Cynder Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 4 minutes ago, ShySoul said: Lol. Don't think that's the best way to be starting a marriage. Kind of like people seeing Romeo and Juliet as romantic when the play is a tragedy, the kids only had two conversations with each other so didn't know each other, and they both end up dead. Hope I don't find a romance like that. Right? And even the way people think of Shakespeare in general. A lot of people don't realize he was like the John Waters of his time. He was writing things that were intentionally vulgar (at least vulgar for that era.) Link to comment
ShySoul Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 For when the pain of a breakup is too much and you want to give up on love entirely. "If you ever felt one breaking, you'd never want a heart." Link to comment
rainbowsandroses Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 @Wise and @Jauntydo you remember this from The Guess Who? Oh man, now that's painful. I love 60's music! 1 Link to comment
mylolita Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 After I went to sort through my Grandma’s belongings in her humble, tiny and still overly warm house, with my new born baby wiggling at my chest, I played this all the way on the drive back home. I fought back tears the whole time. I remember my baby girl sitting content and unaware in the car seat, and I remember thinking about the Circle of Life, and why did she have to die? And all the things I wanted to say to her, and all the times I should have been round more, should have hugged her more, should have helped her more. I was too wrapped up as a new Mum with my 3 young babies. I often lament if she had been alive now, now that they are older and I’m not in such a happy but tired fog, we would have been over there every week at least. It’s a little abstract but; “I don’t live here anymore” kind of describes loss and death to me. One day, they aren’t there in that same chair, their mundane routines that once seemed so important, are gone to dust. It’s not all bad, there is beauty and wisdom and discovery out of suffering sometimes. But, I can’t really play this tune anymore without getting a lump in my throat. It also feels like moving on, the song, at the same time. Because that’s what the living have to do. I’d only listen to it by myself. I’m sorry for your loss Rainbow! x Link to comment
Batya33 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 8 hours ago, rainbowsandroses said: @Wise and @Jauntydo you remember this from The Guess Who? Oh man, now that's painful. I love 60's music! Fantastic! Me too. When I was a kid we even cut out 45 records from the back of cereal boxes-more in the 70s but we first listened to the Jackson Five ABC that way! Link to comment
mylolita Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 —— Beating like a heart I'm gonna walk through every doorway, I can't stop I need some time, I need control, I need your love I wanna find out everything I need to know I'm gonna say everything that there is to say Although you've taken everything I need away I'm gonna make it to the place I need to go We're all just walkin' through this darkness on our own ——- - ‘I Don’t Live Here Anymore’ The War On Drugs x Link to comment
Batya33 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 I'd also add Sarah Mclachlan songs -maybe Arms of an Angel? Link to comment
mylolita Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Never had a romantic beak up before, never been through it, but I’ve been through plenty of friendship break ups, and I turn to this one for most of them: ——- Our unsleepable friend gets the message on an ill-wind "All your friends and your foes Would rather die than have to touch you" To say the least TO: Oh, truly disappointed Truly, truly, truly Drank too much and then said too much And there's nowhere to go but Down Young boy, I wanna help you See these lines? Truly disappointed Truly, truly, truly Don't talk to me, no About people who are "nice" 'Cause I have spent m ywhole life In ruins Because of people who were "nice" Oh, this world may lack Style, I know Each bud must blossom and grow Young girl, one day you will be old But the thing is I love you now This is the last song I will ever sing No, I've changed my mind again Goodnight and thank you! ——- Link to comment
boltnrun Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 12 hours ago, Cynder said: I have a friend who's a wedding DJ. He told me a lot of people use this (or the Whitney Houston cover) as their wedding song. Apparently not many people pay attention to the lyrics, lol. Kind of like when the people who run Independence Day ("4th of July") fireworks shows in the US use "Independence Day" by Martina McBride and "Born in the USA" by Bruce Springsteen in the show. Martina's song is about an abused wife who burns down the family home with her abusive husband inside and Bruce's song is about the horrors of war. People do NOT listen to lyrics, apparently! Another favorite is when Disney used "Semi-Charmed Life" for one of their kids movies. That song is about crystal meth and oral sex. Not exactly kid appropriate! 1 Link to comment
rainbowsandroses Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 1 hour ago, TheCrow said: And heaven rest her soul.......... @TheCrow, thank you for linking this; I got chills listening, music is so powerful! This thread turned into a lot more than I thought it would, I hope it will continue. Not just breakup songs but a song in your heart that day, that moment or simply that you like. . 1 Link to comment
Wiseman2 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 21 hours ago, rainbowsandroses said: @Wise and @Jaunty I love 60's music! ...... 1 Link to comment
Batya33 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 3 hours ago, rainbowsandroses said: @TheCrow, thank you for linking this; I got chills listening, music is so powerful! This thread turned into a lot more than I thought it would, I hope it will continue. Not just breakup songs but a song in your heart that day, that moment or simply that you like. . Yes. RIP. Just the best. Norah Jones -who I saw live pre-fame - also has a number of songs perfect for that sort of mood. 1 Link to comment
Jaunty Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 14 hours ago, Batya33 said: Fantastic! Me too. When I was a kid we even cut out 45 records from the back of cereal boxes-more in the 70s but we first listened to the Jackson Five ABC that way! Absolutely. Here's a good one to get your spirits up about the whole mess: 1 Link to comment
Jaunty Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 5 hours ago, TheCrow said: And heaven rest her soul.......... You can feel the pain Link to comment
Jaunty Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Please don't overlook this one ... 1 1 Link to comment
Jaunty Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 While still plumbing the prehistoric days of rock and roll: 1 Link to comment
Jaunty Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 And for my last contribution of the evening - one of the most stunning songs which will wring your heart out, of course: 1 Link to comment
rainbowsandroses Posted January 7 Author Share Posted January 7 Not a breakup song, but hits close to my heart. Love the video too. "Jump in, let's go Lay back, enjoy the show Everybody gets high, everybody gets low These are the days when anything goes... Every day is a winding road I get a little bit closer Every day is a faded sign I get a little bit closer to feeling fine" 1 Link to comment
rainbowsandroses Posted January 7 Author Share Posted January 7 1 hour ago, Jaunty said: You can feel the pain Speakin my language... :) Link to comment
ShySoul Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 2 hours ago, Jaunty said: Here's a good one to get your spirits up about the whole mess: I almost posted that one myself. Why should all the songs be sad and depressing? Why not embrace the anger and insanity you feel after a breakup? Maybe you just want to take a match to the whole thing and watch it burn. Speaking of which... 1 Link to comment
rainbowsandroses Posted January 8 Author Share Posted January 8 PIMP from 'Anatomy of a Fall', fantastic flick, I highly recommend! My guy and I danced to this last night, fun time! Link to comment
Lambert Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 My fave is the Goo Goo Dolls "Name" 1 Link to comment
Wiseman2 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 "Oh, I used to love to make you cry It made me feel like a man inside If I had been a man in reality You would be here, baby, loving me" 2 Link to comment
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