[2025] Perfect for café time too! A roundup of recommended Western songs to listen to at lunchtime

Dream a little dream of meMama Cass Eliot

Mama Cass Eliot – Dream a little dream of me

Speaking of a stylish vibe, you can’t leave out that jazzy feel.

This track is a prime example.

Some people find jazz a bit hard to approach, but I don’t think that applies to this friendly, accessible melody.

SugarMaroon 5

Maroon 5 – Sugar (Official Music Video)

This is the kind of track you’d expect to hear playing at a stylish café.

So it might be especially effective when you want to unwind or take a short break.

In any case, it’s a very chic piece, so please give it a listen.

Wildest DreamsTaylor Swift

Taylor Swift – Wildest Dreams

This song, included on Taylor’s first non-country album, 1989, by the popular country singer who has visited Japan many times, captures in her delicate and beautiful vocals the feelings for a lover she can now meet only in a strange dream.

One Day At The TimeW.E.T

W E T – One Day At A Time

It’s the perfect song to listen to on a day when you want to relax and take it easy.

Like dew gently soaking into grass and trees, it slowly seeps into your heart.

Whether you wake up slowly and listen while sipping coffee, or you want to fully immerse yourself in music and unwind, this track comes highly recommended.

The DaysAvicii

Avicii – The Days (Lyric Video)

It was also used on Fuji TV’s reality variety show Terrace House, so some of you have probably heard it at least once.

Layered over a refreshing sound is a solid, powerful lyric, making it a new track that does away with the folk-song elements Avicii had used up to now.

Cry Like a RainstormBonnie Raitt

Bonnie Raitt – Cry Like A Rainstorm

Rain is never the kind of weather that makes your heart feel bright, is it? Maybe that’s why heartbreak songs suit it so well.

I suppose it’s fine to be heartbroken under clear skies too, but raindrops really do feel like tears.

Crying like a storm… perhaps that kind of love has its own charm as well.

One Call AwayCharlie Puth

Charlie Puth – One Call Away [Official Video]

This is a track from Charlie Puth’s album “Nine Track Mind.” It sings of gentle feelings toward a loved one, carried by a soothing melody.

If you want to spend a day off thinking of someone special and wrapping yourself in warmth, this is highly recommended.