Get pumped with popular songs from “Okaasan to Issho”! A collection of timeless tunes everyone will want to sing together

during winterYokoyama Daisuke / Ono Atsuko

During Winter, Together with Mother – January 2017 Song

It’s a song that asks things like fans and wind chimes, which we don’t use during winter, “What are you doing? Are you sleeping?” The childlike idea of “I’m sure they’re having dreams like this!” is so cute, it makes you want to listen to it over and over.

It would also be fun to make a parody version using things you actually have at home!

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sasashina

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Pajama Party Visit

Pajama de Ojima (Practice with Songs: Best of Daily Life Songs)

I bet many people practiced putting on their pajamas while singing this song.

It was even used on “Okaasan to Issho” as the background music for kids trying their hardest to change into their pajamas.

It’s a song you’ll want to let children hear at least once as they grow up.

Chonmage MarchMizuki Ichirō

Chonmage March

It’s the song that goes, “If I had a chonmage topknot, I’d end sentences with ‘gozaru’ and call my dad ‘chichi-ue.’” It has been passed down and sung by successive generations of the “Singing Big Brothers” since the time of Ichiro Mizuki, the second “Singing Big Brother.” As an aside, the nickname “Aniki” for Ichiro Mizuki is said to come from his role as the “Big Brother” on Okaasan to Issho.

A-I-U-E-O nigirisakushi sakkyoku/shuu saeko

A-I-U-E Rice Balls [With Mother] Yuzo Imai & Shoko Haida (covered by UtaSuta)

This song features a lovely melody and heartwarming lyrics centered on the theme of rice balls (onigiri).

Broadcast in April 2001 as the Monthly Song on NHK’s “Okaasan to Issho,” Shū Saeko’s piece has continued to be cherished by many since its airing.

In early childhood settings, it’s perfect as an introduction to food education activities.

It’s a song you can enjoy in many ways with children—singing together while naming fillings, adding hand-play motions, and more.

Konjac tonightYokoyama Daisuke / Mitani Takumi

Konya Konnyaku, sung by a man and a woman (from Okaasan to Issho)

It’s a song themed around konnyaku, and it’s fun because it features lots of onomatopoeia like ‘kunya-kunya’ and ‘gunya-gunya’! If you tell the children to freeze at the shout of ‘Stop!!’ in the middle of the song, it can also turn into a fun game to play!

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Let’s go home.Yokoyama Daisuke / Mitani Takumi

Karaoke JOYSOUND (Cover) Let's Go Home / Daisuke Yokoyama, Takumi Mitani (original key) I Tried Singing

With this “Let’s Go Home,” I imagine many people may recall a bit of how they felt as small children—the sunset sky, that slightly bittersweet feeling as the day comes to an end… It’s a song that makes you a little sentimental.

Cao cao ca~oYokoyama Daisuke / Mitani Takumi

“Kao Kao Kao” Okaasan to Issho (Full Song & Vocal Cover)

It’s a super bright, energetic song that can lift your spirits just by listening.

Even when you’re having a hard time and feel like crying, this “Kao Kao Ka~o” will instantly bring a smile to your face—that’s the kind of song it is.

It’s popular with children, too, and it’s such a wonderful tune that you’ll want to listen to it over and over.