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Feb 18, 2024 · Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the best on-screen moments where a character dished out some epic payback to their ex. Our countdown includes scenes from movies ...
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The Top 50 break up songs starting with #50 ending with the #1 break up song of all time...(according to the Max TV Guide)
- Classic Revenge Songs
- Country Songs About Getting Even
- Ex-Boyfriend Revenge Songs
- Revenge Songs About Karma
- Revenge Songs from A Man’S Point of View
- Bonus Tracks
1.) You’re So Vain by Carly Simon
Album: No Secrets Year:1972 The long-speculated rumor that Carly Simon wrote her 70s hit “You’re So Vain” about actor Warren Beattyis true. At least in part. In 2015, Simon finally admitted the second verse is about her former lover but also implied other relationships added inspiration to the song, including musicians Mick Jagger and ex-husband James Taylor. The song hit number one in the U.S. and #3 on the U.K. charts. Key lyrics (2nd verse): You had me several years ago when I was still qu...
2.) You’re No Good by Linda Ronstadt
Album: Heart Like A Wheel Year:1974 The way Linda Ronstadt belts out “You’re No Good” with heartfelt conviction, you might think she had someone in mind when she sang the song. We may never know for sure, but we do know the words were written by songwriter Clint Ballard, Jr. ten years earlier. Ronstadt wasn’t the first to record the song either. In the early 1960s, two different singers, Dee Dee Warwick and Betty Everett, recorded their own versions. But it was Linda Ronstadt’s powerful vocal...
3.) Fist City by Loretta Lynn
Album: Fist City Year:1968 Instead of revenge against a former lover, this song’s target is another woman who has eyes for Loretta Lynn’s man. According to Lynn, the song is based on a true story. A woman was having an affair with her husband Doolittle, so Loretta put an end to it all with an old-fashioned beat down. The country classic became Lynn’s second #1 hit out of 11 total over her legendary career. Key lyrics: You’ve been makin’ your brags around town That you’ve been a lovin’ my man...
4.) Before He Cheats by Carrie Underwood
Album: Some Hearts Year:2005 Carrie Underwood almost passed on recording this cheating boyfriend revenge song. She feared her fans might not approve of the ‘bashing his four-wheel drive with a baseball bat’ lyrics. “I remember at that time… we [were] on the road, and then I get this song. I [thought], ‘People are going to hate me for singing this song.’ They’re gonna be like, ‘Oh my gosh, we can’t listen to her album. She’s bad, and I can’t let my children listen to this.’ Finally I was just...
5.) Not Ready To Make Nice by The Chicks
Album: Taking The Long Way Year:2006 At first listen this song seems to be about a grievance or argument between lovers that isn’t yet resolved. But according to songwriter Dan Wilson, his collaboration with The Chicks (then Dixie Chicks) is about the rift created by the group’s political leanings and their fans. Lead singer Natalie Maines famously said she didn’t approve of president George W. Bush at a London concert in 2003. Because of the comment The Chicks lost fans, got dropped from rad...
6.) Bad Blood by Taylor Swift
Album: 1989 Year:2014 We could have picked any number of revenge songs from the Taylor Swift library of relationships gone bad. Good examples include “Dear John,” “Picture To Burn,” and “Better Than Revenge.” But in this hit song, Taylor expresses her anger toward another female musician who tried to sabotage Swift’s tour. “She tried to hire a bunch of people out from under me. And I’m surprisingly non-confrontational. You would not believe how much I hate conflict. So now I have to avoid her...
7.) You Oughta Know by Alanis Morissette
Album: Jagged Little Pill Year:1995 Canadian rocker Alanis Morissette wrote “You Oughta Know” about an ex-boyfriend. Her journal from the time was a source of many of the song’s lyrics. “When I hear that song, I hear the anger as a protection around the searing vulnerability. I was mortified and devastated. It was a lot easier for me to be angry and feel the power from that anger versus the broken, horrified woman on the floor,” she told Spotify. The song reached #13 on the U.S. pop charts an...
