queer and neurodivergent spaces are opening up this conversation even more.

[FAWM]