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Acoustic cover of "Eight Days a Week" by The Beatles from the album Beatles for Sale released in 1964. It was the band's seventh number 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mike.gentile.33/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/micgen0420/ Eight Days a Week - The Beatles - Acoustic Cover - Mike G #EightDaysAWeek#TheBeatles#MikeG​

Acoustic cover of "Never Tear Us Apart" by INXS from the band's sixth studio album Kick released in 1987. I have always liked the fact that the climactic high note appears early in the second verse bucking the cliché of having it near the end. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mike.gentile.33/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/micgen0420/ Never Tear Us Apart - INXS - Acoustic Cover - Mike G #NeverTearUsApart#INXS#MikeG​

Acoustic cover of 54-40's "I Go Blind" from the band's self-titled album released in 1986. It is one of 54-40's most popular songs and it was also famously covered by Hootie & the Blowfish. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mike.gentile.33/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/micgen0420/ I Go Blind - 54-40 - Hootie & the Blowfish - Acoustic Cover #IGoBlind#5440​#MikeG​

Acoustic cover of "The One I Love" by R.E.M. from the band's fifth studio album Document released in 1987. It was R.E.M.'s first hit single and peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mike.gentile.33/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/micgen0420/ The One I Love - R.E.M. - Michael Stipe - Acoustic Cover - Mike G #TheOneILove#REM​#MikeG​

Acoustic cover of "Have You Ever Seen The Rain" by Creedence Clearwater Revival from their sixth studio album Pendulum released in 1970. The song peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Have You Ever Seen The Rain - CCR - Acoustic Cover - Mike G #HaveYouEverSeenTheRain#CCR#MikeG​

Acoustic cover of "Space Oddity" by David Bowie originally released on July 11, 1969 a few days before the historic Apollo 11 moon landing. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame included the song in its '500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll' list. Space Oddity - David Bowie - Acoustic Cover - Mike G #SpaceOddity#DavidBowie#MikeG​

Acoustic cover of Soul Asylum's "Runaway Train" originally release in 1992 from the band's sixth studio album 'Grave Dancers Union'. The song peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Although the famous music video implies the song is about youth runaways, songwriter Dave Pirner has said that the lyrics were actually describing a personal experience with depression. Runaway Train - Soul Asylum - Acoustic Cover - Mike G #RunawayTrain#SoulAsylum​​#MikeG​​

Acoustic cover of The Doobie Brothers' "Long Train Runnin" originally released in 1973 from their third studio album 'The Captain and Me'. The song peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Long Train Runnin' - The Doobie Brothers - Acoustic Cover - Mike G #LongTrainRunnin#TheDoobieBrothers#MikeG​

Acoustic cover of Simon and Garfunkel's "I Am a Rock" from their album 'Sounds of Silence' released in 1966. The song reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. I Am a Rock - Simon and Garfunkel - Acoustic Cover - Mike G #IAmARock#SimonAndGarfunkel#MikeG​

Acoustic cover of "Hey Tonight" by Creedence Clearwater Revival from their sixth studio album Pendulum released in 1970. The song peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Hey Tonight - CCR - Acoustic Cover - Mike G #HeyTonight#CCR#MikeG​

Acoustic cover of "Catch the Wind" by Donovan originally released as a single in 1965. I always liked the slower version more than the original Dylanesque one. Catch the Wind - Donovan - Acoustic Cover - Mike G ​#CatchTheWind#Donovan​#MikeG

Acoustic cover of The Who's "Behind Blue Eyes" originally released in 1971 from their fifth album 'Who's Next'. The song peaked at number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Behind Blue Eyes - The Who - Acoustic Cover - Mike G #BehindBlueEyes#TheWho#MikeG​

Acoustic cover of Wayne Cochran's "Last Kiss" originally released in 1961 and re-recorded in 1963 with very little chart success. The song was covered by J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers in 1964 (number 2 on Billboard Hot 100) and by Canadian group Wednesday in 1973 (number 2 on the Canadian RPM singles chart). Pearl Jam's 1999 cover of the song also peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Last Kiss - Wayne Cochran - Pearl Jam - Acoustic Cover - Mike G #LastKiss#WayneCochran#MikeG​​

