What's The Story?
Remember that old Nintendo advertisement movie The Wizard? Remember the cute little girl? She has an indie pop band. Breakin' Up is from their fifth & most recent release Under The Blacklight.
Who's To Blame?
A guy who can outdo anyone in the drunken antic department.
Why ♥ It?
There are two ways to write a breakup song. One of these is to be sad and sappy while being inspirational. The other is to dig your key into the side of his pretty little souped up four wheel drive. This is definitely the latter of those.
The lyrics to this tune are every bit as cathartic as the above, but from the city rather than the country. Jenny Lewis' candy sweet voice is ideal for the delivery.
The music itself is somewhere on the spectrum between disco & pop, fitting a very fun niche.
The "Ooh, it feels good to be free" lines (1:34 & 2:39) are are sunny, dance-your-face-off pop magic. The line is generic enough that you don't have to be in Dumpsville (population: you) to want to break it down.
The jury is out on whether this type of song is better or worse after a breakup than the sad, sappy alternative; but in just about any other scenario, I'll take a tune like this any day.
love love this psong, Tony Moores!
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