PEL Presents NEM#242: Marshall Crenshaw Subtracts
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
Mark Linsenmayer
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🗓️ 20 November 2025
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
Marshall began creating his catchy, harmonically thick rock tunes in the early '80s with six major label albums, but went indie in the '90s to record four more as well as several EPs and live collections.
We discuss "Stranger and Stranger," newly reworked for From the Hellhole (2025), "Right On Time" from Jaggedland (2009), "Fantastic Planet of Love" from Life's Too Short (1991), and we conclude by listening to Our Town" from Field Day (1983). Intro: "Someday, Someway" from Marshall Crenshaw (1982). More at marshallcrenshaw.com.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to Nakedly Examine Music, a podcast about songs and songwriters. |
| 0:09.7 | My name is Mark Lintonmeyer. |
| 0:11.4 | My guest for episode 242 is Marshall Crenshaw. |
| 0:15.8 | This singer-songwriter burst onto the major label scene with his self-titled 1982 album. |
| 0:21.6 | You're right now hearing Someday Some Way, one of the big singles from that. |
| 0:25.4 | He was frequently compared to Buddy Holly and in fact played Buddy Holly in the 1987 film La Bamba |
| 0:31.6 | and appeared in the on-screen band for the film Peggy Sue Got Married. |
| 0:37.3 | I should say he's also done some co-songwriting work, most notably with the gin blossoms, |
| 0:42.8 | their song, Till I Hear It From You, Giant Hit, Marshall Co-wrote. |
| 0:46.2 | He recorded five total albums on Capitol Records through the 80s, and one more album on a |
| 0:52.2 | different major label and has since been an indie artist. |
| 0:55.0 | He's got 10 albums total plus some live collections and a presentation of his early demos. |
| 1:01.0 | His 10th album actually collects together and fixes up reissues some of his EPs. |
| 1:06.0 | It's called From the Hellhole and we'll be discussing the song Stranger and Stranger |
| 1:10.0 | originally released on the 2012 Stranger and Stranger EP, but you can't even find that |
| 1:15.1 | version anymore. This is the new definitive version. And we'll talk about right on time |
| 1:19.4 | from his last full album, 2009's Jagged Land. Then look all the way back to Life's Too Short |
| 1:25.8 | from 1991. That was the album from MCA. |
| 1:29.8 | Song is A Fantastic Planet of Love. |
| 1:31.9 | We'll conclude by going back all the way to his second album, Field Day, 1983, |
| 1:37.0 | and listen to the wonderful song, Our Town. |
| 1:39.9 | Learn more at Marshall Crenshaw.com. |
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