Music: The Vulnerable Male

I listen to a wide range of music. I grew up with pop, moved onto Canton-pop, then J-pop, metal, back to pop, anime, then a LOT of J-pop and currently on a trance/techno/house/deep house - let’s say electronic.

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One type of song I find myself attracted to or even songs that stick in my head are those that have male vocals that express their fears - the “vulnerable male” song.

I don’t know why these stick to me more and even after long periods of not listening to them, when I do listen to them again, I’m instantly transported back to the first moment when the song stuck to me.

One song that has this effect on me: Orange Mystery, the opening song from anime Kimagure Orange Road. Here’s a version with English subtitles:

Orange Mystery

The more I analyze this, the more I wonder.

• It’s a male expressing their fears
• It’s a fear about an emotion their partner may/may not reciprocate
• It’s performed by a male

Part of me wonders, does this song resonate with me because I have those feelings in me as well? Who? Why?

The part that stands out the most to me is that is a male expressing vulnerability. I found female songs express vulnerability, male songs, not so much - at least the original.

Oh wait - now that I think about it, I wonder who was the original songwriter, because the performer may not always be the same as the songwriter…

Other songs I found in this category:

Lovers - Solarstone featuring Lemon

Lost All My Tears - Neptune Project

Anthem - Filo & Peri

Do you resonate with songs like these? If so, what are they? I would love to find more.