Southern Cross (Crosby, Stills and Nash song)
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| Song by Crosby, Stills & Nash | |||||
| Album | Daylight Again | ||||
| Released | June 21, 1982 | ||||
| Length | 4:41 | ||||
| Label | Atlantic Records | ||||
| Writer | Stephen Stills Richard Curtis Michael Curtis | ||||
| Producer | Crosby, Stills and Nash | ||||
| Daylight Again track listing | |||||
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"Southern Cross" is a song written by Rick Curtis, Michael Curtis, and Stephen Stills, and performed by American rock band Crosby, Stills and Nash, released in 1982 on the album Daylight Again. Neither David Crosby nor Graham Nash however, sang or played an instrument on this top 40 hit.
The meaning of the song is disputed. The song may refer directly to the constellation known as the Crux or may refer to the sailing ship "The Southern Cross" that ran the America's Cup in 1974. The ship was named after the Crux.
[edit] Personnel on original recording
- Stephen Stills - lead vocals and acoustic guitar
- Michael Finnigan - keyboards and additional vocals
- Richard T. Bear - piano and synthesizer
- Michael Stergis - acoustic guitar
- George Perry - bass
- Joe Vitale - drums
- Joe Lala - percussion
- Timothy B. Schmit - backing vocals
[edit] Cover versions
"Southern Cross" has also been covered by Jimmy Buffett, first appearing on the Live album, Buffett Live: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and is a staple at many Jimmy Buffett concerts. It has appeared on the following albums from Jimmy Buffett:
- Buffett Live: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays (1999)
- Live in Las Vegas, NV (2003)
- Live in Cincinnati, OH (2003)
- Live in Hawaii (2005)
- Live at Fenway Park (2005) (Appears on the compact disc as well as the video DVD)
- Live in Anguilla (2007) (Appears on the compact disc as well as the DVD, although the track listing is different)
[edit] Locations
The song mentions a number of locations that one might visit on a sailing voyage from Los Angeles to the South Pacific. In order of appearance in the song (and reverse order to the course traveled), they are:
- Southern islands - referring to Polynesia, not the region of Singapore
- Papeete - capitol of French Polynesia on the island of Tahiti
- Marquesas - group of volcanic islands in French Polynesia, northeast of Tahiti
- Avalon - island city off the coast of California
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