breakup music

[dragonboy]

The supposedly heartbroken becomes the heartbreaker!!! You go girlfriend!
How gorgeous/cool/beautiful are you EC?!!
*sighs deeply thinking of those curls...*

[EC]

mister, you just made my morning. :)

what're you doin' later...  ;)  maybe i could swing by japan for some green tea, karaoke and haiku.  

with your wife, of course.  :D

[dragonboy]

Stay there, I'm coming to Toronto! I need to work on my 'eating entire pints of ice cream' skills  ;)

[tomEisenbraun]

hahaha, the hell? has our entire board become twitterpaited?

[dragonboy]

 ;)

[EC]

sidenote (again):
this morning one of my dance ladies phoned and said she was a bit distracted because she'd found a newborn animal and didn't know what it was, but it had been abandoned and would surely die.  it's eyes were closed.  wee enough to fit in a hand.

it was a squirrel in the end, an most sadly, abandoned newborn squirrels are incapable of surviving without a mama.

rip little one.

twitterpaited reminded me of that story.  
bambi is sad, though.  man alive.

[aMD]

RollingStone put together their own list:
http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2006/08/02/list-of-the-day-best-breakup-songs/

[MyLifeISought]

how could i have forgotten "divorce song"?
That song is depressing as hell

[tripingbillies]

I would like to share this list

Another Lonely Day - Ben Harper
I wish I never saw the sunshine - beth orton
last goodbye - jeff buckley
Cry on Demand - Ryan Adams
So Cruel - u2

[ycartrob]

Bob Mould's got some classic ones

Next Time That You Leave

The next time that you leave
I'll throw out everything you own
so you'll have no reason,
no reason to return

The next time that you leave
I'll burn out my memories,
I don't need reminders,
remind me to forget

You are not a master
maybe you have mastered
different games that worked with others
but I am not the others,
You are just a bastard...

Can't Help You Anymore Sugar

I can't help you anymore
You can't hurt me anymore
Don't care how bad I feel
Still holding on the wheel
I've felt like this before
Been sleeping on the floor
You say you've had enough
Don't try to wake me up

I can't help you anymore
You can't hurt me anymore
Don't care if you're upset
I'm trying to forget
I feel like walking out
Don't want to talk it out
You say your life's a mess
I need to get some rest

I've had enough of feeling slighted
I've had enough to last a lifetime
I've had enough, and I've decided
I can't help you anymore
You can't hurt me anymore

Changes Sugar

I want something like I remember
And I want something
That lasts forever
I remember times you said
That you'd be true to me
Look at how the weather's changing

I'm accustomed to your deception
Comes the rule with no exception
And I've been dragged across the river
Running far and wide
Come and see how I feel inside

Change for the better
Change for the worse
Changes with summer and fall

Now you're a stranger
Spare me some change
So I can find someone to call my own

Now that winter has fallen upon us
I need something that's warm and honest
And if I found someone who thinks
That they'll be true to me
I really wouldn't want to change it

If I Can't Change Your Mind Sugar

Tears fill up my eyes
I'm washed away with sorrow
And somewhere in my mind
I know there's no tomorrow
I see you're leaving soon
I guess you've had your fill
But if I can't change your mind
Then no one will

And all throughout the years
I've never strayed from you my dear
But you suspect I'm somewhere else
You're feeling sorry for yourself
Leaving with a broken heart
I love you even still
But if I can't change your mind
Then no one will

Even though my heart keeps breaking
Don't you know that I'll be waiting
Here for you
Then when you return
When will you return
I hope you see I'm dedicated
Look how long that I have waited
If you come back then you will find
A different person
If you change your mind

How can I explain away
Something that I haven't done
And if you can't trust me now
You'll never trust in anyone
With all the crazy doubts you've got
I love you even still
But if I can't change your mind
Then no one will

Someday you'll see I've been true
I'll stay that way until
But if I can't change your mind
Then no one will

(I'm a big Bob Mould fan!)

[tripingbillies]

wow a bob mould fan, i totally agree with you about sugar break up songs.  I suppose anything from black sheets of rain would work.

[fitzcarraldo]

Stars:  Your Ex-Lover Is Dead

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2yJSFHTrgM

[EC]

the wedding present - watuzi

[dragonboy]

Sinead O'Connor - The Last Day Of Our Acquaintance

[Chills]

The Stooges - Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell

[Mr. T.]

Paul Simon - 50 ways to leave your lover

You just slip out the back, Jack
Make a new plan, Stan
You don't need to be coy, Roy
Just get yourself free
Hop on the bus, Gus
You don't need to discuss much
Just drop off the key, Lee
And get yourself free

[Mr. T.]

Ooh ooh, here's another great one:

Will Johnson's "Just Some Silence". I couldn't find the lyrics, but there great. It's from the 'vultures await' album, which is one of the best breakup records ever!

And Damien Jurado's Ohio makes me extremely sad every time I hear it...

[sharliewho]

 I'm still sticking with "It's Alright" by Dylan, someone mentioned it earlier.

As for feeling sad and lonely feeling there is "Tattoo" by Joseph Arthur, that one makes me cry every f'ing time.

[dragonboy]

This song makes me think of a wonderful Czech girl I dated:

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwNf_9SROqY[/media]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwNf_9SROqY

[pawpaw]

I always thought that (Dylan's) Idiot Wind was a particularly venomous break-up song...

"Idiot wind blowing every time your move your mouth
Blowing down the backroads heading south
Idiot wind blowing every time you move your teeth
You're an idiot babe
It's a wonder that you still know how to breathe..."

"You hurt the ones that I love best and cover up the truth with lies
One day you'll be in the ditch, flies buzzing around your eyes"