More lists!

I have 3,620 songs in my iTunes library. This doesn't count the 3 DVDs I've burned to archive music, or the CDs I haven't ripped yet. So we'll keep it simple. For a song to appear on one of my lists, it needs to live in the library or be on one of the archive DVDs. I'm a freak. We've been over this before.

Let's get the negative energy out of the way, shall we? All songs will be listed alphabetically by title.

Top 10 angry break-up songs:
Are You Happy Now ~ Michelle Branch
do you really have everything you want
you could never give something you ain't got
you can't run away from yourself

Divorce Song ~ Liz Phair
And when I asked for a separate room
It was late at night, and we'd been driving since noon
But if I'd known how that would sound to you
I would have stayed in your bed for the rest of my life
Just to prove I was right
That it's harder to be friends than lovers
And you shouldn't try to mix the two
'Cause if you do it and you're still unhappy
Then you know that the problem is you
And it's true that I stole your lighter
And it's also true that I lost the map
But when you said that I wasn't worth talking to
I had to take your word on that
But if you'd known how that would sound to me
You would have taken it back
And boxed it up and buried it in the ground
Boxed it up and buried it in the ground
Boxed it up and buried it in the ground
Burned it up and thrown it away
You put in my hands a loaded gun
And then told me not to fire it
When you did the things you said were up to me
And then accused me of trying to fuck it up
But you've never been a waste of my time
It's never been a drag
So take a deep breath and count back from ten
And maybe you'll be alright
And the license said you had to stick around until I was dead
But if you're tired of looking at my face, I guess I already am
But you've never been a waste of my time
It's never been a drag
So take a deep breath and count back from ten
And maybe you'll be alright

F.O.D ~ Green Day
I've had this burning in my guts now for so long
My belly's aching now to sing
I'm taking pleasure in these doubts i pass to you,
So listen up 'cause you might miss...

You're just...a fuck.
I can't explain it 'cause I think you suck.
I'm taking pride,
In telling you to Fuck Off and Die.

Good...night.

Go Your Own Way ~ Fleetwood Mac
Loving you
Isn't the right thing to do
How can I ever change things
That I feel

If I could
Maybe I'd give you my world
How can I
When you won't take it from me

You can go your own way
Go your own way
You can call it
Another lonely day
You can go your own way
Go your own way

Limp ~ Fiona Apple
You wanna make me sick;
You wanna lick my wounds,
Don’t you, baby?
You want the badge of honour when you save my hide
But you’re the one in the way
Of the day of doom, baby
If you need my shame to reclaim your pride
And when I think of it, my fingers turn to fists
I never did anything to you man,
But no matter what I try
You’ll beat me with your bitter lies
So call me crazy, hold me down
Make me cry; get off now, baby-
It won’t be long till you’ll be
Lying limp in your own hands.
You feed the beast I have within me
You wave the red flag, baby you make it run run run
Standing on the sidelines, waving and grinning
You fondle my trigger, then you blame my gun
And when I think of it, my fingers turn to fists
I never did anything to you man
But no matter what I try
You’ll beat me with your bitter lies
So call me crazy, hold me down
Make me cry; get off now, baby-
It won’t be long till you’ll be
Lying limp in your own hands.
[No abuse in the relationship, but I do like the sentiment in this song.]

Love and Anger ~ Kate Bush
It lay buried here. It lay deep inside me.
It's so deep I don't think that I can speak about it.
It could take me all of my life,
But it would only take a moment to

Tell you what I'm feeling,
But I don't know if I'm ready yet.
You come walking into this room
Like you're walking into my arms.
What would I do without you?

Take away the love and the anger,
And a little piece of hope holding us together.
Looking for a moment that'll never happen,
Living in the gap between past and future.
Take away the stone and the timber,
And a little piece of rope won't hold it together.

If you can't tell your sister,
If you can't tell a priest,
'Cause it's so deep you don't think that you can speak about it
To anyone,
Can you tell it to your heart?
Can you find it in your heart

To let go of these feelings
Like a bell to a Southerly wind?
We could be like two strings beating,
Speaking in sympathy...
What would we do without you?
Two strings speak in sympathy.

