The summer solstice has arrived, bringing with it the longest day of the year and, for a little while at least, more free solar energy than we know what to do with. To celebrate, we asked our Sustainable Westchester team to nominate their favorite songs about the sun, and the response was so good we turned it into a playlist!

The result, Solar Power: Musical Tributes to the Sun, jumps across five decades and a wide range of genres. There’s classic rock from Elton John and R.E.M., Motown soul from Stevie Wonder, jazz funk from Roy Ayers, new wave pop by Katrina and the Waves, ’90s grunge from Soundgarden, a classic FM feel good number by Sheryl Crow, and a one-hit wonder from Len. The Beatles‘ “Here Comes the Sun” anchors the early end, while Lorde, Cleo Sol, and MGMT bring it into the present. Here’s what made the cut:

And if all this sun talk has you thinking about where your own energy comes from, check out Sustainable Westchester’s solar programs for ways to put that free energy to work at home. Sun, sun, sun … here it comes!