Valentines Day, let’s talk break up songs

[The Unconquered Sun]

Break up songs, the evil universe version of love songs. what are some of your favorites?

Bowling For Soup, Here’s Your Freaking Song
Tonight Alive, Break Down, ironically my wife introduced me to this one, and it sums up how I felt about her.
+ 44, No It Isn’t, probably my favorite. And the greatest break up line ever. “This is not good bye. This is I can’t stand you”

[Spider2024]

[edgestar]

Don't Dream It's Over is a good one.

[Brood Lone Wolf Funker]

I love ABCDEFU

[YAKMAN is ICHIBAN]

Weird Al, One More Minute

[EvenBaldobombHasAJob]

*sad Ralph Wiggum noises, followed by Dying Fetus and Pig Destroyer playing in the background*

[thechase]

Mr. Pretentious, you think there's no one finer!
Well your poems are unpublished and you work in a diner!
You're no God's gift to women - That's all in your head!
You are just a buttmunch!
No one likes a buttmunch!
And you're also bad in bed!

[Fade is a CodyCryBaby]

Could be here all day. These are my absolute favorites:

“Cry me a River”
“I knew you were Trouble”
“Runaway”
“f*** it. I don’t want you back”
“Gives you Hell” AAR
“Savior” RA
“I heard it through the grapevine”
“Somebody that I used to know”
“Bye Bye Bye”
“Kim”
“f*** You”

[lucas_lee]

Love Will Tear us Apart is another good one. Especially since his then wife didn't know she was the subject of the song.

My other two favorite New Wave breakup songs are A Letter to Elise and Boys Don't Cry from the Cure.

[Brood Lone Wolf Funker]

Feb 14, 2024 12:16:06 GMT -5 lucas_lee said:

Love Will Tear us Apart is another good one. Especially since his then wife didn't know she was the subject of the song.

My other two favorite New Wave breakup songs are A Letter to Elise and Boys Don't Cry from the Cure.

My favorite new wave would be Depeche Modes precious

[Jaws the Shark]

I'm a real sucker for sad pop songs, so I have a load. I could probably add to this a bit later.

The Beach Boys - Caroline, No
Sugar - If I Can't Change Your Mind
Bob Dylan - The Girl From the North Country
ABBA - The Winner Takes It All
Gene Clark - Why Not Your Baby
The Kinks - Days
Scott Walker - Joanna
Badfinger - Baby Blue
The Frank Sinatra and Chet Baker versions of "I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes)"

And about half of Blue by Joni Mitchell. I actually can't listen to that record anymore, it reminds me too much of a particularly ugly breakup with someone I didn't really want to leave.

[ayumidah]

"I Don't Love You" by My Chemical Romance
"Black" by Pearl Jam

[Lizuka #BLM]

Well someone has to.



I should really play GTA5 again.

[DragonMasterP]

Listening to Separate Ways right now, so I'll say that.

[Ben Wyatt]

[Cyno]

[James Fabiano]

I'm Gonna Leave You by Dusty Springfield, natch.

Oh and because it had a jilted lover vibe, Why'd Ya Do It? by Marianne Faithfull ;-)

[James Fabiano]

Oh heck, I feel cheeky, I'm putting the whole damn song up.

NSFW, though:

[Alice Syndrome]

No Distance Left to Run by Blur

Damon Albarn hated writing that song because it made him have to accept that a 7 year relationship was over.

[Celexa Bliss 54]