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Western songs to listen to when you feel lonely: world classics and popular hits

There are songs that give you courage when you feel lonely, songs that help ease your solitude—so many different styles.

This time, we’re introducing classic Western tracks to listen to when you’re feeling alone.

Surely there are people around you who care about you.

Don’t overthink it—anyone is fine! Try listening while thinking of someone who’s always by your side.

Western songs to listen to when you feel lonely: World classics and popular tracks (91–100)

Karma PoliceRadiohead

A track from Radiohead’s landmark album OK Computer.

Betrayal, laziness, setting people up… It’s a song with a very deep theme that sings about the sinfulness that inevitably resides in the human heart.

As artists from the U.K., where a bourgeois mindset still lingers, it also conveys their anger toward the upper classes.

When you can’t shake off loneliness, why not lose yourself in a song like this?

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Maison Ikkoku

Alone Again (Naturally)Gilbert O’Sullivan

Maison Ikkoku Alone again High Quality

This is a hit song by Irish singer Gilbert O’Sullivan that sings of loneliness and the pain of heartbreak.

Its beautiful melody and delicate lyrics really touch the heart.

Many listeners may relate to the protagonist, who feels such despair that he even considers suicide.

Released in 1972, it spent six consecutive weeks at number one on the U.S.

Billboard chart.

The song was also used in the anime adaptation of Rumiko Takahashi’s manga Maison Ikkoku.

Listening to it when you’re feeling heartbroken or lonely can be encouraging—it reminds you that you’re not alone.

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