It's 1993, i'm 16 years old. I was driving back to school from eating lunch at Mr Gatti's Pizza, and this song played on the radio. I instantly liked it. After school, I went to Circuit City and bought the Cranberries CD. I still have that CD.
This song brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it, I'm not ashamed to admit. Dolores had the most beautiful voice with her strong Irish accent , sadly taken from the World far too early.
Please react to the Zombie video it is essential if you want to grasp what the song is about. I would be interested to know what you think of the song before having seen it. 'Ode to my family' is another of theirs well worth reacting to. Cheers.
There´s a lot to say about this video and references. The concept of the video is inspired by art filmmaker Jean Luc-Godard, especially in his 1965 film "Alphaville" (you can find it on RUclips). The video was recorded in Los Angeles and sought to honor all of the filmmaker's artwork. In addition, the context of the music is very clear: all the characters are in the same hotel, looking for a partner. Men watch "semi-erotic" images of a stripper, which seems to refer to the male illusion about women and sex, while women make up in the mirror trying to look like sexies. But Dolores, who naively seeks a partner in this context, just watches all of this. It is clear that her romantic vision is different from this social context, it is more naive. That is why she sings about betrayal (I swore I would be true and honey so did you / so why were you holding her hand?). This context of relationships based on image and stereotypes is exactly where Dolores doesn't fit. In the end she returns to her room alone and closes the door. I needed some time to understand the message of the video. It is not obvious. There are several artistic references (for example, the video stripper is the famous Blaze Starr, star of the 1950s). Watching for the second or third time considering all the points and the loyalty message is charming and profound. More here: www.imdb.com/title/tt7019132/
A great reaction, songs by 'The Cranberries' which I recommend are: "Pretty", "I Still Do", "Uncertain", "Ode To My Family", "Daffodil Lament", "Salvation", "I Can't Be With You", "When You're Gone", "Forever Yellow Skies", "Ridiculous Thoughts", "Free To Decide", "Animal Instinct", "This Is The Day". There are many more but these are good ones to continue with.
I have started to listen to the Cranberries like for a year I have heard 4 albums The first 4 And so far I love ALL the songs, besides salvation But omg i didn't know how good this band was And it makes her death in 2019 so more sad for me because she had a beautiful voice
Youd be surprised how catchy this was lol. “You know im such a fool for you, you got me wrapped around your fingeraaaaah do you have to do ya have to let it linger”. It was the ULTIMATE love song of the 90s. Mothing better.
I liked them, they're first album was pretty good anyhow. They sound very similar to an English band "The Sundays" from the late 80's.This song came out right around the time of the music industry trying to commercialize the porgressive, punk and alt rock genres "the great musical dying".
I love all their music its sad that Delores is no longer living its a shame because all of the music we could have had. Love your reaction as always ( this is coolcoyote by the way lol) it would be cool for you to do zombie but the video is pretty deep and could make you cry just saying
Please do Zombie video, and if you're up for a twofer, check out their live performance in Paris. Ode to my Family is a great one, and live version of Promises. May want to check out cover of Zombie by Disturbed. I am like you too...didn't pay enough attention to The Cranberries back in the day, but they are one of the greats, a deep catalog if you go down that rabbit hole.
They were looking for a singer and Delores auditioned. They told her to write a song and come back. She never wrote a song but she did and came back to the band with this song and the rest is history!
To each their own! 😂😂😂 my favorite Cranberries song. I do think it’s the most catchy of their melodies. But you are correct, they were never as big in America. ❤❤❤
My friend thinks this is the most catchy too! It's probably just because I'm more familiar with the other ones, so they catch my ear more. But I loved this one!
YO! Koality check! It's your channel! Do what you like! ZOMBIE and DREAMS are better videos. ZOMBIE especially gripping I'll say. So yes. Play it! I'll be there. Just call my name, and I'll be there. Just look over your shoulders honey, oooo! Sorry! JACKSON 5 moment!! Peace 🕊️☮️♾️😎
RIP Dolores, what a tragedy 😢 Yes it’s a beautiful but sad and very soulful song with a heartbreaking theme. It was one of their songs that turned me into a pacifist, it was Zombie; war and fighting of any kind disgusts me and makes me so sad and angry. As always your reaction and analysis is very good.
