Best Break-Up Songs?

naama_gat at hotmail.com naama_gat at hotmail.com
Sat May 12 13:01:57 UTC 2001


--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "Ebony AKA AngieJ" <ebonyink at h...> 
wrote:
> I need a really, *really* good breakup song... but danceable.  
> Something slow.
> 
> My faves all seem to have the word good-bye in them.  The 
> Manhattans' "Kiss and Say Goodbye" and "There's No Good in 
Goodbye".  
> The Jackson 5's "Never Can Say Goodbye".  Teddy Pendergrass' "Send 
> For Me" (which has the word "good-bye" in the chorus).  And I 
> love "I'll Be There", no matter *who's* singing it.
> 
> But I can't use any of my faves in this context, darn it.  :-(
> 
> I thought about "Yesterday" (my favorite Beatles song)... but the 
> sentiment's all wrong there.  I need a song that speaks to a mutual 
> parting of the ways, even an amicable one.  
> 
> Any suggestions?  A standard might be nice...
> 

I don't know if these two fit all the critera, but they're both 
beautiful:
Sinnead O'Conner's Nothing Compares to You 
The Righteous Brothers' You've Lost that Loving Feeling
The last especially has a deep, slow beat that might work well (I 
think).

May I say, I hope it's for a fanfic?

Naama





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