Have you been able to take your time listening to Western music lately?
On weekdays, with work or school, it’s hard to relax and enjoy foreign songs, isn’t it?
I’ve picked out some classic Western tracks that are perfect for a slow weekend listen!
You might find some artists whose names you knew but whose music you’ve never actually listened to.
Here you go!
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Western songs I want to listen to leisurely on the weekend: World classics and popular tracks (1–10)
WingsBirdy
It’s a single from Birdy’s second album, Fire Within, released in 2013.
The music video, directed by Sophie Muller, was filmed at Pylewell House and its surroundings in Hampshire, England.
Young, Wild and FreeSnoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa ft. Bruno Mars
A track released as a digital download in 2011.
It samples Tom Scott’s 1973 song “Sneakin’ In The Back,” by the jazz and fusion saxophonist.
The music video was directed by Dylan Brown.
Viva La VidaColdplay
A song released as a single in 2008.
Its title was taken from a painting by the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.
The track won a Grammy Award in 2009.
The album it appears on, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, became the best-selling album of 2008, selling over 6.8 million copies worldwide.
19 You and MeDan + Shay
Dan + Shay are an American country music duo.
This song is their debut single, released digitally in 2013, and it sings about a brief summer spent with a new lover.
The track became a hit in the United States and Canada.
Something MoreSugarland
It’s a single from the debut album “Twice the Speed of Life,” released in 2005 by the American country music group Sugarland.
It reached No.
2 on the Hot Country Songs chart.
Ho HeyThe Lumineers
The Lumineers are a folk-rock band from Denver, Colorado.
This song was released as a single in 2012.
It has been featured widely in various media, including the film Silver Linings Playbook starring Jennifer Lawrence and TV commercials for Bing and Blue Moon Beer.
Half The World AwayOasis
This is a Britpop classic distinguished by its gently penetrating melody and the calm tone of an acoustic guitar.
Setting itself apart from the powerful sound typical of many of Oasis’s signature tracks, Noel Gallagher’s delicate vocals earnestly sing of liberation from the everyday.
Released to the world in December 1994 as the B-side to the single “Whatever,” the song was later chosen as the theme for the popular British sitcom The Royle Family, capturing the hearts of many viewers.
It was included in the 1998 B-sides compilation album The Masterplan, and in 2015 it was featured in a Christmas commercial for the department store John Lewis, bringing renewed attention.
Beloved by many music fans as a song to listen to when the heart is weary or on a quiet night alone, it continues to be cherished.