For men in their 30s: Nostalgic music. Recommended popular songs
In your busy 30s, juggling work and personal life, it’s easy to have fewer chances to listen to music in your daily routine.
Of course, you probably still hear the latest hits, but the songs that really stay with you are likely the ones from your student days, when you listened to music the most, right?
People in their 30s today were likely students in the ’90s to ’00s, and there are so many songs from that era whose lyrics you can still sing along to even now.
In this article, we’ll introduce plenty of popular tracks that still resonate with men in their 30s!
You’re sure to come across songs that make you feel nostalgic!
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For Men in Their 30s: Nostalgic Music. Recommended Popular Songs (21–30)
Driver’s HighL’Arc〜en〜Ciel
Driver’s High, the 17th single by L’Arc~en~Ciel, was released in 1997.
The song also became a hit as the theme song for the anime GTO.
It’s a track brimming with L’Arc’s signature style, delivering a sense of speed and uplifting energy.
Many people in their 30s probably sing it often at karaoke.
It’s perfect for blowing off steam, great for belting out at the top of your lungs, and also recommended for drives.
ROCKET DIVEhide with Spread Beaver
A fast-paced classic released under the name hide with Spread Beaver by hide, the guitarist of X JAPAN, less than a month after X JAPAN’s breakup in 1997.
It was put out for fans who were shocked by the breakup, and surely many people were saved by this pop, uplifting track.
JAMTHE YELLOW MONKEY
One of the signature songs from the 1990s by THE YELLOW MONKEY, a rock band centered around Kazuya Yoshii.
Its distinctive turns of phrase express dissatisfaction with society at the time and the struggles of young people, allowing many fans to see their own feelings reflected in the song.
It also became a track that firmly cemented THE YELLOW MONKEY’s breakthrough.
Tomorrow never knowsMr.Children
Mr.Children is a national band loved by people of all genders and ages.
Their song “Tomorrow never knows” was released in 1994 as Mr.Children’s sixth single.
It also served as the theme song for the smash-hit TV drama “Wakamono no Subete,” starring Masato Hagiwara and Takuya Kimura, which is likely how many people remember it.
It’s also popular as an uplifting song to listen to in tough times—a track you’ll want to hear while carefully taking in the lyrics.
starfishELLEGARDEN
ELLEGARDEN made a comeback in 2018 after a 10-year hiatus.
Many people now in their 30s who used to go to live houses as kids at the time must have been thrilled, right? They have so many truly great songs that it’s hard to say which ones are masterpieces or standards, but I think “Starfish” is a quintessential ELLEGARDEN track.
The melody really hits you in the heart.
The world calls it love.Sambomasutā
This 2005 release by Sambomaster is also known as the theme song for the hit TV drama Densha Otoko.
Many men in their 30s might think, “If it’s Sambomaster, it has to be this song!” The straightforward lyrics really hit home, don’t they?
BABY BABYichou BOYZ
This song has been popular since the days of GOING STEADY, the predecessor band of Ging Nang Boyz.
It’s a track that really gets the crowd going live.
For many people in their 30s, this might be the anthem of their youth.
Listening now might remind you of your earliest impulses—and maybe give you the power to push through the present.