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Songs that perked you up during rough break up times?


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I listen to sad sad songs in general. It's the cowboy in me.

 

That's why I'm taking hip hop dance. I meet cute girls, the music gets the anger out of me, and this white boy finally learns some moves.

 

That's great! I'm almost done with my belly-dance lessons, thinking of taking up 'Capoeira' next!

 

Here's another three songs:

 

Who Knew - Pink

 

Tattoo - Jordin Sparks

 

You - Switchfoot

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Hurt - Johnny Cash (cover)

Better than Me - Hinder

Hallelujah - Rufus Wainwright

The Drugs Don't Work - The Verve

I Feel You - Schiller Mit Heppner

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I try no to listen to songs, especially if sad/love songs that remind me what I lost. I get more depressed.

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Hurt - Johnny Cash (cover)

Better than Me - Hinder

Hallelujah - Rufus Wainwright

The Drugs Don't Work - The Verve

I Feel You - Schiller Mit Heppner

 

Those songs don't life me up! Especially Hallelujah. But for the record on that song, Leonard Cohen wrote it, John Cale (of the Velvet Underground) performed a cover that influenced Jeff Buckley, who really made it famous. John Cale's version is what was in the Movie Shrek; Rufus Wainwright's version was released on the soundtrack only because he was affiliated with Dreamworks and Cale was not. It was easier that way.

 

Q: How many hipsters does it take to screw in a light bulb?

A: Some obscure number, you probably wouldn't know it anyway.
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You Oughta Know - Alanis Morisette

Big Bang Baby - Stone Temple Pilots

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Those songs don't life me up! Especially Hallelujah. But for the record on that song, Leonard Cohen wrote it, John Cale (of the Velvet Underground) performed a cover that influenced Jeff Buckley, who really made it famous. John Cale's version is what was in the Movie Shrek; Rufus Wainwright's version was released on the soundtrack only because he was affiliated with Dreamworks and Cale was not. It was easier that way.

Q: How many hipsters does it take to screw in a light bulb?

A: Some obscure number, you probably wouldn't know it anyway.

 

I think I misread the title of this thread (clearly I missed the "perked" part).

 

As for Hallelujah, right, Cohen wrote it. The version I usually listen to is the RW version.

 

I'm not sure what your quote is saying... It's late and my head hurts. Want to explain?

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Hipsters are people who memorize obscure music history. They dress like musicians, they may even play an instrument, but they aren't musicians. It would be like if I invited you over to my house to watch Taxi Driver; that would not make me Martin Scorsese. They typically throw out some obscure bit of knowledge and then seem aghast that you don't know. Thus the joke.

 

How many hipsters does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

Some obscure number, you probably wouldn't know it anyway.

 

The joke is about a hipster, and it uses a hipster answer.

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Hipsters are people who memorize obscure music history. They dress like musicians, they may even play an instrument, but they aren't musicians. It would be like if I invited you over to my house to watch Taxi Driver; that would not make me Martin Scorsese. They typically throw out some obscure bit of knowledge and then seem aghast that you don't know. Thus the joke.

 

How many hipsters does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

Some obscure number, you probably wouldn't know it anyway.

 

The joke is about a hipster, and it uses a hipster answer.

 

Ohh...OK, I get it.

 

Thanks for the explanation.

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No Surprise-Theory of a Deadman

Behind Those Eyes-3 Doors Down

The Sickness-Disturbed

Terrible Lie-NIN

Smack My B*tch Up-Prodigy

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Pearl Jam - Black

Nirvana - Lithium

 

Neither are perky songs but they appeal to me.

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my many stages of break -up:

 

anger:

call me when your sober - evanesence

 

sadness:

dreaming with a broken heart - john mayer

 

acceptance:

my favorite mistake - sheryl crow

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Tears dry on my own - Amy Whinehouse

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Christina Aguilera - Fighter.

 

Christina Aguilera - Walk Away.

 

And pretty much anything from Avril Lavigne, lol. Oh and Alannis Morissette.

 

They have some good anti-relationship lyrics :p

 

There's more...

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Christina Aguilera - Walk Away.

