Favorite Break Up Songs?

I have 2 that I quite like. One is for dealing with depression, which is up first. The other is for joyful spite, which is second.

Bauhaus - Crowds
Rogue Traders - I Never Liked You

Enjoy!

cmi0616 said:

We've all got em! Post em here!

My personal favorite would have to be Here's A Quarter by Travis Tritt

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29ebiwO4O70&ob=av2nl

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Great, great tune. I'm a big country fan.

Favorites of mine are;

A Day to Remember - If It Means A Lot to You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jf2MsqC-LiY

Michael Buble (a cover) - Cry Me A River
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2viFm8f_Lo

Jaron and the Long Road to Love - Pray for You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFJu8DCH_b0

Before He Cheats by Carrie Underwood.

Hope it gives you hell - all american rejects is a good one!

and the corrs' I Never Loved You Anyway

I Love Myself Today by Bif Naked. Lock. Thread.

Frank Sinatra with the Count Basie Orchestra - One for My Baby (and another for the road)

Everything but the Girl - I Must Confess

Joe Jackson - It's Different for Girls

Ben Folds Five - Song For The Dumped
Dusty Springfield - I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself (link to White Stripes/Kate Moss video)

Favourite break up song? Come on, I can hammer myself in the nuts and start crying like a newborn without having to put up with the 5 minutes of Please Don't Ask by Genesis.

Actually, the effect is very much the same.

Regards

Whacko

Konah said:

Favorites of mine are;

A Day to Remember - If It Means A Lot to You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jf2MsqC-LiY

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That song is amazing...

Their cover for Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone" is awesome too.

~Amber~

I Used to Love Her, by Guns'n'Roses.



What?

Three Cigarettes In An Ashtray - Patsy Cline.

Changes - Olivia Newton John. (This song is almost impossible to find, except on vinyl. One of my all-time favorites.)

oooh, this is a good thread

Almost Lover by A Fine Frenzy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFtaSNiGWuc
Fix It by Ryan Adams http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvscdEZLOLc

xXVampyrePrincessXx said:

That song is amazing...

Their cover for Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone" is awesome too.

~Amber~

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As is their Over My Head cover They've done a good job covering so far, hopefully this continues.

+1 for Frank's One for My Baby and Patsy Cline. There are some songs I'm not ashamed to say I've drank too.

I'll add some more:

Red - Start Again. I love this band to death, and got the chance to meet them. They actually went through some of my own lyrics, but I didn't get the chance to sing for 'em
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id6hkzslQww

This is a new song so I haven't used it in the manner you're speaking. However, I have a recent obsession with Fitz and the Tantrums and I think this would be a FABULOUS break-up song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bb6cBKE3WzQ

Konah said:

As is their Over My Head cover They've done a good job covering so far, hopefully this continues.

+1 for Frank's One for My Baby and Patsy Cline. There are some songs I'm not ashamed to say I've drank too.

I'll add some more:

Red - Start Again. I love this band to death, and got the chance to meet them. They actually went through some of my own lyrics, but I didn't get the chance to sing for 'em
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id6hkzslQww

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I forgot about "One for My Baby". That song is definitely in my top three.

Superhero-Ani Difranco (though she's got lots of good ones, like Swim)

The Wrong Man was Convicted-Barenaked Ladies

The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot-Brand New

You've all got it wrong: Peter Gunn by Sarah Vaughn

Don't look surprised,
You know you've buttered your bread
So now it's fair you should stare
at the back of my head.

milly said:

oooh, this is a good thread

Almost Lover by A Fine Frenzy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFtaSNiGWuc

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Massive massive props for A Fine Frenzy.

I was mentally ransacking my collection of country music for ideas when I suddenly realized that David Gedge (The Wedding Present/Cinerama/The Wedding Present) has pretty much made a career of break-up songs. Here's one:

Don't Touch That Dial

And here's another:

My Favourite Dress

My favorite break up songs are: Don't Think Twice, I've Been Loving You Too Long, Against All Odds, Ex Factor, Bell Bottom Blues, Cry Me A River, These Boots Are Made For Walking, Tyrone and I'd Rather Go Blind.

The Last Day of Our Acquaintance by Sinead O'Conner

I Thought You Were My Boyfriend, Magnetic Fields
Favorite Mistake, Sheryl Crow

My ex liked this

I'm rather enamored with Dylan LeBlanc's Americana break up song Ain't Too Good At Losing (But I Give Up).

My favorites all center around suicide.

What?

I Can't Stand Losing You

Unrequited to the Nth Degree