Songs about relationships that are almost over

I Can’t Make you Love Me- Various people
Last Request - Paolo Nutini
Promises- Badly Drawn Boy

Any others?

The power of goodbye - Madonna
You know better - Tina Dickow

Breakfast at Tiffany’s-- Deep Blue Something

Whenever I hear this song, I always hope the couple in it work things out.

…but you should know about The Masquerade is Over (1939), if only because Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder recorded it.

"Your eyes don’t shine like they used to shine
And the thrill is gone when your lips meet mine
I’m afraid the masquerade is over
And so is love…and so is love

Your words don’t mean what they used to me
They were once inspired, now they’re just routine
I’m afraid the masquerade is over
And so is love…and so is love

I guess I’ll have to play Pagliacci and get myself a clown’s disguise
And learn to laugh like Pagliacci with tears in my eyes"

Last Song, by Edward Bear

This is the last song/I’ll ever write for you…

You Don’t Bring Me Flowers, Streisand and somebody else.

Quick, somebody post, before that gets stuck in my head!

Neil Diamond.

Neil Diamond.

Tell Me On A Sunday from Song & Dance

“Don’t Speak” by No Doubt.

I hate that song so much that I’d rather have “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers” in my head.

It’s A Game by Edith Frost. Pretty much the entire album. :slight_smile:

Trying to Get the Feeling Again, Barry Manilow.

Whew, I like that one!

Send In The Clowns by damn near everybody

You’ve Changed, Billie Holiday

Last Goodbye- Jeff Buckley

Shotgun Down the Avalanche, by Shawn Colvin
Blue Boy, by Joni Mitchell
Morning Sky (YouTube), by the late Dan Fogelberg

and the best:

Let Him Fly, by Patty Griffin (though I think the relationship in this one is pretty much already toast).

Stranger In My House, by Tamia.

“Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover,” Paul Simon

Go On Ahead - Liz Phair

The Beatles “I’m Looking Through You”
Dylan’s “Just Like A Woman”

DungBeetle I was coming in here to post Trying to Get the Feeling, and you beat me to it!
“Call Tyrone”, anyone? That one’s definitely over.