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For this new “T’as la ref?”, We can decipher for you the meaning of a word that you must have already heard without fully understanding its meaning: this is the famous “friendzone”, also called “frienship zone” (the “friendly zone”).
Behind this Anglicism hides a modern evil : the “friendzone” is the limit set between two people to mean that we are not in a romantic relationship, but in a simply friendly relationship. The problem is that this limit is of course not set by mutual agreement: it is one of the two people who imposes this insurmountable barrier … If the name is recent, the situation is old as the world, and it may even have happened to you before. Imagine, you fall in love with someone, but you take it slow, you gradually come closer to that person, and just when you were hoping to take it to the next level, that person makes you feel like they just perceive you as one. friend It’s the cold shower! You have therefore been stopped dead by the famous “friendzone”, we can also say that you have been “friendzoné.e”.
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The “friendzone”, a cultural leitmotif
This situation of non-reciprocity of feelings is so difficult to live with that it has inspired more than one artist! Film side, the Friendzone released on Netflix in September 2021 follows Thibault’s journey, seeking to go from best friend to Rose’s boyfriend.
As for the illustration of this complex feeling in the musical universe, we are spoiled for choice! Among the recent releases, there are these songs with very explicit titles, like Friendzone by rapper Kalash, as a feat with Still Fresh, that of rapper Rémy or the title Friendzoned by Salim and Vinci.
Although the word “friendzone” does not necessarily appear in the song, here is a series of titles which let shine through the mixture of complex feelings what may feel like someone who has been rejected by the person they love: I’m a fool to want you by Billie Holiday, Haven’t met you yet by Michael Bublé, You don’t know me by Ray Charles, A wish for something more Amy MacDonald, The best friend by Da Silva or All I ask from Adele.
So many masterpieces that plunge us into the throes of these tormented feelings!