Frodo Baggins Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 What songs did everyone feel was appropriate during a relationship, be it at it's best, lowest, or during a break up? For me, the music of the Beatles was always the most relateable. They seemed to have a song for almost every type of relationship, and in any phase; from puppy love to mature to heart shattering break up. Everyone, go ahead and post some lyrics to songs you like, and add some comments if you want about it. You can ask for advice on certain topics or simply discuss the meaning of some lyrics. I'll post some in a bit. Link to comment
MrKawabata Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 During the high points I would say Italian Opera singer Andrea Bocelli. During the low points I would say Rod Stewart and Elvis Presley! Link to comment
Frodo Baggins Posted January 19, 2004 Author Share Posted January 19, 2004 That's interesting, I wouldn't have really considered opera. That's great, are there any particular songs that you have in mind? What about the Elvis or Rod Stewart songs? Are there any particular lyrics you'd wanna share? Personally, I found this song helpful during the healing part of a break up. It's called "Think For Yourself" by the Beatles. It comes in handy as a kind of inspiration when you want to confront someone you no longer want to have anything to do with. When you need to escape a relationship that's basically holding you down, when you need to tell that person "Think for yourself, cause I won't be there with you." Think For Yourself - The Beatles I've got a word or two To say about the things that you do; You're telling all those lies About the good things that we can have If we close our eyes. Do what you want to do, And go where you're going to. Think for yourself 'cause I won't be there with you. I left you far behind, The ruins of the life that you had in mind. And though you still can't see, I know your mind's made up, You're gonna cause more misery. Do what you want to do, And go where you're going to; Think for yourself, 'cause I won't be there with you. Although your mind's opaque, Try thinking more if just for your own sake. The future still looks good, And you've got time to rectify All the things that you should. Do what you want to do, And go where you're going to; Think for yourself, 'cause I won't be there with you. Do what you want to do, And go where you're going to; Think for yourself, 'cause I won't be there with you. Think for yourself, 'cause I won't be there with you. Link to comment
MrKawabata Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 These are just portions of the songs, I chose lyrics that I thought were the most meaningful: La Luna Che Non C'è - Andrea Bocelli E chiara nello sera Tu sarai la luna che non c'è. Nell'aria pi¨´ leggera La tua mano calda su di me. E forse non immagini nemmeno Quant'è grande questo cielo, Quanto spazio c'è qui dentro me E ci sarà adesso che Mi vuoi cos¨¬ anche tu. Don't Be Cruel - Elvis Presley Baby, if I made you mad For something I might have said, Please, let's forget the past, The future looks bright ahead, Don't be cruel to a heart that's true. I don't want no other love, Baby it's just you I'm thinking of. Don't stop thinking of me, Don't make me feel this way, Come on over here and love me, You know what I want you to say. Don't be cruel to a heart that's true. Why should we be apart? I really love you baby, cross my heart. Always On My Mind - Elvis Presley Maybe I didn't treat you Quite as good as I should have Maybe I didn't love you Quite as often as I could have Little things I should have said and done I just never took the time You were always on my mind You were always on my mind You're in my Heart - Rod Stewart You're in my heart, you're in my soul You'll be my breath should I grow old You are my lover, you're my best friend You're in my soul My love for you is immeasurable My respect for you immense You're ageless, timeless, lace and fineness You're beauty and elegance You're a rhapsody, a comedy You're a symphony and a play You're every love song ever written But honey what do you see in me Maggie May - Rod Stewart Wake up maggie I think I got something to say to you It's late september and I really should be back at school I know I keep you amused but I feel I'm being used Oh maggie I couldn't have tried any more You lured me away from home just to save you from being alone You stole my heart and that's what really hurt Link to comment
