Do you know any songs about being cheated on?
Been cheated on and would like to process my emotions through music. Any genre welcome.
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Gusman · 61-69, M
One of the most well known "Cheating " songs is Stand By Your Man by Tammy Wynette.
When the song was released Tammy received a lot of negative backlash because in the song the lady would allow her partner to cheat around and not do or say anything to stop it.
Yes, it is a song about love and what one has to endure to make the marriage last.
Forgiving the man because he is weak to the wiles of women and strays often.
Is it a song about the insecurity of the wife, unwilling or unable to ditch a cheating partner?
What would you do in such a situation?
Stand by you Man
Sometimes it's hard to be a woman
Giving all your love to just one man
You'll have bad times
And he'll have good times
Doing things that you don't understand
But if you love him you'll forgive him
Even though he's hard to understand
And if you love him, Oh be proud of him
'Cause after all he's just a man
Stand by your man
Give him two arms to cling to
And something warm to come to
When nights are cold and lonely
Stand by your man
And show the world you love him
Keep giving all the love you can
Stand by your man
Stand by your man
And show the world you love him
Keep giving all the love you can
Stand by your man
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When the song was released Tammy received a lot of negative backlash because in the song the lady would allow her partner to cheat around and not do or say anything to stop it.
Yes, it is a song about love and what one has to endure to make the marriage last.
Forgiving the man because he is weak to the wiles of women and strays often.
Is it a song about the insecurity of the wife, unwilling or unable to ditch a cheating partner?
What would you do in such a situation?
Stand by you Man
Sometimes it's hard to be a woman
Giving all your love to just one man
You'll have bad times
And he'll have good times
Doing things that you don't understand
But if you love him you'll forgive him
Even though he's hard to understand
And if you love him, Oh be proud of him
'Cause after all he's just a man
Stand by your man
Give him two arms to cling to
And something warm to come to
When nights are cold and lonely
Stand by your man
And show the world you love him
Keep giving all the love you can
Stand by your man
Stand by your man
And show the world you love him
Keep giving all the love you can
Stand by your man
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greencompass · 36-40, FNew
@Gusman Thank you for the song, lyrics, and questions.
For the first question, it's hard to say without having the perspective of the Man in the song.
For the second question, I don't know - this is exactly what I'm grappling with. If I were in Tammy's situation, and it was my man, my first inclination would be to somehow make the marriage work. However, if the man has little interest in doing the same then what can you really do?
For the first question, it's hard to say without having the perspective of the Man in the song.
For the second question, I don't know - this is exactly what I'm grappling with. If I were in Tammy's situation, and it was my man, my first inclination would be to somehow make the marriage work. However, if the man has little interest in doing the same then what can you really do?
Gusman · 61-69, M
One that comes to mind is 24 hours from Tulsa by Gene Pitney.
Here he is, 24 hours from home, 24 hours from embracing the love of his life.
He pulls into a motel for a bit of kip.
As he pulls in he sees a lady standing out front and walks up to her.
“Where can I get something to eat around here?”
“Come with me and I will show you” she replies.
Being courteous, Gene asks her if she would stay and keep him company while he ate.
“Sure” was her response.
Gene was enjoying not only his meal but also the company of the lady.
The jukebox started playing a song and they danced.
Before they knew it, the sun had risen while they danced the night away.
Then Gene lost his mind, he started caressing and kissing her…
“I’ll die before I let you out of my arms” he whispered in her ear.
Gene decided to write a “Dear Jane” letter to his belle back home.
“Dearest darling I had to write to say that I won’t be home anymore
cause something happened to me while I was driving home
And I’m not the same anymore.”
“I hate to do this to you
But I love somebody new
What can I do
And I can never never never go home again”
Gene Pitney - 24 Hours From Tulsa
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Here he is, 24 hours from home, 24 hours from embracing the love of his life.
He pulls into a motel for a bit of kip.
As he pulls in he sees a lady standing out front and walks up to her.
“Where can I get something to eat around here?”
“Come with me and I will show you” she replies.
Being courteous, Gene asks her if she would stay and keep him company while he ate.
“Sure” was her response.
Gene was enjoying not only his meal but also the company of the lady.
The jukebox started playing a song and they danced.
Before they knew it, the sun had risen while they danced the night away.
Then Gene lost his mind, he started caressing and kissing her…
“I’ll die before I let you out of my arms” he whispered in her ear.
Gene decided to write a “Dear Jane” letter to his belle back home.
“Dearest darling I had to write to say that I won’t be home anymore
cause something happened to me while I was driving home
And I’m not the same anymore.”
