[Autumn Love Songs] A selection of love songs that portray a bittersweet longing
As summer ends, autumn has a way of making us feel a little sentimental.
The slowly dropping temperatures, the season’s distinctive air, and the beautiful foliage…
In times like these, love songs really hit home, don’t they?
In this article, we’ll introduce plenty of love songs perfect for autumn!
By the way, don’t you feel like a lot of autumn love songs are about heartbreak?
A summer romance ends, and its lingering afterglow remains… Maybe autumn is just that kind of season.
But the end of one romance also means the beginning of a new one!
Listen to autumn love songs and enjoy a wonderful autumn romance.
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[Autumn Love Songs] A selection of romantic tracks portraying bittersweet feelings of love (91–100)
Adolescence (with an autumnal/reflective nuance)Iwasaki Hiromi
Hiromi Iwasaki debuted in the 1970s.
Among the female idol singers who debuted in that era, she stood out for her exceptional vocal ability and captivated listeners across a wide age range.
Her steady, unwavering singing style and assured expressiveness let listeners enjoy her music with confidence.
This song was released in 1977 and won numerous music awards.
Stop the twilightTokunaga Hideaki
With a high, crystal-clear voice like pure glass, this ballad beautifully captures the twilight scene, a song that feels as if it washes the listener’s heart clean.
It’s a track that makes you want to immerse yourself completely, where the world woven by the melody is perfectly complemented by Hideaki Tokunaga’s singing.
The Wind RisesMatsuda Seiko
Seiko Matsuda, a super idol of the 1980s.
This is her seventh single, released in 1981.
The lyrics were written by Takashi Matsumoto and the music was composed by Eiichi Ohtaki—an amazing duo who created a massive hit.
It’s a grand-scale song with remarkable color and clarity.
If you haven’t heard it, be sure to give it a listen.
A world without youto shiki
This song, “A World Without You,” was released in 2022 by singer-songwriter Toshi, who hails from Hyogo Prefecture.
After it drew attention on TikTok, it was officially released.
It’s a sad love song sung while thinking about a former lover who is no longer by one’s side.
Even while denying feelings of regret, it conveys that the love was genuine, and that with the passage of time and emotional processing, acceptance became possible.
It’s a track that matches the wistful atmosphere of autumn.
When the sun shines againTakahashi Hiro
A song brimming with melancholy.
It’s also famous for being the ending theme of the anime Yu Yu Hakusho.
It’s so full of sorrow that I’d love to interview the creator and ask, “What kind of life leads to writing a song this steeped in sadness?” The pleading quality of the vocals is wonderful, too.