1. who knows?
   Warren Beatty
2. Cat Stevens

While Carly Simon won't reveal who the song's about, lots of us can see our own ex in the lyrics.

1. Aretha Franklin
   Marvin Gaye
2. Otis Redding

Gladys Knight and the Pips also released it as a single, but it was Gaye's version that launched the song into pop culture.

1. 1992
   1995
2. 1998

The mid-90s song became an anthem for jilted lovers everywhere.

1. "Maggie May"
   "Cathy's Clown"
2. "Go Your Own Way"

Fleetwood Mac had a lot of collective experience with breakups.

1. Peggy Lee
   Brenda Lee
2. Doris Day

Brenda Lee was only 15 at the time, so she probably didn't have much to be sorry for.

1. "Respect"
   "I Am Woman"
2. "I Will Survive"

Gloria Gaynor may have been broken up with, but she was not about to go back to that dirtbag.

1. The Everly Brothers
   The Righteous Brothers
2. Prince

It's gone. Gone. Gone.

1. "Forget You"
   "Go to Heck"
2. "Sorry My Elbow"

Cee Lo Green had a pretty simple message for his girl and her new man.

1. "You Send Me"
   "Try A Little Tenderness"
2. "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart"

Al Green's hit has been the soundtrack for many a broken-hearted soul.

1. "No, It's Fine, I Was Going to Leave Anyway"
   "I'll Just Die Now"
2. "I Don't Want to Get Over You"

Although Stephen Merritt should clearly write songs based on those other titles, too.

1. "Back To California"
   "Some Kind of Wonderful"
2. "It's Too Late"

You can't beat a saxophone solo on a breakup song.

1. at Becky's house
   in the dumpster
2. in a box to the left

Everything you own is in that box, sir.

1. "Bawling"
   "Crying"
2. "Sobbing"

Roy Orbison makes it very clear he was crying. Crying. CRYING.

1. Willie Nelson
   Johnny Cash
2. Garth Brooks

Cold comfort, perhaps, to the girl who he might've "treated second best."

1. Toni Braxton
   Kelly Rowland
2. Michelle Williams

Many a broken heart would like to be pieced together again by the person who broke it in the first place.

1. "Rolling in the Deep"
   "Someone Like You"
2. "Shake It Off"

Adele knows her breakups.

1. "Skyfall"
   "Hello"
2. "Rolling in the Deep"

Sometimes a breakup is a woman scorned, Adele will also have you know.

1. "Lay down with me/Tell me no lies/Just hold me close, don't patronize"
   "Don't be a jerk/just leave me be/I love you/you don't love me"
2. "Give me a break/you take take take/I'll give what I get/so take my hate"

But you're WELCOME for the lyric ideas, Miss Raitt.

1. "Since U Been Gone"
   "Maps"
2. "Roar"

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs hit single was a quiet departure from their usually avant garde indie punk rock.

1. Aretha Franklin
   Dolly Parton
2. Cissy Houston

Dolly Parton's country version is worth a listen.

1. Beyoncé and Jay Z
   Johnny Carter and June Cash
2. Taylor Swift and Harry Styles

Although I think we'd all kill to hear Tay and Harry duet.

1. "Sad Story"
   "Against All Odds"
2. "Empty Space"

Take a look at me now, Phil Collins begs.

1. Patsy Cline
   Martina McBride
2. Tammy Wynette

Patsy is seriously not interested in being friends, buddy.

1. "Walking After Midnight"
   "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away"
2. "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"

Let's not forget that Nancy Sinatra doesn't stand for "lyin' when you oughta be truthin'."

1. Sarah Vaughan
   Nina Simone
2. Etta James

When Etta says she was JUST sitting there thinking of his kiss, you can't help but curse the jerk.

1. Paul McCartney
   John Lennon
2. George Harrison

You stay home; she goes out. Sigh.

1. "New Partner"
   "La Cienega Just Smiled"
2. "Wonderwall"

Who hasn't wanted to yell at someone, "I don't believe that anybody feels the way I do about you now?"

1. "A Man of Constant Sorrow"
   "Romeo and Juliet"
2. "The Distance"

There's nothing like driving, guitars and Cake.

1. Sinead O'Connor
   Prince
2. Elvis Costello

Sinead made it a hit and helped a lot of folks cry through their breakup.

1. "Sorry"
   "Thinking About You"
2. "Bootylicious"

Beyonce says "Boy, bye."