I have no idea how anyone could have gone through school in the mid-to-late 90’s without hearing, at the very least, “Zombie.”
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I went on a sailing trip when I was 13. The only music player anyone had was a tape deck, but nobody had brought along any cassettes. Except the “Zombie” single. So for about a day and a half, we pretty much listened to that song on repeat. That song and the Cranberries in general is linked so hard to that week-long sailing trip in my brain, it’s like my strongest sense memory.
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I saw Cranberries live in New Mexico. Her Linger song and music-video were what drew me to their music.
That’s kinda amazing but I can’t imagine that made you a fan of that song, I can’t imagine listening to one song over and over for 2 days straight.
I heard it so much I don’t even think of it as a song any more. Just like a sound that happens when sailing to Edinburgh.
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Ursula K. LeGuin has written some of my favorite science fiction ever. Anyone who wants to talk or think about political economy should read The Dispossessed. The world is a sadder place without her in it.
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Dunno if he counts as famous, but Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad died at age 91.
Anyone who was once the richest person on Earth deserves a mention at least.
Nicholas von Hoffman (he got obits in the Times and the Post I’m calling him a celebrity for the purposes of this thread)
John Perry Barlow
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So I guess he was also a lyricist for the Grateful Dead. That’s interesting.
NOT dead, just ALMOST dead, but there isn’t really a thread for that, so…
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So many young heart attacks recently.