Molly Ringwald’s Celebrity Music Playlist

Molly Ringwald (born February 18, 1968) is an American actress, singer and dancer. She became popular with teenage audiences in the 1980s, as a result of her starring roles in the John Hughes movies Sixteen Candles (1984), The Breakfast Club (1985), and Pretty in Pink (1986). She returned to the public eye with her role as Anne Juergens in the ABC Family show The Secret Life of the American Teenager.

Molly was married to Valery Lameignère, a French writer, in Bordeaux, France, on July 28, 1999; they divorced in 2002. Ringwald married Panio Gianopoulos, a Greek-American writer and book editor, in 2007. They have a daughter, Mathilda Ereni (born October 22, 2003), and twins, Adele Georgiana and Roman Stylianos (born July 10, 2009). Her pregnancy was written into the storyline of The Secret Life of the American Teenager. In April 2010, Ringwald published her first book, Getting the Pretty Back.

Celebrity Tunes presents Molly Ringwald’s music playlist and her personal comments about each song.

"Paint or Pollen " (Track 1): "This is a relatively new band that I discovered. It is one of the first albums that I've listened to in a long time where I actually like every song. But this one is my favorite – particularly the little lyrical flourish at the end."
"Bruxelles" (Track 2): "He sounds a bit like a French Elvis Costello to me. I fell in love with this song while I lived in Paris, though the artist is actually from Belgium. It is a beautiful love song written about a place rather than a person, which I find very moving."
"At the Mermaid Parade" (Track 3): "This song will get stuck in your head for days. So moving and soulful."
"An Ocean and a Rock" (Track 4): "Lisa Hannigan is an artist who performed with Damien Rice for years before going off on her own. I'm glad she did. Her voice is beautiful and charming."
"I've Been High (iTunes Originals Version)" (Track 5): "I love this version of the song. I especially love it because I happened to be there when it was actually recorded."
"Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" (Track 6): "Anita O'Day is just an incredible musician – and her smoky voice makes every song sound good."
"The Waters of March" (Track 7): "Susannah McCorkle was an artist who died far before her time. A flawless jazz vocalist who OWNED the American songbook. A great inspiration to me."
"Short Skirt/Long Jacket" (Track 8): "I've liked Cake since I first heard them in the early '90s. They are funny, smart, and irreverent and also happen to hail from my hometown of Sacramento, Calif."
"Dory Previn" (Track 9): "I was doing research on the singer/songwriter Dory Previn when I came across this song by Camera Obscura. A beautiful, melancholy song of heartbreak."
"Lovesong" (Track 10): "How to pick just one song? Robert Smith is one of the most underrated songwriters I can think of. This song reminds me of being a teenager. A great love song."
"Coin-Operated Boy" (Track 11): "An inspired song about loneliness. I recommend the video. They have great style – he's a fantastic drummer, and she has the craziest eyebrows you have ever seen."
"Polyester Bride" (Track 12): "I love Liz Phair, especially Exile In Guyville. But I think this song is a great song about choices – the fact that you have them."
"Manhattan" (Track 13): "Blossom Dearie was an amazing jazz pianist and a fantastic interpreter of jazz songs. (As well as some of the wonderful 'Schoolhouse Rock' songs.) And her voice is just so cute! This song always makes me smile. I always listen to it when I'm homesick for New York."
"All I Wanna Do" (Track 14): "This song just makes me feel happy. It's very young. You just want to hold hands with someone while you listen to it."
"Chelsea Burns" (Track 15): "I love Keren Ann as an artist, but I have always found this song so haunting. It's like a little movie – you can see everything in your mind."

Download Molly Ringwald’s Playlist from iTunes

	Song	Album	Artist
1	Paint or Pollen	3 Rounds & A Sound	Blind Pilot
2	Bruxelles	Le meilleur de Dick Annegarn	Dick Annegarn
3	At the Mermaid Parade	At The Mermaid Parade	Katell Keineg
4	An Ocean and a Rock	Sea Sew	Lisa Hannigan
5	I’ve Been High (iTunes Originals Version)	iTunes Originals – R.E.M.	R.E.M.
6	Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby	Shortbus (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)	Anita O’Day
7	The Waters of March	From Bessie to Brazil	Susannah McCorkle
8	Short Skirt/Long Jacket	Comfort Eagle	Cake
9	Dory Previn	Let’s Get Out of This Country	Camera Obscura
10	Lovesong	The Cure: Greatest Hits	The Cure
11	Coin-Operated Boy	The Dresden Dolls	The Dresden Dolls
12	Polyester Bride	Whitechocolatespaceegg	Liz Phair
13	Manhattan	Verve Jazz Masters 51: Blossom Dearie	BLOSSOM DEARIE
14	All I Wanna Do	All I Wanna Do – Single	The School
15	Chelsea Burns	Nolita	Keren Ann