[2025] A Compilation of Western Songs Whose Titles Start with A

AkroasisOBSCURA

OBSCURA – “Akroasis” (Official Music Video)

Just from the title, which means “listening” in Greek, many might imagine a quiet, introspective piece.

However, this work by the German technical death metal band Obscura is a grand, philosophical track that seems to explore the truths of the world through hearing.

With its dizzyingly intricate developments and virtuosic technique, some listeners have said it feels like “the creation of the universe expressed in sound,” leaving them in awe.

The song is the title track of the acclaimed album Akróasis, released in February 2016, which reached No.

5 on the U.

S.

charts.

It’s the perfect piece for surrendering yourself to a complex flood of sound and embarking on a deep voyage through the sea of thought.

Astronomy DominéPink Floyd

Pink Floyd – Astronomy Domine (Official Audio)

The origin of the British rock band Pink Floyd—and a brilliant milestone in the history of psychedelic rock—is their 1967 debut, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn.

It’s known as the only studio album where the genius of founding member Syd Barrett truly exploded.

There’s also the famous anecdote that, at the time, the Beatles were recording in the studio next door at Abbey Road.

With experimental sounds that make full use of tape loops and echo, the album draws listeners into a fantastical sonic labyrinth.

This one-of-a-kind worldview is said to have opened the doors to progressive rock.

It’s a truly magical record that lets you relive the moment when rock history made a great leap forward.

Agent OrangeSodom

Agent Orange

This is the title track from Agent Orange, the landmark album released in 1989 by Sodom, a band leading the German thrash metal scene, which marked their first entry into the German charts.

Its theme is the defoliant actually used in the Vietnam War.

The devastation of forests and people consumed by this inhumane weapon is vividly depicted through Tom Angelripper’s scream-like vocals.

Many fans may remember that this album became the first thrash metal record to reach No.

36 on the charts.

It’s not just sheer aggression—the searing message condemning the tragedy of war will pierce deeply into the listener’s heart.

A ForestThe Cure

The Cure – A Forest

This song by the English band The Cure paints a world where you wander forever through a fog-shrouded forest.

The ominous bass, its distinctive sense of weightless drift, and the taut tension characteristic of post-punk draw listeners into a mysterious narrative.

Many may see themselves in the protagonist who keeps searching for a “girl” in the lyrics—projecting their own pursuit of unreachable dreams and unanswerable questions.

Even knowing she will never be found, he has no choice but to keep searching; that helpless feeling prompts unexpectedly deep reflection.

It’s a dark yet beautiful distillation of post-punk’s allure—a masterpiece that lingers in your ears after just one listen.

And I am telling you I’m not goingJennifer Holliday

Jennifer Holliday – And I am telling you I’m not going (1982)

Born from the Broadway musical Dreamgirls, this song was released in 1982 as the debut single of American singer Jennifer Holliday.

With a voice forged in gospel, the lyrics hurl her feelings at her lover—“I’m not going anywhere!”—a cry that feels less like a song and more like a soul laid bare.

Many listeners have likely felt chills at her overwhelming expressive power.

It doesn’t come across as just another breakup song; it sounds like a fierce declaration of resolve that refuses to yield to adversity.

Perhaps some of you have memories of turning to this track to rally yourselves when faced with an inescapable reality.

Alone I BreakKorn

Korn – Alone I Break (Official HD Video)

An achingly lyrical ballad woven by the American nu-metal band Korn.

It stands apart from their usual aggressive sound, highlighting vocalist Jonathan Davis’s delicate, clean voice as it quietly portrays the loneliness and anguish sinking to the depths of the heart.

The anguished cry of “falling apart alone” seems to reflect a soul collapsing from within, burdened by despair that no one can understand.

When you feel crushed by inescapable loneliness and listen to this song, you may sense it simply staying beside your pain.

It’s a tear-inducing track that gently loosens a taut heart.

All My Happiness Is GonePurple Mountains

Purple Mountains “All My Happiness is Gone” (Official Music Video)

Set to a breezy country-rock melody, it somehow makes your chest tighten.

That strange sensation is exactly what this song by the American unit Purple Mountains evokes.

When the central figure, David Berman, sings “All my happiness is gone,” it feels less like a lyric and more like his very soul.

Knowing that this became his final work, the upbeat sound only throws its deep sorrow into sharper relief.

It may be an achingly honest confession, borrowing the form of music.

When you brush against that inescapable loneliness, the tears start flowing and won’t stop.