Mixtape Monday: The Break-Up
A favorite couple of mine (and musicians at that!), Zooey Deschanel and Ben Gibbard have separated after two years of marriage. I didn’t see this one coming that’s for sure and it’s just so sad! :( :(
Oh well, I found out that MTV made a break-up playlist for the two by compiling the most heartbreaking She & Him and DCFC songs. And so I thought of making one myself. Here goes.
- Change Is Hard - She & Him; “In the halls,I’d rather hear silence than the bell of new love. So don’t brag, keep it to yourself”
- I Will Follow You Into The Dark - Death Cab for Cutie; Not really heartbreaking, I actually find this sweet and somehow reassuring. Anyhow, this is a very lovely song.
- Sentimental Heart - She & Him; This band’s songs, even though sad, still have upbeat melody and quirky tunes. On the other hand, DCFC’s songs are always kind of dark and depressing even when the message is positive. Haha, cute isn’t it?
- A Lack Of Color - Death Cab for Cutie; “For the first time in years, all the girls in every girlie magazine can’t make me feel any less alone.”
- Black Hole - She & Him; “I’m alone on a bicycle for two”
- The Ice Is Getting Thinner - Death Cab for Cutie; SAD SONG IS SAD. :( I don’t think I can quote a line or two from this song because every line is relevant!! One of the best break-up songs, if not the best.
- Take It Back - She & Him
- Transatlanticism - Death Cab for Cutie; “And the distance is quite simply much too far for me to row. I need you so much closer.”
- Tiny Vessels - Death Cab for Cutie
- Crooked Teeth - Death Cab for Cutie; “No you can’t find nothing at all
If there was nothing there all along.”
Ughhh. Too many good songs from these bands. DCFC especially has always been good with songs of sorrow so I guess that’s the only perk we could get from this break-up. (Which is actually not that bad. :P) Now, everybody is either looking forward to 1) fantasizing about the single Zooey Deschanel once again or 2) listening to the next DCFC album. Hahaha
