Confessions of a Human Nerve Ending

Every other week, I host Afternoon Freeform on 89.9 KUNM .  The idea behind the show is to highlight the connections in music across genres.  While I'm not a musicologist and can't tell you why certain songs go together well, but I am a poet, and I approach the show as if I'm setting up a set (in performance) or a chapter (in books). One thing I've been doing is playing a cover tune then a few songs later, playing the original in what I announce as "The cover project."  No judgement one way or the other, not much commentary but to highlight what is the cover project. The rules, as I layed out, is that I announce it as the cover project and play both versions.  I also don't play them back to back.  I usually try to build them into the flow of the set so as not make it seem like it doesn't fit in the show. Here you'll find my take on how the covers rate in comparison. John Denver's "Poems, Prayers, and Promises" covere