This is the third type we most frequently thing of as "breakup songs": those that exhibit anger, bitterness, and jealousy, employing sarcasm to express the disbelief and rage at having been dumped. To be played loud!
Joe Jackson: One More Time
Alannis Morisette: You Oughta Know
Melissa Ehtridge: Bring Me Some Water
Carly Simon: You're so Vain
Janis Joplin: Another Piece of My Heart
Bob Dylan: Positively Fourth Street
The Specials: Little Bitch
Joe Jackson: Is She Really Going Out with Him?
The Cranberries: Promise
Joe Jackson: Happy Lovin Couples
Melissa Ehtridge: Like the Way I Do
The Specials: Stupid Marriage
Melissa Ethridge: Come To My Window
Ben Folds Five: Song for the Dumped
No Doubt: Ex-Girlfriend
The Clash: Train in Vain
The Killers: Mr Brightside
Renee Olstead: Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?
The Smiths: Unhappy Birthday
Annie Lenox: Train in Vain
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