and they cover you with flowers

A much-loved track tonight by a much-loved (in this household, at least) artist: Lene Lovich's cover of Frankie Valli's "The Night", from her 1980 album Flex. Ms. Lovich's colorful public persona and unique vocal stylings (think Marlene Dietrich meets Natasha Fatale meets an exotic jungle bird) made her one of the more fascinating acts of the early New Wave era.

Listen to her take Mr. Valli's very 1970's ode to personal and romantic disillusionment and transform it into something hauntingly mysterious and wonderful.