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Subject: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: Badfinger-fan on 08/31/08 at 11:05 pm

Please share some of your favorites, and include videos if you want.  also...the song doesn't have to be 100% acoustic, just mainly acoustic. If there's some electric guitar, well that's ok  8)

1. My Sweet Lord -- George Harrison
2. Blackbird -- The Beatles
3. Yesterday -- The Beatles
4. That's The Way -- Led Zeppelin
5. Angie -- The Rolling Stones

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: ladybug316 on 08/31/08 at 11:47 pm

A few...

Dust In The Wind - Kansas

Landslide - Fleetwood Mac

Feelin' Groovy - Simon and Garfunkel

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: whistledog on 08/31/08 at 11:52 pm

I too liked 'My Sweet Lord' which I always thought beared a slight resemblance to 'Kind of A Drag' by The Buckinghams


We had a popular one in Canada, circa 1989 called All the Things I Wasn't by a group called The Grapes of Wrath.  I never used to like it, but over the years, it really grew on me :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFQYf94BGGc



Other than that, I still have a soft spot for the greatly overplayed 'More Than Words' by Extreme

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kt7L4X4li_k

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: quirky_cat_girl on 08/31/08 at 11:53 pm






Other than that, I still have a soft spot for the greatly overplayed 'More Than Words' by Extreme

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kt7L4X4li_k

I freakin' love that song. It's the best song to harmonize to! :)

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: Badfinger-fan on 08/31/08 at 11:55 pm


A few...

Dust In The Wind - Kansas

Landslide - Fleetwood Mac

Feelin' Groovy - Simon and Garfunkel
nice ^  and good call with Simon and Garfunkel. I'm gonna add one of theirs too  :)

The Boxer -- Simon and Garfunkel
A Horse With No Name -- America
Suite Judy Blue Eyes -- Crosby Stills and Nash
Black Mountain Side - Led Zeppelin


I too liked 'My Sweet Lord' which I always thought beared a slight resemblance to 'Kind of A Drag' by The Buckinghams


We had a popular one in Canada, circa 1989 called All the Things I Wasn't by a group called The Grapes of Wrath.  I never used to like it, but over the years, it really grew on me :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFQYf94BGGc



Other than that, I still have a soft spot for the greatly overplayed 'More Than Words' by Extreme

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kt7L4X4li_k
you think they sound similar? I'd have to listen, but I thought The Buckinghams song was different, but now that I'm playing it in my head, there is a similarity. good observation  8)



Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: nally on 08/31/08 at 11:57 pm


I too liked 'My Sweet Lord' which I always thought beared a slight resemblance to 'Kind of A Drag' by The Buckinghams


I like "My Sweet Lord" too... the drumbeats kinda 'develop' in that song and become noticeable during the second minute.






Other than that, I still have a soft spot for the greatly overplayed 'More Than Words' by Extreme

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kt7L4X4li_k



I freakin' love that song. It's the best song to harmonize to! :)

I've developed a liking for it too!



As for some newer songs w/ acoustic guitars, some of my faves include "Drive" by Incubus (2001), and "Bubbly" by Colbie Caillat (2007).

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: Badfinger-fan on 08/31/08 at 11:58 pm



We had a popular one in Canada, circa 1989 called All the Things I Wasn't by a group called The Grapes of Wrath.  I never used to like it, but over the years, it really grew on me :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFQYf94BGGc

Other than that, I still have a soft spot for the greatly overplayed 'More Than Words' by Extreme

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kt7L4X4li_k
those 2 are very good. I hadn't heard the first one. thanks for the video Jason


...here's one by Tesla - Love Song  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yt-ybUuZjLE

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: nally on 08/31/08 at 11:59 pm


those 2 are very good. I hadn't heard the first one. thanks for the video Jason

Not familiar w/ the first one either but I'll check it out at some point. :)

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: Badfinger-fan on 09/01/08 at 12:03 am

One of the things I like about acoustic songs is their ability to reach people with considerable differences in taste. We may like totally different genres of music but we can come together and enjoy the same acoustic songs.  8)

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: Red Ant on 09/01/08 at 12:23 am

Intro to "Hotel California"
Classical Gas by Mason Williams

Ant

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: Badfinger-fan on 09/01/08 at 12:28 am


Intro to "Hotel California"
Classical Gas by Mason Williams

Ant
nice choice Jack. imo, Classical Gas is simply the quintessential acoustic guitar song . I remember seeing this performance when it first aired on The Ed Sullivan Show

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mguzKze1sYo

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: Red Ant on 09/01/08 at 12:29 am


nice choice Jack. imo, Classical Gas is simply the quintessential acoustic guitar song . I remember seeing this performance when it first aired on The Ed Sullivan Show

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mguzKze1sYo


Thank you. Check out the first comment there - perhaps you can answer it.  ;)

Ant

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: Badfinger-fan on 09/01/08 at 12:31 am


Thank you. Check out the first comment there - perhaps you can answer it.  ;)

Ant
No I can't answer that and never thought about it. that's a good question. someone will have to look it up. we need our best people on this investigation.

