Breakin' Up Is Hard To Do

KittySprinkles had a video to watch said Sat, Sep 26th 2015 at 1:17am ET

In honor of the departure of our beloved and much respected @JonT let's hear your favorite breakup song. (Please don't take them personally JonT!)
Whether it is angry, sad, or happy to be free, what do you consider the best?

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kdemo said Sat, Sep 26th 2015 at 1:24am ET:

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- @KDemo I love this song!
  
  KittySprinkles said Sat, Sep 26th 2015 at 1:31am ET
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- @KDemo I was gonna go with this one.
  
  lisaviolet said Sun, Sep 27th 2015 at 9:58am ET
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- @lisaviolet - Great minds.
  
  kdemo said Sun, Sep 27th 2015 at 3:11pm ET
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thismyusername said Sat, Sep 26th 2015 at 1:25am ET:

Nothing to do with JonT but a great breakup song:

NSFW version:

SFW version:

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- @thismyusername Excellent choice, it's a good song in general. A hate song you can dance to.
  
  KittySprinkles said Sat, Sep 26th 2015 at 1:32am ET
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nadroj said Sat, Sep 26th 2015 at 2:58am ET:

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jqubed said Sat, Sep 26th 2015 at 5:01am ET:

The Pernice Brothers - "Number Two"

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brandon said Sat, Sep 26th 2015 at 8:15am ET:

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HJ89lMXLJGA

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- @brandon because the site doesn't parse mobile links properly, here is your vid again:
  
  curtise said Sun, Sep 27th 2015 at 5:30pm ET
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Starblind said Sat, Sep 26th 2015 at 8:17am ET:

One of The Beautiful South's many many sad songs for hard-drinking northerners soaked with existential melancholy and gin in equal measure:

So I'll cry with a limp, Just get by on a limb
Till these blue eyes of mine they are closed
So here's to an old fashioned peck on the cheek
And farewell my sweet Northern Rose...

Give him a chorus and that bit at the end
Where he wails on and on 'bout the loss of a friend
Let him scream loudly "well this love could mend"
Let it die,
let it die,
let it die...

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looseneck said Sat, Sep 26th 2015 at 9:09am ET:

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- @looseneck It's a little weird. Just yesterday I had a "Bat Out of Hell" moment. Had to play the whole thing as loud as I could without getting distortion.
  
  Teripie said Sat, Sep 26th 2015 at 9:43am ET
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- @Teripie - Sometimes you just gotta have some Meatloaf.
  
  kdemo said Sat, Sep 26th 2015 at 1:27pm ET
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dashcloud said Sat, Sep 26th 2015 at 9:43am ET:

Two great songs from Weird Al on breakups and relationships:
Since You've Been Gone:

You Don't Love Me Anymore:

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- @dashcloud He actually did You Don't Love Me Anymore with a medley of other songs at the concert. It was just a couple guys playing guitars and it was one of my favorite moments!
  
  KittySprinkles said Sat, Sep 26th 2015 at 9:48am ET
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- @dashcloud Nice. Star for you.
  
  medz said Sat, Sep 26th 2015 at 1:49pm ET
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pitamuffin said Sat, Sep 26th 2015 at 9:49am ET:

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- @pitamuffin I've never seen the video to that. I love it.
  
  KittySprinkles said Sat, Sep 26th 2015 at 9:54am ET
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Willijs3 said Sat, Sep 26th 2015 at 9:53am ET:

None of my break ups have gone well. This song fits perfectly

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- @Willijs3 ska <3
  
  connorbush said Sat, Sep 26th 2015 at 1:21pm ET
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mfladd said Sat, Sep 26th 2015 at 10:22am ET:

@JonT Since you're going out with another site now, I Want U Back!

But, I promise, I swear - you will always have a home here!

We are always your friends!

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- @mfladd
  
  KittySprinkles said Sat, Sep 26th 2015 at 10:56am ET
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- @jaremelz don't be hate'n!
  
  mfladd said Sat, Sep 26th 2015 at 11:11am ET
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2many2no said Sat, Sep 26th 2015 at 10:23am ET:

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- @2many2no You have posted our anthem to JonT.
  
