You don’t need a huge production to create an incredible song. These four iconic acoustic songs are proof that you just need an acoustic guitar and some great songwriting skills to make it big.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Not too long ago, we posted a poll to find out your views on the greatest acoustic guitar songs of all time. There are, of course, ...

In 1992, Metallica had an unexpected top 40 hit with the song “Nothing Else Matters.” The emotional ballad, which appeared on the heavy metal band's self-titled 1992 album, peaked at No. 34 on the ...

The haunting song became the singer's only No. 1 hit and remains one of soft rock's defining songs.

Perhaps the best way to know that a song is well written is to strip it down to its most natural and intimate form. If a song can elicit an emotional response from a listener with simply the artist’s ...

Sometimes, the acoustic versions of notably not-acoustic songs just hit better. It takes a certain kind of talent to strip down a song and make it sound brand-new. These five acoustic versions of hit ...

Led Zeppelin started as a psychedelic blues band in the last 1960s. It didn’t take long for them to prove they had a soft side with their more delicate work in the folk and country genres. They never ...

Released in 1977, Paul Davis' "I Go Crazy" quietly became one of the biggest soft rock success stories of the decade. The ...

A new generation discovers the enduring classic. Some songs never really go away—they simply find a new audience. Nearly 30 years after its release, Green Day’s acoustic ballad Good Riddance (Time of ...

In a new study, high-energy, less acoustic songs evoked personal memories featuring amusement and excitement, while lower-energy, more acoustic songs evoked memories characterized by calmness, romance ...