"\"For a Friend\" is a single from the British pop duo The Communards and appeared on their 1987 album Red.The song is an emotional ballad and was written in the memory of Mark Ashton, a friend of Jimmy Somerville and Richard Coles. Mark Hooper of The Rough Guide to Rock writes that this cut may be Somerville's \"most impassioned moment\". \"For a Friend\" reached number 28 on the British charts."@en . . . . . . . . "For a Friend"@en . . "279.0"^^ . "\"Victims (Live)\" (7\")" . .