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A lot of "pop music" (popular songs) is about romantic love and relationships, but some are about breaking up. Some people believe that listening to "classic" (very popular over time) breakup songs like the ones below can help them "recover from" (feel better after) their own breakup.

Here are some of the "lyrics" (the words sung in a song) to "Breaking Up is Hard to Do," which was recorded by Neil Sedaka in 1962 and 1975.

Don't take your love away from me

Don't you leave my heart in "misery" (extreme sadness)

If you go then I'll be "blue" (depressed)

'Cause (because) breaking up is "hard" (difficult) to do

They say that breaking up is hard to do

Now I know, I know that it's true

Don't say that this is the end

Instead of breaking up I wish that we were "making up" (ending an argument) again

And here are some of the lyrics to "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover," which was recorded by Paul Simon in 1975.

She said it's really not my "habit" (something one does regularly)

To "intrude" (interfere; interrupt)

Furthermore, I hope my meaning

Won't be lost or "misconstrued" (misunderstood)

But I'll repeat myself

At the risk of being "crude" (rude; rough)

There must be fifty ways

To leave your lover

Fifty ways to leave your lover

You just "slip out the back" (leave unnoticed), Jack

Make a new plan, Stan

You don't need to be "coy" (pretending to be shy), Roy

Just get yourself free

Hop on the bus, Gus

You don't need to discuss much

Just drop off the key, Lee

And get yourself free.