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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Shooting Star Lyrics

Golden Smog

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Alternate between the two. I left my guitar at home so heres an
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A e d a
Johnny was a school boy when he heard his first beatles song
A e g a
Love me do, I think it was and from there it didnt take him long
Got himself a guitar, used to play every night
Now hes in a rock & roll outfit, and everythings all right
A e
Dont you know?
Johnny told his momma, hey momma Im goin away
Im gonna hit the big time, gonna be a big star someday
Momma came to the door with a tear drop in her eye
Johnny said, dont cry momma smile & wave goodbye
Dont you know, yeah, yeah
Dont you know that you are a shooting star
Dont you know, dont you know
Dont you know that you are a shooting star
And all the world will love you just as long
As long as you are
Johnny made a record, went straight up to number one
Suddenly everyone loved to hear him sing the song
Watching the world go by, surprisin it goes so fast
Johnny looked around him and said, well, I made the big time at
Last
Dont you know, dont you know
Dont you know that you are a shooting star
Dont you know, woah yeah
Dont you know that you are a shooting star, yeah
And all the world will love you just as long
As long as you are, a shooting star
(guitar solo)
Dont you know that you are a shooting star
Dont you know, ahhh
Dont you know that you are a shooting star
And all the world will love you just as long
As long as you are
Johnny died one night, died in his bed
Bottle of whiskey, sleepin tablets by his head
Johnnys life passed him by like a warm summer day
If you listen to the wind, you can still hear him play
Woah...
Dont you know that you are a shooting star
Dont you know, dont you know
Dont you know that you are a shooting star
Dont you know
Dont you know that you are a shooting star
Dont you, dont you, dont you, dont you, dont you know
Dont you know you are a shooting star
(improvise)
Na, na, na, na.. (to end) /pre>