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Summary of Western Songs That Inspired the JoJo Series

Since its serialization began in 1986, Hirohiko Araki’s JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure series has been beloved across generations as both a manga and an anime.

A pioneering work in so-called “supernatural power battles,” it continues to captivate many fans with its edge-of-your-seat storytelling and strikingly unique characters.

One of JoJo’s distinctive features is that the names of characters and abilities often draw inspiration from real-life artists, bands, and song titles.

With that in mind, this article rounds up Western songs related to the JoJo series!

Take a peek into the world of JoJo from a musical perspective!

Playlist

Summary of Western Songs That Inspired the JoJo Series
show_chartTitlePlaylistReview
1eastWelcome To The JungleGuns N’ Roses
Welcome To The JungleGuns N' Rosesplay_arrow
The History and Influence of Guns N’ Roses
2eastFun, Fun, FunThe Beach Boys
Fun, Fun, FunThe Beach Boysplay_arrow
The surf rock masterpiece “Fun Fun Fun”
3eastEchoesPink Floyd
EchoesPink Floydplay_arrow
Mainly art rock and progressive rock…
4eastKnockin’ On Heaven’s DoorBob Dylan
Knockin' On Heaven's DoorBob Dylanplay_arrow
Iconic song from a Bob Dylan film, with major cultural impact
5eastStone FreeJimi Hendrix
Stone FreeJimi Hendrixplay_arrow
Shaking up the rock scene with innovative performances...
6eastHighway StarDeep Purple
Highway StarDeep Purpleplay_arrow
Deep Purple is a great band with many classic songs.
7eastBorn This WayLady Gaga
Born This WayLady Gagaplay_arrow
In the music scene since the late 2000s…
8eastGet BackThe Beatles
Get BackThe Beatlesplay_arrow
The most important groo... in the history of popular music
9eastWhole Lotta LoveLed Zeppelin
Whole Lotta LoveLed Zeppelinplay_arrow
It has been loved by many rock fans in Japan as well…
10eastTout, tout pour ma chérieMichel Polnareff
Tout, tout pour ma chérieMichel Polnareffplay_arrow
French singer-songwriter Mi…
11eastRock And Roll All NiteKISS
Rock And Roll All NiteKISSplay_arrow
The quintessential American hard rock band, K...
12eastScary Monsters (And Super Creeps)David Bowie
Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)David Bowieplay_arrow
Bowie has had a major impact on music and culture.
13eastThe PretenderFoo Fighters
The PretenderFoo Fightersplay_arrow
Dave Grohl, former drummer of Nirvana…
14eastJumpin’ Jack FlashThe Rolling Stones
Jumpin’ Jack FlashThe Rolling Stonesplay_arrow
It has been as many as 60 years since full-scale operations began in 1962...
15eastKing NothingMetallica
King NothingMetallicaplay_arrow
The globally popular heavy metal band, …
16eastLike A VirginMadonna
Like A VirginMadonnaplay_arrow
Madonna’s classic hit in JoJo
17eastBrown SugarThe Rolling Stones
Brown SugarThe Rolling Stonesplay_arrow
The rock band that’s hugely popular even in Japan, the Rolling…
18eastKnockin’ on Heaven’s DoorBob Dylan
Knockin' on Heaven's DoorBob Dylanplay_arrow
Various genres such as rock, folk, and blues...
19eastThe RockThe Who
The RockThe Whoplay_arrow
The Beatles, and the Rolling Stones...
20eastKiller QueenQueen
Killer QueenQueenplay_arrow
When discussing the UK rock scene, it’s impossible to avoid…
21eastDriveThe Cars
DriveThe Carsplay_arrow
As a rock band representing the New Wave…
22eastWalk Like An EgyptianThe Bangles
Walk Like An EgyptianThe Banglesplay_arrow
An homage to Egyptian culture and the changes of the times…
23eastRoundaboutYES
RoundaboutYESplay_arrow
Known as a masterpiece of progressive rock...
24eastGoldPrince
GoldPrinceplay_arrow
With a free musicality unbound by genre, multi...
25eastShine On You Crazy DiamondPink Floyd
Shine On You Crazy DiamondPink Floydplay_arrow
The rock band from England, Pink ...
26eastWe RockDio
We RockDioplay_arrow
The hidden master in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure...
27eastBoth Sides NowJoni Mitchell
Both Sides NowJoni Mitchellplay_arrow
Part 7 of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Steel...
28eastDream OnAerosmith
Dream OnAerosmithplay_arrow
A titan of American hard rock in the 1970s…
29eastDistant DreamerDuffy
Distant DreamerDuffyplay_arrow
A moving song about the resolve to chase a distant dream...
30eastUnder The BridgeRed Hot Chili Peppers
Under The BridgeRed Hot Chili Peppersplay_arrow
…the most well-known overseas rock band in Japan…
31eastRock the CasbahThe Clash
Rock the CasbahThe Clashplay_arrow
The Clash in JoJo Part 5 is named after the band.
32eastEvery Breath You TakeThe Police
Every Breath You TakeThe Policeplay_arrow
Part 4 of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, “Diamond...
33eastGeorgy PorgyTOTO
Georgy PorgyTOTOplay_arrow
Part 7 of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Steel...