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It's amazing how versatile those songs are.

 

"In My Life" spoke to me during my first breakup, back in high school; e; for those memories; Texas summer afternoons and making love in lakes.

That song chokes me up every time I hear it. Yet, it no longer makes me yearn for those times. It only brings back the memories.

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lol, She hates me was the only one I saw reference to on this thread. However, I was thinking more from a humourous point of view. Surely it doesn't have to be all melancholy here!

 

Right you are Joebo.:laugh:

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Must admit although very pop-ish, I like "Last Request." But I just saw the video last night and it was sort of a turn-off. I don't think he matches his voice at all. He has such a pouty, effeminate look.

 

"Ramble On" by Led Zeppelin is a good breakup song.

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"love will tear us apart" joy division

 

"thieves like us" new order

 

"wild horses" rolling stones (the sunday's cover is pretty good also)

 

"more than this" roxy music

 

"disintegration" the cure

 

in case you haven't noticed, i love the 80's. :o)

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Wildly eclectic, but here goes. . .

 

Fallen - Sarah MacLachlan

Don't Speak - No Doubt

Say What you Need to Say - John Mayer

Brilliant Disguise - Bruce Springsteen

Since U Been Gone - Kelly Clarkson

I Saw the Light - Wynonna

White Flag - Dido

The First Cut is the Deepest - Sheryl Crow

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Evans Blue - Over

 

You better crawl on your knees

the next time you say that you love me

fall on your knees, cuz this time I won’t be so kind

can't you see that this is life and life is killing me

is it yours? is it mine?

our sky fell down tonight, to wash away our pain

 

tell me, over and over and over and over and over again

it never was time for us, it never was time to let me in

show me, over and over and over and over and over again

it never was time for us, it never was time to let me in

 

you better see how evil you can be

when you see my evil smile

it's the one that you'll remember when I am not so kind

can't you see that this is death and death is saving me

I say burn all your bridges while you still have control of the flame

I know it's hard but you...

 

tell me, over and over and over and over and over again

it never was time for us, it never was time to let me in

show me, over and over and over and over and over again

it never was time for us, it never was time to let me in

 

you've hardened to the point

you're hard and to the point

 

tell me, over and over and over and over and over again

it never was time for us, it never was time to let me in

(hardened to the point)

show me, over and over and over and over and over again

(hard and to the point)

it never was time for us, it never was time to let me in

 

[Over Lyrics on

http://www.lyricsmania.com/ ]

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He knows this song always makes me think of us

 

Diamond Rio - One More Day

 

Last night I had a crazy dream

A wish was granted just for me

It could be for anything

I didn't ask for money

Or a mansion in Malibu

I simply wished, for one more day with you

 

One more day

One more time

One more sunset, maybe I'd be satisfied

But then again

I know what it would do

Leave me wishing still, for one more day with you

 

First thing I'd do, is pray for time to crawl

Then I'd unplug the telephone

And keep the TV off

I'd hold you every second

Say a million I love you's

That's what I'd do, with one more day with you

 

One more day

One more time

One more sunset, maybe I'd be satisfied

But then again

I know what it would do

Leave me wishing still, for one more day with you

 

Leave me wishing still, for one more day

Leave me wishing still, for one more day

 

http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/diamond-rio/one-more-day-3264.html

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music. yes. love. love. love.

 

i have a bunch of my favorite songs under my YouTube favorites. i'm just going to list some of what i have on there:

 

+ Something--The Beatles

+ Yesterday--The Beatles

+ The Long and Winding Road--The Beatles

+ For No One--The Beatles

+ Wish You Were Here--Pink Floyd

+ Eclipse--Pink Floyd (PF's songs aren't really breakup songs, but they still hit home.)

+ Tangerine--Led Zeppelin

+ Feather in the Wind--Led Zeppelin

+ Ramble On--Led Zeppelin

+ These Eyes--The Guess Who

+ Laughing--The Guess Who

+ Lost Cause--Beck

+ Don't Think Twice, It's Alright--Bob Dylan

+ You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome--Bob Dylan

+ Tangled Up in Blue--Bob Dylan

+ My World is Empty Without You--The Supremes

+ Come See About Me--The Supremes

+ Will You Love Me Tomorrow?--The Shirelles (again, not a real breakup song, but same as PF's.)

+ Gloomy Sunday--Billie Holiday

+ Baby I'm Yours--Barbara Lewis (absolutely love this one!)

+ All Out Of Love--Air Supply

+ The One That You Love--Air Supply

+ Lost in Love--Air Supply

+ Love On the Rocks--Neil Diamond

+ Go Your Own Way--Fleetwood Mac

+ Piece Of My Heart--Janis Joplin

+ Crying--Roy Orbison

+ I Heard it Through the Grape Vine--Marvin Gaye

+ Goodbye To Love--The Carpenters

+ I Know It's Over--The Smiths

+ Love Will Tear Us Apart--Joy Division

+ Lovefool--The Cardigans

+ Black--Pearl Jam

+ Only--NIN

+ Creep--Radiohead

+ Cosmic Dancer--T-Rex (i dunno why...)

+ Last Request--Paolo Nutini (:love:)

+ If Only I Had Known--Reba McEntire

+ So Far Away--Reba McEntire (cover, i think)

+ This Love--Pantera (oh yes)

+ Delia's Gone--Johnny Cash (for when i'm homicidal)

 

yes. okay. i think that's enough. :laugh:

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I Can't Make You Love Me by Bonnie Raitt

Breaking by Northmont

 

I think we listen to the songs because it relates to our situation and it reminds us of our ex's

 

My God, this song STILL makes me upset when I think about it. This is by far the best (and worst) breakup song because it fits so well for me.

