Best Break up Songs [Archive]

buxomia

10-03-2006, 05:35 AM

Whenever I'm in a rough patch with a significant other, I always turn to my favorite break up songs.

Right now, I'm listening to Man by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs cause I really do have a man that makes me wanna kill.

I also used to listen to Nothing Better by Postal Service cause I swear to God me and my ex had that conversation, minus the rhyme.

satori

10-03-2006, 05:54 AM

The Titanic theme... because it's so annoying *no body* wants to stick around.

atomusk

10-03-2006, 05:54 AM

now that i think about it most of my songs i have are about love, love lost, and heart break(hmmmm i wonder wat that means)

queens of the stone age(or desert sessions version is kewl too, same shit kinda) - like a drug(\m/best break up song ever \m/)

"But the thought of you
Goin with another guy
No, it could never be me
You took a ring and pawned our love away
What can I say, I am left behind
So I take a drink, another cigarette
I can’t forget that you once were mine"

alice in chains - nutshell
listening to some santana or jimi jaming is kewl for me too

ViscountRadu

10-03-2006, 05:55 AM

Puddle of Mudd - She Hates Me

Megaspam

10-03-2006, 05:57 AM

You cannot beat Less Than Jake's "Great American Sharpshooter":

And I dont want to hear you say
Nobody can take her place
And what more can I say-
You didnt need her anyways

jimmyjones

10-03-2006, 06:10 AM

music isnt the way to get over heartbreak, all you need to do is get sloppy drunk and bring home a random or two

buxomia

10-03-2006, 06:15 AM

I love that song "Band of Gold" because it's all upbeat but it's about a woman who was dumped on her wedding night. How sucky is that!

Ramzi's hairy chest

10-03-2006, 07:19 AM

Misfits - Die, Die, My Darling Lyrics

Die, die, die my darling
Don't utter a single word
Die, die, die my darling
Just shut your pretty mouth

I'll be seeing you again
I'll be seeing
you in Hell

Don't cry to me oh baby
Your
future's in an oblong box, yeah
Don't cry to me
oh baby
Should have seen it a-coming on
Don't cry
to me oh baby
I don't know it was in your power
Don't cry to me oh baby
Dead-end girl for a dead-end
guy
Don't cry to me oh baby
Now your life drains
on the floor
Don't cry to me oh baby

Die,
die, die my darling
Don't utter a single word
Die, die, die my darling
Just shut your pretty mouth

I'll be seeing you again
I'll be seeing
you in Hell

Don't cry to me a baby
Your
future is in an oblong box
Don't cry to me oh baby
Should have seen the end a-coming on, a-coming
Don't
cry to me oh baby
I don't know it was in your power
Don't cry to me oh baby
Dead-end girl for a dead-end
guy
Don't cry to me oh baby
Now your life drains
on the floor
Don't cry to me oh baby

Die,
die, die my darling
Don't utter a single word
Die, die, die my darling
Shut your pretty mouth

I'll be seeing you again
I'll be seeing you in
Hell

Don't cry to me oh baby
Die, die, die
my darling
Don't cry to me oh baby
Die, die, die
my darling
Die, die, die my darling
Die, die, die my
darling

Die, die, die, die, die, die....

freecajunlove

10-03-2006, 07:22 AM

GLASSJAW - "Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Silence"

The entire CD screams break-up. The guy just got dumped when they recorded the album, and some songs just have him go into screaming fits.

"Wipe...
Wipe off your mouth.
Get up off your knees and make me your god.
Who could ever,
Who the **** could ever?
It's sexual debauchery you ****ing ****, you ****ing whore,
You cost what you're worth.

Followed by a boy like this,
Reignited by all your visits.
As long as your mouth is shut you'll still be ****in beautiful.

