Christopher Cross

[Macfan4life]

Originally Posted by Penguin Emeritus

Pretty sure Chris said it was George Hawkins who had said about the picture of his girlfriend, 'Ah, the smile I live for" and Chris asked if she could use that.

Not sure if LWSUH was a demo was from Mirage-- I don't think so because on the documentary made for Chris's solo album, Todd Sharpe said they had a tape "with John McVie, he'd come over one day, and they had a little machine going in the room'... so i assume this was back in LA, maybe at her house? She had said originally the lyrics were gonna be about John but in the end they turned out NOT to be about him at all. wish i could see what she had written about him lol. They were still "spending time together" in those days (outside the band) which from what i hear came to a halt for a while once she got serious w ed.

--Lis

Yes Chris waited 6 months for Russ to finish Paul Simon's album to start hers. She probably did that rough draft of LWSUH with John sometime in early 1983. But I still would like to hear it.
I think you are right The Smile I Live For was inspired by George Hawkins but I remember the story the opposite. She met his girlfriend who had his photo up and she told Chris it was the smile she lived for.