'Cause Breakin Up... is so very hard to do
It's slightly ridiculous to look forward to an act visting Belfast by celebrating a song she almost certainly won't play when she's over, but here we are.
Candi Staton is a 66 year old singer from Alabama. She was one of the original Gospel and Rn'B singers in the sixties, rattling out album after album, many of them hugely influence by... well, God.
She was best known for 'Young Hearts, Run Free' - possibly the greatest pro-breakup song of all time. Since the end of Sex in the City, 'You Got the Love', a track she recorded in the 80s is now her standout tune.
But these wee gems, sitting as they are at the credible end of your average cheesey disc-jockey's record floor fillers, are nothing compared to a song you are about to listen to.
For me, this is the ultimate break up song. It's proper teary, proper soulful and I love it, even if it "works" best when one is at one's lowest ebb.
The gig, at which she is unlikely to perform this song (rendering this blog almost entirely pointless), takes place on Friday week, as part of the CQAF.
Comment number 1.
At 18:32 22nd Apr 2009, thesesecretfireworks wrote:Best break up song must be Song For The Dumped by Ben Folds Five, or at the other end of the spectrum, The District Sleeps Alone Tonight by the Postal Service.
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At 12:22 28th Apr 2009, ATL Bell wrote:Not sure about the best break-up song, maybe It's Over by Roy Orbison. If you're looking to crank up the melodrama, that one hits the spot, driving home the utter finality of it all. But definately the best unrequited love song is Sebadoh's Think (Let Tomorrow Bee) - really nails the torturous mental tug of war. This is all.
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At 13:27 28th Apr 2009, PabloATL wrote:'I know its over' by the Smiths, you Fools!
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