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Breakup songs...

edited 2011-08-02 19:44:30 in Media
...which make the singer sound like a colossal douchebag, and the person they're breaking up with seem unintentionally sympathetic. See, I'm not going to assume that just because you're singing a song about your feewings, that you're in the right. The onus is on you to show that the person you're breaking up with and giving so much ire to deserves it. A short, non-comprehensive list of songs that do not do the job:

Deuces, by Chris Brown: You call a girl a vulture, flip her the bird, and tell her to suck your dick. Why do you do this? I dunno. Did she cheat on you? Did she slap you? Not to my knowledge, because all you mention as a reason for your breakup is some vague stuff about "drama" and "being the one that she can always run to." Your total non-reasons + your track record with women = your ex looking a lot more sympathetic than you!

Tie Me Down, by New Boyz. Okay, I'm already angry that you gave a song a title that sounded like it was going to be an obligatory bondage song, and then failed to follow through. But then I hear what the song is about, and I get even madder. He's apparently leaving his girlfriend, because she was crazy and controlling enough to....not want him to have sex with other girls. That's it. That's all she did. And I understand that some people just aren't ready at a young age to commit, and there's nothing wrong with that. I'd accept a song about how "sorry, but we're just not compatible. I'm too young to commit just now," but not one that insults a (by the singer's own admission) "very supportive" girlfriend for not wanting the singer to have sex with other people.

Before He Cheats, by Carrie Underwood. Okay, I get it. He cheated, you're mad. Unlike the other two songs, the singer does give a good reason why she's leaving the ex. But then she completely negates it by trashing his things in a rage, which just makes her seem like a psycho. I mean, contrast that with, say, Take A Bow, where Rihanna simply tells him she doesn't believe his lame excuses, and leaves looking like the much classier person. Whereas in Before He Cheats, Underwood just sounds like she's as bad as he is.

Comments

  • The best game ever is the Gender Flip game. 
  • I agree, most breakup songs are pretty shallow and just fall short of sending a meaningful message.

    The only breakup song I really like is Just Be Friends.



    It's just so wholesome and is more about respecting what they had and moving on for something happier, and not pinning everything on just one person.
  • You can change. You can.
    But...but...

    ANGIE!
  • Mr. The Edge goes to Washington
    And then there is Beyonce's "Irreplaceable". WHich she rhymes minute with... itself and says that she can replace her boyfriend (who she is apparently living with) in a minute. In fact, the replacement guy is on his way over. Whore much?
  • ☭Unstoppable Sex Goddess☭
    I have been waiting forever to find a vague enough reason to remember this wonderful one-hit wonder.


  • They're somethin' else.
    Also: each and every single one of those songs suck. Objectively (:P)
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