Break-up Songs

[GuyIncognito]

What are your best break-up songs? Either the crawl-into-bed-and-cry-for-days songs, or the I'm-going-to-slash-the-tyres-on-your-car songs.

I think 'With or Without You' by U2 or 'Don't Speak' by No Doubt are quite appropriate...

[lauraelizabeth]

crawl into bed and cry for days songs. im liking el tango de roxanne a la moulin rouge.

[GuyIncognito]

Good choice, excellent song

[Cain]

Shed Seven - She left me on a Friday

mainly because she did, in fact, leave me on a Friday and ruin my weekend.

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I hold an element of surprise

[big_phil]

both linkin park albums are best

Quoting cain from 09:12, 13th May 2006
Shed Seven - She left me on a Friday

mainly because she did, in fact, leave me on a Friday and ruin my weekend.

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I hold an element of surprise

[Lodestone]

Ben Folds's Song for the Dumped, clearly:

So you wanted
To take a break
Slow it down some
And have some space
Well fuck you too

Give me my money back
Give me my money back
Give me my money back
You bitch

But if you're the one doing the dumping, there's a good one by The Free French:

Look, in my quest for common ground
I've turned the bedroom upside down
And, frankly, most of the living room too
I've made you gifts and bought you flowers
And i've waited up for you for hours
You say my worrying is making it worse

But no, honey it's not me, it's you

[[James]]

Quoting Lodestone from 10:52, 13th May 2006
Ben Folds's Song for the Dumped, clearly:

So you wanted
To take a break
Slow it down some
And have some space
Well fuck you too

Give me my money back
Give me my money back
Give me my money back
You bitch

Hilarious!

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[Lindsay]

Aerosmith: Cryin'

Weird Al Yankovic: One more minute

"I guess I might seem kinda bitter
You got me feeling down in the dumps
'Cause I'm stranded all alone in the gas station of love
And I have to use the self-service pumps"

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[niall]

Quoting Lodestone from 10:52, 13th May 2006
Ben Folds's Song for the Dumped, clearly:

So you wanted
To take a break
Slow it down some
And have some space
Well fuck you too

Give me my money back
Give me my money back
Give me my money back
You bitch

the version from the one man and his piano tour has some extra lyrics, tho i cant be arsed getting the DVD out to listen again!

or how about:
Weird Al - you don't love me anymore

http://www.com-www.com/weirdal/youdontl ... ymore.html

(it was also used for an irn bru advert!)

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[eagle]

Ben Folds Five are great.

*goes to check for new material*

[kitty]

Ani Difranco's album Dilate is good for breakups. It has various songs that are applicable: "Untouchable Face (Fuck You)", "Superhero", "Done Wrong", "Dilate". Basically I think she probably wrote the entire album after going through a breakup herself.

[papercutheart]

Quoting eagle from 11:34, 13th May 2006
Ben Folds Five are great.

*goes to check for new material*

Well your not gonna get anything new from the five. Plenty of solo stuff from Ben though, and a few collaborations with various people.

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[sparkler]

Ben Folds Five rock, Song for the Dumped is definitely a good one.

Alkaline Trio's Stupid Kid is always a good bitter break up song.

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Woah lads!

[amore vincit omnia]

Quoting Lodestone from 10:52, 13th May 2006
Ben Folds's Song for the Dumped, clearly:

So you wanted
To take a break
Slow it down some
And have some space
Well fuck you too

Give me my money back
Give me my money back
Give me my money back
You bitch

May I also suggest Steven Lynch's Bitch?

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It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. - Aristotle

[flossy]

I Used To Love Her by Guns 'n' Roses.

And of course Soft Cell's Tainted Love and Say Hello, Wave Goodbye - almost worth being heartbroken so that you can sing along and actually mean it!

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All in all, I'd say I prefer electrons to people.

[theshadowhost]

Dashboard confessional - standard lines

Alkaline Trio - Stupid kid
(slash tires line esp relevant)

Fall out boy - "Tell That Mick He Just Made My List Of Things To Do Today"

Taking back sunday - You're so last summer

[LeopardSkinQueen]

Bob Dylan's Blood On The Tracks. The whole album. I can't think of anything more perfect for a breakup, aside from 'I Know It's Over' by The Smiths.

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[grousefanatic]

For me, it depends on the break-up, coz (without even realising) my b/f and I always end up having a song, so the song changes with every break up.

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veni vidi nates calce concidi - i came, i saw, i kicked ass

[felix]

New Found Glory - My Friends Over You

also agree with Alkaline Trio - Stupid Kid

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It is easier to get forgiveness than permission

[murderotica]

and even more emo...well it does fit the occasion

the spill canvas - all hail the heartbreaker
from first to last - populace in two