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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If I Only Had A Car Lyrics

Golden Smog

If I only had a car[f]
Wouldnt be here in this bar[g]
Trying to get to you[am]
[am]time[g]takes[f]toll
[am]the hours[g]id[f]roll
[bflat]is this a blessing or [f] is this a curse
[bflat]seems this love only makes[f]matters[g]worse
If I only had a car
Wouldnt be here in this bar
Trying to get to you
Time takes toll,
The hours Id roll
Is it a blessing or is it a curse
Seems this love makes matters worse
Im stuck in this cafe
Lost along the way
Moving to keep strong
When Im feeling myself burn
It dont matter let it hurt
It tells me Im alive
When you saw me in california
I was lost in a dusty haze
Now that I know you
You feel so far away
If I only had a car
Wouldnt be here in this bar
Trying to get to you
As Im waving you goodbye
Following the line
Trying to get to you
Still the echos fill the void
Your eyes rolled in your head
As you slowly disappeared
Still hard to rearrange
The distance made it strange
Im still trying to get to you
If I only had a car
Wouldnt be here in this bar
Trying to get to you