# Breaking up... it's easy to do **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [April 23, 2025, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-up-its-easy-to-do/1017401 "2025-04-23T14:41:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2025, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-up-its-easy-to-do/1017401/21 "2025-04-23T19:05:30Z")
[By The Time I Get To Phoenix - Glen Campbell](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkDKT0ngkFs&ab_channel=GlenCampbell-Topic) ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2025, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-up-its-easy-to-do/1017401/22 "2025-04-23T19:22:08Z")
Train - 50 Ways To Say Goodbye Which has the great lines: _"She was caught in a mudslide_ _Eaten by a lion_ _Got run over by a crappy purple Scion"_ > **[50 Ways to Say Goodbye](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uezMm49xZtE%2F)** > > Provided to YouTube by Columbia50 Ways to Say Goodbye · TrainCalifornia 37℗ 2012 Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music EntertainmentReleased on: 2012-04... ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2025, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-up-its-easy-to-do/1017401/23 "2025-04-23T19:30:35Z")
Love Is A Losing Game Amy Winehouse Always On My Mind Willie Nelson Go Your Own Way Fleetwood Mac Kiss and Say Goodbye The Manhattans ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2025, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-up-its-easy-to-do/1017401/24 "2025-04-23T19:44:43Z")
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PidN7lPr4F0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PidN7lPr4F0) ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2025, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-up-its-easy-to-do/1017401/25 "2025-04-23T20:26:54Z")
Are we going for “best breakup song for wallowing in your own self pity?” or “best fuck you breakup song!” Cuz for the former it’s “Against All Odds” by Phil Collins. The latter, there are many I like. “Song for the Dumped” by Ben Folds Five “You Oughtta Know” Alanis Morisette I really like this verse by Chance the Rapper in the Action Bronson song “Baby Blue”: > I hope you get a paper cut on your tongue > From a razor in a paper cup > I hope every soda you drink already shaken up > I hope your dreams dry like raisins in the baking sun > I hope your titties are all saggy in your early twenties > I hope there’s always snow in your driveway > I hope you never get off Fridays > And you work at a Friday’s that’s always busy on Fridays > I hope you win the lottery and lose your ticket > I hope it’s Ben and Socrates poop all up in your kitchen > I hope the zipper on your jacket get stuck > And your headphones short, and your charger don’t work > And you spill shit on your shirt > I hope your tears don’t hurt, and I can smile in your face > Cut my losses, how Delilah changed my locks to a fade > I hope you happy, I hope you happy > I hope you ruined this shit for a reason, I hope you happy (Igh!) ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2025, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-up-its-easy-to-do/1017401/26 "2025-04-23T20:46:45Z")
I’ve always favored this subtle hint that maybe we should take a break… [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rW9-FOLG-iA/hqdefault.jpg "Dan Hicks and his Hot licks-How Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW9-FOLG-iA) ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2025, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-up-its-easy-to-do/1017401/27 "2025-04-23T20:48:29Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > …wallowing in your own self pity…/ It has to be Dusty. I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xpsDE6KCY9s/hqdefault.jpg "Dusty Springfield - I Just Don't Know What To Do") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpsDE6KCY9s) j ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2025, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-up-its-easy-to-do/1017401/28 "2025-04-23T20:53:13Z")
And what’s more, it has to be Dusty. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Wn9E5i7l-Eg/maxresdefault.jpg "Pet Shop Boys - What Have I Done To Deserve This (Official Video) [HD REMASTERED]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn9E5i7l-Eg) j ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2025, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-up-its-easy-to-do/1017401/29 "2025-04-23T21:36:35Z")
> [@Treppenwitz](#): > > > [@ZipperJJ](#): > > > > …wallowing in your own self pity…/ > > It has to be Dusty. I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself. Great example, though there’s a fine line between breakup and heartbreak song, and this one skirts the line. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2025, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-up-its-easy-to-do/1017401/30 "2025-04-24T00:00:17Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/v5nWm8f27Tw/maxresdefault.jpg "XTC - Your Dictionary") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5nWm8f27Tw) ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2025, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-up-its-easy-to-do/1017401/31 "2025-04-24T02:25:24Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/iG2XzC0KSOY/maxresdefault.jpg "Good Thing Going") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG2XzC0KSOY) ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2025, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-up-its-easy-to-do/1017401/32 "2025-04-24T02:27:51Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-Ffw6mTKjlY/maxresdefault.jpg "I Don't Remember Christmas") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ffw6mTKjlY) ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2025, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-up-its-easy-to-do/1017401/33 "2025-04-24T13:36:55Z")
