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Friends of Mine
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song by Duran Duran
Released 15 June 1981
Recorded December 1980
Genre Pop
Length 5:45 minutes
Label Capitol, EMI
Writer(s) Duran Duran
Producer Colin Thurston
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"Friends of Mine" is a song by Duran Duran, released on the band's debut album Duran Duran by Capitol-EMI on the 15 June 1981.

About the song[]

Written by Duran Duran, the song was produced by Colin Thurston and recorded during December 1980 at EMI's Manchester Square Studios in London, UK. A demo track was made on the 8 December, which is available on the Duran Duran: Special Editions album released in 2010.

The BBC recorded "Friends of Mine" on 16 January 1981 for the Richard Skinner Sessions radio show to be aired at a later date. Duran Duran also performed the track on the BBC Saturday morning TV show Multi-Coloured Swap Shop that aired on 27 February 1982 in the UK.

The band performed the song during The Careless Memories Tour in 1981. A bootleg recording from the tour is available on the Chichester '81 album.

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Lyrics[]


Friends of mine
They said they were friends of mine
Said they were passing time
More like a waste of time

Close the door
I said close the door
I've told you twice before
What are you waiting for

Georgie Davies is coming out
No more heroes we twist and shout
Oh no not me I'm not too late
And I know that I'm not taking anymore
Rocky Picture has lost his gun
Leave him out now he's having fun
Oh no not me I'm not too late
And I know that I'm not waiting any more (hey hey)

Silly lies, don't have to advertise
When will you realize, I'm sick of your alibis

It's running cold, the waters running cold
I thinks its time you were told
I think you're growing old

Georgie Davies is coming out
No more heroes we twist and shout
Oh no not me I'm not to late
And I know that I'm not waiting anymore
Rocky Picture has lost his gun
Leave him out now he's having fun
Oh no not me I'm not to late
And I know that I'm not taking anymore (hey hey)

I See you smile
Pictures on the wall there all
Friends of mine
See them standing 'round the back
Friends of mine
Think yourself lucky(!)

Friends of mine
Said they were friends of mine
They were just wasting time
Out on the dotted line

(Ahahahah)
The money's gone (gone gone)
I've known it all along
Why don't you say I'm wrong?
Why don't they drop the bomb?

'Cus Georgie Davies is coming out
No more heroes we twist and shout
Oh no not me I'm not to late
And I know that I'm not waiting anymore
Rocky Picture's thrown away his gun
Leave him out now he's having fun
Oh no not me I'm not to late
And I know that I'm not taking anymore

What'cha doing friends of mine
Holding back now
Friends of mine
I've always heard you calling...(calling calling calling)

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