Heartwarming nostalgic commercial jingles: a special collection of timeless hits that take you back.
“I want to hear that commercial jingle again!” Why not start a little journey to rediscover those memories? The melodies from the TV commercials we watched as kids have a way of suddenly resurfacing in our hearts.
Even if you’ve forgotten the product or the storyline, those catchy, nostalgic phrases are surely still etched in your memory.
In this article, we’ll introduce plenty of classic commercial songs that you’ll find yourself humming along to.
Enjoy these heartwarming melodies along with the memories of those days.
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Heartwarming nostalgic commercial songs. A special feature of classic hits that bring back those days (61–70)
Morning of PartingPedoro & Kapurishasu
Pedro & Capricious’s “Wakare no Asa” (Morning of Parting) was released in 1971 and is known as one of the group’s signature songs.
The original is “Was Ich Dir Sagen Will” by Austrian singer Udo Jürgens, to which Rei Nakanishi added Japanese lyrics for this version.
The sound leans strongly toward kayōkyoku, giving it a different vibe from the original, and over this powerful arrangement the sorrow of parting is sung.
Because the song conveys a kind of strength that tries to shake off loneliness, when it’s used in commercials it tends to create an impression of emphasizing the power to move forward.
At HomeNakajima Miyuki
Miyuki Nakajima’s “Home ni Te” (“At the Platform”) is a song included on the B-side of the 1977 single “Wakare Uta.” Despite being a B-side, it gained popularity thanks to numerous tie-ins, including being used as an insert song in the drama “From the North Country.” Set to a quiet, acoustic guitar-centered sound, it portrays the scene on a train platform bound for one’s hometown, imbued with both loneliness and warmth.
It was also used in a JR East commercial as a CM song, and its theme of the station and the tender longing for home comes through clearly.
Over the RainbowHajime Chitose
Narrated as taking emissions reduction seriously, this is a series of Colt commercials that aired in 2003.
The Colt ads at the time featured a cover of “Over the Rainbow,” a song from The Wizard of Oz.
In the commercial introduced here, a cover version by Chitose Hajime is used.
Her folk-like vocal inflections are striking, resulting in a lovely arrangement that, despite being a foreign song, conveys a distinctly Japanese atmosphere.
A Good Day to Set Out on a JourneyYamaguchi Momoe
This is a TV commercial from the Japan National Railways’ “A Good Day to Set Out” campaign, broadcast in 1978.
Multiple JNR trains appear, making it a delightful video for railway enthusiasts.
The background music is another highlight: the song ‘Good Day to Set Out’ was created specifically for this commercial.
After its release, it became one of Momoe Yamaguchi’s signature songs and has continued to be cherished as a classic of the Showa-era pop canon.
Before our feelings overlap…Hirai Ken
In this commercial for the Corolla Fielder, which features a boy co-starring with Ken Hirai, the boy hums Hirai’s song “Omoi ga Kasanaru Sono Mae ni,” and then Hirai appears.
After they get in a car together and change locations, Hirai continues singing the song—an impressively dramatic development.
Even now, it’s a wonderful commercial that moves the heart.
Sexual Violet No. 1Kuwana Masahiro
Masahiro Kuwana’s “Sexual Violet No.
1” was released in 1979 and is one of his signature songs.
The lyrics have a sexy vibe, seemingly singing about a man–woman relationship, and combined with the guitar-driven, powerful sound, they convey a unique, forceful image.
One reason the song became a hit was its use in a Kanebo commercial, which is said to have boosted Kuwana’s popularity.
The structure, with the title repeated in the chorus, leaves the song name firmly imprinted in your mind.
KI SE KIKawamura Ryuuichi
This is a commercial for Modarc, one of the Mirage lineup, released in 1997.
It’s memorable for a scene set in a European-style town where a woman tries to catch a cat hiding under a car.
The commercial featured KI SE KI, the vocalist of LUNA SEA.
It’s a sweet ballad with sensuous vocals that you can recognize at once as Kawamura’s singing.