One of the things I’ve learned by recommending fabulous music for you guys is to always pay attention to interesting songs featured in movies or TV shows. I have previously featured several songs that are taken from the soundtracks of popular movies.

Today’s featured song is from the soundtrack of the immensely popular TV show Alias. I havn’t been able to watch the entire 5 seasons of the show when it was running, so I recently got them and started watching season 1. On the very first episode, a short but catchy song, by the Irish alternative rock band The Cranberries, was featured in a love scene between Sydney (the main character) and her boyfriend.

Wake_Up_and_Smell_the_Coffee_CranberriesI looked up the song. It’s called Never Grow Old. It was the first song on The Cranberries’ 2001 record Wake Up and Smell the Coffee (mmm!). Honestly, the lyrics of this song are nothing to write home about. What I mainly like about it though is Dolores O’Riordan’s whisper-like singing voice and the song’s overall chilled-out style.

It’s really a shame the guys in this band went their separate ways in 2003. They had this unique quality in their music that you won’t find in any other band. Some of my best moments in college come back to me when I play back their songs (see recommended songs below).

I vividly remember a night when I was home after a long day of classes and we had a building blackout. Obviously I couldn’t do nothing but lie down and wait. But then I remembered that I copied The Cranberries album to my (then new) Pocket PC mobile. So I turned it on and started playing their songs. Without realizing, my phone’s battery ran out as well, and I risked losing all phone data (because that phone would lose all data if its battery completely runs out). So I had to quickly over to my friend’s place to recharge it. At the end of the day, the album was saved :)

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Lyrics

I had a dream
Strange it may seems
It was my perfect day

Open my eyes
I realize
This is my perfect day

Hope you never grow old
Hope you never grow old
Hope you never grow old
Hope you never grow old

Do-do-do-do

Birds in the sky
They look so high
This is my perfect day

I feel the breeze
I feel at ease
It is my perfect day

Hope you never grow old
Hope you never grow old
Hope you never grow old
Hope you never grow old

Forever young
I hope you stay
Forever young
Do-do-do-do

Other Recommended Songs

  • The Cranberries - Animal Instinct
  • The Cranberries - Dying In The Sun
  • The Cranberries - Fee Fi Fo
  • The Cranberries - Just My Imagination
  • The Cranberries - Loud & Clear
  • The Cranberries - Ode To My Family
  • The Cranberries - Saving Grace
  • The Cranberries - Shattered
  • The Cranberries - U & Me
  • The Cranberries - What’s On My Mind