Your break-up anthems...

[ApeShapeDeity]

One of the more emotional times in life is breaking up with your significant other. Like all emotional times, it seems to go better to music.

Mine were these:

Spoiler: Radiohead: Just (you do it to yourself)

Spoiler: The Cruel Sea: The Honeymoon Is Over

What were yours? Did they carry you through, or just make you wallow?

Edit: These were back from my last relationship. I'm still in a good place with my current GF, it's just something my friends and I (including my GF) were discussing over a BBQ on the weekend... I thought about bringing it here... Sorry to my friends if I worried you!

Edit 2: Please use the spoiler tag to save on space... Like this {spioler=my spoiler} {content} {/spoiler} only, use these []. Thanks.

 

[delvin313]

So many to contribute...




Two of the better ones, enjoy

 

[Sacman]

What were yours? Did they carry you through, or just make you wallow?

If I was the head of a country wallowing would be the national sport...

 

[infohippie]

Both my favourite break-up songs are by the Sisters of Mercy:

Spoiler: Temple of Love (1992 version)

and

Spoiler: Marian

 

[nooneisusingthisname]

Incinerate by Sonic Youth

 

[wordsmith]

"If you're having girl problems, I feel bad for you son, I got 99 problems but a ***** ain't one"

... What? I'm more of a "scorched earth" kinda guy than a wallower

 

[Nouw]

Does this count?

 

[similar.squirrel]

Ben Folds' version of Bitches Ain't Shit.

It's not exactly mature [or indicative of my views on the titular Bitches], but it works. The heartbroken friends I have prescribed it to will attest to this.

Also:


I listen to a lot of intensely heavy music when I'm going through that unpleasant process, but I will not post examples because they are embarrassing.

 

[CarpathianMuffin]

For me, this song encapsulated my previous breakup. Good to be free again, and it was certainly peaceful, but there was always a certain encroaching loneliness. Both of which are expressed through the general tone of the song.

 

[stabnex]

I for one broke down every time my mp3 player randomly selected this the last time...

Spoiler: Extremely cheesey, I know.

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[Galad]

Can't believe no one mentioned Gloria Gaynor's "I will survive"

 

[DazZ.]

Spoiler: John Butler Trio

 

[The Rascal King]

I can think of a few:

Spoiler: Bayside - Winter

Spoiler: Otis Redding - Dreams to Remember

Spoiler: Manchester Orchestra - Please Don't Go

 

[AnthonTheSkabot]

Maybe by the Ink Spots if the relationship was good, I Feel Fantastic by Jonathan Coulton if it wasn't a good relationship.

 

[x EvilErmine x]

Oddly enough this / lol ->

 

[wammnebu]

Does this count?

it does in my book, daft punk songs are great for life soundtracks

ive had trouble showing emotion in general, so a breakup would result in a quiet falling out
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if i was depressed about it, probably just this song then
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[Nieroshai]

Adam Lambert - Whataya Want From Me
It pretty much describes how depressed I was and how I really did fix up my life and get her back.

 

[rekabdarb]

 

[Aur0ra145]

Hell yeah! I'm free at last, free at last! Thank the lord, I'm free at last!

 

[emeraldrafael]

Either
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Surprisingly that last one fucntions as both a love song and a break up song. I know, grunge people have a very twisted sense of love.