Pack your shit and leave, and take my memories of her with you. [repeat x10]"

mrctdare

10-03-2006, 07:40 AM

Guns N' Roses -Used To Love Her

it always make me think she was not that bad

some Lyrics,
I used to love her, Oo, yeah
But I had to kill her
I used to love her, Oo, yeah
But I had to kill her
I knew I'd miss her
So I had to keep her
She's buried right in my backyard

jonathanlondon

10-03-2006, 08:01 AM

Mr. T Experience's "My New Girlfriend Is Better Than You"

mrctdare

10-03-2006, 08:05 AM

the classic(One More Minute) by yankovic all ways puts a smile on my face too

some lyrics
I'd rather have my blood sucked out by leeches (leeches)
Shove an icepick under a toenail or two
I'd rather clean all the bathrooms in Grand Central Station with my tongue
Than spend one more minute with you

lordfoul

10-03-2006, 08:07 AM

Queen - I Want To Break Free

http://images-eqx-sjl08.pandora.com/images/amazon/6/2/2/4/720616204226_160W_142H.jpg (http://www.pandora.com/music/song/cc82c281a5cef3a9)

delacommon

10-03-2006, 09:56 AM

The Fight Song by The Appleseed Cast

One of my fav bands and one of the best break up songs ever

buxomia

10-03-2006, 12:02 PM

Heartbreaker and Baby, I'm Gonna Leave You always did it for me

Right Ato??

psbp516

10-03-2006, 12:59 PM

buxomia

10-03-2006, 01:05 PM

Limp Bizkit's nookie.
For one it will explain to your "significant other" that you did, indeed, do it all for the nookie.
Second, the band and the song are so horrible that after you play it they will never want to have anything to do with you.

Just play "Behind Blue Eyes" for them. Once they hear that speak n spell, they'll never show your face in your town again.

tokenuser

10-03-2006, 01:31 PM

"Am I ever gonna see your face again" - The Angels
No way - get stuffed - **** off

"The Day You Went Away" (http://www.lyricsdownload.com/wendy-matthews-the-day-you-went-away-lyrics.html) - Wendy Matthews
OK, its more about losing someone you love. Very girly. She does a great version in French too. Film clip will get you reaching for a box of tissues.

"I Hope I Never" (http://www.lyricsdownload.com/split-enz-i-hope-i-never-t-finn-4-33-lyrics.html) - Split Enz (the orchestral "Enzso" version is great too).
"That Was My Mistake" is good too.

OK - so they are all Aussie bands (Split Enz are from New Zealand - close enough) ... shoot me. Its great music :p

Not sure if it counts, but "Man of Colours" by Icehouse (yeah, another Aussie band) is the one CD I own that has painful memories for me due to a breakup. I had it on repeat for about a month. Love the CD, but it still leaves me feeling depressed 20 years, and several gf (and one marriage) later.

tokenuser

10-03-2006, 01:42 PM

Limp Bizkit's nookie.
For one it will explain to your "significant other" that you did, indeed, do it all for the nookie.
Second, the band and the song are so horrible that after you play it they will never want to have anything to do with you.Not a fan of Limp Bizkit - but the Richard Cheese version of Nookie is great ... and who doesn't love Dick Cheese?

diela

10-03-2006, 02:03 PM

If You Don't Want My Love - Richard Marx
Goodbye to You - Michelle Branch
U + Ur Hand - Pink (It's an all-purpose song)
Idon'twantanythingfromyou - Rick Springfield
Nearest Distant Shore - Trisha Yearwood
Fool for your Loving - Whitesnake

atomusk

10-03-2006, 06:06 PM

Heartbreaker and Baby, I'm Gonna Leave You always did it for me

Right Ato??

and u cant for get Since I've Been Loving You (one of my faves)

bcool

10-03-2006, 06:12 PM

jack johnson - waiting on you

slowmtnsilhouette

10-03-2006, 06:16 PM

i could come up with a few playlists of these songs... heres a few:

alkaline trio - this is getting over you
bouncing souls - better days
reggie & the full effect - playing dead
brand new - jude law and a semester abroad
the clash - train in vain

baldmonkey

10-03-2006, 06:43 PM

burgerbob23

10-03-2006, 07:00 PM

I will always love you - The bodyguard.

xxxthundercatxxx

10-03-2006, 07:04 PM

Statistically half the people in this thread have never even been in a relationship. Stalking girls doesn't count guys.

