Waiting For That Day by George Michael. But only if you - deep inside - still want him...

I Hate U.....always comes 2 mind.

Mozart - Requiem.

Love you and thinking of you Jason.

You and I both know the greatest breakup song of all time is "Putting the Damage On".

graecophilos said:

That song still fucks me up after nearly 20 years.

GangstaFam said:

she has some of the best. but nobody cheated so as great as the song is, its not completely apropos of the circumstances. (thank god!)

Awww Jason.

Green Eyes- Erykah Baudu



Last Goodbye- Jeff Buckley

AlexdeParis said:

Marvin Gaye or Elvis Costello?

thekidsgirl said:

Marvin

listening to achtung baby, i realized today what a great breakup record that is. almost every song is applicable.

sassybritches said:

"Smell Yo Dick"by Riskay

sassybritches said:

Especially "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" and "So Cruel". Reminds me of a breakup I had right after my freshman year of college; thank God for Achtung Baby...playing those two songs ad naseum kept me sane.

Axchi696 said:

for me it's zoo station, wild horses, and the fly. this guy is an artist and his art is a partial reason for the breakup so the lyrics of the fly are perfect. zo station works because i kind of feel that way but then every once in a while i have that wild horses kind of feeling. i'm babbling but i haven't eaten and i'm enjoying this bottle wine...

MeShell: "Faithful", "Fool of Me", "Wasted Time" (Bitter)

Fiona Apple: "Get Gone" (When the Pawn...)

Leela James: "Mistreating Me", "When You Love Somebody", "My Joy" (A Change Is Gonna Come)

John Mayer: "In Repair", "Dreaming With A Broken Heart" (Continuum)

Macy Gray: "Don't Come Around" (The Id)

Maxwell: "Lonely's the Only Company" (Urban Hang Suite)

Nina Simone: "Ain't No Use", "Tell Me More & More & Then Some"

Stevie Wonder: "Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer"

TTD: "Seasons" (Symphony or Damn)

Toni Braxton: "Shadowless" (Libra)

Van Hunt: "What Can I Say" (Van Hunt)

Prince: "One of Your Tears" (Crystal Ball)

Black Keys: "Give Your Heart Away" (Magic Potion)

Bonnie Rait or George Michael: "I Can't Make You Love Me"

Chaka Khan: "Love Me Still"

Lenny Kravitz: "Just Can't Get You Off My Mind" (Circus)

Amy Winehouse: "Take the Box" (Frank)

Anthony Hamilton: "Lucille" (Comin' From Where I'm From)

Jimi Hendrix: "Once I Had A Woman"

John Lee Hooker: "Cry Before I Go"

Aretha Franklin: "I Wonder" (Aretha Arrives)

Greg Laswell: "High & Low" (Through Toledo)


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off the top of my head, these are some that I've been playing:

Me'shell: "Shirk" (from her latest)

Joni Mitchell: "Both Sides Now" (version from 2000)

George Michael: "Waiting For That Day" (as someone said, only if you want him back)

Annie Lennox: "Why"

ABBA: "Knowing Me, Knowing You"

Prince: "Open Book," "Empty Room"

The Cure: "Apart"

Tori Amos: "Winter" (dunno if it's a breakup song, but it is to me)

kd lang: "Thread"

U2: "One" (of course)

Bowie: "Strangers When We Meet" (but i don't know why)

but on the other hand, just turn on the radio and you'll see that about 99% of all songs are depressing as hell after a breakup.

http://www.amazon.com/Eve...100&sr=8-9

This.

Possibly the greatest breakup album ever because it's negative as hell, but still puts a smile on your face and makes you chuckle a bit.

george michael one more try
kool and the gang please don't go
gap band going in circles
TLC lovesick ("saw myself on ricki lake/overweight and full of hate/some asshole left me in distress/i used to look down on all that mess")
annie lennox honestly
madonna inside of me
linkin park in the end
white town your woman

I gotta go (I think that's the title) ~ Vivian Green
Bullet Proof Soul ~ Sade

nammie said:

her other song "emotional rollercoaster" makes me cry when i hear it.
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"Don't Speak" - No Doubt
"I Can't Make U Love Me" - any version will do
"I Wish, I Wasn't - Heather Headley
"Man O' War" (Remix) - Prince
"Over" - Ashanti
"Tyrone" (Extended Version) - Erykah Badu
"Someday" - Mariah Carey
"Obvious" - LeToya
"Separate Ways" - Jordan Knight
" Hate U" - Prince
"I Hate You Soo Much Right Now" - Kelis

Since You've Been Gone by Kelly Clarkson would be a good one after the wallowing period.

Entire Here My Dear album (it's been said, but it's so true)
James Ingram: There's No Easy Way
James Taylor: Her Town Too
Rose Royce: Love Don't Live Here Anymore
Jermaine Jackson: Don't Take It Personal
Michael McDonald: I Keep Forgettin
Wham: Careless Whisper

2blax2proud said:

I had a friend that wouldn't stop singing that song after her boyfriend dumped her. Good one!

theAudience said:

That's a killer ain't it?

I also like Neil Young's Star of Bethlehem...

All your dreams and your lovers won't protect you
They're only passing through you in the end
They'll leave you stripped of all that they can get to
And wait for you to come back again

this album has the perfect ratio of "fuck you" to "i'm fucked" moments, and it sounds like it was written while downing a few bottles of whiskey. not to say that it's sloppy or trainwrecky - i think it's a gorgeous album - but the mood of the songs is unmistakable: she's a badass, but she's still down in the shit.

on the other hand, it's a really melodic, nicely produced album. i'll listen to it even when i'm not breaking up with someone.

Anxiety said:

Whisky and meds! Damn, just love that record and yes, this shit fucked me up hard when I first got it cuz I was pained out!. Whatever you do, do not listen to Sade's "Promise" if you want to live to see tomorrow That album is fucking depression central. Great album for making you feel your guts though

Well, I haven't listened to breakup songs for quite a while (I'm enjoying lovesongs now...) but I remember having made a cd with very angry songs, something like "I-wanna-kick-your-fuc*ing-ass!! " songs . It included songs like:

There You Go/ Hell wit ya- Pink
Right Through You/ You Oughta Know- Alanis
Would I Lie To You- Eurythmics
Billie Jack Bitch- Prince
One Day In Your Life - Anastacia
Never B Another Fool- Chaka Khan
Precious Things- Tori