Jonathan and Ivory have been together for five years. But Jonathan wants to have kids, and Ivory really doesn't. So they have to break up, and they're telling all of their friends (and the world) by singing about it together in a music video.


I don't know Jonathan or Ivory, but their song almost made me cry. Breaking up "is a mess," as they point out, but it doesn't have to be a dramatic hatefest. Their song is matter-of-fact and earnest, but also, well, beautiful.

Here's my favorite stanza:

And breaking up's a mess

So please be there for us

You don't have to choose

Though it'll be awkward, yes

Invite us to your parties

We will work it out

Don't feel weird

We love all of you

After 5 whole years

By each other's side

There are just some things

No relationship can survive


It is also incredibly catchy: be prepared to dance in your chair to lines like "I don't wanna have baaaabies" over and over again.