Pakistani prince does it his way

Life on the Edge: The Prince of Ratrian
By Steve Bradshaw
Executive Producer, Life on the Edge

The prince reclines on the couch. He addresses the silent villagers.

"A group of the world's nations," he says, "have come together and agreed on eight basic targets for development that all countries should achieve. We can achieve these targets."

Familiar? Yes it is another sonorous and well-meaning statement about the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

What is different is that the prince, Rafeh Malik, has decided to try to achieve the MDGs in one Pakistani village. He has taken the lead himself, and right now, nothing is going to stop him.

Rafeh Malik with village elders
Life in Rafeh Malik's village has not changed much for centuries

It does help that he owns Ratrian, a poverty-ridden village in the north of Pakistan. On his 18th birthday he inherited the village from his vast family estate. It has been in their keeping for generations.

The villagers have never heard anything like this before. How did their Prince come to make this startling announcement?

Like many weird, revolutionary ideas, it began in a cafe. Not in Paris, or Vienna but this time in Islamabad - where Rafeh and his old friend Shehryar Mufti, a Dawn TV journalist, often discuss the big political and social issues.

In an age of globalisation, Shehryar reckons, Pakistan's old landowning classes need to change their game. They cannot go on presiding over villages like Ratrian without improving the lives of the villagers, he says.

One night they started discussing the MDGs, and Rafeh had the idea he could try to implement them in Ratrian. He would need some outside resources, ideally from the government, maybe even from NGOs, and they might not be willing to help.

But why not try?

When Shehryar told me this story at a meeting about the MDGs in Amsterdam in 2007, I asked if he would persuade Rafeh to let him film what happened next. And so when they met earlier this year, Shehryar had brought a camera crew along.


THE EIGHT GOALS
1 Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
2 Achieve universal primary education
3 Promote gender equality and empower women
4 Reduce child mortality
5 Improve maternal health
6 Combat HIV/Aids, malaria, and other diseases
7 Ensure environmental sustainability
8 Develop a global partnership for development

"I am scared," Rafeh told Shehryar, "but I'm willing to take the risk."

"First you've got to get past your dad," Shehryar pointed out. "How do you think that's going to happen?"

"Well, I'll sell him the idea, tell him how it is. It'll be quite difficult."

At a meeting of local leaders organised by his father, Malik Atta Mohammad, Rafeh does indeed find the MDGs a hard sell. His father is a fair-minded man, but still there is suspicion that the Goals - not to mention our film - are alien and intrusive.

"What the West is projecting," Malik Ata Mohammad says, "I don't know what they have in their mind when they are trying to propagate this policy."

And he has a specific example:

"I met a lot of NGOs, so they say: 'We have told them how to wash hands, and how to…'. In Islam, you see, we are supposed to wash hands five times a day! We call it ablution, 'wuzu'. So we do it five times. So who the hell are they to tell us how we should keep ourselves clean? We know how to keep ourselves clean!"

It is easy to imagine conversations like this across the world - local sensitivities inflamed by assumptions that the MDGs are a contention-free zone.

After discussion, Rafeh has the go-ahead from his family.

But there are still the villagers themselves to convince.

Basic needs

Apart from an erratic electricity supply, life has not changed much in Ratrian for centuries. Occasionally, there is water from a hand-pump. But some prefer to ride a donkey cart for three hours, filling old chemical containers with slightly less murky water.

A young man strolls around in the middle of the school day: there is a school, but the teacher, an older man who was crippled after a fall, is unable to teach and cannot afford the two-hour drive to a local clinic for treatment.

They do not blame Rafeh's family for their poverty - at least not on camera. And they don't complain.
Rafeh Malik of Ratrian village
Rafeh Malik has set himself a daunting task

"Why cry before someone who can't dry your tears?" one villager says. "Malik Atta Mohammad is our king, yes. But it's not his job to solve our problems. It's the people in the government who are paid to do it."

