What are some good French, Italian or Spanish songs to cover with my guitar?

La canzone del sole, Lucio Battisti  -- lyrics aren't too hard to sing, guitar doesn't sound too hard.

Ne me quittes pas - Jacques Brel.

My top recommendation for the french category: Voyeur (version acoustique) by Dany Bédar. I don't think there's a youtube video of the acoustic version but I can send the MP3 via e-mail (I have a copy of his entire "Acoustique...en studio" album). The original version is on youtube but the acoustique version is way better. The acoustic version of his Y'a du monde (Only the original version is available on youtube) is also a good candidate. Among the ones available on youtube, my top recommendation goes to Papa by Ben Mazué: Other suggestions: Je t'aimais, je t'aime, je t'aimerai by Francis Cabrel, but I'm posting a cover: La vie simplement by Mickael Miro Fréro Delavega (of The Voice : La plus belle voix) Gerald de Palmas - Sur la route (acoustique) Jonatan Cerrada - Pas le temps (version acoustique) XXL - Mylene Farmer's original version is upbeat pop but Jonatan Cerrada made an acoustic version (because of this, I imagine that Larousso's On ne s'aimera plus jamais can have a good acoustic version): Any song by Renan Luce. This is La Lettre:

I suggest "Je l'aime à mourir" by Francis Cabrel Shakira covered it in spanish, so you can practice it in two languages. That's a classic song every French has listened billion times, and above all, that's a beautifully written song.

Spanish: "Ojala" by Silvio Rodriguez All you need is a guitar. 13 million hits on Youtube can't be wrong ;)

Québec has a strong folk music tradition that has led to lots of modern singer-songwriters who do pieces that rely heavily on guitar, especially acoustic guitar, so it's a great place to look for pieces that will inspire you. (Note if you are working on your French as well as your guitar playing: The accent of QC is somewhat different from France's accent.) One of my favorite Québec-French songs to (attempt to) play (badly) on the guitar is Seigneur, by Kevin Parent. (Sorry, no vid, just audio.) Tab at http://www.partitions101.net/partition/seigneur. It's not really difficult, once you get the hang of it. Another beauty is Nomade Sedentaire, also by Kevin Parent: (Full video for the song is after a short interview.) Tab at http://www.boiteachansons.net/Partitions/Kevin-Parent/Nomade-sedentaire.php And finally, my fav to practice on the guitar is Le Poète des Temps Gris, by Daniel Boucher: (Official vid is on YouTube, too, but it's pretty weird. I prefer this live version.) Tab at http://www.chansonsquebec.com/partitions/B/Boucher%20Daniel/Le%20poete%20des%20temps%20gris.txt Bonne chance!

"Autumn Leaves" was originally written in French, plus it's easily adaptable to a number of styles, and a good introduction to playing jazz.

A mi manera- by siempre así Very good song! It's Spanish!

Luis Eduardo Aute Paco Ibáñez Joaquin Sabina Javier Krahe.   Very easy to learn their songs on the guitar and very easy as well to learn the wordings.