bitter break-up songs
i love my music, me. but i'm the first to admit i have got shit vanilla mainstream taste. my ipod is full of cheesy predictable playlists like "getting ready" and "treadmill". and of course the essential bitter playlist. (which, with the history of my lovelife, is always on the look out for additions if anyone has any good recommendations??) there are some songs that you hear and you just know the writer has been through the exact same shit.

however, before i name these bad boys, i have to add that i have never understood why "i will survive" is such a girlpower break up song. it only works if the bastard has actually come back! otherwise it's no use singing it to the lone toothbrush left in the bathroom.

anyway, i've always found the following at top volume to be pretty therapeutic at various points in the past (and doubtless in the future):

fuck, have put the list in the reply as even when massively cut down there's such a lot of them. says a lot about how bitter and twisted i have become in my old age! it also says that i'd do anything in the office on a sunday other than what i should actually be doing...
( rachelswipe with a fork, Sun 31 Jan 2010, 14:20, 13 replies)

playlist...
angry johnny - poe
bad habit/in and out of my life - onephatdiva
blue monday - new order
don't speak - no doubt
don't cry - guns 'n' roses
don't feel like crying - abra moore
don't want no short dick man - cj gee
erase/rewind/my favourite game - the cardigans
ever fallen in love - pete yorn
fading like a flower - roxette
feeling good - muse
fight test/tale of the horny frog - flaming lips
fuck and run - liz phair
ghosts - laura marling
goodbye - alexia
grounds for divorce - elbow
hallelujah - rufus wainwright
how's it going to be - third eye blind
how to be dead/chocolate - snow patrol
hung up - madonna
i am the resurrection/made of stone - stone roses
i get along - pet shop boys
i want it that way - backstreet boys
if i were a boy - beyonce
it's all over but the crying/cup of coffee - garbage
it's ok - atomic kitten (or nuclear pussy as my friend called them)
leave right now/your game - will young
mr brightside - the killers
my favourite mistake - sheryl crow
my lovin' - en vogue
not big/smile/shame for you - lily allen
not ready to make nice - dixie chicks
nothing but a heartache - freemasons
on my own - peach union
ordinary world - duran duran
power of goodbye – madonna
second hand news/go your own way/the chain - fleetwood mac
so what - pink
song for the dumped - ben folds five
stupid thing/that's just what you are - aimee mann
the last time - the rolling stones
time of your life/good riddance - green day
why did you do it - stretch
( rachelswipe with a fork, Sun 31 Jan 2010, 14:21, closed)

alice in chains
angry chair, but only if you really want to wallow
(danceswithferrets is leaking sanity, Sun 31 Jan 2010, 14:28, closed)

that's a great song
alice in chains ftw!
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 9:34, closed)

Ben Folds Five
is really awesome
( cakelady, Sun 31 Jan 2010, 15:01, closed)

Supersuckers
Pretty fucked up is more from a guy's perspective but still a totally awesome break-up tune.
(Fancy a weekend on my Raymondo Luxury Yacht?, Sun 31 Jan 2010, 15:11, closed)

Same sorta thing but a bit more extreme
Go to hell by Nashville Pussy, though anyone who can relate to the lyrics really needs to worry about themselves.
(Fancy a weekend on my Raymondo Luxury Yacht?, Sun 31 Jan 2010, 15:17, closed)

Early PJ Harvey.
She helped me get through the end of my marriage and the early part of the divorce. Listening to someone else rage can be almost as therapeutic as doing it yourself.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Sun 31 Jan 2010, 15:12, closed)

Frank Turner
Heartless Bastard Motherfucker is quite effective.
( jim_bob can herd cats., Sun 31 Jan 2010, 15:52, closed)

Hedonism by Skunk Ananasie is a pretty good one to wallow to.
(Shapethrower It's what you want, Sun 31 Jan 2010, 16:08, closed)

Try this if you're angry...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjVx8Sguy40
(Womble Lover Is in the corner kicking the cat, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 12:11, closed)

Shellac - Prayer To God
To the one true God above:
here is my prayer -
not the first you've heard, but the first I wrote.
(not the first, but the others were a long time ago).
There are two people here, and I want you to kill them.
Her - she can go quietly, by disease or a blow
to the base of her neck,
where her necklaces close,
where her garments come together,
where I used to lay my face...
That's where you oughta kill her,
in that particular place.
Him - just fucking kill him, I don't care if it hurts.
Yes I do, I want it to,
fucking kill him but first
make him cry like a woman,
(no particular woman),
let him hold out hope that someone or other might come
then fucking kill him
Fucking kill him.
Kill him already, kill him.
Fucking kill him, fucking kill him,
Kill him already, kill him.
Fucking kill him, fucking kill him,
Kill him already, kill him.
Just fucking kill him! Fucking kill him,
Fucking kill him already, kill him.
Ah Fucking kill him, fucking kill him,
Kill him already, kill him.
Kill him already, kill him already
Kill him, fucking kill him.
Just fucking kill him, fuckin kill him,
Kill him already, kill him.
Fuckin kill him, kill him,
Fucking kill him already, kill him.

Kill him, fucking kill him,
Kill him, just fucking kill him.
Kill them already, kill them already,
Kill him.
Amen.

hypem.com/#/search/Shellac%20Prayer%20To%20God/1/
( ma0sm, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 12:31, closed)

Loving the Fleetwood Mac inclusions. Mr Brightside is a quality "Dammit, they're with someone else and it makes me sick!" tune.

Can I also suggest...

Gone - Ben Folds
I Don't Have Anything - Vast
( djtrialprice, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 18:00, closed)

don't want no short dick man - cj gee
Haha! forgot about that track.
( girlinthehole, Sun 31 Jan 2010, 16:08, closed)