Super Summer Stretch featuring John Denver

Time to stretch!  And what better way to stretch than with the late, great John Denver.  Now, I am by no means a devout John Denver fan.  In fact, I know very few John Denver songs.  That's not to say that I don't appreciate the music of Mr. Denver, just to say that I haven't taken the opportunity delve into his extensive catalogue.  In fact, before a few years ago my experience with John Denver only went as far as singing "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" in elementary school music class.  Seriously.  But a couple of summers ago I heard a cover of the song "Goodbye Again" performed by Youth Lagoon on XM radio.  Youth Lagoon is the moniker of one Trevor Powers from Boise, ID.  If you've never heard of him I strongly recommend you check him out.  So, I decided that I would record my own version of "Goodbye Again" in the comforts of my own kitchen.  It's pretty minimal for a couple of reasons, chiefly among them my lack of time to make the recording (kids!) and the amount of time it's been since I've recorded anything (kids again!)  I've played music for some time and was in a few bands in my high school years.  Below you'll see the inaugural performance of The Forward Approach in Central Park (Ottumwa, Iowa...)  It was a short lived band, but we had a grand time.  Our attire was what we hope would be the new embodiment of "business casual" but, alas, it never caught on.

Below you'll find three items.  First, John Denver's original song, performed live.  Second, the Youth Lagoon Cover I mentioned earlier.  Finally, my version.  It's nothing flashy, but it's something I'm still proud of.

And here is my version of the song.