Bryan Adams "Let's Make a Night to Remember"

Whenever Bryan Adams tours, he now seems to favor performing acoustic shows which highlight his ballads like "Let's Make a Night to Remember" versus his earlier electric guitar-leading hits like "Summer of '69". When he does perform songs like "Summer of '69", he typically plays stripped-down versions.

Eric Clapton "Layla (Unplugged)"

When MTV revived their Unplugged television series in 2017, the cable network tabbed Shawn Mendes to perform on the reboot of the show. The series originally debuted in 1989 and featured big names such as Elton John, Maroon 5, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, and nearly 100 others, but less than 30 Unplugged episodes were turned into albums. One of the most successful Unplugged editions featured Eric Clapton. Originally taped in 1992, Clapton originally didn't want to release music from his performance, but later changed his mind. It's a good thing he did. Clapton's Unplugged album went on to sell over 26 million copies worldwide and earned him six Grammy Awards. His unplugged version of "Layla" was a night-and-day take on one of his biggest hit and gained radio airplay across multiple formats and introduced Clapton to a whole new audience.

Def Leppard - "Two Steps Behind"

Toward the twilight of Def Leppard's glory years came their power ballad "Two Steps Behind".  Included in the Last Action Hero Soundtrack, the song came in two different flavors: a pop radio-friendly acoustic version as well as a rock version.  It was the group's last Hot 100 hit.

D.H.T. - "Listen to Your Heart"

Take "Listen to Your Heart, a hit song from Roxette, and slow it down to a near crawl, strip away all instruments minus the piano, and you have D.H.T.'s 2005 hit cover.  While the group also released a dance version of the song, the acoustic version found its way onto Adult Contemporary radio stations much to the pleasure of DJ's looking for a song long enough to go to the bathroom.

Dishwalla - "Counting Blue Cars (Acoustic Version)"

Adult Contemporary radio stations picked up a trimmed-down acoustic version of the electric guitar-heavy tune "Counting Blue Cars" by rock band Dishwalla. What happened next?  We all learned that God was a woman thanks to the lyrics: "tell me all your thoughts on God because I'd really like to meet her."