Recommended Western music for men in their 50s: world classics and popular songs

I Do It for YouBryan Adams

Bryan Adams – (Everything I Do) I Do It For You – Live 2009

This song, which was used in the Kevin Costner–starring film Robin Hood, inevitably carries a strong association with the movie, but the melody is so beautiful that I’m completely captivated by it.

Bryan Adams’s voice is sexy and really resonates in the heart, doesn’t it?

Anarchy In The UKSEX PISTOLS

The Sex Pistols – Anarchy In The U.K (official video)

The Sex Pistols, symbols of the punk rock movement, were a legendary band that became a social phenomenon in their homeland of the UK, with their fiercely anti-establishment lyrics even leading to temporary sales bans.

In Japan, where people didn’t understand English, it wasn’t so much the lyrics as Johnny Rotten’s vocal style and voice, along with the excessively raucous sound, that served as a way to blow off stress.

Your SongElton John

Elton John – Your Song (Top Of The Pops 1971)

It’s one of Elton John’s most familiar signature songs that everyone knows.

I believe it’s a timeless classic beloved by all generations, not just those in their 50s.

As long as you can get through the shouty part near the end, it’s a relatively easy song to sing.

RosannaTOTO

TOTO Rosanna (official video)

This song, which won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and became a huge hit worldwide, is one you’ll definitely want to know as a famous love song.

The lyrics—“I want to see your eyes when I wake up in the morning” and “I want to hold you in the evening”—are wonderfully romantic, aren’t they?

Killer QueenQueen

Queen – Killer Queen • TopPop

This is the song released in 1974 that became the catalyst for QUEEN’s global breakthrough.

Freddie Mercury’s distinctive high notes and Brian May’s looks became popular among Japanese women, and the popularity that first ignited in Japan before their home country of the UK eventually spread around the world.

Eye of the TigerSurvivor

Survivor – Eye Of The Tiger (Official HD Video)

Above all, it’s the famous song everyone knows as the theme of the movie Rocky III.

The track itself is a lively yet melodic rock number characteristic of Survivor, and its powerful, driving rhythm makes it a perfect fit for Rocky’s theme.

It became a massive hit, earning them their first No.

1 in both the US and the UK.

HonestyBilly Joel

Billy Joel – Honesty (Audio)

In the 1980s, the American singer Billy Joel was hugely popular in Japan as well.

This song is one of his signature ballads.

Beginning with a beautiful piano intro, it sings about the difficulty of staying honest in a dishonest world, and its message resonates deeply, amplified by his vocal delivery.