"How about if John sings "Dreadful Wind and Rain" w/mandolin? "
I dig this song but it has soo many lyrics I had to give up playing it. How 'bout Blue Yodel #9? If they go acoustic Weir MUST play KC Moan, too. I like your Train to Cry suggestion, too, that would be mighty swell.
"if you don't like the news go out and make some of your own"