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• • Here are the answers for previous rounds of "Be Unique!"

• • And here's the category for the week of June 25^th - June 29^th:

Top 40, 1955-85 charting song lyrics about friendship.

Three point responses: (No other player gave same answer)

"All I really want to do, is baby, be friends with you."
From "All I Really Want To Do" by Cher
submitted by MsTinTear

"The color of your skin don't matter to me, as long as we can live in harmony, why can't we be friends."
From "Why Can't We Be Friends" by War
submitted by EmBeth1231

"Tears may come & go..here's one thing I know...all my life, you're a friend of mine."
From "You're A Friend Of Mine" by Jackson Browne & Clarence Clemmons
submitted by Nalex

"Comin' Close Together With A Feeling That I've Never Known Before In My Time, She Ain't Afraid To Be A Woman Or Afraid To Be A Friend."
From "Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again )" by Kris Kristofferson
submitted by Scoty

"What would you do if I sang out of tune, would you stand up and walk out on me."
From "With A Little Help From My Friends" by Joe Cocker
submitted by OldiesKing

"When you're weary, feeling small, when tears are in, your eyes, I will dry them all, I'm on your side, oh, when times get rough. And friends just can't be found, like a bridge over troubled water I will lay me down."
From "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon and Garfunkel
submitted by DevilWo

"Ooooh, I never thought that it could end...Ooooh, and I was everybody's friend."
From "Beach Baby" by First Class
submitted by Kweni

"Wouldn't you give your hand to a friend."
From "Midnight Blue" by Melissa Manchester
submitted by Singdeedee

"I knew a man that I didn not care for, and then one day this man gave me a call we sat and talked about things on our minds, and now this man, is a friend of mine.."
From "Reach Out Of The Darkness" by Friend and Lover
submitted by BobbleSmitty

"You make me feel like I'm more than a friend."
From "We May Never Pass This Way (Again)" by Seals and Crofts
submitted by RandyPNY

"In every other song that I've heard lately, some fella gets shot; And his baby and his best friend both die with him, as likely as not."
From "Let's Think About Living" by Bob Luman
submitted by Wmbradspa

"And all my friends just might ask me, they say, 'Martin, maybe one day you'll find true love,' and I say, 'Maybe there must be a solution to the one thing, the one thing we can't find"."
From "The Look Of Love" by ABC
submitted by Frannytune

"I was five and he was six, we rode on horses made of sticks.."
From "Bang Bang" by Cher
submitted by Yankeedog

"Ben, the two of us need look no more, we both found what we were looking for, with a friend to call my own, I'll never be alone."
From "Ben" by Michael Jackson
submitted by ScorerScorchio

"We can't play this game anymore but can we still be friends."
From "Can We Still Be Friends" by Todd Rundgren
submitted by Faithflemin

"When a storm hides the distant rainbow and you think you can't find a friend, suddenly there's a valley where friendships never end."
From "Suddenly There's A Valley" by Gogi Grant
submitted by Pookie

"Should've done better than to cheat a friend."
From "Careless Whisper" by Wham!
submitted by Spnnrn

"Ooh, making love and breaking hearts, it is a game for youth, but I'm not waiting on a lady, I'm just waiting on a friend."
From "Waiting On A Friend" by The Rolling Stones
submitted by VincentJames

"You and me against the world, sometimes it seems like you and me against the world, when all the others turn their backs and walked away, you can count on me to stay."
From "You and Me Against The World" by Helen Reddy
submitted by SN0REFEST

"Come saturday morning, i'm going away with my friend."
From "Come Saturday Morning" by The Sandpipers
submitted by Gargoylemama

"I know that I am leaving my best friend. A friend who taught me right from wrong and weak from strong."
From "To Sir With Love" by Lulu
submitted by Tinkifer

"Leroy, boy, you're my friend, you say how and I'll say when, come and meet me down the street, take a seat, it's my treat, you may not ever get this chance again, that empty feeling's just about to end."
From "We Gotta Get You A Woman" by Todd Rundgren
submitted by Ladylion

"Especially people who care about strangers, who care about evil and social injustice. Do you only care about the bleedin' crowd? How about a needin' friend? We all need a friend."
From "Easy To Be Hard" by Three Dog Night
submitted by Chrisel K

"If you ever need a friend, I'll be yours till the end, and you can depend on me.."
From "You Can Depend on Me" by Brenda Lee
submitted by Fourhbcaps

"Hello, my friend, hello, just called to let you know, I think about you every night, when I'm here alone and you're there at home, hello."
From "Hello Again" by Neil Diamond
submitted by W born

"I don't need you. I don't need friendship. I don't need flowers in the Spring. I don't need you. And you surely don't want me.."
From "I Don't Need You" by Kenny Rogers
submitted by Raynode

"Are we in love or just friends?"
From "When Will I See You Again?" by Three Degrees
submitted by Wilburn

