Are you currently going through or have you just had a bad breakup? Seems like we’ve all been there at one time or another. You can go through a whole series of feelings and emotions that range from tears to anger, heartache, despair, confusion, isolation, insanity, wanting revenge, etc. None of these of course are healthy but most are normal. Sometimes music can be great therapy as well as being around family and friends even though you might wanna be alone for awhile. Here’s a random collection of breakup songs that you might be able to use as therapy to help you mend… or at least alter your thinking process.
What’s the best therapy for a nasty breakup?
A date with Jack Daniels? ………. No, that’s probably a bad idea.
A date with Ben and Jerry? ………. A slightly better idea, but still a bit on the self-destructive side.
Instead — How ’bout drowning your sorrows with that time-tested, alcohol-free as well as calorie free remedy — the breakup song.
Why don’t you make yourself a CD mix or an iPod playlist of the songs that express your feelings at the moment and blare the heck out of it in your car or on the treadmill.
Need inspiration or a new playlist that helps you deal with your breakup?
Whether its pop, punk, metal, classic, country, the 80’s or contemporary break up songs, you might find what you’re looking for here…..
101 Break Up Songs To Stew Over
- 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover – Paul Simon
- Absolutely Zero – Jason Mraz
- Against All Odds – Phil Collins
- All Alone Am I – Brenda Lee
- All By Myself – Eric Carmen
- All My Ex’s Live In Texas – George Strait
- Alone Again (Naturally) – Gilbert O’Sullivan
- Another Lonely Day – Ben Harper
- Apart – The Cure
- Are You Lonesome Tonight – Elvis Presley
- Ballad of Big Nothing – Elliott Smith
- Black – Pearl Jam
- Blackout – Muse
- Blue Moon Revisited – Cowboy Junkies
- Can’t Stand Losing You – The Police
- Careless Whisper – Wham!
- Crazy – Patsy Cline or Willie Nelson
- Crown of Love – Arcade Fire
- Crying – Roy Orbison
- Don’t Cry Out Loud – Melissa Manchester
- Don’t Leave Me This Way – Thelma Houston
- Don’t Walk Away – ELO
- Don’t You Want Me – The Human League
- Ever Fallen in Love – The Buzzcocks
- Every Breath You Take – The Police
- Everybody Hurts – R.E.M.
- Everyday I Love You Less & Less – Kaiser Chiefs
- Ex-Factor – Lauren Hill
- Ex-Girlfriend – No Doubt
- Girl From The North Country – Bob Dylan
- Girl – Beatles
- Grace Cathedral Hill – The Decemberists
- Harden My Heart – QuarterFlash
- Heartbreak Hotel – Elvis Presley
- Heartbreaker – Pat Benatar
- Hopelessly Devoted To You – Olivia Newton John
- How Can You Be Sure? – Radiohead
- I Fall To Pieces – Patsy Cline
- I Hope You’re Happy Now – Elvis Costello
- I Never Cared for You – Willie Nelson
- I Used To Love Her – Guns n’ Roses
- I Want You – Elvis Costello
- I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
- If I Can’t Have You – Yvonne Ellimen
- I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry – Hank Williams, Elvis Presley, Cowboy Junkies, or Johnny Cash
- I’m Sorry – Brenda Lee
- It’s A Heartache – Juice Newton or Bonnie Tyler
- It’s Not Right, But It’s Okay – Whitney Houston
- It’s Over – Roy Orbison
- I’ve Been Loving You Too Long – Otis Redding
- Killing Me Softly With His Song – Fugees or Roberta Flack
- Last Goodbye – Jeff Buckley
- Leavin’ On Your Mind – Patsy Cline
- Lilac Wine – Jeff Buckley
- Lonesome Tears – Beck
- Lost Cause – Beck
- Love Hurts – Nazareth
- Love Is Stronger Than Death – The The
- Love On The Rocks – Neil Diamond
- Love Stinks – J. Geils Band
- Love Will Tear Us Apart – Joy Division
- Lover, You Should Have Come Over – Jeff Buckley
- Lush Life – Billy Strayhorn
- Mandy – Barry Manilow
- No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) – Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer
- Nothing Compares to You – Sinead O’Connor or Prince
- One – Aimee Mann (Magnolia soundtrack)
- Ordinary World – Duran Duran
- Run – Snow Patrol
- Separate Ways – Journey
- She Is Gone – Willie Nelson
- She’s Gone – Hall & Oates
- She’s Got You – Patsy Cline
- Should’ve Been In Love – Wilco
- Since I Don’t Have You – Guns N’ Roses
- Since U Been Gone – Kelly Clarkson
- So Lonely – The Police
- So Wrong – Patsy Cline
- Soma – Smashing Pumpkins
- Somebody That I Used To Know – Elliott Smith
- Strange – Patsy Cline
- Sweet Dreams – Patsy Cline
- Tainted Love – Soft Cell
- The Seventh Stranger – Duran Duran
- The Sign – Ace of Base
- There’s A Tear In My Beer – Hank Williams
- These Arms of Mine – Otis Redding
- This Woman’s Work – Kate Bush
- Total Eclipse of The Heart – Bonnie Tyler
- True Happiness This Way Lies – The The
- Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad – Meatloaf
- We Belong – Pat Benatar
- Why Can’t He Be You – Patsy Cline
- Without You – Nilsson
- Writing To Reach You – Travis
- You Give Love A Bad Name – Bon Jovi
- You Oughta Know – Alanis Morissette
- You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine – Lou Rawls
- Your Ex-Lover Is Dead – Stars
- You’re Not The Girl You Think You Are – Crowded House
- You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling – Righteous Brothers
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