Weird Al - One More Minute

Can’t beat I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor.

Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac

Unhinged: You Oughta Know by Alanis Mortisette. Listen closely to the lyrics for way too much information.

Hinged: Hard to Say I’m Sorry by Chicago. Such a sweet melody that I’ve heard it playing on weddings, of all places…

Somebody That I Used to Know came out during my only breakup and it was everywhere, so I feel biased toward it.

However, I’m a huge They Might Be Giants fan and they have some good ones:

They’ll Need A Crane, Lucky Ball & Chain, and Let Me Tell You About My Operation stand out, but there are plenty of others.

I still like Babe I’m Gonna Leave You by Zeppelin. Slow and acoustic into an explosion of power, like my emotions during those moments. Fuckin’ love it.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJG_B2qIqC0](CAKE - Fashion Nugget - Friend)

You Oughta Know if you’re mad about it

Don’t Speak if you’re sad about it

Baby Bitch by Ween

Last dance with Mary Jane - Tom Petty

Cry me a river - Justin Timberlake

Goodbye - Barbara Streisand ( Hello Dolly)

Greatest is hard to nail down, but some songs that I think belong in the conversation:

Måneskin - BLA BLA BLA is pretty unhinged.

Bob Dylan - Idiot Wind isn’t unambiguously a breakup song, but the vibes are right there for me.

Kanye’s a piece of shit but See You In My Nightmares is a banger of a breakup song

Beatles - Yesterday is an all time classic

Break Up (Bye Bye) by the Frock Destroyers

•Pale blue eyes- Velvet Underground

•When you were mine- Prince or Cyndi Lauper versions are both great

•Gave you everything- The Interrupters

•I will always love you- Dolly

•I hate myself for loving you- Joan Jett

•You can have him- Nina Simone

•Fast Car- Tracy Chapman

I feel like being able to listen through this whole song without sobbing during a breakup is a clear sign of progress.

•Flowers on the Wall-Statler Brothers.

OG big unhinged breakup energy

Also doesn’t necessarily have to be an official break up song to fit the bill:

•Sweetness- Jimmy Eat World

Always really loved that song, but just recently found out that it’s apparently about learning how to not find validation in others. Maybe I was always drawn to it for a reason.

•Wuthering Heights- Kate Bush

Checks off the unhinged/codependent/doomed from the start relationship box even if it’s not necessarily a “breakup” song

Personally I never had a breakup, but my wife told me her song was, Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive.

Half hinged: Lent, by Autoheart

Unhinged: Mr Brightside, by The Killers