The dude on the far right excepted, these are the most out of shape guys under forty to hit multiplatinum in the last twenty years
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:11 (twelve years ago) link
DMB song is pleasantish-enough light rock imo. Cranberries, although I championed their first album, exaggerates all the worst qualities of Dolores' vocal quirks and mawkish poetry about "big issues."
― On the sidelines in a trash can grumping (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:11 (twelve years ago) link
It was obvious at the time that it was just a Smashing Pumpkins rip-off
yeah see this wasn't going to make it any more endearing to me
― red is hungry green is jawless (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:12 (twelve years ago) link
DMB song is pleasantish-enough light rock imo.
this might be true except the lyrics are not just bad, they are offensively stupid
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:13 (twelve years ago) link
And the violence caused such silence,Who are we mistaken?
― red is hungry green is jawless (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:14 (twelve years ago) link
^^^ ESOL student
i'm sure the lyrics are better in the original gaelic
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:15 (twelve years ago) link
what would YOU say?
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:16 (twelve years ago) link
does Zombie even have lyrics? all I know is "zahm beh eh eh eh" etc & the chung chung chung chung chung riff
― Euler, Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:17 (twelve years ago) link
has everyone bagging on "Zombie" heard "Bosnia", because that will blow your mind if you haven't heard it
― thuggish ruggish Brahms (DJP), Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:17 (twelve years ago) link
i was gonna suggest the John Lennon one as their peak
― red is hungry green is jawless (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:18 (twelve years ago) link
i would rather hear cranberries than dmb
― da croupier, Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:19 (twelve years ago) link
i'll prob take dolores's po-faced inarticulate nonsense over dave's breezy faux-wise nonsense
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:20 (twelve years ago) link
they each deserve separate singles polls imo
― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:20 (twelve years ago) link
lyrics are not just bad, they are offensively stupid
I've heard that DMB song a handful of times, just relistened five minutes ago to make sure I knew which song it was, and I still don't remember what the lyrics are. Maybe I just block DMB out like bad TV commercials.
― On the sidelines in a trash can grumping (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:20 (twelve years ago) link
as far as cranberries hits go, i'd rather hear "zombie" than "free to decide" or "ode to my family"
― da croupier, Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:21 (twelve years ago) link
TO ALL THOSE PEOPLE DOING LINES: DON'T DO IT
― Tim F, Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:21 (twelve years ago) link
i'd rather be kicked in the shin than in the balls but
― red is hungry green is jawless (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:22 (twelve years ago) link
xxpost "Free to Decide" was objectively awful so not sure that's a meaningful statement.
Does anyone prefer "Zombie" to the first album? Anyone?
― Tim F, Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:22 (twelve years ago) link
MOM IT'S MY BIRTHDAY
only lyrics i know, apart from the title
― goole, Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:22 (twelve years ago) link
"Don't Drink The Water" is one of the most hilarious songs I know, though.
― Euler, Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:23 (twelve years ago) link
I know the lyrics on "Salvation" are hamfisted, but musically it fits happily in the "Crazy Horses"/Rocket From The Crypt continuum and I have no beef with hearing it anytime.
― da croupier, Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:24 (twelve years ago) link
When played live, "Don't Drink the Water" is often preceded by a spacey intro that features Matthews' famous screams and comes to a loud climax before slowing back down into the beginning of the song. The song itself is played at a much more upbeat tempo that differs greatly from the much slower paced one featured on the album.
DONT DRINK THE WATERTHERE'S BLOOD IN THE WATER
― Euler, Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:24 (twelve years ago) link
TV On The Radio should cover "Don't Drink The Water"
― da croupier, Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:26 (twelve years ago) link
lol "free to decide"
― horseshoe, Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:27 (twelve years ago) link
based on the news story above, "blood" is not the main problem with "the water"
― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:27 (twelve years ago) link
Also, heard "Free to Decide" at the grocery store the other night, would take it above "Zombie" or "Salvation" easily. "Linger" and "Dreams" are quite lovely though.
― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:28 (twelve years ago) link
Did you think "I'm not so suicidal anymore"?
