Recommended Western music for college students: world classics and popular songs
What Western music is popular among college students right now?
As expected, there are a lot of recent songs.
I feel like many of them are built on a dance music foundation.
If there are any songs you don’t know, definitely check them out!
Try introducing them to your college friends, too.
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Recommended Western music for college students: World-famous classics and popular songs (11–20)
ApolloAstronaut
The worldview you can imagine from the artist’s name is realized as music with an unmistakably cosmic feel.
If I had to describe it, it gives me the image of an astronaut.
It’s a beautiful track, like a gorgeous galaxy, so I’d recommend it to students as well.
Talking To The MoonBruno Mars
Its bittersweet melody and soothing piano tones reach deep into the heart on a quiet night.
It’s a song that captures a moment where loneliness and warmth coexist, as if speaking to the night sky while thinking of someone dear.
Bruno Mars’s powerful yet gentle vocals amplify the sense of solitude while also offering comfort, as though staying close to the listener’s heart.
The track is included on the album Doo-Wops & Hooligans, released in October 2010.
After being featured on the soundtrack of the Brazilian telenovela Insensato Coração, it was officially released as a single in Brazil on April 12, 2011.
On nights when you feel lonely or carry a quiet ache in your heart, this song will be the perfect companion.
ParadiseColdplay
Coldplay, which you’ve started to see more often lately in the CD sections of music shops.
Their cool male vocals are captivating, and their songs exude a quintessentially Western pop/rock vibe.
It’s stylish music that you don’t get tired of.
Play HardDavid Guetta
They’re an artist whose work people might be split on, but their skill level is very high.
They’re also quite well-known.
Some people don’t become repeat listeners, but once you do, their music is so addictive that you can’t get away from it.
PentakillDifferent Heaven
An artist called Different Heaven.
This artist is impressive for creating divine-sounding tracks.
Each song is crafted with great delicacy, so there are hardly any that didn’t gain popularity—almost all of them are music I’d recommend.