This Weekend's Mix Tape

So, I’m single again. And this time it’s the last time for that one. I’m sad and lonely and heartbroken and scared and a little lost — but the inner circle closed ranks and got me through the heartache weekend. Damn, I’m lucky to have such a great group of friends, even though they're a far-flung group.

However, I must wallow for another day or two; we so rarely get a good excuse to swoon and soak up the self-pity. To keep that drama alive, what does every blubbery breakup need to thrive? Why, the heartbreak mix tape, of course.

Here’s what I’ve been listening and singing and crying to this weekend:

• Bonnie Raitt: Cry Like a Rainstorm (gets the most play and singalongs)
• Beck: Lost Cause
• Nanci Griffith: Morning Song for Sally
• Warren Zevon: Accidentally Like a Martyr
• Joan Armatrading: The Weakness in Me
• Sheryl Crow: My Favorite Mistake
• The Beatles: You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away
• R.E.M.: Near Wild Heaven
• Neil Young: Philadelphia (because I cry every damn time I hear it)
• Jeff Buckley: Last Goodbye
• Sinéad O'Connor: Nothing Compares 2 U
• George Jones: He Stopped Loving Her Today
• Lucinda Williams: Abandoned
• Gregg Allman: These Days
• Angie Stone: Wish I Didn’t Miss You
• Tower of Power: So Very Hard to Go
• k.d. lang: So in Love
• Badly Drawn Boy: A Minor Incident
• The Fifth Dimension: One Less Bell to Answer (he loves The Fifth Dimension)
• Guy Clark: Dublin Blues
• Gram Parson: Cry One More Time
• Lyle Lovett: Nobody Knows Me
• Richard Buckner: Ariel Ramirez
• Shelby Lynne: Leavin’
• Kelis: Caught out There (yeah, I’m a little pissed, too)
• Nick Drake: Time of No Reply
• Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes: The Love I Lost
• Andy Williams: Can’t Get Used to Losing You (as well as English Beat's and Chad & Jeremy's versions)
• Reba McEntire: You Lie
• The Carpenters: Superstar
• Joss Stone: The Chokin' Kind
• James Taylor: Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
• Warren Zevon: Keep Me in Your Heart
• Rufus Wainwright: April Fools (because I must dance when it's playing … and I need that)

Did I miss any good tearjerkers? I’ll be back to R.E.M. and Sonic Youth by Wednesday, and the Beck show is Thursday — so you have a couple of days to submit your heartbreakin’ suggestions.