'Helping a friend through a break up' songs!

TommieBoy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXQZtIU9RVo

LifesgoodwithLG

Skunk Anasie - Weak, I absolutely adore this song and its the perfect angry / break up song. At times ending a relationship can be a grieving process so you need a mixture of songs for all the stages.

Angry: Weak ( Skunk Anasie ), Hit em up in Style ( Blu Cantrell); Lost Cause ( Beck ), Outta Love ( Anastasia), Karma ( Alicia Keys), Du Hast ( Rammstein, to be played very very loud )

ps you sound like a good friend,

Duckjob

This says just about all that needs to be said after a bitter breakup, albeit from a male perspective:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGFNwYNBfiA

ennis81

These are kinda feel good songs, hope they help your pal

http://youtu.be/Hry4TTkqpqE

http://youtu.be/rSMIPar2hQ0

http://youtu.be/oyFmNPoDbDU

http://youtu.be/nvb8wdBglpw

ivytwine

Laura Marling's second album, I Speak Because I Can, got me through some tough times. The final track (of the same name) is just perfect, especially if it was a relationship where she sacrificed a lot for the guy.

And onto her newer stuff, 'Sophia' is a good one.

'Passenger' by Lisa Hannigan is lovely and quite a cheery moving on song. "... I buried you in a day of snowing"

Florence and the Machine do good hopeful ones as well, aside from 'Dog Days', 'Shake It Out' is brilliant. 'Howl' 'Hurricane Drunk' are good angry songs, and I love the first lines from 'Blinding':
Seems that I have been held, in some dreaming state
A tourist in the waking world, never quite awake
No kiss, no gentle word could wake me from this slumber
Until I realized that it was you who held me under...

If she likes to wallow, and who doesn't at times, Cathy Davey's 'Happy Slapping' is charmingly cynical. 'Sing for your Supper' will always remind me of someone I couldn't have (lucky now I don't want him!)

Tori Amos, especially 'Silent All These Years'. A pretty obscure one is 'Take to the Sky (Russia)' but it's great to hiss along to. And 'Precious Things' if she's still at the cutting all his suits up phase.

Plus a million to 'Go Your Own Way' 'I'm Looking Through You' and 'Merry Happy' too

sessionone

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

I'll Kill Her By Soko.

Thankfully I've never had cause for this particular song but I love it all the same. It's a bunny boiler anthem but it's kooky enough to be really sweet but angry too. It'll make her laugh!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qhh-MJVWwXY

Couldn't stop laughing:) Great song!

Somehow I'm disappointed with most of the suggestions....

How about David Gray?:

Or Damien Rice?:

Or even this?:

(Dumb video, but, I think, we all have wanted to say this )

Sooner or later it's over

JimmyCrackCorn

As someone who became recently single.
Not helping me get over it at all. Cry in work maybe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abjAqvdGZgM

byrnemaloney89

Not something sloppy anyway!! Lively sorta stuff. No depressing sh1t

byrnemaloney89

Not something sloppy anyway!! Lively sorta stuff. No depressing sh1t

Norwesterner

"I've the kettle on, call down to mammys for a wee chat if you're lonely."
Daniel O Donnell.

"Sure forget about the bollix. At least you're not pregnant. Or are you?"
Ding-Dong Denny O Reilly.

LifesgoodwithLG

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3JFwd1bk4Q

Not sure if this one has come up before.......... however Kelis Caught out there

TommieBoy

beks101 posted this in another thread...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeZMIgheZro

...seems appropriate for this thread

ash23

Give me love by Ed Sheeran is a good break up (misery) song

"and that tonight I'll call ya, after my blood is drowning in alcohol"

Pretty much sums up the pathetic, needy, missing them stage. Makes me feel better about being a mess when I know I'm not the only one making a fool of myself

Username exists

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLNr_qhZR0w

lilmissprincess

One to sob and sing along to, one of the most heartbreaking songs ever to a happy beat, The Winner Takes It All.

One definitely for when the ex has hooked up with someone else and doesn't seem to notice you anymore:

"Tell me does she kiss, like I used to kiss you, does it feel the same, when she calls your name... somewhere deep inside, you must know I miss you, but what can I say, rules must be obeyed..."

larrymickdick

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8ljHOSqc4A

Why should she - crucify hereself??

This song also gets me everytime - gives me shivers...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIYu4EHq0Lo

Bows and flows of angel hair
And ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons everywhere
I've looked at clouds that way

But now they only block the sun
They rain and snow on everyone
So many things I would have done
But clouds got in my way

I've looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down, and still somehow
It's cloud illusions I recall
I really don't know clouds at all

Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels
The dizzy dancing way you feel
As every fairy tale comes real
I've looked at love that way

But now it's just another show
You leave 'em laughing when you go
And if you care, don't let them know
Don't give yourself away

I've looked at love from both sides now
From give and take, and still somehow
It's love's illusions I recall
I really don't know love at all

Tears and fears and feeling proud
To say "I love you" right out loud
Dreams and schemes and circus crowds
I've looked at life that way

Oh but now old friends are acting strange
They shake their heads, they say I've changed
Well something's lost but something's gained
In living every day

I've looked at life from both sides now
From WIN and LOSE and still somehow
It's life's illusions I recall
I really don't know life at all

I've looked at life from both sides now
From up and down and still somehow
It's life's illusions I recall
I really don't know life at all

Pomplamousse

ivytwine wrote: »

If she likes to wallow, and who doesn't at times, Cathy Davey's 'Happy Slapping' is charmingly cynical. 'Sing for your Supper' will always remind me of someone I couldn't have (lucky now I don't want him!)

Absolutely love that song. Another Cathy Davey one, albeit for once you've reached the "I'm reclaiming my life" stage:

SineadMarie

Katy Perry Part of me

Ankhyu

I don't think anyone has mentioned this yet, one of my all time favourite songs. Great if you're in the mood to wallow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ChbxMVgGV4

Those Cathy Davey songs that were mentioned are great. Wallis Bird is another one, can't find an album version or a decent video of this song, but you get the idea. It's emotional and sad but also uplifting with the "Just keep going" lyric:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUFnobJ71pM

Ryu Hayabusa

Based on a true story, where the man did indeed look like a woman

Aidric

lilmissprincess wrote: »

One to sob and sing along to, one of the most heartbreaking songs ever to a happy beat, The Winner Takes It All.

One definitely for when the ex has hooked up with someone else and doesn't seem to notice you anymore:

"Tell me does she kiss, like I used to kiss you, does it feel the same, when she calls your name... somewhere deep inside, you must know I miss you, but what can I say, rules must be obeyed..."

Not only a brilliantly written song but an amazing lead vocal by Agnetha Fältskog.