Songs to listen to when you're feeling down. Recommended feel-good, uplifting tracks.
When you’re feeling down, is there something you “always do”? For some people it might be exercise or going for a drive, but I’m sure many turn to listening to music.
As you listen to songs created by many artists, each infused with their own messages, you start to feel encouraged bit by bit, don’t you? This time, I’ll introduce plenty of songs that will stay close to your weary heart and lift your spirits.
I hope you catch the message in each song and that your heart feels a little lighter.
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Songs to listen to when you're feeling down: Recommended uplifting tracks (71–80)
TRACEWANIMA
To lift yourself out of a slump, WANIMA is the way to go! Their song “TRANCE” combines their signature power with a touch of melancholy.
Their pronunciation is clear enough that you can catch the message even without a lyric sheet, even after just one listen.
If you play it when you’re feeling down, it’ll surely give you a push forward.
SMILYOtsuka Ai
Released in 2005 as Ai Otsuka’s eighth single, the double A-side “SMILY/Bead” was featured as the CM song for Lion’s “Ban Powder Spray.” True to Ai Otsuka’s cheerful and cute image—and as the title suggests—it’s a song that can make anyone smile.
It conveys the importance of a smile, which not only brightens your own face but also brings smiles to others.
OutsiderAwesome City Club
When you want to stay true to yourself, this is the Awesome City Club song to play.
Released in July 2015 and included on their second album, “Awesome City Tracks 2,” it features a crisp, upbeat groove with sharp guitar cutting and a stylish, urban interplay between male and female twin vocals.
The song’s theme is the importance of following the path you believe in.
That powerful message reportedly became a major turning point for the band.
It was also chosen as the theme song for Akita Asahi Broadcasting’s “Sata Navi!” and drew considerable attention.
If you listen to it when you’re taking a new step forward or feeling a bit unsure, it just might give you the courage you need.
Songs to listen to when you're feeling down: Recommended uplifting tracks (81–90)
Stay just the way you are.Mayo Okamoto
It was released in 1997 as Mayo Okamoto’s fourth single.
The song recounts memories with her high school classmate and best friend, who sadly passed away in 2000 at the young age of 26, and it was used as the image song for the Shinkin Bank.
It’s a precious song for both her best friend and Mayo Okamoto herself.
As the title suggests, it feels like it’s telling you, “Don’t change—just be who you are now,” making it a song that lightens the heart.
Tropical Genjirekishi
Just hearing that it’s a collaboration with Ichiro Yatsui is enough to get so many people hyped! I’d love to hear it at a summer festival.
I can’t tell if it’s a bittersweet song, a goofy one, or something completely off-the-wall, but either way it totally lifts your spirits.
realizeMelody.
Released in 2005 as melody.’s sixth single.
It was written specifically for the drama “Dragon Zakura.” melody.
read the original manga and absorbed the drama’s storyline before starting production.
Suited to a drama themed around entrance exams, the song conveys the importance of believing without hesitation and the value of trying again and again.
Michishirube ~a road home~ORANGE RANGE
This is the fifth single by ORANGE RANGE, released in 2004.
It was used as the theme song for the drama ‘FIRE BOYS: Megumi no Daigo.’ It’s a free-spirited track that conjures up images of moving straight ahead along the guideposts toward one’s dreams.