At first even the villagers are wary of Rafeh's plan. But soon they open up.

"We need a hospital," one man says, "and a school for girls. If something could be done about the drinking water, we'd be grateful."

Women speak openly of their worries for their children.

"One day it's diarrhoea, the next day it's fever, the next day, vomiting."

Encouraged but still hesitant, Rafeh gives a lot of thought to involving NGOs. The last thing he wants is a bunch of intrusive Westerners telling everyone what to do.

Finally, he is persuaded to accept help from an Islamabad-based group. As a start they are helping him "map" the village - drawing up a grid of houses, water, services - the first time it has been done.

Later, it'll be possible to see how life in Ratrian compares with the MDG targets - and which of the goals Rafeh can realistically hope to fulfil here.

And there may of course be cultural sensitivities he does not want to breach.

Getting on with it

The MDGs are often written up as unilateral promises made by the rich countries to increase aid. In fact, they were commitments made by all the nations who signed up - rich and poor - to eradicate extreme poverty.

Both wealthy and developed nations have to work together to meet certain clearly defined targets. The commitments were made by world leaders - the UN is there to assist and monitor and progress.

So folks like Rafeh do not have to wait before they do something. But in years of reporting what is actually happening on the MDGs, Rafeh is the first person I have heard of who has simply got on with it.

It is a long haul, and his father may be right to be a little sceptical.

"Unless you see something happen before you - something concrete - only then will you believe it," he says. "At present, it is all in the air."

Rafeh has plenty of work still to do.

This story has always had a fairy tale quality. Let's hope it ends like one.

Life on the Edge is broadcast on BBC World News on Tuesdays at 1930 GMT. The films were made for the BBC by TVE.

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The Gardasil HPV Vaccine: Not the Shot in the Arm Merck Hoped for

With the start of the school year, debate has heated up again about Gardasil, Merck's vaccine against human papillomavirus. Since writing my series of four articles on The Politics and PR of Cervical Cancer last year, I have continued to track the developments and have noticed some interesting trends. While Gardasil has not been the financial jackpot that Merck was hoping it would be, there is still a steady push for vaccination and even still for mandates. Even though it has not played out as positively as Merck planned, it is too early to turn our attention away from their efforts to sell their so-called "vaccine against cancer." Merck's obvious corporate steamrolling has generated a public backlash and has also faced general concerns about possible health risks from vaccinations, along with conservative opposition to the idea of government health mandates. These reactions slowed the company's money train but didn't bring it to a full stop.

The Drumbeat Goes On

The push for mandatory vaccination continues, and many of its supporters have received money from Merck, including Women in Government, about whom I wrote extensively in my article, "Women in Government: Merck's Trojan Horse." Despite a palpable turning of the tide against mandates, Women in Government still swims against the current. In a 2008 report titled "State of Cervical Cancer Prevention in America," WIG continued to push for mandates and gave higher scores to states that have introduced or passed legislation for this purpose.

WIG reports that 27 states, plus the District of Columbia, saw legislation introduced in 2007 that would have mandated HPV vaccination. To date, Virginia and the District of Columbia are the only places where the mandate has passed. In Virginia, it is already the law, but because it went into effect after the start of the current school year, the mandate's impact will not really be felt until Fall 2009. In DC, it needs Congressional approval to take effect. In the other states, legislation either died in committee, was referred on to the next legislation session, was withdrawn, or was modified to focus on education and availability of funds instead of the mandate.

Merck continues to promote Gardasil through advertising and PR. Building on the "One Less" ad campaign, designed and implemented by the Edelman public relations company, Merck is now pushing Gardasil in a series of "I Chose" commercials. The spots include adult women saying "I chose to get my daughter vaccinated because I want her to be one less woman affected by cervical cancer," while a girl intones "I chose to get vaccinated after my doctor told me Gardasil does more than help prevent cervical cancer." Again playing on parents' desires to protect their children and girls' needs to feel independent and empowered, the ad ends with a montage of women and girls saying "O-n-e-l-e-s-s. One less. Gardasil." In the end, women are told " "You have the power to choose. Ask your daughter's doctor about Gardasil."