MrKawabata Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 Are You Lonesome Tonight - Elvis Presley Are you lonesome tonight, Do you miss me tonight? Are you sorry we drifted apart? Does your memory stray to a brighter sunny day When I kissed you and called you sweetheart? Do the chairs in your parlor seem empty and bare? Do you gaze at your doorstep and picture me there? Is your heart filled with pain, shall I come back again? Tell me dear, are you lonesome tonight? I wonder if you're lonesome tonight You know someone said that the world's a stage And each must play a part. Fate had me playing in love you as my sweet heart. Act one was when we met, I loved you at first glance You read your line so cleverly and never missed a cue Then came act two, you seemed to change and you acted strange And why I'll never know. Honey, you lied when you said you loved me And I had no cause to doubt you. But I'd rather go on hearing your lies Than go on living without you. Now the stage is bare and I'm standing there With emptiness all around And if you won't come back to me Then make them bring the curtain down. Is your heart filled with pain, shall I come back again? Tell me dear, are you lonesome tonight? Link to comment
musicguy Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 when I break up with someone I listen to Adema's "Rip The Heart Out of Me" any Linkin Park or Good Charlotte song, when I'm in love or happy I listen to a lot of Nsync, BSB and pop music. Musicguy Link to comment
MrKawabata Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley Why can't you see What you're doing to me When you don't believe a word I say? We can't go on together With suspicious minds And we can't build our dreams On suspicious minds Link to comment
Self Discoverer Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 Hello Frodo One of the best break-up lyrics for me is Carole King's "It's Too Late" on the album Tapestry. Simple, but it says it all. Stayed in bed all morning just to pass the time There's something wrong here there can be no denying One of us is changing or maybe we've just stopped trying And it's too late, baby, now it's too late Though we really did try to make it Something inside has died and I can't hide And I just can't fake it Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no It used to be so easy living here with you You were light and breezy and I knew just what to do Now you look so unhappy and I feel like a fool And it's too late, baby, now it's too late Though we really did try to make it Something inside has died and I can't hide And I just can't fake it There'll be good times again for me and you But we just can't stay together don't you feel it too Still I'm glad for what we had and how I once loved you But it's too late, baby, now it's too late Though we really did try to make it Something inside has died and I can't hide And I just can't fake it Oh, it's too late, my baby It's too late, now darling It's too late Link to comment
akatoro Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 During my last relationship I listened a lot to Sigúr Ros, Kent, K-Pist, Radiohead, Ed Harcourt, The Sounds and etc When we broke up I listened to Komm Susser Tod (From Neon Genesis Evangelion which is an Anime). I love that song very much. When I'm happy I listen to J-pop/J-rock, it's fun and cheers me up even more (nice thread) Link to comment
mr_ripley Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 When in the midst of a good romantic relationship it has to be "Something" by the Beatles. When breaking up it would have to be "Who loves the sun" or "OH! Sweet Nothing" both by The Velvet Underground. In the midst of the getting over them phase I like a shot of Limp Bizkit with My Way which has some pretty relevant Lyrics to it : You think you're special, you do I can see it in your eyes I can see it when you laugh at me Look down on me And walk around on me. Just one more fight About your leadership And I will straight up Leave your sh*t Cause I've had enough of this And now I'm pissed (yeah). This time I'm a let it all come out This time I'm a stand up and shout I'm a do things my way, it's my way My way or the highway. Link to comment
Blue_Soul Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 Bob Dylan's 'Blood On The Tracks' album is consoling when going through a breakup. He wrote it when he was splitting up with his wife in 1974/75. Link to comment
vfunkera Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 This would have to be one of the best posts i've seen here because i love music that i can listen and relate to, and God i am learning so much here! 