My list of cover songs in progress (AKA my favourite songs at the moment):
Joel Plaskett Emergency - Mystery and Crime
Coldplay - The Scientist
Oasis - Don't Go Away
Powderfinger - My Happiness
Doves -There Goes The Fear
Ocean Colour Scene - The Circle
The Dears - Lost in the plot
Barenaked Ladies - Thanks that was fun
The Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like you
Slowdive - Souvlaki Space Station
Billy Bragg - The Price of oil
The Ocean Blue - Ballerina out of control
Charlatans UK - Can't get out of bed
The Psychedelic Furs - Pretty in pink
Spiritualized - The straight and the narrow
The Violent Femmes - American music
Travis - Side
The Velvet Underground - All tomorrow's parties
The Sundays - Heres where the story ends
The Stone Roses - I wanna be adored
The Smashing Pumpkins - Untitled
Belle and Sebastian - The state I'm in
So far I have learned a couple of these songs on the guitar. My goal is to have all of these songs nailed down by Christmastime so I can start playing at Open Mic nights in the city.