Marshall Crenshaw - The Human Jukebox, Volume 2: Cover Songs: 1984-1988

Here's the second volume of Marshall Crenshaw's many cover songs. He knows so many different songs in different styles and eras that he's been called "the Human Jukebox."

Only two songs this time are officially released. "You Belong to Me" was on the "Peggy Sue Got Married" soundtrack, and "Crying, Waiting, Hoping" was on the "La Bamba" soundtrack. 

Pretty much all the other songs come from concert bootlegs. The last one, "Rockabilly Funeral," is from an in-person radio station performance. Generally speaking, the sound quality is very good, with most of these being soundboard sourced.

By the way, speaking of "Rockabilly Funeral," one neat thing about Crenshaw's covers is how he knows lots of interesting obscurities, such as that one. Sure, many of these are famous songs, but his musical knowledge is deep, and he's done songs most everyone else has forgotten.

Note that for two of these songs, "Blue Days, Black Nights" and "Midnight Shift," are credited to "Marshall Crenshaw & the Crickets." That's because he played the role of Buddy Holly in the 1986 movie "La Bamba," and probably because of that, he got to play with Holly's backing band, the Crickets.

This album is 47 minutes long. 

Here's a list of the original artists for each song:

01 Someday We're Gonna Love Again - Searchers
02 Shake, Rattle and Roll - Big Joe Turner & His Blues Kings
03 Cathy's Clown - Everly Brothers
04 Reet Petite [The Sweetest Girl in Town] - Jackie Wilson
05 I'm Alive - Hollies
06 You Belong to Me - Jo Stafford
07 Daydream Believer - Monkees
08 Give Me Some Truth - John Lennon
09 Annie Had a Baby - Midnighters
10 Mamma Talk to Your Daughter - J.B. Lenoir
11 Blue Days, Black Nights - Buddy Holly
12 Tonight - MC5
13 Crying, Waiting, Hoping - Buddy Holly
14 Midnight Shift - Buddy Holly
15 Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young - Faron Young
16 Rockabilly Funeral - Commander Cody

Here's the usual song list:

01 Someday We're Gonna Love Again (Marshall Crenshaw)
02 Shake, Rattle and Roll (Marshall Crenshaw)
03 Cathy's Clown (Marshall Crenshaw)
04 Reet Petite [The Sweetest Girl in Town] (Marshall Crenshaw)
05 I'm Alive (Marshall Crenshaw)
06 You Belong to Me (Marshall Crenshaw)
07 Daydream Believer (Marshall Crenshaw)
08 Give Me Some Truth (Marshall Crenshaw)
09 Annie Had a Baby (Marshall Crenshaw)
10 Mamma Talk to Your Daughter (Marshall Crenshaw)
11 Blue Days, Black Nights (Marshall Crenshaw & the Crickets)
12 Tonight (Marshall Crenshaw)
13 Crying, Waiting, Hoping (Marshall Crenshaw)
14 Midnight Shift (Marshall Crenshaw & the Crickets)
15 Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young (Marshall Crenshaw)
16 Rockabilly Funeral (Marshall Crenshaw)

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The cover photo was taken at an appearance on the TV show "American Bandstand" in September 1983.