Smog's hard to find Indonesian AlbumGolden Smog
(aka Broken Hippie, aka Circle the Drain)Smog's even harder to find Alaska only 8 track
 
 
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Check out the Nov-Dec issue of "No Depression" for a very comprehensive Smogology.
 
Interesting facts include High School student Jeff Tweedy pie.gif (2879 bytes)interviewing Dan Murphy in 1987 for a Saint Louis Magazine.
 
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Cover Songs 1992-present
...the unreleased ones performed live.
 
Most shows had multiple covers. I've tried to only list each song once, and the earliest known live appearance, for space reasons, though some were played at other shows listed. Original artist, where known, in parentheses. A full concert listing is forthcoming.

pre-smog gig 1987
Take it To The Limit

01-29-92 Golden Smog at 1st Ave in Minneapolis Mn
pre-Tweedy, with Chris Mars and David Pirner SMOG1.JPG (151302 bytes)

Superstar
- (Carpenters)
We're An American Band
-(Grand Funk)
Hand Bags & Glad Rags
- (Rod Stewart)
Tarpit
- (Dinosaur Jr.)
Spooky
(Classics IV ) Pirner on Sax
Wildfire
- Pirner lead
You're So Vain
- (Carly Simon)Chris Mars designed 1st Golden Smog EP
Keep It Up
-pre Soul Asylum version-Pirner lead
Help Me Make It Through The Night
Most Beautiful Girl
No More No More -
(Aerosmith)
Bell Bottom Blues
- (Derek & Dominoes )
Almost Cut My Hair
- (CSNY)
Revolution Blues
- (Neil Young)
 
12-28-93 at First Avenue
pre-Tweedy Involvement --Dan Murphy, Kraig Johnson, Gary Louris and Marc Perlman

You're So Vain-Carly Simon
Seven Days-
Bob Dylan
New Madrid
-Uncle Tupelo
Country Comforts
(with John Eller on Piano)-Elton John
On The Beach
-Neil Young
Don't Fall In Love With A Railroad Man (?)
(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden
-L. Anderson
Son-Angel-
Murphy Lead
Dancing Queen
-ABBA
 
 
07-25-94 Uptown Bar, Mpls, MN
(entire set below)V.jpg (15937 bytes)
Seven Year Ache
Who Were you thinkin' of
Passenger Side
Sister Morphine
Long Cold Winter
Where Were You Girl
Pretty Good
Broken Glass (Loud Fast Rules/Soul Asylum)  Dan Murphy vocals
By Your Side (not Squeeze)
She Don't Have To See You
One More Night
Stay Free-(Clash)--Dan Murphy lead vocals
Playing All Night (early Prison Wife)
Listen To Her Heart (Petty)-- Tweedy
Weed Unites and Wine Willin'
 
10-17-94 at 400 Bar, Minneapolis MNPecan Pie (not Key-Lime)
Spooky
-Classics IV
Listen To Her Heart
-Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Reincarnation
-Roger Miller
To Love Somebody
-Bee Gees -Louris Lead
 
03-17-95  South By Southwest, Austin TX
Dang Me- Roger Miller
02/21/96 Lounge Ax
Love Is The Drug-(Roxy Music) Marc Perlman on vocals
 
03/01/96 First Avenue
Hand In My Pocket- (Alanis Morisette) "they did it with Heather, who seems to be the same person from 'Paradise By The Dashboard Light'.
There's also another song ..., something about High School, I think it's Bill Sullivan on vocals."
 
03/14/96 Austin Music hall
She Don't Have To See You' with Bobby Patterson
 
04-14-96 WNEW NY
 
In studio performance
 

Love and Mercy
(Brian Wilson)
 
Seven Year Ache-(with composer Roseanne Cash; also played at SXSW in Austin)
 
photos from wnew
04-16-96
Theater Of the Living Arts, Phila Pa

Pink Turns To Blue-Grant Hart
(Louris Lead vocals-Dan Murphy left the stage)
Sad Peter Pan-Vic Chesnutt
What's So Funny About Peace, Love and Understanding
-Nick Lowe (Tweedy Lead)
Signed D.C.-Arthur Lee's Love
Love And Mercy
-Brian Wilson (Tweedy Lead)
Five Years-David Bowie (Murphy Lead)

