Southern Cross ( Crosby, Stills and Nash song ) - wikipedia Southern Cross ( Crosby, Stills and Nash song ) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( February 2009 ) `` Southern Cross '' Single by Crosby, Stills & Nash from the album Daylight Again B - side `` Into the Darkness '' Released September 1982 Recorded 1981 Genre Soft rock Length 4 : 41 ( album ) 3 : 55 ( single ) Label Atlantic Songwriter ( s ) Stephen Stills Rick Curtis Michael Curtis Producer ( s ) Crosby, Stills and Nash Audio sample file help `` Southern Cross '' is a song written by Stephen Stills, Rick Curtis, and Michael Curtis and performed by the rock band Crosby, Stills & Nash. It was featured on the band 's Daylight Again album and was released as a single in September 1982. Stephen Stills sings lead vocals throughout, with Graham Nash joining the second verse. Because David Crosby did not rejoin the band until the album was already underway, his vocals are not featured on the album version of the song, although he did appear in the video and subsequently sang the song with the group in live performances. The single was a success on the charts, reaching # 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks in late November and early December 1982. Contents 1 Lyrics and composition 2 Composition and music 3 Video 4 Personnel 5 Cover versions 6 Locations 7 See also 8 References 9 External links Lyrics and composition The song 's lyrics are about a man who sails the Pacific following a failed love affair. During the voyage, the singer takes comfort in sailing ( `` We got eighty feet of the waterline / Nicely making way '' ), in the beauty of the sea, and particularly in the Southern Cross, a constellation by which sailors in the Southern Hemisphere have traditionally navigated. ( The Southern Cross is not visible from most of the Northern hemisphere, the more tropical latitudes being the exception. ) But his final consolation is music. ( `` I have my ship / And all her flags are a-flyin ' / She is all that I have left / And music is her name. '' ) The last lyric is filled with sad irony as he tries to convince himself that he will eventually forget his former lover, although he knows this will never happen any more than he can forget the beauty of the Southern Cross. ( `` Somebody fine will come along and make me forget about loving you / And the Southern Cross. '' ) Composition and music `` Southern Cross '' is based on the song `` Seven League Boots '' by Rick and Michael Curtis. Stills explained, `` The Curtis Brothers brought a wonderful song called ' Seven League Boots, ' but it drifted around too much. I rewrote a new set of words and added a different chorus, a story about a long boat trip I took after my divorce. It 's about using the power of the universe to heal your wounds. Once again, I was given somebody 's gem and cut and polished it. '' Video The video for the song, which got heavy play during the early years of the MTV and VH1 cable networks, featured Stephen Stills sailing a large boat ( called Southern Cross ), intercut with images of the band singing. Personnel Stephen Stills - lead vocals and acoustic guitar, co-writer Graham Nash - vocals Michael Finnigan - keyboards and additional vocals Michael Stergis - acoustic guitar George `` Chocolate '' Perry - bass Joe Lala - percussion Joe Vitale - drums Timothy B. Schmit - backing vocals Art Garfunkel - backing vocals Richard Curtis - co-writer Michael Curtis - co-writer Cover versions `` Southern Cross '' has also been covered by : Jimmy Buffett, whose version first appeared on the Live album, Buffett Live : Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays ; the song became a staple at many of Buffett 's concerts and corresponding `` Live '' releases British artist Dave Mason Pat McGee, on his debut album From the Wood Sludge metal band Weedeater, on their debut album... And Justice for Y'all Locations The song mentions a number of locations that one may visit on a sailing voyage from Southern California to the South Pacific, following the `` Coconut Milk Run. '' In order of appearance in the song ( and in reverse order of the narrating sailor 's southwestward journey ), they are : Southern islands - referring to Polynesia, Papeete - the capital of French Polynesia on the island of Tahiti, Marquesas - a group of volcanic islands in French Polynesia, northeast of Tahiti Avalon - Avalon, California, an island city on Santa Catalina Island, California. See also Sailors ' superstitions Seven - league boots in European folklore References Jump up ^ http://www.45cat.com/record/789969 Jump up ^ http://www.shsu.edu/lis_fwh/book/hybrid_children_of_rock/Soft%20Rock2.htm Jump up ^ http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1982-11-20 Jump up ^ http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1982-12-04 Jump up ^ In concerts, this is sometimes sung `` She might be all that I have left. '' Jump up ^ Stills, Stephen ; Curtis, Richard ; Curtis, Michael ( n.d. ). `` Southern Cross Lyrics ''. Google. Peermusic Publishing, Sony. Retrieved December 8, 2016. Jump up ^ CSN Boxed Set Jump up ^ `` Southern Cross by Crosby, Stills & Nash ''. songfacts.com. Retrieved 3 October 2011. Jump up ^ http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=3004 Jump up ^ `` A starlit revel on the Coconut Milk Run ''. OceanNavigator.com. Retrieved 18 January 2016. External links Crosby Stills and Nash official website YouTube Video of a live performance Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young David Crosby Stephen Stills Graham Nash Neil Young Studio albums Crosby, Stills & Nash Déjà Vu CSN Daylight Again American Dream Live It Up After the Storm Looking Forward Live albums 4 Way Street Allies Déjà Vu Live CSN 2012 CSNY 1974 Compilation albums So Far Replay CSN Carry On Greatest Hits Demos Songs `` Suite : Judy Blue Eyes '' `` Marrakesh Express '' `` Guinnevere '' `` Wooden Ships '' `` Lady of the Island '' `` Helplessly Hoping '' `` Woodstock '' `` Helpless '' `` Teach Your Children '' `` Almost Cut My Hair '' `` Our House '' `` Ohio '' `` Just a Song Before I Go '' `` Wasted on the Way '' `` Southern Cross '' Related bands The Byrds Buffalo Springfield The Hollies CPR Crosby & Nash The Stills - Young Band Manassas Crazy Horse Related people Joni Mitchell Judy Collins Chris Hillman Cass Elliot Timothy B. Schmit Greg Reeves Dallas Taylor Other related articles Discography CSNY / Déjà Vu Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Southern_Cross_(Crosby,_Stills_and_Nash_song)&oldid=808667845 '' Categories : Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young songs 1982 songs Songs written by Stephen Stills Atlantic Records singles Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from February 2009 All articles needing additional references Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Nederlands Edit links This page was last edited on 4 November 2017, at 10 : 24. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: where is avalon in the song southern cross
Answer: an island city on Santa Catalina Island, California.