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Another Saturday Night: breakup songs. Because obviously. [1]

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Date: 2025-06-07

I had a diary all set about triathlons, because back in the day, June meant the Danskin Tri, and I loved it so. But given current events, there’s only one possible topic this week: breakup songs. And I’m talking about the messy, ugly ones, not the “miss you” ones.

Of course I have to start with U2. This is from the era when Edge’s first marriage broke up, and you can hear the pain of that through his guitar.

U2 - Love Is Blindness

And here’s one from Kelly Clarkson: “But since you been gone I can breathe for the first time”

Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone

One from my Texas girls: The Chicks - Gaslighter

And the OG queen of bitter, angry breakup songs:

Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know

I’m bummed to not include any Snow Patrol. Gary writes a truly alarming number of break up songs, but they are all in the theme of Gary wishing her well; or at the worst he’s brokenhearted she left him (for cheating, so yeah of course she left). Here’s a typical, heartbreaking snippet:

Somehow everything I own smells of you

And for the tiniest moment it's all not true Do the things that you always wanted to

Without me there to hold you back; don't think, just do More than anything I want to see you, girl

Take a glorious bite out of the whole world

Gentle reminder: Those on phones really appreciate it if you put the name of your selection in your comment along with your song; and people using screen readers need this in order to identify the video as well.

Upcoming diarists:

6/14: F U RWNJ

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And you, yes YOU. You’re interested enough in music to read this. You could host a week.

You know how this works — Put your quarter in the slot and your song in the comments. This is your Saturday night jukebox and the party starts NOW~!

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