Kansas: It's usefulness knows no bounds

From what I've seen on TV shows and in movies and from a few overly mushy friends, songs are a very important part in a relationship. I mean, I'm all for friends having songs that they enjoy in particular, and if that friend happens to be your significant other than, well, more power to you. But the gushy, "oh-my-god-it's-our-song-'cause-we're-all-madly-in-love-and-nonsense" seems rather silly to me. That opinion will probably change should I ever "have a song" with someone but for now, it's what I'm going with.

Now, that's my take on "our" songs, they are silly and have the potential to ruin awesome songs through melancholy association when things go sour. However, I whole-heartedly approve of break up songs. To be used frequently. Break up songs can be used to express mild-facetious disapproval in all sorts of situations. They can be hummed, whistled, played or out-right sung. They are totally awesome. And if break up songs are awesome than "Kansas" by Vienna Teng is super-mega-crazy-for-realsies awesome. It's not bitter. It's not filled with regret. It, like pretty much (scratch that--ALL) of Vienna Teng's music, is insanely beautiful. It's slightly haunting. It's powerful, yet discrete, so you are humming it and those in the know say to themselves, "daaaaaaaaaaaamn" and those not in the know are thinking, "la la la, nothing out of the ordinary going on right now."

But wait, doesn't using it several times a day dilute it's power? Nooooooooooo, that's just silly. The great thing about great break up songs is that they are great all the time. They are never not appropriate. So find a good break up song and use the hell out of it.

Quick note: 1) if you are the frequent recipient of a break up song, don't be a little b**** and call "no Kansas" when you totally deserve it and 2) don't actually break up with people by song. That's lame. Really really lame. Like breaking up via text. Only douchbags and pansys do that.