# Favorite song about cheaters/cheating **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 6, 2012, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-about-cheaters-cheating/633835 "2012-09-06T09:24:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-about-cheaters-cheating/633835/1 "2012-09-06T09:24:28Z")
There have been some really great songs about cheating, cheaters, and getting cheated on… so which are your favorites and why? I can think of three that are really great. THIRD PLACE: **Lyin’ Eyes - The Eagles** A true classic, everyone knows it and can sing along. A karaoke favorite. Simple, nice melody. Nothing super clever in the lyrics but they are clear and straightforward. Also, comes from the 3rd person perspective (telling a story about another cheater and their partner who is not the singer) RUNNER-UP: **Impossible - Shontelle** An emotional R&B song, that doesn’t immediately even reveal what it’s about. The fact that it’s all about a guy who cheated on her and ruined everything, doing what she thought would be “Impossible”, is only revealed in the 2nd verse of the song. Full of power and definitely a super sad song, sung from the person who got cheated on, it embodies all the emotion and pain of what it’s like to be betrayed. GRAND PRIZE: **Back 2 Good - Matchbox 20** Easily my personal favorite for the category of best song about cheating. What makes this one unique is that it’s sung from the perspective of the cheater, but he’s not at all happy about what he’s doing. He wants to get back to a solid, loving relationship, and he’s frustrated with himself and everyone else who cheats. You can hear the torment, confusion and pain in Rob Thomas’ voice, more clearly than in any other song I can easily think of. Vocally and lyrically, an amazing song. The melody is simple and clean. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-about-cheaters-cheating/633835/2 "2012-09-06T12:01:33Z")
[“If So”](http://youtu.be/9G4ZoDL177s) It’s simple, beautiful, and a devastating “fuck you” to a cheater. > [@](#): > > I ask you > Now tell the truth > I ask you > Was it worth the price you paid? > If so… > > I know you loved me > Darling > But I need to know > Did you mean to hurt me so? > If so… > > Go away way very far away, take your leave > I’ll never hate you, I’ll never think of you > And I’ll never grieve > > Did you want it all? > Free love > Did it satisfy? > Was it your intentions to deceive? > If so… > > … ([live version](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yMkLOTSfLc&feature=share&list=PLA5A97CC638F362B9)) ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-about-cheaters-cheating/633835/3 "2012-09-06T13:09:38Z")
_[Nobody Knows Me](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQbTRcUbHwY)_ by Lyle Lovett. At first listen, it sounds like a sweet love song. But if you pay attention to the bridge section, you realize it’s a cheating song. Typical of Lovett, the lyrics take on a different meaning as the song goes on, and is one of the saddest songs around. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-about-cheaters-cheating/633835/4 "2012-09-06T13:17:39Z")
Led Zeppelin’s **Since I’ve Been Loving You.** _I open my front door, hear my back door slam, You must have one of them new fangled back door man._ ---
**Author:** ![cruel\_butterfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5daacb/32.png) [@cruel\_butterfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cruel_butterfly)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-about-cheaters-cheating/633835/5 "2012-09-06T13:30:33Z")
Run To You by Bryan Adams ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-about-cheaters-cheating/633835/6 "2012-09-06T13:44:35Z")
**Gimmee Three Steps** by Lynyrd Skynyrd and [**European Swallow**](http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/European-Swallow-lyrics-The-Refreshments/E911E795FBE7F62C48256DDE0029BFDD) by The Refreshments Guy meets girl in a bar Boyfriend of girl walks in says “I don’t like the way you look at my girlfriend” and he replies - "What an ugly thing to say I say don’t you flatter yourself You know I don’t think that much of your girlfriend " bar fight and more insults follow. ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-about-cheaters-cheating/633835/7 "2012-09-06T13:54:13Z")
I saw you and him walking in the rain… “The Rain”. Oran ‘Juice’ Jones. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/9dZW1C3neao/maxresdefault.jpg "Oran "Juice" Jones - The Rain") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dZW1C3neao) It gets really funny when he busts her cheating and confronts her… (~ 2:05 mark) ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-about-cheaters-cheating/633835/8 "2012-09-06T14:03:59Z")
[Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach **Toledo**](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOPXvtZvb7g) \*But it’s no use saying that I love you And how that girl really didn’t mean a thing to me For if anyone should look into your eyes It’s not forgiveness that they’re gonna see You hear her voice - “How could you do that?” You hear her voice - “How could you do that?” \* An absolute work of art. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-about-cheaters-cheating/633835/9 "2012-09-06T14:17:38Z")