soundwave2.0

10-03-2006, 07:25 PM

must have been love...but it's over now

briangilmore

10-03-2006, 07:30 PM

U2-With or Without You. *sniff*

try singing that shit outloud on a car right after a break up and not beginning to ****in BAWL!

sniperxtreme

10-03-2006, 07:35 PM

The Postal Service - Such Great Heights

Pearl Jam - Last Kiss

Michael Buble - My Funny Valentine

Damn... I'm such a girly man. :)

buxomia

10-03-2006, 08:17 PM

The Postal Service - Such Great Heights

Pearl Jam - Last Kiss

Michael Buble - My Funny Valentine

Damn... I'm such a girly man. :)

My funny valentine isn't a break up song. It's a dark love song. Such Great Heights isn't a break up song either. Dude, none of your songs are break up songs! Last Kiss the girl dies!!!

But speaking of Jack Johnson, Cocoon is a great one. It seems like a love song at first, but listening to the lyrics you realize it's a break up song.

divadawg9234

10-03-2006, 09:01 PM

I'm going old school, tried and true #1 break up/empowerment song:

I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor

and a pint of Cherries Garcia

sniperxtreme

10-03-2006, 09:16 PM

My funny valentine isn't a break up song. It's a dark love song. Such Great Heights isn't a break up song either. Dude, none of your songs are break up songs! Last Kiss the girl dies!!!

But speaking of Jack Johnson, Cocoon is a great one. It seems like a love song at first, but listening to the lyrics you realize it's a break up song.

You never said the songs had to be about break ups just that you listen to them after a break up. I would rather not listen to some singers sing about there pathetic love lives while mine is just as pathetic. :)

buxomia

10-03-2006, 09:23 PM

You never said the songs had to be about break ups just that you listen to them after a break up. I would rather not listen to some singers sing about there pathetic love lives while mine is just as pathetic. :)

Alright then you win......this time.

baldmonkey

10-03-2006, 09:44 PM

I'm going old school, tried and true #1 break up/empowerment song:

I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor

and a pint of Cherries Garcia

The Gloria Gaynor original as the best break up song? Could at least gone for a different version such as REM (http://www.ezarchive.com/wotan/AlbumSpace/24A75OCMW6/_zid-846449/_open-/00_-_REM_-_I_Will_Survive.mp3;file=/00_-_REM_-_I_Will_Survive.mp3) or Cake. Isnt that more of get-back-into-the-game-and-have-crazy-sex-with-strangers song?

buxomia

10-03-2006, 09:47 PM

The Gloria Gaynor original as the best break up song? Could at least gone for a different version such as REM (http://www.ezarchive.com/wotan/AlbumSpace/24A75OCMW6/_zid-846449/_open-/00_-_REM_-_I_Will_Survive.mp3;file=/00_-_REM_-_I_Will_Survive.mp3) or Cake. Isnt that more of get-back-into-the-game-and-have-crazy-sex-with-strangers song?

Staying in the realm of disco, my favorite song right now is "Don't Leave me This Way". So great and so fun to dance to

AriaStar

10-03-2006, 09:47 PM

Of course the best break up song ever is Ben Folds Five - Song for the Dumped
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnGvMDhyOIA

At least if you are in the get-over-it stage.

Otherwise Jeff Buckley - Last Goodbye or anything with Elliott Smith.

Yeah, but when the guy you're trying to get over was also a big Ben Folds who put just about everything by BF abd BF5 on your iPod, this just hurts. Ani diFranco was good too for getting over someone else, but said-ex and I listened to it a lot together.

*begin *****ing*
He seems to have made it his mission to make my life miserable. Seriously, last night he told me in a messege that I deserve to be in hell. His attempts at making my life unbearable kicked up after he saw me at the ren faire on Sunday with another guy.