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: Badfinger-fan on 09/01/08 at 12:39 pm

Fire and Rain - James Taylor      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64_303eHaTM

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: snozberries on 09/01/08 at 2:53 pm



I really like I'll Be by Edwin McCain


I also freakin' love Tracy Chapman's first album! Across the Lines is a great song.

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: AmericanGirl on 09/01/08 at 2:56 pm

Fantastic topic!  But, as in some of the other great topics, there are too many "right answers"  ;)

I'll throw out Ventura Highway - America.  But there are so many.

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: nally on 09/01/08 at 3:41 pm


Fire and Rain - James Taylor http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64_303eHaTM


Yes, James Taylor had a lot of great acoustic guitar songs. 8)

So did America...especially "Tin Man" and "Ventura Highway".

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: Badfinger-fan on 09/01/08 at 5:32 pm


Fantastic topic!  But, as in some of the other great topics, there are too many "right answers"   ;)

I'll throw out Ventura Highway - America.  But there are so many.
thanks and yes, there are "too many"  thank goodness  :)


Yes,  James Taylor had a lot of great acoustic guitar songs. 8)

So did America...especially "Tin Man" and "Ventura Highway".
I agree, they're both have enjoyable acoustic songs.

You've Got A Friend -- James Taylor

Good Riddance -- Green Day    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZuJIr_uW3M

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: loki 13 on 09/01/08 at 7:37 pm

I have quite a few for this topic. I'll start with:

Clap......Steve Howe            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxEJ3K68aqk

C'est La Vie.....Greg Lake        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQhiavrY2JY&feature=related 

Nagasaki.....Jango Reinhardt      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRL895C0fHM&feature=related 







 

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: midnite on 09/01/08 at 7:58 pm

Al Stewart........

Roads To Moscow  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxkN8UrxfDs

Nostradamus    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtuxppOpBkE

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: Foo Bar on 09/02/08 at 1:24 am

Anything by Duane Eddy, who got his start around 1958 and recorded through the 70s, and who briefly returned to the spotlight when Art of Noise used his guitar as the basis for their 1986 rendition of Peter Gunn

Although he didn't record any albums after 1987, he never stopped playing/touring.  A 2005 interview implies that he's still playing.

Recommended introduction: the 2-disc Twang Thang anthology, which I bought for the Twang Mix of Peter Gunn, but l enjoyed so much that... well, 20 years ago, my parents were confused enough to see me digging through their stash of vinyl, and were even more bewildered when I answered "Looking for anything with Duane Eddy and his Twangy Guitar!  This guy's great!"

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/02/08 at 12:13 pm

All time favorite has to be:
My Guitar Gently Weeps-Beatles (with Eric Clapton)


Classical Gas -Mason Williams
A Soulin'-Peter, Paul, & Mary  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rleWR6_0mq4&feature=related



There is a bit (just a few bars of guitar) on The Chain-Fleetwood Mac that I love.


I'm sure I will come up with others later.


Cat

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: nally on 09/02/08 at 3:00 pm



Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) -- Green Day     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZuJIr_uW3M

oh yeah, I forgot about that one for a while... it was popular about ten years or so ago.

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: loki 13 on 09/02/08 at 6:30 pm

Robin Head.......Keith Christmas      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS0jbJQuFqU     

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: coqueta83 on 09/02/08 at 8:06 pm

Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
A Horse With No Name - America
Fire and Rain - James Taylor
To Be With You - Mr. Big

Just to name a few.  :)

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: midnite on 09/02/08 at 8:12 pm


Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
A Horse With No Name - America


PROPERS!!!!!