'Blood on the tracks', i'll remember that one! And the whole load of Elvis songs as well. When im angry i punch a boxing bag, when im in love i don't really care about the music i listen to, just spending time with her. But when i went through a break up, i have never listened to so much music in my life! Most of them are modern though (not familiar with the oldies ), but they were powerful enough to keep me- Nsync- Gone There's a thousand words that I could say To make you come home (yeah) Seems too long ago you walked way Left me alone And I remember what you said to me Kept on acting so strange And maybe I was too blind to see That you needed a change Was it something I said, to make you turn away To make you walk out and leave me cold If I could just find a way To make it so that she'll be right here right now I've been sittin here Can't get you off mind I try my best to be a man and be strong I drive myself insane Wishing I could touch your face But the truth remains Your gone (gone) Gone (baby your) Gone (your gone) I don't wanna make excuses babe Won't change the fact that your gone (no, no) But if there's something that I could do Won't you please let me know Time is passing so slowly now 'Coz what's my life without you Baby I could change my every day Baby I don't want to I'll just hang around and find some things to do Take my mind off missing you (take my mind off you) Yes I know in my heart you can't say that you don't love me too Please say you do I've been sittin here Can't get you off mind I try my best to be a man and be strong I drive myself insane Wishing I could touch your face But the truth remains Your gone (gone) Gone (baby your) Gone (your gone) Am I there in your heart Baby why dont you see That I need you with me I've been sittin here Can't get you off mind I try my best to be a man and be strong I drive myself insane Wishing I could touch your face But the truth remains Your gone (gone) Gone (baby your) Gone (your gone) Kci and Jojo- I'm going crazy See, baby I, apologize For all the things that I've done that I've done See I've known that I've been a fool for far too long And baby you have it, I go around to wait, just come back to papa Please baby, baby won't you stay If you really love me then why are you leavin me I can't think, think about this crazy day I lose sleep just to daydream about you babyyyyyyyy I'm going crazy, crazy, crazy, just to thinkin about you lately (crazy baby) I'm going crazy, crazy, crazy, just to thinkin about you baby (I don't know what to do) I'm going crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy, thinkin about you lately (crazy, crazy, crazy) I'm going crazy, crazy, (crazy, crazy) that I can't touch you Crazy, crazy (I'm going crazy) that I can't hold you Crazy, crazy, (I'm going crazy) that I can't see you again (Said I'm going crazy) (Said I'm going crazy) I've finally realized, that you are my true love And I had a lot of time to think, and you're all seem to keep thinking, To keep thinkin of, yeahhh And now I know I need you each and every day I can't live without you, so don't run away Baby you say that you love me, so why'd u leave me, why (why, why, why, why) Train- Drops of Jupiter, and Justin Timberlake's album is gold since he wrote it while breaking up with Britney, i won't write the lyrics before this post gets out of hand, but tracks you must hear- Last Night, Still on my Brain, and Never Again. Finally some lyrics i heard amidst a completely irrelevent song by the same artist who has provoded me my signature quotes, and were REALLY inspirational- So tell me why you changed, choose a new direction in a blink of an eye, my time away just brought me more close to perfection, and you thought i'd die? I'm not going to cry, why i should care, like we hanging on to lost love thats no longer there God can you please help me? i think i'll stop there! Link to comment
whitefang Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 Hey Frodo, After my last breakup, during my depression i used to listen to most songs by Linkin Park and also Led Zepplin's 'Stairway to Heaven' in my room with my curtains closed and in complete darkness. That's all i can think of at the moment... Thanks. - whitefang Link to comment
The Morrigan Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 Well, it depends. When I'm depressed, I tend to pull out the melodic DM and some of the more epic BM, some indy, some metal... depends on my mood. Right now it's Dark Tranquility On Your Time neither here nor there in our unity of twine solitary sanity, traded in for life once we crawled into the artificial night all was left and I arrived on your time there in the collision wish answers could arrive was I kept up for this? did the physical emotion break the fall of sleep? I'd never thought of things that you would say could never tell if what you said were lies it's in here eating it's down there drinking be with me, not against me bear with it, love against me I've never known if there was enough time could never tell if it was done just right an icicle thrust to soothe the disorder between the eyes where the well is the deepest and so unease carried words that spoke of no matter was I held here for this? did the path of devotion stay from what you felt? I've never seen things here in this light could never tell it your touch was deeper than skin once I thought that what no time can heal is here in me - but time proved me wrong deeper still toward an outward pride no more lies - I'm here on your time Link to comment
