Breakup songs

Waiting in the wings like stage moms, breakup songs are ready to hold and lightly stab you, marking the transition from one type of membership to another — albeit with kazoos instead of trumpets.

We are grateful for these mood crashers for the same reason we might question their perversion: They keep us rooted in the heartache. These songs allow for introspection and the full acknowledgment that something very important has ended.

(via Break Me Off a Piece of that Breakup Song at Bitch Magazine)

Nice to see a feminist publication valuing the importance of relationships for once. Hahaaaa just kidding. I’m no bigot.

I love breakup songs. And sad songs in general. Sue me. They are some of the best songs by some of my favorite artists. They console us when we’re not in a good mood. They’re indulgent, guilty pleasures but sometimes they hit the spot like nothing else.

Here are a few favorite sad songs that just crossed my mind:

• Ryan Adams – “Come Pick Me Up” (Heartbreaker)
• Joshua James – “Dangerous” (The Sun is Always Brighter)
• The Avett Brothers – “Tear Down the House” (The Gleam II)
• mewithoutYou – “Son of a Widow” (Catch for Us the Foxes)
• Ryan Adams – “The Shadowlands” (Love is Hell)
• Glasvegas – “It’s My Own Cheating Heart That Makes Me Cry” (Glasvegas)