Love The Cranberries. Dolores's voice is iconic and unmatched. So many great songs. My personal favorite, for what it's worth, is Twister. Also - this song on NPS's Tiny Desk concerts is definitely worth a listen. And no confusing video (I think artists are sometimes at the whim of video directors who try too hard to be creative!). ruclips.net/video/0Ty7Cg642LU/видео.html
Lots of videos had zero to do with the songs. Often the video idea was pitched by a director and the bands would just go along with whatever sounded the most interesting or most fun or least work. Sometimes the band would even appear in their videos. Just depends.
Pretty basic stuff… it’s about a girl being mistreated by her boyfriend and seeing him with another girl, yet unable to break free because he lets their relationship linger… in easy terms, he was a dick. The video was shot in a film noir style, the older guy with the flashlight is a PI looking for signs of cheating.
No. She went to her local teenage disco (in rural Limerick at that time, this would be fairly harmless, take it from me, I'm from Limerick, a little bit before Delore's era) and got off with this young lad. The next week, he was with someone else. Teenage love
@@MrLeadb1 Nope. Cranberries guitarist Noel Hogan wrote the music for this song before Dolores O'Riordan joined the band. Originally, it had lyrics written by the group's first singer, a bloke named Niall Quinn. When O'Riordan auditioned for the band, she had some ideas for the song, and after she was hired, she wrote her own set of lyrics, turning it into a song of regret based on a soldier she once fell in love with.
Nope you're wrong, it was about her first kiss from a local Limerick boy when she was around 16/17 @rickb.4168 She grew up in Limerick....about 4/5 hours from the nearest British soldier at the time! 😂
React to Zombie, powerful, powerful song & video. 1.5 BILLION views on RUclips. Context: IRA carried out a bombing in England and two boys aged 3 & 12 were killed. Delores wrote the song out of a sense of hopelessness and frustration that the majority of Irish people thought this was wrong but had allowed themselves be cowed into silence. Watch it through in one go, no stopping. Review/react at the end. Very important for this video
I love the Cranberries music and this video in particular but not because I understand the story behind it. For me, it's more about the artistic stylisation behind it. I also really like the photography of Anton Corbijn, who did the photography for the U2 Joshua Tree album. Something about the stark black-and-white imagery appeals to me as a photographer.
Yes, please do the Zombie music video... You may have heard the song, but if you really sit down and listen/understand what the song is about, it hits hard... And then, watch Bad Wolves version/tribute of Zombie... More hard hitting...
Dolores has said that this song was inspired after her first meaningful kiss (first love?) when she was 17/18? years old. So yes, a young love where maybe she wasn’t ready to let it go.
Great Reaction. I love THE CRANBERRIES. I was scheduled to blog about them. After Dolores O'Riordan passed away I couldn't take the assignment. It hurts to listen to "Dreams" even though I Love It!
The Cranberries and Dolores are an Irish Treasure ! Another current Irish Treasure that Brian Fagan ( from in the comments ) and I know, and you should too is Allie Sherlock ! A young Irish Busker setting all social media platforms on 🔥 fire ! 🎤🎸🎶
This song, about an adolescent girl who feels used by a guy who professes his love, and then gives it to another, without declaring his intentions clearly. It’s an experience most of us have experienced, and it leaves one feeling betrayed and used, a fool. Knowing that Delores wrote this song directly from her own life’s experience makes it even more touching and sad, almost mournful. This is a very meaningful song. RIP Delores. Your impact will never be forgotten.