We broke up months ago after he somehow managed to blame me for problems he has had with his father that started 21 years ago, 20 years before he and I met. Last night he again accused me of being the cause. He keeps putting mutual friends in the middle, trying to get me banned from forums (he got me kicked off a poetry forum just this morning), etc.. He's like one of those stalkery-gonna-make-you-life-hell guys. And to think, until this morning, I've been defending him.
*end *****ing*

I keep playing Bon Jovi. Something about Bon Jovi is relaxing. I open the sun roof of my BMW, down with the windows, blare Bon Jovi, especially "Living on a Prayer," and drive 100mph up 280 to the beach.

briangilmore

10-03-2006, 11:04 PM

and you give yourself away! and you give! *guitar* and you give! *guitar*
and you give yourself away!

I CAN'T LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE WITH OR WITHOUT YOU!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!

*while sobbing*

slowmtnsilhouette

10-03-2006, 11:05 PM

briangilmore

10-03-2006, 11:07 PM

Yeah, but when the guy you're trying to get over was also a big Ben Folds who put just about everything by BF abd BF5 on your iPod, this just hurts. Ani diFranco was good too for getting over someone else, but said-ex and I listened to it a lot together.

*begin *****ing*
He seems to have made it his mission to make my life miserable. Seriously, last night he told me in a messege that I deserve to be in hell. His attempts at making my life unbearable kicked up after he saw me at the ren faire on Sunday with another guy.

We broke up months ago after he somehow managed to blame me for problems he has had with his father that started 21 years ago, 20 years before he and I met. Last night he again accused me of being the cause. He keeps putting mutual friends in the middle, trying to get me banned from forums (he got me kicked off a poetry forum just this morning), etc.. He's like one of those stalkery-gonna-make-you-life-hell guys. And to think, until this morning, I've been defending him.
*end *****ing*

I keep playing Bon Jovi. Something about Bon Jovi is relaxing. I open the sun roof of my BMW, down with the windows, blare Bon Jovi, especially "Living on a Prayer," and drive 100mph up 280 to the beach.

duuude, i was a huge ben folds listener with my ex too! and she got me into Ani! that song "Joyful Girl" makes me cry. I think I put that in the old "what makes you cry?" thread. HUGE ani fan here. HUGE. I've seen her thrice! man. *high five*

freecajunlove

10-03-2006, 11:10 PM

*begin *****ing*
He seems to have made it his mission to make my life miserable. Seriously, last night he told me in a messege that I deserve to be in hell. His attempts at making my life unbearable kicked up after he saw me at the ren faire on Sunday with another guy.

We broke up months ago after he somehow managed to blame me for problems he has had with his father that started 21 years ago, 20 years before he and I met. Last night he again accused me of being the cause. He keeps putting mutual friends in the middle, trying to get me banned from forums (he got me kicked off a poetry forum just this morning), etc.. He's like one of those stalkery-gonna-make-you-life-hell guys. And to think, until this morning, I've been defending him.
*end *****ing*

My ex called me to tell me that her new boyfriend doesn't have sex with her enough. Then she blamed me for turning her into a nympho

slowmtnsilhouette

10-03-2006, 11:23 PM

My ex called me to tell me that her new boyfriend doesn't have sex with her enough. Then she blamed me for turning her into a nympho

NIIIIIICE. my ex tried to hook up with me at our best friends birthday party... he said he hadnt got any play since he broke up with me... loser.

buxomia

10-03-2006, 11:23 PM

My ex called me to tell me that her new boyfriend doesn't have sex with her enough. Then she blamed me for turning her into a nympho

SAY YOU LOVE ME LOVE ME AGAIN AND IF YOU LOVE ME

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEEEEEEEEN?!

or my personal favorite...

Some dayyyyyy maybe she'll come back to me
And I'll sayyyyyyy WHY DON'T YOU GO **** YOURSELF!

jonathanlondon

10-03-2006, 11:26 PM

Has anyone mentioned "The Break Up Song" by The Greg Kihn Band?

This IS the official break up song, I guess. It's rockin'.

Ramzi's hairy chest

10-03-2006, 11:31 PM

Pearl Jam - Last Kiss

http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/images/smilies/confused.gif

I thought it was a song about a loved one that recently died in a horrific car accident.

buxomia

10-03-2006, 11:37 PM

Has anyone mentioned "The Break Up Song" by The Greg Kihn Band?

This IS the official break up song, I guess. It's rockin'.