The New Jersey Star Ledger reported on June 5, 2008 that Merck bought a 60-second ad slot to be screened before the blockbuster film, "Sex and the City" -- a long-awaited "chick flick" that gave Merck the perfect demographic for selling its vaccine. According to the Ledger, Merck's "research showed 76 percent of young women between the ages of 19 and 26 described advertising they saw before a movie as entertaining. But here's the clincher: The same young women said they pay more attention to ads on a movie screen than on television." This age range corresponds exactly to the target market for Gardasil, since 26 is the top age at which the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved giving the shots to women.

Recent Developments

Despite its corner on the market, Merck is not making as much on Gardasil as previously planned. Forbes reported on September 12, 2008 that "Merck has already scaled back full-year sales estimates for Gardasil from between $1.9 billion and $2.1 billion to between $1.4 billion and $1.6 billion, following regulatory setbacks and challenges making inroads with young adult patients." The company also suffered another financial setback: after initially insisting that it would never settle personal injury claims related to Vioxx deaths, Merck did just that to the tune of $4.85 billion. People injured by the painkiller are not the only ones who want Merck to pay up. Merck investors are also seeking class action status for a Vioxx-related suit against the company. Merck was initially successful in getting that claim dismissed, but the Wall Street Journal reported last week that the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed that ruling.

Despite these setbacks, Merck continues to profit from Gardasil's monopoly status as the only FDA-approved vaccine for HPV on the market. It appears that they will have the market cornered longer than previously expected. GlaxoSmithKline's competing vaccine, Cervarix, was submitted to the FDA in March 2007 but has not yet been approved. Instead, the agency sent GSK a Complete Response Letter in December, 2007 asking for more information. GSK did not publicize the specifics of the letter, so analysts were left to wonder what the FDA wanted, and whether it would mean a short or long delay to approval.

In June 2008 GSK announced that they had provided follow up information to the FDA in response to the December letter, but they also made clear that there were tests in progress whose results they felt were critical to FDA approval. A June 30, 2008 GSK press release states that "'Study 008 is a key study that will be completing later this year, and we expect the final results will strengthen the U.S. label for Cervarix,' said Barbara Howe, M.D., Vice President and Director, North American Vaccine Development, GlaxoSmithKline. 'We continue to have positive and productive discussions with the FDA and remain confident in the vaccine's safety and efficacy profile. We look forward to bringing this important new cervical cancer vaccine to girls and women in the U.S.'" Those tests are scheduled to run through 2008, which means that GSK will not submit its findings to the FDA until early 2009, after which another six months at least will be needed before the FDA can make a decision on approval. Merck can therefore count on having the only dog in the fight for at least one more year.

Merck would like to expand vaccination with Gardasil to much older women, but even if the FDA approved it, there are serious cost-benefit questions.Merck has suffered a regulatory setback of its owh this year, when the FDA rejected its application to legally extend the ages for which Gardasil can be marketed. Currently, it is approved for girls and women between the ages of 9 to 26. Merck wanted to extend that to age 45, and initial reports said Merck had data to support the extension that they would submit to the FDA by the end of this summer.

August, however, saw a flurry of news stories and medical journal articles that cast serious doubt on the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of vaccinating women later in life. The August 21, 2008 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) carried both an editorial and a lengthy study on HPV vaccines. The editorial was written by Dr. Charlotte J. Haug, editor of The Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association. She directly challenged the claim that HPV vaccination is effective at preventing cervical cancer. "Despite great expectations and promising results of clinical trials, we still lack sufficient evidence of an effective vaccine against cervical cancer," she wrote. "With so many essential questions still unanswered, there is good reason to be cautious."

