50 Best Rock Songs About the Sun
Best Rock Tracks on the Sun
There’s something unsteady in the way sunlight works in music. It can feel like freedom one second and a warning the next. Rock songs have leaned into that tension for decades, turning the sun into a symbol that burns hot, glows warm, or blinds until you stumble. Some of these tracks talk directly to it, others use it like shorthand for hope, weariness, or the kind of day that drags longer than you want. Not every track is literally tied to the sun, but the pull is there, and the sound fits the theme enough to stick.
The strange thing is how the sun can make a riff hit harder. A heavy guitar line suddenly feels like sweat sticking to your shirt. A dreamy chorus feels like closing your eyes in the heat, trying to forget what comes after. Rock bands figured out that you can set a mood without naming it, and the sun becomes this blurry backdrop that carries the weight. It’s not the sleek energy of pop, rock, country, and R&B songs written for radio. It’s grittier, less polished, closer to how afternoons actually feel when you’re half fried by light.
Think of these tracks as soundtracking that in-between space. The sun hangs overhead, sometimes friendly, sometimes harsh, and the music bends around it. They sit inside the glare instead of making it look easy. These are the best rock songs on the sun.
Top 10 Rock Songs That Mention the Sun
1. 'Here Comes the Sun' by The Beatles
2. 'House of the Rising Sun' by The Animals
3. 'Black Hole Sun' by Soundgarden
4. 'Sunshine of Your Love' by Cream
5. 'Blister in the Sun' by Violent Femmes
6. 'Waiting for the Sun' by The Doors
7. 'Good Day Sunshine' by The Beatles
8. 'Soak Up the Sun' by Sheryl Crow
9. 'Walkin' on the Sun' by Smash Mouth
10. 'Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me' by Elton John
Rock Songs About Sunshine and Warmth #11 to 20
11. 'Island in the Sun' by Weezer
12. 'Ain't No Sunshine' by Bill Withers
13. 'Sunshine Superman' by Donovan
14. 'Seasons in the Sun' by Terry Jacks
15. 'Sunny Afternoon' by The Kinks
16. 'California Sun' by The Rivieras
17. 'I'll Follow the Sun' by The Beatles
18. 'Everyday Sunshine' by Fishbone
19. 'People of the Sun' by Rage Against the Machine
20. 'Cold Day in the Sun' by Foo Fighters
Finding Comfort in Sun Themed Rock Songs #21 to 30
21. 'Here Comes the Sun' by Richie Havens
22. 'Staring at the Sun' by U2
23. 'Shadow on the Sun' by Audioslave
24. 'Sun King' by The Beatles
25. 'Under the Sun' by Black Sabbath
26. 'Invisible Sun' by The Police
27. 'Steal My Sunshine' by Len
28. 'Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun' by Pink Floyd
29. 'When the Sun Hits' by Slowdive
30. 'My God Is the Sun' by Queens of the Stone Age
The Best Rock Songs About the Sun #31 to 40
31. 'Keep on the Sunny Side' by The Carter Family
32. 'The Warmth of the Sun' by The Beach Boys
33. 'Behind the Sun' by Red Hot Chili Peppers
34. 'The Sun Always Shines on T.V.' by a-ha
35. 'Sunrise' by Norah Jones
36. 'Sunday Morning' by The Velvet Underground
37. 'Holiday in the Sun' by Sex Pistols
38. 'Walking on Sunshine' by Katrina & The Waves
39. 'Under the Big Black Sun' by X
40. 'Between Sun and Moon' by Rush
Great Rock Songs About Sunlight and Light #41 to 50
41. 'Sunrise' by The Who
42. 'Sunday Morning' by No Doubt
43. 'Let the Sunshine In' by The 5th Dimension
44. 'Sunshine' by Jonathan Edwards
45. 'Sundown' by Gordon Lightfoot
46. 'Here Comes Sunshine' by Grateful Dead
47. 'Golden Brown' by The Stranglers
48. 'April Sun in Cuba' by Dragon
49. 'The Sun Is Burning' by Simon & Garfunkel
50. 'Into the Sun' by Grand Funk Railroad
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