Poems Prayer & Promises - John Denver (cover)

Poems, Prayer & Promises (John Denver)
This is my first new recording of the year 2020. We are living in weird times now and I hope we can give each other some extra strength and hope by playing some beautiful music. This song Poems, Prayer & Promises was written by John Denver and released in 1971. Thanks for listening and take care!
For the guitar lesson of this song, please watch my tutorial:
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Guitar:
Yamaha L25
Microphones:
AKG P170 (matched pair for the guitar).
Nady SCM 1000 ( for vocal)
Interface:
Presonus FP10 with a Macbook Pro
Software:
Logic Pro X

[@middleagelimbo3630]

Oh my gosh, that brought tears to my eyes, even more so than John Denver's version, (and his always has). Thank you for sharing your beautiful interpretation of this timeless song.

[@allanpunton4962]

By far the best cover I've ever heard of john denver's best ever song. It was one of John's favourites, and I quess it's mine also. Fantastic job Jerry, John's looking down and smiling.

[@jerrykooyman]

Thanks so much! Im planning to record more songs soon.

[@57sutho]

Hi Jerry this was beautiful mate you have a wonderful voice and a great guitar player. Tony

[@Marta-cq6dw]

"And lie there by the Fire And watch the evening tire While all my friends And my old lady Sit and pass the pipe around." Beautiful verses.

[@gregorychilcote4636]

Probably the best cover of any John Denver song I’ve heard since Peter, Paul and Mary covered Leaving on a Jet plane! And the sound is superb. Great job. Very inspirational.

[@maricarol85]

Fantastic! You did a wonderful job on one of my favorite John Denver songs. Thanks!

[@RichardByrd-my3vs]

Great job! I too would pay to see you play John's songs. I wish I could play like that.

[@jeantuholski6817]

Just beautiful. Thanks for keeping this wonderful music alive. It's been years since I've heard this song and it brought tears to my eyes also. Thank you.

[@michaeljohnotoole2647]

Fantastic Cover ! Melodic and tasteful and very skillful finger style .

[@badbackbatch]

One of my absolute favorite JD tunes and you nailed it! Congrats!

[@Melonhead111]

Listening in Providence Rhode Island. TY for sharing this beautiful version of one of the most iconic songs of my youth. My father would always teach to me a simple lesson growing up, a lesson very much told by this song….walk humbly, act justly, and love tenderly, and life will always lend you dignity….TY again! (BTW kind of funny, and I’m not sure if anyone else picks up on this, but you bring an almost Celtic quality to this song….very pleasing)

[@thatfellow7556]

Worthy of Mr. Denver himself.

[@jerrykooyman]

Thank you :)

[@swapnabharoy9061]

These are some terrible times we all are into. This is the one song I have been looping this lockdown. Never heard a cover until now. I must say it's so very beautiful ❤️ Play a few more of these songs. The world needs this.

[@jerrykooyman]

Thanks so much for your comment, I appreciate this.

[@VikingMan44]

Wow. Beautiful.

[@tatakjuanwalks]

This is awesome cover. I love this song.

[@samay5599]

absolutely beautiful!

[@farrell800]

Out-freaking-STANDING!!

[@martyc2663]

Excellent job! Great guitar playing and singing and amazing recording technique. Mic placement and choice is spot on. I like that AKG P170. For a low cost mic it does really well. That old Yamaha sound sweet.

[@AndrewWalshGuitar]

Lovely

[@ReokunsEMEL]

nice man....

[@Joe.Doucette]

Very nicely done.

[@cyc4usa706]

Great job 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@jeffdavies9077]

Very good! Learning this song myself. Now I want to hear more of your tunes!!!! Great job brother!

[@aquarius1969]

wow nice rendition...keep on singing cover songs😊👍...fr. Phils.

[@brunsi63]

Nice! Thank you!

[@donaldkershaw6371]

Great job

[@beemanrunning977]

Wow! Very well done. Thanks

[@bettyedwards5456]

The vocal was fantastic. One of my favs

[@DanStedingMrCowMusic]

Jerry - this is beautifully done and, as a new Subscriber to your KZbin Channel, I look forward to future postings!

[@lfridsma4070]

zo ontzettend goed , hoop nog meer te horen op YT ❤

[@psychman555]

So nice to see you on YT again. Beautiful cover, sir!

[@dpm1964]

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing.

[@SuperAudionut]

I would pay to watch you sing John Denver songs. Beautiful. Motivates me to get 20 year old Yamaha out of the closet.

[@jerrykooyman]

Thanks very much! Yes take the old Yamaha out of the closet :)

[@auntiesal21]

Lovely ... thank you for posting this

[@joejackson73]

Absolutely awesome! This song brings out more meaning and memories as I get older!

[@renejanssen2493]

Hi Jerry, sounds awesome you voice and guitar 🎸:))

[@jerrykooyman]

Thanks Rene :) Hope you are well!

[@fabbiotargino9571]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@Marta-cq6dw]

This song makes me feel grateful to life and to the people I love. Your cover makes me feel in this way as the original. Greetings from Italy!

[@dales6301]

Very nice Jerry. Thank you.

[@henriktennebekk]

wow, this video is a hidden gem here on youtube

[@jerrykooyman]

Thanks so much Henrik, I appreciate this!

[@sahgentpeppah]

Very nice

[@ShalomYal]

Beautiful song preformed beautifully Thanks

[@BilieGoat]

Wonderful job.

[@marybarton7027]

Well done!

[@guitar-picker]

Very nice! This is a cover that I actually want to listen too. Well done.

