Top Breakup Albums/Songs

by sixsixsixtynine 31 Replies latest social entertainment

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  sixsixsixtynine

  A recent thread where people were recommending music for someone going through a breakup, reminded me of the movie High Fidelity.

  The main charatcer, Rob lists his top 5 breakup albums (and songs too I think, does anyone know what they were?)

  What are the albums/songs that make you feel better, by making you feel worse? --->

  Here's a few of mine:

  Blood on the Tracks - Bob Dylan

  Definitely IMO the best of all time. You can listen to it over and over, it never gets old.

  Forever Blue - Chris Isaak

  Every song was written about the same girl. Baby did a bad, bad thing indeed.

  Sings Only For the Lonely - Frank Sinatra

  Although In the Wee Small Hours was made after his breakup with Ava Gardner, this is a much better (and much darker) album. The definitive version of One For My Baby.

  Sea Change - Beck

  This is the one you play while lying in bed, staring at the ceiling.
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  carla

  The Chain by Fleetwood Mac was always a good break up song and get over him/her. If you can get mad instead of hearbroken it sometimes made you feel better.
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  prophecor

  Boys II Men / Doin Just Fine

  There was a time when I thought life was over and out
  When you went away from me
  My dying heart made it hard to breathe

  Would sit in my room
  Because I didn’t want to have to go out
  And see you walking by
  One look and I’d break right down and cry

  Now you say that you’ve made a big mistake
  Never meant to take your love away
  But you can save your tired apologies
  ’cause it may seem hard to believe
  But

  I’m doin’ just fine
  Getting along very well
  Without you in my life
  I don’t need you in my life

  I’m doin’ just fine
  Time made me stronger
  You’re no longer on my mind

  You were my earth
  My number one priority
  I gave me love to only you
  Anything you’d ask of me
  I would do

  But somewhere down the road
  You felt a change in the weather
  And told me that you had to journey on
  A kiss in the wind and your love was gone

  Now you say you never meant to play your games
  Girl, don’t you know it’s far too late
  Because you let our love just fall apart
  You no longer have a heart
  
  When you said goodbye
  I felt so all alone
  There were times at night I couldn’t sleep
  My heart was much to weak to make it on my own
  Baby after all the misery
  And pain you put me through
  So unfair to me girl
  You’re no longer my world
  And I ain’t missin’ you at all

  Heard it on the radio this week for the first time in about 3 years. It still is fresh in the energy that that was related in song. Made me remember too weel, the difficult days, behind, and ahead.
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  sixsixsixtynine

  The Chain by Fleetwood Mac was always a good break up song

  I agree, and actually the whole Rumours album is good breakup material.
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  carla

  Oh, not 'You make lovin' fun'! you will be crying in your beer remembering old times!
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  sixsixsixtynine

  Oh, not 'You make lovin' fun'!

  LOL

  Good point, skip over that track and replay "Never Going Back Again".
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  Leolaia

  For me, it was Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by Smashing Pumpkins.

  I listened to that while enduring the heartbreak of the end of a 9-year relationship. It was perfect because it had everything -- all the mood swings including sappy romantic (e.g. "Love," "Cupid de Locke"), depressed heartbreak (i.e. "Bodies", "Thirty-Three"), and pure anger (i.e. "X.Y.U."), and to hear such change in moods was perfect because that is how my own emotions were -- chaotic and unfiltered. I credit that eclectic album for helping me through that difficult time....
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  JV

  Six, I agree with the Chris Isaak pick but I'd have to go with Wicked Game
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  horrible life

  I don't know the name or who sings it. About 1977, it says

  I'm not in love

  So don't forget it.

  It's just a silly phase I'm going through. HL
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  Satanus

  HB

  10cc.

  S