ULTIMATE ECLIPSE PLAYLIST

This eclipse-inspired playlist will provide a heavenly soundtrack for Monday’s event. It includes songs with “eclipse” in the title, along with songs about the sun and moon.

‘Total Eclipse of the Heart,’ Bonnie Tyler

This 1983 ballad from Bonnie Tyler comparing a lost love to the shadow cast by an eclipse topped the charts when it was released over 40 years ago. The song has seen spikes in popularity during eclipses. In 2015, Tyler performed the song on a cruise ship as it passed through the path of totality.

‘Eclipse,’ Pink Floyd

The final song on Pink Floyd’s seminal 1973 record “Dark Side of the Moon,” “Eclipse” wraps up one of the most influential albums of the 1970s. This song uses the sun and moon as symbols of light and darkness.

‘Blinding Lights,’ The Weeknd

Another charttopper, this song is the most streamed single of all time on Spotify and the No. 1 song of all time in Billboard Hot 100 history. It was the closing number of a memorable Super Bowl halftime show in 2021, too.

‘Ring of Fire,’ Johnny Cash

Considered one of the greatest country songs of all time, this 1963 Johnny Cash classic fits right into the eclipse motif. As the moon fully obscures the sun April 8, only a ring of fire (the sun’s corona) from our home star will be visible.

‘Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me,’ Elton John, George Michael

Originally recorded by Elton John in 1974, a live version of the song with John and George Michael was released in 1991. The duet performance reached No. 1 in the U.S. and U.K., garnering a Grammy nomination in 1992.

‘Moon Song,’ Phoebe Bridgers

Phoebe Bridgers sings about an unrequited love so powerful that she would give her beloved the moon if she could. You can feel the weight of Bridgers’ feelings on this powerful track full of emotion.