“I hate to do this to you
But I love somebody new
What can I do
And I can never never never go home again”
Gene Pitney - 24 Hours From Tulsa
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Gusman · 61-69, M
@bijouxbroussard I'm thinking that with Gene's version, the Lady could also be the pursuer.
She is standing out the front of the hotel, possibly waiting for potential "meal ticket"
Gene innocently asks "Where can I get something to eat around here"?
To which she replies "Come with me and I will show you."
Read into that what you will 🙂
She is standing out the front of the hotel, possibly waiting for potential "meal ticket"
Gene innocently asks "Where can I get something to eat around here"?
To which she replies "Come with me and I will show you."
Read into that what you will 🙂
Levenrack · 46-50, M
Well, this one is from The Gufs, called So Easily. Pretty sure its about cheating. 🫣 But also dealing with and overcoming it.
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They are not a well-known band, but have been around since the 90s and they played out of Milwaukee, WI.
They churned out a couple of hits with the 90s pop rock, and alternative crowds (with the likes Third Eye Blind, Live and Tonic. Hits include Smile, Crash (Into Me), and Last Goodbye. They called it quits in 1999 with having issues with their label.
In 2006, they reformed and basically now just hanging around and doing live shows. I saw them at Summerfest a couple of times.
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They are not a well-known band, but have been around since the 90s and they played out of Milwaukee, WI.
They churned out a couple of hits with the 90s pop rock, and alternative crowds (with the likes Third Eye Blind, Live and Tonic. Hits include Smile, Crash (Into Me), and Last Goodbye. They called it quits in 1999 with having issues with their label.
In 2006, they reformed and basically now just hanging around and doing live shows. I saw them at Summerfest a couple of times.
ArishMell · 70-79, M
The whole plot of Puccini's Madam Butterfly revolves around deceit - the leading male character cheats on both his wife and "Butterfly".
Meatloaf's Aint' No Way makes clear not only the singer's poor grammar, but his inability to love emotionally the woman he wants sexually.
Not one of cheating as such, but of failure: (Tammy Wynnette's?) hit Band Of Gold; the woman basically jilted on her wedding-night. Bonny Tyler covered this, but her arranger unfathomably turned it from despair to disco-boppiness so jaunty that semi-pro DJs would need be careful to omit it from their wedding-reception collections.
Richard Wager's swords-&-sorcery epic operatic tetrology The Ring Of The Niebelung contains all sorts of base sex, theft and violence: the sibling incest bringing forth Siegfried, the god Wotan's extra-marital fling with the Earth-goddess Erde hence the Valkyrie octuplets, the Niebelungs' manipulations that ended in murdering Siegfried....
I am not sure you can class this as about cheating, certainly not in any treacherous sense, but the Beatles' She's Leaving Home is a tale of a young woman escaping parents who think showering her with materiality is the same as parental affection.
Meatloaf's Aint' No Way makes clear not only the singer's poor grammar, but his inability to love emotionally the woman he wants sexually.
Not one of cheating as such, but of failure: (Tammy Wynnette's?) hit Band Of Gold; the woman basically jilted on her wedding-night. Bonny Tyler covered this, but her arranger unfathomably turned it from despair to disco-boppiness so jaunty that semi-pro DJs would need be careful to omit it from their wedding-reception collections.
Richard Wager's swords-&-sorcery epic operatic tetrology The Ring Of The Niebelung contains all sorts of base sex, theft and violence: the sibling incest bringing forth Siegfried, the god Wotan's extra-marital fling with the Earth-goddess Erde hence the Valkyrie octuplets, the Niebelungs' manipulations that ended in murdering Siegfried....
I am not sure you can class this as about cheating, certainly not in any treacherous sense, but the Beatles' She's Leaving Home is a tale of a young woman escaping parents who think showering her with materiality is the same as parental affection.
AlienTheExtraterrestrial · 36-40, F
greencompass · 36-40, FNew
@Mindfulness Thanks for your comment about Delilah - I don't remember the last time I really laughed, but I did when I finally understood what you meant. Thanks for that. I wish I felt anger or anything similar, but it's the one thing I don't feel and I don't know why. Sure would make coping and moving on easier if I can just get angry. Also extra 🧡s for all the songs especially Dry your eyes.
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Rudboy41 · 41-45, M
@AlienTheExtraterrestrial reminds me of the cocorosie song werewolf, also not. 100% about about cheating but i especially like the line in the song " I don't mean to close the door, but
For the record, my heart is sore
You blew through me like bullet holes
Left stains on my sheets and stains on my soul"
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For the record, my heart is sore
You blew through me like bullet holes
Left stains on my sheets and stains on my soul"
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@OlderSometimesWiser Same idea for one of mine!
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