[Western Music] Recommended Songs and Popular Classics to Listen to When You're Tired
When you come home tired from work, school, or club activities, what kind of songs do you music fans want to use to soothe your fatigue?
Some people prefer upbeat, energetic tracks precisely because they’re tired; others think of instrumental music when they hear “healing music.” Tastes vary from person to person, don’t they?
In this article, we’ve compiled a large selection of recommended songs—mainly in genres like pop, soul, and R&B—for those who want to unwind with pleasant vocals and sounds, or even drift off to sleep as they listen.
The first half features recent hits and popular tracks along with our recommendations, while the second half highlights timeless classics.
You might discover some great songs you didn’t know before!
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[Western Music] Recommended Songs and Popular Classics to Listen to When You’re Tired (11–20)
PatienceGuns N’ Roses
Having achieved their commercial peak with Appetite for Destruction, they quickly recorded and developed this song using the acoustic instruments available in the studio, with Axl’s whistling in the intro leaving a particularly strong impression.
The mini-album G N’ R Lies was released by combining three tracks recorded at that same session with four tracks that had previously been recorded for a self-produced release.
Close To YouCarpenters
Close to You by the Carpenters was created by the golden duo of composer Burt Bacharach and lyricist Hal David.
Released as a single in 1970, it reached No.
1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and has been covered by many artists.
Karen Carpenter’s voice, which feels comforting and resonates with the heart, is truly one of a kind.
The lyrics, which express a girl’s feelings as she falls in love with a boy, are wonderfully romantic.
DreamsFleetwood Mac
When you’re tired, you want to be soothed by gentle sounds, right? A perfect song for those moments is Fleetwood Mac’s 1977 single “Dreams.” It’s a track from their shift from blues rock to a softer rock style, and it’s also the band’s only song to reach No.
1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Stevie Nicks’s vocals, together with the band’s gentle sound, make you feel calm as you listen.
Don’t Know WhyNorah Jones
Norah Jones’s “Don’t Know Why” is a song whose acoustic, jazzy sound is soothing.
Released as a single in 2002, it’s a classic that won Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 2003 Grammy Awards.
Norah’s calm, smoky vocals and the crystal-clear piano tones are captivating.
It’s the perfect track to listen to on a tired night after you get home, with a glass of whiskey or wine in hand.
I Just Called To Say I Love YouStevie Wonder
Speaking of Stevie Wonder’s classic from 1984, it’s “I Just Called to Say I Love You.” It was used on the soundtrack for the film The Woman in Red and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.
It also became a huge hit, reaching number one on three Billboard charts: the Hot 100, R&B, and Adult Contemporary.
The lyrics, where he calls to say “I love you” even when it’s not a special day, are charming and soothing.
Daydream BelieverThe Monkees
One song whose intro piano phrase and cheerful sound soothe the heart is The Monkees’ “Daydream Believer.” Released as a single in 1967, it’s a classic that spent four weeks at number one in the U.S.
In Japan, Kiyoshiro Imawano’s band The Timers covered it in Japanese, and many people have likely heard it since it was also used in a Seven-Eleven commercial.
The lyrics, which depict the life of a dreamy young man and a popular woman, are also quite memorable.
[Western Music] Recommended Songs to Listen to When You're Tired - Popular Classics (21–30)
WhateverOasis
Released as a single in 1994.
It fully incorporated orchestral elements to embody their admiration for the Beatles.
At the time, information circulated via record stores that the band would break up after this song, but the actual breakup, triggered by Noel Gallagher’s departure, did not occur until 15 years later.