Band Openly MOCKED Rookie At AUDITION…Then She SANG & It was GAME OVER!--Professor of Rock

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It started with an audition… a strange girl named Dolores O’Riordan in a pink tracksuit walked in to try out to be a singer for an indie band that was going nowhere… The Cranberries. She was surrounded by a bunch of guys who laughed at her mockingly. However, this Dolores had a secret weapon… one of the most powerful and recognizable voices of a generation A few minutes later these jokers were picking their jaws up off the floor. She could really sing…. but could she write? This band sent Dolores home with the music to a song they’d written. They wanted to see what this rookie could do. Only thing is… Dolores had never actually written a song before. She came back with a song called Linger. It was filled with infatuation, deception, betrayal, blind devotion… and a tranquility in the delivery that would put them at the top of the charts. Only thing is Linger bombed when it was released. And The Cranberries were afraid their label was gonna drop ‘em, but what happened next would change the fortunes of this band forever…. the story is NEXT on the Professor of Rock.
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I’m excited to return to another one of my favorite shows that we do on this channel. It’s called Breakthrough. In this show, we break down songs, albums, or events that kicked open the door to an artist or band’s career and gave them the momentum to rocket to long-term success. On today’s episode, a singer who still haunts us with her unparalleled and unique voice. Gone too soon… It’s Dolores O’Riordon…I’m talking about The Cranberries and their 1993 record Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? more specifically, the timeless track Linger.
Formed in Limerick, Ireland in 1989, the initial line-up of The Cranberries consisted of teenage brothers Noel and Mike Hogan on guitar and bass, Feargal Lawler behind the drum kit, and lead singer Niall Quinn. Back then they were actually known by the cringe-worthy name The Cranberry Saw Us (as in The Cranberry Sauce). However, by 1990 Quinn had quit, leaving his bandmates without a lead singer. So for a while, the trio focused on writing instrumentals… though by their own admission, they were pretty terrible at this point.
But that was all about to change thanks to an 18-year-old country girl named Dolores O’Riordon. Raised in the rural town of Ballybricken, Dolores was classically trained on piano and had been singing since the age of 4. As a teenager, she had won competitions for her solos in both her church and school choirs. By 16 she was listening to bands like the Smiths, the Cure, R.E.M., and Depeche Mode. And though she was small and shy, her voice… it was huge and powerful. Anyone who knew her knew that music was her calling.

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@ProfessorofRock 6 месяцев назад

Poll: Who is your pick for the GREATEST FEMALE SINGER of the 80s and 90s?

@Thin-n5u 6 месяцев назад

Pat Benatar

@peterd.9978 6 месяцев назад

Sade.

@rogerdeahl9629 6 месяцев назад

Pat Benatar Ann Wilson

@dont_follow5777 6 месяцев назад

Tori Amos

@Thin-n5u 6 месяцев назад

@@rogerdeahl9629❤

@heytherejeffro 6 месяцев назад

Before entertainment became full-time for me, I was an Uber driver in LA from 2014-2018. I would get lots of celebrities in the car, because that's Los Angeles. I never geeked out or even told people that I knew who they were, because I think the anonymity was probably refreshing. At one point, I picked Dolores up in Marina Del Rey to go to Venice Beach. At 10 minutes or so, not exactly a big ride, but a ride I'll never forget. She looked EXACTLY the same as I remembered, with the short hair and everything. She was filled to the brim with boundless energy and the air that she had just come out on the other side of hell. She kept dropping these little hints about who she was: "in the Irish world record books," "honorary doctorate," and finally "I was in a band called the Cranberries" to which I replied [paraphraing because it's been nearly a decade] "Yeah, I know. Nobody looks AND talks like you. I just wanted to give you a peaceful ride. I kind of came up on your work when I was a teenager." Trust me when I say that this was the hardest ride to keep my cool with, in that regard. I grew up a fan and even used Zombie in a history class I taught. Once we had broken through the barrier of anonymity, the gloves were off, and it was astounding. The conversation skewed heavily to the "big years" and she told me how utterly lonely her life had been at the height of their fame. How she essentially lived in the woods and a car would show up to bring her to a plane which would bring her to a city which would bring her to a car which would bring her to either a hotel or a venue, and then in reverse once the obligation was finished. She said this all with pep, by the way. She said, with a smile on her face, that fame was a comfortable way to be unfathomably lonely. But now she had regained some of her person back. She could exist without being harassed. And she was SO excited about it. Like, the excitement was palpable, and I could feel her electricity from the backseat. The interaction soon finished (again, MDR to Venice is a very short trip), but I got what arguably might be one of the most surreal and eye-opening experiences of my life. She was so open vulnerable to me, a stranger driving her to the beach. We actually hugged at the end of the ride, and I told her I was as excited for her new work as she was, after hearing her gush so hopefully about the next phase of her life. It became a fun little harmless anecdote for a few years, until we all lost her in 2018. I wept for my 10-minute friend, as I'm sure a lot of us have done before. Thank you for this video. I honestly tend to creep more than comment (which, I know, algorithm killer) but I wanted to share my 10-minute story with a bunch of strangers on the internet.

