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'I will sing at the drop of a hat': Jeff Goldblum’s honest playlist
The actor and pianist swapped playing Beethoven for Deep Purple and knows what to put on at a party, but which of his movie themes has he put words to?
TL;DR
- Goldblum's early piano practice shifted from classical (Beethoven) to jazz arrangements.
- He discovered his love for piano through Errol Garner's rendition of 'Misty'.
- Stevie Wonder's 'For Once in My Life' was the first single he bought.
- He enjoys singing spontaneously and is excited about his orchestra's version of 'Close to You'.
- Goldblum knows all the lyrics to Taylor Swift's 'Lover' and 'Ya Got Trouble' from 'The Music Man'.
- Favorite party songs include Stevie Wonder's 'Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing', Tower of Power's 'Down to the Nightclub', Randy Newman's 'There’s a Party at My House', Fats Waller's 'This Joint Is Jumpin’', and Chuck Berry's 'You Never Can Tell'.
- Performing 'Mona Lisa' with Gregory Porter in 2017 led to a record contract.
- He enjoys cooking to versions of 'The Frim-Fram Sauce'.
- 'My Funny Valentine' by Miles Davis was his alarm clock song.
- Max Richter's 'On the Nature of Daylight' makes him cry.
- He has created his own humorous version of the 'Jurassic Park' theme.
- His album 'Night Blooms' with the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra is out on June 5th, with a tour from May 28th to June 30th.