Karaoke Hits for People in Their 60s: Top Uplifting Songs by Popular Western Bands [2025]

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Toto – Rosanna (Official HD Video)

A band formed mainly by American studio musicians, TOTO released this song on their 1982 album TOTO IV (The Sacred Sword).

The track won the 1983 Grammy Award for Record of the Year and was also nominated for Song of the Year.

It’s an exquisitely sophisticated number with a touch of rock flavor.

It makes you want to split the vocals into low and high parts.

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Animals – House of the Rising Sun

The Japanese title is “Asahi no Ataru Ie” (“The House of the Rising Sun”).

The Animals released it in 1964 and it became a huge hit.

It’s a traditional American folk song with an unknown author.

Many artists, including Bob Dylan, have covered it, but the Animals’ version is the most famous.

Give it your all with Eric Burdon–style passionate vocals!

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The Beatles • “Help” (Live) • 1965 (Reelin’ In The Years Archives)

The Beatles’ 10th single, released in July 1965.

Although it’s a Lennon–McCartney composition, the lead vocal is by John Lennon, and it’s said to be effectively John’s work.

On TV in Japan, it’s well-known from shows like “Kaiun! Nandemo Kanteidan” and “Eigo de Shabera Night.” As a bit of trivia, at the supermarket Ito-Yokado, the instrumental version of this song is reportedly used as an in-store code to call cashiers from other departments to help when the grocery checkouts get crowded.

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Let It Be (Remastered 2009)

This work, with its comforting melody and profound lyrics, is known as one of the Beatles’ signature songs.

Released as a single in March 1970 and included on the album of the same name, it is a gem of a ballad.

The background—that Paul McCartney wrote it with thoughts of his late mother—has resonated with many people.

With its warm piano tones and message filled with hope, this song speaks to the heart and is perfect for times of worry or anxiety.

Sing it at karaoke, and it will gently embrace your feelings.

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The Byrds Mr. Tambourine Man

The Byrds’ 1965 hit number.

The original lyrics and composition are by none other than Bob Dylan.

Roger McGuinn’s 12-string guitar intro is striking and has become the defining sound of this number.

Incidentally, it’s said that this sound later influenced the Beatles’ “Nowhere Man” and “If I Needed Someone.”

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The Rolling Stones – Start Me Up – Official Promo

An early-’80s hit by The Rolling Stones.

Among the Stones’ songs, this one has a bright, poppy vibe.

Just like the title suggests, it’s perfect to sing at the start of a karaoke session to kick off the excitement with a running start!

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the kinks- you really got me

A hit number from the British band The Kinks in 1964.

The song has even been hailed as a work that “invented heavy metal,” and it later became a hit again when Van Halen covered it.

The anecdote about the guitar solo—the rumor that Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page played it—has been endlessly repeated from long ago to the present day.

It is said that the guitar solo was actually performed by the Kinks’ guitarist, Dave Davies.