@ProfessorofRock 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for sharing!

@jayhawkjd8565 6 месяцев назад

Wow. Fantastic story and experience.

@cinmar720 6 месяцев назад

Great story. So glad you shared it with us.

@flavellinator 6 месяцев назад

Man, that is unreal! Ya just never know who you're going to meet...

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 6 месяцев назад

I’m glad she was so kind to you! Great story, thanks.

@jeffingram6200 Месяц назад

Thank you so much for covering this. I've been watching you for a while. The cranberries is my favorite band of all time and this little history lesson and tribute was done so respectfully and with such honesty. I absolutely love it. Thank you again!

@carolmartin4413 6 месяцев назад

Dolores was Cranberries. What a phenomenal voice. RIP MA'AM....You earned it.❤

@GenXstacker 6 месяцев назад

It's too tragic. She had a gift that touched hearts around the world. Now the thought of her being gone so young makes me overwhelmingly sad. Then again most of her songs had that same effect. True, we outgrew the teenage angst. But the songs reminded us of that time when we too were young at that most vulnerable moment in life.

@asukalangley6494 6 месяцев назад

Delores was awesome and yet another artist the world is poorer for being without. I loved hearing the story. Great video.

@ashevillecomics637 6 месяцев назад

This song still makes me think about the woman who I hope to spend the rest of my life with. I miss you.

@willix1391 6 месяцев назад

Great video Professor! Love Linger and the Cranberries. Reminds me of my college days and a girl I dated. Good memories! Also, love the Ocean Blue album in the background - Cerulean! Another of my favorites from same time period! Would love to sit and talk music with you!Keep up the good work.

@starkiller56381 6 месяцев назад

So hard to believe they bombed in the beginning. That song was the bomb!!! Her voice is incomparable!!!

@VAPrepper757 6 месяцев назад

I remember when this song first came out as a high school kid and hearing Dolores voice and was amazed how great and beautiful her voice was and immediately became a fan of The Cranberries then and there! Not surprised that story about how she joined band played out sounds like something she would do walk into a room full of guys and sing her heart out!!! RIP Dolores you are sorely missed ♥

@scapegoat762 6 месяцев назад

I was a little late to the Cranberries party. I heard Dreams in 1995, doing a little Uncle Sam vacation in Germany. I couldn't figure out what it was, it was so different. I've been a fan ever since. A few years later, Dolores and the Cranberries just sorta drifted out of the spotlight. They were, as far as I know, beginning to get back out there when she died. Hearing Dreams always makes me think of hearing it in the Irish pubs of Germany, in the barracks, and how simple my life was then. I hear it, in a restaurant, at a stoplight in traffic, in a store. I stop, I listen, then a few minutes after it's over, I sigh, and I go back to whatever too-mundane thing it was that I was doing.

@kurtvanluven9351 6 месяцев назад

I've known the songs, but not the stories. Makes a difference.

@TPeeps 6 месяцев назад

Linger , very few songs can stir up emotions immediately when listening to it and still remain the same today as the first time I heard it.

@TheresOnlyOneWayToRock 6 месяцев назад

" Oh, I thought the world of you, I thought nothing could go wrong, but I was wrong, I was wrong."

@gryjffrs 6 месяцев назад

I love her voice and style, she made me pay attention to The Cranberries.

@StevensonMD 6 месяцев назад

Its odd that over here in NZ/AUS you ask anyone what The Cranberries greatest track is and they will all say Zombie, when asked for another most come up blank. A very under rated band over here. My favorite is So Cold in Ireland. A shame we never got the duet with her and Bad Wolves covering Zombie.

@SenhorPalu 6 месяцев назад

Thank you so much Professor.

@karaleetdrenduringdragon8961 6 месяцев назад

I enjoyed the story of the Cranberries first song. I don't know if you want to do this, but a link to the youtube video of your song of the day might be cool. I'm going to go google 'Linger' now :P

@iwanbottos5128 3 месяца назад

The history of R& R and then the ffing Cranberries, Never seen them as Rock m let alone Roll, Just a footnote as far as I'm concerned.

@eyeinidas 6 месяцев назад

I always thought Linger was about flatulance. 😂😂😂

@grimlock1211 6 месяцев назад

yes sir. cerulean by the ocean blue is completed by the sundays blind and the innocence missions umbrella. you own all three to complete the early 90s trinity

@jamespruett2849 6 месяцев назад

Rest in peace Eric Carmen has passed away

@MrVaibot 6 месяцев назад

When they played Columbus Ohio they had a day off after the show. They heard my buddy who cleared the dressing room talking about his birthday party and hed be there as soon as he got done cleaning up. The singer heard him on his phone and said we dont have a gig tomorrow night so we're taking you out for your birthday and you can show us around Columbus. He partied with the cranberries and they took him downtown in their limo. Class act band

@Criticalthinker0515 6 месяцев назад

Wow that was Kool of them.

@schaeferstudios 6 месяцев назад

So Cool!!

@1.2.discern 3 месяца назад

You were fortunate . It rests with you . What you do with it is of your own accord . Great memory or something to carry with you all your life .

@HIERONYMAS 2 месяца назад

Brilliant

@WhiteNucklin Месяц назад

That’s Rad!

@Winter-Lake 6 месяцев назад

"Just because Linger doesn't end well, doesn't mean it can't be a love song." A poetic description of many relationships and why people have an affinity for the song.

@ThatOpalGuy 6 месяцев назад

love has always ended that way.

@schaeferstudios 6 месяцев назад

Well Said!

@pleaseenteraname1103 4 месяца назад

We must let it linger on.

@jennyjenny4501 6 месяцев назад

The world’s heart broke when we lost Delores. She was one of the best voices ever!

@ProfessorofRock 6 месяцев назад

I agree! Such a tenderness to it.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 6 месяцев назад

Too young and so sad.

@mehdinaghavi685 6 месяцев назад

The world's heart broke? Are you for real?

@howardlevin2753 6 месяцев назад

"Linger" was such a "sunshine pop" throwback, I imagined a video of the Cranberries playing on "Ed Sullivan."

@robsanz9746 6 месяцев назад

@@mehdinaghavi685 I believe the person meant anyone who knew her in the 🌎...and anyone who has a ❤️, of course.

@adrianC_ 6 месяцев назад

Dolores O’Riordan has one of the most unique voice in music, so many singers have copied her singing style. R.I.P. Rock In Peace, Dolores O’Riordan.

@ProfessorofRock 6 месяцев назад

I agree. She set the bar for a whole new generation.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 6 месяцев назад

She makes me wish I could sing that good.

@Play_fare 6 месяцев назад

Her vocalisations still give me chills. So much power, even in the gentler lyrics. Very much missed.

@DuaneGib 6 месяцев назад

Not so. Sinbad O'Connor, Dido, The Corrs' singers, and so on all have very similar voices.

@TheBaumcm 6 месяцев назад

@@DuaneGibnone of them have the tone or quality even with a somewhat similar lilt. Her voice is threadier, lighter in the highs and lows than any of them.

@thelolguy007 5 месяцев назад

Dolores and Sinead o Connor - two of the most beautiful, unique, powerful and instantly identifiable female voices ever. And the pride of Ireland 💚🇮🇪

@bobmarlowe3390 2 месяца назад

It's so heartbreaking that the world has lost both of them.

@Leftfield71 6 месяцев назад

Hard to believe both Dreams and Linger flopped originally, they are two of the most beautiful songs from the 90's. Dolores had such an amazing voice. RIP

@pleaseenteraname1103 4 месяца назад

Both of those songs are amazing but my personal favorite has to be from their Second album no need to argue ode to my family.

@blackbarnz 6 месяцев назад

Woodstock 94, MTV rented out my farm. @ one point I looked out my window w/ my buddy & there was Delores prepping for an interview. We yelled "Delores we love you", she replied "I love you too". My buddy went on to be a popular comedian, late night talk show host & entertainment legend in his own right, it's a cherished memory. It was such a spectacular weekend.

@risksrewardsrelics51 5 дней назад

Did your buddy get stung by a bee?

@je23508 6 месяцев назад

An ethereal voice that still gives chills! The Cranberries is a group I regret not having seen in concert.

@ProfessorofRock 6 месяцев назад

Same here! What's your top track by them?

@je23508 6 месяцев назад

@ProfessorofRock hard to pick one. Probably Linger, but as a parent, the video for Animal Instinct really hits home.

@Mike-sn9nv 6 месяцев назад

Me too

@theallseeingmaster 6 месяцев назад

I gave away my Cranberrys 'local crew' shirt to a friend; now I wish I hadn't.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 6 месяцев назад

Me too. I would go back in time just to see her!

@jamesmyers2087 6 месяцев назад

I have never been a person who idolized a celebrity or entertainer. But Dolores O’Riordan’s death was one that was actually really tough for me. Jaw drop, hit me hard when I heard the news. Like, they were someone close to you? I was introduced to the Cranberries while I was deployed once and heard “Ode to My Family” being played by one of my crew chiefs on a tape player. I had to get ahold of the entire album. Loved every track. “Zombie”. Come on. Then you find of this is the same band that did “Linger” and “Dreams.” What a range of rock intensity levels. I thought these guys have been out a couple years now? And you’re just getting caught up with them? Became a Cranberries fanatic. I always thought Dolores’s lyrics were heart tugging even with their anthems… and not just a little bit of a shout out to her idea of faith. Subtly. Where my intense appreciation of her talent turned to admiration and respect, was when she took her Mother to see The Pope. Yep. You can think whatever about faith and the Catholic Church you want, but O’Riordon believed and it was important to her and doubly so to honor her mother doing that. I actually read some of the backlash from her fans to “keep that stuff to yourself”. Digs of her not really living the life? In other words, pour your entire heart out to us in your music, but keep your religion to yourself. I guess her answer to that was singing “Ave Maria” with Pavarotti. “Ave Maria” with her heavy brogue, it just demonstrated the connection between faith and the ordinary person for me. I loved her rendition. Loved her music even more. But most of all in remembering Dolores O’Riordan, I still think back at times away from family when I was still in the Army and how music back then was like a therapy to get you through till you get back to them. I always had the Cranberries with my other music with me on an iPod. I remember pacing around an Ecuadorian Marine Base of all places one summer, away my wife and daughter and listening to “Ode to My Family” again and again. And it’s just like, it was written specifically for you. Something she did to comfort just you. When she died, I was retired from the military by then but all those times I leaned on her music just came back to me like a flood. I listened to their albums most of that day in my studio working and it was admittedly, hard for this old war horse to keep back tears. So advice I guess, try not to get all eyeroll when you do see a fans reaction to an artist passing. I know I’m a little more understanding in that regard now. Great, great tribute, Adam.

@thetitleisours1 6 месяцев назад

She passed away way too young. I agree with you, that voice was so unique. Good thing they removed the Sauce from Cranberry Sauce. That would make it sound like it belongs in the Monty Python skit "Rock Notes"

@ProfessorofRock 6 месяцев назад

Right?

@grimTales1 6 месяцев назад

Does John mutter 'Cranberry sauce, cranberry sauce' under his breath at the end of Strawberry Fields?

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 6 месяцев назад

Although I thought Cranberry Sauce was a clever name, shortening it to just the Cranberries was the right move.

@thermidorthelobster4645 6 месяцев назад

It wasn’t Cranberry Sauce. It was The Cranberry Saw Us.

@thetitleisours1 6 месяцев назад

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Agree :)

@sariahut1 6 месяцев назад

Nobody could sing like her. From the moment I heard her sing I was hooked. What an incredible legacy she left in this world. 😢Can you imagine the kind of music they would have produced had she lived? What an incredible loss.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 6 месяцев назад

I can hear what their new album would have sounded like today.

@LaManteca76 6 месяцев назад

When Linger came out I was 17 & thought I was in love with a friend of mine. He rejected me none too lightly & i thought it was the end of the world. I'd hear Linger & think my heart would break. "I told you I loved you. I thought nothing could go wrong, but i was wrong, i was wrong..." Our friendship was never the same & although it ended badly at least i know now I dodged a bullet! There were red flags but i was too naive to see them at the time. I'm glad to hear the story of the song. It amazes me that someone as pretty as Delores would be rejected by a guy. It kind of makes me feel like I'm in good company. Like Prof said, We've all been there. Good episode. 🙂

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 6 месяцев назад

Hugs. 🫂

@LaManteca76 6 месяцев назад

Wow. Thank you. I really appreciate that. 😄

@ClaireCopeland-n6y 6 месяцев назад

God love you dear. I was 23 when this came out and can identify with your pain.

@gl1363 6 месяцев назад

I was in my teens when Linger was released and it has lingered on in my life ever since. RIP Delores...

@jennifertarin4707 6 месяцев назад

Growing up, I was a top 40 girl mixed with oldies and whatever else my parents and grandparents were listening to. My brother on the other hand, had a very eclectic music collection, including a Cranberries cd. That said, he HATED it when I would borrow his cds and listen to them. I didnt learn to appreciate this amazing band until I was well into my 30s and now sing along very loudly (assuming I'm not at work or around lots of people because I'm not a sadist) to the songs I know

@jonhunt1419 6 месяцев назад

I love that every Ireland rugby home game they play zombie - without fail - and the crowd all sings along, knowing every word, like it was the unofficial anthem.

@BillGraper 6 месяцев назад

I love the contrast between songs like "Linger" and "Zombie." That's how I would do it. I would even throw in some country & dance. I hate being labeled one specific genre. I'm sure the record labels prefer to have their artists in a specific niche.

@ProfessorofRock 6 месяцев назад

I agree. It's that contrast that made her truly special!

@BillGraper 6 месяцев назад

@@ProfessorofRock Same goes for Blondie, and maybe a few others. The Eagles did country & rock.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 6 месяцев назад

It’s nice to dabble in different music genres and styles.

@jasonhaynes2952 6 месяцев назад

Linger could have easily been a one hit wonder. It was a vibe and feeling like no other song before or after. But then Delores proved she wasn't just about the vibe of Linger, but multi-dimensional. Her talent was not a lucky melody that she found with Linger, but a legacy of song after song, all with different emotions and melodies, sung like no other!

@losthomas7589 6 месяцев назад

Such a beautiful voice. The Irish in her voice is magical.

@ProfessorofRock 6 месяцев назад

I agree. It gives it more zest!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 6 месяцев назад

This is why I should travel to Ireland one day.

@philsmith2444 6 месяцев назад

That “errr” in “linger.”

@daftirishmarej1827 6 месяцев назад

That is such a strange comment

@Sunifriliac 5 месяцев назад

Zest is not irish soap@@ProfessorofRock

@aaronwhite3298 6 месяцев назад

Thank you Professor for another 90's decade feature! By this time in the 90's I was a punk rock, hard rock and heavy metal dude. Dolores O'Riordan was able to reach into my soul and got me to settle down and listen to a angelic voice. Even amongst my Green Day, Offspring and Rancid albums, I bought No Need To Argue to sit amongst them. Of all her compositions, Dreams still gets me to calm down and remember life is but a dream. Thank you again sir!

@ProfessorofRock 6 месяцев назад

Rock on!

@rpg7287 6 месяцев назад

Delores was one of the few singers who had the blessing of two magnificent vocal abilities. She could sing so ethereally and beautifully in one song (Linger) and yet, belt out so powerfully in another song (Zombie). What a unique talent!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 6 месяцев назад

Her voice was dynamic and distinct!

@geroutathat 5 месяцев назад

Its a traditional style of singing in Ireland. The Irish actually invented rhyming, they introduced it to Latin, the Romance languages and English. Like there are no rhymes before the Irish introduced them. In the Irish language rhyming was important way to pass on history. They made all their history rhyme and when someone died, they would sing in a style called Keening, to keen you have to be ethereal, beautiful, and powerful. Delores used to keen at funerals and wakes from a young ages. Here is an example that would have been heard being sung as their children died due to food being witheld during the genocide. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gFtc7I5PvCk.html

@gregorydamian4802 6 месяцев назад

I remember hearing Linger on the radio and thinking what an amazing voice. Thank you for this amazing story. RIP Delores

@ProfessorofRock 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching!

@MichaelHill-dt4dq 6 месяцев назад

Linger was the first song I heard and I was hooked.

@JPageRocks 6 месяцев назад

Dolores had one of those rare voices that could make a song like Jingle Bells sound beautiful. I'm old enough to remember when John Lennon passed away and where I was. The same holds true for Dolores, I was driving in my car when it came over the radio and it was like a gut punch. I was looking forward to her come back as a performer after taking time off to raise a family. As you said, gone way too soon.

@ProfessorofRock 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for sharing. Great comment.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 6 месяцев назад

She and Karen Carpenter had angelic voices that were gone from us too soon.

@mikemcmillan6473 6 месяцев назад

In 1996 an Irish women and Canadian man came into the athletics store i was manager of in Calgary. I sold her a pair of Nike shoes and said the most stupid thing in my life. I said "Do you the Cranberries are playing tonight?" She replied " Yeah i think I know that." I did not know her partner was Canadian it threw me off! Lol

@Employee00765 2 месяца назад

Ha ha. Awesome!

@charlesmauro5905 6 месяцев назад

The song "linger" became a part of my life. A then friend turned me on to it while I was tearing my drum set down in a bar where she worked. The bar was empty except for me and her when she played linger on the jukebox. After hearing it, I asked her the name of the song and who played it. Then I put a few dollars in the jukebox and must have listened to it a half a dozen times at least. Later on in life, this song became her song to me. As fate would have it, we became a couple. As it turned out, that night in the bar when I played linger so many times back to back on the jukebox, was the second time that weekend that at pleasantly surprised her. Because in the beginning of that weekend, I was a musician that went in to play with other musicians for a benefit to bury a lost friend. As musicians started jamming on stage I was still assembling my drum kit. She was serving beers at the bar. When I finished assembling my drum kit I joined in on the jam. When she heard the drums come in she turned around while holding a tray with beer bottles on it. And when she saw and heard me play, she literally dropped the tray. That was the first time I surprised her. The second time was that Sunday night tearing my kit down. Liking that song as much as I did really surprised her. Sadly, in December of 2013 I lost her to cancer. To this day, when I hear the song linger, it brings a tear to my eye.

@bigbasil1908 Месяц назад

Bless you and bless her. Too many people in this world exit this world too early. She exists forever in the time period of her life, as do we all

@randominsights1012 6 месяцев назад

Dolores was phenomenal. She is sorely missed. RIP lovely angel.

@ProfessorofRock 6 месяцев назад

Agreed. Thank you for commenting.

@egroegmcdonald9870 6 месяцев назад

Such a shame. What a loss, to her children, family, & mates.

@ProfessorofRock 6 месяцев назад

RIP

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 6 месяцев назад

It was such a difficult loss.

@Raggmopp-xl7yf 6 месяцев назад

She had such a hauntingly beautiful voice. The world lost a light when she left us. RIP DOR

@stevenmunden3875 6 месяцев назад

My dad took me when I was a kid to see The cranberries at the Royal Albert hall, it was my first concert and one of my greatest memories. My dad bought me a green Cranberries t shirt that was sold there and was a beloved item. Then covid came and I was trapped in Spain visiting my parents as my father's health was declining. When I returned to the UK I found that rats had infested my home destroying so so much including my prized t-shirt and then I lost my father to cancer. If anyone reads this and ever comes across a Cranberries green t-shirt from that 90's concert please please let me know. Thank you, especially if you read all this

@lonewolfrcs1331 6 месяцев назад

RIP Delores O'Riordan.

@ProfessorofRock 6 месяцев назад

!!!

@pleaseenteraname1103 4 месяца назад

We must let her music linger on.

@cannonball666 6 месяцев назад

It was her Irish accent and yodel in her singing that charmed me much like Patsy Cline's yodel/crying singing voice does.

@Code.Name.V 6 месяцев назад

Damn...Dolores could wail

@scootover7 6 месяцев назад

Cranberries are awesome, love Linger, Dreams, Zombie and Free To Decide are my favorites

@flavellinator 6 месяцев назад

Dolores had some good taste in music, and I love that accent in her voice... It just set her apart!

