About This Song
About "That's What Friends Are For" by Mack Rice
Mack Rice's demo for 'That's What Friends Are For' is a wry, stomping slice of Stax songwriting. The phrase turns bittersweet—loyalty as both shield and cage. Horns stab, drums shuffle, and Rice's delivery smirks through the betrayal. Vivid image: two men sharing a last cigarette before one walks away.