"Hold It" by Marshall Crenshaw

Marshall Crenshaw is a hugely underrated singer and songwriter who has only hit the charts once. That moment came in 1982 with "Someday, Someway", which just barely broke into the top 40 at #36. The song's popularity was probably helped along by the fact that it was also on the soundtrack to the movie Night Shift.

Crenshaw also tried his hand at acting. He was in the movie Peggy Sue Got Married and also played Buddy Holly in La Bamba.

Crenshaw has been making excellent pop rock records ever since, but it amazes me that he didn't get more attention in the 80s. There are so many great tracks it is difficult to highlight only one. "Hold It" is one of the choice cuts from his second album, 1983's "Field Day". The album got to #52, but none of the singles landed in the Top 100.