Paparazzi On Mopeds

Album: Bury The Hatchet (1999)
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Songfacts®:

  • This song is about the death of Lady Diana, Princess of Wales. She was killed in 1997 when the car she was riding in crashed in a tunnel in Paris. The car may have been traveling at high speeds to get away from the paparazzi that hounded her.
  • The song was written by Cranberries lead singer Dolores O'Riordan, who had her own issues with paparazzi and hostile media. The song was released in 1999, a few years after The Cranberries got famous thanks to songs like "Linger" and "Zombie."

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