All Wrong is a composition by Mark Sandman, recorded by the Boston trio Morphine for their 1993 album Cure for Pain. The song is notable within the band's catalog for featuring Dana Colley on tenor saxophone rather than his more customary baritone, giving the track a brighter, more cutting edge compared to the deep, subterranean tones that typify much of Morphine's output. This shift in voicing lends All Wrong a different textural character, with the tenor's increased presence in the upper register creating a more piercing, urgent quality that suits the song's thematic content. Sandman's two-string slide bass and Billy Conway's drums maintain the sparse, groove-locked foundation characteristic of the band's approach, while the tenor saxophone takes on the dual role of harmonic accompaniment and melodic lead. The Cure for Pain album is widely regarded as Morphine's strongest and most fully realized record, and All Wrong contributes to its range by offering a sonic variation within the band's deliberately constrained instrumental framework. Sandman's compositional approach here, as elsewhere, relies on repetition, mood, and gradual dynamic shifts rather than conventional song structures, creating a hypnotic effect that draws the listener into the song's emotional landscape. The use of tenor saxophone adds a dimension of variety that enriches the album's overall palette.
