Hi Jake ☺
"These songs"?
More info required.
What type of guitar? i.e. acoustic, amplified acoustic, electric
Style or genre of "songs" specifically are you referring to?
Where are you currently at with your playing?
Most popular music is performed by an ensemble, and layered and remixed by studio engineers, or mixed by a sound engineer live. Then there are vocals, lead and backing. You can't hope to replicate anything which sounds near the same without a backing track unless you are playing Fingerstyle or Classical or immitating Tommy Emmanual, et al. Even Ed Sheeran uses a looper for minimalist backing.
Where backing tracks are available. Use them.
Some of the material taught here is adapted to single guitar, e.g "She Loves You", but of course if it wasn't originally played or intended to be played that way, it's infinitely more challenging. Others not offered with a single guitar adaptation will offer both rhythm and lead guitar tutorials, but suggest which should be played solo with the backing track if only one guitar is present, e.g. "Surfer Girl" and of course there are always alternative sites with backing tracks where you can choose what instruments you do and don't want included.
If you're after campfire versions, pick songs which facilitate that. They're usually simple rhythm progressions which sound pretty darn good in any impromptu jam with friendly voices in harmony and all those endorphins flowing. Of course, the embellishments heard on the original recordings will be absent, e.g. "Horse With No Name", but caught up in the harmony and moment, no one except you will really notice.
Plenty of "made simple" adaptations on Guitar Tricks also. Search.
Bottom line is, any song only sounds as good as the sum of its original parts. The fewer you include, the further you get away from the original sound. That said, there are many with either a dominant rhythm and vocal with a simple repetitive progression or vocal that facilitate what it is you want to do and sound just great with even a single acoustic guitar and vocalist. e.g. "Hallelujah", "Stand By Me", "Every Breath You Take". OK that last cover has two guitars but still sounds impressive with one, or if wanted backed with a second laid down on a looper a la Ed Sheeran et al. Percussion isn't necessary, but can also be accomplished with inclusions on any decent looper if wanted.
Alternatively, right here on Guitar Tricks, Sam Cooke's "You Send Me" and "Wonderful World", or Dan Peek's composition for America, "Don't Cross The River" as taught comprehensively by Caren Armstrong. All fairly simple, though Caren will teach you to play them with unambiguous presence. I found each of those last three easily learnable literally within a few hours, a lot of fun included in the journey, and polished to presentably playable to an audience without embarrassing myself attainable within a solid day's effort.
GL with finding what you are looking for. Cheers 😎
