An Over It Playlist
July 2, 2010 11:24 PM   Subscribe

Inspired by this thread, please help me make a playlist of good kiss off/I've moved on songs. Tom Petty's Don't Come Around Here No More, mentioned in the thread, sums up the sentiment I'm looking for perfectly. Not ragey You Oughta Know bitterness, more resigned/done/leave me alone. Any thoughts on songs with similar themes? Open to most genres (though not metal/anything super hard).
posted by HonoriaGlossop to Media & Arts (56 answers total) 23 users marked this as a favorite
 
Ani DiFranco - Untouchable Face

So fuck you, and your untouchable face
Fuck you, for existing in the first place
Who am I, that I should be vying for your touch?
Said who am I, bet you can't even tell me that much

Sounds very Fuck You, but is much more It's Over And I Get It, Kinda Miffed About it, But Moving on.
posted by dirtynumbangelboy at 11:29 PM on July 2, 2010


Ohm and Cher - Strong Enough

'Cause I'm strong enough
to live without you
strong enough
I've quit crying long enough
Now I'm strong enough to know
You gotta go
posted by dirtynumbangelboy at 11:31 PM on July 2, 2010


Ohm = oh,
posted by dirtynumbangelboy at 11:31 PM on July 2, 2010


The Mötley Crüe power ballad from 1989 "Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)" fits the bill.
posted by birdherder at 11:31 PM on July 2, 2010


"I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair" from South Pacific?

"I Will Survive" -- too obvious?

"Big Sky," Rachel Loy?
posted by fiercecupcake at 11:38 PM on July 2, 2010


I Never Loved You Anyway by The Corrs.
posted by Xere at 11:39 PM on July 2, 2010


Kiss You Off by Scissor Sisters.
posted by Fuego at 11:48 PM on July 2, 2010


Leona Lewis - Better in Time

Going coming
Thought I heard a knock
Who's there no one
Thinking that I deserve it
Now I realize that I really didn't know
If you didn't notice you mean everything
Quickly I'm learning to love again
All that I know is I'mma be ok

Thought I couldn't live without you
It's gonna hurt when it heals too
It'll all get better in time
Even though I really love you
I'm gonna smile cause I deserve to
It'll all get better in time
posted by so much modern time at 11:49 PM on July 2, 2010 [1 favorite]


The unbelievable One Kiss Can Lead To Another '60s girl-group box set is a great place to look for this sort of thing:

Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya / The Ribbons
Bye Bye Baby / Mary Wells
I Know You Love Me Not / Julie Driscoll
I'd Much Rather Be With The Girls / Donna Lynn
Walking In Different Circles / Goldie and the Gingerbreads
posted by mykescipark at 11:51 PM on July 2, 2010


Since You've Been Gone - Kelly Clarkson
posted by aldebaran at 12:09 AM on July 3, 2010


"Here's Looking At You, Kid" by the Gaslight Anthem, "A Gospel Song" by Bob Geldof, and "Darken My Door" by Lucero. "Birds of St. Marks," Jackson Browne. "Blues Run the Game," Jackson Frank (or Counting Crows). "So. Central Rain," REM. "Heaven Knows," Robert Plant. "Joey," Concrete Blonde. "Putting the Damage On," Tori Amos.

Uh, wow. I guess I like my music resigned.
posted by fairytale of los angeles at 12:14 AM on July 3, 2010


Don't Think Twice It's All Right - A Dylan song that's been covered by pretty much everybody (Cash, Elvis, Waylon Jennings, Nick Drake, Metric, Bobby Darin, and of course Joan Baez). Pick your favorite. Hell, you could make an entire mix of covers of this song. I'm partial to the Peter, Paul, and Mary version.
posted by kyleg at 12:15 AM on July 3, 2010 [6 favorites]


Kiss Off by The Violent Femmes seems an obvious choice.
posted by sophist at 12:21 AM on July 3, 2010 [2 favorites]


"It Ain't Me Babe" - a Bob Dylan song covered by pretty much everybody (Johnny Cash, Nancy Sinatra, and of course Joan Baez). I'm partial to the Peter, Paul, and Mary version.
posted by orthogonality at 12:26 AM on July 3, 2010


Kiss My Love Goodbye - L.A. Guns
Goodbye To You - Scandal
I Won't Be Home Tonight - Tony Carey
No More Lies - Schon and Hammer
Long Gone - George Thorogood & The Destroyers
posted by InsertNiftyNameHere at 12:32 AM on July 3, 2010


Red Rubber Ball (written by Paul Simon, recorded by The Cyrkle):
I should have known you'd bid me farewell
There's a lesson to be learned from this and I learned it very well
Now I know you're not the only starfish in the sea
If I never hear your name again, it's all the same to me
posted by Knappster at 1:11 AM on July 3, 2010 [1 favorite]


