Solar Eclipse Soundtrack
NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 11: Warby Parker employee Karolyna Landin poses with a pair of solar eclipse glasses that the eyeglass store is giving out for free on August 11, 2017 in New York City. To view the upcoming total solar eclipse on August 21 eye protection is essential. The designer eyeglass store expects to give out thousands of the glasses before the event. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
On Monday, many Americans will see a total solar eclipse — the first one visible from the U.S. mainland since 1979.
Best times in Michigan:
Flint
- 1:01 p.m. — partial eclipse begins
- 2:25 p.m. — maximum eclipse time
- 3:45 p.m. — partial eclipse ends
Ann Arbor
- 1:02 p.m. — partial eclipse begins
- 2:26 p.m. — maximum eclipse time
- 3:47 p.m. — partial eclipse ends
Detroit
- 1:03 p.m. — partial eclipse begins
- 2:27 p.m. — maximum eclipse time
- 3:47 p.m. — partial eclipse ends
Port Huron
- 1:04 p.m. — partial eclipse begins
- 2:27 p.m. — maximum eclipse time
- 3:47 p.m. — partial eclipse ends
The show begins in Madras, Oregon at 9:05 a.m. PT and will traverse the nation until 4:10 pm ET in Columbia, South Carolina. If you’re one of the lucky people in the 12 states in the “path of totality,” we have 25 songs to make the experience even better.
- Bruce Springsteen – “Darkness on the Edge of Town,” “Blinded by the Light”
- Crosby Stills and Nash – “Dark Star”
- Grateful Dead – “Dark Star,” “Here Comes the Sunshine”
- Crowded House – “Distant Sun”
- Eddie Vedder – “Hard Sun”
- Elton John – “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me”
- George Harrison – “Beware of Darkness,” “Here Comes the Moon”
- Eric Clapton – “Behind the Sun”
- The Beatles – “I’ll Follow the Sun,” “Here Comes the Sun”
- Ozzy Osbourne – “Bark at the Moon” (He’ll start his set with this at 1:20 pm CT when the eclipse reaches the Moonstock festival in Carterville, Illinois.)
- Pink Floyd – “Brain Damage/Eclipse”
- Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Behind the Sun”
- Soundgarden – “Black Hole Sun”
- The Doors – “Waiting for the Sun”
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – “Straight Into Darkness,” “The Dark of the Sun”
- U2 – “Staring at the Sun”
- Iron Maiden – “Total Eclipse”
- Pat Benatar – “Promises in the Dark”
- Simon & Garfunkel – “Sounds of Silence”
- Carly Simon – “You’re So Vain”
Jim O'Brien is the Host of "Big Jim's House" Morning Show at 94.7 WCSX in Detroit. Jim spent eight years in the U.S. Naval Submarine Service, has appeared on Shark Tank (Man Medals Season 5 Ep. 2), raised over two million dollars for local charities and is responsible for Glenn Frey Drive and Bob Seger Blvd in the Motor City. Jim's relationship with Classic Rock includes considering Bob Seger, Phil Collen from Def Leppard, Wally Palmer of the Romantics and many others good friends. Jim writes about ‘80s movies, cars, weird food trends and “as seen on TikTok” content.