Ain’t This a Top Ten: Breaking Hearts (Ain’t What It Used to Be) (#9)

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Hooray for warmer temperatures! It’s supposed to be in the 70s all week here. I think I’ll be walking outside instead of in the gym. (And yes, I’ve recovered from that over-walk on Saturday.) I also think I’ll give you another song that has “ain’t” in the title. And will you look who’s showing up in one of my countdowns…. #9: Breaking Hearts (Ain’t What It Used to Be) - Elton John Paybacks are a female dog, as they say. That’s what this beautiful ballad is about. Man plays the “love ‘em and leave ‘em” game (“can’t say I blame them all for being hurt, after all I treated each and every one like dirt”) and it comes back to bite him like an angry bear (“and now I know what lonely means”). In addition to that, I have to say that Elton’s voice in the chorus, on the “it’s not the night” and “it’s not the light” line is simply amazing. This is my favorite EJ album of the 80s. Breaking Hearts (Ain’t What It Used to Be) Written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin Recorded by Elton John From Breaking Hearts, 1984 Every inch I gained became a mile: