These aren’t all about relationships, but they all have the same sort of feeling to them:
Wooden Nickles by The Eels
Forever Autumn by The Moody Blues
Faithless The Wonder Boy by Radiohead
The Crawl by Placebo
Peeping Tom by Placebo
and,
lots and lots of Survivor and Air Supply.
gex gex, good call on Hello and Goodbye… I was trying to come up with some appropriate Ataris songs and couldn’t think of any right away. JEW is good too – (Jimmy Eat World) – their whole album Clarity has always had sort of a cathartic effect for me… it’s incredibly emotional music. Songs like Crush and On a Sunday really make me sad. Out of Reach is definitely my favorite Get Up Kids song, but is it really a broken heart kind of thing? I mean I guess the song is sort of about that, but I dunno if it’s one of those things you want to listen to when you’re feeling down, in the same way. And Mass Pike is just so cheery, with those keys in the background.
At any rate, secretkeeper78, do check out Bright Eyes, and I hope you feel better. gex gex’s recommendations are all great too. And if you (or anyone else who’s interested) are looking for divorce-type broken hearted songs, Bright Eyes’ label mates Cursive put out a whole album on the theme of an intense relationship gone awry, check it out, it’s called Cursive’s Domestica. Beautiful, amazing stuff.
Looks Like Rain by The Grateful Dead
More Fleetwood Mac - Storms, Second Hand News, etc.
Eagles - Desperado, Try and Love Again, Pretty Maids All In A Row, Wasted Time
Duran Duran - Come Undone, Ordinary World (These aren’t as good, but decent picks if you liked that kind of music)
Neil Young - Out On the Weekend
There are more, but they’be been mentioned. Fleetwood Mac is up there because it’s worth mentioning twice.
How about “Hard Habit to Break” or “Look Away” by Chicago?
Stevie nicks and roy orbison are on the top of the list for me.
roy sings my pain so well.
crazy4chauncer- with honers is one of my favorite sound tracks
Dagnabbit, cmkeller! I was hoping nobody else would mention Look Away! (Although I think that was Peter Cetera during his solo career, after he left Chicago.)
"When you called me up this morning
Told me about the new love you’d found
I said ‘I’m happy for you
I’m really happy for you.’
But if you see me walkin’ by
And the tears are in my eyes
Look away … baby, look away.
Don’t look at me, I don’t want you to see me this way."
Another good song that I don’t think anybody’s mentioned yet is Phil Collins’ Throwin’ It All Away.
“Someday you’ll be sorry
Someday when you’re free.
Memories will remind you
That our love was meant to be.
And late at night, when you call my name
The only sound you’ll hear,
Is the sound of your voice calling
Calling after me.”
Sorry about your pain, secretkeeper78. I’ve had my heart shattered twice, and I’ve broken a couple myself. It ain’t fun no matter which side of the equation you’re on.
come to think of it, pretty much all of the ataris’ end is forever is great for break ups. come on, cry your eyes out and sing along to
‘love is overrated/ it leaves you devestated/ heart ripped in two’
(road signs and rock songs)
ya, White Lightning, i wasn’t exactly sure about ‘out of reach’, but it’s very sad, and since the mood was right, i thought it’d be a good recommendation.
i rekkens that i’ll have to check out bright eyes now, considering the taste you’ve shown 
and to close, i simply must post the lyrics to ‘mass pike’. the keys might be cheery, but lyically i still think it’s one of the most beautiful break up songs ever.
*i wonder when i wander home
if i’ll be fit to drink alone
sleep with my memories
pictures, apologies
for every minute yesterday
regret reminds me anyway
if i remember anything
i’ll make mistakes again
last night on the mass pike
thought i was losing you
last night on the mass pike
i fell in love with you
i will declare a holiday
the night that she turned me away
i’m drowning in my miseries
it solves everything
last night on the mass pike
thought i was losing you
last night on the mass pike
i fell in love with you*
or maybe it’s just me…
At this moment, by Billy Vera and the Beaters…lyrics found here:
http://www.angelfire.com/me2/zelsparkbench/song495.html
Oh! I almost forgot, “Last Good bye” by Jeff Buckley.
“kiss me, please kiss me
but kiss me out of desire, babe, and not consolation”
Lyrics found here:
I have to second New Found Glory’s “Hit or Miss” mostly just because I really like the song (other then the annoying bit at the beginning…) but it is a good break up song. Strange, I just went through a nasty break up and I didn’t even notice till now what it was really about.
Anyways, to chime in on another recommendation, I love Alanis Morisette, but -only- her Jagged Little Pill album. The rest, frankly, suck, in my opinion. In particular, I recommend “You Oughta Know.” And maybe, when you feel a little better, “You Learn.”
The other song that I haven’t seen mentioned here yet (I’m suprised…) is “In the End” by Linkin Park. Yeah, that stupid little nu-metal band that outsold Nsync. It’s a suprisingly beautiful and gentle song that really touched me for some reason. It reminds me painfully of my recent breakup – it described it so well. Maybe you’ll find some comfort in it as well.
“I kept everything inside
and even though I tried
it all fell apart
what it meant to me
will eventually be
a memory
of a time
I tried so hard
and got so far
but in the end
it doesn’t even matter
I had to fall
to lose it all
and in the end
it doesn’t even matter.”
You’ve probably heard it before. If it doesn’t make you ill from being overplayed to death yet, I advise you to listen to it.
–Tanaqui
Why A Duck– Ooh, yeah. How bad is it I consider myself a fan, and I forgot about that song?
I second Look Away by Chicago.
Also,
Miles Away by Winger
I Tried by Jeff Healey Band
There’s a new song by Dashboard Confessional called “Screaming Infidelities”, Couple of songs by Weezer, Something Corporate song “Konstantine” Incubus “Nice to know you”, Rentals "Love I’m searching for (acoustic)…that should keep you busy for a while…
Reoch
*Feel Like Breakin’ Up Somebody’s Home * by Albert King
It probably doesn’t fit your situation, since it’s about a man dating a married woman, but it’s sad, it’s the blues, and it’s a great song.
whoops, make that just Breaking Up Somebody’s Home
Better Than Ezra–Under You
Better Than Ezra–Long Lost
A3–Speed the Sound of Loneliness
Mike Ness–Don’t Think Twice
Ani Difranco–Gravel
Annie Lennox–Walking On Broken Glass
Annie Lennox–No More I Love Yous
Stabbing Westward–Sometimes It Hurts
Stabbing Westward–Violent Mood Swings
Stabbing Westward–Shame
(Okay, a LOT of Stabbing Westward actually.)
Flogging Molly–The Worst Day Since Yesterday
Ella Fitzgerald–Am I Blue
Ben Folds Five–Selfless, Cold, and Composed
Last time I had a broken heart, I played Don Henley’s “The Heart of the Matter” until I had to buy a new CD.
It is a song about forgiveness, and I am a BIG believer in forgiveness. You can’t get on with life until you have forgiven.
Sorry you are hurting, hon…hope you feel better as soon as you have wallowed enough. Yes, a certain amount of wallowing is necessary too.
BUT…forgiveness is what will eventually allow you to heal.
[sub]Having a cat on your lap helps a great deal too.[/sub**
Scotti
I hope it helps to be able to laugh at my inability to manage the VB code, too.:rolleyes:
Here’s another for the list…
Out Of Tears - Rolling Stones