For many people, September is their favorite month of the year. The weather starts to change, and in countries where it has been hot, it starts to cool. There is a feeling of change in the air.

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This change and being able to use it both literally and metaphorically hasn’t been lost on our songwriters. We are going to see what they offer and find some songs with September in the title.

How We View September

Of course, we don’t all like September. For the kids, it is a time when summer is over, and it is back to school. September is not always viewed with a great deal of enthusiasm by many. But that is just another reason for the parents to be happy.

Whatever your feelings, as I said, it is a time when we see change. Some of these September songs go back a few years, others more up to date. Let’s look at some of these songs about September.

Top 61 Songs With September in the Title

1 September Morn by Neil Diamond

This is a song that he released in 1979. It was taken from the album of the same name and was a song he wrote with French composer Gilbert Becaud. This is an interesting song because it looks at a relationship in a different way. It is about a couple who had a break in their relationship and have now come back together. 

In the time they have been apart, they have changed a little, as you might expect. But he hopes that even though they have grown apart, there are still feelings there. For him, he can remember when they danced all night. A memory that is stirred on September mornings. A typical Neil Diamond song with an easy-to-remember tune and a positive feeling to it.

2 September Song by Sarah Vaughan

To 1955 now for a standard that everyone will know performed impeccably by the great Sarah Vaughan. It is taken from the album Sarah Vaughan With Clifford Brown. It was composed by Kurt Weil and Maxwell Anderson for the musical “Knickerbocker Holiday” in 1938.

Vaughan cruises through this song with ease demonstrating just how good she was. An impeccable performance with a great jazz arrangement. She sings about the days starting to get shorter in September as we move toward December. 

The lyrics are quite clever…

 Quietly comparing our lives to the months of the year and how we never realize how time is marching on. “It’s a long, long time – From May to December – But the days grow short – When you reach December.”

The great Clifford Brown played trumpet on the track and the album. He died in a tragic car accident the year after this recording on his way to a gig; he was just 25.

3 September Song by Willie Nelson

I don’t think I have ever made one of these lists and included the same song by two different artists. This is the first time. Willie Nelson is well-known as a Country singer and also as a music rebel with his “Outlaw” style. So, this is a complete change for him. It is taken from his album from 1978, Stardust.

The song, as we just discussed with the Sarah Vaughan version, portrays a life using the months of the years in a clever way. Willie’s version has some similarities to Sarah’s. But, as you might expect, there are fundamental differences. 

Hers is very much a jazz arrangement, while Willie uses the song as a ballad. Vaughan’s is brass-based around the intro, and Willie’s is around the piano. It does show that he can sing a bit, though, and he delivers an impressive performance. And it is interesting to compare the two versions and how singers can interpret the style of a song in slightly different ways.

4 Come September by Natalie Imbruglia

Natalie Imbruglia is an Australian-born, naturalized British actress and singer. She achieved her early fame in the Australian Soap TV program “Neighbours.”

She turned to singing in 1997, and her first single, “Torn,” was a huge success. That went to #2 in the UK and Australia and #42 in America. “Come September” is a song she co-wrote with Gary Clark that was released in 2001 on her album White Lilies Island. It was not released as a single.

The song has a nice “Phil Collins-like” drum start and then develops into a pleasant ballad. If you are a fan of Natalie Imbruglia, then it is a song you will enjoy. She puts in a good vocal performance, and the production has that early 2000 style.

5 September by Earth, Wind & Fire

Written by Maurice White, Al McKay, and Ailee Willis, “September” was released as a single in 1978. It was also included on the album The Best of Earth Wind & Fire Vol. 1.

Commercially, this is one of the most popular songs about September ever recorded. It reached #3 in the UK and #8 in America and became a permanent fixture in their stage shows. It was certified silver in the UK and gold in America.

Unlike most songs with September in the title, this one has a dance groove. And, in that respect, it has a timeless feel about it. Some may remember the song being used in the finale of the film Night at the Museum. The scenes in the film were all built around positivity and, interestingly, a new beginning. That is essentially what the month of September is.

6 One September Day by Nina Simone

A song now from Nina Simone, in some circles one of the most underrated singers and songwriters. Essentially a jazz, R&B, and blues singer and musician, this was a track taken from her excellent 1965 album, I Put A Spell On You.

This is a song written by Rudy Stevenson in which she is reminiscing about a day she had in September past. “Years they will come and go – Sometimes the tears will flow – Some of my memories will fade – But I’ll always remember that one September day.”

The arrangement and the way she sings the song give the impression it could have been from a film. It is smooth and sophisticated and demonstrates her ability to sing most styles of music.

7 The September Of My Years by Frank Sinatra

As Frank Sinatra approached the age of 50 years, there was a surge in his popularity. Partly generated by three albums that were released over the last months of 1965. Those albums which brought him what was to some unexpected success were Strangers in the Night and Man and His Music. The September of My Years was the third.

This particular track was not released as a single but was nevertheless a pivotal song on that album. It was a nostalgic look back at his life thus far and holds a certain melancholy to it. However, it wasn’t the only track on the album where this was the idea behind the song.

“It Was A Very Good Year” was also on this album and performed a similar function and fetched #28 in the America chart. If you like Sinatra in classic crooning mode, then “The September of My Years” will be one for you.

8 Maybe September by Tony Bennett

Let’s stay with the crooners for one more from the legendary Tony Bennett from the early 60s. This is a song taken from the collection of his work with legendary Jazz pianist Bill Evans. This track can be found on The Movie Song Album.

