Songs about famous exes

Noah & The Whale did an album (First Days Of Spring) that covered the breakdown of Charlie Fink’s relationship with Laura Marling

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and vice versa with at least parts of her album I Speak Because I Can (but one of them definitely seemed more cut up about things …)

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Fair point, except the title track Graceland itself was recorded in New York

Jenny Lewis went out with Bill Murray?

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About the end of her relationship with household name Matthew Barney

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Miley Cyrus’ ’Slide Away’ is about Chris Hemsworth & Ariana Grande’s ’Thank U, Next’ album is, at least in part, about Pete Davidson

Flowers too. And it’s Liam Hemsworth I believe.

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Leonard cohen - chelsea hotel 2 (about janis joplin)

About Justine Frischmann (as well)

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Oh yeah, Liam

Those Hemsworths eh?

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Basically the whole of 13.

Justine did 1 song back tbf

They were probably about the same level of fame at the time but Los Campesinos!’ Hello Sadness is mostly about Gareth’s breakup with Self Esteem (Slow Club’s Paradise might refer to it too, I know it was delayed for quite a while from its original release date)

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Everlong is about Louise Post of Veruca Salt

nvm, apparently they were still together when it was written

Only one song back?

Isn’t Stutter about Damon having Brewer’s Droop? Or is it about Brett having the heroin equivalent? I forget…

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Eamonn and Frankee as well obviously

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Stutter was pre-Damon so I assume the latter.

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Not sure that’s right, they were dating already back in 91

But maybe it is about Brett given that now I remember that Suede’s Animal Lover is supposed to be about her switching to Damon because Brett couldn’t fulfill her bedroom needs himself

Better Love literally contains her name so it’s pretty nailed on