I’ve often asked people what their ‘desert island albums’ are… you know, the top five they’d pack if they were boarding a doomed plane bound to crash on a desolate island where they’d stay for the rest of their life. Naturally, we all would have the foresight for this, hence the question. Most pick a mix of modern alt rock, rap, pop, EDM… maybe a throwback to the 80s or 90s. Old souls would choose a Beatles or Zeppelin album. Acidheads surely would opt for Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon…
Well, mine’s a mix across eras and genres, with number five being a firm Four Tops ‘Greatest Hits’.
It just gets me going. My mom would play early Four Tops on the weekend mornings growing up, while she cooked or cleaned or did other mom stuff. As an adult now, I tend to do the same. Funny how music has a way of making its mark on us……