A song themed around letters. A popular letter song.
Compared to the past, we write and receive letters far less often nowadays.
Still, letters have their own charm, and I think they’re a wonderful way to convey your feelings.
Precisely because of the times we live in, there may be many things that come across better in a letter.
This time, I’ll be introducing songs with the theme of “letters.”
There are many kinds of letters—thank-you notes, love letters, letters to your future self—so there are all sorts of “letter songs.”
Just hearing the word “letter” makes it feel like something filled with heartfelt emotions, doesn’t it?
Since there are letter songs for many different situations, I hope you’ll find a favorite.
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Songs themed around letters. Popular letter songs (51–60)
Love Lettermihimaru GT
Released in 2010 as mihimaru GT’s 23rd single.
It was selected as the theme song for the SDP/Showgate-distributed film “Sarurokku THE MOVIE,” and served as the lead single for their fifth original album, “mihimalogy,” released in 2010.
The lyrics express the idea of writing one’s feelings into a love letter and sending it to someone important so as not to forget what matters or the person who matters.
It’s a wonderful song imbued with the wish for love to last forever.
Letteryuzu
This song is included on Yuzu’s first original album, Yuzzu Ikka, and was released in 1998.
Although it’s an album track, it’s performed frequently at live shows.
In the middle of the song there’s a section where a letter is read aloud, and at concerts it has become customary for vocalist Kitagawa to read a letter to the audience.
This staging is well known among fans, and some people attend specifically to enjoy it.
It’s a very popular song with fans.
LetterOkuda Tamio
It’s a song included on Tamio Okuda’s fourth original album, “Matatabi,” released in 1998.
The track received strong support in fan polls, ranking first in 2001 and third in 2006, and as a result it was included in “Kinen Rider No.
1: Tamio Okuda Single Collection.” On the album “Tamio Okuda Covers,” which features various artists covering Okuda’s songs, Kousuke Atari performs a cover of this track.
Recollections + Love LetterShimatani Hitomi
This is a song included on Hitomi Shimatani’s fourth studio album, “Tsuioku + LOVE LETTER,” released in 2004.
It was used as the campaign song for KDDI’s “PLAY MUSIC! PLAY au!” The music video is linked to the video for “ANGELUS,” featuring a scene where Hitomi Shimatani from the future warns her past self to “watch out behind you.” It reached No.
7 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.
Songs themed around letters. Popular letter songs (61–70)
Goat Maildōyō
A Japanese children’s song that was broadcast on NHK Radio in 1953 and is still loved across generations today.
In the song, the goats eat the letters before reading them, so they never know what they say and keep sending letters back and forth in a comical loop.
car dealerMisora Hibari
A song released by Hibari Misora in 1958.
The “kurumaya-san” that appears in the song is thought to refer to a person who pulls a rickshaw (or possibly a handcart).
The lyrics depict a woman who secretly entrusts a letter to a rickshaw puller who travels around the village.
comrade-in-armsgunka
A military song composed in Japan in 1905, during the Russo-Japanese War.
Its lyrics depict a soldier writing a letter to the fallen comrade’s parents to inform them of his death.
The song powerfully drives home the tragedy of war.