Breakup angst

Guys always seem sorrier.

If I try to think up my top 5 break up, misery laden songs they will almost all be sung by men.When it comes to being shattered and willing to do anything to get the relationship back on track, male artists seem to get it spot on. They admit to being wrong, to not being able to live without you, and they promise to wait forever.Basically, they sound more anguished. Which really helps when you're nursing a broken heart. For example:

All out of love- Air Supply
Right here waiting- Richard Marx
Always- Bon Jovi
Broken- Lifehouse
I'll be waiting- Lenny Kravitz
Anytime- Brian Mcknight
I don't want to live without your love- Chicago
Keep on loving you- REO Speedwagon
Miss you in a heartbeat- Def Lepard
Take a look at me now- Phil Collins
How am I supposed to live without you- Micheal Bolton
The man who can't be moved- The Script
Best I ever had- Vertical Horizon
End of the road- Boyz II Men 

   

Female artists in return, seem to see beyond the pain. They are hurt, but they know they deserve better, and they will miss you but it is for the best. The girls are the voice of reason. Which isn't as satisfying as the anguish, but helps the process. For example:

Goodbye to you- Michelle Branch

Better in time- Leona Lewis

Try sleeping with a broken heart- Alicia Keys

I will always love you- Whitney Houston

Please don't leave me- Pink

Don't wanna lose you now- Gloria Estefan

I will remember you- Amy Grant

Try- Macy Gray

Insensitive- Jann Arden

Nothing compares to you- Sinead O'Conner

Actually, there's more balance between the two lists than I thought (the minute Sinead made it to the list, I kinda had to eat my words). Guess heartbreak always hurts, with or without reason. Although I could think up the first list much faster than the second!