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this Irish alt rock band is the voice of
a generation
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
songs by The Cranberries
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before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’ve
chosen our entries based on a
combination of the artists fan favorites
and their most commercially successful
songs however we won’t be including any
material from Dolores O’Riordan career
as a solo artist
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[Applause]
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number ten I still do beginning our list
with a little melancholy is the opening
track of The Cranberries debut studio
album
I still do is a haunting and mid-paced
track that exemplifies the dream pop and
post-punk influences found on the band’s
1993 effort everybody else is doing it
so why can’t we an album that holds up
even decades after its release Dolores
O’Riordan is harmonized and lilting
vocals cry out on this sad ballad which
sounds tailor-made to be played in the
middle of the band set offering fans a
respite from loud guitars and yodeling
and making for a quiet and pensive
change of pace
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number nine ridiculous thoughts
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The Cranberries sophomore album no need
to argue was released in what’s widely
considered one of the greatest years in
mainstream alternative rock so to stand
out was quite an accomplishment but with
the harsher and more confident edge
displayed on songs like ridiculous
thoughts they did stand out
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the song opens up with a delicate yet
sad vocal melody from O’Riordan before
making its way into a mid-paced jangling
rock mode with lyrics penned by
O’Riordan about her trouble with the
British media ridiculous thoughts picks
up steam as it moves on with Dolores
capping off the track with a strong
emotional shout
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number eight salvation okay and now for
the sad stuff it is time to rock the
cranberries already had two hit records
in their rearview when they released to
the faithful departed in 1996 and the
lead single salvation was something a
bit different for the band
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an up-tempo rocker complete with skylake
horns like Hogan’s bass guitar pulses in
the background as a Riordan sings a dark
song about addiction and loss which some
critics thought was heavy-handed in its
message
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regardless salvation remains one of the
cranberries most recognizable hits to
this day thanks in part to its unique
memorable and very mid-90s music video
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number seven just my imagination
things get bouncier on our next track as
just my imagination represents the
cranberries softer and more upbeat side
this certainly isn’t a bad thing however
as it clearly echos the band’s Irish
folk roots while also sounding like
something more see in the Smiths might
have written in the 80s
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just my imagination is found on the
cranberries fourth album bury the
hatchet which was released after the
band took a brief hiatus the group
didn’t miss a beat though as this song
is a simple and effective pop tune
making good use of crystal clear
production and a Reardon’s happy
sounding vocals to create the perfect
soundtrack to a warm summer day
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number six animal instinct Dolores
O’Riordan vocals take center stage once
again on this track from the band’s
underrated 1999 album bury the hatchet
during the brief hiatus the band took
prior to that records release while
Riordan became a mother something she
reflects on here
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animal instinct where’s its emotions on
its musical sleeve but does a great job
of balancing a melancholic vocal melody
with upbeat guitar work to create an
album highlight animal instinct features
a simple arrangement and drives its
melody home with o Reardon’s passionate
pre-chorus before ending with a brief
but fitting guitar solo
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[Applause]
[Music]
number five when you’re gone The
Cranberries doing doo-wop it’s more
likely than you think when you’re gone
opens with just such a vocal from
Delores as the band sways back and forth
with a simple but fantastic melody
straight out of the 1950’s
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the song is off the to the faithful
departed album which as its name
suggests memorialized some people
important to the band who passed away
and when you’re gone itself offers
further proof that The Cranberries could
write outside of their comfort zone when
given the chance its status as a ballad
and a tribute to rock and roll history
makes when you’re gone something of a