What about "Love Stinks?" Is there anything better than that scene in Wedding Singer?

AriaStar

10-03-2006, 11:48 PM

duuude, i was a huge ben folds listener with my ex too! and she got me into Ani! that song "Joyful Girl" makes me cry. I think I put that in the old "what makes you cry?" thread. HUGE ani fan here. HUGE. I've seen her thrice! man. *high five*

*high fives!*

My ex called me to tell me that her new boyfriend doesn't have sex with her enough. Then she blamed me for turning her into a nympho

Are you trying to suggest that you are just that good?

NIIIIIICE. my ex tried to hook up with me at our best friends birthday party... he said he hadnt got any play since he broke up with me... loser.

I fell for that line. Almost. More like I hadn't had any play since my most recent ex and I broke up, so called up my ex before that and seduced him. Since he said he hadn't had any since we broke up, which he was so trigger-happy I believe him, that made for an awkward night.

slowmtnsilhouette

10-03-2006, 11:54 PM

point5o

10-03-2006, 11:58 PM

I'm going old school, tried and true #1 break up/empowerment song:

I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor

and a pint of Cherries Garcia

I'm going older school - "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"(Nancy Sinatra)

and a chocolate milkshake.

natech911

10-04-2006, 02:18 AM

Mine was always - Red Red Wine by UB40 - does that date me??? Yep! ;-)

diela

10-04-2006, 02:48 AM

Mine was always - Red Red Wine by UB40 - does that date me??? Yep! ;-)

We must have the same expiration date then. How could I forget that one??

bigmikeherrmann

10-04-2006, 02:52 AM

Dierks Bentley - So So Long

abacusand13south

10-04-2006, 03:29 AM

My ex called me to tell me that her new boyfriend doesn't have sex with her enough. Then she blamed me for turning her into a nympho

I told her it was because im always tired but damn I cant beleive she had to tell you that.

matteekay

10-04-2006, 04:20 AM

I might have missed it, but seriously, have none of you said "Love Bites" by Def Leppard? Oh come ON! We're supposed to be nerds here!

...and if someone said it, my bad.

The other good one is W.A.S.P.'s "Animal (**** Like A Beast)". Because all the schladies vill be likuh, "Oooo, he's such an animal, he ****s like a beast!" and then with all the pyro and exploding cod pieces and whatnot there's no WAY they can resist.

cypherxero

10-04-2006, 04:22 AM

Mine would be pretty much anything from Tori Amos.

briangilmore

10-04-2006, 04:44 AM

SAY YOU LOVE ME LOVE ME AGAIN AND IF YOU LOVE ME

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEEEEEEEEN?!

or my personal favorite...

Some dayyyyyy maybe she'll come back to me
And I'll sayyyyyyy WHY DON'T YOU GO **** YOURSELF!

AW HELL YEAH! That was my FIRST breakup song...the RBF one. It's what I thought after my first "real" gf ever dumped me through one of my best friends, Johnson, at the time by making HIM tell me. (7th grade). We had talked every single day over the summer, forEVER (Goldfinger-Hang Ups also came out that summer...chockfull of great break up songs, still reminds me of her...), still my longest convo ever: 7 hours. Crazy. Anyway, she said (technically, my friend Johnson said that...) she wasn't ready for a relationship, etc. During that same recess, she was all snuggly with another guy who was also supposedly one of my best friends at the time. We were all in the same group etc., so for the rest of the year (they stayed together for a whiiile), I had to watch them make out and snuggle and make sounds during sleepovers, etc.

That RBF song was my anthem then. **** That ****ing *****.

satansmagichat

10-04-2006, 05:05 AM

Every Breathe you Take by the Police, because it gives me ideas...

briangilmore

10-04-2006, 05:07 AM

Every Breathe you Take by the Police, because it gives me ideas...

hahaha, NOW who's creepy?!

buxomia

10-04-2006, 05:17 AM

AW HELL YEAH! That was my FIRST breakup song...the RBF one. It's what I thought after my first "real" gf ever dumped me through one of my best friends, Johnson, at the time by making HIM tell me. (7th grade). We had talked every single day over the summer, forEVER (Goldfinger-Hang Ups also came out that summer...chockfull of great break up songs, still reminds me of her...), still my longest convo ever: 7 hours. Crazy. Anyway, she said (technically, my friend Johnson said that...) she wasn't ready for a relationship, etc. During that same recess, she was all snuggly with another guy who was also supposedly one of my best friends at the time. We were all in the same group etc., so for the rest of the year (they stayed together for a whiiile), I had to watch them make out and snuggle and make sounds during sleepovers, etc.

