Top Foreign Songs Easy to Sing at Karaoke in Your 60s [2025]

Love HolidayMichel Polnareff36rank/position

Love’s Holiday / Michel Polnareff — “Holidays” / Michel Polnareff

The first half of the 1970s was a truly vibrant time for French pop.

Even if you didn’t speak French, I bet many people traced the katakana ruby printed in music magazines and sang along as best they could.

This song is relatively easy too, so even if you don’t understand French, no problem—just sing it by feel.

Twist Of FateOlivia Newton-John37rank/position

Twist Of Fate (Remastered 2021)

This is the theme song from the 1983 film Two of a Kind, in which Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta, who co-starred in Grease, reunited on screen as lovers.

Like Xanadu, the soundtrack sold well, but unfortunately the film itself failed at the box office.

Twist of Fate—released in Japan as Unmei no Itazura—reached No.

5 on the U.

S.

Billboard chart and became Olivia’s final Top 10 hit in America.

Produced by David Foster, it’s quintessential ’80s pop rock driven by lush synths, and younger listeners who enjoy hits by today’s chart regulars like The Weeknd might even find it feels like the original blueprint.

The lyrics closely follow the film’s plot, and with no difficult vocabulary they’re easy to understand, making the song very approachable for beginners to Western pop.

Including Olivia’s signature high notes, the melody is probably more karaoke-friendly than her earlier country-pop and soft-rock material—upbeat, catchy, and sure to get a crowd going.

Light and Shadow of YouthJudy Collins38rank/position

Both Sides Now

This song, written and composed by Joni Mitchell, became a hit when it was sung by the folk singer Judy Collins, who discovered Joni.

It was later included on Joni’s own album, and its lyrics are considered philosophical; it has since become one of her signature songs.

Joni’s version is set a bit lower and at a slower tempo, so Judy’s version might feel lighter and easier to sing.

Even if (I’m) wet in the rainB.J.Thomas39rank/position

Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head [With Japanese Translation] by B. J. Thomas

An insert song from the film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, which was based on two real-life bank robbers.

If you think about it rationally, it’s just a story about rough, villainous thieves with no room for sympathy, but Paul Newman and Robert Redford as Butch and Sundance are cool to the end, and Katharine Ross as the heroine, Etta, was beautiful.

There’s a bucolic scene where they, rushing headlong toward ruin, briefly enjoy a moment of peace to the backdrop of this song; along with the shocking final freeze-frame, it has stayed with me strongly.

The tune is breezy and bright, so I want to sing it with a sense of fun and humor.

Love is BlueVicky Leandros40rank/position

Vicky Leandros ♪ L’Amour est bleu (Japanese title: Koi wa Mizu-iro) (1967)

It became famous through Paul Mauriat’s easy-listening version, so the melody is something everyone’s probably heard.

There are many vocal covers by people from various countries, and plenty by Japanese artists too, but the original version sung in French by Vicky from Greece feels the most natural and best.

ClockworkLaufey41rank/position

Laufey – Clockwork (Official Lyric Video with Chords)

Thanks to the recent revival boom, music genres that once dominated the mainstream are back in the spotlight.

“Clockwork” can be considered one of those tracks.

Crafted as an authentic piece of standard jazz, it’s sung within a narrow vocal range, true to the genre.

Unlike modern jazz, the rhythm remains steady, so as long as you focus on delivering it with a solid, bluesy feel, it should be approachable for anyone to sing smoothly.

Consider adding it to your repertoire.

BecauseDave Clark Five42rank/position

Because [With Japanese Translation] The Dave Clark Five

A classic song by the 1960s British rock band DC5, with a melody line that appeals to Japanese tastes and remains memorable for fans even today.

The Lettermen also covered it, but if you’re singing as a group, this version—with its solid drum rhythm—makes harmonizing easier.