Breakup showtunes

#1

Breakup showtunes

Posted: 10/20/10 at 2:42am

My friend recently just broke up with her fiancee. Any good songs you can suggest to me so I can send to her? Thank you!

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#2

Breakup showtunes

Posted: 10/20/10 at 2:43am

The ULTIMATE is

"We Do Not Belong Together" - Sunday in the Park With George

#3

Breakup showtunes

Posted: 10/20/10 at 3:07am

"The Friend You Were to Me" - Napoleon The Musical (It's actually Josephine, Napoleon's wife song to her friend after Napoleon dumps her)

"Why Do People Fall In Love?" - Havana! (released on one of Linda Eder's solo albums)
"Just Not Now" - I Love You Because... (Though I prefer Lauren Kennedy's version!)
"Letting You Go" - Lauren Kennedy

#4

Breakup showtunes

Posted: 10/20/10 at 3:26am

"I Dismiss You" from The Pirate Queen............LOL

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#5

Breakup showtunes

Posted: 10/20/10 at 3:39am

"Take Me or Leave Me" - "Rent"

#6

Breakup showtunes

Posted: 10/20/10 at 9:53am

Goodbye Love, but are you trying to make her happy or more depressed?

#7

Breakup showtunes

Posted: 10/20/10 at 9:56am

Goodbye Love, but are you trying to make her happy or more depressed?

#8

Breakup showtunes

Posted: 10/20/10 at 10:05am

Happy/overcoming ones:

Forget About the Boy- Throughly Modern Mille
I'll Never Fall in Love Again- Promises, Promises
Wherever He Ain't- Mack and Mable
So Much Better- Legally Blonde
Falling Out of Love Can Be Fun- White Christmas
I Move On- Chicago

Sad ones:

Time Heals Everything- Mack and Mable
Still Hurting- The Last 5 Years
Who Will Love Me As I Am- Sideshow
There's a Fine, Fine Line- Avenue Q

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Updated On: 10/20/10 at 10:05 AM

#9

Breakup showtunes

Posted: 10/20/10 at 10:06am

Desert Island Top 5 Break-Ups, from High Fidelity

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#10

Breakup showtunes

Posted: 10/20/10 at 10:25am

You Want to Be My Friend? - Closer Than Ever
I Resolve - She Loves Me
Grand Knowing You - She Loves Me
Get Out and Stay Out - 9 to 5

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#11

Breakup showtunes

Posted: 10/20/10 at 10:33am

Can't believe no one's mentioned "Without You" from My Fair Lady.

Love the lyrics!

#12

Breakup showtunes

Posted: 10/20/10 at 11:05am

I Don't Ever Want to See You Again" by Alan Jay Lerner and Charles Strouse is about the bitterest, most hurt song I can think of.

It was written for Dance A Little Closer, Lerner's last show and a one performance flop, but the score did get a cast recording that is out of print.

Find it.

It ends, "Not again. Not again. Not again!" Get the idea?

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#13

Breakup showtunes

Posted: 10/20/10 at 11:05am

Possibly I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair!!

And, seriously, if you're gonna listen to 'Letting You Go', listen to Philip Quast's at least!

#14

Breakup showtunes

Posted: 10/20/10 at 11:33am

"Good Night and Thank You" -- EVITA

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Salve, Regina, Mater misericordiae
Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra
Salve, Salve Regina
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Eva
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
O clemens O pia

#15

Breakup showtunes

Posted: 10/20/10 at 11:44am

"We Do Not Belong Together" from Sunday in the Park With George was the first song that came to mind.

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#16

Breakup showtunes

Posted: 10/20/10 at 11:46am

"Now You Know" from MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG

#17

Breakup showtunes

Posted: 10/20/10 at 12:16pm

Not from a Broadway show but by a Broadway composer -- Irving Berlin's "What'll I Do?"

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Salve, Regina, Mater misericordiae
Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra
Salve, Salve Regina
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Eva
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
O clemens O pia

#18

Breakup showtunes

Posted: 10/20/10 at 1:23pm

"Be On Your Own"- NINE
"I'm Not Waiting"-Julia Murney, kinda break-uppy/self liberating

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#19

Breakup showtunes

Posted: 10/20/10 at 2:07pm

"Always Look on the Bright Side" - Spamalot

#20

Breakup showtunes

Posted: 10/20/10 at 2:24pm

If they're staying in touch but just not getting married, then "I'd Rather Leave While I'm In Love" from The Boy From Oz would work.

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Rock of Ages - "Nothin' but a good time!"

#21

Breakup showtunes

Posted: 10/20/10 at 2:34pm

"The Winner Takes It All" - Mamma Mia!

#22

Breakup showtunes

Posted: 10/21/10 at 6:30pm

My vote goes to "I Think I'm Losing My Mind".

And previously asked, what's the intent here? Cheering up or a good old sob fest?