Songs About Heartbreak, Break Ups, Unrequited Love

[Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand 13570]

 

[Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand 13570]

 

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[HornOnTheBayou 8905]

Rough night, @Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand?

And, yes, drinking and listening to Black on repeat is the remedy.

[Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand 13570]

35 minutes ago, HornOnTheBayou said:

Rough night, @Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand?

And, yes, drinking and listening to Black on repeat is the remedy.

I'm all right. I think I read too much. Just wanted to convey getting your heart smashed is something every one can relate to. Be kind to people who didn't mean to hurt you and it will pay off in the long run.

[Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand 13570]

And be extra kind when roles are reversed. No one asks for it, but it's still in your hands. 

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4kvD29z2gk&ab_channel=BobDylan-Topic

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7 hours ago, HornOnTheBayou said:

Rough night, @Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand?

And, yes, drinking and listening to Black on repeat is the remedy.

Cosigned. Unplugged is incredible.

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putting aside the "blues" genre, best ones ever in my mind are "Yesterday" and "For No One" by the Beatles, "Black" by PJ, "Purple Rain" and "Nothing Compares 2 U" by Prince, "Ain't No Sunshine" by Bill Withers, "I Can't Make you Love Me" by Bonnie Raitt, and while maybe more of a troubled relationship song more than a breakup song, "With or Without You."

next level down would be "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" by Al Green, "You Oughta Know" by Alanis Morisette, "Digging in the Dirt" by Peter Gabriel, "Always on My Mind" by Willie, "River" by Joni Mitchell, "Unbreak My Heart" by Toni Braxton, "Last Goodbye" by Jeff Buckley, and because I was an early teen in the mid-90's when a girl that went on to be a cowboy cheerleader dumped me our soph year of high school, I will throw in "End of the Road" by Boyz2Men. Birdy's version of Bon Iver's song "Skinny Love" hits pretty good for me too.

my absolute fucking favorite however...

 

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[Nigel Tufnel 199]

This one may be overlooked:

 

[yoladu 4090]

Every Magnetic Field Song on 69 Love Songs, but a couple stick out..

01) I Think I Need a New Heart

But the words you want to hear
You will never hear from me
I'll never say "happy anniversary"
Never stay to say "happy anniversary"

 

02) I Don't Want To Get Over You

I don't wanna get over you
I guess I could take a sleepin' pill
And sleep at will
And not have to go through what I go through
I guess I should take Prozac, right?
And just smile all night
At somebody new

 

Somebody not too bright
But sweet and kind
Who would try to get you off my mind
I could leave this agony behind
Which is just what I'd do
If I wanted to
But I don't wanna get over you

 

'Cause I don't wanna get over love
I could listen to my therapist
Pretend you don't exist
And not have to dream of what I dream of
I could listen to all my friends
And go out again
And pretend it's enough

 

Or I could make a career of bein' blue
I could dress in black and read Camus
Smoke clove cigarettes and drink Vermouth
Like I was 17, that would be a scream
But I don't wanna get over you

 

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Not sure there is a better, "Whatever, just fuck off" song than this one:

 

 

[4th&Five 41506]

Bob has some great breakup songs. This is probably my favorite Dylan tune:

 

[HornOnTheBayou 8905]

This one has been in my head since watching The Fall Guy

 

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Obligatory 

 

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The entire Taylor Swift catalog 

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[jimmyjazz 45881]

I'll see your Dr. Hook and raise you Fountains of Wayne:

 

 

. . . and not so much for the song itself but the famous film it accompanied, another story of an affair with an older woman, but in this case the protagonist eventually falls for the daughter:

 

Edited May 31 by jimmyjazz

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[Chopper 17230]

heard this today and thought of this thread -

 

[utee94 15805]

On 5/30/2024 at 9:11 AM, Jerry Callo said:

 

Absolutely the first song that came to my mind for this topic.  

Here's one of my favorites, I still love the video as much as I did 35 years ago...

 

 

[DixonHur 11292]

How about a break-up that leads to a rekindling of romance?  I mean, who doesn't like Pina Coladas?

 

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You know how much trouble that guy would be in for responding to a newspaper ad?  The fact that his old lady penned the original ad wouldn't matter one bit.  This scenario would not end well for that nerdy Casanova. 

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IMO, no one does songs about love and loss quite like Dire Straits.  Here's one of my favorites from their last studio release

 

[TexasHooch 5122]

We should probably include the best of all time here too, right?