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WATCH: Best breakup songs list

Published Feb 3, 2021 09:46 pm
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Love and songs can make you cry.


Some of the biggest tunes are heartache songs that talk about breakup, cheating, lying and desperation.

So bring out the tissues as Billboard counts down the 30 best breakup songs.

Crying is good for you, according to an article titled "Why it's okay to cry" by Brigitte Cutshall.  

"A study from the University of Minnesota (Dr. William Frey) found that crying (triggered by emotions) improves the mood of 88 percent of people and it can also help with healing, boosting immunity and reducing levels of anger and stress."

So there. Go on, cry a little with some of these heart-wrenching songs.

For full list, check out: https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/506152/best-breakup-songs-list

Eminem feat. Rihanna, "Love The Way You Lie"

Most Heartbreaking Lyric: "Just gonna stand there and watch me burn? / That's alright because I like the way it hurts / Just gonna stand there and hear me cry? That's alright because I love the way you lie."

Lady Antebellum, "Need You Now"

Most Heartbreaking Lyric: "Another shot of whiskey can't stop looking at the door / wishing you'd come sweeping in the way you did before. / And I wonder if I ever cross your mind. / For me it happens all the time."

The Platters, "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes"

Most Heartbreaking Lyric: "Now laughing friends deride / tears I can not hide / Oh, so I smile and say / When a lovely flame dies / smoke gets in your eyes."

Boyz II Men, "End Of The Road" 

Most Heartbreaking Lyric: "When I can't sleep at night without holding you tight. / Girl, each time I try I just break down and cry. / Pain in my head. Oh, I'd rather be dead, / spinning around and around."

Wham! Feat. George Michael, "Careless Whisper"

Most Heartbreaking Lyric: "I should have known better than to cheat a friend / and waste a chance that I've been given. / So I'm never gonna dance again / the way I danced with you."

Bonnie Tyler, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"

Most Heartbreaking Lyric: "Once upon a time I was falling in love. / Now I'm only falling apart. / There's nothing I can do / total eclipse of the heart."

Toni Braxton, "Un-Break My Heart"

Most Heartbreaking Lyric: "Un-break my heart. / Say you'll love me again. / Undo this hurt you caused when you walked out the door / and walked out of my life."

The Tony Rich Project, "Nobody Knows"

Most Heartbreaking Lyric: "I carry a smile when I'm broken in two. / And I'm nobody without someone like you. / I'm trembling at night and nobody knows it but me."

Fergie, "Big Girls Don't Cry"

Most Heartbreaking Lyric: "The path that I'm walkin' I must go alone. / I must take the baby steps 'til I'm full grown, full grown. / Fairy tales don't always have a happy ending, do they? / And I foresee the dark ahead if I stay."

Whitney Houston, "I Will Always Love You"

Most Heartbreaking Lyric: "Bittersweet memories / that is all I'm taking with me. / So goodbye. Please don't cry. / We both know I'm not what you need."

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