secret weapon within the cranberries
back catalogue
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number four owed to my family sometimes
you just need a good cry it can be the
cure for what ails you and it’s what the
next song on our list provides in space
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foud – my family has the power to break
down even the toughest soul with its
universal themes of nostalgia simplicity
and lost innocence and these themes are
sung beautifully by Dolores O’Riordan
from the first wordless note to the last
there’s nary a heavy guitar or loud lick
to be found but that doesn’t make out to
my family any less impactful it’s still
one of the cranberries all-time classic
songs
[Music]
number three dreams music can evoke
images within your mind with just a few
simple notes The Cranberries
otherworldly single dreams certainly
harnesses this power right from the
get-go as layers of guitars vocals and
percussion wash over the listener
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J
the single that introduced the band in
1992 is appropriately named as dream pop
is a term often used to describe the
Cranberry sound images of rolling green
fields crashing waves and clear blue sky
are somehow conjured up by the magic of
this track just as a Reardon’s closing
vocal soars higher and higher on through
to the songs fade-out
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[Applause]
[Music]
number two linger a lush string
orchestration opens up our number two
pick another single from everybody else
is doing it so why can’t we and a
breakthrough track for the band linger
is an intimate song about first kisses
first loves and regret and hinges upon a
Reardon’s fantastic chorus vocal as well
as the effect Laden guitar of Noel Hogan
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when all of these elements come together
it’s a perfect storm of dream pop music
the sort of song that somehow made the
90s term alternative rock maybe just a
little more sense if you’re going into
the cranberries is a new listener this
is a great place to start
[Music]
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions
[Music]
[Applause]
[Music]
yes
separate
[Music]
number one zombie
[Music]
it’s probably the cranberries best-known
song but at the same time it’s also not
entirely indicative of their overall
sound a smash single from the band’s
sophomore effort zombie features a heavy
and driving guitar riff one certainly
inspired by the vent burgeoning grunge
scene of the 1990s
[Music]
Mike Hogan’s base and Fergal Wohlers
drumming anchor this track as a Reardon
delivers what might be her strongest
vocal ever protesting the 1993 IRA
bombing in Warrington do the cranberries
usually get this heavy no but that
doesn’t stop zombie from getting our nod
as the best song of the Bands career
[Music]
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from watch mojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
[Music]
this Irish alt rock band is the voice of
a generation
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
songs by The Cranberries
[Music]
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’ve
chosen our entries based on a
combination of the artists fan favorites
and their most commercially successful
songs however we won’t be including any
material from Dolores O’Riordan career
as a solo artist
[Music]
[Applause]
[Music]
number ten I still do beginning our list
with a little melancholy is the opening
track of The Cranberries debut studio
album
I still do is a haunting and mid-paced
track that exemplifies the dream pop and
post-punk influences found on the band’s
1993 effort everybody else is doing it
so why can’t we an album that holds up
even decades after its release Dolores
O’Riordan is harmonized and lilting
vocals cry out on this sad ballad which
sounds tailor-made to be played in the
middle of the band set offering fans a
respite from loud guitars and yodeling
and making for a quiet and pensive
change of pace
[Music]
number nine ridiculous thoughts
[Music]
The Cranberries sophomore album no need
to argue was released in what’s widely
considered one of the greatest years in
mainstream alternative rock so to stand
out was quite an accomplishment but with
the harsher and more confident edge
displayed on songs like ridiculous
thoughts they did stand out
[Music]
the song opens up with a delicate yet
sad vocal melody from O’Riordan before
making its way into a mid-paced jangling
rock mode with lyrics penned by
O’Riordan about her trouble with the
British media ridiculous thoughts picks
up steam as it moves on with Dolores
capping off the track with a strong
emotional shout
[Music]
number eight salvation okay and now for
the sad stuff it is time to rock the
cranberries already had two hit records
in their rearview when they released to
the faithful departed in 1996 and the
lead single salvation was something a
bit different for the band
[Music]
an up-tempo rocker complete with skylake
horns like Hogan’s bass guitar pulses in
