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Johnny Cash - Lay 'Em Down
Charlie Daniels - Garden
Andy McKee - Something Beautiful
Darryl Worley - Girl Named Tennessee
Switchfoot - Streets of Gold
Jack Johnson - Second Chances
Lynyrd Skynard - Washed by the Water

This was fun!

Kings of Leon - "Haley"

Norah Jones-Stones Under Rushing Water

Blame it on my sense of humor, but my first thought when I read this was "Weird Al!". (I am not very good at coming up with a serious answer to this question like ALL of the people below!) The song I'd choose would be "Girl named Tennessee", which of course he would make his own version of...maybe like a story about a man who likes drinking a bit too much called "Earl blamed Hennessy" (but he'd probably come up with something even better!)

The Civil Wars - Stones Under Rushing Water

Foo Fighters - We could Runaway
Adele - Stones under rushing water
Franz Ferdinand - Through Smoke

Joe Cocker - Washed by the Water
Levon Helm and The Band - The Outsiders
Johnny Cash - Lay 'Em Down
Chris Cornell - Garden
Train - More Time
and
Freddie Mercury - Something Beautiful

Jon Foreman- Washed by the Water(acoustic version)
Third Day- Prisoner or Hurricane
Joshua James-I Won't Turn Back
Pearl Jam-Through Smoke
Collective Soul-Let Us Love

Johnny Cash- "The Garden"
Bruce Springsteen- "The Outsiders"
Biily Joel- "A Girl Named Tennesse"
Eric Clapton- "Washed by the Water"
Coldplay- "Stones Under Rushing Water"
U2- "Shine On"

Joe Purdy - The Outsiders
Ben Folds - A Girl Named Tennessee
Sara Bareilles - Lay 'em Down
John Mayer - Let Us Love
Regina Spektor - Prisoner
Gavin DeGraw - Looks Like Love
Elton John - Washed By the Water

You know, I think you should invite some of these performers & bands to actually perform these covers - it would be amazing to hear any of the combinations suggested!

Lynyrd Skynyrd - The Outsiders
Dave Mathews Band - Garden
Bruce Springsteen - These Hard Times
Pearl Jam - Through smoke
Elvis Presley - Lay 'em Down
Tracy Chapman - Stones Under Rushing Water

Beatles "Let Us Love"
Bon Jovi "The Outsiders"
Kid Rock "Through Smoke"
Nirvana "What You've Done To Me"
Switchfoot "Nothing Left To Lose"