Here Comes the Sun: Best songs to listen to during the total solar eclipse

Rachel Tucker
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — If you’re looking for something to “set the mood” for Monday’s total solar eclipse, we’ve got you covered. Max Defender 8 Meteorologist Rebecca Barry created an eclipse playlist that’s out of this world!

We put the playlist on Spotify if you want to listen for yourself: Rebecca’s Eclipse Playlist.

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Here’s the track list:

  • Here Comes the Sun – The Beatles

  • Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler

  • Eclipse – Pink Floyd

  • Ain’t No Sunshine – Bill Withers

  • Black Hole Sun – Soundgarden

  • Cheap Sunglasses – ZZ Top

  • I Wanna Go to the Sun – Peter Frampton

  • Sunglasses at Night – Corey Hart

  • When the Sun Goes Down – Kenny Chesney

  • Bad Moon Rising – Creedence Clearwater Revival

  • Bark at the Moon – Ozzy Ozbourne

  • Paint it, Black – The Rolling Stones

  • Neon Moon – Brooks & Dunn

  • You’re So Vain – Carly Simon

If you’re wondering why ‘You’re So Vain’ made the list, it’s because Simon sings, “Well I hear you went up to Saratoga / And your horse naturally won / Then you flew your lear jet up to Nova Scotia / To see the total eclipse of the sun.”

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For those looking for a marathon of eclipse-themed TV episodes, here are just a handful of them:

  • Modern Family, “Lake Life” — Season 9, Episode 1

  • The Simpsons, “Gone Maggie Gone” — Season 20, Episode 14

  • The Simpsons, “Marge vs. the Monorail” — Season 4, Episode 12

  • Mad Men, “Seven Twenty Three” — Season 3, Episode 7

  • E.R., “When Night Meets Day” — Season 9, Episode 21

  • CSI Miami, “Sunblock” — Season 6, Episode 6

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