@ProfessorofRock 6 месяцев назад

For sure!

@Reprodestruxion 6 месяцев назад

It’s those Rrrrrrr’s

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 6 месяцев назад

She gave her songs an Irish twist!

@Tom-qx3oq 6 месяцев назад

I had the immense pleasure of working for The Cranberries record/distribution company in the 90's. One of the most special nights of my career was spent with them in a sweaty basement bar in St. Louis MO. Cicero's held less than 500 people, probably closer to 250-300. The first record was just starting to get some traction at alternative radio and St. Louis was a break-out market. A second show was added due to demand and Delores asked me to find her some hot tea between shows. We all witnessed an unforgettable night together jammed in that tiny space. When I heard she died, my mind immediately went back to that night as I dug out my b/s laminate from that tour and held it for a while. I remember her as being very pleasant, quiet and small, tiny actually. Not just short at 5'3" but small boned I guess lol. But what a voice! Going from a basement bar to head lining around the world is what it's all about. What a joy to see that happen because it doesn't always work out that way. She would not remember me if I came up to her and said, 'hey remember me' but I will never forget her. Thanks for this Professor of Rock.

@roymartin500 6 месяцев назад

I was "punker than thou" in the late 80s/early 90s haha. But, Delores had me crushing hard. She could've told me to wear a suit and I would have. Her voice was so angelic. She IS so angelic.

@ProfessorofRock 6 месяцев назад

Amen! Agree 1000% What's your favorite song by her?

@roymartin500 6 месяцев назад

@@ProfessorofRockI have to go with Linger because it was the song that caught me first. My Grandma was Irish but her accent wasn't that pleasant haha. I miss my Grandma too.

@roymartin500 6 месяцев назад

@@ProfessorofRock Btw, thanks for the reply. I appreciate your love for music and the way you tell the bands or the songs story.

@ProfessorofRock 6 месяцев назад

Thanks!@@roymartin500

@ProfessorofRock 6 месяцев назад

Ha ha!@@roymartin500

@carlosenriqueulloa 6 месяцев назад

My first concert ever! I was a college sophomore in the early 90's, and they came to Salt Air in Utah. Tickets were 25 bucks. The crowd was young, pumped, large, and loved the band. One kid jumped up the stage, planted a kiss on Dolores's cheek, and jumped back down to the cheers of the crowd.

@pleaseenteraname1103 4 месяца назад

They were one of my mom‘s absolute favorite bands funny enough her and her friend actually had lunch with them sometime in the 90s.

@BrandyStaples-d8l 6 месяцев назад

"Fast forward to January 15th 2018." No thank you. 😢 May she rest in peace. What a beautiful, talented soul.

@pe3962 6 месяцев назад

Damn old wounds open , as a teenager and still as a old man will always love the Cranberries.. RIP Delores😢

@ProfessorofRock 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for sharing!

@hulenbryant5637 6 месяцев назад

Another fantastic lecture from the quintessential Professor of Rock. I look forward to every video as an absolute treat. The best content out there covering all the music I love.

@ProfessorofRock 6 месяцев назад

Many thanks!

@maverick4177 6 месяцев назад

Zombie is one of the most powerful songs about “the troubles” and seeking peace RIP Delores 😘

@teressareeves5856 6 месяцев назад

I remember when 'Linger' came out, it was so quietly intense. It was an instant hit with us

@ProfessorofRock 6 месяцев назад

I know what you mean!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 6 месяцев назад

As it should be!

@rabby-u 6 месяцев назад

Its all fun and games till someone gets hurt...truly a shooting star, a precious angel. Her voice had a quality about it that made you realize the beauty of life, and how that beauty could be so overwhelming, yet so fragile and delicate. Much respect to a great artist 🙏

@ProfessorofRock 6 месяцев назад

Love your comment!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 6 месяцев назад

It’s like how parties can get so out of control that a tragic incident happens. R.I.P. Dolores.

@themattlewisexperience 6 месяцев назад

This video made me cry 😢. She was amazing. Excellent vid, Professor!

@ProfessorofRock 6 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@greengoog22 6 месяцев назад

Truly one of a kind. Linger is TRULY a masterpiece! The guitar intro to the strings, to the haunting background vocals. She is truly one of a kind and will forever live in my heart!

@bobniehaus5053 6 месяцев назад

I loved her voice! From almost guttural to angelic. Linger caught my attention immediately! Cannot believe she is gone.

@ProfessorofRock 6 месяцев назад

Good call!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 6 месяцев назад

Her voice could do so many things.

@artistnasicat1306 6 месяцев назад

Early nineties, first year in college. My female classmates singing Linger during breaktime. Some memories just stuck with you.

@ProfessorofRock 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for sharing!

@jaxstuff898 6 месяцев назад

I'm still wrecked by losing this magical voice. Thank you for a great background on the group.

@ProfessorofRock 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching!

@MyName-pl7zn 6 месяцев назад

Thankfully college radio didn't let this amazing debut album go unnoticed! What an amazing talent musically and lyrically Dolores ORiordan was to write and sing these songs we all felt. I believe Linger will live in movies and culture forever. The brightest stars burn the shortest. Rest in Peace❤

@ProfessorofRock 6 месяцев назад

I agree. What's your top track by her my name?

