The song background of "That's what friends are for"
This is that function of friend, Chinese translation: this is the way friends get along. American song, sung by Dion Warwick and his friends. This song was originally sung by British singer Rod Stewart in the movie Night Shift. 1985 In order to raise money for the AIDS Foundation, dionne warwick joined hands with elton john, stevie wonder and gladys knight to re-record this song. Because all four singers were top singers at that time, plus the special significance of this song. This song quickly swept the world, and won the 29th Grammy Award for Best Single with 1986. On the evening of June 5438+065438+ 10, 2009, President Hu Jintao hosted a welcome banquet for US President Barack Obama who was visiting China for the first time. At the banquet, Yu Quan, a young singer from China, and 70 Chinese and American college students sang the American song "That's how friends get along".