STEPHENIE SATURDAY: STEPHENIE’S PLAYLISTS – ‘DREAMS’
Welcome to another edition of Stephenie Saturday! We’ve got another installment of “Stephenie’s Playlist” coming at you and this week we’re highlighting another song for you straight from Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight book playlist. For this week’s playlist highlight, TA Staffer Rebecca brings us a video for the song “Dreams†by The Cranberries. In addition to the video, Rebecca gives us a little background information on the band, their music, and how exactly they fit into the Twilight universe. As always with Stephenie Saturday, Rebecca has added some questions for consideration for you to think about and respond to.
Questions:- Where do you think this song fits into ‘Twilight’?
- Are you a fan of The Cranberries? If so, were you a fan before Stephenie included them on her playlist for ‘Twilight’, or did you become one after?
- Why do you think Stephenie included “Dreams†on her playlist?
- What’s your favourite The Cranberries song?About The Cranberries:
The Cranberries were formed in Limerick, Republic of Ireland in 1989. They were first named The Cranberry Saw Us and later changed to The Cranberries by vocalist Dolores O’Riordan.
The band was formed by brothers Noel and Michael Hogan and drummer Fergal Lawler joined them. The lead singer Dolores O’Riordan became a member of the band after answering an advertisement that band members placed.They rose to international fame in the 1990s with their debut album, Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? and sold over five million copies in the USA . They were one of the most successful rock acts in the 90s and sold over 14.5 million albums in the USA alone.
Band Members Include:
- Dolores O’Riordan (1990 – Present)
- Noel Anthony Hogan (1989 – Present)
- Michael Gerard Hogan (1989 – Present)
- Fergal Patrick Lawler (1989 – Present)Former Members Include:
- Niall Quinn (1989-1990)
Albums Include:
- Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? (1993)
- No Need to Argue (1994)
- To the Faithful Departed (1996)
- Bury the Hatchet (1999)
- Wake Up and Smell the Coffee (2001)Official The Cranberries Website:
