Your Favorite Break-Up Songs

Started by MacGuffin, March 03, 2004, 12:46:09 PM

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MacGuffin

A companion piece to the Love Songs thread, what are your favorite songs dealing with a break-up; songs that are either sorry, regretful or bitter.

"Yesterday" - The Beatles
"Unhappy Birthday" - The Smiths
"Pictures Of You" & "Boys Don't Cry" - The Cure
"With Or Without You" - U2
"Don't Think Of Me" - Dido
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SoNowThen

Married With Children - Oasis
Yesterday's Papers - The Rolling Stones
Those who say that the totalitarian state of the Soviet Union was not "real" Marxism also cannot admit that one simple feature of Marxism makes totalitarianism necessary:  the rejection of civil society. Since civil society is the sphere of private activity, its abolition and replacement by political society means that nothing private remains. That is already the essence of totalitarianism; and the moralistic practice of the trendy Left, which regards everything as political and sometimes reveals its hostility to free speech, does nothing to contradict this implication.

When those who hated capital and consumption (and Jews) in the 20th century murdered some hundred million people, and the poster children for the struggle against international capitalism and America are now fanatical Islamic terrorists, this puts recent enthusiasts in an awkward position. Most of them are too dense and shameless to appreciate it, and far too many are taken in by the moralistic and paternalistic rhetoric of the Left.

grand theft sparrow

"Gagging Order" - Radiohead (b-side)
"So Very Hard To Go" - Tower of Power
"Allison" - Elvis Costello
"Magic" - Ben Folds Five
"Kill You" - Eminem  :twisted:

Ghostboy

Pictures Of You pretty much hits the nail on the head for me.

Although, when I'm in that kind of mood, I usually listen to love songs instead. Glutton for punishment, I am.

Give Me My Money Back, You Bitch by Ben Folds is a good antithesis to when you're feeling really down about a girl.

mogwai

the blue nile - from a late night train
damien rice - blower's daughter
pearl jam - black

Gloria

"Crying" Roy Orbison
"Suspicious Minds" Elvis Presley
"You'll think of me" Keith Urban
"You Oughta Know" Alanis Morrisette
"The Wreckoning" Boomkat
"Crazy" Patsy Cline
"Goodbye to you" Michelle Branch
"Somewhere in my broken heart" Billy Dean

godardian

"Unhappy Birthday" - The Smiths
"I Know It's Over" - The Smiths
"Rid of Me" - PJ Harvey
"Hook" - PJ Harvey
"Legs" - PJ Harvey (Rid of Me is my All-Time Ultimate Breakup Album)
"(Afternoon) Soaps" - Arab Strap
"Never Here" - Elastica
"I Don't Mind if You Forget Me" - Morrissey
"Trees" - Pulp
"Single" - Pony Club
"Too Many Fish in the Sea" - The Marvelettes
"Mercenary" - The Go-Go's
"Holocaust" - Alex Chilton
"Promises" - Buzzcocks
"Nothing Left" - Buzzcocks
"Is It Over?" - Gene
"Does He Have A Name?" - Gene
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SoNowThen

Quote from: godardian
"Trees" - Pulp

Strongly seconded!
Those who say that the totalitarian state of the Soviet Union was not "real" Marxism also cannot admit that one simple feature of Marxism makes totalitarianism necessary:  the rejection of civil society. Since civil society is the sphere of private activity, its abolition and replacement by political society means that nothing private remains. That is already the essence of totalitarianism; and the moralistic practice of the trendy Left, which regards everything as political and sometimes reveals its hostility to free speech, does nothing to contradict this implication.

When those who hated capital and consumption (and Jews) in the 20th century murdered some hundred million people, and the poster children for the struggle against international capitalism and America are now fanatical Islamic terrorists, this puts recent enthusiasts in an awkward position. Most of them are too dense and shameless to appreciate it, and far too many are taken in by the moralistic and paternalistic rhetoric of the Left.

phil marlowe


rustinglass

pearl jam-black and smile
radiohead-creep  :(
yeah yeah yeahs- modern romance
fairport convention-matty groves

but I find it better to make a film marathon with a friend
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grand theft sparrow

Quote from: rustinglassbut I find it better to make a film marathon with a friend

Start that thread now!

Pas

Crying - Roy Orbison
Boys don't cry - The Cure
I know it's over - The Smiths (which also works as a "didn't work out" song since "it never really began, but in my heart it was so real")

xerxes

Quote from: rustinglass
radiohead-creep  :(

i don't think that's a break-up song as much as an "i'm really obsessed with you" song

Pedro

lots of bright eyes stuff, and though it's more of a jealousy song "the calendar hung itself" especially.

"haligh haligh a lie haligh" is great too.

Dirk

Quote from: mogwaipearl jam - black

Good call.

Also, Beck - Lonesome Tears (or anything from Sea Change, I guess)
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