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Acoustic songs that were hits

  1. Layla (the version from Unplugged)
  2. “More than Words” by Extreme
  3. “Leaving on a Jet Plane” (Billboard #1) by Peter, Paul & Mary (written by John Denver)
  4. “Hurt” performed by Johnny Cash
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Learn something new every day! :wink:

I’ll go with digital activist Lawrence Lessig instead.

Acoustic songs that were hits

  1. “Layla” (the version from Unplugged) by Eric Clapton
  2. “More than Words” by Extreme
  3. “Leaving on a Jet Plane” (Billboard #1) by Peter, Paul & Mary (written by John Denver)
  4. “Hurt” performed by Johnny Cash
  5. “Unbreakable” by Alicia Keys
21086

Acoustic songs that were hits

  1. Layla (the version from Unplugged)
  2. “More than Words” by Extreme
  3. “Leaving on a Jet Plane” (Billboard #1) by Peter, Paul & Mary (written by John Denver)
  4. “Hurt” performed by Johnny Cash
  5. “Heart of Gold” by Neil Young. (Billboard number one)
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Acoustic songs that were hits

  1. Layla (the version from Unplugged)
  2. “More than Words” by Extreme
  3. “Leaving on a Jet Plane” (Billboard #1) by Peter, Paul & Mary (written by John Denver)
  4. “Hurt” performed by Johnny Cash
  5. “Unbreakable” by Alicia Keys
  6. “Heart of Gold” by Neil Young. (Billboard number one)
  7. “One of Us” by Joan Osborne

[I was kinda surprised no one mentioned Loretta Lynn or Lyle Lovett.]

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Acoustic songs that were hits

  1. Layla (the version from Unplugged)
  2. “More than Words” by Extreme
  3. “Leaving on a Jet Plane” (Billboard #1) by Peter, Paul & Mary (written by John Denver)
  4. “Hurt” performed by Johnny Cash
  5. “Unbreakable” by Alicia Keys
  6. “Heart of Gold” by Neil Young. (Billboard number one)
  7. “One of Us” by Joan Osborne
  8. “Piano Man” by Billy Joel

Did not know that about John Denver.

21089

Acoustic songs that were hits

  1. Layla (the version from Unplugged)
  2. “More than Words” by Extreme
  3. “Leaving on a Jet Plane” (Billboard #1) by Peter, Paul & Mary (written by John Denver)
  4. “Hurt” performed by Johnny Cash
  5. “Unbreakable” by Alicia Keys
  6. “Heart of Gold” by Neil Young. (Billboard number one)
  7. “One of Us” by Joan Osborne
  8. “Piano Man” by Billy Joel
  9. “I’ll Never Find Another You,” by the Seekers
21090

Acoustic songs that were hits

  1. Layla (the version from Unplugged)
  2. “More than Words” by Extreme
  3. “Leaving on a Jet Plane” (Billboard #1) by Peter, Paul & Mary (written by John Denver)
  4. “Hurt” performed by Johnny Cash
  5. “Unbreakable” by Alicia Keys
  6. “Heart of Gold” by Neil Young. (Billboard number one)
  7. “One of Us” by Joan Osborne
  8. “Piano Man” by Billy Joel
  9. “I’ll Never Find Another You,” by the Seekers
  10. “Time in a Bottle” by Jim Croce (another Billboard #1 hit)
21091

Acoustic songs that were hits

  1. Layla (the version from Unplugged)
  2. “More than Words” by Extreme
  3. “Leaving on a Jet Plane” (Billboard #1) by Peter, Paul & Mary (written by John Denver)
  4. “Hurt” performed by Johnny Cash
  5. “Unbreakable” by Alicia Keys
  6. “Heart of Gold” by Neil Young. (Billboard number one)
  7. “One of Us” by Joan Osborne
  8. “Piano Man” by Billy Joel
  9. “I’ll Never Find Another You,” by the Seekers
  10. “Time in a Bottle” by Jim Croce (another Billboard #1 hit)
  11. “I’ll Have to Say I Love You in a Song” by Jim Croce
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Acoustic songs that were hits

  1. Layla (the version from Unplugged), by Eric Clapton
  2. “More than Words” by Extreme
  3. “Leaving on a Jet Plane” (Billboard #1) by Peter, Paul & Mary (written by John Denver)
  4. “Hurt” performed by Johnny Cash
  5. “Unbreakable” by Alicia Keys
  6. “Heart of Gold” by Neil Young.
  7. “One of Us” by Joan Osborne
  8. “Piano Man” by Billy Joel
  9. “I’ll Never Find Another You,” by the Seekers
  10. “Time in a Bottle” by Jim Croce
  11. “I’ll Have to Say I Love You in a Song” by Jim Croce
  12. “Because the Night” by 10,000 Maniacs
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Acoustic songs that were hits

