13 Feb 2012 06:36 AM EST
-by Jennifer Monteagudo, Staff Writer, and Drew Kolar, Editor-in-Chief; Image: A Screen Cap from Natalie Imbruglia’s “Torn” Video (Image Source: Contactmusic.com)
Ah, February 13, the day before Valentine’s Day… Doesn’t it make you sick? Well, for those of you who feel bitter hatred towards the holiday, the 13th is your day—we at AllMediaNY like to celebrate the day before as our sort of anti-love holiday. In honor of this day, we present our list of songs that put us in the bitter/sad/angry mood (we try to cover the list of emtions you may feel, so feel free to pick and choose).
In no particular order, here are 30 of our favorite not-so-love songs:
“Torn” by Natalie Imbruglia
Feeling out of faith? Cold and ashamed? Lying naked on the floor? That’s how Natalie felt—even if the song’s actually a cover, originally written by Ednaswap. It doesn’t matter, though, as Nat was the one to bring the real heartbreaking feeling to this pop tune.
“Love Will Tear Us Apart” by Joy Division
Does anything even need to be said about the classic Joy Division song? Love sucks, relationship sucks, and this song just makes us want to break up every couple we see.
“Perfect Day” by Lou Reed
This song by Velvet Underground-er Lou Reed is sung so dejectedly, it’s the track to play when you’ve had anything but a perfect day.
“Someone Like You” by Adele
She just won every Grammy award she was nominated for, thanks to her heartbreaking romances that propelled her to write the best album of the year. She deserves a spot on this list, as well.
“Pretty Day” by Mary Moor
This morose number, which includes lines like “it’s a pretty day to die,” makes us want to smoke cigarettes and stew in our own bitterness. It can be found on the great compilation Bippp: French Synth Wave 1979-85.
“Heart-Shaped Box” by Nirvana
Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love are one of the most tragic couples of our lifetimes… Even now, Courtney still seems to be a mess after his apparent suicide, but even together, their relationship seemed tumultuous—thus is the way of grunge and the 90s.
“Starting Now” by Ingrid Michaelson
NYC’s own Ingrid Michaelson may be happily married to fellow artist Greg Laswell now, but that doesn’t mean she hasn’t felt her fair share of heartbreaking moments. This is a good “I’m pissed off and moving on” song to add to your playlist—starting now, you’ll forget all the pain he caused, even if it still hurts like a bitch.
“Alice” by Tom Waits
“And I must be insane/to go skating on your name/and by tracing it twice/I fell through the ice/of Alice.” He died skating her name into the ice. Excuse us, a moment to cry and drink away our pain.
“Mean Mean Man” by Wanda Jackson
There’s a mean, mean man who lives uptown and when this rockabilly momma wants him most, he’s not around.
“Special” by Garbage
“Do you have an opinion? A mind of your own? I thought you were special—I though you should know.” Shirley Manson is hot and dangerous, and this song is the perfect way to say, “Hey, you used to be awesome, but you’re actually a stupid dick.”
“Destroyer” by the Kinks
We believe it was Dostoevsky that said of Anna Karenina’s over-analytical Levin that he would constantly be hung up on a nail of his own making. The same goes for the character of “Destroyer,” his relationships are ruined by rampant paranoia.
“Knoxville Girl” by the Wilburn Brothers
He loved that Knoxville girl, but he killed her and threw her into the river that flows through Knoxville town, so she could never be his wife. Nick Cave also covered this song expertly.
“Limp” by Fiona Apple
Fiona is one of the poster girls for anger and angst, and limp is the perfect metaphor for a rough and rocky relationship that has gone flat—that, and we’re pretty sure there’s a penis reference in there somewhere as well…
“Jet Boy, Jet Girl” by the Damned
Don’t you hate having gay sex—and then seeing that guy later… with his girlfriend? WTF dude?
“Opium Tea” by Nick Cave
You’re heartbroken, why not drown your sorrows in opium tea? There are no choices to be had at all, not even the choice of having to choose…
“Unsent” by Alanis Morissette
Oh, you thought we’d go for “You Oughta Know,” didn’t you? Alanis has so much more up her sleeve, though—and this track is great when you’re in your reminiscing mode. Listen and come up with your own list of exes that you never had closure with—we can count approximately 100 between the two of us (Note: Drew claims about 99 percent of the responsibility for that number).
“Miss You” by The Rolling Stones
Ah, the classics… The Stones know what they’re talking about when it comes to falling in and out of love—they’ve been around for like, what, a century? Sometimes, lost love makes you feel a bit crazy—and Mick Jagger knows it.
“Shut Up and Let Me Go” by the Ting Tings
If you want something a little more upbeat than songs about narcotic drinks and people who die in southern cities/frozen ponds, try this dance number by the Ting Tings about breaking up (allegedly, this was about them breaking up with their record company; but hey, it works).
“Ex-Girlfriend” by No Doubt
Our powerful female movement continues with Gwen Stefani, singing about how she “kind always knew” that her man would be a player—and yet she went through with it anyways. Oh, Gwen, we’ve all been there… right?
“Dancing on my Own” by Robyn
Any artist that can take an upbeat dance beat and add the most depressing lyrics to it must be amazing. Robyn can make you simultaneously bawl your eyes out and dance your ass off.
“I’m Not Going to Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You” by Black Kids
You are the girl, that the Black Kids have been dreaming of…but they’re stuck being the platonic best friend.
“Too Drunk to Fxxk” by Nouvelle Vague
Although this song is originally by the awesome Dead Kennedys, we love the breathy, female version from Nouvelle Vague. “In my room /wish you were dead” because she stopped being horny about 3 shots ago and is just a sloppy, violent mess now.
“F-ck You” by Cee Lo Green
Sticking with the theme of expletives, who can forget Cee Lo’s epic track that was literally everywhere when it dropped? It’s the best message you can give your ex for screwing you over…
“F-ck the Pain Away” by Peaches
Continuing our F-word theme… what better way to get over somebody than some hot, ridiculous, gratuitous sex? Just sayin’…
“Heart of Glass” by Blondie
This classic Blondie song is about a failed relationship: love turned into a pain in the ass.
“Gravity” by Sara Bareilles
Sometimes, you can’t find a way to break away from the one you lost no matter how hard you try—they keep pulling you back emotionally. Sarah Bareilles knows a thing or two about this. As strong as you feel, they will always make you weak…
“Shimmer” by Fuel
“All that shimmers in this world is sure to fade away again…” Mill that one over for a few minutes… This 90s rock tune is heartbreaking and yet also true.
“You Don’t Know Me” by Ben Folds (featuring Regina Spektor)
Ben Folds went through a pretty crappy divorce, and what better way to deal with it than to sing about it? This is for anyone who’s ever been in a relationship when you realize that your partner really just doesn’t “get” you, despite their pleas to the contrary.
“Blood on Our Hands” by Death From Above 1979
“There is blood on all the shoes you’ve worn/from the people you’ve been stepping on.” We are SO using that line during our next break-up.
“Heartbreak Hotel” by Whitney Houston
Yes, OK, you expected Elvis, but in honor of Whitney—and due to the fact that this track is just so damn catchy—obviously our bias is showing. Plus, this is yet another 90s throwback, because our inner angsty teenager also has some R&B roots.
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