Breakup Mix

1. Strawberry Switchblade – 'Since Yesterday'
2. Ivy – 'Can’t Even Fake It'
3. Hope Factory – 'Dreary'
4. Star Ghost Dog – 'Knock Down'
5. Club 8 – 'The End Of The Affair'
6. XTC – 'The Disappointed'
7. Honeybunch – 'My Contribution To The Greenhouse Effect'
8. Softies – 'Charms Around Your Wrist'
9. Aden – 'Cause Of Your Tears'
10. New Order – 'Every Little Counts'
11. Dusty Springfield – 'I’m Gonna Leave You'
12. Heavenly – 'Three Star Compartment'
13. Holiday – 'It’s Wrong To Love'
14. Sagittarius – 'My World Fell Down'
15. Trembling Blue Stars – 'Do People Ever?'
16. Motion Picture – 'Who You Are Is Not Who You Were'
17. Lucksmiths – 'The Art of Cooking For Two'
18. Luna – 'I Know You Tried'
19. Bats – 'Jetsam'
20. Spinanes – 'Oceanwide'

1. N*E*R*D "Stay Together" (-> sample of Homer saying "D'oh!" ->)
2. Lyrics Born & Poets of Rhythm "I've Changed My Mind"
3. Mazzy Star "Fade Into You"
4. Cibo Matto "Moonchild"
5. Fishbone "Lyin' Ass Bitch"
6. Ben Harper "Please Please Me Like You Used To" (title?)
7. Ween "She's My Baby"
8. Black Eyed Peas w/ Macy Grey "Love Won't Wait"
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers "Breaking the Girl"
10.The Roots w/ Jill Scott "You Got Me" (live, cuz I like it mo')
11.System of a Down "Atwa"
12.Ani DiFranco "Untouchable Face"
13.Peter Gabriel "Solsbury Hill"

"You dicked me over, and now you'll pay!"

the point i guess being emotional catharsis. sorta like talking to your ex, except with songs and stuff.

About your mix-tape : I'm not familiar with all the songs you've chosen, but the ones I do know seem appropriate -- and would flow together well. Actually, I'm kind of surprised that there's no Roxy Music here -- since I'm pretty sure you told me you were a Roxy fan!

Of course it's impossible to include ALL of your favorite bands on a 90-minute tape, and some bands have more romantic "baggage" than others do, so the absence is understandable, -- but for me, Roxy and romantic disappointment are like bread-and-butter : they are meant for each other. (I guess it's because Bryan Ferry and Co. have raged and sighed their way though an entire career of break-up songs. In fact, it's hard to think of a Roxy song that _isn't_ about break-up in one form or another!)

So with that in mind, here are a few Roxy lyrics that might resonate with you now. (Hopefully you'll never have to use them again though!).

:)

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"To Turn You On" from "Avalon"

"now you're on your own,
who cares about you --
except me, God help me,
when things go wrong,
I'd do anything to turn you on..."

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"Cry Cry Cry" from "Manifesto"

"Are you ready for bad blood?
I´ve got my share.
I´m sick of your sweet, sweet nothings
In my ear ..."

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from "Space Between" off "Avalon"

"The way I see it
This relationship ain´t right.
The space between us ;
we better close it up tonight"

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from "Oh Yeah" off "Flesh + Blood"

"it's been some time since we said goodbye
now we lead our separate lives
But where am I? Where can I go?
Driving alone to a movie show --
so in tune with the sounds in my car ...
There´s a band playing on the radio
And it´s drowning the sound of my tears"

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from "Editions of You" off "For Your Pleasure"

"Love me.
Leave me.
Do what you will --
Who knows what tomorrow might bring?
'Learn from your mistakes' is my only advice,
and 'stay cool' is still my main rule."

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from "All I Want Is You" off "Country Life"

"Somebody told me
just the other day
That you´re leaving me --
we´re through.
Well, if you knew
how that hurt me so
then you´d change your mind
I´m sure ..."

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Take care, Sterling. And good luck for the future.

and 'new day' by round two (main street) gets me in that melancholy mood.

there's this song by The Breeders called Off You. and it didn't really speak to my situation at the time, but when i broke with my boyfriend a long time ago, i just played it over and over again. it hit this sorrowful note that i just needed to get through.