# Need un-nice songs for (female) ex. Dets within **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 5, 2008, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-un-nice-songs-for-female-ex-dets-within/458936 "2008-08-05T17:08:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Incensed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Incensed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incensed)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2008, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-un-nice-songs-for-female-ex-dets-within/458936/61 "2008-08-06T04:17:21Z")
Probably just overkill at this point, but a couple more- **The White Stripes** , _"There’s No Home for You Here._" > [@](#): > > There’s no home for you here girl, go away > There’s no home for you here > > I’d like to think that all of this constant interaction > Is just the kind of make you drive yourself away > Each simple gesture done by me is counteracted > And leaves me standing here with nothing else to say > > Completely baffled by a backward indication > That an inspired word will come across your tongue > Hands moving upward to propel the situation > Have simply halted > And now the conversation’s done > > There’s no home for you here girl, go away > There’s no home for you here That excerpt doesn’t really do the song justice, so the balance of the lyrics [available here.](http://www.whitestripes.net/lyrics.php) (Album=_Elephant_). Come to think of it, you probably have to hear that one to fully appreciate it. Probably just me, but it’s _the_ song for a failed relationship. Snarky but still somehow poignant. And a second I can’t believe hasn’t been mentioned already- **Godsmack** , _“Whatever”_ > [@](#): > > And I wonder day to day > I don’t like you anyway > I don’t need your shit today > You’re pathetic in your own way > > I feel for you > Better fuckin’ go away > I will behave > Better fuckin’ go away Even with points deducted for lack of subtlety and originality, it still has to be near the top. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2008, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-un-nice-songs-for-female-ex-dets-within/458936/62 "2008-08-06T04:20:57Z")
[http://www.lyricsfreak.com/t/tom+petty/dont+come+around+here+no+more\_20138581.html](http://www.lyricsfreak.com/t/tom+petty/dont+come+around+here+no+more_20138581.html) (Don’t Come Around Here No More, Tom Petty) ---
**Author:** ![Flipstrip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f6c823/32.png) [@Flipstrip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flipstrip)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2008, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-un-nice-songs-for-female-ex-dets-within/458936/63 "2008-08-06T05:11:29Z")
[“Love/Hate” by Betty Blowtorch](http://www.lyricsfreak.com/b/bety+blowtorch/lovehate_20248125.html) This is a VERY angry song – so he may want to save it for when she’s \*really \* ticking him off. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2008, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-un-nice-songs-for-female-ex-dets-within/458936/64 "2008-08-06T05:31:56Z")
[_Kyle’s Mom’s a Bitch_](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wYGapse2tQ) from the South Park movie soundtrack. Too obvious? ---
**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-un-nice-songs-for-female-ex-dets-within/458936/65 "2008-08-07T07:14:00Z")
[QUOTE=Shirley Ujest] Yes, she hears the song. It is the song assigned to her phone number by her x. [/QUOTE] I’m still not sure if I’m being whooshed here or not. I am aware of the practice of assigning different ring tones to different groups of people in your contact book, so you can tell the difference between say a member of your family calling you and a work colleague, but that is the person receiving the call who hears it, not the person making the call. Never in life have I rung anyone and heard anything other than a usual ringing sound. ---
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-un-nice-songs-for-female-ex-dets-within/458936/66 "2008-08-07T09:26:06Z")
[QUOTE=amarinth] Here’s a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares) “call someone who’ll listen, and might give a damn maybe one of your sordid affairs. but don’t come round here giving me none of your lines here’s a quarter, call someone who cares.” [/QUOTE] Ach, dammit, that was gonna be my pick. It’s by [Travis Tritt](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9vpOfexDao) (YouTube link). How 'bout [I Flushed You from the Toilet of my Heart](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmWCUwcVt2U) (YouTube)? Actually, [this list](http://www.ubersite.com/m/61946) of country song titles is just chock full of recommendations… Some seem hard to track down, though (otherwise _I Still Miss You, Baby, but my Aim’s Getting Better_ or _I Don’t Know What Came Over Me (When I Came All Over You)_ would probably have been my top picks). ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-un-nice-songs-for-female-ex-dets-within/458936/67 "2008-08-07T10:52:16Z")