Take away the love and the anger,
And a little piece of hope holding us together.
Looking for a moment that'll never happen,
Living in the gap between past and future.
Take away the stone and the timber,
And a little piece of rope won't hold it together.

We're building a house of the future together.
(What would we do without you?)

Well, if it's so deep you don't think that you can speak about it,
Just remember to reach out and touch the past and the future.
Well, if it's so deep you don't think you can speak about it,
Don't ever think that you can't change the past and the future.
You might not, not think so now,
But just you wait and see--someone will come to help you.
[Not bloody likely at this point.]

Now That It's Over ~ Everclear
Nightmares just don’t scare me now
Baby without you
I wish that I could find the words to tell
You to politely go fuck yourself
Yeah, now that it’s over...

Through With You ~ Maroon 5
You ain't ever coming back to me
That's not how things were supposed to be
You take my hand just to give it back
No other lover has ever done that

You Oughta Know ~ Alanis Morissette
'Cause the love that you gave that we made
wasn't able to make it enough for you to be open wide, no
And every time you speak her name
Does she know how you told me you'd hold me
Until you died, 'til you died
But you're still alive

You're Breakin' My Heart ~ Harry Nilsson
You’re breakin’ my heart
You’re tearing it apart so fuck you

Top 20 painful break-up songs:
Yes, there are twice as many of these, and I'm not going to list lyrics. I know what these songs mean, I know how they helped me get through some very tough days. I will say that there some of them I haven't listened to in a very long time, and don't plan on playing for awhile still. Two out of the list will always evoke feelings from the first 30 days — I Grieve and The First Cut is the Deepest. Not going near those two. Not deleting them, not preventing them from playing, but there are some pretty raw emotions tied to both songs. And until I resolve that stuff, why rehash history? It sucked, it kicked my ass, I picked myself up and moved on.

Breaking Apart ~ Chris Isaak
Cry ~ Faith Hill
Crying ~ Roy Orbison & k.d. lang
Don't Dream It's Over ~ Crowded House
Don't Speak ~ No Doubt
For No One ~ The Beatles
Goodbye to You ~ Michelle Branch
I Can't Love You Any More ~ Lyle Lovett
I Grieve ~ Peter Gabriel
Look What You've Done ~ Jet
Long and Winding Road ~ The Beatles
Missing You ~ Jem
One Last Cry ~ Brian McKnight
She's Gone ~ Hall & Oates
So Very Hard to Go ~ Tower of Power
That Lonesome Road ~ James Taylor
The First Cut is the Deepest ~ Sheryl Crow
The Space Between ~ Dave Matthews Band
Washing of the Water ~ Peter Gabriel
You Can't Always Get What You Want ~ Rolling Stones

Top 10 OMG I'M SO HAPPY love songs
Afternoon Delight ~ Will Ferrell (Anchorman soundtrack)
Ain't No Mountain High Enough ~ Michael McDonald
Come What May ~ Ewan McGregor
Friday I'm In Love (acoustic) ~ The Cure
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) ~ James Taylor
Let's Get it On ~ Marvin Gaye
So Damn Lucky ~ Dave Matthews
Sunday Morning ~ Maroon 5
Your Smiling Face (live) ~ James Taylor
Your Precious Love ~ Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

Top 10 "you make me melt" love songs:
Hope for Me Yet ~ Marc Broussard
I Know You Know ~ Lyle Lovett
Meaning ~ Gavin DeGraw
Someone Like You ~ Van Morrison
The Luckiest ~ Ben Folds
Those Sweet Words ~ Norah Jones
Time After Time ~ Tuck & Patti
True Companion ~ Marc Cohn
Where My Heart Will Take Me ~ Russell Watson
Your Song ~ Ewan McGregor

I've got at least one more list to post, but I need to get up and do something else for a bit. You don't even want to know how long I've spent on this. And for the record, I didn't even get to the archive DVDs.