Friend Is a Four Letter Word

by CAKE

Friend Is a Four Letter Word cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: 3 March 1998
  • Label: Capricorn Records
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 10:54
  • Community rating: 3.55/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A closing single from CAKE's second album 'Fashion Nugget', setting John McCrea's deadpan spoken sung delivery against a slow, descending guitar figure. Vince DiFiore's trumpet lines supply the melodic counterpoint that became a signature of the Sacramento band's arrangements.

Genres

Descriptors: ballad, melodic, atmospheric, guitars, lo-fi

Tracklist

  1. Friend Is A Four Letter Word (3:22)
  2. Daria (3:44)
  3. Never Gonna Give You Up (3:48)

Credits

  • John McCrea - vocals, guitar, written-by
  • Vince DiFiore - trumpet, keyboards

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