name the best break up music to get your spirits back up

Feel good songs:
Brandy - movin' on
Mary J. Blige - enough cryin
Mary J. Blige - happy
MaryMary - in the morning
Kelis - I hate you so much right now ( I still LOVE this song)
 
Guapa1 said:
(((lipyt)))

Sorry your going through that hun, I know it hurts, but trust me it gets easier. Just take it a day at a time.

As for songs

Get gone Fiona Apple
Everyday and No more rain in this cloud Angie Stone
My joy Leela James
Unfoolish Ashanti
I used to love him Lauryn/Mary
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Everytime I've had a break-up I just reach for this CD...perfect song. And "I used to love him" by Lauryn Hill and MJB
 
Vivian Greens whole album but especially "Gotta go gotta leave". Beyonce "Me Myself and I" is my favorite
 
Here's some of my favorites:

Toni Braxton - The Heat CD
esp. He Wasn't Man Enough
Just Be A Man About It
Never Just For a Ring
I'm Still Breathing
You've Been Wrong

That CD is it.

Also, Brandy's Afrodiasic (it's a breakup CD)

On Destiny's Child's Destiny FulFilled

Bad Habit
If
Free

Those are some good ones.
 
I haven't had the need for breakup songs in years, but I use to like to hear songs that we more about me than the actual break up. So here is my list from before:

  1. Cheryl Lynn - to be real
  2. Gloria Gaynor - I will survive
  3. Chaka Kahn - I'm every woman
  4. Alanis Morrisette - you outta know
  5. Prince - Baby I'm a star!
  6. Prince - Lets go crazy!
  7. Anything Santana!!!
I have more, but I can't remember right now...But I will say, I like songs to pump me up not slow songs!!
 
boyz II men - doin' just fine
I was just listening to pandora.com and I had forgotten about this song.
I thought about this thread when I heard it.
 
"U Ain't Sh*t" - Nicole Wray [My SO knows what time it is when this song's playing]
"Why Do I Feel So Sad" - Alicia Keys
"I Want You Dead" - Brooke Valentine
"Caught Out There" - Kelis
"Lesson Learned" - Alicia Keys
"Ex-Girlfriend" - No Doubt
"Wish I Didn't Miss You" - Angie Stone
"Addicted" - Kelly Clarkson
 
loved said:
Liberation - Outkast f. E. Badu - (shake that load off) -
I love this song, not just for the words but because of the recording quality - if you have a good surround sound system - you will be hooked on this song.

I made a break up CD in my younger days - but some of those were pretty nasty songs that I just can't be associated with anymore.:grin:
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Liberation is one of my favs....theres a fine line between love and hate you see....and baby im on it....
Bad Habit ~ DC
Mr Messed Up ~ Floetry
Love dont live here anymore ~ Faith
Im Done ~ Tweet
Wounds in the Way ~ Rachelle Ferrel
Free ~ DC
Big Girls Dont Cry ~ Fergie
Two Weeks Notice ~ Fantasia
Missing You ~ Joi
Another Rocket ~ Joi
Do you like this ~ Rome
Small Change ~ Tweet

Geezus, this list could go on for a minute...but I digress....:grin:
 
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Usher - Burn and Throwback
Vivian Green - Mad, Damn, Cursed
Joss Stone - Bruised But Not Broken
Erykah Badu - Tyrone
Beyonce - Irreplaceable, Me, Myself and I
Ne-yo - So Sick, Go On Girl, Can't Let Go
Heather Headley - I Wish I Wasn't
Toni Braxton - Let it Flow
Mary J. Blige - I'm Going Down, Not Gon Cry
Lauryn Hill - Ex Factor
Carl Thomas - Emotional and I Wish
 
For me it was "When a Woman's Fed up" and "A Woman Scorn" by R. Kelly.
Now it Beyonce' "Irreplacable" and "Me, Myself and I. Ne-Yo Go on Girl(Boy)..There's more but these come to mind first..
 
I see a lot of the songs named here are songs that make me more depressed! The songs that I listen to when I want to feel better about a break up is
Beyonce- Irreplaceable, me, myself and I
Ne-Yo- Go On Girl
Keyshia Cole- Shoulda Let you go, I just want it to be over (and almost every song on her first album)
Monica- gotta Move On
Kelis- I hate you, Get along with you
Tamia- When A Woman
Destiny's Child- Through with love, Free, If
 
You guys have listed most of my choices!

And yes, DON'T SPEAK by No Doubt is a classic!

Unchain my Heat- Ray Charles
"Why lead me through a life of misery, when you don't care a bag of beans for me, so unchain my heart please set me free"

I Believe To My Soul- Ray Charles
"One of these days and it won't be long, you're gonna look for me and I'll be gone, cause I believe...tryin' to make a fool of me"

Cause I Love You-Lenny Williams, You HAVE to listen to the entire song. Got me through some really really rough times. I imagined this song from a woman's point of view. Man I could feel his pain. It gave me hope that a better man would come along.