"There's A Fine Fine Line" from the musical AVENUE Q

If someone doesn't love you back, it isn't such a crime
But there's a fine fine line between love and a waste of your time
And I don't have the time to waste on you anymore
I don't think you even know what you're looking for
For my own sanity I've got to close the door
And walk away, away
posted by clair-de-lune at 1:21 AM on July 3, 2010 [2 favorites]


Walk Away by The Beat is definitely resigned. Also a great song.
posted by Ghidorah at 1:40 AM on July 3, 2010


The Beatles, "I'm Looking Through You"
Lyle Lovett, "If I were the Man that you Wanted" (or Nanci Griffith's "If I were the Woman you Wanted")
The Magnetic Fields, "You Must Be Out of Your Mind":

You can't go 'round just saying stuff
Because it's pretty
And I no longer drink enough
To think you're witty
posted by bibliowench at 1:50 AM on July 3, 2010


Timi Yuro, 'What's A Matter Baby?'
posted by Catseye at 2:35 AM on July 3, 2010


What do we call it now?
It isn't marriage anymore
Call it new and different
it ain't the way it was before

Of all the words to choose from
there's only one that fits
Call it what you want to
I call it quits

Quits
Gary Stewart
1977
posted by dancestoblue at 2:44 AM on July 3, 2010


Time for Me to Fly - the REO Speedwagon song covered nicely by Dolly Parton, not the Jonas Brothers tune.
posted by carmicha at 2:59 AM on July 3, 2010


In the Air Tonight, by Phil Collins.
posted by thejoshu at 3:25 AM on July 3, 2010


Cake's cover of "I will survive" has a nice dismissive tone.
posted by acanthous at 3:41 AM on July 3, 2010 [1 favorite]


The Stone Roses, believe it or not, I am the resurrection.
posted by lapsangsouchong at 3:43 AM on July 3, 2010


Take me for what I'm worth - either by PF Sloan or the excellent cover by The Searchers. And damn, I hate having Phil Collins mentioned above my comment.
posted by ouke at 3:44 AM on July 3, 2010


hey thanks acanthous and lapsangsouchong for taking one for the team...
posted by ouke at 3:45 AM on July 3, 2010


Eat My Dust You Insensitive F*ck by Catherine Wheel. Youtube video
posted by backwards guitar at 3:48 AM on July 3, 2010


The Eagles - Already gone
Jim Croce - Operator
3 Doors Down - Let Me Go
Black Lab - Gates of the Country
Bloodhound Gang - I'm The Least You Could Do
Depswa - Let It Go
Evanesence - Call me When You're Sober
Fergie - Big Girls Don't Cry
Further Seems Forever - Wearing Thin
Gin Blossoms - Found Out About You
Jimmy Eat World - Lucky Denver Mint
Jojo - Leave (Get Out)
Saves the Day - Sell my old Clothes, I'm off to Heaven
Saves the Day - Rocks, Tonic, Juice, Magic
posted by frmrpreztaft at 3:59 AM on July 3, 2010




Stay Away - Kim Carnes, Barbara Streisand, Engelbert Humperdinck
posted by theBigRedKittyPurrs at 5:43 AM on July 3, 2010


The Beatles - "Don't Bother Me"
posted by Jaltcoh at 5:47 AM on July 3, 2010


"100 Games of Solitaire" by Concrete Blonde:

I got a bag all packed, got a ticket for the train
Mexico to New Orleans and back again
I got a bottle of Tequila baby, who needs friends
I got a bottle of Tequila baby, who needs friends
I got a hundred miles of desert
Got a head of fresh air
And I know 100 games of solitaire
I got nothing to lose and I got nothing to do
I can go anywhere with anyone I choose
I got a dog named Lucky and 100 dollars in my shoes
Here I am on my way from here to there
And I know 100 games of solitaire
Well I don't know where I'll end up tonight
Any place with a bar and a bathtub's all right
I got a burnin' yearnin' for some new sounds and smells and sights
And if I never see your face again, well I don't care
'Cause I know 100 games of solitaire
posted by kyrademon at 5:52 AM on July 3, 2010


Ben Harper's Ground On Down
posted by mannequito at 6:58 AM on July 3, 2010


"Change the Locks" is a Lucinda Williams song with lots of covers (including Tom Petty and Johnny Cash - unfortunately Petty's cover isn't on youtube) and is exactly what you need. I also agree heartily with "100 Miles of Solitaire."
posted by frobozz at 7:17 AM on July 3, 2010


Oh! And REM's All the Right Friends.
posted by frobozz at 7:20 AM on July 3, 2010


Fleetwood Mac is great for this theme...Never Going Back Again is what springs first into my mind.
posted by artifarce at 7:28 AM on July 3, 2010


From awesome country singer Patty Loveless:

You Can Feel Bad (fan video on YouTube)

