Frishberg’s gift for writing songs went well beyond the satirical jab. His performance of his biting paean to “My Attorney Bernie” was unsurpassed, most notably his laconic crooning of the song’s chorus: Yet no one sang a Dave Frishberg song quite like Dave Frishberg, with his thin, thin voice and compellingly limited vocal range. One such singer was Blossom Dearie, whose rendition of his “Peel Me a Grape,” according to Mr. Superb saloon singers were identified with the Frishberg melodies they sang. But his niche in the niche songwriting world of the cabaret smart set, when such a breed still existed, was exalted. People magazine never managed to profile him (although it did do a short review of one of his albums in the 1980s).
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