Best Songs About Being There For Someone

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One type of feel good music consists of those songs which are about being there for someone.  If one quotes Carole King directly from her song You've Got A Friend, it shows that these songs are typically useful when a person is down or in trouble to indicate that a friend will always be there. Therefore, these songs can also be dedicated via radio stations as well as television channels and also when a friend is down in the dumps these songs can be played. 

The Pretenders' I'll Stand By You takes the top spot in this compilation as it is clearly the most played song in these occasions as well as covered by several artists throughout the years with most of the versions (Rod Stewart, Girls Aloud) topping the charts. At second place is Ben E. King's Stand By Me which is everyone's go-to feel good song about friends. At No.3 we have the cliched Jackson 5's I'll Be There which all significant others resort to when their respective boyfriends or girlfriends are depressed. We have four entries with the title I'll Be There For You and three entries with Stand By You. While it is a mishmash of artists and eras in terms of genre it is only Pop with just one Rock and one R&B entry. So here are the top 30 songs about being there for someone: 

1. The Pretenders – I’ll stand by you
2. Ben E.King – Stand by me
3. Jackson 5 – I’ll be there
4. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell – Ain’t no mountain high enough
5. The Rembrandts – I’ll be there for you
6. Rachel Platten – Stand by you
7. Bill Withers – Lean on me
8. Celine Dion – Because you loved me
9. Carole King – You’ve got a friend
10. S Club 7 – Reach
11. Rihanna ft. Jay-Z – Umbrella
12. Michael Jackson – You are not alone
13. Jess Glynne – Hold my hand
14. Hanson – I will come to you
15. Avril Lavigne – I’m with you
16. Phil Collins – You’ll be in my heart
17. Bruno Mars – Count on me
18. Bon Jovi – I’ll be there for you
19. Charlie Puth – One call away
20. Sade – By your side
21. The Corrs – At your side
22. Olive – You’re not alone
23. Whitney Houston & CeCe Winans – Count on me
24. The Moffats – I’ll be there for you
25. Kat Deluna – Be there
26. MLTR – I’m gonna be around
27. Marlisa – Stand by you
28. S Club 7 – Stand by you
29. Tinchy Stryder – You’re not alone
30. Solid HarmoniE – I’ll be there for you 

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Xposition - January 2014

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With the dawn of 2014, everyone is hoping that this year would be better than the last. 2013 was definitely a tough year to beat, with Pop music once more gaining the forefront in the industry along with Electronic Dance Music and Indie Music. The Grammys along with the Golden Globes, Critics Choice and People's Choice Awards were held in January. 

Music's biggest night the 56th Annual Grammy Awards were held in Los Angeles hosted by LL Cool J. The only good performance of the night was Pink with her medley of Try and Just Give Me a Reason with Nate Ruess. Other notable performances included Katy Perry with Dark Horse, Lorde with Royals, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney with Queenie Eye and Daft Punk and Pharrell Williams performing a medley with Stevie Wonder and Nile Rodgers. The significant awards were won as follows:

• Record of the Year: Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams - Get Lucky
• Album of the Year: Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
• Song of the Year: Lorde - Royals 
• Best New Artist: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis 
• Best Pop Solo Performance: Lorde - Royals
• Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams - Get Lucky
• Best Dance Recording: Zedd ft. Foxes - Clarity
• Best Rock Performance: Imagine Dragons - Radioactive
• Best Rap Performance: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Wanz - Thrift Shop
• Best Rap Song: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Wanz - Thrift Shop
• Best Music Video: Justin Timberlake ft. Jay-Z - Suit & Tie
• MusiCares Person of the Year: Carol King

The 40th People's Choice Awards were held in LA hosted by Beth Behrs and Kat Dennings. The awards are as follows:

• Favourite Male Artist: Justin Timberlake 
• Favourite Female Artist: Demi Lovato
• Favourite Breakout Artist: Ariana Grande
• Favourite Pop Artist: Britney Spears
• Favourite Country Artist: Taylor Swift
• Favourite Hip-Hop Artist: Drake
• Favourite R&B Artist: Justin Timberlake
• Favourite Band: One Direction
• Favourite Alternative Band: Fall Out Boy
• Favourite Song: Katy Perry - Roar
• Favourite Album: Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience
• Favourite Music Video - Katy Perry - Roar

The 71st Golden Globe Awards were held and the award for Best Original Song was won by U2 for Ordinary Love in the Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom soundtrack. The 19th Critics' Choice Awards were also held and the Best Song was won by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez for their Let It Go in the Frozen soundtrack. 

In the Billboard Hot 100 Eminem's Monster ft. Rihanna managed to stay in first place for the first two weeks before Pitbull's Timber ft. Ke$ha swept in claim the crown and remained there for the final two weeks. The only contender which may replace Pitbull would be Katy Perry with her Dark Horse who has been steadily climbing up the charts and her performance may aid her in dethroning Pitbull and Ke$ha. Lorde's Team, Jason Derulo's Talk Dirty and Bastille's Pompeii have all entered the Top 10 in January. 

In the UK Timber was the first number one which replace Pharrell Williams' Happy. However, Williams managed to reclaim the crown the next week and held on for two more weeks before Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne's Rather Be peaked in the last week. Other good songs released in January are:

• Shakira ft. Rihanna - Can't Remember to Forget You
• Enrique Iglesias ft. Pitbull - I'm a Freak
• Ellie Goulding - Goodness Gracious
• Lily Allen - Air Balloon
• The Vamps - Wild Heart

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