But baby you can feel bad if it makes you feel better
Picture me cryin' reading all your love letters
Walkin' around in your old sweater baby
You can feel bad if it makes you feel better
posted by SuperSquirrel at 7:33 AM on July 3, 2010


Let's Go (Nothing for me) by New Order was a good one for me
posted by glaucon at 7:51 AM on July 3, 2010




Morphine - Gone For Good
posted by friendlyjuan at 8:20 AM on July 3, 2010


Thanks That Was Fun - Barenaked Ladies
posted by cecic at 8:27 AM on July 3, 2010


Just Go Away - Blondie.
Black Cow - Steely Dan. (The title reference is to a drink.)
posted by immlass at 8:33 AM on July 3, 2010


Darn it, now this is how I should have framed my question! Rock Steady is right, though, guys are dense about that sort of thing, so I'll probably take his advice and use the direct approach, while playing a few of the songs in this thread for sheer enjoyment.

May I recommend The Smiths - What Difference Does It Make.
posted by HopperFan at 8:38 AM on July 3, 2010


This might go too far on your ragey/bitterness scale, but just in case: Bif Naked's I Love Myself Today. Refrain:

I love myself today
Not like yesterday
I'm cool, I'm calm
I'm gonna be okay! Uh huh
I love myself today
Not like yesterday
Take another look at me now
'Cause it's your last look
Your last look forever
posted by timepiece at 9:00 AM on July 3, 2010


Tom Rush: No Regrets

"I know your leaving's too long overdue. For far too long, I've had nothing left to say to you."
posted by ChuraChura at 9:13 AM on July 3, 2010


Beach House's Walk in the Park:

You go for a walk in the park 'cause you don't need anything
Your hand that you sometimes hold doesn't do anything
The face that you see in the door isn't standing there anymore

In a matter of time, it would slip from my mind
In and out of my life, you would slip from my mind
In a matter of time

The face that you saw in the door isn't looking at you anymore
The name that you call in its place isn't waiting for your embrace
The word that you learned to behold cannot hold you anymore

In a matter of time it, would slip from my mind
In and out of my life, you would slip from my mind
In a matter of time
posted by mlo at 10:03 AM on July 3, 2010


Pink - So What
Red Meat - Cry a Little Bit
Ben Harper - Mama's Got A Girlfriend Now
The Beautiful South - A Little Time
posted by Pirate-Bartender-Zombie-Monkey at 10:22 AM on July 3, 2010


Too Late Baby - Carol King

There'll be good times again for me and you
But we just can't stay together
Don't you feel it, too
Still I'm glad for what we had
And how I once loved you
posted by santaslittlehelper at 12:47 PM on July 3, 2010


Future Bible Heroes—I'm Lonely and I Love It
Fiona Apple—Get Him Back
posted by klangklangston at 4:36 PM on July 3, 2010


Response by poster: Thanks everyone! These are great both for content and as an introduction to some new-to-me music. Feel free to keep them coming.
posted by HonoriaGlossop at 4:46 PM on July 3, 2010


"Mexico" by Jump, Little Children (lyrics)
posted by changeling at 4:59 PM on July 3, 2010




The Salt In My Tears - Martin Briley
Your Woman - White Town
posted by SisterHavana at 7:40 PM on July 3, 2010


Sheryl Crow - Can't Cry Anymore
Ben Folds Five - Song for the Dumped
Alanis Morissette - Hand in My Pocket
Laura Nyro - Time and Love
Suzanne Vega - Marlene on the Wall
Tom Waits - Better Off Without a Wife

Shawn Colvin's album A Few Small Repairs has several songs that fit the bill, especially Get Out of This House and Nothin on Me, featuring these lyrics, which got me through a tough separation:

So don't you try to save me with your advice
Or turn me into somebody else
Cause I'm not crazy and you're not nice
Baby keep it to yourself
I'm not gonna cry
And I'm waving goodbye
And I know this time
You got nothin on me
posted by Paris Elk at 12:19 AM on July 4, 2010


What a great question! I actually pretty recently made a breakup mix for a friend. Many of the songs have already been mentioned, but here are a few more:

Go Your Own Way by Fleetwood Mac verges on the angry, but it may be the best "over it" pop song ever.
Walk on By, originally by Dionne Warwick, covered by everyone
So Here We Are by Bloc Party (vague lyrics, but I always interpreted it as a "resigned post breakup" song)
Pyrite Pedestal by Pretty Girls Make Graves
Maybe You Keep Me Hangin' On by The Supremes

As Cool As I Am, by Dar Williams:
...You tried to make me doubt, to make me guess, tried to make me feel like a little less,
Oh, I liked you when your soul was bared, I thought you knew how to be scared,
And now it's amazing what you did to make me stay,
But truth is just like time, it catches up and it just keeps going.

And so I'm leaving, you can find out how much better things can get,
And if it helps, I'd say I feel a little worse than I did when we met...
posted by lunasol at 3:33 AM on July 4, 2010


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