Watch Paramore’s Hayley Williams perform an acoustic cover of The Cranberries’ ‘Dreams’
nme.comParamore took a brief intermission so Hayley Williams could perform a solo acoustic cover of The Cranberries’ 1992 hit ‘Dreams’.Paramore performed at Dublin’s 3Arena on Thursday (April 13), performing a set of 21 songs that included new songs from their just-released sixth album, ‘This Is Why’. ‘Liar’ and ‘Crave’ were both performed for the first time, as was Williams’ 2020 song ‘Crystal Clear’ (which appeared on her debut solo album, ‘Petals For Armor’) and the song ‘Baby’ by HalfNoise, drummer Zac Farro’s solo project.
Williams’ cover of ‘Dreams’ appeared right after Farro’s performance of ‘Baby’ – she performed it acoustically, following it up with a rendition of Paramore’s own 2009 ballad ‘The Only Exception’.Have a look at a fan-shot recording of the Cranberries cover, then see the full setlist from Thursday’s show, below:1. ‘You First’ 2. ‘The News’ 3. ‘Playing God’ 4. ‘That’s What You Get’ 5. ‘Running Out Of Time’ 6. ‘Caught In The Middle’ 7. ‘Ain’t It Fun’ 8. ‘Liar’ 9. ‘Crystal Clear’ (Hayley Williams song) 10. ‘Still Into You’ 11. ‘Rose-Colored Boy’ 12. ‘Baby’ (HalfNoise cover) 13. ‘Dreams’ (Cranberries cover) 14. ‘The Only Exception’ 15. ‘Last Hope’ 16. ‘I Caught Myself’ 17. ‘Decode’ 18. ‘Misery Business’ 19. ‘Hard Times’ 20. ‘This Is Why’ 21. ‘Crave’Paramore will play their first show in the UK tonight (April 15), performing at the Cardiff International Arena in Wales.
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