when i first heard mistake it was the who caught my attention i was really intrigued by the fact that you know the girl had just been broken up with and it was the other person s fault it was the other person s greatest mistake so i thought that was really interesting as different take on a break up rather than sitting around and feeling heartbroken you can listen to it and feel kind of a thinking like i m not gonna let this get me down it was his greatest mistake so i loved the message of this song and i hope you do too 