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Stephen Lynch is a stand-up comedian famous for his catchy (and controversial) songs. You may have seen him recently on Comedy Central where he performed “Craig”, a song about being the evil/provocative brother of Jesus Christ.

WARNING: Video contains strong language that may not be appropriate for younger audiences.

To learn more about Stephen Lynch and hear his other songs, check out his website – StephenLynch.com

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This is an amazing acoustic cover of Use Somebody by Kings of Leon performed by Lynzie Kent and Rich G, a mind blowing vocalist/guitarist duo.

There is a reason this song has 963,209 views on YouTube in just 4 months time.

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Here is a list of 28 great acoustic songs, some of which you may have heard before, some not.  This list is in alphabetical order and comprised of songs in my library. In other words, they are considered “great” by my standards and no further testing has been done to validate this fact.  Of course, there are many more greats out there beyond these 28, which I’ll discuss in a different post.

1. Coldplay – The Scientist (Acoustic)
2. Crossfade – Cold (Acoustic)
3. Dashboard Confessional – Hands Down (Acoustic)
4. Finch – Letters to You (Acoustic)
5. Foo Fighters – Everlong (Acoustic)
6. Foo Fighters – Times Like These (Acoustic)
7. Foo Fighters – Tiny Dancer (Acoustic Elton John Cover)
8. Goo Goo Dolls – Iris (Acoustic)
9. Green Day – Good Riddance
10. Hinder – Lips of an Angel (Acoustic)
11. Incubus – I Miss You (Acoustic)
12. Jason Mraz – I’m Yours (Acoustic)
13. Jimmy Eat World – The Middle (Acoustic)
14. John Lennon – Yesterday (Acoustic)
15. Jon Bon Jovi – Knocking on Heaven’s Door (Acoustic)
16. Matchbox Twenty – 3am
17. Nirvana – Heart Shaped Box
18. Puddle of Mudd – Control (Acoustic)
19. Seether – Broken (Acoustic)
20. Shinedown – Simple Man
21. Something Corporate – I Want To Save You (Acoustic)
22. Story of the Year – Until The Day I Die (Acoustic)
23. Red Hot Chili Peppers – I Could Have Lied
24. Red Hot Chili Peppers – My Friends
25. Three Doors Down – Here Without You (Acoustic)
26. Weezer – No One Else (Acoustic)
27. Yellowcard – Only One (Acoustic)
28. Yellowcard – Way Away (Acoustic)

Do you agree with this list? Have any songs that should be added? Leave a comment and let us know..

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This acoustic cover of Handlebars by the Flobots is performed by the talented (and beautiful) YouTube user InCurrentStanding. This version blows the original out of the water! She took a beautiful song and made it even better.

Definitely one of the best acoustic covers I have heard to date.

What did you think?

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Welcome to The Acoustic Blog!

Here you will find all sorts of content related to acoustic instruments, songs, artists, and more. We are in our beginning stages at the moment, but keep checking back for updates by subscribing! Because all posts are created by people who share the same passion as you – all things acoustic.

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Cheers.

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