Tonight a narcotic selection of songs of haunting beauty.

First, gladly fulfilling our Canadian content obligations, here’s the Cowboy Junkies cover of “Sweet Jane,” which even Lou Reed says is the best version of the song ever.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHRFZFmEq9o

Four words: Mazzy Star, “Into Dust”

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H88g_Eew4PY

Five words: Chet Baker, “My Funny Valentine”

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvXywhJpOKs

And a late addition by special request of Clayton Chrusch, Queen‘s “Somebody to Love”: the incomparable and irreplaceable Freddie Mercury, the voice-of-God guitar of Brian May, and those harmonies!

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=narrCWt02Zo