"Be with Me"

When I listened to Friends/20/20 yester-day, I also noticed a small thing in "Be with Me."  In the lines "Ev'rything we will see / Ev'rything we will be," the three syllables of those "ev'rything"s are all sung to different pitches (C D Eb and Eb F G), musically giving a sense of breadth.

Friends

I listened to Friends/20/20 this evening and then figured out the repeated banjo phrase in the coda of "Little Bird."  It sounded familiar, and I discovered that - raised a half-step and with one pitch repeated - it's the same as the first vocal line in "Meant for You" (the rhythms are different, though).  The banjo phrase in "Little Bird" is E F G G A G; the first vocal phrase in "Meant for You" (the lyric is "As I sit and close my eyes") is F Gb Ab Ab Ab Bb Ab.  This similarity gives a bit of cohesion to the album.