How about U2's "Vertigo"--It's mainstream rock, but if Chris could do it justice he might tear the roof off the place :o
That would be a good one! Taylor though is hard to think of songs for.
Would be great if he would step out of alternative rock, but Simon stupidly reinforced Chris' tendency to stay in that genre.
Chris needs to pick a song that is really is not that great, because the original singer just didn't do a good job with it and turn it into his own with his great voice. Like what Chris did with the Fuel's song.
I am not a Johnny Cash fan but I would buy Chris' version of Walk the Line because he turned into a alt/rock song that I would listen to. (Don't get me wrong I like all types of music, including classical to even some rap songs. But I mainly listen to Adult Alt/Rock - Live, Nickleback, Goo Goo Dolls, etc)
Chris' fan base is 45 year olds and under in most cases plus he will also pull in the 13+ young male teenagers that like alt/rock, including some of the older alt/rock teenage females (16 to 19).
Chris needs to stick with what he has been doing, but he needs to sing the words clearer like he does with the songs he has on his Absent Element CD. His words are as clear as a bell on the CD and he does not sound like he is eating the mic like does on AI at times.
That would be really great!