Stephen Baldwin Shares His Favorite Music and Alternative Birthday Song

Posted on May 12th 2011 10:30AM by Marina Galperina

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Stephen Baldwin turns 45 today. The Hollywood actor and reality television star recently directed the music video 'Break the Cycle' for Arkansas rocker Cory Lamb.

AOL Music caught up with Baldwin before he headed off to present the musician at a performance in NYC and talked about the actor's music tastes. He admits he leans mostly towards Christian music - ever heard of Christ-crunk? - but he's still a sucker for the oldies.

Check out his love theme, his favorite karaoke tune and the song he would rather hear today instead of 'Happy Birthday' in our Stephen Baldwin-approved mini-playlist.

What's your go-to karaoke tune?

"I love karaoke, I just don't get to do it enough... 'We Are the World.' I'm kind of goofy, so I like to get into a public karaoke place and go 'Come on, everybody, we are the wo-o-o-orld, sing it with me now! We are the childre-e-en.'"

What's the opposite of your go-to karaoke tune?

"Anything with Steve Perry [Journey] is too high."

What is the greatest rock song of all time?

"'Stairway to Heaven!' I covered both bases there, didn't I?"

What song describes your relationship with your wife?

"We've been married for 21 years and in Hollywood that's a miracle. There were times where she was going to kill me, like 'Psycho Killer' by the Talking Heads! Now, it would be a song that's about trust."

What music do your siblings listen to that you can't stand?

"Big brother Alec is really into Springsteen. I love Springsteen, but I'm kind of over Springsteen."

What song would you rather people sing to you on your birthday instead of 'Happy Birthday'?

"That would be kind of cool. Some kind of sing-o-gram or something. Frank Sinatra, 'My Way.' They would sing, 'You did it your way, knucklehead!'"

What song pumps you up to get into competitive mode?

"'We Will Rock You,' by Queen. I'm a big-time Queen fan. That whole record was high school for me, so that was awesome. It was very passionate music."

What's on your iPod?

"Delirious?, the Afters and Family Force 5 are gnarly. I have to listen to new music. I have three daughters. I can't fall into a complete realm of dorkiness!"