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"A few years back, when Anthony Albanese first ascended to the nation’s top
job, I was asked to write about what the occasional DJ’s taste in music might
say about him.
But now DJ Albo™ has nominated his top 10 Australian songs of all time, for
Triple J’s upcoming
Hottest 100 Australian Songs competition, I think I’ve
got a better idea who he is.
He is an Aussie bloke in his early 60s.
Hardly a stunning revelation. But there is nothing surprising about Albanese’s
choices – assuming they are honest, and not chosen to burnish the everyman
credentials of a man who grew up in public housing and is now the happy owner
of multiple homes.
Not that there’s anything wrong with his choices, either. There’s a fair body
of research behind the “reminiscence bump” theory that the music we fall in
love with in our youth – when we’re developing our sense of self and identity –
is the music that ends up staying with us for life.
The reminiscence bump is mostly strongly felt towards music heard between the
ages of about 10 to 30. And nostalgia is a hell of a drug, which is why most
people remain slaves to the conceit that the music of their generation was the
greatest ever made."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
