If romance didnвЂ™t wrench our souls apart, these songs wouldnвЂ™t exist, and a world without heartbreak jams is not one IвЂ™d want to live in. But the pain of love isnвЂ™t a bug - itвЂ™s a feature.

So whether youвЂ™re in it, seeking it, or ending it, love is, indeed, a battlefield. Blasting it loud provides instant relief to the pain of a broken heart, and reminds the jilted that they вЂњare so moving on.вЂќ Even the supersnoots over at Pitchfork Media named it one of the 2000's best tracks, conceding that вЂњвЂSince U Been GoneвЂ™ gave us one of the most blunt rallying cries of the last ten years.вЂќ The OnionвЂ™s AV Club lauded the single as вЂњa call to self-actualization and an instant hands-in-the-air dance party.вЂќ Pounding, overdriven guitars and a punch-you-in-the-face chorus made this a surprisingly edgy offering from an American Idol star. Here are eight of my absolute favorites, all of which I spin every year at вЂњLove Is A BattlefieldвЂќ without fail.Д¬locking in at just 3:08, this track is like a master class in power pop at its finest. These are your standard heartache jamz-lots of tears, careless whispers, people not bringing flowers, and the like. Our party is a night of inclusivity, where we reject the bullshit binary of miserable singles versus blissful couples, and acknowledge that whether youвЂ™re seeking it, in it, or recovering from it, love will tear us apart.ДЇrom years of DJing this event, IвЂ™ve observed that the vast majority of songs about love gone wrong fall into three distinct categories, the first of which I call the вЂњAfter The Love Has GoneвЂќ songs. Having to prove your romantic devotion on an arbitrarily selected day can seriously backfire (ask any of your server friends about the carnage they witness while waiting tables on ValentineвЂ™s Day).ДЇace it: whether youвЂ™re single, dating, married, poly, or anywhere else along the romantic spectrum, itвЂ™s just challenging to be in relationships with other humans-which is why my crew and I have adopted вЂњLove Is A BattlefieldвЂќ as our ValentineвЂ™s Day rallying cry. If youвЂ™re unpartnered, ValentineвЂ™s Day is like some NoahвЂ™s Ark-style party youвЂ™re barred from attending but if youвЂ™re dating someone, itвЂ™s all too often a compulsory party that fills you with a nameless dread. Love Is A Battlefield (intro) (we are young, we are young) we are young (heartache to heartache) heartache to heartache ,we stand no promises, no demands. ValentineвЂ™s Day is frequently a battlefield-not just for single people, but for people in general. We are all surrounded by people who are not choosing love first, instead they choose money over love and compassion. 'The reason I chose 'Love Is A Battlefield ,'' Maysa said in her press release, 'has more to do with the way the world is today and all the things that we are going through as a people. Maysa makes good on that original intent with her dreamy, effortless delivery. The title track is indeed the Pat Benatar smash, which was actually conceived as a ballad by songwriters Holly Knight and Mike Chapman. At the Western Air Temple, Aang wishes to speak to Katara about the kiss the two had shared during the Day of Black Sun, but she is hesitant and pretends to have no idea what he is talking about. The song was ranked at number 30 in VH1s list of the 100 Greatest Songs of. 'Love Is a Battlefield' is a comic book that takes place in Book Three: Fire, originally released by Nickelodeon Magazine and later released by Dark Horse Comics in The Lost Adventures. It was released in September 1983 as a single from Benatars live album Live from Earth, though the song itself was a studio recording. Maysa opens the album with Nona Gaye's minor '90s hit 'The Things That We All Do For Love,' then follows it with the double-platinum single 'Can We Talk,' by Tevin Campbell and Babyface. 'Love Is a Battlefield' is a song performed by Pat Benatar, and written by Holly Knight and Mike Chapman. Some of these songs are more famous than others. These covers embrace R&B's established heritage while adding a contemporary sheen. Since venturing out on her own as Maysa in 1995, she's recorded 13 solo albums, and her latest, Love Is A Battlefield (due out May 26 on Shanachie), is a collection of her favorite songs. She started singing 25 years ago in Stevie Wonder's female backing group Wonderlove, and later became the vocalist for British funk band Incognito. If you don't know Maysa Leak by name, you've almost certainly heard her voice.

Love is a battlefield