crookster_man Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 I don't know if I have a relationship theme music, but I can tell you a few songs which remind me of various girls at different stages of my life. Most are from a few years back ;o) "Perfect drug" - Nine Inch Nails "Save Tonight" - Eagle Eye Cherry "Red" - Treble Charger "With or Without You" - U2 "Long December" - Counting Crows "All over You" - Live "Lightening Crashes" - Live "freefalling" - Tom Petty "The Freshman" - Verve Pipe "Basketcase" - Greenday "Damnit" - Blink 182 Link to comment
Slagar Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Oh, there are many For a new love, or being in love: Everlong - FooFighters Perfect Girl - Black Lab Circus Lights - Black Lab Falling in Love Again - Anika Moa Everywhere - Michelle Branch Breathe - Michelle Branch Head Over Feet - Alanis Morisette I Want To Dance With You - Live Sparkle - Live Tonight, Tonight - Smashing Pumpkins Today - Smashing Pumpkins Iris - Goo Goo Dolls Breakup songs (to bring the tears out): The Scientist - Coldplay Trouble - Coldplay Goodbye To You - Michelle Branch Desperately - Michelle Branch Say It Ain't So - Weezer Time Ago - Black Lab Tell Me Why - Black Lab Tell Me What To Say - Black Lab Wash It Away - Black Lab (more upbeat this one) Crawling - Linkin Park In The End - Linkin Park Creep - Radiohead Adam Song - Blink 182 Dammit - Blink 182 If You're Not The One - Daniel Bedingfield Bop Bop Baby - Westlife That's just a few from my MP3 collection... there are many more though. Granted, I can't listen to many of my songs anymore because of the emotions and memories they drag out of me. Link to comment
JSHRN Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 I have a few that I play for different times in my life (new relationships, break-ups, etc) REO Speedwagon's "Start A new Life" Go home, pretender I think this is the end here It's been a long time decidin' But I think I've found the right end. You're gonna go away, start a new life Forget today, start a new life Start a new life. Hopes crushed and battered But you laugh as if it didn't matter This joke is gonna turn blue And I won't be there to hold you. You're gonna go away, start a new life Forget today, start a new life Start a new life. Go home, debater It was soon and now it's later And that's only a piece of paper So don't you stand there a-laughin' and a-wavin' it. You're gonna go away, start a new life Forget today, start a new life Start a new life. REO's "Roll With The Changes" As soon as you are able Woman I am willing To make the break that we Are on the brink of My cup is on the table Our love is spilling Waiting here for you to Take and drink of So if you're tired of the Same old story Turn some pages I'll be here when you are ready To roll with the changes I knew it had to happen Felt the tables turnin' Got me through my darkest hour I heard the thunder clappin' Felt the desert burnin' Until you poured on me Like a sweet sunshower So if you're tired of the Same old story Turn some pages I'll be here when you are ready To roll with the changes And , another REO song "The Heart Survives" When she turned away, you know it was just in time Cause I'd used up all my strength And you can't let a woman see you cryin And you know it's real She's not gonna change her mind You choose not to change your ways Though she begged you a thousand times And you don't understand And you want to be a man about it In time you'll learn to live without it And you know that you'll survive But still sometimes you doubt it If you can stand a little rain You're gonna grow again Cause you know that when love dies The heart survives Your stare at the empty walls Inside of this vacant home You walk through these hollow halls And at night you sleep alone Chorus You've been over it so many times in your head Looking for a hidden message of hope In something she said Still you find nothing to make this bad dream end Tell me, how many sleepless nights will you spend There are so many other, but REO always had a way of reflecting things that are/were going on in my life and really put things in perspective. JSHRN Link to comment
neva_black_n_white Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 i would have to say alanis morissette she has some great lyrics, i wont write them all up and bore you but heres one for an example: RIGHT THROUGH YOU: wait a minute man you mispronounced my name you didnt wait for all the information before you turned me away you kind of hurt my feelings you see me as a sweat back-loaded puppet and youve got a meal ticket taste CHORUS: i see right through you i know right through you i feel right through you i walk right through you you took me for a joke you took me for a child you took a long hard look at my a$$ and then played golf for a while your shake is like a fish you pat me on the head you took me out to wine dine 69 me but didnt hear a damn word i said REPEAT CHORUS: hello mr.man you didnt think id come back you didnt think id show up with this army and this ammunition on my back now that im miss thing now that im a zillionaire you scan the credits for your name and wonder why its not there REPEAT CHORUS ------------------------------------------------------ i guess to me its empowering, its like saying that you can move on, its getting over a bad thing and making it good, its gaining something in life and being you. expect change and let it happen! well if you want more ill find it. savage gardens is a break up track for me. kel Link to comment
