My favorite waste of time

Marshall Crenshaw turns 54 today, so he was almost 30 when he did this video for "Whenever You're On My Mind". How old is too old to dress up like a pirate?

Here's an older and more dignified Marshall performing "Favorite Waste of Time", which was the flipside of his first (and only) hit single "Someday, Someway".



"Waste of Time" has become something of a standard, with covers by Owen Paul, Bette Midler, and Ronnie Spector, among others. Ronnie's version is on an EP of five Marshall Crenshaw covers called Something's Gonna Happen, which is available on emusic.

While I'm in a birthday mood, Neil Young turns 62 tomorrow. This note's for you, Neil!