A great song about the moment when someone breaks up with you unexpectedly is “Tuesday” by the Bacon Brothers (lead singer Kevin Bacon). The gist is, this was not supposed to happen today - it was supposed to be like every other day, then all of a sudden, their whole world got yanked out from them unexpectedly.
I’m sorry, I can’t find a link to it - it’s a great song, though. Maybe you can find it and take a listen on iTunes or something.
Ben Folds Five-“Song For The Dumped”
(NSFW)
“Last Goodbye” - Kesha
Wicked Game by Chris Isaak
One Hundred Percent Chance of Rain, by Gary Morris
It really is a great Angry Ex song, and was going to be my choice.
Long Long Time (Linda Ronstadt)
Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) Green Day. Gotta be the sweetest breakup song ever.
Baby Bitch Ween. Rather bitter.
Kim Stockwood, Jerk
*Since you’ve been gone I feel so much better
Cause I saw how mean you could be
I used to want some explanation
Now all I want is my Patsy Cline CD
How I’ve waited for today
When I could finally say
You jerk
You jerk
You are such a jerk
There are other words
But they just don’t work*
“Already Gone” by the Eagles.
Fuck you CeeLo Green
At this moment - Billy and the Beaters (really?)
Don’t Stay - Linkin Park
All my little words - Magnetic Fields
All supremely comforting.
You Oughta Know - Alanis Morissette
Don’t You Want Me - Human League
Hearts & Bones - Paul Simon
“One Less Bell to Answer” - Dionne Warwick version.
Christina Perri, “Jar of Hearts”
Mine is So Soon by Marianas Trench. I love it because it’s so petty. It’s a simple, and real, premise: I know I wasn’t good enough for you and we should have broken up. I don’t care. I’m miserable and you should be too.
I know sometimes I only twist you
And maybe I’m too proud to say I missed you.
But what if here and now I tell you that I’m all figured out?
Or maybe I just like how that sounds.
I know we said it’s just as well
That I won’t keep you for myself.
But I don’t want to see you happy with somebody else.
Why can’t you just be lonely?
Why can’t you just be lonely?
I know you need someone, too
But this just feels so soon.
Old 97s - “Salome”
In case you didn’t know: This is from **The Breakup Song **by the Greg Kihn Band.
Here’s my second favorite:
The Hardest Part of Breaking up (Is Getting Back your Stuff) by 2Gether.
It’s been so long since I’ve seen your face
So long since I’ve been to first base.
I really miss the feel of your kiss
But can I have back my things before I get really pissed?