the background as a Riordan sings a dark
song about addiction and loss which some
critics thought was heavy-handed in its
message
[Music]
regardless salvation remains one of the
cranberries most recognizable hits to
this day thanks in part to its unique
memorable and very mid-90s music video
[Music]
number seven just my imagination
things get bouncier on our next track as
just my imagination represents the
cranberries softer and more upbeat side
this certainly isn’t a bad thing however
as it clearly echos the band’s Irish
folk roots while also sounding like
something more see in the Smiths might
have written in the 80s
[Music]
just my imagination is found on the
cranberries fourth album bury the
hatchet which was released after the
band took a brief hiatus the group
didn’t miss a beat though as this song
is a simple and effective pop tune
making good use of crystal clear
production and a Reardon’s happy
sounding vocals to create the perfect
soundtrack to a warm summer day
[Music]
number six animal instinct Dolores
O’Riordan vocals take center stage once
again on this track from the band’s
underrated 1999 album bury the hatchet
during the brief hiatus the band took
prior to that records release while
Riordan became a mother something she
reflects on here
[Music]
animal instinct where’s its emotions on
its musical sleeve but does a great job
of balancing a melancholic vocal melody
with upbeat guitar work to create an
album highlight animal instinct features
a simple arrangement and drives its
melody home with o Reardon’s passionate
pre-chorus before ending with a brief
but fitting guitar solo
[Music]
[Applause]
[Music]
number five when you’re gone The
Cranberries doing doo-wop it’s more
likely than you think when you’re gone
opens with just such a vocal from
Delores as the band sways back and forth
with a simple but fantastic melody
straight out of the 1950’s
[Music]
the song is off the to the faithful
departed album which as its name
suggests memorialized some people
important to the band who passed away
and when you’re gone itself offers
further proof that The Cranberries could
write outside of their comfort zone when
given the chance its status as a ballad
and a tribute to rock and roll history
makes when you’re gone something of a
secret weapon within the cranberries
back catalogue
[Music]
[Music]
number four owed to my family sometimes
you just need a good cry it can be the
cure for what ails you and it’s what the
next song on our list provides in space
[Music]
foud – my family has the power to break
down even the toughest soul with its
universal themes of nostalgia simplicity
and lost innocence and these themes are
sung beautifully by Dolores O’Riordan
from the first wordless note to the last
there’s nary a heavy guitar or loud lick
to be found but that doesn’t make out to
my family any less impactful it’s still
one of the cranberries all-time classic
songs
[Music]
number three dreams music can evoke
images within your mind with just a few
simple notes The Cranberries
otherworldly single dreams certainly
harnesses this power right from the
get-go as layers of guitars vocals and
percussion wash over the listener
[Music]
J
the single that introduced the band in
1992 is appropriately named as dream pop
is a term often used to describe the
Cranberry sound images of rolling green
fields crashing waves and clear blue sky
are somehow conjured up by the magic of
this track just as a Reardon’s closing
vocal soars higher and higher on through
to the songs fade-out
[Music]
[Applause]
[Music]
number two linger a lush string
orchestration opens up our number two
pick another single from everybody else
is doing it so why can’t we and a
breakthrough track for the band linger
is an intimate song about first kisses
first loves and regret and hinges upon a
Reardon’s fantastic chorus vocal as well
as the effect Laden guitar of Noel Hogan
[Music]
when all of these elements come together
it’s a perfect storm of dream pop music
the sort of song that somehow made the
90s term alternative rock maybe just a
little more sense if you’re going into
the cranberries is a new listener this
is a great place to start
[Music]
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions
[Music]
[Applause]
[Music]
yes
separate
[Music]
number one zombie
[Music]
it’s probably the cranberries best-known
song but at the same time it’s also not
entirely indicative of their overall
sound a smash single from the band’s
sophomore effort zombie features a heavy
and driving guitar riff one certainly
inspired by the vent burgeoning grunge
scene of the 1990s
[Music]
Mike Hogan’s base and Fergal Wohlers
drumming anchor this track as a Reardon
delivers what might be her strongest
vocal ever protesting the 1993 IRA
bombing in Warrington do the cranberries
usually get this heavy no but that
doesn’t stop zombie from getting our nod
as the best song of the Bands career
[Music]
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from watch mojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
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