Johnny_has Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Yeah I like my music I got just under 200 CDs myself. Hmm yeah when I'm angry I slap in some "Marilyn Manson" "Eminem" or some Korn. Oh their new CD(Take a look in the mirror) is good, plus I'm a little peeved right now. My favourite track from Korn 'Take a look in the mirror" is "Right Now" Here's the first verse... "I'm feeling mean today Not lost, not blown away Just irritated and quite hated Self control breaks down Why's everything so tame? I Like my life insane I'm fabricating and debating Who I'm gonna kick around Right now Can't find a way To get accross the hate When I see you Right now I feel it scratch inside I want to slash and beat you Right now I rip apart the things inside That excite you Right now I can't control myself I F*****g hate you!" Some angry stuff there, I love to listen to when I'm angry, like now... Link to comment
take_the_reins Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 wow nice subject Well if im coming into a bad part of a relationship or just broken up with someone or just basically going through a rough patch i tend to listen to pink floyd i go into a state where i need deep and meaning full lyrics and powerful music .. the one i play the most has to be "shine on you crazy diamond" Pink floyd- shine on your crazy diamond Remember when you were young you shine like the sun shine on you crazy diamond now there's a look in your eyes like black holes in the sky shine on you crazy diamond you were caught on the cross fire of childhood an stardom blown on the steel breeze come on you target for faraway laughter come on you stranger you legend you martyr and shine ! You reached for the secret to soon you cried for the moon shine on you crazy diamond threatened by shadow and might and exposed in the light shine on you crazy diamond well you wore out your welcome with random precision rode on the steel breeze come on you raver you seer of vision come on you painter you piper you prisoner and shine ! When im really happy and in my life and my relationship i like to listen to SKA makes me feel happy and just cheers me up .. alot of the songs are really uplifting i could go on forever listing ska songs i like to listen to but ill save you and just do one Capdown - Cousin cleotis Together we can fly There ain't no reason why not Strike whilst the knives are hot Eyes like a vision of rage Seize the day, seize the moment Yes this very moment Cos the mountain of my anger, it ain't no longer dormant And this feelin' ain't just a feelin' no more Cos the frustration of my ignorant days, is just a haze Like a red eyed glazed gaze So don't just sit on your a$$, dreamin' of the better day, better way Liberate yourself, your mind, mankind Take the feelin' that lies deep inside And make it reality! Thanks for reading Mrsmalakian x Link to comment
Silversun Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Coldplay these songs touch the heart, the first one shiver is a classic for old time's sake... Don't Panic is a song that makes me think of someone I like or fancy a lot.... Shiver So I look in your direction but you pay me no attention do you I know you don't listen to me Cause you say you see straight through me don't you But on and on, from the moment I wake till the moment I sleep I'll be there by your side just you try and stop me I'll be waiting in line just to see if you care Did you want me to change Well I changed for good And I want you to know That you'll always get your way I wanted to say Don't you shiver Shiver Sing it loud and clear I'll always be waiting for you So you know how much I need you But you never even see me do you And is this my final chance of getting you But on and on, from the moment I wake 'Till the moment I sleep I'll be there by your side Just you try and stop me I'll be waiting in line Just to see if you care Did you want me to change Well I changed for good And I want you to know That you'll always get your way I wanted to say Don't you shiver Don't you shiver Sing it loud and clear I'll always be waiting for you Yeah I'll always be waiting for you Yeah I'll always be waiting for you Yeah I'll always be waiting for you For you I will always be waiting And it's you I see But you don't see me And it's you I hear So loud and