And the 30 Most-Played Songs in Tim Robbins' iTunes Library Are Fleet Foxes' "Helplessness Blues," Pearl Jam's "Just Breathe," And . . .
As opposed to our favorite songs, or songs we'd like to think define our listening habits, taking a look at what a person actually listens to can be far more revealing. With that in mind, we've decided to ask a few folks to take a look at the most-played songs in their iTunes libraries and share with us the results. (A few of you may have seen Maynard James Keenan's list last week). We do this on the honor system, and we ask our subjects to share a few words about each song.
In addition to being an Oscar-winning actor, Tim Robbins is a singer, songwriter, and frontman of Tim Robbins and The Rogues Gallery Band, and he's bringing his forthcoming self-titled debut to the Triple Door on July 18, the night before the record is released. Just as we requested of Keenan, we asked Robbins to send us the 10 most-played songs in his iTunes library. He countered with 30. Here, Robbins talks about Elvis Costello, Arcade Fire, and Billie Holiday.
1. "Sigh No More," Mumford & Sons: Great Band, kick-ass banjo. Great live.
2. "Just Breathe," Pearl Jam: One of many great songs from Eddie and company.
3. "Sinner Man," Nina Simone: Sublime, beautiful, complex.
4. "What a Little Moonlight Can Do," Billie Holiday: Try not to dance to this.
5. "Modern Man," Arcade Fire: My favorite from their best album yet.
6. "Helplessness Blues," Fleet Foxes: Love the line, "If I had an orchard, I'd work til I'm sore."
7. "Don't Let Us Get Sick," Warren Zevon: A beautiful prayer. A healing song, one of his last.
8. "Miss Otis Regrets," (Cole Porter) The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl: Great depth of storytelling in this song.
9. "Don't Fence Me In," (Cole Porter) David Byrne: Cole Porter is such a clever playful lyricist and David Byrne adds a nice drive to the song.
10. "I Gotta Know," Woody Guthrie: Unheard classic protest song that remains relevant today.
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