Western music popular among women in their 40s. World-famous classics and hit songs.

You Gotta BeDes’ree

Des’ree – You Gotta Be (’99 Mix) [Video]

This song is one that stays by your side and encourages you when you’re feeling shut in or lose confidence in living.

It helps you realize that, even if you thought you had nothing, you actually have many wonderful qualities.

Above all, it gently reassures you that there is always someone who loves you just as you are.

WalkFoo Fighters

Foo Fighters. Walk.

It’s a cool song about how, despite everything life throws at you, you decide to be honest with yourself, try doing what you love, and start walking forward on your own two feet again.

The shouted parts in the chorus feel incredibly cathartic and are just wonderful.

It’s one of the greatest of the greats among Foo Fighters’ songs.

Virtual InsanityJamiroquai

Jamiroquai – Virtual Insanity (Official Video)

Jamiroquai is a British artist.

This song, “Virtual Insanity,” has lyrics that are a bit difficult, but the melody and rhythm are cool.

It was also used in TV commercials and is well known in Japan.

I TryMacy Gray

Macy Gray – I Try (Official Video)

Macy Gray is an American singer-songwriter.

It’s a song that expresses feelings of love—pretending to be fine without you, but actually liking you and wanting to be by your side—a slightly twisted inability to be honest, yet still conveying affection.

Fight SongRachel Platten

Rachel Platten – Fight Song (Official Video)

It’s an anthem for life.

How many people around the world have been encouraged by her song? She herself grasped glory only after a long period of groundwork before becoming a singer.

It teaches us that even if it’s something small, if you keep at it—if you keep fighting—one day a great flower will bloom.