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Goodbye to You - Michelle Branch

Till I get over you - Michelle Branch

One last Cry - Brian Mcknight

I will remember you - Sarah Mclachlan

 

 

My my absoulute favorite is still

 

Over You - Daughtry

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Power of Goodbye by Madonna

 

Your heart is not open so I must go

The spell has been broken?I loved you so

Freedom comes when you learn to let go

Creation comes when you learn to say no

 

You were my lesson I had to learn

I was your fortress you had to burn

Pain is a warning that something's wrong

I pray to God that it won't be long

Do you wanna go higher

 

There's nothing left to try

There's no place left to hide

There's no greater power than the power of good-bye

 

Your heart is not open so I must go

The spell has been broken?I loved you so

You were my lesson I had to learn

I was your fortress

 

There's nothing left to lose

There's no more heart to bruise

There's no greater power than the power of good-bye

 

Learn to say good-bye

I yearn to say good-bye

 

There's nothing left to try

There's no place left to hide

There's no greater power than the power of good-bye

 

There's nothing left to lose

There's no more heart to bruise

There's no greater power than the power of good-bye

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I Can't Make You Love Me by Bonnie Raitt

Breaking by Northmont

 

I think we listen to the songs because it relates to our situation and it reminds us of our ex's

 

this one's a killer...

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I just wanted to add on Tom Waits. Blue Valentine and Small Change are some of the best breakup albums ever

 

Oooo yes...Tom Waits...Hope That I Don't Fall In Love with You. yikes.

 

Also I Will Always Love You...Dolly Parton or whatshername.

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Must admit although very pop-ish, I like "Last Request." But I just saw the video last night and it was sort of a turn-off. I don't think he matches his voice at all. He has such a pouty, effeminate look.

 

"Ramble On" by Led Zeppelin is a good breakup song.

 

Another good Zepp one is Babe I'm Gonna Leave You

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Bright Eyes - "Haligh, Haligh, A Lie, Haligh"

 

The phone slips from a loose grip

Words were missed then, some apology

"I didn’t want to tell you this

No, it’s just some guy she's been hanging out with

I don’t know, the past couple weeks I guess"

Well, thank you and hang up the phone

Let the funeral start, hear the casket close

Let’s pin split-black ribbon to your overcoat

Well, laughter pours from under doors

In this house, I don’t understand that sound no more

It seems artificial, like a TV set

 

Well, haligh, haligh, a lie, haligh

This weight it must be satisfied

You offer only one reply

You know not what you do

But you tear and tear your hair from roots

From that same head you have twice removed now

A lock of hair you said would prove

Our love would never die

Well, ha ha ha

 

I remember everything

The words we spoke on freezing South Street

And all those mornings watching you get ready for school

You combed your hair inside that mirror

The one you painted blue and glued with jewelry tears

Something about those bright colors

Would always make you feel better

But now we speak with ruined tongues

And the words we say aren’t meant for anyone

It’s just a mumbled sentence to a passing acquaintance

But there was once you

 

You said you hate my suffering

And you understood

And you’d take care of me

You'd always be there

Well where are you now?

 

Haligh, haligh, a lie, haligh

The plans were never finalized

But left to hang like yarn and twine

Dangling before my eyes

As you tear and tear your hair from roots

From that same head you have twice removed now

A lock of hair you said would prove

Our love would never die

 

And I sing and sing of awful things

The pleasure that my sadness brings

As my fingers press onto the strings

In yet another clumsy chord

Haligh, haligh, an awful lie

This weight will now be satisfied

I'm gonna give you only one reply

I know not who I am

 

But I talk in the mirror

To the stranger that appears

Our conversations are circles

Always one sided

Nothing is clear

 

Except we keep coming back

To this meaning that I lack

He says the choices were given

Now you must live them

Or just not live

 

But do you want that?

 

 

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The Cure - "Untitled"

 

Hopelessly drift

In the eyes of the ghost again

Down on my knees

And my hands in the air again

Pushing my face in the memory of you again

But I never know if it's real

Never know how I wanted to feel

 

Never quite said what I wanted to say to you

Never quite managed the words to explain to you

Never quite knew how to make them believable

And now the time has gone

Another time undone

 

Hopelessly fighting the devil

Futility

Feeling the moster

Climb deeper inside of me

Feeling him gnawing my heart away

Hungrily

I'll never lose this pain

Never dream of you again

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Eddie Rabbitt - Every which way but lose.

 

I've always been the kind of man who doesn't believe in strength

Long term obligation's just an unneccessary thing

But girl you got me thinking, while I'm drinking one more beer

If I'm heading for a heartache, why the hell am I still here?

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Seriously, I thinkg the entire album "Details" by Frou Frou is one of the BEST breakup albums EVER!!! Really, everything Imogen Heap sings is great breakup music...Here's a snipet of one of my favorites:

The Dumbing Down of Love



[FONT=Verdana][sIZE=2]Well painted passion

You rightly expect

Impersonation

The dumbing down of love

Jaded in anger

Love underwhelms you

No box of chocolates

Whichever way you fall

And if i tell you

Lover alone without love

What will happen

Lover alone without love

Will you listen

Lover alone without love[/sIZE][/FONT]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I can't listen to any songs that bring me down right now. I cry enough as it is. I need the complete opposite.

So...

 

"Up!" by Shania Twain

 

Chorus:

Up, up, up, can only go up from here.

Up, up, up, up where the clouds don't appear.

Up, up, up, there's no way but up from here.

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