― Tim F, Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:28 (twelve years ago) link
It was the fearful night of December 8th.He was returning home from the studio late.He had perseptively known that it wouldn't be nice.Because in 1980, he paid the price
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:29 (twelve years ago) link
With a Smith & Wesson 38,John Lennon's life was no longer a debate.
did not know Weird Al had written a Lennon song
― Euler, Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:29 (twelve years ago) link
You must have nothing more with your time to doThere's a war in Russia...and Sarejevo, too
― da croupier, Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:30 (twelve years ago) link
All time.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:31 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asywK5J7LiU
― thuggish ruggish Brahms (DJP), Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:31 (twelve years ago) link
(high quality)
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:31 (twelve years ago) link
you would not think "i'm not so suicidal anymore" would be such a laugh riot of a line and yet
― horseshoe, Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:31 (twelve years ago) link
He had perseptively known that it wouldn't be nice.
Haha, love that lyric
― Valéry Giscard d'Staind (NickB), Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:31 (twelve years ago) link
You must have nothing more with your time to doThere's a war in Russia...and Sarejevo, tooI hope the Russians love their children too
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:32 (twelve years ago) link
. . . lysol douche
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:32 (twelve years ago) link
MOM IT'S MY BIRTHDAYonly lyrics i know, apart from the title
And "monkey on a string." Okay, I just read the lyrics to What Would You Say. They just seem like a bunch of non sequiturs strung together. Yeah, they're stupid, but they're delivered in a marble-mouth style where I don't immediately discern their stupidity (and I'm never going to hear the song enough times for them to sink in.)
― On the sidelines in a trash can grumping (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:34 (twelve years ago) link
an ilx classic
This is the thread where we write lyrics to songs by The Cranberries about the death of pop stars
― goole, Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:36 (twelve years ago) link
It was an unholy day in Spring,Nobody had suspected a thing,Although, the pope had been sick for many days,He appeared at windows, his eyes were glazed
He prayed alot, mostly to godBut he was old, like Paul Weller, a modHe played soccer, in his youth, in goals,But he could not save himself, the bell tolled
Pope John Paul, why did you dieYou were head of the catholic churchand now a guywho is a nazi iswhat a sad and sorry and sickening occurrencewhat a sad and sorry and sickening occurrence
― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, May 18, 2005 8:43 AM (6 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
You wanted to station agents on his bumpers and sideboards. He refused. Do you know why I think he refused? I think he refused because he had a death wish. He talked all the time about being assassinated. His favorite poem was 'I Have a Rendezvous with Death'... which is not a good poem. I think he wanted to die. He had perceptively known that it wouldn't be nice. Because in 1963, he paid the price. But what do you think?
― da croupier, Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:37 (twelve years ago) link
hoo lord i had never heard 'bosnia'
― goole, Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:37 (twelve years ago) link
who is a nazi is
― Laura Lucy Lynn (La Lechera), Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:40 (twelve years ago) link
More effective than NA, imo.
― Soggy Cheeseburgers (Deric W. Haircare), Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:44 (twelve years ago) link
AHAHAHA that Cranberries lyrics thread was one of the earliest threads I found as an ilm lurker. I'm losing my shit all over again!
― On the sidelines in a trash can grumping (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:46 (twelve years ago) link
Video gaaaaaaames
― butvi wouls (Phil D.), Tuesday, 20 March 2012 17:59 (twelve years ago) link
Shit, I only knew the Cranberries' radio singles. I guess that's just as well - compared to the above, "Zombie" now seems like a paragon of restraint.
― wolf cola, everyone (thewufs), Tuesday, 20 March 2012 18:51 (twelve years ago) link
i kind of love "zombie", the guitars, the blissed-out drift, dolores' vocals, the soaring chorus. the words are absolutely hideous, should be unforgivable, but i don't care much about them for some reason. i find it easy enough to tune the verses out and enjoy singing along w the wonderfully ridiculous chorus.
― Fozzy Osbourne (contenderizer), Tuesday, 20 March 2012 19:38 (twelve years ago) link