# Need song for a CD for friend's birthday **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 22, 2004, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-song-for-a-cd-for-friends-birthday/256308 "2004-07-22T04:44:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![teemingONE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b4bc9f/32.png) [@teemingONE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teemingONE)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2004, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-song-for-a-cd-for-friends-birthday/256308/1 "2004-07-22T04:44:43Z")
My friend’s birthday is coming up and I want to make a nice, special CD. So far, I only have two songs Thank You - Boy 2 Men I’ll be there for you - ( I forget the name of the band) I need more corny/friendly songs like that for the CD. She likes all kind of music, so I’ll put almost anything on this CD. Can anyone help me out? ---
**Author:** ![Arch\_Trout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9f8e36/32.png) [@Arch\_Trout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arch_Trout)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2004, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-song-for-a-cd-for-friends-birthday/256308/2 "2004-07-22T04:48:40Z")
Glad All Over - Dave Clarke 5 (because you make me \ GLAD ALL OVER!!!) ---
**Author:** ![TastesLikeBurning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@TastesLikeBurning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TastesLikeBurning)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2004, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-song-for-a-cd-for-friends-birthday/256308/3 "2004-07-22T05:38:49Z")
Birthday by The Sugarcubes ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2004, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-song-for-a-cd-for-friends-birthday/256308/4 "2004-07-22T12:02:55Z")
> [@teemingONE](#): > > I’ll be there for you - ( I forget the name of the band) The Rembrandts. How about “Thank You for Being a Friend”? About as corny as it gets. “Your Song” – Elton John “You’re My Best Friend” – Queen ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2004, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-song-for-a-cd-for-friends-birthday/256308/5 "2004-07-22T15:28:10Z")
_Friendship_, by Tenacious D: [http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/tenaciousd/friendship.html](http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/tenaciousd/friendship.html) _Happy Birthday to Me_, by Cracker: [http://userpages.umbc.edu/~jforre1/cracker/cracker.html#Happy\_birthday\_to\_me](http://userpages.umbc.edu/~jforre1/cracker/cracker.html#Happy_birthday_to_me) ---
**Author:** ![teemingONE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b4bc9f/32.png) [@teemingONE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teemingONE)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2004, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-song-for-a-cd-for-friends-birthday/256308/6 "2004-07-22T18:40:45Z")
These are all great. Anyone got some more? ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2004, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-song-for-a-cd-for-friends-birthday/256308/7 "2004-07-22T18:48:24Z")
“Better Things” by the Kinks, from their _Give the People What They Want_ album. I’m surprised this one never became a major hit for them. “Silly Love Songs” by Wings “Somebody to Love” by Queen ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2004, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-song-for-a-cd-for-friends-birthday/256308/8 "2004-07-22T19:05:11Z")
**Two of Us** - The Beatles **Have a Good Time** - Paul Simon ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2004, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-song-for-a-cd-for-friends-birthday/256308/9 "2004-07-22T20:30:50Z")
Cake for Breakfast Off the Where in the World is Carmen Sandiago cd and sung by Greg Lee. (be sure to include his disclaimer) ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2004, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-song-for-a-cd-for-friends-birthday/256308/10 "2004-07-22T20:49:38Z")
**Moon River** is also a good syrupy friendship song. It was Andy Williams’s signature song but has been recorded by many artists. ---
**Author:** ![yellowval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/919ad9/32.png) [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2004, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-song-for-a-cd-for-friends-birthday/256308/11 "2004-07-22T20:58:25Z")
Aerosmith - Deuces are Wild I especially like the “'cuz you and me is two of a kind” part. My best friend and I used to sing it together all the time. ---
**Author:** ![PussyCow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/22d042/32.png) [@PussyCow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PussyCow)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2004, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-song-for-a-cd-for-friends-birthday/256308/12 "2004-07-22T21:00:24Z")
Lean on Me by Bill Withers ---
**Author:** ![teemingONE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b4bc9f/32.png) [@teemingONE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teemingONE)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2004, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-song-for-a-cd-for-friends-birthday/256308/13 "2004-07-23T01:45:08Z")
Thanks again, anymore? [/bump] ---
**Author:** ![Roland\_Orzabal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@Roland\_Orzabal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Orzabal)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2004, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-song-for-a-cd-for-friends-birthday/256308/14 "2004-07-23T02:10:40Z")
“I Will Be There” by Curt Smith. Might be hard to find (I haven’t checked my, erm, sources, since I own the album), but delightfully syrupy. ---
**Author:** ![Monkey\_Chews](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/65b543/32.png) [@Monkey\_Chews](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monkey_Chews)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2004, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-song-for-a-cd-for-friends-birthday/256308/15 "2004-07-23T03:31:54Z")
_You’ve Got a Friend_ by Carole King. Corny as all get out, but the chorus still makes me tear up.