[Sunset Songs] Songs about sunsets and the evening glow you’ll want to listen to at dusk
I’ve put together songs you’ll want to listen to while watching the sunset.
When you gaze at a sky dyed by the setting sun, you feel the day coming to a close, and at the same time a hard-to-describe sense of poignancy and loneliness spreads through your chest.
In fact, there are many timeless, heart-wrenching masterpieces themed around sunsets, regardless of era.
Whether rock, pop, or folk, each track is filled with melancholy, nostalgia, and bittersweet emotion.
Give them a listen when you want to calm your mind or when you’re in the mood for a tender, sorrowful ballad.
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[Sunset Songs] Songs about sunsets and the evening sun to listen to at dusk (41–50)
Hanagimi (Flower Court Bureau)Yorushika
It’s a breakup song from Yorushika’s 2020 album “Plagiarism,” depicting the feelings of a man whose beloved woman has gone.
Left alone in his room, perhaps out of pain, he starts to doubt: Did she really love me? Was it all a honey trap? Yet as evening comes, he clings to a faint hope that she’ll return to this room.
Because he truly loved her, he can’t bring himself to believe in the breakup.
It’s a highly recommended track that becomes all the more poignant when you listen to it while watching the sunset.
The sunset is your canvas.Inagaki Junichi
A perfect song to listen to while watching the sunset with someone you love is Junichi Inagaki’s “The Sunset Is Your Canvas.” Released on streaming, this track was featured in the Daihatsu CANBUS commercial starring Mitsuki Takahata.
The song portrays the feelings of love for a woman who’s more than a friend but not yet a girlfriend, and the way he tries to convey those feelings.
Like paints being brushed onto a canvas right before his eyes, her expressions change color moment by moment, and even as he’s tossed about by them, he finds himself more and more drawn to her.
If you have a close friend of the opposite sex you’d like to become something more with, taking this song along for a sunset drive sounds like a great idea!
Words of FarewellKaientai
This is a song sung by Tetsuya Takeda, the vocalist of Kaientai.
It’s often played on programs like “24-Hour Television,” so even people who aren’t from that generation have probably heard it.
When we look back on the past, we feel like expressing our gratitude to many people, don’t we? This song captures that feeling.
The depiction of the cityscape at dusk at the beginning supports the sense of nostalgia that permeates the entire piece.
SunsetS.A.D Force
S.A.D Force, an Osaka-born artist who’s expanding his fanbase with lyrics that weave original worlds and stories.
“Sunset,” a track from his 3rd EP Bedroom, lingers in the ear with its weightless ensemble and commanding vocals.
Its lyrics portray the gap between big dreams and present reality that come to mind when watching the sunset—something that may lead many listeners to reflect on their own lives.
It’s a perfect twilight number that might help you remember what truly matters.
Twilight NostalgiaNaoto Intiraymi
The phrase “unpretentious cool” feels like it was made for Naoto Inti Raymi, doesn’t it? His songs are always packed with positive messages like courage, gratitude, and kindness, and this track, “Yūgure Nostalgia,” seems to hold all of them at once.
With lyrics that gently say things like, “Life can be complicated, but when the sun sets, maybe it’s okay to forget it all for a moment,” it will surely soothe the weariness of your day.
The tender, word-wise opening hook might just make you cry if you hear it unexpectedly.
homeKiyama Yusaku
A song of love from a father to his child.
Yusaku Kiyama’s gentle, embracing voice blends with a heartwarming melody to vividly portray the bond between parent and child.
Through its calm tone, it conveys a parent’s feelings as they stay close to their child’s growth and the importance of cherishing the small joys of everyday life.
Released in February 2008, it was used as the ending theme for Nippon TV’s “Uta-Suta!!” and Yomiuri TV’s “Joho Live Miyane-ya,” and later that year Kiyama performed it at the NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen.
Beloved at important life moments such as graduations and weddings, this song is a perfect choice when you want to express gratitude to someone special or deepen your family bonds.
AlwaysD-51
A vocal duo by YU and YASU, D-51.
Their song “Always” was also used as the theme song for the film Always: Sunset on Third Street.
The lyrics are written around the theme of “things that never change,” with a warm, gentle feel that evokes nostalgic scenes from childhood.
If you listen to this song while watching the sunset, it might make you want to go back to your hometown.
The melody originally came first, and from there they read the film’s script and crafted the lyrics.
It’s a perfect match for the world of Always: Sunset on Third Street, isn’t it?