I'm partial to Black Coffee in Bed by Squeeze, but there are countless amazing break-up songs.
For No One is a classic Beatles tune that contains the precise phrasing you'll find in most of the band's songs
Diamonds and Rust is a song written by Joan Baez about Bob Dylan after they split. It meanders quite a bit, so I prefer the Judas Priest, Unleashed in the East version for it's abbreviated take.
I Will Survive is a classic break-up song. If you'd like to appreciate it without feeling like a living cliche, you can try the Cake version, which has a very dry read that could be interpreted as a dishonest telling of one's true feelings (this is a common motif in break-up songs).
Catch the Wind, by Donovan, is soul-crushingly heart-felt. I get chills every time. Hits home so directly.
Give These Eyes a listen. I contend that The Guess Who is a better band than The Who. Come at me.
If I'm bringing you down too much, Jackson is a little more upbeat and light-hearted, I guess.
Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You is stellar, along with every other Zeppelin song.
Patsy Cline practically dealt exclusively in break-up songs. Walkin' After Midnight is a classic.
Getaway Car is a my favorite Audioslave song. There's a few other break-up songs on their first album as well. I think Chris Cornell had just gotten divorced around the time this album was being made.
My uncle refers to The Eagle's Already Gone as his divorce song. It is pretty great.
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