Ten Favorite David Massengill Songs

(Massengill is probably the finest of the singer-songwriters—and certainly the finest lyricist—to emerge out of the 1980s Fast Folk scene. Here are my ten favorite songs he’s written, in order of preference.)

1. Don Quixote’s Lullaby (for Abbie Hoffman)

2. Nothing

3. Rider on an Orphan Train

4. Down Derry Down

5. Sierra Blanca Massacre

6. Number One in America

7. On the Road to Fairfax County

8. What’s Wrong With the Man Upstairs?

9. Blindman Blackswan

10. These Friends of Mine

— June 30, 2021

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