# The four songs Graham Nash wishes he had written

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-four-songs-graham-nash-wishes-he-had-written/
- Published: 2026-10-28T12:27:50+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T05:53:56+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/four-songs-graham-nash-wishes-had-written/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Nash admires four songs by fellow artists.
- His choices span the 1960s to the 1980s.
- He sees musical influence as an ongoing conversation.

## Summary

Graham Nash has named four songs by other artists that he wishes he had written, showing his admiration for songwriting across different eras. The choices reflect a view of music as an exchange between artists, rather than a competition, and sit alongside Nash’s own celebrated work with Crosby, Stills & Nash.

His selections are Bob Dylan’s ‘The Ballad of Hollis Brown’, the Beach Boys’ ‘God Only Knows’, Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush’s ‘Don’t Give Up’, and Simon & Garfunkel’s ‘Old Friends’. Nash’s career includes songs such as ‘Marrakesh Express’ and ‘Teach Your Children’, released on Crosby, Stills & Nash’s 1969 debut album.

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