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 |
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| Producer | Crosby, Stills and Nash | ||||
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"Southern Cross" was 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. The background vocals feature Art Garfunkel and Timothy B. Schmit, but not Graham Nash or Neil Young or David Crosby; Crosby was suffering from a severe freebase cocaine addiction at the time and did not take part in the recording sessions for the album at all.
The song's title refers to the constellation also known as Crux.
[edit] Cover versions
The tune and half the lyrics were stolen from an obscure Christian artist. What, fuck-hole drunk-ards write their own music? It is justice that all the money they get from their stolen music is going to unfullfilling lifestyle addictions. They die before their time, realizing that it could have all been better.
"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)
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