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A lovely graduation song

Stand out with Western graduation songs: moving songs that touch hearts in English

When graduation season approaches, do certain melodies suddenly come to mind? The days spent with friends, the mix of excitement and anxiety about stepping onto a new path.

Graduation songs gently wrap up those complicated feelings, don’t they? In this article, we’ll introduce plenty of Western graduation songs.

Expressions that resonate precisely because they’re in English, and universal messages that transcend words.

From timeless tracks that bring tears to your eyes, to songs that give you the courage to face forward—find the perfect music to celebrate your new beginning!

Stand out at graduation with Western songs: 51–60 moving songs delivered in English

Seasons of LoveRENT Film Cast

The film Rent, released in 2005, is based on Giacomo Puccini’s opera La Bohème and is celebrated worldwide as a classic.

It was also extremely popular in Japan.

Seasons of Love is one of Rent’s signature songs, and its philosophical lyrics earned widespread acclaim.

Many people in Japan will have heard it through commercials.

With its very uplifting melody, it’s a great recommendation as a graduation song.

Ryo
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PhotographNickelback

Nickelback – Photograph [OFFICIAL VIDEO]
PhotographNickelback

This song, which reached No.

2 on the U.S.

Billboard Hot 100, was released in 2005 by the Canadian rock band Nickelback.

It’s a song about looking back at old memories while flipping through photographs.

Some youthful memories are universal, and it’s heartwarming to feel that, even though we’re from different countries, we all went through similar coming-of-age experiences.

Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)
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Closing TimeSemisonic

Semisonic – Closing Time (Official Music Video)
Closing TimeSemisonic

While themed around a bar’s closing time, this song carries a profound meaning that symbolizes new beginnings in life and the bonds of family.

It features a lively melody and a catchy rhythm, but the lyrics were actually written when the songwriter’s daughter was about to be born.

Included on the album “Feeling Strangely Fine,” released in February 1998, it was issued as a single in April of the same year.

It has been used in numerous films and TV dramas and continues to be loved across generations.

It’s a recommended track that offers hope and courage to those facing life’s turning points or embarking on a new start.

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FlyHilary Duff

A hard rock-style ballad by Hilary Duff.

It carries the kind of passion that makes it perfectly suited as the opening track of an album.

The lyrics convey a message of “Don’t give up—keep chasing your dreams.” Coming from someone who debuted as an actress and expanded her career into singing, the words have real weight.

If memories of frustrating moments resurface around graduation season, listen to this song and take your next step forward.

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ViennaBilly Joel

Billy Joel – Vienna (Audio) (Official Audio)
ViennaBilly Joel

A song from the famous 1977 album “The Stranger.” The lyrics feel like an older person gently offering guidance to someone younger—some say it’s Billy Joel speaking to his younger self.

Perhaps inspired by the title “Vienna,” the accordion in the interlude lends it a fitting, Viennese atmosphere.

Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)
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