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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Golden Smog

She had a nova that was tinted green
He took a greyhound that was a bus
From the city of new orleans
The only light that shined in their eyes
Was that of a simple screen
In a one bal harbour bedroom apartment
With a vision and a dream
Feeling like they sunk already
Feeling like theyre done
Knowing whats been done already
Has been done by everyone
Deep in nevada they played it straight
They stayed in reno inside a casino
With a two, four rate
The only life that was in their eyes
Was burning like the sun
It is this sundowner hellroom confinement
Where they remained as one
Feeling like they sunk already
Feeling like theyre done
Knowing whats been done already
Has been done by everyone
Back in miami
Back in miami, back to the sand
He took to running that was illegal
She ran a peanut stand
The only night he closed his eyes was his last one
In a one bal harbour bedroom apartment
Where his drean begun
Feeling like they sunk already
Feeling like theyre done
Knowing whats been done already
Has been done by everyone
Now theyre living in miami
Trying to get down to the keys
Is it lost, is it such a cost
When you try to aim to please
Down for the dirt nap
They took it down for the dirt nap
They took it ...