10. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Acoustic) - David Gilmour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPL3O7NmgpI
It's bluesy and jazz-y and powerful. The playing is decent and the effects are neat. Gilmour's voice is grainy and epic. Great song, great performance.
9. Shadows - The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnrH-7URvpc
It's got a nice techno-y thing going on and the subtle sax playing in certain parts of the song are amazing.
8. A Minor Swing - Django Reinhardt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpmOTGungnA
The iconic gypsy jazz song. Django only had two functional fingers on his playing hand, and he did ridiculous things with them.
7. That's Life - Frank Sinatra
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIiUqfxFttM
It's Sinatra's voice with a heavy bluesy influence. Bam.
6. Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iol0B-clFFM
It's happy and powerful and the horns are nice and the vocals are good. I like it.
5. Parasite - Nick Drake
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABAi5jWvxbU
Nick Drake has the ability to take very little and make it sound like a lot. This is, in my opinion, his best song.
4. Desolation Row - Bob Dylan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YA9ZR8ykRow
Lyrically, this is probably the best song of all time. It's poetry.
3. Little Boxes - Pete Seeger
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=La21jYGIQ8k
Little Boxes is a great song. Really American. Pete Seeger's version is the best. That banjo is great.
2. Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DasvuHUgUHg
The essential power ballad.
1. While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Sungha Jung
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsmtekPP4wM
Fingerstyle guitar is the most challenging and impressive guitar style out there. No matter how fast or hard you can play, fingerstyle is always more impressive. Sungha Jung is a master of fingerstyle, and still at a very young age. Seeing him blows my mind.
0. Eleanor Rigby - Stanley Jordan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QaWUjJkBZA
With the exception of Stanley Jordan. When I say "Hey, wanna see something cool?" chances are I'm going to show someone this video of Stanley Jordan. He plays an entirely tapping style of guitar, letting him play in multiple octaves at once. At one minute in, you can hear the absolute genius of this guitar style at its most realized state.