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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Ill Fated Lyrics

Golden Smog

(murphy)
Wasnt much of a union
Denial and confusion
Meant something to you, I bet you would have stayed
Stumbled on some good times
Turned them into land mines
You know you can turn the other way
You say youve been meaning
To sort through all your demons
If theres some room, are you gonna let me in?
Youve been hung dry by your close friends
Your inner childs an orphan
Youre so far down, you dont know where you been
So many things you dont know
If you want me to leave, just say so
Chorus:
Its the kind of thing I like
Curse cast in the night
So ill fated
So ill fated
Goodbye with reservations
Regrets and salutations
Something in there somewhere that I didnt say
Its you I think of only
Whenever you get lonely
An I got more than years to give away
Ive been dying to start living
Youre just living to be dying
We cant seem to find no common ground
You hate me when Im lonely
Im lonely when you hate me
Mostly Im just there to kick around
Soaring high and low
First to leave, last to know
(chorus)
Its the kind of thing I like
Curse cast in the night
So ill fated