  1. Layla (the version from Unplugged), by Eric Clapton
  2. “More than Words” by Extreme
  3. “Leaving on a Jet Plane” (Billboard #1) by Peter, Paul & Mary (written by John Denver)
  4. “Hurt” performed by Johnny Cash
  5. “Unbreakable” by Alicia Keys
  6. “Heart of Gold” by Neil Young.
  7. “One of Us” by Joan Osborne
  8. “Piano Man” by Billy Joel
  9. “I’ll Never Find Another You,” by the Seekers
  10. “Time in a Bottle” by Jim Croce
  11. “I’ll Have to Say I Love You in a Song” by Jim Croce
  12. “Because the Night” by 10,000 Maniacs
  13. “The Boxer” by Simon and Garfunkel
    I’ll pass.
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Famous plane crashes (and any descriptive passages, if you care to write them)

  1. Valuejet 592 (Crashes in FL Everglades because of improperly placed oxygen containers, 110 died, financial impact ruins company)
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Famous plane crashes (and any descriptive passages, if you care to write them)

  1. Valuejet 592 (Crashes in FL Everglades because of improperly placed oxygen containers, 110 died, financial impact ruins company)
  2. Crash of 1959 in Clear Lake, Iowa which killed Ritchie Valens, J.P. Richardson (The Big Bopper) and Buddy Holly, dubbed “The day the music died” by Don MacLean in his song "American Pie"for it’s effect on popular music which is still felt today.
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Famous plane crashes (and any descriptive passages, if you care to write them)

  1. Valuejet 592 (Crashes in FL Everglades because of improperly placed oxygen containers, 110 died, financial impact ruins company)
  2. Crash of 1959 in Clear Lake, Iowa which killed Ritchie Valens, J.P. Richardson (The Big Bopper) and Buddy Holly, dubbed “The day the music died” by Don MacLean in his song "American Pie"for it’s effect on popular music which is still felt today.
  3. Crash on August 15, 1935 near Point Barrow, Alaska, resulting in the deaths of humorist Will Rogers and adventurer Wiley Post.
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Famous plane crashes (and any descriptive passages, if you care to write them)

  1. Valuejet 592 (Crashes in FL Everglades because of improperly placed oxygen containers, 110 died, financial impact ruins company)
  2. Crash of 1959 in Clear Lake, Iowa which killed Ritchie Valens, J.P. Richardson (The Big Bopper) and Buddy Holly, dubbed “The day the music died” by Don MacLean in his song "American Pie"for it’s effect on popular music which is still felt today.
  3. Crash on August 15, 1935 near Point Barrow, Alaska, resulting in the deaths of humorist Will Rogers and adventurer Wiley Post.
  4. Tenerife, Canary Islands, on Sunday 27 March 1977. Two Boeing 747s collide on the runway. 583 total fatalities, and this remains to this day the deadliest-ever aviation accident.
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Famous plane crashes (and any descriptive passages, if you care to write them)

  1. Valuejet 592 (Crashes in FL Everglades because of improperly placed oxygen containers, 110 died, financial impact ruins company)
  2. Crash of 1959 in Clear Lake, Iowa which killed Ritchie Valens, J.P. Richardson (The Big Bopper) and Buddy Holly, dubbed “The day the music died” by Don MacLean in his song "American Pie"for it’s effect on popular music which is still felt today.
  3. Crash on August 15, 1935 near Point Barrow, Alaska, resulting in the deaths of humorist Will Rogers and adventurer Wiley Post.
  4. Tenerife, Canary Islands, on Sunday 27 March 1977. Two Boeing 747s collide on the runway. 583 total fatalities, and this remains to this day the deadliest-ever aviation accident.
  5. United 93, Shanksville, Pa., Sept. 11, 2001. Passengers storm cockpit, attempting to retake control of hijacked aircraft.
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Famous plane crashes (and any descriptive passages, if you care to write them)

  1. Valuejet 592 (Crashes in FL Everglades because of improperly placed oxygen containers, 110 died, financial impact ruins company)
  2. Crash of 1959 in Clear Lake, Iowa which killed Ritchie Valens, J.P. Richardson (The Big Bopper) and Buddy Holly, dubbed “The day the music died” by Don MacLean in his song "American Pie"for it’s effect on popular music which is still felt today.
  3. Crash on August 15, 1935 near Point Barrow, Alaska, resulting in the deaths of humorist Will Rogers and adventurer Wiley Post.
  4. Tenerife, Canary Islands, on Sunday 27 March 1977. Two Boeing 747s collide on the runway. 583 total fatalities, and this remains to this day the deadliest-ever aviation accident.
  5. United 93, Shanksville, Pa., Sept. 11, 2001. Passengers storm cockpit, attempting to retake control of hijacked aircraft.
  6. Pan Am #103, blown up by terrorists over Lockerbie, Scotland
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Famous plane crashes (and any descriptive passages, if you care to write them)

