Which is WORSE: What Would You Say vs. Zombie

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

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."

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

DMB song is pleasantish-enough light rock imo.

this might be true except the lyrics are not just bad, they are offensively stupid

And the violence caused such silence,
Who are we mistaken?

^^^ ESOL student

i'm sure the lyrics are better in the original gaelic

what would YOU say?

does Zombie even have lyrics? all I know is "zahm beh eh eh eh" etc & the chung chung chung chung chung riff

has everyone bagging on "Zombie" heard "Bosnia", because that will blow your mind if you haven't heard it

i was gonna suggest the John Lennon one as their peak

i would rather hear cranberries than dmb

i'll prob take dolores's po-faced inarticulate nonsense over dave's breezy faux-wise nonsense

they each deserve separate singles polls imo

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.

as far as cranberries hits go, i'd rather hear "zombie" than "free to decide" or "ode to my family"

TO ALL THOSE PEOPLE DOING LINES: DON'T DO IT

i'd rather be kicked in the shin than in the balls but

xxpost "Free to Decide" was objectively awful so not sure that's a meaningful statement.

Does anyone prefer "Zombie" to the first album? Anyone?

MOM IT'S MY BIRTHDAY

only lyrics i know, apart from the title

"Don't Drink The Water" is one of the most hilarious songs I know, though.

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.

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 WATER
THERE'S BLOOD IN THE WATER

TV On The Radio should cover "Don't Drink The Water"

lol "free to decide"

based on the news story above, "blood" is not the main problem with "the water"

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.

Did you think "I'm not so suicidal anymore"?

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

With a Smith & Wesson 38,
John Lennon's life was no longer a debate.

did not know Weird Al had written a Lennon song

You must have nothing more with your time to do
There's a war in Russia...and Sarejevo, too

With a Smith & Wesson 38,
John Lennon's life was no longer a debate.

All time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asywK5J7LiU

(high quality)

you would not think "i'm not so suicidal anymore" would be such a laugh riot of a line and yet

He had perseptively known that it wouldn't be nice.

Haha, love that lyric

You must have nothing more with your time to do
There's a war in Russia...and Sarejevo, too
I hope the Russians love their children too

. . . lysol douche

MOM IT'S MY BIRTHDAY

only 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.)

an ilx classic

This is the thread where we write lyrics to songs by The Cranberries about the death of pop stars

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 god
But he was old, like Paul Weller, a mod
He played soccer, in his youth, in goals,
But he could not save himself, the bell tolled

Pope John Paul, why did you die
You were head of the catholic church
and now a guy
who is a nazi is
what a sad and sorry and sickening occurrence
what 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?

hoo lord i had never heard 'bosnia'

who is a nazi is

TO ALL THOSE PEOPLE DOING LINES: DON'T DO IT

More effective than NA, imo.

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!

You must have nothing more with your time to do
There's a war in Russia...and Sarejevo, too
I hope the Russians love their children too

Video gaaaaaaames

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.

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.