![]() “Dreams” and “Linger” are widely regarded as the two best Cranberries songs on their debut album, Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?, but the record is stuffed with tracks that have stood the test of time. ![]() Its obsessive lyric (“I will run, I will fight/I will take you through the night”) is matched by the intensity of the band’s performance. ![]() The equal of anything on The Cranberries’ landmark debut album, ‘Liar’ features one of Dolores O’Riordan’s most captivating vocals. Initially a gem of a B-side cut during the Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? sessions, “Liar” later came to prominence on the soundtrack album for the acclaimed 1995 teen movie Empire Records. One of its calling cards was “Time Is Ticking Out,” a slice of sleek, staccato alt-rock with choppy guitars and O’Riordan’s ecology-related lyric (“What about Chernobyl? What about radiation?”), which she delivered with a no-nonsense briskness. It moved over a million copies, yet 2001’s Wake Up And Smell The Coffee remains relatively overlooked in The Cranberries’ wider body of work. ![]() Revealing the influences of Catholicism and traditional church singing on the group, this haunting track’s title translates as ‘Jesus’ and was inspired by O’Riordan’s childhood, when she was a regular soloist at the liturgical events at her school, Laurel Hill in Limerick.Ĭlick to load video 17: ‘Time Is Ticking Out’ 20: ‘Íosa’Īppearing on the deluxe, 25th-anniversary of The Cranberries’ debut album, Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?, “Íosa” features Dolores O’Riordan singing in Irish and represents the band’s only recording to be made in their native language. Listen to the best Cranberries songs on Apple Music and Spotify, and scroll down to read our 20 best Cranberries songs of all time. From their 31-year career together, we choose 20 of the best Cranberries songs that will linger on through the ages. Dolores O’Riordan gave the music world one of its most distinctive voices, and the legacy she created with Limerick alt.rock icons The Cranberries is an alluring body of work that will continue to attract new generations of fans. ![]()
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