December 2010
11 posts
Okkervil River - “Listening To Otis Redding...
breakupsong:
And the last word on Christmas week...
Frightened Rabbit — It’s Christmas So...
breakupsong:
hoarr:
The Darkness - Christmas...
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Hang Myself From the Tree — The...
Neveralovelysoreal's Ten Best Break-Up Songs...
1. “No Children” by the Mountain Goats- You probably don’t need to hear anything else about this one. This links to the studio version of the song, but what I really wanted to post (and will eventually) is an MP3 where you can’t really hear John Darnielle because the crowd is singing along and totally overpowering him. The way Darnielle records is so stark that it’s...
5 Depressing Songs for Christmas →
5 blues songs for a blue Christmas.
WatchIt’s that time again! Christmastime. Time for being extra happy if you’re with someone, and extra moody about it if you’re not. Recently broken up? If you can tolerate Lea Michele’s voice, this is Glee’s Merry Christmas Darling.
One Break-Up Song and Some Others (put together by...
“No Children” by The Mountain Goats
The difference between #1 and #2 is much vaster than the difference between #2 and #100. You know? “No Children” is the perfect break-up song, and the most powerful. There really aren’t even any other break-up songs in existence, because once you stack any other song beside it, its deficiencies—lacks heart, too on the nose, not...
Natface's 10 Best Break-Up Songs
It’s the end of the year, and everyone’s making listicles. Never one to miss the fun, I’ve compiled my top ten break-up songs, the ones that truly, no matter my mood or situation, stir the heart and make me contemplate how deeply personal each romantic interaction is, and how universal, and how earth-shaking, and how seriously normal. Here they are, in order:
1. Fiona...