04-17-96 at 9:30 Club in Washington DC
Photograph-Harrison/Starr
Do Anything You Wanna Do-
(Eddie And The Hot Rods) (Tweedy lead)
Hangin' on The Telephone-(Nerves and Blondie)
 
 
04-23-96
The Granada in Lawrence, KSfred.gif (29248 bytes)

Buick McKane
(T.Rex)
The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan
(With Karla from "Geraldine Fibbers" on Lead Vocals )
Subway Train (Johnny Thunders)-(Dan Murphy lead )
On The Beach-(Neil Young)
 
 
 
06-24-96 The Showbox in Seattle, WA
Until You Came Along (new song-previously referred to as "Everybody's Daughter)
 
06/02/96 Dixie's ,St.Paul
Dave Pirner sings 'Nowhere Bound'
 
06/28/96 The Troubador, West LA
Who Loves The Sun (Velvet Underground) Jeff -vocals
Dave Pirner sings 'Nowhere Bound'
 
06/29/96 the Coach House, San Juan Capistrano
Ooh La La-(Faces) Dan-vocals
 
07/20/96 Basilica Blockparty
Nothing at all -Dan vocals
 
12/30/96 Lounge Ax, Chicago, gs1.jpg (34534 bytes)
(back in california?)
Guitar man-(Bread)
(Broken arms?)
Someday-(Spiral Staircase)
Sorrow-(Merseybeats)
Until you came along
I wish I was your mother-(Mott the Hoople)
Something in the air-(Speedy Keene/Thunderclap Newman)
(Fancy man?)
(I don't care about this world?)
 
 
 
12/31/96 Lounge Ax, Chicago
Who Loves the Sun-Velvet Underground
Something In The Air
Ooh Child
I Wish I was Your Mother
Melina
Baby Blue
Tomcat
Guitar Man
Until You came Along
Soundcheck
That's Alright Mama
Day After Day -(Badfinger) Dan vocals
Don't Leave me now (?)
2/7/97-400 Bar-Minneapolis
under the pseudonym of "Broken Hippie."
 
Lineup:
Dan Murphy, Marc Perlman, Gary Louris, Kraig Johnson, and Tim O'Reagan.
Jeff Tweedy, was AWOL, on tour with Wilco.
 
Below is most of the setlist, with originals thrown in, unreleased tracks and a bunch of errors.
The Woman with the Rose Tattoo, commercial Willie Nelson did for Taco Bell(opening and encore number)-Gary singing, Marc Perlman drums
Jennifer Save Me
Them Changes (Buddy Miles) who was Hendrix' Band of Gypsies drummer; minor hit around '72 or so. (previously labeled as She Got Me Runnin'/Hiding)
Ooh Child
Love is the Drug (Roxy Music) Mark Perlman sang it...
Maneater (Hall &Oates) sung by Dan Murphy
Everybody's Happy Nowadays (Buzzcocks)
Psycho
Frenchette-New York Dolls, sung by Dan
I am the Cosmos(Chris Bell/Big Star) Gary on vocals
Until you came along
Nothing at all
Miss You (Rolling Stones)-Dan Murphy on bass & background vocals
Signed D.C. (Love)
Guitar Man (Bread)
Bus Stop Princess
Spooky
Don't wanna dance-(?)-Dan Murphy...see above "Let's just dance" ...is there a smog concept album in the works?
Queen Bitch-David Bowie
Most Beautiful Girl
Chico (?)
Red Headed Stepchild
Revolution Blues
Buick MacKane
 
If anyone went and can add or correct some titles, email me! Sounded like a great show.   Current cover songs, judging by the 12/4/98 Phila show, include 'Signed D.C.", "Revolution Blues", "Spooky" and "Most Beautiful Girl". In New York and Toronto, Gary sang the old Split Enz song, "I Got You".

Golden Smog's Minneapolis concert was broadcast LIVE on
12-12-98 at First Avenue
FirstAve 121298  stubby

any more covers
 
thanks to Rafs, Ron, Aaron and Rosenstoc for the help on song titles for this page!!!