I just clicked on this thread to finally find out what on earth the thread title actually meant. But I still haven’t got a clue. ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-un-nice-songs-for-female-ex-dets-within/458936/68 "2008-08-07T12:43:02Z")
No love for Hall & Oates [Maneater](http://www.metrolyrics.com/maneater-lyrics-hall-oates.html)? ---
**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-un-nice-songs-for-female-ex-dets-within/458936/69 "2008-08-07T13:03:06Z")
Down to the heart of it: [“F\*ck You”](http://bbs.pearl-jam.net/archive/index.php/t-3474.html), by the Headstones. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-un-nice-songs-for-female-ex-dets-within/458936/70 "2008-08-07T14:02:14Z")
[QUOTE=One And Only Wanderers] I’m still not sure if I’m being whooshed here or not. I am aware of the practice of assigning different ring tones to different groups of people in your contact book, so you can tell the difference between say a member of your family calling you and a work colleague, but that is the person receiving the call who hears it, not the person making the call. Never in life have I rung anyone and heard anything other than a usual ringing sound. [/QUOTE] Verizon, at least, has the ability to play music for the caller as well: [http://rbt.verizonwireless.com/rbt/overview](http://rbt.verizonwireless.com/rbt/overview) ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-un-nice-songs-for-female-ex-dets-within/458936/71 "2008-08-07T14:10:41Z")
[QUOTE=Mama Zappa] Verizon, at least, has the ability to play music for the caller as well: [http://rbt.verizonwireless.com/rbt/overview](http://rbt.verizonwireless.com/rbt/overview) [/QUOTE] Oh - and there are naturally extra fees - I think you have to purchase the ringtone, _then_ pay an extra monthly fee to have the feature available. ---
**Author:** ![Cowboy8467](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5e925/32.png) [@Cowboy8467](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cowboy8467)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-un-nice-songs-for-female-ex-dets-within/458936/72 "2008-08-07T14:49:16Z")
Yea, I’m surprised they don’t have this in the UK. I know for a fact that Sprint has them also, here’s a link which briefly describes it. They are referred to as call tones rather than ring tones. [http://www.dukecenter.org/sprint-call-tones.html](http://www.dukecenter.org/sprint-call-tones.html) ---
**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-un-nice-songs-for-female-ex-dets-within/458936/73 "2008-08-07T15:23:07Z")
“Kim” by **Eminem** ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-un-nice-songs-for-female-ex-dets-within/458936/74 "2008-08-07T15:34:20Z")
I’ll choose an obscure but blunt one: _Crowds_ by Bauhaus. Here’s an excerpt: _You worthless bitch You fickle shit You would spit on me You would make me spit_ It’s got a simple, pretty piano start to to it, too 😃 ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-un-nice-songs-for-female-ex-dets-within/458936/75 "2008-08-07T16:24:53Z")
“[Baby Bitch](http://www.lyricsplanet.com/index.php3?style=lyrics&id=21449)” by Ween (and you can download the mp3 2/3rds of the way down [this page](http://www.selective-service.net/?p=292)) ---
**Author:** ![ShelliBean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@ShelliBean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShelliBean)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-un-nice-songs-for-female-ex-dets-within/458936/76 "2008-08-07T17:06:24Z")
The ring tone is what the person holding the phone hears when one receives a call. A ringback is what the caller hears instead of the ringing sound. I have friends on Verizon, AT&T and pre-paid that all have this feature. I think it is just a one-time fee to buy the ringback, but you would have to check with your provider. I have my own personal ringback from friends. I like it. It makes me feel all special. ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-un-nice-songs-for-female-ex-dets-within/458936/77 "2008-08-07T18:20:41Z")
Amy Winehouse, “You Know That I’m No Good” (“I told you I was trouble, you know that I’m no good”) ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-un-nice-songs-for-female-ex-dets-within/458936/78 "2008-08-07T18:31:20Z")
[QUOTE=Mama Zappa] Verizon, at least, has the ability to play music for the caller as well: [http://rbt.verizonwireless.com/rbt/overview](http://rbt.verizonwireless.com/rbt/overview) [/QUOTE] verizon we all have here it sucks and the caller hears the ring tones too. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-un-nice-songs-for-female-ex-dets-within/458936/79 "2008-08-07T19:24:38Z")
[Hound Dog](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=We8P_Ww27hY) - Elvis Presley ---
**Author:** ![MikeG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikeg/32/4329_2.png) [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-un-nice-songs-for-female-ex-dets-within/458936/80 "2008-08-07T19:58:35Z")
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