needed: songs for the dumped

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A friend of mine just got dumped by a total douche. She's listening to lots of depressing, wading-through-my-tears kinda stuff, and that shit just isn't helpful. I need upbeat, better-off-without-him, "fuck-you" songs...I guess kind of in the vein of Since U Been Gone or something, though they certainly don't have to be quite THAT poppy and mainstream. Anyone got any good ones?

(My apologies if there's already a thread like this. I looked, but couldn't really find anything.)

― Lady May, Monday, 29 August 2005 16:53 (twenty years ago)

New Order - Way of Life "You told me a pack of lies that i can't even reason with..."

― biz, Monday, 29 August 2005 16:58 (twenty years ago)

Scandal - "Goodbye To You"
Quarterflash - "Harden My Heart"

That darn 80s poll is on my brain...

― rogermexico (rogermexico), Monday, 29 August 2005 17:02 (twenty years ago)

The Clash - Train In Vain

― biz, Monday, 29 August 2005 17:06 (twenty years ago)

"Wish I didn't miss you" by Angie Stone. Probably not a real fuck you song but still a beautiful song.

― nathalie's pocket revolution (stevie nixed), Monday, 29 August 2005 17:09 (twenty years ago)

Need to change the gender on some of these, natch:

Bikini Kill - "Suck My Left One"
Amy Rigby - "Keep it to Yourself"
Elvis Costello - "I Hope You're Happy Now"
Muffs - "Stupid Jerk"
Dylan - "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright"
Green Day - "Good Riddance"
Jerry Lee Lewis - "When He Walks On You (Like You Walked On Me)"
Iris Dement - "God May Forgive You"

― Jazzbo (jmcgaw), Monday, 29 August 2005 17:13 (twenty years ago)

Future Bible Heroes: Lonely but I love it
Dirtbombs- Not Your Scratching Post
Puppets- Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart No More

― js (honestengine), Monday, 29 August 2005 17:20 (twenty years ago)

The Animals- Gonna Send You Back To Walker
Scott Morgan and the Solution- I've Got To Quit You
Coil- Tainted Love
The Dirtbombs- Never Licking You Again

Back when I still listened to pop-industrial, Stabbing Westward's Ungod was pretty much all about getting dumped. In fact, all of their songs pretty much are.

― js (honestengine), Monday, 29 August 2005 17:29 (twenty years ago)

Song For The Dumped

So you wanted
to take a break
Slow it down some and
have some space
Well fuck you too
Give me my money back
Give me my money back
you bitch
I want my money back
(And don't forget to give
me back my black T-Shirt)
Wish I hadn't bought you dinner
Right before you dumped me
on your front porch
Give me my money back
Give me my money back
You bitch
I want my money back
and don't forget
And don't forget.

― pappawheelie II, Monday, 29 August 2005 17:33 (twenty years ago)

ween, "you fucked up"
byrds, "i'll feel a whole lot better"
waitresses, "no guilt"

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Monday, 29 August 2005 17:41 (twenty years ago)

Charlie Rich, "Who Will the Next Fool Be"

― Brad C. (Brad C.), Monday, 29 August 2005 19:32 (twenty years ago)

Soft Boys "Asking Tree"

Byrds seconded.

― sleeve (sleeve), Monday, 29 August 2005 19:55 (twenty years ago)

nita rossi, "untrue unfaithful (that was you)"

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Monday, 29 August 2005 20:26 (twenty years ago)

Go with the classic - Nilsson's You're Breaking my Heart ("you're breaking my heart, you're tearing it apart, so fuck you.")

― Jacobo Rock (jacobo rock), Monday, 29 August 2005 23:04 (twenty years ago)

Patience and Prudence - Gonna Get Along Without You Now (and I just found a disco version of this).

― Guymauve (Guymauve), Monday, 29 August 2005 23:53 (twenty years ago)

two LPs:

Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love
Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen

and lest I forget- Bauhaus' song "Crowds"

"You worthless bitch, you fickle shit..."

― viborg, Monday, 29 August 2005 23:55 (twenty years ago)

The Donnas - "I Didn't Like You Anyway"
Phil Collins - "I Don't Care Anymore"
Phil Collins - "It Don't Matter To Me"
Spin Doctors - "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong"
Motley Crue - "Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)"

― Randy Reiss (undeadsinatra), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 00:09 (twenty years ago)

Teddy Pendergrass, "I Don't Love You Anymore"

Laura Fabian, "I Will Love Again"

Cameo, "Single Life"

REO Speedwagon, "Time for Me to Fly"

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 00:18 (twenty years ago)

I forgot Sebadoh's "The Freed Pig".

― sleeve (sleeve), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 00:45 (twenty years ago)

Big Pun - Punish me

― Sym Sym (sym), Tuesday, 30 August 2005 01:01 (twenty years ago)

rick astley " the love has gone".

― rachel tweedy, Tuesday, 30 August 2005 02:02 (twenty years ago)

two weeks pass...

Kieth Urban -- " You'll Think of me"

― Joey Hale, Saturday, 17 September 2005 20:07 (twenty years ago)

sixteen years pass...

My poor friend got dumped and is having a massively difficult time dealing with it.

He is fifty and afraid he'll die alone.

He likes roots and blues and dad rock.

What are the best songs for linely middle-aged guys?

― Night of Olay: The Resurrection (I M Losted), Monday, 24 January 2022 19:48 (four years ago)

"Lonely", I mean. It must truly be hard being rejected like this and I want to make a mix to console him in his grief.

― Night of Olay: The Resurrection (I M Losted), Monday, 24 January 2022 19:49 (four years ago)

Roy Orbison - Only the Lonely

― Rockin’, and rollin’, and whatnot (morrisp), Monday, 24 January 2022 19:53 (four years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrKKt6NprVM

― feed me with your clicks (Noel Emits), Monday, 24 January 2022 20:16 (four years ago)

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