8.) Since U Been Gone by Kelly Clarkson
Album: Breakaway Year:2004 Kelly Clarkson won a Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance with “Since U Been Gone.” The song’s video tells the story of a girl trashing her ex-boyfriend’s house after everything falls apart—something anyone just ending a bad relationship can relate to. The “American Idol” winner reached the number 2 spot on the U.S. charts and #5 in the U.K. with her hit song about relationship revenge. Key lyrics: But since you been gone I can breathe for the first time I’m...
9.) My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It) by En Vogue
Album: Funky Divas Year:1992 En Vogue’s top-ten single “My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It)” along with two other hits from their second album, Funky Divas, earned the vocal group widespread fame and recognition. The album went multi-platinum and the group even scored an endorsement deal with Converse shoes. The song’s lyrics detail a relationship-gone-bad and a friend steps in to tell the ex-boyfriend how he screwed up. It rose to number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #4 in the U.K. K...
10.) So What by Pink
Album: Funhouse Year:2008 When Pink and her husband Carey Hart separated because of his rumored infidelity, she chose to write a song about it instead of wallowing in the pain. But the song is not completely about her marriage, according to Pink. She and co-writer Max Martin started with a funny line, “I guess I just lost my husband, I don’t know where he went,” and added lines that in her words “just got more and more wrong.” The couple reconciled, got back together, and had a child in 2011....
11.) Sorry Not Sorry by Demi Lovato
Album: Tell Me You Love Me Year:2017 Demi Lovato rocks the girl powerin this anthem to female independence. She explains, “’Sorry Not Sorry’ is a song basically to the haters. It is basically saying ‘I am good now, I am sorry that you may not be loving where your life is at the moment.’ It is just a song about the haters.” The song’s title came from an argument Lovato’s co-songwriter Warren “Oak” Felder got into with his wife. In the ‘discussion’ that ensued, his wife used the phrase to state...
12.) Forget You (F*** You) by CeeLo Green
Album: The Lady Killer Year:2010 CeeLo Green gets straight to the point in the original version of his song with the expletive in the title. The radio-friendly version uses the title “Forget You” instead. Although the song sounds like a lashing out by a jilted lover, Green revealed it was inspired by a conflict he had with his label, Electra Records. He wrote the song “…to be an a-hole, to be spiteful toward the label. Because it had taken about three years to do The Lady Killer, and I just f...
13.) What Goes Around… Comes Around by Justin Timberlake
Album: FutureSex: LoveSounds Year:2006 This song by Justin Timberlake may or may not be about his past relationship with Britney Spears. But according to Timberlake himself, the song is about a friend of his, Trace Ayala, breaking up with actress Elisha Cuthbert. “It was one of those songs where the words kind of flowed out. It was based on an experience that one of my best friends went through,” Timberlake explained. The song reached #1 in the U.S. and #4 on the U.K. charts. Key lyrics: Hey...
Rolling In The Deep by Adele
Album: 21 Year:2011 The lyrics say all you need to know about this powerful vocal performance by Adele: We could have had it all (You’re gonna wish you never had met me) Rolling in the deep (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep) You had my heart inside of your hands (You’re gonna wish you never had met me) And you played it to the beat (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
good 4 you by Olivia Rodrigo
Album: Sour Year:2021 Looking for an angry breakup song? We’ve got you covered. Thank you for checking out this playlist of the best revenge songs for a breakup. You may also enjoy these great song playlists: Best Songs With Girl Names Best Songs With Boy Names
Top 10 Best Revenge Breakup Songs. Nothing says revenge like a breakup song. For this list, we’ll be looking at songs about real, reportedly real, or totally fictional relationships that...
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Welcome to MsMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the best on-screen moments where a character dished out some epic payback to their ex. Our countdown includes scenes from movies “The First Wives Club”, “John Tucker Must Die”, “The Other Woman” and more! read more...
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