Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone



Do You Have A Divorce Anthem?

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This is, apparentlya thing.
One’s chosen Divorce  (or Break-Up) Anthem, as you might imagine, is usually a song aboutempowerment. These songs have rousing choruses and lots of affirmative “YEAH!”s in them, and they typically recall tales of underdog protagonists who – after being stepped on, misused and abused – fight back, cast off what’s been dragging them down, and in the end emerge battle-scarred but triumphant.
But they can also be songs of resilience, survival, sadness, and personal reckoning. It all depends on where you are in the process, I think.
I’ll fully and freely admit to indulging in a few myself, if none exclusively. Here are a few of them – my Top 6 Divorce Anthems. In different ways, each of these songs helped me get through the hardest time in my life:
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Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone


Pure, unstoppable empowerment anthem. "Since u been gone/I can breathe for the first time." Sing it, sister.
  • Elbow - Grounds for Divorce
  • Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone
  • Mobius Band - The Loving Sounds of Static
  • Neutral Milk Hotel - Engine
  • The National - Buzzblood Ohio
  • Oasis - Wonderwall
How about you, hmm? Do you (or did you) have a divorce anthem (or anthems)? What are they? Share in comments!
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Read more from Tracey Gaughran-Perez at her personal blog Sweetney.com

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