A trio of Rolling Stones breakup songs The singer character is doing the breaking up: [**Angie**](https://youtu.be/oWRr03VcA-0) _But Angie, Angie_ _Ain’t it time we said goodbye? Yeah_ The singer character is getting dumped and is in denial about it: **[Wild Horses](https://youtu.be/SQTHB4jM-KQ)** _Graceless lady, you know who I am_ _You know I can’t let you slide through my hands_ The Grim Reaper does the breaking up: **[Paint it Black](https://youtu.be/O4irXQhgMqg)** _I could not foresee this thing_ _Happening to you_ ---
**Author:** ![scudsucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scudsucker/32/14101_2.png) [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2025, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-up-its-easy-to-do/1017401/34 "2025-04-24T16:17:40Z")
I’ve never thought of “Paint it Black” like that, but I love that track. It never really occured to me to be a break-up song, I associate it with a TV series about Vietnam, “Tour of Duty” which, inevitably, depicts senseless death. Grim Reaper indeed. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2025, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-up-its-easy-to-do/1017401/35 "2025-04-24T16:36:16Z")
> [@scudsucker](#): > > I’ve never thought of “Paint it Black” like that, but I love that track. > > It never really occured to me to be a break-up song Well, I admit that it’s a _bit_ of a stretch as a breakup song, since as mentioned it’s the Grim Reaper doing the breaking up. But I already thought of two Stones breakup songs, and I wanted to do a ‘rule of three’ list. 😊 I suppose I could have gone with another ‘in denial’ Stones breakup song-- “Time Is on My Side”. _Now you always say_ _That you want to be free_ _But you’ll come running back…_ ---
**Author:** ![scudsucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scudsucker/32/14101_2.png) [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2025, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-up-its-easy-to-do/1017401/36 "2025-04-24T16:44:20Z")
> [@solost](#): > > I suppose I could have gone with another ‘in denial’ Stones breakup song-- “Time Is on My Side" I’ll grant you that one, for sure. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2025, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-up-its-easy-to-do/1017401/37 "2025-04-24T16:51:30Z")
**Old 97s - Salome** One of my favorite break-up songs ever. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/WpEak4xFXaI/hqdefault.jpg "Salome") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpEak4xFXaI) Side note: in that guitar solo, does anyone else hear a symphony? ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2025, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-up-its-easy-to-do/1017401/38 "2025-04-24T16:58:20Z")
> [@scudsucker](#): > > > [@solost](#): > > > > I suppose I could have gone with another ‘in denial’ Stones breakup song-- “Time Is on My Side" > > I’ll grant you that one, for sure. Probably superfluous nitpick: that one was a cover. ---
**Author:** ![scudsucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scudsucker/32/14101_2.png) [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2025, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-up-its-easy-to-do/1017401/39 "2025-04-24T17:01:07Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > Probably superfluous nitpick: that one was a cover. It was??? I have a collection of more than 300 cover songs, I consider myself as a cover song nerd… and you just brutally covered me with shame. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2025, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-up-its-easy-to-do/1017401/40 "2025-04-24T17:02:57Z")
> [@scudsucker](#): > > I have a collection of more than 300 cover songs, I consider myself as a cover song nerd… and you just brutally covered me with shame. I hate to break it you, yes it is a cover. Though a cover of a B-side that went nowhere until the Stones made it their own. > **[Time Is on My Side](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Is_on_My_Side)** > > "Time Is on My Side" is a song written by Jerry Ragovoy (using the pseudonym "Norman Meade"). First recorded by jazz trombonist Kai Winding and his orchestra in 1963, it was covered (with additional lyrics by Jimmy Norman) by both soul singer Irma Thomas and then later the Rolling Stones in 1964. > The song was first recorded by Kai Winding, a Danish-American jazz trombonist who was looking to take his career in a more mainstream direction. Session arranger Garry Sherman contacted friend and colle... [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-up-its-easy-to-do/1017401.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-up-its-easy-to-do/1017401.md?page=3)