clear I sing it loud and clear And I'll always be waiting for you So I look in your direction But you pay me no attention And you know how much I need you But you never even see me Don't Panic Bones, sinking like stones, All that we fought for, Homes, places we've grown, All of us are done for. And we live in a beautiful world, Yeah we do, yeah we do, We live in a beautiful world, Bones, sinking like stones, All that we fought for, And homes, places we've grown, All of us are done for. And we live in a beautiful world, Yeah we do, yeah we do, We live in a beautiful world. Here we go, here we go And we live in a beautiful world, Yeah we do, yeah we do, We live in a beautiful world. Oh, all that I know, There's nothing here to run from, 'Cause everybody here's got somebody to lean on. Link to comment
Sashenka Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Good question I have a few songs I listen to when it comes to relationship.. When keeping faith in my relationship this is the songs I listen to: Sting - Fields of Gold Sarah McLachlan - Angel And a lot more of songs.. I have actually more when I am sad but I will just pic a few.. Josh Groban - Remember when it rained Black Eyed Peas - Anxiety And some of Lacuna Coil and Evanescense.. Link to comment
lunatic Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Damn I like all kinds of music and I cannot nail down to any piticular songs when I am happy. When I am in a rough break up I like hardcore and depressing music. The last break up I was listening to Linkin Park especially this song: And this verse in piticular from Linkin Park Hit the Floor" I know I'll never trust a single thing you say You knew your lies would divide us but you lied anyway And all the lies have got you floating up above us all But what goes up has got to fall... Link to comment
S4il Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 Has anyone said PURPLE RAIN by: Prince? I enjoy a little bit of Everything, Most of the time it's R&B Slow Songs Boys 2 Men "Water Runs Dry" Keith Sweat "Nobody" "Twisted" Shai "If I Ever Fall In Love" (Highly Suggested Song) Blackstreet "Don't Leave Me Girl" Genuwine "My Whole Life Has Changed" (Another Highly Suggested Song) Jagged Edge "Promise" Doesn't Matter the Mood, If I'm sad i listen to anything that will reverse that feeling, if I'm happy i usually find myself listening to something that makes me sad or upset, Isn't that Funny how that works? Link to comment
mick8888 Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 I'm not the biggest Chris Isaak fan, but his 1995 album Forever Blue is a tremendous breakup-related album (he even includes a handwritten note to the woman who dumped him in the liner notes). What's great about it is that the songs go through all the different emotions of a breakup -- bitterness, anger, hope, sadness, relief, regret, self-determination, etc. -- in a real honest way. And the music is pretty moody and compelling too. Old punk rock is really good for getting your mood up -- I HIGHLY recommend the song "Pep Talk" by the Descendents (80s Cali punk band that sang lots of songs about girls), and also the song "She's My Ex" by the band All, which formed from the ashes of the Descendents. Can't go wrong with Black Flag either. Helps get out that aggression. Here's the Pep Talk lyrics: It's not the end of the world Since your baby left you It's gonna be okay You don't need her anyway You're looking around for someone to love So you don't have to face the world alone But give it some time and you might find That you're better off on you own Cause you could be dead right now You could be the stupidest thing in the world But you're not, look at what you've got And stop thinking about that girl You deserve the best, but it's up to you to get it don't settle for less, you know you're gonna regret it It's not the end of the world Since your baby left you It's gonna be okay You don't need her anyway Watching the rube, moping around Might as well be six feet underground You're watching the game go by Waiting for the final score You got the beer commercials memorized So you've probably heard this before But this ain't the TV talking to you It's a friend who's gonna tell you what you can do You deserve the best, but it's up to you to get it don't settle for less, you're the best and don't you forget it I know what you're thinking ... you'll never find another And even if you did, well, you couldn't love her But out there somewhere is the person, place or thing That you need to make you believe in you It's not the end of the world Since your baby left you It's gonna be okay You can find something better anyway Just take your time. and you will find What your life requires Just take your time. and you will find What your heart desires Just take your time. and you will find You will find Link to comment
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