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A comic song packed with humorous elements.
What kind of songs come to mind for you?
While the simple image is just “a funny song,” you can really feel the overflowing desire of the creators and performers to make you laugh!
Many of these songs were widely sung and loved during the Showa era, and it seems they became household staples through television, thanks to groups like Hajime Hana and the Crazy Cats and The Drifters.
In this article, we’ve compiled top recommendations for a wide range of comic songs—including tracks by comedians and bands—that continue to emerge in many forms even today.
Be sure to give them a listen when you want a good laugh or a boost of energy!
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[Representative Comic Songs] Hilarious! Uplifting Recommended Songs (1–10)
I’m going to Tokyo.Yoshi Ikuzo
“Ora Tokyo sa Iguda,” released by Ikuzo Yoshi in 1984.
The lyrics tell the story of a man fed up with rural life who longs for the big city and heads to Tokyo.
As the title suggests, there’s a bit of a dialect “twang,” which makes the song fun and addictive.
It’s even considered a forerunner of Japanese rap, and in recent years remixes of the track have gone viral on social media, making it known to younger generations.
The rural-life gags are hilarious, and the way his longing for Tokyo turns into a neat punchline makes it a song that’ll make you laugh.
Drifters’ tongue-twisterZa Dorifutāzu
The legendary comedy group, The Drifters.
Their old sketches have been rebroadcast and released on DVD, making them known across generations; even kids today burst out laughing when they watch them, and the group is still beloved.
Among the popular segments from the variety show they appeared on, “It’s 8 O’Clock! Everybody Assemble,” there was this song, “Drifters’ Tongue Twisters.” It’s simply tongue twisters set to music, but in that segment, guests would try to see if they could say the tongue twisters, and it became a huge hit, especially among children.
National Sake-Drinking Festival Song of Japanbarakūda
When you think of “drinking songs,” doesn’t this tune start running through your head? ‘Nihon Zenkoku Sakenomi Ondo’ is the kind of track that makes you want to quip, “Well, that title says it all!” It’s a song that drinkers can’t help but relate to.
Celebrating Japan’s four seasons and seasonal events, it cheerfully sings, “One way or another, there’s always a reason to drink!”—a bright, carefree number you can enjoy without overthinking.
Some of the excuses do feel a bit forced, but that’s part of the charm.
The lesser-known second verse is also fun: it has you bar-hopping across Japan, drinking your way through regional specialties.
The Drunkard Has ReturnedZa Fōku Kurusedāzu
Even if the title doesn’t ring a bell, the moment the song starts you’ll think, “Oh, I know this!” The song ‘Kaettekita Yopparai’ (The Drunkard Has Returned) was the debut single by The Folk Crusaders, released in 1967.
It kicks off with the line “I died,” but it’s sung so comically that you’ll find yourself humming along in no time.
The lyrics are, well, something else—why he died, how heaven’s not so bad—but as the title suggests, he does come back.
Give it a listen while savoring the lyrics and throwing in your own playful commentary!
aonori (green laver seaweed)Buriifu & Torankusu
Blue & Trunks, a folk duo, released “Aonori” in 1987.
The group’s name alone already makes your heart feel a bit unsettled (lol), and the title “Aonori” is so boldly straightforward—it’s wonderful—and it’s one of their signature songs.
At first, it sounds like a breezy folk tune, and you might think it’s a love song about a guy’s affection for his beloved girlfriend… but actually, it comically portrays a man’s feelings as he discovers that his smiling girlfriend has aonori (green seaweed flakes) stuck on her front teeth.
Not just aonori—he also notices things like basil stuck to her, or that she’s got hair in her mouth—lots of little details about her that catch his attention.
Many listeners will probably find themselves thinking, “Oh yeah, that happens.”
Go! Go! Hiroshi Kawaguchi!!Kamon Tatsuo
Speaking of Showa-era comic songs, you can’t leave out Tatsuwo Kamon.
His song “Go! Go! Hiroshi Kawaguchi!!” is a track that uses a real person’s name as its title and subject.
Hiroshi Kawaguchi was active as an actor and an explorer.
The TV show “Kawaguchi Hiroshi’s Expedition Team,” which aired starting in 1977 and featured him as an explorer, became very popular, and this song is based on that theme.
You might think it’s an anthem cheering on explorers, but it’s actually full of punchlines—in fact, the song relentlessly pokes fun at the show itself—making it a rather darkly humorous number.
I’ll buy you a juice.gurūpu damashii
Group Tamashii is a group whose members are active as actors and screenwriters.
Even their alternate/artist names for activities in this group already give off the vibe of a comic band (lol).
Their song “I’ll Buy You Juice ♥,” released in 2005, is one of their signature tracks and became a hit as the theme song for the anime Sgt.
Keroro (Keroro Gunso).
It’s a funny comic song like a one-man theater by a so-called “denpa-kei” guy—at first he seems like a gentle boy, but his words and actions make you want to jump in with snappy comebacks.