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.
From full-on youthful anthems to reflective pieces looking back on childhood from adulthood, these songs explore the idea of boyhood from various angles.
If you’re a man, why not listen and reminisce about those formative boyhood days?
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Classic songs about boys. Recommended popular tracks (21–30)
Full of memoriesH₂O

A classic by H2O that stirs sweet, bittersweet memories, like flipping through an album filled with youthful moments.
The innocent smiles captured in photos, the glimmering memories like sun-dappled light, and a beautiful melody line that gently embraces the dreamy, Cinderella-like feelings of girlhood make this a memorable song.
Released in March 1983 and used as the ending theme for the anime Miyuki, it reached No.
6 on the Oricon Singles Chart.
Since then, it has been covered by numerous artists and cherished in school music textbooks and as a choral piece.
It’s a song that quietly speaks to the importance of looking back on memories while accepting your own growth.
One you’ll want to hum with friends, wrapped in a sense of nostalgia.
Approach your lord, though it be perilousAoP

It sings about a boy living freely and unrestrained.
With Japanese-style touches sprinkled throughout, it’s a gorgeous and cool track.
The lyrics feel radio-wave-like yet positive, and listening to it lifts your spirits.
Boy AGARGOYLE

It’s a rock number with a funky rhythm that also incorporates Latin-style percussion.
The lyrics powerfully sing about a mischievous boy charging ahead on his own bright, positive path.
With elements like rap and various shifts in development, it’s a lot of fun.
BOYS BE SUSPICIOUSNIGHTMARE

It’s a rock number that coolly portrays a boy who feels out of place just going along with those around him and decides to set out on his own.
The distorted guitar tones and powerful vocals feel like a push on the back, making it a song that fills you with courage as you listen.
The Ant, the Boy, and a SecretOverTheDogs

It’s a song about a boy’s slightly bittersweet secret.
The clean guitar tone paints the calm days of his youth, while the acoustic guitar adds a warm, nostalgic touch.
In the chorus, it swells all at once, stirring something deep in your chest.
True LiePlastic Tree

The lyrics paint a dreamlike world, telling a mysterious and slightly bittersweet story of a boy.
It’s an upbeat, easy-to-listen-to rock tune, with chorus-laden guitars creating a floating sensation that enhances the song’s ethereal atmosphere.
Peter Pan syndromeRaphael

This song portrays a boy who rejects the idea of growing up.
Built on relentlessly pounding kick drums and the heavy sound of distorted guitars, the dynamic piano tones and classical melodic lines effectively express the boy’s forbidden beauty.

