The Winner Takes It All

[annwfyn]

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On a random note, is it just me, or was this an amazingly cruel song for a man to give his soon-to-be-ex to sing as they go through their divorce?

I found this today and was really struck by that.

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[lanfykins]

Maybe. I'm not sure. I mean, it's the kind of song I listen to and sing when I'm going through painful and unwanted break-ups, and I'm not actually sure how I'd feel about the breaker-up writing it for me to sing. It might even have been an odd kind of gift; 'I know how much this hurts you and I'm sorry' sort of thing.

It's very weird, certainly, but so much depends on exactly what the dynamic was between them at the time.

[lanfykins]

Come to think of it, who actually broke up with whom?

[annwfyn]

She divorced him, according to the internet, and moved out of their home. So I guess it was her decision, tho maybe he kicked her out or something else happened which prompted it?

[lanfykins]

Or maybe part of the meaning of the song is 'look how terrible you made me feel'. Yeeeeeees.

[anonymous_james]

Or if you want a cynical view: This divorce is going to be costly, I wrote this, if you sing it, we'll make enough money to pay our legal fees.

[blane_firewing]

Yeah, I always thought something similar.

Love the song though.