What Songs Are in Your Breakup Album?
Hubby and I had lunch at The Yard House recently. (OK, more like *every* day, but who’s counting?) The Yard House, with 50 zillion beers on tap, none of which we can have over lunch, also blasts classic rock incessantly over their loud speakers. And while I have nothing intrinsically against classic rock, and there certainly are many AWESOME classic rock songs out there – let’s face it… there are also some REALLY cruddy classic rock songs that somehow co-exist in the same universe with Led Zeppelin and The Who.
That day was no exception. One crappy song after the other played throughout our burger-and-salad meal, till finally we hit the motherload.
Amie by Pure Prairie League.
I nearly fainted. “Argh! I hate this song. The only ‘Amy’ song in the whole entire world and I am forced to listen to THIS garbage over and over my whole entire life.”
Bryan totally agreed. “This song belongs on The Soundtrack of My Own Personal Hell.”
And that’s how we eased our pain, laughing over the idea of a mix CD of songs we would play during the bus ride to hell. And then I realized, “No wait! Even better! It should be a CD you give the person you are breaking up with. A Breakup CD! Here are all the songs I hate more than than anything in the whole world, and I want YOU to have them!”
That got us through “Fly Like An Eagle,” at the very least.
What songs would be on your Breakup CD?
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This is too funny. And painful. As I read this, a flood of songs came back to haunt me. Achy Breaky heart would be one because I hate country and Almost Over You.
When my college boyfriend and I broke up after five years, he said the song “Could I Have this Dance” would forever remind him of us because despite how it ended up, he would never regret the dance.
I failed to mention how many times the guy stepped on my toes….
Hmmm.. break up CD.
I had some help from the internet, but here is my list!
Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) – Phil Collins
Can’t Break It To My Heart – Tracy Lawrence
Dance, The – Garth Brooks
Don’t Know What You’ve Got (Til it’s Gone) – Cinderella
Endless Summer Nights – Richard Marx
Every Rose Has its Thorn – Poison
(Everything I Do) I Do It For You – Bryan Adams
Flame, The – Cheap Trick
How Do I Live – LeAnn Rimes | Trisha Yearwood
I Don’t Need You – Kenny Rogers
I Hope You Dance – Lee Ann Womack
I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight – Cutting Crew
I’m Not Supposed to Love You Anymore – Bryan White
Insensitive – Jann Arden
In the End – Lincoln Park
I Wish it Would Rain Down – Phil Collins
Love Bites – Def Leppard
My Heart Will Go On – Celine Dion
Never Say Goodbye – Bon Jovi
Next Time I Fall – Peter Cetera
Nights in White Satin – Moody Blues
November Rain – Guns N Roses
Over Now – Alice in Chains
Open Arms – Journey
Red, Red Wine – UB40
Right Here Waiting – Richard Marx
Rose, The – Bette Midler
Runaway – Del Shannon
Tears in Heaven – Eric Clapton
Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler
Unforgiven, The – Metallica
While You Loved Me – Rascal Flatts
You Give Love a Bad Name – Bon Jovi
Ok.. now, I don’t hate those songs.. I just think it would be a great break up CD, as for the songs I hate. I ToTALLY agree with the “Achy Brakey heart” thing. I HATE that song and I’m not fond of the singer.
I love the idea of giving the person you are breaking up with the cd (if you detest that person, of course).
I know for sure “Big Girls Don’t Cry” would be on it. I HATE that song.
So…I totally interpreted this a different way! I’m thinking a CD of songs TO break-up with a guy. Here’s a few that i would burn on:
Loser by Beck
I’m Still Standing by Elton John
It Ain’t None of Your Business by Missing Persons
No More Words by Berlin
The Sign by Ace of Base
Sign of the Times by the BelleStars
I Confess by the English Beat
Thnks Fr Th Mmrs by Fall Out Boy
What Goes Around by Justin Timberlake
You’ll Never Find by Lou Rawls
Bye Bye Bye by NSYNC
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You guys are scary good at this.
I Swear
I don’t know the “artist” but I know the song and CAN’T STAND IT.
There are many others but my brain seems to be incapable of remembering titles or names.
I had a college housemate who one afternoon just listened to the song Two Princes by the Spin Doctors over and over and over and over. So, although there are many songs out there that I could put on a mixed tape of songs I hate, I think that for me the quintessential Breakup CD would have to be just that one song played over and over for infinity.
I’m developing hives just thinking about it.
I seem to recall that as revenge I loaded up all my myriad Kate Bush CDs in my CD player and put them on random play for the next few hours. Ha!
As a fellow Amy I feel your pain on the dirth of “Amy” songs . . . but there is one I really like . . . “Amy’s Song” by Swithfoot from their New Way To Be Human album . . . you might like it.
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“I saw the sign and it opened up my eyes I saw the sign.”
Stab me over and over again if that song comes on.