I want to talk more about Gifts soon. But right now, seriously, I'm so exhausted I'm staring, unblinking, at the screen. This weekend, be Gifts to one another, you no-neck monsters. Behave.

| The Psychedelic Furs : Love My Way

| Tori Amos : Winter

Last week I received an email from a NY Times subscriber newsletter called "The Amplifier". It's written by Lindsay Zoladz. Me and Lindsay have a kind-of stand-off-ish relationship. The other day she nailed it, with a music compilation based on Sofia Coppola's movies.

| Air : Playground Love (feat. Gordon Tracks)

| New Order : Ceremony (Marie Antoinette)

When I was a kid the evangelical Christians would burn disco records. "Disco Sucks" was a big meme then. It doesn't take a genius to figure out all the reasons why. Just a passing reflection on that specific brand of hate will give you a short list. We got the last laugh. Everything is disco now.

| Heaven 17 : Penthouse and Pavement

| The Strokes : The Adults Are Talking

This is the disco version of "Angel Eyes" by Roxy Music. I saw Wings of Desire in the theatre when it was released in 1987. The photo is a Rutger Hauer look-alike shot down in the war. This is a synopsis for the excerpt.

| Roxy Music : Angel Eyes

| Wings of Desire : Peter Falk and Bruno Ganz in Berlin

Today is All Souls' Day, as we call it in the States. It's a day to visit a cemetery plot of a loved one and spruce it up. In Rome, the ancients had their own version, but they would climb on top of the sepulchres and party on the roof.

| The Smiths : Cemetry Gates

| We don't have forever.