Jars Of Clay - Flood        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNGLU_VsePg

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: Badfinger-fan on 09/06/08 at 4:34 pm

Joan Baez - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: Badfinger-fan on 09/06/08 at 4:40 pm

Johnny Cash -- Ring of Fire     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2iv_E-Fn9E

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: Midas on 09/11/08 at 9:05 am

"When The Children Cry" - White Lion

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: danootaandme on 09/11/08 at 5:37 pm

No Regrets/Rockport Sunday - Tom Rush.

Can never listen to this once, usually good for four of five times at a whack.

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: loki 13 on 09/11/08 at 6:19 pm

I won't post links because I'm pretty sure everyone knows and heard these songs.

All from the acoustic master Neil Young:

Sugar Mountain
Comes A Time
I Am A Child
After The Gold Rush
Needle And The Damage Down
My My, Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue)

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: greenjello74 on 09/24/08 at 5:22 am


I won't post links because I'm pretty sure everyone knows and heard these songs.

All from the acoustic master Neil Young:

Sugar Mountain
Comes A Time
I Am A Child
After The Gold Rush
Needle And The Damage Down
My My, Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue)


Oh yeah great chioces some of the best music ever penned!!

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: Lindee on 09/24/08 at 5:33 pm

Kansas- Dust In The Wind
Pink Floyd- Wish You Were Here

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: greenjello74 on 09/24/08 at 11:58 pm

Vincent ~ Don Mclean

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: Badfinger-fan on 09/25/08 at 12:38 am

Guinnevere -- Crosby Stills & Nash    except that this version is just David Crosby & Graham Nash 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPvOTVVbMko&feature=related

I used to listen to this album when I was a teenager after a good night of partying and Guinnevere was like a soft lullaby  http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41DbTa03fsL._SL500_AA240_.jpg
the whole album is good

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: nally on 11/20/08 at 10:58 am


PROPERS!!!!!


Jars Of Clay - Flood         http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNGLU_VsePg


For Christian rock, that's a pretty good one. When I first heard that one, I thought they almost sounded like Crosby/Stills/Nash at first, due to the style and sound.

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: holicman on 11/29/08 at 3:36 am

Youre in my heart -Rod Stewart
Blackbird - the beatles
Stone Cold -Jimmy Barnes


Its all I can think of at the moment.........I agree with alot of the songs listed so far though.

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: holicman on 11/29/08 at 3:38 am

I should add "blue" by the Jayhawks.

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/08 at 4:01 am

Just heard for the first time Spanish Caravan by The Doors, and I love it!!!!

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/08 at 4:28 am

The original version of Walk Of Life, didn't catch the singer's name.

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: nally on 11/30/08 at 6:21 pm


The original version of Walk Of Life, didn't catch the singer's name.

That's not the same as the Dire Straits song with that name, is it? ???

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/08 at 2:08 pm


That's not the same as the Dire Straits song with that name, is it? ???
Yes the very same song.

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: nally on 12/20/09 at 5:08 pm


I won't post links because I'm pretty sure everyone knows and heard these songs.

All from the acoustic master Neil Young:

Sugar Mountain
Comes A Time
I Am A Child
After The Gold Rush
Needle And The Damage Down
My My, Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue)

I actually don't know any of those, but I do know and like "Heart Of Gold".

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: Frank on 12/20/09 at 8:19 pm


Kansas- Dust In The Wind
Pink Floyd- Wish You Were Here

These two I really like!

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: Davester on 12/20/09 at 10:56 pm


  Spanish Fly - Van Halen
  Horse With No Name - America
  Flake - Jack Johnson
  Crazy Love - Poco
  Lake of Fire - Nirvana (Meat Puppets cover)
  No Myth - Michael Penn
  Steamer Lane Breakdown - The Doobie Brothers
 

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: CatwomanofV on 12/21/09 at 12:14 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDAHl54V0CU


Many of you will recognize this as the Doors' Spanish Caravan.



Cat

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: DJ Blaze on 12/23/09 at 6:32 pm

Anti Nostalgic - Kinya Kotani
Distant Lands - Power Quest
The Legendary Theme - Gitarooman Soundtrack
Draw Me (instrumental) - Sonata Arctica

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: loki 13 on 01/18/10 at 7:55 pm

Greg Lake.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9Ippzdh0Qg&feature=related

Subject: Re: What are your Favorite Acoustic Guitar songs?

Written By: Satish on 02/12/10 at 6:29 pm

"Wonderwall" by Oasis
"Patience" by Guns N' Roses

"Outside" by Aaron Lewis & Fred Durst(live acoustic version):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y7p06f0EWo

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