"So on we go, his welfare is my concern, no burden is he to bare, we'll get there."
From "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" by The Hollies
submitted by MuziKatNat

"Ev'ryone said that our friendship was rare, not even we saw all the love that was there."
From "This Is Love" by Paul Anka
submitted by Snads

"Moving and a grooving with some friends of mine, on Saturday night, now, we're having a time."
From "Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out)" by Ernie Maresca
submitted by MrJaded

"We were so close but we should've been closer, and it's makin' me feel so sad, but I tell myself I didn't lose her, 'cause you can't lose a friend you never had, because a friend won't say it's over, and go out just for spite, and now I wonder what she's doin' tonite."
From "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight" by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart
submitted by Clete

""My best friend named Eddie, came by just yesterday"
From "Letter From Sherry" by Dale Ward
submitted by Twittylady

"Now John at the bar is a friend of mine, he gets me my drinks for free, and he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke but there's someplace that he'd rather be"
From "Piano Man" by Billy Joel
submitted by Jackie0203

"But if you need a friend, you can always count on me, count on me 'cause I love you, you know I do, you love me too"
From "Call On Me" by Chicago
submitted by Loonatique

"Thank you for being a friend, traveled down a road and back again, your heart is true, you're a pal and a confidant"
"From Thank You For Being A Friend" by Andrew Gold
submitted by BAGGYGUY

"Jenny and I slipped to town for some talk, me and Jenny,twinklin' like crystal and pennies"
"Two Hot Girls (On A Hot Summer Night)" by Carly Simon
submitted by RuthGee

"It's automatic when I talk with old friends, the conversation turns to girls we knew."
"Do It Again" by The Beach Boys
submitted by ULTFAN

Two point responses: (Two players gave same answer)

"He'd plow them rows sraight & deep & I'd tag along behind, bustin' up clods with my own bare feet, Old Rivers was a friend of mine."
From "Old Rivers" by Walter Brennan
submitted by Raywiggs, ccrider

"I had some friends,but they're gone,somethin' came and took 'um away."
From "Friends" by Bette Midler
submitted by W33r, GBate

"Together we climbed hills and trees, learned of love and ABCs, skinned our hearts and skinned our knees." and "Bye, bye, Michelle, my trusted friend; I've been this way since I was nine or ten."
From "Seasons In The Sun" by Terry Jacks
submitted by Juju eyeballs, Dog50

"Now get aboard the friendship train, everybody, shake a hand, shake a hand."
From "Friendship Train" by Gladys Knight and The Pips
submitted by Rosanna, LWhiteDove

One point responses: (Three or more players gave same answer)

"Lean on me when you're not strong, and I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry on, for it won't be long 'til I'm gonna need somebody to lean on."
From "Lean On Me" by Bill Withers
submitted by Loganmint, CAK1946, LilZiplock

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This is where we stash links to our "Be Unique" categories and players' responses more than a week old! They are wonderful! Enjoy!

Week of June 18th to June 22nd-- Artists with notable dads or dads of notable children

Week of June 11th to June 15th-- Songs with a form of the word "cry" in their titles

Week of June 4th to June 8th-- Artists with first and last names that are both common first names.

Week of May 28th to June 1st-- Song lyrics containing the name of a famous, real person, living or dead.

Week of May 21st to May 25th-- Songs in which clapping is heard

Week of May 14th to May 18th-- Lyrics about mothers

Week of May 7th to May 11th -- on hiatus

Week of April 30th to May 4th-- Charting artists and groups that appeared in movies

Week of April 23rd to April 27th-- Song titles or artist names in the form of: " ______ , ______ , and ______ ."

Week of April 16th to April 20th-- Songs with baseball terms in their titles.

Week of April 9th to April 13th-- Street names mentioned in lyrics

Week of April 2nd to April 6th-- What do you see? (April Fool's game)

Week of March 26th to March 30th -- Songs in which you hear laughter

Week of March 19th to March 23rd -- OldiesFun players' nominations for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Week of March 12th to March 16th -- Artists with TOP 40 charting songs both as a solo artist and as a member of a group.

Week of March 5th to March 9th -- Songs about lovely weather

Week of February 26th to March 2nd -- Nonsense words in song titles

Week of February 19th to 23rd -- Song lyrics containing a form of the word "America."

Week of February 12th to 16th -- Songs titles containing a term of endearment.

Week of February 5th to 9th -- Songs titles containing a first and last name.

Week of January 29th to February 2nd -- Songs with the name of an NFL team within the title.

Week of January 22nd to 26th -- Songs with three letters or less in the title.

Week of January 15th to 19th -- "Doormat" songs where the sentiment is: "You treat me like dirt but I love you anyway."

Week of January 8st to 12th -- Artists with primarily non-musical, recurring TV roles

Week of January 1st to 5th -- Songs with specific years mentioned in lyrics or titles

Week of December 25th to 29th -- Sound effects and Put Down Songs

Please play this week's game! Here's how! Be Unique!