Millions of people in the U.S. and Canada will stop what they’re doing on Monday to witness an eclipse of the sun — when the moon passes between the sun and Earth.
While only a partial eclipse in Canada, it is the first time there’s been a total eclipse visible from the contiguous U.S. since 1979. The next one won’t be until April 8, 2024.
This time, the sun will be blacked out for less than half the duration of Bonnie Tyler’s hit “Total Eclipse of the Heart.” (Tyler will be singing the song on a cruise ship.)
Here are five songs to get you in the mood for Monday’s solar eclipse:
Featured on Pink Floyd’s 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon, ends with Roger Waters singing: “Everything under the sun is in tune, but the sun is eclipsed by the moon.”
This song is from the 2008 album Narrow Stairs, the sixth studio album from Death Cab for Cutie.
This was a bonus song on the 1995 reissue of Iron Maiden’s 1982 album The Number of the Beast (and also included on the 1998 remastered edition).
The late Chris Cornell wrote this for Soundgarden’s 1994 album Superunknown. It became the band’s most popular song.
This 1983 hit is getting plenty of attention right now. Fun fact: The male voice singing “turn around” on the track belongs to Rory Dodd of Port Dover, Ont. If the original isn't your thing, click here for One Direction's version.