Originally Posted by: Phoenix23The song that the kid was playing to was ground control to major tom, by David Bowie.

It was...on a slightly out of tune guitar...

"Space Oddity" by Bowie another good one to try.

Also, look into some of The Beatles' music as they lend themselves to being played with easy strumming patterns, (although the original itself might not be). "Norweigen Wood" and "Twist And Shout" come to mind...

There's tonnes of songs out there, I just can't think of them at this very moment....damn this forgetful mind of mine!