[@starlandandmore]

Beautiful

[@bingosendil]

wonderful cover

[@richardbosco4918]

wow! i listened to this on 8 track w/ my Dad!

[@arthurkruschewsky8474]

One of my favorite songs of all time. Thanks for sharing your content and your equipment.

[@michaellambert4764]

Very nice!

[@CorM1]

Prachtig Jerry😇

[@CorM1]

Ik heb op jouw advies mn Ibanez 12 string qua afstelling afgesteld en inderdaad ze klinkt nog beter;)

[@jerrykooyman]

@@CorM1 fijn te horen dat dit gelukt is. Heb je het ook een hele toon omlaag gestemd? Dat had Denver ook met zijn 12 string gitaar.

[@milarosebrockovich8042]

Love it 🥰 beautifull cover 😘

[@leonvandermeer]

Very nice Jerry, sounds great!

[@hammoMRx]

absolutely loved it, what a cover dude

[@jerrykooyman]

Thank you so much!

[@codyross1000]

Great job👍

[@danieldomachowske9871]

Beautifully done! I love this song. Life’s simple pleasures.❤️

[@timothycurtin5552]

Beautiful I Love it

[@mikevv]

Superb, well done, beautiful...

[@pacowheel1361]

Very nice version. Congratulations.

[@loijr9999]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🥰Love it

[@plfricker1]

Lovely cover well done

[@papabeer53]

Prachtig, heel mooi

[@joejackson73]

Jerry will you be doing a Cover of 'Sunshine on My Shoulders' and 'I'm Sorry'?? Perhaps someone on flute or violin playing the background on the chorus of I'm Sorry. Would you do a Tribute to Olivia Newton John on 'Fly Away'?

[@jerrykooyman]

Sorry for the late reply, Yes I still want to record some of these songs. Please subscribe my channel and you will keep up to date.

[@VaporChad.]

Excellent performance! On a side note, can I ask you what camera did you use?

[@jerrykooyman]

Thx so much! I used a Canon 5D mk2 with a prime lens (lens with a fixed focuslength. But this camera can't handle the anti-aliasing very well like you can see in the video at the guitar strings. But these days there are better cmeras to handle the anti-aliasing much better. The sound I recorded with the mics into Logic Pro and added later to the video.

[@achmadpoernomo8163]

Good

[@scottishlore]

There is a warmth and timbre in your voice, that dovetails with the guitar and makes it a complete performance. Add to that the ambience, and the setting was like being in a coffee shop late in the evening. If you take requests, I hope you may consider "My old Man"

[@jerrykooyman]

I will do "My Old Man" someday, I like that song.

[@scottishlore]

@@jerrykooyman Wonderful! Looking forward to hearing your version. You will do it justice!

[@xha-raillacallueng7457]

This is the best cover yet! Can you please make a tutorial video?

[@jerrykooyman]

Thanks so much! Sorry for the late reply but it's still on my mind to make a tutorial.

[@mattser21]

@@jerrykooyman what a great cover Jerry, well done 👏 👏👏 Jerry are you still thinking about doing a tutorial of this great cover, it would be very appreciated if you did. Thanks Jerry, Take Care

[@jerrykooyman]

@@mattser21 Thanks for you nice words! Yes the tutorial is in the make. Please subscribe and you will keep up to date when I'll post it.

[@ethanrodriguez3414]

your amazing do you have a tutorial for the song, cuase you play it so perfect

[@danielparra5007]

Amazing Cover, one of the best covers of this song on the internet! I have a question about this the akg 170, is possible to connect this mic to the guitar amplifier?

[@jerrykooyman]

Hi Daniel, thanks so much for your comment :) The AKG 170 is a condenser mic and needs phantom power. In my case I connected the AKG direct into my Presonus FP10 interface which has a built-in phantom power for each channel, but if you want to connect it to a guitar amp, you will need a separated pre-amp a phantom power.

[@danielparra5007]

@@jerrykooyman great, thank you so much! Greetings from Mexico!

[@jerrykooyman]

@@danielparra5007 you're welcome! Do you have some music online? I didn't see anything on you channel. Greetings from the Netherlands.

[@jasper_north]

Hallo Jerry hoe mix jij beeld en geluid. Welke software en is dat lastig!? Dank je.

[@jerrykooyman]

Hoi Jasper, met deze video heb ik dat met Final Cut Pro op de mac gedaan, maar ik gebruik ook soms Adobe Premiere op de PC. Het geluid neem ik op met de mics die via een audiointerface de computer in gaan en dan wordt opgenomen met Logic Pro X of een ander progamma. De camera neemt tijdens de opname ook het geluid op. Het geluid van de camera hoeft niet super te zijn, want je gebruikt dat alleen maar om achteraf de video in sync te zetten met de audio opname die op je computer staat. Een tip is dat als je de opname begint, dat je met je handen een klap opneemt. Dan heb je een harde piek in de wave vorm waardoor je die makkelijk kan herkennen en handmatig de video en audio gelijk kan zetten. Maar in Premiere Pro en Final Cut zit een functie om dat automatisch te doen.

[@pedaphelps]

hi Jerry did you play it in drop D tuning

[@jerrykooyman]

Yes I did :) It's in the original tuning like John used to play this... also like a lot of other songs as Rocky Mountain High, Boy from the Country, Darcy Farrow...

[@gokos4765]

is that a yamaha f310?

[@jerrykooyman]

Yamaha L25, I mentioned this in the video and description :)

[@jerrykooyman]

Btw... the Yamaha F series are the lower models, the L series are the higher luxe models. In these days a LL16 is very recommended. I played last week a LL16 when I visited someone.

[@mmalovr57]

Mesmerizing. Well done.