Song of the Day 3/18: Graham Nash and David Crosby, “Immigration Man”

When a U.S. Customs official detained then-Brit Graham Nash as he tried to enter the country, he wrote “Immigration Man.” Nash was ticked off because he wasn’t given a reason for the hold-up, which ended after people started asking Nash for his autograph. The song was the first single from on their first LP and reached No. 36 in 1972, making it their only Top 40 hit as a duo. Their acoustic guitars are supplemented by Dave Mason on electric guitar.

Nash became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1978.