Everybody has learned the hard way that a smile is not the same as loyalty. These are the songs for the two-faced, the back-stabbers and the people who only call when they need something.
Updated 2026
Back Stabbers by The O'Jays 1972
Smooth Philly soul with a warning hiding in the groove.
Smiling Faces Sometimes by The Undisputed Truth 1971
The classic line: a smile can hide a lie.
Fake Friends by Joan Jett 1983
A snarling kiss-off to the hangers-on who turned up with fame.
No New Friends by DJ Khaled 2013
Sticking with the few who were there before the money.
Sorry Not Sorry by Demi Lovato 2017
A clap-back at the doubters who suddenly want back in.
Friends by Whodini 1984
An old-school question: how many of yours are the real thing?
Backstabber by Kesha 2010
A bratty call-out of a gossip who could not keep a secret.
Gives You Hell by The All-American Rejects 2008
Wishing daily misery on someone who did you wrong.
Rumour Has It by Adele 2011
Turning the whispers back on the people spreading them.