The Legends Of Music on Instagram: "The Cranberries performing “Linger” Live at the Astoria in London in 1994 The origins of “Linger” can be traced to a demo of music created by guitarist Noel Hogan long before the Cranberries had Dolores O’Riordan as their front woman. The original set of lyrics for the song were penned by a bloke named Niall Quinn who was the group’s first singer. When Dolores joined the band she contributed some ideas turning it into a song of regret based on a soldier she on