The song was first released by Bennett in 1962. It is a song that is referring to how the month of September is the time to start a new relationship. He hopes that September might bring that for him. “I still see that golden world – In all its splendor – Maybe September – Love will come again.”

9 September Gurls by The Bangles

This song with September in the title was taken from their 1986 album, Different Light. You could say that this album was their breakthrough into mainstream music. It reached #3 in the UK and #2 in America.

This album also produced successful singles like “Manic Monday” as well as “Walk Like an Egyptian.” “September Gurls” and the other tracks were a departure from the Rock and Roll style found on their first album, All Over the Place. This second album was much more Pop -orientated and, therefore, more appealing to the record-buying public.

10 September Night by Van Morrison

Van Morrison has had an extraordinary career. Or, I should say, is having an extraordinary career. From humble roots in Belfast, Northern Ireland, to the band Them, and then as a solo artist, he has always impressed.

This track was taken from an album he released in 1983 entitled Inarticulate Speech of the Heart. If you may be thinking that this might be an uptempo blues offering, it is not a bit of it. A slow, bluesy keyboard-based song with plenty of backing vocals. 

It is mellow and thoughtful and very 80s in its arrangement and style. And it is an instrumental. There are plenty of influences going on in the way it is presented. He wrote and produced it, and if you need to relax after a hard day, then this mellow song about September could be one way to do it.

11 September Grass by James Taylor

James Taylor, one of the great songwriting storytellers, makes his point in “September Grass,” a song written by John Sheldon. This is a song from his album, October Road, released in 2002. “Well, the sun’s not so hot in the sky today – And you know I can see summertime slipping on away.”

It is a story that sounds like it may be something that happened in his youth. He talks about meeting and being with a girl lying on the grass. He talks about spending the afternoon with her, and then, “We walked home together, I was never the same – But that was a long time ago, and where is she now? I don’t know.”

That is an experience many of us may have had. A young infatuation that never quite materialized. Now, just lost in our memories, as is the other person. It was released as a single in 2003 but failed to chart.

12 It Might as Well Rain Until September by Carole King

Let’s end this look at songs with September in the title, with one from James Taylor’s great friend, Carole King. When asked to choose a classic song about the month of September, I would imagine that those of a certain age might choose this.

The song was originally written by Carole King and her then-husband Gerry Goffin for Bobby Vee. They had already had one success writing for him with “Take Good Care of My Baby.”

Bobby Vee’s management didn’t like the song… 

They wanted just to use it as an album track. So, Carole did a demo of it herself. “It Might As Well Rain Until September” was released under her name in 1962. It reached #3 in the UK and #22 in America.

She already had two young children when the song was released and had no inclination to tour and promote it. Nevertheless, it was played on air and did well, especially in the UK.

In many ways, it was the start of a career that produced one of the great albums of the 70s, if not just one of the best in Tapestry. “It Might As Well Rain Until September” is an innocent song in a very late-50s/early-60s style. It tells of a young girl who is missing her boyfriend, who is away for the summer. She doesn’t care if it rains until he comes back in September.

13September Morning by Diana Ross,

14September Afternoon by Roy Harper,

15September Love by Weezer,

16September 99 by Earth, Wind & Fire,

17September Blue (A Song for Jimmie) by The Divine Comedy,

18September Waves by Tomasz Stanko Quartet,

19September Grass / Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues by Ryan Adams,

20September’s High by Richard Thompson,

21September One by Rush,

22September In Orbit by Sun Ra,

23September 12 by St. Vincent,

24September 24, 1982 by Harry Chapin,

25September Second by Mike Shinoda,

26September’s Not So Far Away by The Tragically Hip,

27September Blue (Jimmie Spheeris cover) by Linda Ronstadt,

28September 15 by J. Cole,

29September By The River by The Tremeloes,

30September 13 by Deodato,

31September Winds by The Icicle Works,

32September Wedding by The Early November,

33September 99 (Phats & Small remix) by Earth, Wind & Fire,

34September (Remix) by Throttle x Earth, Wind & Fire,

35September 21 by David Sylvian,

36September Gurls by Big Star,

37September On My Mind by Supertramp,

38September 87 by Pet Shop Boys,

39September 12th by Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra

40September Prayer by 16 Horsepower

41September Wine by The Louvin Brothers

42September Wave by Snowfall in the Sahara

43September to Remember by The Sugarhill Gang

44September Nights by Ralph McTell

45September Blues by Ruthie Foster

46Wake Me Up When September Ends by Green Day

4730 Days in the Hole/So-Lo by Humble Pie (September 1973)

48A Letter to September by Something Corporate

49September Song (Live) by Jeff Buckley

50The September Girls by The Cowsills

51September 13th by De La Soul

52September Has Come by Gorillaz

53September All Over by Brendan Benson

54September When I First Met You by James Ingram

55September Sun by Type O Negative

56September Light by Syd Matters

57September Fifteenth by Lucinda Williams

58September Snow by Tish Hinojosa

59September’s Notebook by Typhoon

60September 7th by Slum Village

61September Of My Years by Johnny Hartman

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Songs With September in the Title – Final Thoughts

There is plenty to think about on this list. And it is interesting how different songwriters view the month of September in different ways. The lyrical content of using September metaphorically to describe the passing of years is particularly clever. It works well. But all of the songs on this list offer something. After all, it’s a special month and a special time of the year.

Until next time, happy listening.