  KittySprinkles said Sat, Sep 26th 2015 at 10:28am ET
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- @2many2no perfect J. Geils song. You get a special star!
  
  mfladd said Sat, Sep 26th 2015 at 10:40am ET
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KittySprinkles said Sat, Sep 26th 2015 at 10:37am ET:

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connorbush said Sat, Sep 26th 2015 at 1:23pm ET:

Simon & Garfunkel - I Am A Rock

Gorilla Zoe - Echo with lyrics

FOREVER IN THE FRIENDZONE

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- @connorbush Always star Simon & Garfunkel.
  
  KittySprinkles said Sat, Sep 26th 2015 at 1:35pm ET
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- @jaremelz amen to that.
  
  connorbush said Sat, Sep 26th 2015 at 2:06pm ET
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CowboyDann said Sat, Sep 26th 2015 at 1:38pm ET:

Carissa's Wierd - They'll only miss you when you leave.

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- @CowboyDann Wow, haven't heard them in ages. Locals, for the win!
  
  KittySprinkles said Sat, Sep 26th 2015 at 1:49pm ET
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- @jaremelz Jenn Ghetto is gonna be here at the end of next month. Thinking of going.
  
  CowboyDann said Sat, Sep 26th 2015 at 1:59pm ET
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kdemo said Sat, Sep 26th 2015 at 2:32pm ET:

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2many2no said Sat, Sep 26th 2015 at 5:58pm ET:

OK, after thinking about it, that was a bit harsh.
Here's something more wistful.

And for all our friends from www.ppomppu.co.kr and www.wal.co.kr a nice combo of blues & pop that's pretty cheeky.

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WTFhqwhgads said Sat, Sep 26th 2015 at 6:00pm ET:

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OldCatLady said Sat, Sep 26th 2015 at 6:12pm ET:

This: The Last Leaf, by the Cascades. Plenty of sweet, wistful despair, fits right in here.

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Saffer49 said Sat, Sep 26th 2015 at 7:47pm ET:

I think this about sums up my feelings about @JonT 's Departure.

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AnotherDawn said Sun, Sep 27th 2015 at 1:51am ET:

Are you ready, boots? Start walkin'.

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2many2no said Sun, Sep 27th 2015 at 4:29am ET:

OK, I just can't leave this alone.
Here's how I heard @JonT was leaving...

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TrophyHusband said Sun, Sep 27th 2015 at 8:09am ET:

None sadder than this....

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lisaviolet said Sun, Sep 27th 2015 at 9:55am ET:

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lisaviolet said Sun, Sep 27th 2015 at 9:58am ET:

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lisaviolet said Sun, Sep 27th 2015 at 10:02am ET:

Lots of favorite break up songs from back in the day.....

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Ruger9mm said Sun, Sep 27th 2015 at 12:03pm ET:

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badmnky said Sun, Sep 27th 2015 at 2:50pm ET:

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curtise said Sun, Sep 27th 2015 at 5:55pm ET:

It's too tough to decide on just one...

Lily Allen - Smile
"When you first left me I didn't know what to say..."

Alanis Morissette - You oughta know
"I want you to know that I'm happy for you... I wish nothing but the best for you both..."

The Rankin Family - Fare thee well love
"Fare thee well, love... Far away, you must go."

And one that really captures the precise moment when the relationship went south...

MC Mortimer - Acquisition Rap
"Nobody freak out..."

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KittySprinkles said Sun, Sep 27th 2015 at 9:39pm ET:

I don't know how on earth I forgot this one. A personal favorite.

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kdemo said Sun, Sep 27th 2015 at 11:05pm ET:

Tempted by the fruit of another job:

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KittySprinkles said Sun, Sep 27th 2015 at 11:31pm ET:

This is one that, although not a break up song, is one of those melancholy types that I'd happily wallow in if in break up status.

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mfladd said Mon, Sep 28th 2015 at 12:02am ET:

How can we forget "The Breakup Song" by the the Greg Kihn Band?

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- @mfladd How the hell did everyone forget that one?
  
  KittySprinkles said Mon, Sep 28th 2015 at 12:05am ET
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SSteve said Mon, Sep 28th 2015 at 2:32am ET:

I love "Don't Forget Me" by Harry Nilsson.

Neko Case does a great version too.

Then there's Good Company by Queen with Brian May's awesome Dixieland jazz band on guitar. Not quite as well known as the song that comes after it on the album.

And here he is talking about how it was made.

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