The most hauntingly beautiful voice i have ever heard in my life when i first heard when on my school holidays back in 90s the song was Dreams n instantly i was in love with Cranberries n Dolores though I'm a Grunge listeners they say musik has no boundaries because when it's beautiful it's beautiful
Probably the first song I’d heared from them and has a special place in my heart. So wish I’d not not turned down an opportunity to see them live around 10 years ago - about the time I developed tinnitus and stopped going to gigs. Now I wear ear defenders and can enjoy gigs again, sadly not the cranberries:(
Hello, hello! This is a classic. It brings me bittersweet memories, nothing bad happened but I guess the melancholy that evokes the music makes me a little blue.
One of my all time favorite tunes. I'm emotionally touched every time I hear it, being a hopeless romantic. Delores has an amazingly beautiful voice. She passed away 😩 a few years back, and I know she struggled with pain, and a subsequent addition to pain pills.
I had always heard this song but never knew the name! Glad I saw this reaction; I agree with your dissection of the lyrics. Would be fun to see more Cranberries reactions!
I'm not a cranberries fan, the appeal of zombie and its dodgy video is lost on me, but i absolutely love this track and the video photographs Dolores O'Riordan at her most captivating.
It's 1993, i'm 16 years old. I was driving back to school from eating lunch at Mr Gatti's Pizza, and this song played on the radio. I instantly liked it. After school, I went to Circuit City and bought the Cranberries CD. I still have that CD.
It’s crazy how a song can bring back so many touching emotions and memories
It was the first CD I bought with ma own pocket money
This is one of my top 10 best songs of all time
I can’t argue with this
What's number 11?
@@sparksdrinker5650 Do You by Spoon
Rest in peace dear D❤
This song brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it, I'm not ashamed to admit. Dolores had the most beautiful voice with her strong Irish accent , sadly taken from the World far too early.
This song would easily make it into my top 25 favorites ever. I absolutely love it!
Ode to my family is beautiful.
The shot of Dolores closing the door behind her at the end now breaks me every time since we lost her.
I bet she doesn't even know she's dead.
Please react to the Zombie video it is essential if you want to grasp what the song is about. I would be interested to know what you think of the song before having seen it. 'Ode to my family' is another of theirs well worth reacting to. Cheers.
There´s a lot to say about this video and references. The concept of the video is inspired by art filmmaker Jean Luc-Godard, especially in his 1965 film "Alphaville" (you can find it on RUclips). The video was recorded in Los Angeles and sought to honor all of the filmmaker's artwork. In addition, the context of the music is very clear: all the characters are in the same hotel, looking for a partner. Men watch "semi-erotic" images of a stripper, which seems to refer to the male illusion about women and sex, while women make up in the mirror trying to look like sexies. But Dolores, who naively seeks a partner in this context, just watches all of this. It is clear that her romantic vision is different from this social context, it is more naive. That is why she sings about betrayal (I swore I would be true and honey so did you / so why were you holding her hand?). This context of relationships based on image and stereotypes is exactly where Dolores doesn't fit. In the end she returns to her room alone and closes the door. I needed some time to understand the message of the video. It is not obvious. There are several artistic references (for example, the video stripper is the famous Blaze Starr, star of the 1950s).
Watching for the second or third time considering all the points and the loyalty message is charming and profound.
More here:
www.imdb.com/title/tt7019132/
Honestly as soon as you said it was inspired by Jean Luc-Godard, it explained a lot. Hah!
Also, in the video, there is a strong clash between a voyeuristic culture and the subject who is uncomfortable being a non-consensual participant.
A great reaction, songs by 'The Cranberries' which I recommend are:
"Pretty",
"I Still Do",
"Uncertain",
"Ode To My Family",
"Daffodil Lament",
"Salvation",
"I Can't Be With You",
"When You're Gone",
"Forever Yellow Skies",
"Ridiculous Thoughts",
"Free To Decide",
"Animal Instinct",
"This Is The Day".
There are many more but these are good ones to continue with.
Worth checking out Allie Sherlock the irish up and coming you tube superstar with over 6million subscribers
Zombie and Dreams are both really good. The Zombie video is kind of heartbreaking but it is a must watch IMO.
Pure nostalgia. Sounds like driving to the zoo in my families station wagon as a kid.