The Thrill is Gone-B.B King
"The thrill is gone away...you know you done me wrong, and you'll be sorry someday"

Ain't That a Shame?-Fat's Domino-I like the old school feel of this

The Blues is Alright-Little Milton

ANYTHING BY AMY WINEHOUSE, I discovered her post breakup trauma, but I got this girl on my breakup playlist so I can bump it when men ain't actin' right.

Alanis Morrisette, I love anything by her!

Most songs by Destiny's Child and Beyonce hit the nail on the head.

I Love Myself Today- Bif Naked

Ring of Fire- Johnny Cash

You Got Lucky- Tom Petty and the HeartBreakers-LISTEN TO THIS SONG! Even if it's not your genre, read the lyrics! They are the TRUTH!!

Song for the Dumped- Ben Folds Five- Not a fan of the band, but this song really made me laugh, and look on the brighter side.

Good Riddance- Green Day -I LOVE this song!

I Will Love Again- Lara Fabian

Goodbye To You-Scandal

I have so many more, will post more later!
 
godzooki said:
Linkin Park- "one step closer" When hubby and I were fighting and on the verge of divorce this song had just come out and it would play while we were driving and, man, the glares I'd be shooting him and bobbing my head at the same time while it was playing. Especially the "shut up" lines:perplexed.
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Oh my! That's my favorite part of the song! :yep:
 
Jessica Rabbit said:
Don't forget I hate you so much right now by Kelis.

I have a list of this stuff. I will see what I can find.
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Classic!

Brandy: Angel in Disguise
Destiny's Child: Bad Habit
India Arie: Heart of the Matter (played this one over and over again! If u don't listen to anything else give this at least one play) Lyrics~ "I've been learning to live w/o you now, but i miss u sometimes...I've been trying to get down to the heart of the matter. But my will gets weak and my thoughts seem to scatter. But I know its about forgiveness. Even if you don't love me anymore"

SB: It will take time but u will heal. Best wishes
 
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I have to go old school:

"I Want to Be Free"- Ohio Players
"To Much Too Little Too Late"- Denise Williams and Johnny Mathis
"Neither One of Us Wants to Be the First To Say Good-bye" - Glady's Knight
"Papers"- Usher

I'm going through a divorce so..:ohwell:
 
Hmm should have done a search before posting the same thread in off topic last week. Great songs. Will be downloading some more this weekend.
 
Cursed- Vivian Green
I'm Done- Tweet
Heaven- Tweet
Motel- Tweet
Gravity- Sara Barellis(sp)
What Were We Thinking- Joss Stone
You Had Me- Joss Stone
Let It Go- Keyshia Cole
Karma- Alicia Keys
Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart- Alicia Keys
Lesson Learned- Alicia Keys
Bust Your Windows- Jazmine Sullivan
Why Me Baby- Keith Sweat
This Love- Maroon 5
Wake Up Call- Maroon 5
Harder to Breathe - Maroon 5
Stay- Sugarland

I'm going through a break up right now so I got my IPOD on depressed songs... i'm going to get it together though.. I will add more as the songs come on
 
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Toni Braxton - Unbreak my heart
Toni Braxton - I dont want to
Toni Braxton - He wasnt man enough for me

Toni Braxton is basically the queen of break up songs

Beyonce - Irreplacable (sp?)

Plenty of Gospel Music.....Because even though it hurts, give God all glory, honor, and praise from saving you from someone who is going to further hurt you and for preparing you for the one to come that he has prepared you for.
 
I didn't read the whole thread so I hope these haven't been said yet:

Early In the Morning -- Gap Band
Single Life -- Cameo
Good as Gone -- Little Big Town
Wounded -- Little Big Town
I Remember -- Keyshia Cole
Delayed Devotion -- Duffy
Warick Ave -- Duffy
Choux Pastry Heart -- Carinne Bailey Rae
Heavy Falling Out -- The Stylistics
 
Vivian Green
Emotional rollercoaster
Gotta Go, Gotta Leave

Maxwell
This Woman’s Worth
Pretty Wings

Jazmine Sullivan
After the Hurricane

Chrisette Michelle
Blame It All On Me
Epiphany

Destiny’s Child
Free
Love

Jennifer Hudson
Invisible
You Pulled Me Through

Mary J
Not Lookin’

Solange
Would’ve been the One
T.O.N.Y

Rihanna
Take a bow

Laura Izibor
Don’t Stay
The Worst is Over

Neyo
So You Can Cry


Tiffany Evans
Favorite Broken Heart


Mariah Carey
H.A.T.E.U

Lyfe Jennings
Goodbye

Monica
Why Her?
Hell No

Whitney Houston ft Deborah Cox
Same Script, Different Cast

Leona Lewis
Better in Time
 
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