Classic songs about boys. Recommended popular tracks.
This is a playlist of songs that either have the word “boy” in the title or center their lyrics around the theme of boyhood.
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If you’re a man, why not listen and reminisce about those formative boyhood days?
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Masterpieces about boys: Recommended popular songs (61–70)
The Story You Don’t Knowsupercell
A bittersweet yet beautiful song set in summer, singing of a love quietly tucked away in one’s heart, known to no one.
Surely you, too, have experienced a romance that ended without you ever confessing your feelings.
In the lyrics, friends go out to stargaze in the summer, and among them is the boy the heroine has a crush on.
Just this situation overflows with youth and makes your heart flutter, but in the end, the heroine never manages to tell him how she feels.
This is where the title of the song ties in: isn’t this very bittersweet story the essence of youth?
Youth and youth and youthaimyon
As the title suggests, Youth and Youth and Youth is told from the perspective of junior and senior high school students right in the thick of their adolescence.
It’s the B-side to the 2017 smash single Kimi wa Rock wo Kikanai.
With summer keywords like cram classes, sand, and summer breeze lined up, it conjures up the hot, heated summer of the “I” who narrates the song.
And yet, rather than blurting his feelings out to her directly, he seems to be savoring a faint, budding love—so fresh and truly, unmistakably, a blue age of youth.
Whether you’re living it now or looking back as an adult, please enjoy the heart-fluttering nostalgia of that sweet and bittersweet time!
Blue BenchSasuke
Love is a constant companion of youth, but there are also many people who experience heartbreak.
A song widely known as a poignant classic on that theme is Sasuke’s “Aoi Bench” (“Blue Bench”).
Its warm acoustic guitar tones and gentle vocals evoke a bittersweet feeling that perfectly matches the fresh image of youth.
It’s also a karaoke staple, so be sure to give it a try.
Rhapsody of YouthSambomasutā
When you think of youth, it’s all about fiery rock! If you’re looking for a rock song bursting with youthful energy, Sambomaster’s “Seishun Kyōsōkyoku” (“Rhapsody in Youth”) is highly recommended.
It’s such an intensely passionate anthem of youth that it needs no introduction, and just listening to it is guaranteed to get you pumped! It’s a huge crowd-pleaser live as well, so if you get the chance, be sure to catch Sambomaster in concert.
youthSukima Suichi
When you think of Sukima Switch, you might strongly associate them with beautiful ballads, but this song is a refreshing, youthful track that captures a love story much like those in their ballads.
Scenes of school life are depicted throughout the lyrics, and for adults who’ve already graduated, that alone might make your heart tighten with nostalgia.
What’s more, the lyrics portray a man who once confessed his feelings and was turned down, but still can’t give up and is trying to express his feelings once again.
Have you ever had an experience like that? It’s a song that can take you right back to your youth just by listening.
I should be able to fly (in the sky).supittsu
I think many people feel a unique sense of nostalgia when they look back on their youth.
Spitz’s “Sora mo Toberu Hazu” fits perfectly with that nostalgic image of youth.
The lyrics don’t directly express youthful themes, but the nostalgic tone creates a youthful feel.
When you listen to this song, you kind of understand why Spitz is loved by people of all ages.
All of the YouthFujifaburikku
When adults look back on their youth, they feel a distinctive nostalgia, don’t they? That nostalgic atmosphere is exactly what Fujifabric’s “Wakamono no Subete” carries.
Its sound and lyrics evoke an image where youth and nostalgia intersect, like a summer twilight, and they resonate deeply.
Even if the life you’re living now is different from the future you imagined when you were young, it makes you feel that it’s all a good memory.