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This Is Easy includes twenty songs from Crenshaw's first seven studio albums and two tracks originally released on singles: "Something's Gonna Happen", a 1981 single on Alan Betrock 's Shake Records before Crenshaw's major label debut, and "You're My Favorite Waste of Time", the B-side of Crenshaw's biggest hit, "Someday, Someway".
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- 2000
- 1981–1996
- Our Town
- Cynical Girl
- Better Back Off
- The Spell Is Broken
- Some Hearts
- Some Place Where Love Can’T Find Me
- There She Goes Again
- Television Light
- Whenever You’Re on My Mind
- Someday, Someway
Crenshaw’s second album was 1983’s Field Day, and it’s packed with power pop gems like “Our Town.” It’s too bad the production on this track and the entire album is sort of muddy and flat (a factor that has been blamed for Field Day’s limited success), because its tune is catchy and its lyrics about just wanting to be home are totally relatable.
What are you looking for in a mate? Marshall Crenshaw can tell you: a cynical girl! This track off his self-titled debut album lays out Crenshaw’s hope for finding a soulmate who “harbors no illusions” and is “worldly wise.” It’s an anthem for anyone who values brains over looks, complete with a singalong chorus and timeless longing.
Crenshaw doesn’t do a whole lot of two-stepping, but the countrified rock beat combined with just enough guitar distortion to give it some edge make “Better Back Off” one of his most fun tracks. Off 1991’s Life’s Too Short, it sounds absolutely nothing like the Seattle grunge sound that was so popular at the time, but does sound good. And despite t...
Crenshaw has become a bit more introspective and quiet in his later years, and this track off of 2003’s What’s in the Bag?is perhaps the epitome of that more mature direction. Not only is it a gut-wrenching farewell to a giant mistake of a one-night stand, but it’s got a bluesy guitar solo and a gorgeous melody to wriggle into your head and stay th...
You know a song is a good one when a pop star like Carrie Underwood covers it. She may have the more well known version of “Some Hearts” on her 2005 debut album, but Crenshaw’s original (from 1989’s Good Evening) is the blueprint. It starts off as a torch song, then effortlessly transitions into a stunning pop hook with layered vocals and Crenshaw’...
So technically this isn’t a Marshall Crenshaw song: it was penned by prolific songwriter John Hiatt. However, Crenshaw has a knack for picking great songs to cover and make his own, and this one sounds like it’s all his. It’s hard to say what’s the best part: the hook, the guitars, or the incredibly clever lyrics. What most listeners can agree on i...
Don’t confuse this one with the Velvet Underground’s song of the same name. While Lou Reed and company may have made an avant-garde masterpiece, Crenshaw’s carefully controlled pop sound is on full display in this track from his brilliant first album. He’s mourning a lost love but discovering his own strength, and he’s sort of feeling bad for the n...
First you notice the longing lyrics, then how smoothly the verse transitions into the hook of the chorus, and then the intricately layered percussion. This is the track from his 1999 album #447that you play over and over and over, because it just keeps getting better. Crenshaw has gotten better and better at writing songs of introspection, and “Tel...
Is there a more perfectly crafted pop song than “Whenever You’re On My Mind”? It presents a pretty good case: great tune, fun guitars, driving beat, longing lyrics, and a verse-chorus-verse structure that sticks in your head worse than the theme from “Sanford and Son.” It charted on Billboard Rock Tracks at 23 in 1983, though it never broke on the ...
Crenshaw’s biggest hit to date was this, his very first single off his very first album. “Someday, Someway”went all the way to 36 on the Billboard Top 40, and in the early ‘80s, the song was everywhere. It’s appealing because of its repetitive, infectious guitar riff and circular verse and chorus, but also because of its simple lyrics, which seem t...
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Album • Marshall Crenshaw • 2005. 18 songs • 1 hour, 2 minutes This Is Easy: The Best of Marshall Crenshaw is a greatest hits album by singer-songwriter Marshall Crenshaw. It...
Marshall Howard Crenshaw (born November 11, 1953) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist best known for hit songs such as " Someday, Someway ," a US top 40 hit in 1982, " Cynical Girl ," and " Whenever You're on My Mind ." He is also the co-author of one of the biggest radio hits of the 1990s, the Gin Blossoms 's " Til I ...
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Marshall Howard Crenshaw is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist best known for hit songs such as "Someday, Someway," a US top 40 hit in 1982, "Cynical Girl," and...
Aug 15, 2000 · Moods and Themes. The Best of Marshall Crenshaw: This Is Easy by Marshall Crenshaw released in 2000. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at All...
