Breakup Mix
June 28, 2006
As you may or may not know (or as you may or may not have figured out from reading some of my gloomier posts recently), I recently went through a breakup. The evening of the final discussion, we were out to dinner, and when the topic came up, I insisted that we go somewhere more private to continue the conversation. We went back to my apartment and as we sat down on the couch, I picked up my iPod. "Let's see, what's good breakup music?" At the time, I don't even remember what I put on -- something fairly quiet and innocuous, I suppose.
Having the time to give it a bit more thought, I went through my iTunes library and here's what I came up with. I made an iMix out of it for your listening pleasure, but so many of the songs weren't there that I wanted to include the entire playlist below. It's in no particular order, and most of the songs are self-explanatory.
I actually saw Jill Sobule last night at Joe's Pub (she was fabulous as always), and she pointed out that Angel/Asshole is a breakup song for the person who did the breaking up -- not your typical breakup song perspective. Shoot me an email if you want a copy of the mix (assuming I can fit it all on one CD).
Wise Up | Aimee Mann |
God Only Knows | Beach Boys |
I Let Her Get Away | Candy Butchers / Mike Viola |
I Just Don't Think I'll Ever Get Over You | Colin Hay |
Brilliant Mistake | Elvis Costello |
Permanent Broken Heart | E |
God Give Me Strength | Elvis Costello |
I Hope You're Happy Now | Elvis Costello & the Attractions |
I Can't Get Used to Losing You | The English Beat |
Love Gets You Twisted | Graham Parker / The Rumor |
Love's a Mystery | Grant Lee Phillips |
Romeo and Juliet | Indigo Girls |
Love Is Never Equal | Jill Sobule |
It's Different for Girls | Joe Jackson Band |
Bummed Out City | Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros |
Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' | Journey |
No More Love Songs | Lloyd Cole / Negatives |
The Bed's Too Big Without You | The Police |
Complex Person | The Pretenders |
Thin Line Between Love and Hate | The Pretenders |
So Tired of Being Alone | Al Green |
Angel/Asshole | Jill Sobule |