Oh my god I love that! I love how sounds and smells can remind us of specific times. The best. 🤍
Listen to "Salvation".......Official Music Video
I have started to listen to the Cranberries like for a year
I have heard 4 albums
The first 4
And so far
I love ALL the songs, besides salvation
But omg i didn't know how good this band was
And it makes her death in 2019 so more sad for me because she had a beautiful voice
Youd be surprised how catchy this was lol. “You know im such a fool for you, you got me wrapped around your fingeraaaaah do you have to do ya have to let it linger”. It was the ULTIMATE love song of the 90s. Mothing better.
Perhaps the most hautingly beautiful voice in the history of rock music. Yes, music video for Zombie in particular is very relevant to the song.
Hope Sandoval has entered the chat.
I never could figure out what the video has to do with the song lol.
I liked them, they're first album was pretty good anyhow. They sound very similar to an English band "The Sundays" from the late 80's.This song came out right around the time of the music industry trying to commercialize the porgressive, punk and alt rock genres "the great musical dying".
I love all their music its sad that Delores is no longer living its a shame because all of the music we could have had. Love your reaction as always ( this is coolcoyote by the way lol) it would be cool for you to do zombie but the video is pretty deep and could make you cry just saying
Please do Zombie video, and if you're up for a twofer, check out their live performance in Paris. Ode to my Family is a great one, and live version of Promises. May want to check out cover of Zombie by Disturbed. I am like you too...didn't pay enough attention to The Cranberries back in the day, but they are one of the greats, a deep catalog if you go down that rabbit hole.
Great reaction, Jenna! I thought that Zombie was the only Cranberry song I knew. However, as soon as the music started, I recognized it.
They were looking for a singer and Delores auditioned. They told her to write a song and come back. She never wrote a song but she did and came back to the band with this song and the rest is history!
Never knew that. That’s incredible ❤
Definitely do the Zombie vid, that one adds so much more to the song and lyrics.
I’m biased so I’d recommend dreams too :)
To each their own! 😂😂😂 my favorite Cranberries song. I do think it’s the most catchy of their melodies. But you are correct, they were never as big in America. ❤❤❤
My friend thinks this is the most catchy too! It's probably just because I'm more familiar with the other ones, so they catch my ear more. But I loved this one!
When you are gone is also very beautiful.
Zombie video is incredible. Sends a powerful message. Watch it even if you don't react to it.
Delores has such a beautiful voice. RIP
YO! Koality check! It's your channel! Do what you like! ZOMBIE and DREAMS are better videos. ZOMBIE especially gripping I'll say. So yes. Play it! I'll be there. Just call my name, and I'll be there. Just look over your shoulders honey, oooo! Sorry! JACKSON 5 moment!! Peace 🕊️☮️♾️😎
❤❤❤great reaction
I recomend you
Dire Straits songs brothers in arms tunnel of LOVE....
the cure songs a forest, lubally....
PLEASE REACT.. pearl jam black mtv unplugged👍👍
I ADORE Her voice Especially in " Animal Instinct " dang did I say this Right
RIP Dolores, what a tragedy 😢
Yes it’s a beautiful but sad and very soulful song with a heartbreaking theme. It was one of their songs that turned me into a pacifist, it was Zombie; war and fighting of any kind disgusts me and makes me so sad and angry.
As always your reaction and analysis is very good.
Love The Cranberries. Dolores's voice is iconic and unmatched. So many great songs. My personal favorite, for what it's worth, is Twister. Also - this song on NPS's Tiny Desk concerts is definitely worth a listen. And no confusing video (I think artists are sometimes at the whim of video directors who try too hard to be creative!). ruclips.net/video/0Ty7Cg642LU/видео.html
Lots of videos had zero to do with the songs. Often the video idea was pitched by a director and the bands would just go along with whatever sounded the most interesting or most fun or least work. Sometimes the band would even appear in their videos. Just depends.
