There's a delightful pop ditty by Scottish band Ballboy that croons, "I lost you, but I found country music to hold me and sooth me the way you used to do."
Fuck that.
Don't get me wrong, I love Dolly, Loretta, and Patsy. Hank the First, Johnny, Kenny, and even Garth, too, but country music doesn't help me out so much with the moving on part of breaking up. Country music's soft, sentimental laments make me romanticize lost moments of dead love that are better off forgotten. Instead, I turn to rap, hip-hop and r&b to pick myself up off the floor, dust off my swagger and make new 'friends'.
1. Lil Wayne - Comfortable
"If you leave, you're leaving the best, so you will have to settle for less."
Exactly.
2. T.I. - I'm Illy
"Never been fucked by the game; I'm celibate."
Words of invincibility to brighten the darkest hour.
3. The Panty Droppers feat. Ne-Yo & Jamie Foxx - She Got Her Own
"Only kinda girl I want, independent queen workin' for her throne."
It's inspiring to imagine that there are men in the world who appreciate a strong, fly, working woman with her own agenda. Loves it.
4. Kanye West - Amazing
"No matter what you'll never take that from me. My reign is as far as your eye your eyes can see."
It's my neighborhood. Insignificant others just happen to live in it.
5. Jay-Z - Dirt Off Your Shoulder
"Ladies is pimps too, go and brush your shoulders off."
Thanks for the advice and recognition, J.
6. Crime Mob - Stilettos (Pumps)
"I'm turnin' heads left and right, soon as you see one foot step out the car."
I have immense respect for ladies who party on par with men...in heels.
7. Snoop Dogg - Sensual Seduction
"I'm gonna take my time..."
How considerate.
8. Kelis - Bossy
"You don't have to love me. You don't even have to like me. But you will respect me. You know why?"
I know why: that shit's catchy.
9. Salt-n-Pepa - None of Your Business
"If I wanna take a guy, home with me tonight, it's none of your business."
Because sex is the best revenge.
10. TLC - No Scrubs
"Can't get with no deadbeat ass."
Pretty. Much.
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this blog really speaks to my best friend and i in the aftermath of our break-up hell. thank you for penning such honest lyrics. and below, my favorite, from pit bull, really gives me the pick-me-up i need when i'm starting to feel down:
"where the women down here are the shit, dont play games,
they off the chain, and they let her do everythang and anythang, hit tha thang
and they love it gettin' it in, gett it on her,
all night long"
peace.
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