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Photo by James Nielsen/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images 3 Country Songs Where the Breakup Isn’t Actually the Saddest Part
These country songs go far beyond a simple heartbreak, proving that breakups aren’t always the saddest things to sing about.
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 24: Parker McCollum performs at AO Arena on October 24, 2026 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Isabelle Clayton/Redferns) -
Photo by Ross Marino/Getty Images This Multi-Platinum Steve Miller Band Hit Took Three Years To Record (And How a Supreme Helped Shake It Loose)
It took Steve Miller three years to write “Abacadabra”, which would become one of the most successful hits for The Steve Miller Band.
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – OCTOBER 21: Ella Langley performs onstage as CMA Presents I Will Always Love You: A Celebration Of Dolly Parton at The Fisher Center for the Performing Arts on October 21, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for CMA) -
Singer Tony Butala of The Lettermen performs onstage at the 2010 Person of the Year honoring Placido Domingo at the Mandalay Bay Events Center inside the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 10, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevin Winter/WireImage) -
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND – JUNE 25: Natalie Maines from The Chicks performs on The Pyramid Stage at Day 5 of Glastonbury Festival 2023 on June 25, 2023 in Glastonbury, England. (Photo by Harry Durrant/Getty Images)
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MILAN, ITALY – OCTOBER 17: Ian Gillan of Deep Purple performs at Unipol Forum of Assago on October 17, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Sergione Infuso/Corbis via Getty Images) -
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – OCTOBER 08: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been created using a starburst filter) Riley Green performs onstage during SiriusXM's Play On Series Presented By Spectrum In Charlotte at The Underground on October 08, 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Derek White/Getty Images for SiriusXM) -
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA – OCTOBER 19: Jonathan Cain and Neal Schon of Journey perform on stage during the "Final Frontier" tour at State Farm Arena on October 19, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images) -
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – SEPTEMBER 23: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Morgan Wallen performs onstage during the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena on September 23, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartRadio) -
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE – SEPTEMBER 20: Morgan Wallen performs onstage for night one of his One Night At A Time tour at Neyland Stadium on September 20, 2024 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for Morgan Wallen's One Night At A Time 2024) -
US country music singer-songwriter Riley Green performs on stage during the American Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 25, 2026. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP via Getty Images)
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American R&B, Funk, and Rock musicians Prince (born Prince Rogers Nelson, 1958 – 2016), on electric guitar, and Sheila E (born Sheila Escovedo) perform, with the latter's band, onstage at the Ritz, New York, New York, September 13, 1984. (Photo by Gary Gershoff/Getty Images)
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November/December 2026 Issue: Shania Twain Delivers Her Most Personal and Eclectic Album Yet
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MAC DAVIS: I BELIEVE IN MUSIC — Aired 11/24/1973 — Pictured:(l-r) Singer Rita Coolidge, Kris Kristofferson (Photo by NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images) -
Nashville session guitarist Ray Edenton, November 3, 1926 — September 21, 2022 (Photo courtesy of the Country Music Hall of Fame via Vintage Guitar magazine) -
K.D. Lang at the Park West in Chicago, Illinois, August 6,1989. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) -
Donna Godchaux performing with the Grateful Dead
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Heart, (L-R) Singer Nancy Wilson and Musician Nancy Wilson pose on Hollywood, CA rooftop, September 1976 (Photo by Mark Sullivan/Getty Images) -
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – AUGUST 29: Elvis Costello performs at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota on August 29, 1984. (Photo by Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
LOS ANGELES: Dee Snider from Twisted Sister posed in Los Angeles in 1984 (Photo by Richard E. Aaron/Redferns) -
The Bee Gees, who had multiple massive hit songs in 1978
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Marc Almond of Soft Cell at the Park West in Chicago, Illinois, November 14,1983. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) -
British singer, songwriter and actor David Bowie, wearing a blue shirt with a plaid tie, performs live at Radio City Music Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, New York, October 1974. The concert was part of Bowie's 'Philly Dogs Tour' stage of his 'Diamond Dogs Tour', in support of his album 'Diamond Dogs'. (Photo by Steve Morley/Redferns/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) -
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(MANDATORY CREDIT Watal Asanuma/Shinko Music/Getty Images) Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones performs on stage at Wembley Empire Pool, London, United Kingdom, September 1973. (Photo by Watal Asanuma/Shinko Music/Getty Images)
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Canadian singer songwriter Paul Anka pictured in his suite at the Savoy Hotel in London during his visit to Britain. 20th January 1959. (Photo by Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix/Mirrorpix via Getty Images) -
Layne Staley (Left) and Jerry Cantrell (Rt.) of Alice in Chains performing at the San Jose State Event Center in San Jose Calif. on April 11th, 1993. Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images -
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