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bigtree

(85,986 posts) Mon Jan 15, 2018, 01:23 PM Jan 2018

Cranberries front woman Dolores O'Riordan has died

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I first heard a young O'Riordan singing 'Linger, Fool for You' playing an acoustic guitar, sitting in my car listening to a local radio station nearly 25 years ago. She had a bad cold, but her delivery was haunting and beautiful. 'Zombie' is riveting and brilliant. RIP Dolores.

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Cranberries front woman Dolores O'Riordan has died (Original Post) bigtree Jan 2018 OP

no IADEMO2004 Jan 2018 #1

Zombie!!!! Zombie!!! Zombie!!! NCTraveler Jan 2018 #2

Such a great song. This is so very sad to hear she is gone from us so young n/t Tom Rinaldo Jan 2018 #4

Zombie was a powerful song smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #14

Sad to hear this JI7 Jan 2018 #3

That sucks. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2018 #5

I was just listening to this one in my car this weekend, and wondering what had become of her. Mister Ed Jan 2018 #17

I'm sad to hear this. Too young. EllieBC Jan 2018 #6

:( Solly Mack Jan 2018 #7

Oh nooooo! What happened? smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #8

no word yet bigtree Jan 2018 #12

Her voice was just haunting. smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #13

troubled over a breakup bigtree Jan 2018 #15

I wonder if this was a suicide. The poor woman. smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #16

Wow she was young. Was she sick? SweetieD Jan 2018 #9

damn. miyazaki Jan 2018 #10

No way!!!!! Iggo Jan 2018 #11

IADEMO2004

(5,554 posts)

1. no

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 01:24 PM

Jan 2018

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)

2. Zombie!!!! Zombie!!! Zombie!!!

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 01:26 PM

Jan 2018

With their tanks
And their guns
And their guns
And their bombs
Zombie
Zombie
They're still fighting

Tom Rinaldo

(22,912 posts)

4. Such a great song. This is so very sad to hear she is gone from us so young n/t

Reply to NCTraveler (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 01:31 PM

Jan 2018

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

14. Zombie was a powerful song

Reply to NCTraveler (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 02:24 PM

Jan 2018

JI7

(89,247 posts)

3. Sad to hear this

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 01:28 PM

Jan 2018

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,173 posts)

5. That sucks.

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 01:33 PM

Jan 2018

They had some great songs back in the day.

Mister Ed

(5,928 posts)

17. I was just listening to this one in my car this weekend, and wondering what had become of her.

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Reply #5)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 05:30 PM

Jan 2018

Beautiful voice.

EllieBC

(3,013 posts)

6. I'm sad to hear this. Too young.

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 01:33 PM

Jan 2018

The Cranberries were part of my regular cassette and CD rotation in the early 90s.

Solly Mack

(90,762 posts)

7. :(

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 01:39 PM

Jan 2018

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

8. Oh nooooo! What happened?

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 01:42 PM

Jan 2018

She was so young! I loved her beautiful, unique voice. Another of my favorites "Ode to my family"

bigtree

(85,986 posts)

12. no word yet

Reply to smirkymonkey (Reply #8)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 02:20 PM

Jan 2018

...beautiful song.

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

13. Her voice was just haunting.

Reply to bigtree (Reply #12)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 02:22 PM

Jan 2018

I had read a while ago that she was troubled, but I thought she had gotten help. This is really just tragic. She was so talented and sang about so many important issues.