Classic and Popular Western Songs to Listen to in June
For many Japanese people, June is the rainy season with lots of rain and no public holidays—so aside from things like the “June bride,” the month might carry a slightly negative impression.
Looking abroad, though, in places like Europe June often brings mild weather and a comfortable time of year.
So this time, under the theme “Western songs to listen to in June,” we’re picking out tracks across genres that are directly about June or feature June as a keyword in the lyrics!
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Masterpieces and Popular Western Songs to Listen to in June (41–50)
Raining in My HeartBuddy Holly
Backed by Dick Jacobs’s orchestra, this song was sung by Buddy Holly, who was a central figure in American rock at the time, and it was released as a single in 1959.
It has been covered by many artists, including The Beatles.
Into Each Life Some Rain Must FallElla Fitzgerald & The Inkspots
A 1944 duet song by The Ink Spots featuring Bill Kenny and Ella Fitzgerald.
It reached No.
1 on both the Harlem Hit Parade and the pop chart.
The title is quoted from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem “Rainy Day.”
La samba des 24 Heures du MansGaby Guibert
The 24 Hours of Le Mans, held in June, is a four-wheeled endurance race set in France.
As the title suggests, it’s an extremely demanding event where competitors vie for the highest number of laps completed within 24 hours.
Inspired by Le Mans is “La samba des 24 Heures du Mans.” Featured on compilation albums of chansons, this track is crafted as an upbeat number that conveys the exhilaration of the race.
How about listening to it to get yourself in the mood for the competition?
Heat WavesGlass Animals
A melancholic track from the British experimental rock band Glass Animals that evokes a mid-June night.
The lyrics, deeply colored by vocalist Dave Bayley’s personal experiences and emotions, center on lingering attachments to past love and the accompanying wistfulness, brimming with nostalgia and a sense of loss as if a June heatwave were warping reality.
Featured on their 2020 album Dreamland, it became a record-breaking hit on the US Billboard charts and around the world.
With its universal themes—expressing a longing for human connection and shared culture amid the loneliness and isolation of the pandemic—it resonates as a timeless masterpiece.
RainmakerHarry Nilsson
Harry Nilsson was an American singer-songwriter who was active in the early 1970s.
While returning to the Great American Songbook, his work is characterized by pioneering use of overdubbing and the incorporation of Caribbean sounds.
He also possessed a 3.5-octave tenor voice.