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Article: Marked with an ex: somebody done you wrong? We're playin' your tune! We salute the breakup song and the newest master of the genre, Fefe Dobson.
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- What Magazine
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- March 22, 2004
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It's springtime, when love--supposedly--blossoms all around you. Oh yeah, your ex called yesterday ... about returning that copy of Romeo and Juliet, pronto? Grrreat,
No need to get despondent young, single, scorned teen--when you wanna berate a former mate, create a bird's-eye view of a relationship worse than your last one or just relate to the sweet feelings of liberation, you can't beat a good breakup song.
Good thing musicians make much ado about bidding adieu. Lately, there's been a plethora of breakup songs on the airwaves, be they civil, ("White Flag," Dido), ambivalent ("Goodbye To You," Michelle Branch) or an amalgam of angst and rage ("I Hate ...