Valentine’s Day might be for lovers, but sometimes the road to get there can be filled with obstacles. As unfortunate as it may be, breakups and unrequited love stories tend to make great topics for music.

Let’s take time to celebrate the flipside of love – the downtrodden, the heartache, and even the anger – by creating a playlist of heated emotions.

So for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs about love that didn’t work out would you like to hear?

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Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs Played

Fleetwood Mac- Silver Springs
Mayer Hawthorne- Just Ain't Gonna Work Out
Ray Charles- Hit The Road Jack
Rilo Kiley- Breakin' Up
Violent Femmes- Kiss Off
Beyonce- Irreplaceable