The sun stands in for hope, warmth, and a fresh start more than almost anything else in music. These are the songs that chase it.
Updated 2026
Here Comes the Sun by The Beatles 1969
The long winter ends and the warmth returns.
Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers 1971
The other side: gone, and the light goes with them.
Black Hole Sun by Soundgarden 1994
A strange, heavy dream of the sky.
Read the meaning behind the songHouse of the Rising Sun by The Animals 1964
A warning wrapped around an organ riff.
You Are My Sunshine by Jimmie Davis 1940
The standard everyone learns first.
Soak Up the Sun by Sheryl Crow 2002
Choosing to make the best of the day you have.
I'll Follow the Sun by The Beatles 1964
Choosing the brighter road, even if it costs you.
The two quiet edges of the day.
Waterloo Sunset by The Kinks 1967
Watching the day end from a window in London.
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me by Elton John 1974
A plea not to be left in the dark.