The best breakup song

Leave it to me to ransack the Elvis Costello catalog:

No Action: “I don’t wanna kiss you, I don’t wanna touch. I don’t wanna see you 'cause I don’t miss you that much.”

Lipstick Vogue: “I wouldn’t worry. I had so much fun. Sometimes I almost feel just like a human being.”

Cry, Cry, Cry (yeah, he didn’t write it, but he does a great version): “Everybody knows where you go when the sun goes down.”

Charm School: “You and I as lovers were nothing but a farce, trying to make a silk purse out of a sow’s arse.”

I Hope You’re Happy Now: “I knew then what I know now, I never loved you anyhow.”

How To Be Dumb (not written about a “romantic” break-up, admittedly): “There’s a bright future for all you professional liars.”

All the Rage: “So don’t try to touch my heart, it’s darker than you think.”


I’m your only friend
I’m not your only friend
But I’m a little glowing friend
But really I’m not actually your friend
But I am

Pretty much the whole Gentlemen album by the Afghan Whigs.