Songs for Sunday. Classic and popular Japanese tracks
Most people think Sunday is the most relaxing day of the week.
You stay out late on Saturday night, then laze around on Sunday to get ready for tomorrow…
I imagine a lot of people are like that.
This time, I’d like to introduce some wonderful Japanese songs that sing about things that happen on Sundays and the feeling of looking forward to Sunday.
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Sunday Songs: Classic and Popular Japanese Tracks (21–30)
uniformyoshida takurou
These days, the term “mass employment” has completely disappeared, but back then they were called “golden eggs,” the people who supported Japan’s period of high economic growth.
The song is packed with Takuro’s signature style; the slightly lofty, looking-down perspective is part of his character, and the viewpoint is razor-sharp.
Since it’s a song from the early 1970s, the only day off was Sunday—a time that forged worker bees.
MargaretChiaki & Fruits Flowers
This is a single from the time Chiaki was active with Pocket Biscuits.
The song is a touching piece about a woman who, after a breakup, tries to take a new step forward on a Sunday after the rain.
The appearance of a marguerite flower is probably because, traditionally, love fortune-telling uses marguerite petals—“loves me, loves me not,” right?
Songs for Sunday: Japanese classics and popular hits (31–40)
Rainy SundayMISIA
There are countless songs set against a rainy Sunday—perhaps because it’s easy to imagine someone being dumped on Saturday, or feeling too listless to do anything in the rain, or spending a sorrowful Sunday after a breakup.
MISIA’s song is no exception; it’s also a heartbreak tune, but the jazzy delivery makes it feel more forward-looking than sad.
And that single phrase that appears at the very end, “rainy Sunday,” lands with a refined, stylish touch.
SundayRemioromen
An event on a sweltering summer day in the city—there’s a lot I can relate to in the cramped, stifling daily grind, but it’s a pretty hard-hitting track.
Beyond the guitar technique, it also feels like a life-affirming anthem, telling you not to dwell on things, to forget everything up through yesterday (Saturday), and to move forward anew.
Sunday afternoonyuzu
He was dating, but he got his heart broken because he was too hung up on appearances.
If you really want to spend more time together on a date, you shouldn’t be checking the time! You can only be yourself, so it would’ve been better to just express your feelings naturally and honestly! It’s a love-support song, really.