Best Acoustic Versions of Electric Songs

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Best Acoustic Versions of Electric Songs

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Just wanted to know what some of your favorites were. Personally my fav is Good Riddance by Green Day. It's kind of just like a chill out song.. I like that
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But that song isn't an electric song to begin with, is it? Right off the top of my head, I would probably choose 1979 by Pumpkins, or some songs from Sublime, like Santeria, What I Got and Doin' Time.
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The best one ever is A Certain Shade of Green by Incubus. The electric version is crazy, and the acoustic version sounds so smooth and amazing, I can't describe it.


note: This is probably the 50th time I mentioned this song!
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Creep!
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I've always liked the acoustic version of Pardon Me by Incubus
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geekmug wrote:I've always liked the acoustic version of Pardon Me by Incubus
Yes, in fact, the entire acoustic performance from When Incubus Attacks Volume 2 should be mentioned. Stellar, Clean, Pardon Me, ACSoG, Summer Romance, and of course The Warmth are all real sweet songs performed acoustically.
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Jay wrote:Creep!
good suggestion....many songs by STP are good acoustic, like Plush
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andyrice_13 wrote:Just wanted to know what some of your favorites were. Personally my fav is Good Riddance by Green Day. It's kind of just like a chill out song.. I like that
Not to mention thats one of the most fun songs in the entire world to play for people.
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my buddy and i have an absolutely badass work up of metallica's sandman, some pretty cool stuff with some pretty atypical strumming/mute styles-when we play it people are like....wait a minute....that's sandman....that's not an acoustic song...but yet...pretty cool. my 2 cents
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billywestom wrote:
Jay wrote:Creep!
good suggestion....many songs by STP are good acoustic, like Plush
...and Interstate Love Song
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Anything off of the Alice in Chains Unplugged....they made those songs sound great acoustic
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11 am by Incubus, and i can't believe no one mentioned this one: LAYLA come on guys :D
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I would have to say one of the coolest acoustic versions of and electric song I have ever heard is when STP did a cover of Pour Some Sugar on Me!

They totally nail the song and it sounds way better than the original.

Check out the cover of the song if you have never heard it before!
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HANDS DOWN...EYES OF THE WORLD BY KELLER WILLIAMS :o

just dl the thing for yourself!!! :shock:

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