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Originally Posted by Gailh
so even allowing for the fact that she never gets dates right it doesn't seem possible to be about Cyrill.
It might be one of her songs that isn't about anyone
Gail
Edit: Dan Perfect's website says he was born in 1965
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I always say that a song isn't necessarily from the songwriter's own personal experience -- it can be from their observations of others or just from their imagination -- but I think "Show Me a Smile" *is* a personal song. I like to think that Christine was thinking of her little 5-year old nephew Dan when she wrote it. I think that's very sweet, considering that Dan grew up to help his auntie record a solo record.
Most of Christine's songs are about a romantic experience, but some of her very best songs are the ones she has written expressing a longing for home and family, such as "Temporary One," "Homeward Bound," "Hollywood," in addition to "Show Me a Smile."