The accompanying NEJM study, "Health and Economic Implications of HPV Vaccination in the United States," looks specifically at the cost-effectiveness of the HPV vaccine. Anytime someone raises the question of cost-effectiveness, of course, someone is bound to object that we can't put a price tag on human life. In reality, however, cost-benefit considerations always play a role in health decisions. With respect to cervical cancer in particular, the high cost of Gardasil compares poorly against simple Pap smears, which provide a time-tested, reliable and inexpensive diagnostic tool that can detect premalignant processes early and thereby prevent cervical cancer. It seems, therefore, that financial and public health sense should favor programs to ensure that all women, but especially those most at risk from cervical cancer, receive consistent and appropriate screening.

As for Gardasil, the NEJM study concluded that while the cost benefit of vaccinating twelve-year old girls falls within accepted guidelines for wealthy countries, the cost benefit declines rapidly as age increases. This finding is a major blow to Merck's efforts to promote intensive "catch up" vaccinations of girls and women who are over the age targeted by schools and proposed mandates. The benefit drops dramatically by the time women reach the maximum approved vaccination age of 26. In the even higher age range of 27 to 45 for which Merck is seeking additional approval, the calculated cost benefit is far outside the accepted range.

This information might seem to suggest that it is all the more important to vaccinate girls at the youngest age possible. Merck's Dr. Richard Haupt told the New York Times that the NEJM study "underscores the value of vaccinating pre-adolescent girls." But there is a big hitch. The NEJM study states clearly that its cost-benefit ratios are based on an assumption that the vaccine provides lifetime immunity to HPV. There is no evidence that this is actually the case. In fact, a number of indicators suggest one or more boosters will be needed during the recipients' lifetimes.

Even in the best-case scenario, HPV vaccines would only prevent 70% of cervical cancer cases, which means that regular and consistent screening, such as tried and true Pap smears, will remain critical for women's protection against cervical cancer. This means that the significant costs of the three shot initial Gardasil vaccination series (with a price tag of $450-$1,000, not including a possible booster) will be in addition to the existing costs of screening.

The NEJM article spelled out the bottom line: "If vaccine-induced immunity lasted only ten years, the vaccination of preadolescent girls provide only 2% marginal improvement in the reduction of the risk of cervical cancer as compared with screening alone." Experts closely involved in drug trials for both Cervarix and Gardasil, such as Dr. Diane Harper, feel that immunity is likely to decline after as few as five years.

On August 21, 2008 the New York Times published an article titled "Researchers Question Wide Use of HPV Vaccines," which quoted extensively from the NEJM. The Times article emphasized a key point: Since cervical cancer grows slowly (often a decade from infection to full-blown cancer), there is no hard evidence yet that an HPV vaccine will actually lower the rate of cervical cancer. The vaccines can prevent some HPV infections that may lead eventually to cervical cancer if not diagnosed and treated. However, the tests have not lasted long enough yet to say definitively that the result will actually translate into a real decrease in cervical cancer. Evidence of real benefit therefore won't be available until enough years have passed that girls who receive the vaccine can be compaired against those who don't as they pass into adulthood and beyond.

That is quite a bombshell, and certainly a different message than Merck's marketing blitz has encouraged the public to embrace. Merck and its supporters would have you believe that time is of the essence and that society must move quickly to ensure that every young girl gets vaccinated. The main beneficiary of this hurry-up approach is Merck, not women and girls.

Things to Watch For

There are some likely developments on the horizon that I expect to emerge. One is that on September 12, 2008, Gardasil was approved by the FDA to carry labeling that it is also effective in preventing vaginal and vulvar cancer. According to the National Cancer Institute, the U.S. sees 5,670 cases of these types of cancer per year, causing 1,630 deaths. These numbers are much smaller than the figures for cervical cancer, which itself doesn't even crack the top ten fatal cancers for women. Nevertheless, we can expect more PR and advertising from Merck, aimed at "educating" us about the risk that they pose, however small they are in reality compared to other threats. (For comparison's sake, cancer of all types combined kills more than 500,000 people in the United States each year, while heart disease claims more than two million lives. An estimated 27,000 to 55,000 people have died just from taking Merck's Vioxx.)

