In memory of Dolores O'Riordan

One of the musical highlights of my last semester at KCOU was playing multiple tracks from the debut CD by The Cranberries, "Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?"  In memory of the band's lead singer, Dolores O'Riordan, who passed away today, I consider these five of the group's most memorable songs:

• Dreams (O'Riordan's lyrics and vocals from 1993 still hold up.  This is still a great song for driving.)
• Just My Imagination-The Cranberries (One of the band's sunnier efforts, at least on the surface.)
• Linger (Still one of the band's most melodic songs, thanks to a delicate arrangement for strings and O'Riordan's vocals floating above it all.)
• Waltzing Back (When choosing music for a 2-6 a.m. shift on KCOU, I played this before a listener's request, Elvis Costello's "Alison."  I still like the way the haunting last note of "Waltzing Back" flows into the plaintive first note of "Alison.")
• Wanted (A brisk, honest look at the end of a relationship.)