Acoustic cover of Oscar Isaac's "The Death of Queen Jane" originally released in 2013 from the movie soundtrack of 'Inside Llewyn Davis'. The melody is attributed to traditional Irish folk musician Dáithí Sproule. The lyrics are from a centuries old ballad that was catalogued by Francis James Child under 'Child 170'. It is believed to recount the death of Jane Seymour (third wife of King Henry the 8th) who died 12 days after giving birth to a son who would later become King Edward VI. The Death of Queen Jane - Oscar Isaac - Acoustic Cover - Mike G #TheDeathOfQueenJane#OscarIsaac#MikeG

Acoustic cover of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" originally released in 1963. The song, written by June Carter Cash and Merle Kilgore, topped the country music charts for 7 weeks. Rolling Stone magazine ranked it at number 87 on their '500 Greatest Songs of All Time' list. Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash - Acoustic Cover - Mike G #RingOfFire#JohnnyCash​​#MikeG​​

Acoustic cover of U2's "Desire" from their 1988 hybrid live/studio album 'Rattle and Hum'. The song reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. Desire - U2 - Rattle and Hum - Acoustic Cover - Mike G #Desire#U2​#MikeG​

Acoustic cover of 54-40's "Baby Ran" originally released in 1986 as the opening track of their self-titled album '54-40'. It is one of 54-40's more popular songs and is also featured on their greatest hits albums 'Sweeter Things: A Compilation' and 'Radio Love Songs: The Singles Collection'. Baby Ran - 54-40 - Acoustic Cover - Mike G #BabyRan#5440#MikeG​​

Acoustic cover of "I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better" by The Byrds. Also famously covered by Tom Petty as "Feel A Whole Lot Better". The original Byrds' song, written by Gene Clark, was released in 1965 as the B-side to their cover of Bob Dylan's "All I Really Want to Do". The song has become a rock music standard and placed 234 on Rolling Stone Magazine's The Greatest 500 Songs of All Time. Feel A Whole Lot Better - Tom Petty - Acoustic Cover - Mike G #FeelAWholeLotBetter#TomPetty#MikeG​

Acoustic cover of Journey's "Any Way You Want It" originally released in 1980 from the band's sixth studio album 'Departure'. The song peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Any Way You Want It - Journey - Acoustic Cover - Mike G #AnyWayYouWantIt#Journey​#MikeG​

Acoustic cover of "Edelweiss" from the 1959 musical 'The Sound of Music' written by Rodgers and Hammerstein. It was the last song written by lyricist Oscar Hammerstein who died 1960. Edelweiss - The Sound of Music - Acoustic Cover - Mike G #Edelweiss#TheSoundOfMusic#MikeG​​

Acoustic cover of Buddy Holly's "Everyday" originally released in 1957 as the B-side of "Peggy Sue" which went to number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Rolling Stone magazine ranked the song at 238 in its '500 Greatest Songs of All Time' list. Everyday - Buddy Holly - Acoustic Cover - Mike G - Acoustic - Cover #Everyday#BuddyHolly#MikeG​

Acoustic cover of The Cranberries' "Dreams" originally released in 1992 from their debut album 'Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?'. The song peaked at number 42 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Dreams - The Cranberries - Acoustic Cover - Mike G #Dreams#TheCranberries#MikeG​​

Acoustic cover of CCR's "Bad Moon Rising" originally released in 1969 from the album 'Green River'. The song peaked at number 2 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart. Rolling Stone ranked it at 364 on its '500 Greatest Songs of All Time' list. Bad Moon Rising - CCR - Acoustic Cover - Mike G #BadMoon#CCR#MikeG​

Acoustic cover of The Rolling Stones' "As Tears Go By" originally recorded and released by Marianne Faithfull in 1964. One of the earliest Jagger/Richards penned songs, The Rolling Stones recorded their own version of it in 1965. Faithfull's original recording peaked at number 9 on the UK and Irish music charts. The Rolling Stones' version went to number 6 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. As Tears Go By - The Rolling Stones - Mike G - Acoustic Cover #AsTearsGoBy#TheRollingStones#MikeG​​

Acoustic cover of "Can't Stand Losing You" by The Police from the band's debut album Outlandos d'Amour released in 1978. According to Sting, it took him about 5 minutes to write the lyrics to this song. Even though the song's theme sounds dark, I have always interpreted it as being tongue in cheek histrionics. Can't Stand Losing You - The Police - Sting - Acoustic Cover - Mike G #CantStandLosingYou#ThePolice​#MikeG​