Merck is also eager to get Gardasil approved for vaccinating boys. Why limit your potential market to just half of the population when you can ultimately target everyone? This may be a harder sell than they expect, but I would be surprised if they don't give it their best shot. HPV is implicated in some cases of penile and anal cancer, but neither is widespread in the United States. According to the National Cancer Institute, there are 6,320 cases of these types of cancer per year in the U.S., causing 970 deaths. These numbers do not suggest that the vaccine's benefit to male health is much of a selling point. Merck may try to sell men on the idea of getting vaccinated to avoid passing HPV on to their sexual partners, but altruism can be a tough sell, especially when it involves a painful series of shots and a high price tag. Only time will tell if Merck can successfully finesse the marketing.

Merck isn't the only company that stands to profit from continued interest in and worry about HPV. We haven't heard much from Digene, the makers of the HPV test, but I wouldn't be surprised if they ramped up their outreach as well. Especially with Gardasil not being approved for older women, Digene could try to market their test as a way to protect yourself even if you are too old to get the HPV vaccine. And of course, GSK will be hoping to get Cervarix approved in the U.S. as it has already done in many other countries worldwide.

Conclusion

With the amount of money to be made in this area worldwide, there is no chance of this issue disappearing anytime soon. There is no doubt that the development of an HPV vaccine could have and should have been cause for celebration -- advances in women's health care are truly few and far between. However, Merck's own overly aggressive PR campaign, its deceit in pushing for mandates through a non-profit front, and its willingness to over-hype its product has made it impossible for many of us to willingly embracing their so-called "vaccine against cancer."

If you'd like to read more on this issue, much of the material mentioned here came from a chapter that I contributed to a forthcoming book published by Project Censored. You can learn more about Project Censored and order the book at http://www.projectcensored.org/

The debate over Gardasil in Canada provides an interesting comparison to the debate in the United States. I was one of three guests on the Canadian Broadcasting Company's Sunday Edition program on September 7, 2008. Since Canada has a national health system, there are some differences in how this has played out, but there are also many similarities. One that is very reminiscent of the case in Texas in 2007, the federal Canadian government approval CA$300 million for provinces to access in order to implement mass HPV vaccination programs. What came out soon after was that only one short month before Stephen Harper's government put this plan into place, one of his former senior advisor has registered as a lobbyist for Merck. To make it even more questionable, the federal government put a time limit on how long the pool of money was available. In year one, three provinces bought in. In this, the second and last year of the offer, three more joined their ranks, but not without heated debate. That interview is available at http://www.cbc.ca/thesundayedition/ (If it has been moved from the front page, it is the September 7, 2008 program.)

