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7 opinions for Taking the breakup song to the next level

• daisan
  Jan 19, 2008 at 4:25 pm

  That was awesome!

• robiewankenobie
  Jan 19, 2008 at 5:14 pm

  he does it with her as a duet, too! mercy.

• JP
  Jan 19, 2008 at 11:59 pm

  Thanks for sharing that. Brilliant.

  The song itself, though, is a bit too upbeat for my take on the subject — probably just my age. (Then again, a feeling of deep melancholy is something I find cleansing late at night, even now.)

  My favorite breakup songs:

  “The Breakup Song” — Greg Kihn Band
  (all bad cliches, but they’re that for a reason)
  “Ciao” — Lush
  (nasty, very bitter, makes me feel better)
  “No Guilt” — The Waitresses
  (very ironic, deliciously so. “I’m sorry I don’t feel awful/It wasn’t the end of the world/I’m sorry I can’t be helpless/It wasn’t the end of the world”)
  “I Will Survive” — Goria Gaynor
  (generations of both genders can scream out every word)
  “There’s a Fine, Fine Line” — Kate Monster
  (Stephanie D’Abruzzo in the Avenue Q soundtrack, amazingly evocative)
  “That Particular Time” — Alanis Morissette
  (arresting, powerful, capturing what I felt almost completely)

  But the fellow in the video clip understands how comedy has to relate to this subject — as absurdity and silliness.

• christina
  Jan 20, 2008 at 10:34 am

  LOL I Will Survive is the quintessential break up song. Was listening to some of the songs Fleetwood Mac wrote after that famous breakup…

  I’ve got “Thin Line Between Love and Hate” stuck in my head, wasn’t that the Pretenders?

  The The has some scathing songs, and not only about religion and politics.

  And for some reason, ‘Superheroes’ from the Rocky Horror Picture Show makes a great song to scream when your heart is breaking. Perhaps that’s just me. I’ve got a quirky take on the world, perhaps. It gets me through.

• christina
  Jan 20, 2008 at 10:51 am

  Robie, I didn’t post that one, I figured folks would find it, too. I love it, but I think it is even cooler to watch once you’ve seen the original routine.

  Daisan! Hi sweets! I wish I had such imagination.

• JP
  Jan 22, 2008 at 12:49 pm

  Not up on Stevie Nicks/ Mic Fleetwood’s work, nor Chrissie Hynde. Intuition says you’re right on both, though.

  The The are from my spouses’ time period, so I’ll ask.

  “Superheroes” from the greatest cult flick ever strikes me as being primarily about disillusionment, which is probably the most-gestalt challenging moment of a breakup. After all, someone rejecting me is obviously just wrong and stupid, but how can I rely upon that judgment why I was so wrong about the ex who did the rejecting?

  I gotta ask: Magenta or Columbia? Frank or Riff-Raff?

  BTW, I know that your media consumption is limited; but if you should get a copy of the 25th anniversary DVD of Rocky Horror (even at the library?), there is a cool Easter Egg available from the main menu. From the main menu, hit the left navigation button, and a pair of red lips will appear. Select them, and you get to see the first part of the film (until the doors open for “Time Warp” in B&W. Apparently, that was the way O’Brien intended to shoot the film, but didn’t have the budget to do so. I think, aesthetically, it adds a lot.

• christina
  Jan 22, 2008 at 8:09 pm

  Oh, I’m with Frank all the way. And oddly, Magenta. I know the two don’t get along…

  I’ll definitely have to check out the RPHS disc some day.

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