  1. Valuejet 592 (Crashes in FL Everglades because of improperly placed oxygen containers, 110 died, financial impact ruins company)
  2. Crash of 1959 in Clear Lake, Iowa which killed Ritchie Valens, J.P. Richardson (The Big Bopper) and Buddy Holly, dubbed “The day the music died” by Don MacLean in his song "American Pie"for its effect on popular music which is still felt today.
  3. Crash on August 15, 1935 near Point Barrow, Alaska, resulting in the deaths of humorist Will Rogers and adventurer Wiley Post.
  4. Tenerife, Canary Islands, on Sunday 27 March 1977. Two Boeing 747s collide on the runway. 583 total fatalities, and this remains to this day the deadliest-ever aviation accident.
  5. United 93, Shanksville, Pa., Sept. 11, 2001. Passengers storm cockpit, attempting to retake control of hijacked aircraft.
  6. Pan Am #103, blown up by terrorists over Lockerbie, Scotland
  7. United 629, blown up by an guy in 1955 to kill his mom and collect insurance money.
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Famous plane crashes (and any descriptive passages, if you care to write them)

  1. Valuejet 592 (Crashes in FL Everglades because of improperly placed oxygen containers, 110 died, financial impact ruins company)
  2. Crash of 1959 in Clear Lake, Iowa which killed Ritchie Valens, J.P. Richardson (The Big Bopper) and Buddy Holly, dubbed “The day the music died” by Don MacLean in his song "American Pie"for its effect on popular music which is still felt today.
  3. Crash on August 15, 1935 near Point Barrow, Alaska, resulting in the deaths of humorist Will Rogers and adventurer Wiley Post.
  4. Tenerife, Canary Islands, on Sunday 27 March 1977. Two Boeing 747s collide on the runway. 583 total fatalities, and this remains to this day the deadliest-ever aviation accident.
  5. United 93, Shanksville, Pa., Sept. 11, 2001. Passengers storm cockpit, attempting to retake control of hijacked aircraft.
  6. Pan Am #103, blown up by terrorists over Lockerbie, Scotland
  7. United 629, blown up by an guy in 1955 to kill his mom and collect insurance money.
  8. TWA flight 800, July 17,1996
    I guy I knew at the time was a flight attendant - was supposed to be on that flight but got sick so was replaced
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Famous plane crashes (and any descriptive passages, if you care to write them)

  1. Valuejet 592 (Crashes in FL Everglades because of improperly placed oxygen containers, 110 died, financial impact ruins company)
  2. Crash of 1959 in Clear Lake, Iowa which killed Ritchie Valens, J.P. Richardson (The Big Bopper) and Buddy Holly, dubbed “The day the music died” by Don MacLean in his song "American Pie"for its effect on popular music which is still felt today.
  3. Crash on August 15, 1935 near Point Barrow, Alaska, resulting in the deaths of humorist Will Rogers and adventurer Wiley Post.
  4. Tenerife, Canary Islands, on Sunday 27 March 1977. Two Boeing 747s collide on the runway. 583 total fatalities, and this remains to this day the deadliest-ever aviation accident.
  5. United 93, Shanksville, Pa., Sept. 11, 2001. Passengers storm cockpit, attempting to retake control of hijacked aircraft.
  6. Pan Am #103, blown up by terrorists over Lockerbie, Scotland
  7. United 629, blown up by an guy in 1955 to kill his mom and collect insurance money.
  8. TWA flight 800, July 17,1996
  9. Wright Flyer, Ft. Myer, Va., Sept. 17, 1908

Army Lt. Thomas Selfridge was the first person killed in an airplane crash; Orville Wright was at the controls: Thomas Selfridge - Wikipedia

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Famous plane crashes (and any descriptive passages, if you care to write them)

  1. Valuejet 592 (Crashes in FL Everglades because of improperly placed oxygen containers, 110 died, financial impact ruins company)
  2. Crash of 1959 in Clear Lake, Iowa which killed Ritchie Valens, J.P. Richardson (The Big Bopper) and Buddy Holly, dubbed “The day the music died” by Don MacLean in his song "American Pie"for its effect on popular music which is still felt today.
  3. Crash on August 15, 1935 near Point Barrow, Alaska, resulting in the deaths of humorist Will Rogers and adventurer Wiley Post.
  4. Tenerife, Canary Islands, on Sunday 27 March 1977. Two Boeing 747s collide on the runway. 583 total fatalities, and this remains to this day the deadliest-ever aviation accident.
  5. United 93, Shanksville, Pa., Sept. 11, 2001. Passengers storm cockpit, attempting to retake control of hijacked aircraft.
  6. Pan Am #103, blown up by terrorists over Lockerbie, Scotland
  7. United 629, blown up by an guy in 1955 to kill his mom and collect insurance money.
  8. TWA flight 800, July 17,1996
  9. Wright Flyer, Ft. Myer, Va., Sept. 17, 1908
  10. 1996 Air Africa Crash, Kinshasa, Dem. Rep. of the Congo, crashed into a marketplace, over 300 dead.