This is fun! I needed to take a break from all the debating. I have a feeling I'm out of my element - no hard rock here:
1- Five groups or musicians.
Counting Crows
Colin Hay (yes that guy from Men at Work)
The Eagles
Willie Nelson
Pearl Jam
Picked folks I like that have huge libraries and a mix of music and tempos. Island life can be tough, no telling what I'd be in the mood for. But essentially I like songs that tell stories and nothing that makes me clench my jaw when I'm listening to it. Chris Stapleton would be on here at #6 as well as Jack Johnson.
2- Five other songs. You get any and all versions of these songs.
Jane Says - Janes Addiction
While My Guitar Gently Weeps - I heard an acoustic version by George Harrison that was amazing and have never been able to find it
Got To Give It Up - Marvin Gay- this one always gets me happy and moving, can't explain it.
What I Got - Sublime
These Days - Jackson Brown
3- One genre,
Blues no doubt about it.