A couple of Spanish favorites: José Luis Perales _Y cómo es él_ (What is he like?), the singer asks his ex what’s the other guy like, the one she’s leaving him for; it’s been covered many times, including by Marc Anthony, Mocedades _Tómame o déjame_ (Take me or leave me): take me or leave me, but don’t ask me to believe you any more… you think highly of me because I stay silent , because you don’t see me cry; every day you feel smaller, you can’t look me in the eye. I just realized both have one thing in common, the desire to know what The Other One is like - “what’s (s)he have that I don’t?” _Tómame o déjame_ final stanza is: take me or leave me, and if you come back bring along the truth, carry your head high, bring my rival along; if she’s better than me, I’ll finally be able to cry. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-about-cheaters-cheating/633835/10 "2012-09-06T14:30:23Z")
Johnny Guitar Watson: Who’s Making Love to Your Old Lady While You Were Out Making Love? Not able to paste a link right now…1970’s funky goodness. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-about-cheaters-cheating/633835/11 "2012-09-06T15:05:56Z")
Jay and the Americans: Come a Little Bit Closer One of my karaoke standby songs. Also Runaround Sue by Dion and the Belmonts. I can wail pretty good on that one, too. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-about-cheaters-cheating/633835/12 "2012-09-06T15:13:21Z")
I know Jefferson Starship doesn’t get much love around here, but they had a song in 1984 called “No Way Out” which I thought was pretty good at the time. > [@](#): > > No way out, none whatever > I made up a story, thought it was clever > She didn’t ask and I got no reply > But later that night I heard her cry > > No way out, she doesn’t buy my story ---
**Author:** ![Seamack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/46a35a/32.png) [@Seamack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seamack)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-about-cheaters-cheating/633835/13 "2012-09-06T15:28:25Z")
Bad Penny by Big Black contains the classic lines; Just a bad penny, couldn’t throw me too far I think I fucked your girlfriend once… maybe twice, I don’t remember Then I fucked all your friends’ girlfriends – now they hate you Just a bad penny, just a bad penny Just a bad penny, just a bad penny Such a bad penny, such a bad penny Bad, bad penny, bad, bad penny Ought to know what a liar I am, ought to know me by now Such a bad penny ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-about-cheaters-cheating/633835/14 "2012-09-06T15:29:23Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > I know Jefferson Starship doesn’t get much love around here, but they had a song in 1984 called “No Way Out” which I thought was pretty good at the time. The Allman Brothers at least had [One Way Out](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n92AZIlMmsQ), but it didn’t help much. Mike Cross gets his whole family into the act with [Elma Turl](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpsTj4ijnkw&feature=player_detailpage#t=115s). ---
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-about-cheaters-cheating/633835/15 "2012-09-06T15:39:01Z")
There are just so many, but I guess I’ll weigh in with the Beatles’ “No Reply” and Hank Williams’ “Your Cheatin’ Heart”. ---
**Author:** ![zoog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7ea924/32.png) [@zoog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoog)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-about-cheaters-cheating/633835/16 "2012-09-06T15:40:43Z")
[Robert Cray’s Across the Line](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V7nplxTIJs) Hell, probably half of Robert Cray’s songs are about cheating now that I think about it. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-about-cheaters-cheating/633835/17 "2012-09-06T15:41:06Z")
Don’t remember the artist, but there is an old blues song with the lyric: “Woman, your husband is cheating on us!” Also, anything by Robert Cray. ETA: Ninja’ed! Arghgghhg ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-about-cheaters-cheating/633835/18 "2012-09-06T15:44:33Z")
[Ruby](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TprfUdSAHgM). ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-about-cheaters-cheating/633835/19 "2012-09-06T15:55:51Z")
[Just A Friend](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aofoBrFNdg) ---
**Author:** ![The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-about-cheaters-cheating/633835/20 "2012-09-06T16:03:25Z")
“Cheatin’” Gin Blossoms > [@](#): > > She had a way, just like you do > To make me feel just like a woman should > You can’t call it cheatin’, she reminds me of you. I also like “Run to You,” which an earlier poster mentioned. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-about-cheaters-cheating/633835.md?page=2)