That RBF song was my anthem then. **** That ****ing *****.

My darling darling Brian....they are both RBF songs.

briangilmore

10-04-2006, 06:24 AM

My darling darling Brian....they are both RBF songs.

ha! yeah, i wouldn't count that as the great break up song on their part. that's a good song, not a great break up song, though, cause it doesn't make me sad, it's too happy and good in a poppy way. love the song, though, buxy. :) being called darlin is a weakness of mine.

leeahd

10-04-2006, 09:25 AM

Pearl Jam-Black
Fiona Apple-Love Ridden
Garbage-Cup Of Coffee

and of course there is always Eminem's "Kim" it not only gives you ideas but a plan of action (you know if you're the angry type)

sniperxtreme

10-04-2006, 09:39 AM

Of course the best break up song ever is Ben Folds Five - Song for the Dumped
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnGvMDhyOIA

At least if you are in the get-over-it stage.

Otherwise Jeff Buckley - Last Goodbye or anything with Elliott Smith.

Not exactly relevant but I went to a BBQ last year in Adelaide (Australia), and my friend introduces me to this guy.

Guy: "Hey I'm Ben."
Me: "Hey Ben I'm Liam, so how do you know Da... WTF YOUR BEN FOLDS!"

And that’s the story of how I met Ben Folds. Apparently Ben Lee was also there but he left before I arrived.

buxomia

10-04-2006, 11:36 AM

ha! yeah, i wouldn't count that as the great break up song on their part. that's a good song, not a great break up song, though, cause it doesn't make me sad, it's too happy and good in a poppy way. love the song, though, buxy. :) being called darlin is a weakness of mine.

But which one are you talking about? The first one is where have you been and the second is all I want is more.

Ooh, Fiona Apple has amazing break up songs. Fast as you can and Never is a promise are both great.

divadawg9234

10-04-2006, 02:43 PM

if its a super unwelcome break up and it just happened and you want to wallow a bit...
Stay(I Miss You) - Lisa Loeb
I heart Lisa Loeb!

icedsoul

10-04-2006, 02:57 PM

diana krall hase some nice songs I love listening to while getting broke up :-)
sting has several... moon over bourbon street, shape of my heart... etc...

metallica - nothing else matters was always a fav...
audioslave - like a stone...
ah well there are alot of great songs...

as time goes by in various performances...

diela

10-04-2006, 02:59 PM

if its a super unwelcome break up and it just happened and you want to wallow a bit...
Stay(I Miss You) - Lisa Loeb
I heart Lisa Loeb!

She and Dweezil had a short-lived foodie/cooking show on the Food Network... I'm sad it's not around any longer. She was adorable, and I liked the mix of music and food.

To keep this on topic, my new favorite "Call me when you're sober" by Evanescence is pretty good.

icedsoul

10-04-2006, 03:06 PM

uh uh uh and a new one would be moth from the new audioslave album... great song. hopefully not alot of use for it for a while as a breakup song... just met someone...

point5o

10-04-2006, 04:21 PM

To keep this on topic, my new favorite "Call me when you're sober" by Evanescence is pretty good.

Yeah, I was about to suggest that one too. I can't believe no one has mentioned "You Oughta Know" yet.

Mary Prankster has some great break up songs too.

baldmonkey

10-04-2006, 04:55 PM

I dont really know how i forgot about it but the definite break up song is of course "Love will tear us apart". Best version is in my opinion made by either Honeyroot or Red House Painters, or maybe the orignial.
http://hype.non-standard.net/search/love%20will%20tear%20us%20apart/1/