![]() ![]() But only the Cranberries would’ve cleared out for eight bars just let their singer go to town with octave-scaling, spine-tickling “la-aa-daayyyy-yaaaaa”s - they knew O’Riordan was their greatest weapon as a group, and they were determined not to waste any of its ammo.ħ. “You’re a dream to me.” It doesn’t show up until the very last line of the last verse, which seems like it’s just a repeat of the song’s opening verse, until O’Riordan unexpectedly swaps out her final “Never quite as it seems” for this closing sentiment. Most ’90s bands would’ve left the hypnotic swirl of “Dreams” uninterrupted others might’ve tried to saw it in half with a ripping guitar solo. The next line - “Because it came from you” - adds further clarification just in case, but it’s totally unnecessary.Ħ. The vocal breaks. The only thing more powerful in ‘ 90s alternative than one of O’Riordan’s singular wails? How about two of ’em? The singer doubled up on her vocal on the verses to “Dreams” in absolutely gorgeous self-harmony, allowing her to play both falsetto’d fantasy and grounded reality at once - the deliberate phrasing of the lyrics making it sound like she’s trying to reason with herself, and not entirely succeeding.ĥ. “I know I felt like this before/ But now I’m feeling it even more.” Another absolutely perfect lyric, two seven-word lines that effortlessly encapsulate the rush of a newly experienced level of romance, with barely any specific description. ![]() In the context of “Dreams,” it’s almost certainly about love’s continually existence-altering effect, but it’s relatable for anyone going through an all-consuming transitional period in his or her own life - likely why the song found its way to Angela Chase’s bedroom in an episode of the iconic ‘ 90s teen-angst TV drama My So-Called Life.Ĥ. The verse harmonies. 3. “Oh my life/ Is changing every day / In every possible way.” Not as instantly epochal as “Load up on guns and bring your friends” or “Do you have the time to listen to me whine?” perhaps, but just as powerful an opening statement, and just as economically expressed.
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