Wonderland or Not

No stress wee­kend fun again with Old School Fri­day.

This week it’s Break Up Songs. Songs to break up to, songs to lis­ten to after a break up with a smile on your face, or lis­ten to as you wallow in self pity. There is no dearth of break-up songs whiche­ver view you want to take.

Dylan seems to have a run on break-up songs, though I’m not fea­tu­ring my long time favo­rite (It Ain’t Me Babe), or my second favo­rite Dionne Warwick’s “Walk on By” this time around.

I heart Sum 41 always, more so for having con­tri­bu­ted to the the first Rock Against Bush album with their song Moron, so their Pie­ces is on my “favo­rite but not fea­tu­red” list. A sim­ple little ballad. A decent “no drama” break-up song.

On my break-up song search I dis­co­ve­red Linda Rons­tadt was the queen of break-up songs, with
You’re No Good and A Long Long Time top­ping my list. Not Much for drama or des­pair A Long Long Time even depres­ses me. It’s awe­some though.

I choose Kiss Off by the Vio­lent Fem­mes as my fea­tu­red song. Never cove­red as well as the ori­gi­nal this song sur­vi­ved my parents wed­ding, a fact I have video to subs­tan­tiate, made rounds when I was in high school via covers and the ori­gi­nal, and is not so much a break up song as an “Eff off” song sung loudly after a break ups when everything in your world just seems to suck.

So, dear John, walk on bye, because you’re no good and haven’t been for a long long time, and if you’re loo­king for someone to pick up the pie­ces  —  it ain’t me babe , so kiss off.

or a great live ver­sion from 1983

Enjoy the con­cert and feel free to join in.

The Old School Fri­day Folks.

6. Kim

7. Janet Shan
8. SjP
9. Quick
10. Belie­ver 1964

11.From the Batt­le­field
12. Mrs­Gra­pe­vine
13. coo­per