Masterpiece songs about older sisters. Recommended popular tracks.
There are countless songs expressing gratitude to parents or lovers, but this time we’ve put together a slightly niche collection themed around “older sisters.” These tracks focus on feelings for that close‑yet‑distant sister—someone closer than your parents, to whom you may feel gratitude but don’t always find it easy to feel admiration—as well as songs about sisterly love.
How about using a song to convey your thanks to the big sister you used to fight with all the time as kids? Of course, these also make great wedding songs.
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Classic songs about older sisters: recommended popular tracks (11–20)
Who Would Not Think of Their HometownKirishima Noboru
It’s a song released in 1940, about someone on the battlefield longing for their hometown.
It expresses feelings about an older sister who is getting married and a friend, and how the protagonist thinks of them now.
Although it was released long ago, it has later been sung by Hibari Misora and Kiyoshi Hikawa as a song about yearning for one’s hometown.
Happy ParadeKoshigaya Natsumi (Sakura Ayane)
This is a character song from the anime Non Non Biyori, which depicts the daily lives of students attending a rural school.
It’s sung by the spoiled little-sister character, Natsumi Koshigaya.
True to her characterization, it’s a mischievous song where she complains about her older sister not waking her up in the morning.
Sisters’ SlopeShimazu Aya
A wonderful man appears before the sisters.
This song is told from the younger sister’s perspective, as she finds herself wanting to steal the man who’s started to hit it off with her older sister.
It’s sung by AYA Shimazu, an enka singer from Kumamoto Prefecture, and is included on her 2000 album “Aioi — Futari no Kizuna wa Hodokenai” (“Aioi — The Bond Between Us Cannot Be Untied”).
It’s the kind of song that tightens your chest with sorrow.
Naniwa SistersShimakura Chiyoko, Ishikawa Sayuri
This is a duet song by popular enka singers Chiyoko Shimakura and Sayuri Ishikawa.
It was released in 1987.
The song expresses the feelings of sisters who wish to find happiness someday.
It is a popular karaoke choice as an enka song that can be sung by two women.
Twin Providenceshoujobyou
This song makes you feel as if you’re listening to a European myth.
It’s a track by the musical unit Shoujo Byou, who debuted in 2009.
It’s included on their 2016 single Tenmeguri Melkmal.
The lyrics portray a tragic relationship between sisters.
Its grand, expansive worldview is captivating.
Virgin Road feat. Aitsuyoi
It’s a wedding song written from the perspective of a woman walking down the aisle.
It’s by Kyo, a reggae singer who debuted in 2008.
The track is included on his fourth album, “Superstar,” released in 2014.
Classic songs about older sisters. Recommended popular tracks (21–30)
Minced Cutlet BluesKuwata Keisuke
As you know, this is a song by Keisuke Kuwata, the vocalist of Southern All Stars.
It’s a comedic song that sings about a family mealtime scene set to the blues.
It was included as the B-side to “A Letter to You,” released in 2016 as his 17th single.