Golden Smog are a loosely connected group of musicians (arguably a supergroup) comprised, at various times, of members of Soul Asylum, The Replacements, Wilco, The Jayhawks, Run Westy Run, The Honeydogsand Big Star. The group took their name from the name of a Flintstones character, which, in turn, was a parody of singer Mel Torm's nickname; the Velvet Fog. The group first came together in the Minneapolis area in 1989 as a country-rockreaction to the punkand hardcoremusic that dominated the Twin Cities' musical scene at the time; eventually Golden Smog became something of a fixture at local clubs, where they would play a handful of shows annually. Golden Smog's lineup has often changed, though Run Westy Runguitarist Kraig Johnsonas well as guitarists Dan Murphy( Soul Asylum) and Gary Louris( The Jayhawks) were relative constants. The definitive beginning of Golden Smog is hard to pinpoint given the mercurial nature of the band's lineup.
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[c]how can people be so [a]heartless
[c]how can people be so [a}cruel
Easy to [d]be hard [em]
Easy to [d]be cold
[c]how can people have no [a]feelings
[c]how can they ignore their [a]friends
Easy to [d]be proud [em]
Easy to [d]say no
And[g] especially [d]people
Who[g] care about [d]strangers
Who [g]care about [d]evil and so[g]cial in[d]justice
[em]do you [a]only [em]care about the [a]bleeding crowd
[em]how [a]about a [d]needing friend
I [a7]need a [c]friend
[c]how can people be so [a]heartless
[c]you know Im hung up [a]on you
Easy to [d]be proud [em]
Easy to [d]say no
And[g] especially [d]people
Who[g] care about [d]strangers
Who [g]care about [d]evil and so[g]cial in[d]justice
[em]do you [a]only [em]care about the [a]bleeding crowd
[em]how [a]about a [d]needing friend
I [a7]need a [c]friend
[c]how can people be so [a]heartless
[c]how can people be so [a]cruel
Easy to be [d]proud
Easy to say no
Easy to be cold
Easy to say no
Come on easy to get rich
Easy to say no
Much too easy to be cold
Easy to say no
Much too easy to say [bm]no