iPod Playlist
Best Breakup Songs
When you and “the (latest) one” call it quits, life can be rough. Instead of sitting around and singing along to Air Supply’s “All Out of Love” while sobbing gently (see Wilder, Van), start on the healing road by acknowledging that the special someone you met at Summit after a football game probably wasn’t all he or she was cracked up to be. Here are 10 songs to get you started:
1. “The Plot to Bomb the Panhandle,” A Day To Remember.
Face it — you probably want to scream, and this four-minute hard-core assault is the perfect way to let it all out.
2. “This Photograph is Proof (I Know You Know),” Taking Back Sunday.
Most of your fights with your ex probably revolved around who was right, and this is the best song to call her or him out for being so smug about it, even if you were, too.
3. “My Friend’s Over You,” New Found Glory.
It’s time to call up all those friends who disappeared when you started spending all your time with your significant other and make the right choice for once.
4. “Jude Law and a Semester Abroad,” Brand New.
“And if you ever said you missed me, then don’t say you never lied.” Enough said.
5. “Song for the Dumped,” Ben Folds Five.
Ben Folds feels your pain, and gives you an all important reminder to make sure you get your stuff back.
6. “Blame Me! Blame Me,” Anberlin.
No one really knows whose fault it was, but he or she probably blamed it on you. Call her or him on it.
7. “Lying is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off,” Panic! at the Disco.
Remember: You are the center of the universe, and, no matter what your ex may try to say, he or she totally still wants you.
8. “Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away),” Mötley Crüe.
Because no list of love songs — or, in this case, out of love songs — is complete without a power ballad.
9. “Before We Say Goodbye,” 2ge+her.
MTV’s fake boy band reminds you to keep your options with your ex open, just in case.
10. “Rocks Tonic Juice Magic,” Saves the Day.
Who knows? Maybe you can still be friends, even though you hate each other.
— by Tommy Morgan Jr.
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