"Zombie" by Maverick Smith

 

Weirton, West Virginia band Maverick Smith perform their version of "Zombie," the 1994 protest song from Limerick, Ireland post punk band The Cranberries.

For a cover by The Cranberries, their version of "Go Your Own Way" can be found here.

"Linger" by Freedom Fry

 

Twenty years ago today, this picture appeared on the front page of a newspaper from the coastal town of Beaufort, North Carolina.  The owner of the now (possibly) defunct diner Cubbie's is posing outside of his restaurant with a plate of Freedom Fries, a jingoistic moniker that came about during a brief era of anti-France sentiment. 

The French.... didn't really care.  In fact, they were quick to point out that French Fries were invented in Belgium.  

Taking a playful stab at the embarrassing renaming of the artery clogging delicacy are Grand Rapids, Michigan singer songwriter Bruce Driscoll and Paris, France singer songwriter Marie Seyrat, who joined together to form trans-Atlantic indie folk band Freedom Fry.

In 2016, they released their version of "Linger," the 1993 emotional alt pop single from Limerick, Ireland band The Cranberries.

For a cover by The Cranberries, their version of Fleetwood Mac's "Go Your Own Way" can be found here.

"Go Your Own Way" by The Cranberries

 

Top of the morning to you!

The St. Patrick's Day cover comes from The Cranberries, a band so Irish that they included strips of Corned Beef jerky with copies of their album "No Need to Argue."

In all seriousness, the late Dolores O'Riordan displays the voice of a Siren (or in Gaelic mythology, a mermaid, I guess) on this reworking of Fleetwood Mac.

Sláinte!