Easy-to-sing Western music karaoke special — a guaranteed hit at karaoke!
Thanks to TikTok and Instagram, people are coming across Western music more often now than they did a while back.
That said…
since these songs are performed by world-class artists, when it actually comes time to sing them yourself, it’s easy to feel discouraged by how demanding they are.
So this time…!
We’ve picked out Western songs that are easy to sing!
We’ve included the latest tracks, and above all, we chose songs with karaoke crowd-pleasers in mind.
Find your favorites and add them to your repertoire!
Easy-to-sing Western songs for karaoke (1–10)
The new go-to karaoke classic!
First, we’ll introduce a curated selection of hit songs you’ll want to sing at karaoke, featuring both male and female tracks. From fresh 2020s releases to timeless classics, our editorial team carefully selected picks from a wide range of genres. The most important elements when singing songs in English are pronunciation and overtones. For the former, you can make great progress by slowing down the original track and comparing it with your own recordings. For the latter, it can be challenging given typical Japanese facial structure, so try opening your mouth wider and singing with a slight jut of the jaw. Doing so will instantly make your singing sound more authentically like Western pop!
HonestyBilly Joel
Honesty is memorable for its incredibly emotional melody.
I think even younger listeners have probably heard the chorus.
You might be thinking, “Isn’t the chorus pretty high?” Actually, not really.
If you try singing it, you’ll see the chorus is surprisingly doable in chest voice.
Honestly, it’s a range that even Oninyako Tsubaki could handle (lol).
I actually find the B-melody before the chorus—where the voltage rises—more challenging than the chorus itself.
That said, the melody is basically simple, so even people who aren’t confident with high notes or who aren’t good at vocal runs can sing it smoothly.
Don’t Look Back In AngerOasis
Oasis’s classic “Don’t Look Back In Anger.” It’s the song used in the Japanese hit film “BECK.” Thanks to that movie, I think the song’s recognition in Japan went up quite a bit.
Interestingly, the song doesn’t have any high notes at all.
That said, the verses and pre-chorus aren’t so low that they’re hard to sing either.
The English is pretty simple too, so to be honest, it’s super easy to sing.
If I had to point out one thing, without a rich, full voice it can actually end up sounding kind of lame, so watch out for that.
Wake Me UpAvicii
Avicii’s classic “Wake Me Up.” It might be the most popular hype song in the world.
The track’s driving, fast-paced melody is striking—and that very sense of momentum actually works to your advantage.
Here’s why: vocals get harder the more space there is between phrases, because you have less room to cover up imperfections.
In “Wake Me Up,” there are no long sustained notes in any of the vocal parts.
That means you can hide a lot.
Even if you deliver the lines almost like you’re tossing them off, it can surprisingly still sound good.
Give it a try!
Shape of YouEd Sheeran
Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You” became a massive hit worldwide and even won the Grammy for Best Pop Solo Performance.
It’s a song that achieved tremendous commercial success.
As anyone who knows the track will be aware, there’s no high vocal part; it’s sung in a whispery style throughout.
The English can be a bit tricky, but otherwise there aren’t any particularly difficult aspects.
However, since the song sits mostly in a lower register, people who struggle with low notes might need some practice.
Well, if you just lower the key, no problem at all.
Marry YouBruno Mars
Bruno Mars’s hit song “Marry You.” If you’re thinking, “No way I could ever sing that,” let’s be clear: it is tough (lol).
However, the difficulty isn’t in the vocals—it’s in the English pronunciation.
Since there actually aren’t that many different words in the lyrics, poor pronunciation makes it sound worse than it is.
The melody itself doesn’t have any high parts, and the rhythm is simple, so it’s pretty easy to sing.
In short, as long as you nail the pronunciation, it’s a song that naturally ends up sounding good.
Cnce Upon A Time In CaliforniaBelinda Carlisle
Belinda Carlisle, a female singer who was active from the late ’80s to the early ’90s, is known for her distinctive voice—mysterious in that it carries the bright edge of a high register while also having the richness characteristic of overtones.
Her cover of “Anyone Who Had a Heart,” included on her album “Once Upon a Time in California,” is a classic by Dionne Warwick and is sung within a relatively narrow range, from mid2C to hiD.
Since the original is what it is, there’s a bit of a Black music flavor that remains, but it doesn’t demand any advanced riffs or runs.
If you focus on vibrato that aligns the overtones and frequencies with the off-beats, you should be able to achieve a very high-quality result.
ClockworkLaufey
Thanks to the recent revival boom, music genres that once dominated the mainstream are back in the spotlight.
“Clockwork” can be considered one of those tracks.
Crafted as an authentic piece of standard jazz, it’s sung within a narrow vocal range, true to the genre.
Unlike modern jazz, the rhythm remains steady, so as long as you focus on delivering it with a solid, bluesy feel, it should be approachable for anyone to sing smoothly.
Consider adding it to your repertoire.