Jake's a friend of mine from back during my first contract at Microsoft. He a one-of-a-kind, back in the States after a year of living in New Zealand, playing music and tending bar. He's been doing a thing where he takes a musical request from his friends and then records a video of himself playing it. The videos aren't as slick as that South American guy with all the video tricks. It's just Jake, his soulful voice, his acoustic guitar, and a video camera.

I suggested he try a soulful acoustic version of The Backstreet Boys' "Everybody (Rock Your Body)" with the claim it would be viral gold. IMO he knocked it out of the park. Takes him about 30-45 seconds to really get going with it, but once he does, it's pretty dang good. I thought it would be cheesy and funny, but he actually pulls off the soulful, sort of reimagines the song, and owns it. Go, Jake!

Share this with all your friends and make my proclamation that it would be viral gold come true!

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