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193. Under The Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers
194. Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel
195. The Wanderer - Dion
196. My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
197. Pride & Joy - Stevie Ray Vaughan
198. Let's Stay Together - Al Green
199. Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh
200. Ain't Too Proud To Beg - The Temptations
201. Long Tall Sally - Little Richard
202. Paint It Black - Rolling Stones
203. Strawberry Fields Forever - Beatles
204. Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
205. You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling - The Righteous Brothers
206. Dance To The Music - Sly & The Family Stone
207. One - U2
208. My Girl - Temptations
209. Dazed And Confused - Led Zeppelin
210. Another Brick In The Wall Part II - Pink Floyd
211. Rocket 88 - Jackie Brenston
212. Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas
213. Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones
214. Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino
215. Soul Man - Sam & Dave
216. Twist And Shout - Beatles
217. I Wanna Be Sedated - Ramones
218. Wild Thing - The Troggs
219. Why Do Fools Fall In Love? - Frankie Lymon/Teenagers
220. Knock On Wood - Eddie Floyd
221. Hurricane - Bob Dylan
222. Rockin' in The Free World - Neil Young
223. 25 or 6 to 4 - Chicago
224. Cocaine - Eric Clapton
225. Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
226. I Want To Hold Your Hand - Beatles
227. Born In The U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen
228. I Can See For Miles - The Who
229. Truckin' - The Grateful Dead
230. Uptight - Stevie Wonder
231. People Get Ready - Impressions
232. I Got A Woman - Ray Charles
233. Rave On - Buddy Holly
234. Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
235. God Only Knows - The Beach Boys
236. Turn! Turn! Turn! - The Byrds
237. Iron Man - Black Sabbath
238. Surfin U.S.A. - Beach Boys
239. Think - Aretha Franklin
240. Sweet Little Sixteen - Chuck Berry
241. The Tracks Of My Tears - The Miracles
242. Locomotive Breath - Jethro Tull
243. Desperado - Eagles
244. Maggie May - Rod Stewart
245. I'd Love To Change The World - Ten Years After
246. Who Do You Love? - Bo Diddley
247. Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival
248. Shine On You Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd
249. Changes - David Bowie
250. Takin' Care Of Business - BTO
251. Higher & Higher - Jackie Wilson
252. Black Magic Woman - Santana
253. Mony Mony - Tommy James & the Shondells
254. Anthem - Rush
255. Rock'n Me - Steve Miller Band
256. China Grove - Doobie Brothers
257. Crying In The Chapel - The Orioles
258. Take It On The Run - REO Speedwagon
259. There Goes My Baby - The Drifters
260. He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother - Hollies
261. Glad All Over - Dave Clark Five
262. Breakdown - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
263. Uncle John's Band - Grateful Dead
264. Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles
265. Stop! In The Name Of Love - The Supremes
266. Pink Houses - John Mellencamp
267. Lucille - Little Richard
268. Tumbling Dice - The Rolling Stones
269. Roadhouse Blues - Doors
270. Rock 'n' Roll Hoochie Coo - Rick Derringer
271. Call Me - Blondie
272. School's Out - Alice Cooper
273. Aenema - Tool
274. Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley
275. We Gotta Get Out Of This Place - Animals
276. What's Love Got To Do With It? - Tina Turner
277. Roxanne - Police
278. Earth Angel - The Penguins
279. Ain't It A Shame - Fats Domino
280. Low Rider - War
281. Rocket Man - Elton John
282. Love Hurts - Nazarath
283. You Got Another Thing Comin - Judas Priest
284. Doctor My Eyes - Jackson Browne
285. Monday, Monday - Mamas and Papas
286. I Saw The Light - Todd Rundgren
287. Pride (In The name Of Love) - U2
288. All The Young Dudes - Mott The Hoople
289. Rooster - Alice In Chains
290. Fields Of Gold - Sting
291. Rock You Like A Hurricane - Scorpions
292. I Love Rock 'n' Roll - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
293. Surrender - Cheap Trick
294. Nothing Else Matters - Metallica
295. No Time - Guess Who
296. Woodstock - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
297. River Deep-Mountain High - Ike & Tina Turner
298. Bad Case Of Loving You - Robert Palmer
299. Love The One You're With - Stephen Stills
300. You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet - BTO

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As you might know, overcoming a break up involves a roller coaster ride of emotions. One minute you feel great, the next you are in deep depression. To escape these downtimes is often a big challenge.

While there are different techniques that can help you avoid these moments, a lot of break up victims listen to break up songs to ease their pain. And it works: certain break up songs can help you to get over those hard moments.

I would like to warn you against making a big mistake in this situation. There is one very important premise you need to remember when listening to these songs: they have to be empowering, inspirational and they have to pick you up again.

There is a temptation to listen to those “heart-killing” break up songs, (you know what I mean).

Don’t do it!

I made that terrible mistake back then. I listened to those special break up songs that reminded me of her over and over for weeks. It not only delayed my healing process, I fell into a deep depression and wallowed in my own misery.

