Seems to me, if a song is requested, it could be a good one to learn. Over the last couple of weeks, I've been working on some great songs.

"Sunspot Baby" - by Bob Seger. Definitely one outside my wheel house, but not out of my ability - so I started it a few weeks ago after a request. Doing it Solo Acoustic requires a bit of 'adjustment' but it's coming along pretty good.

"Ballad of Curtis Loew" - by Lynyrd Skynyrd. It had been requested over the years and never tackled it - after listening to a few cover examples (sans Slide) - I added it and it's come out pretty good. In my rotation.

"I Just Wanna Learn a Love Song" - by Harry Chapin. This is a great 'Chapin' Story song. Not as well known as "Cats in The Cradle" (In my rotation) or "Taxi" (Not yet).. but this is a fun song to play. Haven't played live yet - as it's for a specific audience type. Can't wait to play it though.

"Red Solo Cup" - by Toby Keith. A surprisingly easy song to perform. The Intro is a G-D walk down while doing a 2/4 strum (G, F#, E, D - done on the High E String.. Then getting the tempo down for the lyrics as it's rather 'talking' instead of singing - but it's a fun song and will go over well in certain venues. Just started this one - so not quite ready for 'prime-time'

"Chevy Van" - by Sammy Johns. A one hit wonder but one everyone knows. It's got a pretty cool A,Asus2,Asus4 sound that makes it identifiable. Then just a D and an E... Fun to play fun to sing. 

Check out the post on learning new songs - This is my process and it's very effective.

Anyone working on new material?