@MyName-pl7zn 6 месяцев назад

@@ProfessorofRock I absolutely love Zombie, which you have a fantastic episode on, and I really love Ode to my Family, I felt this one came straight from her heart. Very distinctive voice and so emotionally charged

@ProfessorofRock 6 месяцев назад

Thanks!@@MyName-pl7zn

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 6 месяцев назад

One of my friends at school loves this song dearly.

@littlecatfeet9064 6 месяцев назад

@@MyName-pl7znBeautiful songs! I really miss college radio and how it broke so many bands in the 80s and 90s.

@nddst77 6 месяцев назад

I was just talking about them last week. Delores was born the same day and year as my wife which I never knew! So sad she died at such a young age. Tragic...

@ProfessorofRock 6 месяцев назад

Very tragic.

@speedfreak8200 6 месяцев назад

You never knew your wife ?

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 6 месяцев назад

Dolores is younger than both of my parents. Even more tragic.

@JSmith-dj2pi 6 месяцев назад

Dolores was so unique, beautiful and had such an amazing voice. She left us way too soon. In my opinion Linger is one of the most beautiful songs ever written.

@ImYourOverlord 6 месяцев назад

And yet, "Zombie" is the best song they ever did.

@ukulelegothboy 6 месяцев назад

I just want to say that I love this channel. You have such a gift. The way you can pull us back through the decades with such a gentle and energetic touch. My friend, this is your calling, and I can't thank you enough for sharing it!. Please count yourself among the greats of music history. You deserve it! I also really respect the fact that you have one sponsor. Your passion for their product really shines through. Please keep on keepin on.

@scottarnest8980 6 месяцев назад

PoR on the way to 1 million. You deserve way more. Thanks for documenting the music, I always learn something.

@ronharlan665 6 месяцев назад

Gone much too soon. Haunting voice. RIP Delores.

@rah2287 6 месяцев назад

Heard Linger for the first time 10 years after it released and I thought it was brand new. It's timeless and could be a hit today.

@mikenixon2401 6 месяцев назад

Well, as I've said previously it is always good to learn even if something does fit my preferred genre or era. Good job. You truly did your homework, as always. Now, I will admit she does have a stand out voice and musical skill. Thanks for your work.

@ProfessorofRock 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching!

@MNATrevor 6 месяцев назад

I don’t subscribe to much on here any more BUT that Casey Kasem voice, the detail, and the music you cover. You’ve earned a subscribe. Keep up the awesome work.

@michaeloreilly2533 6 месяцев назад

The ethereal quality of her voice combined with the lilt of her accent and use of keaning really created a unique and beautiful contribution to music.

@AlphaMachina 6 месяцев назад

I always feel like I'm straight up sitting in my living room back in the late 90s, watching VH-1 on our old Sony Trinitron TV every time I come to this channel. It's pure nostalgia concentrate.

@thepixalking6589 2 месяца назад

I saw them in a small club in Dallas, TX (The Bomb Factory) in 93 I think, maybe it was 94, but it was their first time in Dallas, maybe all of Texas. It was electric!!! It was the first time I ever crowd surfed, not something you would think of at a Cranberries concert, but the crowd was so into them, they obliged me. It was my 2nd favorite concert event ever. At the time, I didn't know The Cranberries would be a huge hit, but I was deep into that first album and absolutely adored them from the get go. Reference for this generation, I paid maybe $18-20 for that Cranberries ticket in 93-94. Side note: My favorite concert was The Cure's mini tour for the Bloodflowers prerelease, that they hosted in tiny venues in only five US cities, which was only about 800-900 people in the Dallas location. I PAID big for that ticket ($400 in 2000), but I was only about 15-20 feet from Robert Smith for it, so it was super memorable as he interacted with the audience in that tiny space. $400 in the year 2000 was a lot of money, more than a month's rent in an apartment then, for reference. I think my rent was around $325 for a very nice apartment in TX, which is obviously cheaper than the East or West coast prices.

@donlum9128 6 месяцев назад

Sad to hear how she past. I have lost several friends due to drugs. RIP

@ProfessorofRock 6 месяцев назад

RIP

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 6 месяцев назад

So sorry. 😢

@Momsterluv4Ever 6 месяцев назад

The Cranberries were my youth. Only those of us from Gen X really get it. We weren't satisfied with sports or music or art. It was breakout everywhere in everything. For those who biked, we skateboarded. For those who painted we graffitied. For those who disco'd and rocked, we lingered.

@angelaarnold4255 3 месяца назад

I immediately recognized this song from the movie, “You’ve Got Mail”! Such a fun upbeat tune.

@IslamicOrigins 6 месяцев назад

Fabulous tribute to Delores. I remember seeing her with the band, waiting for a flight in Shannon Airport in the mid 1990s, probably for a tour in the US. She was a phenomenal singer. She had a knack of singing in a way that made it sound like two voices were harmonising.

@kristianFL 6 месяцев назад

It's surprising that she didn't turn them down after proving herself. It sounds like she was out of their league. Glad she didn't.. RIP.