Don’t make that same mistake.

These kinds of break up songs can help you to cry out accrued emotions, but this will only work at the very beginning - the 1^st Phase. Later, they would likely throw you into the vicious cycle of your memories, from which it is very hard to escape. (Trust me - I know what I’m talking about).

The other kinds of break up songs that you have to avoid are “hate-your-ex-songs”.

The goal in the long run is to get rid of your anger towards your Ex, so listening to this kind of song will only give you false ease, which will hurt you in the long run.

Remember, don’t listen to heartbreak or hate songs - listen to EMPOWERING break up songs.

Listed below, I have collected for you the 10 best break up songs. I have not taken my personal musical taste into consideration here, (mine is really not mainstream), but rather focused on lyrics that will pick you up and pull you out of your depression.

Additionally, I looked for tunes which can convey these kinds of lyrics, (what’s the use of the great, uplifting lyrics if the song makes you fall asleep?).

So, pull out your iPod, check out the following empowering break up songs and create your playlist:

1. Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive

This is the mother of all uplifting break up songs. Strong beat, great lyrics:

“I used to cry,
Now I hold my head up high
and you see me,
somebody new.
I’m not that chained up little person
still in love with you.”

2. Cher - Strong Enough

Are you?

“‘Cos I’m strong enough
To live without you.
Strong enough and I quit crying,
Long enough now I’m strong enough,
To know you gotta go.”

3. Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now

A catchy tune and positive “feel-good” lyrics.

“Think I can make it now, the pain is gone
All of the bad feelings have disappeared.
Here is the rainbow I’ve been prayin’ for.
It’s gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun-Shiny day.”

4. REO Speedwagon - Time For Me To Fly

A classic!

“It’s time for me to fly.
Oh, I’ve got to set myself free.
Time for me to fly,
And that’s just how it’s got to be.
I know it hurts to say goodbye,
But it’s time for me to fly.”

5. REM - Everybody Hurts

This is a GREAT song, one of my all-time favorites.

“When the day is long and the night, the night is yours alone,
When you’re sure you’ve had enough of this life, well hang on.
Don’t let yourself go, everybody cries and everybody hurts sometimes.”

6. Bob Dylan - Most Of The Time

You don’t have to like Bob Dylan to like this song. Great lyrics.

“Stay right with it, when the road unwinds,
I can handle whatever I stumble upon,
I don’t even notice she’s gone,
Most of the time.”

7. Ace Of Base - Don’t Turn Around

“If you ever think about me,
Just know that I’ll be alright
I’m gonna be strong,
I’m gonna do fine,
Don’t worry about this heart of mine.
I know I’ll survive
Sure I’ll make it through.”

8. Carrie Underwood - Wasted

The proof that they really exist: positive country songs. A wonderful song!

“I don’t wanna’ spend my life jaded,
Waiting to wake up one day and find,
That I’ve let all these years go by,
Wasted.”

9. Justin Timberlake - Cry Me A River

I listened to this one a lot. A great musical piece and it gets you into an empowering mood.

“You told me you loved me,
Why did you leave me, all alone?
Now you tell me you need me,
When you call me, on the phone.
Girl I refuse, you must have me confused,
With some other guy.
Your bridges were burned, and now it’s your turn,
To cry, cry me a river.”

10. Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World

This is simply a classic feel-good song. It always reminds me that there is a life out there beyond the problems that we might have, and that there is strength already within us.

Listen and dream.

“The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky,
Are also on the faces of people going by.
I see friends shaking hands saying how do you do.
They’re really saying I love you.”

There you have them, the best positive break up songs that I listened to back then. They have helped me to overcome my break up, and they can help you too.

Never forget - positivity is the key to success. Surround yourself with positivity, and your life will improve.

You will survive. I promise.

Your friend,

Eddie Corbano

Do you know some good break up songs? Please share them in the comment section below!