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[Classic & Latest] Famous and Popular Songs That Sing of Youth
Love, club activities, relationships with friends, thoughts about becoming an adult, school life, hopes for the future, anxieties… Youth is a universal theme in music and literature.
Whether you’re in the midst of it now or it’s a distant memory, you probably have a favorite song tied to your youth.
In this article, we’ve compiled a list of songs themed around youth.
See if your own song of youth is on the list!
We’ve gathered tracks from all eras, so it’s also great for anyone looking to discover new music!
[Classic & Latest] Masterpieces and Popular Songs About 'Youth' (1–10)
Blue and SummerMrs. GREEN APPLE
This song is the very definition of youth—Mrs.
GREEN APPLE’s “Ao to Natsu.” When it comes to classic youth anthems, this one is always mentioned.
With lyrics that evoke a perfectly clear blue sky and a palpable sense of speed, every part of it screams youth, but the way the chorus explodes in particular is enough to make your heart burn.
The song was also written for the 2018 film “Aonatsu: Kimi ni Koi Shita 30-nichi” (Blue Summer: The 30 Days I Fell in Love), and it perfectly matches the love story.
Overdrivesaidāgāru
Cidergirl is a rock band known for their sparkling sound and the clear, translucent vocals of singer Yurin Miyazaki.
“Overdrive” is a song that sings of the frustrations of youth.
As their band name suggests, the brilliance of youth shines through in their sound.
Teenager ForeverKing Gnu
King Gnu’s “Teenager Forever” became a hot topic the moment its documentary-style music video—offering a glimpse into the members’ private lives—was released.
Contrary to the buzz around the video (or perhaps because of it?), many listeners were moved by the lyrics, which really hit home.
The song is also familiar for being featured in a SONY wireless headphones commercial.
It’s a coming-of-age anthem that resonates not only with those in the thick of their youth, but also with those who’ve already grown up.
Don’t take off my sailor uniformo nyanko kurabu
A signature song by the legendary Showa-era idol group Onyanko Club, known to all.
The lyrics are wildly out there by today’s standards.
Even if you’re not from that generation, I bet many people can sing the phrase that’s also the title.
Youth SicknessFuji Kaze
Youth Syndrome, released in 2020 by singer-songwriter Fujii Kaze—who forges his own path with exceptional performance, vocal ability, and artistry—blends a touch of nostalgic disco with modern pop in its arrangement to express his unique take on youth.
While “youth” is often sung about as something sparkling and radiant, framing it as a “syndrome” and as something to bid farewell to shows how thoughtfully his perspective is embedded in the song.
It’s a work that captures the complex, ineffable emotions felt during one’s youth.
Perfect RookiesKami wa saikoro o furanai
Perfect Rookies, included on Kami wa Saikoro wo Furanai’s first major-label digital EP, Cultural Singularity.
It depicts a scene where someone who once spent their days strumming a guitar until they lost track of time stands on stage with a guitar ten years later, reflecting on their former self.
Many of us had something we were so absorbed in during our youth that we forgot to eat and sleep.
Some may have turned that passion into their profession.
But many others chose a different path instead.
Each person chooses different forks in the road—what do those choices lead to, and what kind of life awaits? As it revisits the regrets and memories of those days, this song makes you look back and wonder how your own life has been.
One-sided lovemafumafu
“Kata Koi” is a song by utaite Mafumafu that portrays the bittersweet romance of youth.
Tied in with NTT Docomo’s student discount campaign, the track presents the first verse from a boy’s perspective and the second from a girl’s, with Mafumafu switching vocal timbres for each.
In the final chorus, those two voices are arranged to duet, making it a piece that showcases Mafumafu’s overwhelming expressive power.
The boy and girl in the song carry secret feelings they’ve never managed to confess, even as graduation arrives.
In the end, without ever voicing them, they draw a final line and close that chapter of their youth.
It’s a song that will tug at the hearts of people who lived a similar youth—and those who are living it right now.