@sullyspub7087 6 месяцев назад

I was lucky enough to have met her on multiple occasions. Don Burton is a friend, although I haven’t seen him in years. Rip Dolores

@cannonball666 6 месяцев назад

I always preferred the first Dreams video of early plain Delores with natural crooked teeth over the remade video with the boy-cut blond hair to make her look edgy.

@cherylbralick7110 6 месяцев назад

I absolutely LOVED the Cranberries. Made me so sad to hear of her passing. Still love listening this band

@brygonnjinn2639 6 месяцев назад

Delores was The Cranberries. She wrote songs people could relate to. Miss You When You’re Gone has personal significance to me & her angelic voice was taken from this world way to soon. RIP.

@yankeetango 6 месяцев назад

Dolores's sad, untimely demise hit me harder than most. I absolutely love her voice. Any time I hear a Cranberries song, I'm at the same time joyous and tearful. It's bittersweet since her passing.

@DRE_vid 21 день назад

Dolores O’Riordan simply KILLED ME. What an amazing, emotional voice. So distinctive. She could sing the phone book and I'd be listening. RIP.

@VicHockeyFan 6 месяцев назад

THANKS so much for doing this, Adam. So good. I think next time, "Dreams".

@martiuscastle 6 месяцев назад

Dolores was the smallest sun in the solar system. She could sound like a ghost, a pixie, an angel. A vocal range to cover the horizon. A poem impersonated. May she be at peace in the Lord's embrace.

@brucewatts8447 6 месяцев назад

I remember that I liked this song when I heard it on the radio in the 90's. I recently watched a reaction to Linger and something clicked in my head and I can't stop listening to it over and over. This was 3 days ago and I have listened to it a couple dozen times. Interesting that this was the first song she wrote with the Cranberries. It is a haunting masterpiece and 36 seconds in when the strings start playing and Dolores O'Riordan's voice comes in I get goosebumps every time. Thank You Professor!

@seancrandall1291 6 месяцев назад

We were all obsessed with this album my senior year of high school in 1994. Then in 1995, I was a missionary in training, sequestered away with no access to news of any kind for two months. A rumor started making the rounds that she had died, and we were all devastated, until somebody finally wrote home and asked a sibling if it was true. We were ecstatic a week or so later when he got a definite response that she still lived. When I heard of her death for real in 2018, it renewed all those feelings I'd had as a young man, trying to focus on my commission to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ, but still holding in my heart a special place for that haunting voice, and mourning to think she would be heard no more.

@rogerdeahl9629 6 месяцев назад

❤ RIP Delores O'Riordan. The Cranberries. Love Linger.......... the band did ballads and speed songs with equal aplomb. Thanks Professor! Another great start to the week!

@Thin-n5u 6 месяцев назад

❤

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 6 месяцев назад

They could conquer any style of song.

@ronmckee9019 6 месяцев назад

Cranberries are amazing. They played 2 Philadelphia shows back on August 17th & 18th 1999 Me & my best friend since we were 6 years old and he was 2 days older than me, who passed a couple of years ago, found out about the show the day of. We couldn't get tickets, so we went down and partied in the parking lot & even though we were outside, we could hear the music & that amazing voice perfectly. It was an amazing show. We had a ball walking around the lot, puffing & doing balloons. We ended up hanging with these Dudes that were selling the balloons & they kept just handing them over. My Homie passed out as you do when doing too many balloons, and the dude we met jumped over him to help him & make sure he was ok. Me knowing my Homie like i did knew that when he came to & this Dude he didn't really know was over him, he was going to assume they fought and he probably got dropped so i was pulling Dude away from him trying to tell him, he wasn't understanding fast enough, so I'm trying to drag the Dude away to save his life, lol. Right on que my Boy opens his eyes, realizing he's on the ground and I'm pulling the other Dude off him, he jumps up starts swinging on the Dude, I'm yelling i told you, but i bear hugged my man and yelled you fished out, he's trying to help you. He at 1st didn't believe me and was like wtf, i had to scream at him if Dude hit you, believe me, I'd have slumped him, he's trying to help you. Then he realized i was probably telling him the truth so he chilled out. All these dudes that were there that we met and were hanging with were like yous are some crazy @$$ wild Dudes. LOL Crazy Times. 20 years old wild @$$ kids. They were probably looking at us pretty suspect after all that but we ended up staying there all night with no other incidents. Great Show, and another awesome memory with my Brother. R.I.P. ToyBoy.

@ramonaboggio7402 6 месяцев назад

I didn't plan on crying today.😢 RIP Dolores gone way too soon.

@constipatedinsincity4424 6 месяцев назад

Delores was sweet and beautiful. I didn't know her children well but they were well behaved . They enjoyed their visit here to Las Vegas 😊

@davidanderson-wn4ep 6 месяцев назад

Edie Brickell is one of the greatest female singers from that period, great lyrics and great delivery. Super clever. Thanks for the video. Dolores and the Cranberries gave us lots of great songs, she'll be missed.

@ProfessorofRock 6 месяцев назад

Couldn't agree more!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 6 месяцев назад

I love What I Am.