 

 

Isn't that Kelly Clarkson that sings that song? :confused:

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Cobra:

 

good call on puddle of mudd. i practically have that on a loop right now. i am tempted to fall off the NC wagon and send that to him.

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my last contributions:

 

in the end - linkin park

 

good riddance - green day

 

you better run - pat benatar

 

i will survive - gloria gaynor

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Isn't that Kelly Clarkson that sings that song? :confused:

 

Nope. CA also has a song titled this. Or at least I think that's the title..it says "walk away" alot! :laugh:

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Sun Comes Up, It's Tuesday Morning - Cowboy Junkies (Gotta love the line "But I just gotta tell ya - that I kind of like that extra three feet in my bed...")

 

You Oughta Know - Alanis Morrisette

 

At That Particular Time - Alanis also (chronicles the stages of a breakup, and how she arrived at her conclusion to leave at the end)

 

Taillight's Fade - Buffalo Tom

 

Just Like a Woman - Bob Dylan

 

And, although it's not musical (besides the cool bass track in the background) ANYTHING by Mitch Hedburg (he's a comedian) will have your laughing your tookus off in no time.

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No Surprise-Theory of a Deadman

Behind Those Eyes-3 Doors Down

The Sickness-Disturbed

Terrible Lie-NIN

Smack My B*tch Up-Prodigy

 

 

My ex would probably like that tho.... /cough :bunny:

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And pretty much anything from Avril Lavigne, lol.

 

agree

 

I heard "My Happy Ending" yesterday and it pretty much sums up everything I am feeling right now.

 

I won't say that any music really "perks me up" these days. Most songs are written when people are sad. It's mostly the angry bitter ones that temporarily make me feel better. If you like Avril and you like Country music, try Taylor Swift. She is pretty much the country version of Avril.

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My friend is going through a divorce, so I made her this cd:

 

Get this Party Started - P!nk

I Won't Be Cryin' - Infernal

I'm Still Standing - Elton John

Here Comes the Sun - Nina Simone

God-Shaped Hole - Plumb

Real - Plumb

Is It Any Wonder - Keane

Soul Meets Body - Death Cab for Cutie

The Middle - Jimmy Eat World

Sorry - Madonna

Makes Me Wonder - Maroon 5

Centerfold - P!nk

Tears Dry On Their Own - Amy Whinehouse

Mighty Love - The Spinners

Turn Your Love Around - George Bensen

Just Like A Pill - P!nk

Goodbye to You - Scandal

Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)

I Will Learn to Love Again - Kaci

Don't Stop - Fleetwood Mac

Summer Wind - Frank Sinatra

My Give a Damn is Busted - Jo Dee Messina

Crystal Ball - Keane

Over You - Daughtry

Hit the Road Jack - Ray Charles

Harder to Breathe - Maroon 5

Nothing Left To Lose - Mat Kearney

Back to Black - Amy Whinehouse

A Bad Dream - Keane

Lights Will Guide You Home - Coldplay

Closer to Free - BoDeans

Killing Me Softly - The Fugees

Barbed Wire Baby - Dizzy Miss Lizzy

Oo-Oh Child - The Five Stairsteps

Tougher Than The Rest - Bruce Springsteen

Brand New Lover - Dead or Alive

Don't CAll Me Baby - Madison Avenue

Tenderness - General Public

Believe - Cher

There She Goes - Sixpence to None the Richer

Chains Of Love - Erasure

Tainted Love - Soft Cell

Beautiful Stranger - Madonna

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If I can dream - Elvis (love that song)

 

Grace Kelly - Mika (cheery beat and funny)

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Crying in the rain - Aha

Still loving you - Scorpions

I'll never fall in love again - Tom Jones

Tuesday's gone - Metallica

What it takes - Aerosmith

La Solitudine - Laura Pausini

Ohne dich - Rammstein

 

All sad songs, the best way to feel better is to cry.

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Locomotive breath = Jethro tull

 

TNT = AC/DC

 

Green onions = Booker T & MGs

 

Graffitti CD = Led Zeppelin

 

I will always love you = Dolly or whitney.

 

Many more:)

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I'm listening to a lot of The Smiths and Morrissey. That always cheered me up.

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