Noel Hogan started "All Over Now" after a conversation with Dolores O'Riordan about The Cure's long intros. - He created a glowing chord progression and layered guitars inspired by that idea.
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Song's Deeply Personal Subject
Dolores O'Riordan wrote "All Over Now" about domestic abuse, drawing from personal experiences. - She imagined the feelings of that situation deeply to convey its emotion in the song.
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Finding Lost Vocals after Dolores' Death
After Dolores' passing, Noel discovered more vocal and song parts on a hard drive. - This allowed them to complete the song as Dolores had intended before she passed away.
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The Cranberries formed in Limerick, Ireland in 1989. Singer Dolores O’Riordan joined a year later, and the group went on to become one of the defining bands on the ‘90s, eventually selling over 40 million records worldwide.
In January 2018, while the band was working on their eighth album, Dolores O’Riordan passed away unexpectedly. Later that year, remaining members Noel Hogan, Mike Hogan, and Fergal Lawler announced that they would end the band, and that this would be their final album. It's called In The End.
It was released in April 2019, and in this episode, guitarist and songwriter Noel Hogan breaks down a song from it called “All Over Now.” You’ll hear how Hogan and O’Riordan first started the song, and how the remaining members worked to finish it without her.
