Mixing It Up: Cry Me a River

With this many people pairing off at the same time, break-up are inevitable. I’ve always loved songs about heartbreak. IMHO any fool could write a love song but a great song about heartbreak requires firsthand experience. These are some of the best songs I know for bawling your eyes out. All of the songs are very slow and mournful. Your love is over and now you have to pick up the pieces and it hurts like Hell. You can do it knowing you’re not alone in your pain.

I Can’t Make You Love Me – ADELE

I Never Told You – Colbie Caillat

Against All Odds – Phil Collins

Over You by Now – Jana Kramer

Cold as Stone – Lady Antebellum

Over You – Miranda Lambert

Wreck of the Day – Anna Nalick

Thinking of You – Katy Perry

Without a Sound – SHeDAISY

Still Holding Out for You - SHeDAISY

Sad Beautiful Tragic – Taylor Swift

The Moment I Knew – Taylor Swift

Last Kiss – Taylor Swift

Just a Dream – Carrie Underwood

Heavily Broken – The Veronicas

Other songs I liked:

The Symphony of a Blasé – Anberlin

Battle – Colbie Caillat

Against All Odds – Mariah Carey

Hate to See Your Heartbreak – Paramore

Jar of Hearts – Christina Perri

Not like the Movies – Katy Perry

I Can’t Make You Love Me – Bonnie Raitt

Nobody Wins – The Veronicas

Mouth Shut – The Veronicas

Tomorrow – Chris Young

I did include a few artists that get a lot of radio play but none of the songs are overplayed. You can’t to heart break without Taylor Swift. I love Against All Odds but Carey’s version lacked conviction. It was so delicate and sweet. Mouth Shut had a little too much musical oomph for me to consider it a ‘mourning lost love’ song but the sentiment is there.

Jar of Hearts is glorious but it toes the line between ‘broken heart’ and ‘screw you.’ Not Like the Movies is sad but it has a note of optimism to it. The optimism comes later.