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Carefully selected easy-to-sing songs by Takuro Yoshida! Enjoy classic folk song masterpieces

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Have you ever found yourself at karaoke thinking, “I want to sing a folk song, but I don’t know what to choose”? Songs by Takuro Yoshida are beloved for their simple melodies and deeply moving lyrics, and they remain consistently popular choices at karaoke.

In this article, we’ll introduce plenty of Takuro Yoshida’s classic tracks that feel great to sing at karaoke.

Enjoy the distinctive intros that only folk songs can offer, find your favorite number, and show it off at your next karaoke session!

Carefully Selected, Easy-to-Sing Songs by Takuro Yoshida! Enjoy Classic Folk Masterpieces (21–30)

biting my lipyoshida takurou

Takuro Yoshida – Bite Your Lip

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It’s a song with a nostalgic atmosphere that evokes images of one’s hometown scenery and connections with people there.

It was written specifically as the theme song for the film “Detective Story,” in which Tetsuya Takeda not only starred but also served as the original author and screenwriter.

A major feature of this piece is that it’s sung in the Hiroshima dialect, and the lyrics gain depth precisely because they’re rendered in the natural words that fit Takuro Yoshida’s own voice and body.

The sound, which blends the strength of rock with the nostalgia of folk, also highlights the message of the lyrics.

Once you get a feel for the Hiroshima dialect, you’ll likely find it a very singable song with a gentle, unhurried tempo.

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setting sunyoshida takurou

setting sun

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Takuro Yoshida is a trailblazing figure among Japanese singer-songwriters.

As an artist who brought folk music into the mainstream, he has many fans.

Among his songs, the one I’d like to recommend is Rakuyō (Setting Sun).

Although this piece spans a fairly wide vocal range for a male vocal work—from mid1 B to hi G—its tempo is an unusually relaxed BPM 87, which makes it, overall, a relatively easy song to sing.

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A carefully curated selection of easy-to-sing songs by Takuro Yoshida! Enjoy the masterpieces of folk songs (31–40)

Let’s get married.yoshida takurou

Takuro Yoshida – Let’s Get Married

Let's get married.yoshida takurou

It’s one of Takuro Yoshida’s signature songs, often said to have helped propel folk music into the mainstream.

Set to a gentle, soothing sound, it portrays a marriage proposal from the man’s perspective, and some say it embodies a spirit of overturning conventional values.

The warm, classic folk sound and conversational singing style strongly evoke hope for a happy future.

Its lightly buoyant rhythm gradually lifts the mood, and its singable quality—encouraging clear delivery of the lyrics—helps shape the song’s atmosphere.

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In conclusion

This time, we introduced mainly easy-to-sing songs by Takuro Yoshida for karaoke. The warm melodies unique to folk songs gently reach the listener’s heart. Each song has a charm that lets you sing it in your own way, so find your favorite and enjoy it at karaoke!