[Family Songs] Famous songs about older brothers. Recommended popular tracks.
When it comes to “songs about family,” many are dedicated to parents, but it’s surprisingly hard to find tracks themed around thanking an older brother.
So in this feature, we’re focusing on exactly that and introducing songs that fit the bill.
We’ve put together pieces that carry messages to an older brother who’s a little further along in life, as well as works that highlight familial love.
Why not use the songs listed in this article as inspiration to put those feelings—ones that are hard to express honestly in everyday life—into music and send them his way?
Playlist
| [Family Songs] Famous songs about older brothers. Recommended popular tracks. | |||
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| show_chart | Title | Playlist | Review |
| 1east | Big Brother’s SongKimyō Reitarō | play_arrow | La... at Tokorozawa MOJO on November 15, 2015 |
| 2east | Family LandscapeHanaregumi | play_arrow | Neither just a friend, nor exactly a lover... Looking back now... |
| 3east | BoyhoodInoue Yosui | play_arrow | Each and every word that is sung is so beautiful, and the mo... |
| 4east | Welcome back.ayaka | play_arrow | "Okaeri" is by the singer-songwriter... |
| 5east | CircleNUBO | play_arrow | A mixture rock band from Kanagawa Prefecture, N… |
| 6east | one heartMirakuru☆3 Kyoudai | play_arrow | A real three-brother vocal unit from Miyagi Prefecture, … |
| 7east | Brother SongKAZZ | play_arrow | U-HEY, who is active based in Niigata, and... |
| 8east | YO BROTHER!BOOGIE MAN | play_arrow | From 1996 to 1998, on TV Tokyo… |
| 9east | Family compositionOkazaki Taiiku | play_arrow | A track included on the sixth album, “DESKTOP”… |
| 10east | Forever YoungTakehara Pisutoru | play_arrow | I can cheer up a slightly tired-looking older guy… |
| 11east | Tears Flowing EndlesslyNatsukawa Rimi | play_arrow | Lyrics by Ryoko Moriyama, composed by BEGIN, and... |
| 12east | threadNakajima Miyuki | play_arrow | Why was I born into this family, brother... |
| 13east | younger sisterkaguya hime | play_arrow | A moving song by Kaguya-hime that portrays a sister’s wedding from her brother’s point of view. |
| 14east | A Bouquet for YouUtada Hikaru | play_arrow | A unique existence as siblings, different from both father and mother... |
| 15east | Taurus RhapsodyKirinji | play_arrow | “Taurus” by Kirinji, a band formed by brothers… |
| 16east | Song of Farewellogura kei | play_arrow | An OVA released from 1988 to 2000… |
| 17east | Re:start!!!Buster Bros!!! | play_arrow | Buster Bros!!! is Hypnosis… |
| 18east | Brother ShipsHosokawa Takashi | play_arrow | The tuna fishing show that’s aired over New Year’s, … |
| 19east | Family LetterZushi Sankyōdai | play_arrow | It’s also widely used as an insert song at weddings… |
| 20east | Those words, that lightbonobos | play_arrow | I feel the strength and encouragement from the words I received from my older brother… |
| 21east | siblings (older brother and younger sister)Hoshino Gen | play_arrow | A poignant love song from an older brother to the little sister who was never able to be born. |
| 22east | the way home; on the way backRAG FAIR | play_arrow | After playing to our heart's content all afternoon, my big brother and I said, “Today’s…” |
| 23east | Thank you!!HOME MADE kazoku | play_arrow | HOME MADE 家族 was formed in 1996... |
| 24east | Something CertainOda Kazumasa | play_arrow | Featured in a life insurance commercial, moving many people… |
| 25east | Thank youŌhashi Takuya | play_arrow | …Takuya Ohashi, the vocalist of Sukima Switch,… |
| 26east | Hang in there, big bro!Hanbaato Hanbaato | play_arrow | A song about my somewhat timid older brother, ha... |
| 27east | Our TomorrowElefanto Kashimashi | play_arrow | From the very beginning, it grips your heart—courage and excep… |
| 28east | Dango Three Brothers | play_arrow | When I think of songs about brothers, the first one that comes to mind is… |
| 29east | Feel So MoonUNICORN | play_arrow | The TV anime based on the manga, Space Brothers, O... |
| 30east | With your Handsunlimited tone | play_arrow | Let’s keep working hard together as brothers, hand in hand… |
| 31east | From now on and forever ~Brother & Sister~MEGARYU | play_arrow | A two-person reggae unit from Gifu Prefecture, MEG... |
| 32east | Circle of Thanksayaka | play_arrow | A ballad that sings of gratitude |
| 33east | Which one?Saitō Burazāzu | play_arrow | A humor-packed message song by twin pro wrestlers |
| 34east | A Secret from My Older Brother feat. Koichiro Someya (CV: Shunichi Toki)HONEY WORKS | play_arrow | It’s a moving song themed around brotherly love. H… |
| 35east | My Father’s Longest Daysadamasashi | ![]() | A warm, humorous song by Masashi Sada in which an older brother gently watches over his younger sister’s day. |


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