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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!

While sensing the different images of June in Japan and overseas, we’ve also selected songs that can lift your spirits even through day after day of rain—so don’t miss it!

Masterpieces and Popular Western Songs to Listen to in June (41–50)

JuneTigers Jaw

Tigers Jaw: June (Official Video)
JuneTigers Jaw

Featuring Brianna Collins as the sole female member on vocals and keyboards, this band enjoys immense popularity among American indie rock fans.

Released in 2017, this track appears on their fifth studio album, SPIN, which reached No.

13 on the Billboard album charts.

Centered on a wistful, nostalgic melody, their straightforward guitar rock irresistibly captures the hearts of indie rock lovers.

Under the gloomy, rainy June skies, put on this song and let it lift your spirits with a refreshing vibe!

Rain DogsTom Waits

Tom Waits – Rain Dogs (1985)
Rain DogsTom Waits

A song from American singer-songwriter Tom Waits’s eighth album, Rain Dogs, released in 1985.

This album was selected by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the “100 Greatest Albums of the 1980s.”

With YouTyler Shaw

Tyler Shaw – With You (Wedding Version)
With YouTyler Shaw

Tyler Shaw is a Canadian actor and singer.

After winning the Canadian music competition show ‘MuchMusic Coca-Cola Covers Contest 2012,’ he made his debut that same year with the single ‘Kiss Goodnight,’ proving himself a talented artist.

His 2018 single ‘With You,’ rearranged as a wedding-version music video titled ‘With You (Wedding Version),’ is the perfect number for June.

It’s a moderately pop yet calm ballad, so if you’re planning a June wedding, this track would be a great choice to play at the ceremony!

Rainy Day WomanWaylon Jennings

This is a song produced by American country music artist Waylon Jennings and released in 1974.

It reached No.

2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001, but passed away the following year, in 2002.

Flaming JuneBT

Brian Transeau is an American artist better known by his nickname “BT.” He is recognized for electronic music featuring advanced programming techniques and a distinctive rhythmic style known as “stutter.” This track, one of BT’s most famous, is a collaboration with German producer and DJ Paul van Dyk.