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Total Solar Eclipse of the Black Heart: Your Complete Playlist for Monday's Events

So today erbody is all over the total solar eclipse. I say big whoop unless you have the right soundtrack to accompany it!  So here is my Total Eclipse Playlist....some almost too obvious and some, not so much.  If you don't get it, I'm just too busy trying to stay out of the path of the sun and the oncoming traffic to try to explain it!  Just put on your ISO-approved glasses, press play and thank me later......



"Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler
Have to get this one out of the way straight off.  But you might be interested to know that Ms. Tyler will be singing her one hit wonder on a cruise ship on the day of the eclipse.  How bout dah?

"Back in Black" by AC/DC

"New Moon on Monday" by Duran Duran

"Black Hole Sun" by Soundgarden


"Moonlight Drive" by The Doors

"Sunshine of Your Love" by Cream

"Good Day Sunshine" & "Here Comes the Sun" by The Beatles

"King of Pain" by The Police
Mainly due to the awesome opening line: "there's a little black spot on the sun today....."


"Walking on the Moon" also by The Police

"Bad Moon Rising" by Creedence Clearwater Revival

"Brain Damage" by Pink Floyd
For the line: "I'll see you on the dark side of the moon....."

"Eclipse" also by Pink Floyd

"Walking on the Sun" by Smashmouth

"Sunrise, Sunset from Fiddler on the Roof


"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" by Elton John

"Bark at the Moon" by Ozzy Osbourne

"She Blinded Me With Science" by Thomas Dolby

"Night on the Sun" by Modest Mouse

"Fade to Black" by Metallica



"Sunglasses at Night" by Corey Hart

"Moon Child" by Iron Maiden

"Walking on Sunshine" by Katrina and The Waves

"Moon River" by Andy Williams

"Blinded by the Light" by Manfred Mann's Earth Band

"Black" by Pearl Jam


"Sunshine Superman" by Donovan

"Moon Shadow" by Cat Stevens

"The Future's So Bright (I Gotta Wear Shades)" by Timbuk 3

"Harvest Moon" by Neil Young

"Moonlight Feels Right" by Starbuck

"Blister in the Sun" by Violent Femmes


"I Go Blind" by Hootie & the Blowfish

"Peek a Boo" by Siouxsie & the Banshees

"Double Vision" by Foreigner

"It's the End of the World As We Know It" by R.E.M.

Seriously, ya'll, where those approved glasses........

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