Editing Marshall Crenshaw (section)

===1986–1996===
In 1986, Crenshaw and his band made a feature appearance playing in the high school reunion scenes in [[Francis Ford Coppola]]'s film ''[[Peggy Sue Got Married]]'',<ref>{{cite web |author=Jim Catalano |publisher=steamiron.com |title=Interview: Marshall Crenshaw |url=http://www.steamiron.com/twangin/int-crenshaw.html |date=1995 |access-date=2011-06-02 }}</ref> and contributed "[[You Belong to Me (1952 song)|You Belong to Me]]" to the soundtrack album. Crenshaw also portrayed [[Buddy Holly]] in the 1987 [[Ritchie Valens]] biopic ''[[La Bamba (film)|La Bamba]]'', performing his cover of Holly's "[[Crying, Waiting, Hoping]]" on screen and on the soundtrack album.<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=1997|edition=Concise|isbn=1-85227-745-9|page=319/20}}</ref> The album reached number one on Billboard and was certified double platinum. Also in 1986, Owen Paul's recording of "[[You're My Favorite Waste of Time]]" reached number three in the UK and was awarded a Silver Disc. Crenshaw had written the song in 1979 backstage at the Stanley Theater in Pittsburgh, while appearing there with “Beatlemania”.<ref name="WasteOfTime">{{cite web | last=Crenshaw | first=Marshall | title=Songwriting | website=Marshall Crenshaw | date=24 May 2021 | url=https://marshallcrenshaw.com/songwriting | access-date=18 July 2024}}</ref>

In 1987, Crenshaw released his fourth album, ''[[Mary Jean & 9 Others]]'', produced by [[Don Dixon (musician)|Don Dixon]] and featuring [[Joe Jackson (musician)|Joe Jackson Band]] bassist [[Graham Maby]] on bass. His final album for Warner Bros. in 1989, ''[[Good Evening (album)|Good Evening]]'', included several cover songs, a decision Crenshaw attributed to his lack of faith in the album and his label.<ref name="la times">{{Cite web|date=1991-12-07|title=Marshall Crenshaw Runs Mild : The Singer Says He's Not Looking for a Change in His Unassuming Performing Style|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-12-07-ca-674-story.html|access-date=2020-06-08|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref> ''Good Evening'' featured the first released version of [[Diane Warren]]'s "[[Some Hearts (song)|Some Hearts]]", later covered by [[Carrie Underwood]].

In 1989, he compiled a collection of [[Capitol Records]] country performers of the 1950s and 1960s called ''Hillbilly Music...Thank God, Vol. 1''.<ref name="am hilbilly">{{cite web |title=Hillbilly Music: Thank God!, Vol. 1 - Various Artists {{!}} Credits {{!}} AllMusic |website=[[AllMusic]] |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/hillbilly-music-thank-god%21-vol-1-mw0000203199/credits |access-date=11 June 2020 |language=en-us}}</ref> In 1993, he made an appearance in the TV show ''[[The Adventures of Pete and Pete]]'' as a guitar-playing meter reader,<ref name="pete and pete">{{cite web |last1=Headley |first1=Janice |title=Welcome to Wellsville: Top Ten Musical Cameos in The Adventures of Pete & Pete |url=https://kexp.org/read/2018/11/28/welcome-wellsville-top-ten-musical-cameos-adventures-pete-pete/ |website=kexp.org |access-date=11 June 2020}}</ref> and in 1994, he published a book as editor and contributor, ''Hollywood Rock: A Guide to Rock 'n' Roll in the Movies''.<ref name="rock n roll movies">{{cite web |title=Hollywood Rock: A Guide to Rock 'n' Roll in the Movies Book by Marshall Crenshaw, 1994 at Wolfgang's |url=https://www.wolfgangs.com/books/hollywood-rock-a-guide-to-rock-n-roll-in-the-movies/book/ZZZ013011.html |website=Wolfgang's |access-date=11 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref> In 1995, he appeared in the music video for [[Yo La Tengo|Yo La Tengo's]] single [[Tom Courtenay (EP)|Tom Courtenay]].

Crenshaw released two more studio albums during this period, ''[[Life's Too Short (album)|Life's Too Short]]'' (1991) on [[MCA Records]] and the self-produced and largely self-performed ''[[Miracle of Science (album)|Miracle of Science]]'' (1996) on the independent label [[Razor & Tie]].<ref name="please kill me">{{cite web |last1=Davidson |first1=Eric |title=Marshall Crenshaw Is Having Another Field Day |url=https://pleasekillme.com/marshall-crenshaw/ |website=PleaseKillMe |access-date=24 October 2022 |date=11 February 2020}}</ref> ''Life's Too Short'' featured "Better Back Off", which reached number 17 on Billboard's [[Alternative Songs]] Chart.<ref name="Larkin"/> Crenshaw also released the concert album ''[[Live …My Truck Is My Home]]'' on Razor & Tie in 1994.

In 1995, Crenshaw co-wrote "[[Til I Hear It from You]]" with [[Jesse Valenzuela]] and [[Robin Wilson (musician)|Robin Wilson]] of the [[Gin Blossoms]]. As the band's soundtrack contribution to the cult film ''[[Empire Records]]'',<ref name="Larkin"/> the song played over the closing credits and became a hit single in the US, reaching number 9. Crenshaw was among those who received a Gold record for the film's soundtrack album.