Need help in identifying song

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  1. cocobrit said:

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    I heard the song while I was in Fuddruckers-a hamburger joint that plays mostly classic rock. All I know is that it goes whoa-oh oh -uh oh oh over and over again and that's the main tune. It sounded a lot like the Ramones or Billy Idol and has a punk like beat to it. Unfortunately I couldn't hear anymore because the singer had a weird accent and my boyfriend was on the phone...any ideas? I'm open to anything.
     
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    Johosefat said:

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    My only guess....probably not right....is The Breakup Song. I mean, if it's Fuddruckers, it must have been some kind of hit, which this song by the Greg Kihn Band was. But the lyrics don't quite fit your "whoa..." (the following uses "ah"):

    "The Breakup Song" by Greg Kihn (I assume)

    We had broken up for good just an hour before,
    Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah.
    And now I'm staring at the bodies as they're dancing 'cross the floor.
    Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah.
    And then the band slowed the tempo, and the music gets you down.
    Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah.
    It was the same old song, with a melancholy sound.
    Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah.

    They don't write 'em like that anymore.
    They just don't write 'em like that anymore.

    We'd been living together for a million years,
    Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah.
    But now it feels so strange out of the atmospheres.
    Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah.
    And then the jukebox plays a song I used to know.
    Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah.
    And now I'm staring at the bodies as they're dancing so slow.
    Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah.

    They don't write 'em like that anymore.
    They don't write 'em like that anymore.

    Mmmm, now ?
    I wind up staring at an empty glass
    Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah.
    Cause it's so easy to say that you'll forget your past.
    Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah.

    They don't write 'em like that anymore.
    No, they just don't write 'em like that anymore.
    Oh, they don't write 'em like that anymore.
    They just don't write 'em like that anymore.
    They just don't, no they don't, no no, uh-uh,
    They just don't write 'em like that anymore.
    They just don't...(fades)

    Here's a Youtube video:

    YouTube - Greg Kihn Band - The Breakup Song (Live)