Marshall Crenshaw - Someday Someway - 1982 Letterman

[ChrisSerino]

i here this song by Chucky cheese it was fun to here it

[bassplayeroceanside]

Give Marshall Crenshaw bleach blond hair and he would be Boomhauer from King of the Hill.

[CBDM777]

a young Bill O'Reilly on drums

[TheStunna420]

the guy on the left loves this song prob after hearing it 4000 times before lol

[myrealtorjeff]

Marshall's brother Robert is playing drums. I saw them in '85 at a little club in San Luis Obispo, on their "Downtown" tour. Phenomenal show.

[BabsieWhoFan]

he was at Hart Plaza in the '80's. thaso was i! it didn't enter my mind for a second

[pianoman930]

My health teacher in high school used to call me Marshall Crenshaw, cause we have the same first name.

[ljgsuper]

MC is one of the most underated artists of the 80's. i think thats his brother on the bass

[Superniceone11]

@ljgsuper That's Chris Donato on bass...and his brother Robert on drums...

[ProfessorNeuwave]

Good ole elementary school days in Fontana, CA watching MTV.

[Syzygy60]

no names

[Syzygy60]

my boss knows himhe went to school with Marshall Berkley High Michigan

[waynerc51]

M C never got the credit or sales he surely deserved. R N R HOF, when does a guy with real talent get in?

[posthastey]

Awesome bass tone and playing.

MC looking very Lennon-esque here.

How cool it is when a 3 piece generates better ear candy than all those over bloated acts.

[furst2b12]

@posthastey You're right on there. If these guys were playing in your living room, you would absolutely be blown away.

[shlabotnikj]

1 inch crepe soles are GO!

[breadboyplaysguitar]

1 person doesn't know what music is

[craniac24]

Great song. He almost looks like a young Tim Robbins here.

[bitterclinger100]

80's rockabilly. Good times.

[mambkk]

Just Great!!!

[shlabotnikj]

pure genius. so damn good. goosebumps.flawless.would have gotten buddy's blessing.i could go on........

[ABCLakey2012]

I liked him! He looks like & sounds like a cross between Holly and Lennon, if you know what I mean. I loved them both.

[22metzfan]

@ABCLakey2012 Good point! This is a very Buddy Holly-ish song.

[TheMatdengkil]

flic.kr/p/6RhDtx in 1982

[amoricanCrowe]

This is as well-crafted a pop song as you'll find.

[tenndawg65]

Totally, Crenshaw should have been bigger than tons of goofy acts that 'made it'. He had a good run, but should have been much bigger. Always loved the reverb he used, too. Very cool.

[tenndawg65]

Totally, Crenshaw should have been bigger than tons of goofy acts that 'made it'. He had a good run, but should have been much bigger.

[alphatoddio]

Buddy holly does live he played him in la lamba you know

[davidoran123]

Marshall should have been a huge hit. this is fantastic music.  Been a fan for thirty years. they were great live . Still are....

[cowperson37]

5 stars.



[Enevan1968]

Buddy Holly lives!!!

[MigueGarcia1]

hip

cool

Yeah

Lookin' preety sharp 2

[efeeley]

If I remember correctly Marshall told Dave this was the beginning of his "plummet to stardom." What a great line after a great performance.

[jmm1000]

Quite simply a supergroup. With Chris Donato on bass, Robert Crenshaw on drums, and John Crenshaw on orchestra bells on Cynical Girl- this tour was fire.

A brilliant music beacon of our time.

[duffmanbrown]

Great performance from Crenshaw..... not so sure the same can be said for Letterman (!)

[jajohnson7809]

Letterman's been on TV that long?? Wasn't aware of that.

[tomterahedrob]

woa in one year this will be 30 years ago.Classics make a timeless impression.

[afrenchmama]

Thanks for posting! This is the song that made me a die-hard MC fan; for my hubby it was What do You Dream Of? Sooooo many great songs. What a talent! Can't wait to see him live again.

[scoguboy]

Wow! One of the best songs of the 80's!

[gavin0883]

This song is an anthem of my youth. Back in 1981, I was living in a cold-water walk-up apartment in Greenwich Village, NYC. We played this song at full blast on our cheezy stereo every single day until we wore out the grooves of the vinyl album. Fast forward to present, I have moved uptown but Marshall Crenshaw still makes me crazy! xoxxo

[akaclarkkent2]

This appearance is frozen in my memory - I have a crystal-clear recollection of seeing the original airing. I remember Paul and Dave bantering about what an amazing sound the band created with just three people. I think I had heard it on the radio before, but seeing this show spurred me to go buy the album immediately. I wasn't disappointed - a great debut. Thanks for posting.

[humboldtus]

Dave used to have the best musicians on his show. Some great artists made their network TV debut on Late Night/Late Show. For the last few years now he has had a lot of mediocre indie bands that we have never heard from again. Plus he has Regis on singing sometimes! Yuk.

[lavenderliberal]

Love, love, LOVE this song! Thank you so much for posting this!

[plub114]

Steamaddict - absolutely! As the camera came in from a distance,eerie! Like he was channeling Buddy's ghost! Crenshaw, man, one of those great original singer-songwriters continuing the tradition of fresh, unbelievably catch stuff. Feel bad I kinda lost track of his career. I'll have to catch up.

[Steamaddict1603]

Reminds me of Buddy Holly. I saw him as Holly in LaBamba but if you look at him in the begining of the preformance, it's strangly similar.

[djhotdogboy]

Love this song! Thanks for posting. The band is really cool - love the drummer's expressions! Marshall Crenshaw is such a talent, and continues to be today!

[bwworld]

@djhotdogboy The drummer is Marshall's brother, Robert.

[djhotdogboy]

@bwworld Thanks!

[Firebird7478]

Saw him as John Lennon in Beatlemania in 1980.

[SuzyQ847]

I've loved this song for 30 years. And check out his clothes!

[mvrick1]

One of my favorite artists of all time!

[mvrick1]

One of my favroties artist of all time!

[DetroitSquirreL]

Michigan Made!!

[LousFool]

Love this song!

[rbford]

Great clip! Marshall is the best.!

[shackjr]

Nice footage. More than a one-hit-wonder, taht's for sure.

Pure pop bliss...

[crosxtalk]

Fabulous! I remember seeing this on network TV.

[akbill2]

Reminds me a lot of Elvis Costello

[bwworld]

Great stuff! Thanks for sharing this vid!

[a1950hotrodcat]

Spectacular footage. Many thx for posting.