Summer songs with great lyrics. Tracks that make your summer memories even more wonderful.
Great lyrics enhance the tone and add even more color to a song, don’t they? Works that take a literary approach as well as a musical one often become classics.
This time, I focused my research on summer songs with outstanding lyrics! Of course, “good lyrics” can mean many things: lines that move you to tears, words that tug at your heart with bittersweet emotion, or lyrics that sparkle with a touch of humor.
From masterpieces that artfully paint summer scenes with words to one-summer love songs, we’ve got them all.
Be sure to find your favorite lyrics!
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Summer songs with great lyrics. Summer tunes that make your summer memories even more wonderful (61–70)
Promise of SunflowersHata Motohiro
This is a song that was chosen as the theme for the film “STAND BY ME Doraemon” and became a hot topic as a moving, tear-jerking number.
While the lyrics may seem like a love song, it’s actually popular among students as a graduation song as well.
The desire to return the feelings to someone who thinks of you even more than you do yourself and brings you happiness applies not only to a romantic partner, but also to family and friends, doesn’t it? With kindness and affection expressed to the fullest, this is truly a masterpiece with great lyrics.
summer festivalWhiteberry
I also recommend “Natsu Matsuri,” which portrays youthful romance set on a summer festival night.
This version is the song performed by Whiteberry.
In fact, it’s a cover of a track with the same title originally by the rock band JITTERIN’JINN.
The lyrics don’t just depict a love story—they also evoke, or bring back, the bittersweet feeling of youth coming to an end.
That’s likely why it’s loved across generations.
The tempo is on the quicker side, so singing it is sure to naturally lift your spirits.
Voice of the SeaKiritani Kenta
This song skyrocketed in popularity after being featured in the au commercial.
The sight of Kenta Kiritani, playing Urashima Taro, strumming the sanshin from behind, along with the sound of the waves on the beach, stirs a sense of melancholy.
While the commercial itself leaves a comedic impression, the song is genuinely moving and tear-jerking.
The lyrics, written as if hurling one’s feelings at the sea, sky, wind, and the grandeur of nature, make it a masterpiece that perfectly matches the refreshing summer scenery.
Ah, summer vacation.TUBE
A classic summer song and a karaoke favorite is “Ah, Natsuyasumi.” It’s a track TUBE wrote with summer as its theme.
That strikingly memorable chorus is something people of all generations have likely heard.
The lyrics depict a love story about a man who falls in love at first sight on the Shonan beach.
You could say it’s as summery as a song can get.
Because the song conveys poignancy through its soaring high notes, try to keep that in mind when you sing it.
Harmony at the End of SummerInoue Yosui, Anzenchitai
A timeless song you’ll want to listen to when the seasons change.
The miraculous harmony born from the collaboration between Yosui Inoue and Anzen Chitai resonates in the heart.
It was released on September 25, 1986, but it was first performed about a month earlier at a concert held at Jingu Stadium in August.
The tender vocals and melody gently embrace the bittersweetness of summer’s end and the uncertain path of love.
It’s perfect for a drive, and many people probably think, “I want to sing this at karaoke!” It’s a track that brings back memories of those summer nights, where the feelings of two people facing a farewell sparkle like stardust.
MagicMrs. GREEN APPLE
This one really amps up the excitement of “A long summer vacation—what should I do this year?!” It’s a track by the band Mrs.
GREEN APPLE, known for numerous hit songs like “Dancehall,” released as a single in 2023.
Chosen as the campaign song for Coca-Cola’s “Coke STUDIO,” it became a hot topic.
The dramatic sound pairs perfectly with vocalist Motoki Omori’s bright, clear singing.
Its exhilarating vibe is sure to fill your heart.
Song of PointillismMrs. GREEN APPLE
This song, with its piano timbre and beautiful vocal work, is “Tenbyō no Uta,” created by Mrs.
GREEN APPLE.
It was originally a collaboration featuring singer-songwriter Sonoko Inoue, and later a solo version by Inoue was also released.
Set at the end of summer, the lyrics portray a couple who think sincerely of each other, and many listeners are surely moved by the purity of their feelings.
At the same time, parts of the lyrics can be read as suggesting that their feelings might not be returned, or that the two may someday part ways, adding a touch of poignancy.
It’s a beautiful ballad perfect for late summer—be sure to listen while reading the lyrics.
