[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.
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.
Let’s watch the sunset and listen to music.toketa denkyū
Toketa Denkyu is a four-piece rock band formed mainly by members who met in their high school mandolin club, and they were selected as finalists in Senkou Riot 2013.
Their song “Let’s Watch the Sunset and Listen to Music,” included on their first album piece of film, leaves a delicate sound lingering in your ears right from the opening.
The lyrics, which recall someone who is no longer here while watching the setting sun, may evoke a heart-wrenching sense of sorrow for anyone who has had a similar experience.
It’s a spacious, sentimental ballad with a gently unfolding ensemble.
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.
twilightBEGIN
A track released for streaming on New Year’s Day 2021.
Its spacious, expansive feel conjures up majestic nature, and BEGIN’s signature gentle atmosphere wraps you in a sense of calm.
It stirs up nostalgia and a longing for home, as if those feelings rise with the sunset.
Higa’s vocals, brimming with warmth and generosity, are wonderful and moving, soothing the rough edges of daily life.
It makes you feel as though you’ve returned to your hometown.
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?
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.