THE TOP TEN Best Modern Breakup Songs
When the girl or guy we love walks out the door for the last time, we all have the tendency to fall into a stupor where every song you hear reminds you of him or her. For the sake of uniqueness, I've tried to avoid country, and most are vaguely "alternative" (except #1), but still familiar to many.
When the girl or guy we love walks out the door for the last time, we all have the tendency to fall into a stupor where every song you hear reminds you of hi... more
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1
Jonny Lang - Breakin' Me: Modern blues done right. Listen to this song, it's worth it. "I don't want to be in love/but you're makin' me/let me up, I've had enough/girl you're breakin' me"
2
Joshua Radin - Only You: This is a cover of Yazoo's 1980s 'hit', but Radin brings a soft voice and a slower pace to this touching song. "All I needed was the love you gave/all I needed for another day/and all I ever knew/only you"
3
Denison Witmer - Finding Your Feet Again: Everything about this song makes you want to weep, its beautiful, and sad, and uplifting all at once. "This is what its like/finding your feet again/the part of you that couldn't/finally thinks you can"
4
Matt Nathanson - Wedding Dress: Sounds like a happy song, but is, in fact about feeling trapped in a relationship when the love has gone. "In your wedding dress/to have and to hold/even at my best/I want to let go."
5
Nightmare of You - I Want to Be Buried in Your Backyard: Admittedly, a creepy sentiment, but when all is said and done, it's pretty romantic in a weird way. "I want to be buried in your backyard/and when the flowers grow/just know you're still in my heart"
6
Bernard Fanning - Wish You Well: Sometimes somber lyrics hide behind a peppy beat. "Up so early feel so bright/didn't get much sleep last night/freight train rattled through my head/whistle blowing love is dead"
7
Snow Patrol - You Could Be Happy: I suppose, after those really great relationships, we always wish the best for our exes, though it may take a while. "Somehow everything I own smells of you/and for the tiniest moment its all not true"
8
Jason Reeves - Just Friends: Maybe we've all been there, when someone you love just doesn't return those feelings. "And the way you kiss, so delicate/doesn't come around and I'm always gonna miss it."
9
Blue Epic - Roses: Just a song about betrayal, but well written. "I let myself to find you and that good friend/in each others arms, you lied/i thought i'd just drop by, and bring you these roses/it just goes to show, you never know"
10
Alkaline Trio - Stupid Kid: Nobody does dark exaggerations quite as well as these guys. "Remember when I said I love you/well, forget it, I take it back/I was just a stupid kid back then/I take back every word that I said"
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