Nancy Sinatra's 1966 single, "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'," became the quintessential breakup song for women looking to leave their men. This way, your ex can see you carting off to your new life fashionably and without a care. The relationship is done and all you want is a stylish exit. These boots are made for walking, and that's just what they'll do Singer Erykah Badu put it bluntly in her song "Tyrone."Īnd Tell him come on, help you get your Īfter listing all the reasons why she and her beau were no longer in sync, Badu only wanted her ex to leave. Someone gets tired and fed up, which leads to the "pack your bags" conversation. This ode to Splitsville comes courtesy of all those cohabitating couples who soon realize, "Maybe moving in together wasn't a good idea." This is the breakup most likely to be experienced by the college-age crowd. In "Call Me When You're Sober" Lee makes it entirely too clear what she wants from her stumbling lover. (Wait, I no longer have a boyfriend/girlfriend?)ĭrunk dials and excuses give Evanescence's Amy Lee ammunition for the lyrics she belted out lyrics would make any drunk ex regret calling intoxicated. You also risk the chance of totally forgetting what took place when you wake up the following day. Still each night in bars and outside clubs across the nation, there's often one person drunk dialing his or her partner. Your ex is lame and this definitely is your theme song.Īn inebriated breakup probably isn't the best idea if only because the sober person in the conservation may have a short fuse, and your thoughts may not make any sense. You let your ex know it by belting out Mariah Carey's 1990 single "Someday." How do you know that? Well, you're only the best person he or she has ever dated. You've been dumped and you're sure your ex will soon regret it. Someday the one you gave away will be the only one you're wishing for Sorry, Temptations, but sometimes being too needy isn't tempting at all. Surely, the song helped revive some relationships even beyond Motown's heyday, but for some even the begging isn't enough to ward off a goodbye. In "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" the quintet pleaded with its lost love to come back using a lot of high notes and soulful begging. I don't mind 'cause you mean that much to me If I have to beg, plead for your sympathy The art of pleading may have reached its peak during the R&B era, and the Temptations helped make it sound so sweet. Think begging - lots and lots of begging. "Heartless" gave West a top 10 hit on the Billboard charts.Ī one-sided breakup is difficult enough but when one person refuses to let the relationship die, things can get more complicated and sometimes a little whiny. You need to watch the way you talkin' to me, yoīeing heartless has been a bonus in at least once instance. Just remember that you talkin' to me though Cold as the winter wind when it breeze, yo