Ridiculous Thoughts

Album: No Need To Argue (1994)
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Songfacts®:

  • In this song, Cranberries lead singer Dolores O'Riordan describes someone as a "twister," and tells him, "You're gonna have to hold on."

    Her life at the time was a tornado of activity; the first Cranberries album, Everybody Else Is Doing It, Why Can't We?, launched them to stardom, which meant leaving Ireland and going on tour. While on the road, they wrote material for their next album, No Need To Argue. It was in this environment that O'Riordan came up with "Ridiculous Thoughts," a song where she questions her thoughts.

    "I remember feeling a bit like an object at times," she said in a Songfacts interview. "The success was so big and there were so many expectations and demands from all sides - from the label and from everybody. I remember feeling under a lot of pressure when I wrote that."

Comments: 1

  • The Wheatsheaf Girl from LondonAbsolutely fantastic song amazingley sung should of been all over the radio and tv, only just discovered it. 'Ridiculous thoughts' title is so apt for what is happening in the world now. Sure i saw her the week she died as she was to work on an album to inc 'Zombie', she glanced at me knowingly she appeared very happy, it wasnt until they announced her death i thought my God that was her! This song should be re released immediately with this video. Its one of the best songs of all time what a stunning gorgeous voice now that is true singing from the heart, still a very special lady shes around, watching!
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