For some reason I just love break up songs. It's not that I'm going through one--quite the opposite in fact--but there's just something empowering about this particular sub-genre.
But I don't do weepy songs, I've never been one to dwell on things. The songs I listen to as "breakup songs" are very far from "Everybody Hurts." You have to try your best to see the brighter side, realize that you'll be stronger in the end and move on. So with that in mind, I give you my 7 favorite "kick ass and take names" break up songs.
1. Reba McEntire "Consider Me Gone" I love this one because we've all known guys like this--they're "fun" but just... shallow. These are the immature "bros" who say such enlightened things as "I feel like a married couple" or "I just don't wanna be trapped." Well: 1) you should be so lucky and 2) See ya!
2. Goodbye to You "Scandal"
I love a little peppy 80s music when I'm down. Also a great song for the elliptical (speaking of, it's been a few weeks since I hit the gym).
3. "Express Yourself" Madonna
Speaking of 80s music... This one helps to remind me what I need to wait for. Favorite line: "You deserve the best in life, so if the time isn't right move on. Second best is never enough, you'll do much better, baby, on your own."
4. "Wrong Baby Wrong" Martina McBride
Cause there's nothing a bottle of wine can't cure. Except maybe a hangover from drinking said bottle...
5. "F**K It"Eamon
So this one is a little more angry than sassy, but it's great for when you're going through the "angry" stage of grief. I'm not one to curse, but I still like this song. And sometimes you just gotta drop the F-Bomb. (this is the edited version of the song; still probably NSFW though).
6. "Bye Bye" Jo Dee Messina
Notice the abundance of country songs? Yes, I listen to them and these women just do it right. This is the song for the guy that you thought was "the one" and you just hung around too long. We're all guilty of it as some point. "Maybe I read you wrong thinking you could be my Mr. Right. I was putting my heart and soul on the line, you said you needed more time... well it's been long enough and time is up."
7. "Harden My Heart" Quarterflash
Hearing this song always brings me back to the first time I heard it. Senior Year. Kinda broken up over a certain college freshman who "broke" my heart. I heard this and starting jumping on the bed and dancing. Also gotta love a little early 90s sax a la "Baker Street"
2 comments:
Quite a list you got here. It's something more like, "you bet I'll be stronger, now that the pain will be stopped." There's no happy ending in a relationship and marriage going down the brink, but if the hurting doesn't stop, then it's really time to take separate roads. At the very list, your break-up song list is uplifting to those who are still recovering.
I've had "Harden my Heart" stuck in my head for days after reading this-not sure why. Out darn song!
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