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What songs will you listen to during the eclipse? Readers offer their music playlists

What music will you be playing when the moon blocks out the sun on Monday, Aug. 21?

We asked readers to share their eclipse music playlists, then we tallied the results.

Enjoy.

The most popular

We tallied the songs, and here are the ones mentioned most often, in order:

1. “Here Comes the Sun” (George Harrison/The Beatles)

2. (tie) “Bad Moon Rising” (Creedence Clearwater Revival)

“Ain’t No Sunshine” (Bill Withers)

3. “Total Eclipse of the Heart” (Bonnie Tyler)

4. (tie) “Eclipse” (Pink Floyd)

“Moon Shadow” (Cat Stevens)

“Black Hole Sun” (Soundgarden)

“Dancing in the Moonlight” (King Harvest)

5. (tie) “Dark Side of the Moon” (Pink Floyd)

“Fly Me to the Moon” (Frank Sinatra)

“Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In” (5th Dimension)

“Don’t Let the Sun Go Down On Me” (Elton John)

Best of the rest

The list of submitted songs was long, so we offer you a “best of the rest,” with songs mentioned at least twice.

“Total Eclipse” (Iron Maiden)

“Blue Moon” (Billie Holiday)

“Blue Moon” (The Marcels)

“House of the Rising Sun” (The Animals)

“Soak Up the Sun” (Sheryl Crow)

“You Are the Sunshine of My Life” (Stevie Wonder)

“Brain Damage” (Pink Floyd)

“Blinded by the Light” (Manfred Mann's Earth Band)

“You Are My Sunshine” (Johnny Cash)

“Brighter Than The Sun” (Colbie Caillat)

“A Place In the Sun” (Stevie Wonder)

“Walking on Sunshine” (Katrina and the Waves)

“Why Does the Sun Really Shine?” (They Might Be Giants)

“Moondance” (Van Morrison)

“Blister in the Sun” (Violent Femmes)

“A Sky Full of Stars” (Coldplay)

“Moonlight Feels Right” (Starbuck)

“When the Sun Goes Down” (Kenny Chesney & Uncle Kracker)

One vote wonders

Still, some good choices to consider

“Waiting for the Sun” (The Doors)

“Space Oddity” (2015 remaster, David Bowie)

“When the Night Comes” (ELO)

“Good Day Sunshine” (The Beatles)

“Spirit in the Sky” (Elton John)

“Dancing in the Dark” (Bruce Springsteen)

“New Moon On Monday” (Duran Duran – and, worth noting, this will be a New Moon on Monday that will block the sun)

“Back in Black” (AC/DC)

“You’re So Vain” (Carly Simon; “flew your LearJet to Nova Scotia to see the total eclipse of the sun”)

“Little Star/Eclipse” (Sammy Hagar)

“California Sun” (The Ramones)

“I Go Blind” (Hootie and the Blowfish)

And, winning our nod for ‘most eclectic list’

Jennie Zell is making the trip from Virginia Beach to Charleston for the eclipse. We liked her list so much, we’re running it on its own – complete with her comments.

“Mambo Sun” (T. Rex)

“Moon Shadow” (LaBelle)

“Brain Damage” (Pink Floyd)

“Eclipse” (2011 Remastered Version, Pink Floyd)

“Total Eclipse of the Heart” (Bonnie Tyler)

“Paint It, Black” (Original Single Mono Version, The Rolling Stones) -I wanna see the sun blotted out from the sky - I wanna see it painted, painted, painted, painted black”

“See The Sun” (The Kooks)

“Blinding Sun” (2008 Remastered Version, Mudhoney)

“Son Of The South” (The Afghan Whigs) - The cheapest pun

“Stare At The Sun” (Mutemath)

“Black Hole Sun” (Soundgarden)

“Why Does the Sun Really Shine?” (They Might Be Giants)

“Ain't No Sunshine” (Bill Withers)

“Here Comes The Moon” (2004 Digital Remaster, George Harrison) - Anyone could have thought of “Here Comes the Sun,” right?

“Eclipse” (Danny Elfman)

“Steal My Sunshine” (Single Version , Len)

“Corona” (Minutemen) - The second cheapest pun. But this one has more science.

“Wednesday Heals Shadow” (Brian Reitzell) - From the show “American Gods,” where the main character is called Shadow Moon.

“Fire Coming Out Of The Monkey's Head” (Gorillaz) - Tell you the truth, this one ended up on the list accidentally. But it kinda went with some of the apocalyptic imagery of “Black Hole Sun” and some of the other tunes

“The Sound of Silence” (Simon & Garfunkel)

“Under Cover of Darkness” (The Strokes)

“Shadowplay” (2007 Remastered Version, Joy Division)

“Shadow Of The Day” (Linkin Park)

“Shadow on the Sun” (Audioslave)

“Total Eclipse” (Iron Maiden)

RELATED: Your guide to the eclipse in South Carolina

This story was originally published August 15, 2017 at 3:18 PM with the headline "What songs will you listen to during the eclipse? Readers offer their music playlists."

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