Best Breakup Songs
They say that breaking up is hard to do – and they are right. But sometimes having the right musical accompaniment can make all the difference.
Lots of songs denote the anger felt when you are heartlessly dumped (or they don’t have the decency to dump you and move on before you even know there is a problem). Rihanna did a fantastic job of mixing classy with heartfelt yet strong in Take A Bow. You’re lucky if she’s like Rihanna – Bust Your Windows (Out Your Car) by Jasmine and Before He Cheats by Carrie Underwood show some girls can get physically irate when cheated on. My favorite of the anger ballads is Gives You Hell by the All American Rejects. It highlights how we feel when we are doing all right and just want the former love to know we never really needed them anyway.
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I also love this happy little number on how breaking up can actually be a victory. This guy can’t be hurt – he’s Already Gone.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYCPccFQHWAThis is how it feels when you are still in love when the breakup takes place. The Scripts – Breakeven (Falling to Pieces)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yZ1uI5yPbYAnd also, Rascall Flats What Hurts the Most
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGzKCTDGxbUI saved the best for last, folks. Can any song be more heart wrenching than this lovely breakup piece, At This Moment by Billy Vera?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2ur063fMhsWhat is your favorite broken heart song?
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I can’t make you love me by bonnie raitt. makes me sad every time…
I lost my post from yesterday, but I remember most of my break up. Like you Victoria I tended to listen to Soul/Jazz – such as songs by Gladys Knight and the Pips like Neither One of Us. I must have bought a new tape because on one breakup I played that over and over along with Letter Full of Tears.
I rarely listen to them now, because they remind me of my stupidity (grin).
I grew up listening to Jazz and R&B before I knew there was any other type of music. That’s all that played in my house, as my parents were huge jazz fans. So when I think of songs that fit the tracks of my life I almost always go “old school”. So with the exception of 4 new songs, I always go back to oldies.
Mary J. Blige– Not Gon’ Cry
Enough Cryin’
Carrie Underwood –Before He Cheats
Beyonce– Irreplaceable
Nancy Wilson–You Can Have Him
Aretha Franklin– Ain’t No Way
Baby I Love You
I Never Loved A Man
Sweet Baby Since You’ve Been Gone
Until You Come Back To Me ( this one may have been why stalking laws were enacted–she’s kinda intense)
Temptations–The Tracks of My Tears
And another favorite–A House Is Not A Home. This one has been covered by almost everybody with a mike
Sandy,
I heard a clip of Billy singing live and thought he was amazing. I am jealous you got the chance to see him :-)
Katja,
I can’t believe I forgot The Winner Takes It All. I Love that song!
Maggie
I went to see Billy and the Beaters when I was visiting a friend in L.A. He is a great singer.
The Winner Takes it All from ABBA is a classic, I think: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sryOCnuj7c
Dabney,
That reminds me of another great song, Landslide by Stevie Nicks.
Oh, mirror in the sky, what is love?
Can the child within my heart rise above?
Can I sail through changing ocean tides?
Cam I handle the seasons of my life?
Well, I’ve been afraid of changing
Caus I’ve built my life around you
But time makes you bolder
Even children get older and I’m getting older too
Just reminds you how I long term relationship changes you and the breakup does as well.
Go Your Own Way is another good breakup song by Fleetwood Mac.
Wendy,
I had completely forgotten about Eyes without a Face. Good song.
The most heartbreaking broken up song I know of is by Beth Nielsen Chapman’s Avalanche. These lyrics, every time I hear them, put a lump in my throat.
Eyes Without a Face by Billy Idol, although Gives you Hell by All American Rejects is a close 2nd place.