Do zombie. Billions of views. Do the backstory on the song 1st, it’s more effective when watching the video
Pretty basic stuff… it’s about a girl being mistreated by her boyfriend and seeing him with another girl, yet unable to break free because he lets their relationship linger… in easy terms, he was a dick. The video was shot in a film noir style, the older guy with the flashlight is a PI looking for signs of cheating.
React to Linger live in Paris by the crown ❤❤❤❤❤ is beautiful the atmosphere there
I just learned this song on guitar..semi simple..but realized singing isn’t my forte
the Cranberries had a lot of these bittersweet songs ❤
In college, this was the fart song. “Really dude? You have to let it linger?”
What rarely comes across in these vids was how much fun she was. RIP. massive talent gone too early.
Aye, the video didn't make any sense for me. But Love the song 😊
A good hits album is Stars - lots of great songs to choose from to react to!
These songs must be listened on your knees.
Haha this woman trying so hard not to be jelly
Go read the story to this song. Great story
Here's what was happening in the video - nothing.
Dolores O`Riordan - is die
glad she didn't yodle here..
If memory serves me correctly, it was about her infatuation with a British soldier.
No. She went to her local teenage disco (in rural Limerick at that time, this would be fairly harmless, take it from me, I'm from Limerick, a little bit before Delore's era) and got off with this young lad. The next week, he was with someone else. Teenage love
Rick....You're mixing her up with singer Sinead O Connor...and a different song.
@@MrLeadb1 Nope.
Cranberries guitarist Noel Hogan wrote the music for this song before Dolores O'Riordan joined the band. Originally, it had lyrics written by the group's first singer, a bloke named Niall Quinn. When O'Riordan auditioned for the band, she had some ideas for the song, and after she was hired, she wrote her own set of lyrics, turning it into a song of regret based on a soldier she once fell in love with.
Nope you're wrong, it was about her first kiss from a local Limerick boy when she was around 16/17 @rickb.4168 She grew up in Limerick....about 4/5 hours from the nearest British soldier at the time! 😂
@@rickb.4168type in cranberries documentary, she even says it's about her first kiss from a local boy!
delores is beloved to gen x
React to Zombie, powerful, powerful song & video. 1.5 BILLION views on RUclips. Context: IRA carried out a bombing in England and two boys aged 3 & 12 were killed. Delores wrote the song out of a sense of hopelessness and frustration that the majority of Irish people thought this was wrong but had allowed themselves be cowed into silence. Watch it through in one go, no stopping. Review/react at the end. Very important for this video
Her accent is epic
Please, not so goofy.
I love the Cranberries music and this video in particular but not because I understand the story behind it. For me, it's more about the artistic stylisation behind it. I also really like the photography of Anton Corbijn, who did the photography for the U2 Joshua Tree album. Something about the stark black-and-white imagery appeals to me as a photographer.
Yes, please do the Zombie music video... You may have heard the song, but if you really sit down and listen/understand what the song is about, it hits hard... And then, watch Bad Wolves version/tribute of Zombie... More hard hitting...
This video was directed by Melodie Mc Daniels, is based in the movie Alphaville of 1965 directed by Jean Luc Goddard
Dolores has said that this song was inspired after her first meaningful kiss (first love?) when she was 17/18? years old. So yes, a young love where maybe she wasn’t ready to let it go.
Great Reaction. I love THE CRANBERRIES. I was scheduled to blog about them. After Dolores O'Riordan passed away I couldn't take the assignment. It hurts to listen to "Dreams" even though I Love It!
I bet you'd love The Sundays. Check out This is How the Story Ends, and Summertime.
The Cranberries and Dolores are an Irish Treasure ! Another current Irish Treasure that Brian Fagan ( from in the comments ) and I know, and you should too is Allie Sherlock ! A young Irish Busker setting all social media platforms on 🔥 fire ! 🎤🎸🎶
This song, about an adolescent girl who feels used by a guy who professes his love, and then gives it to another, without declaring his intentions clearly. It’s an experience most of us have experienced, and it leaves one feeling betrayed and used, a fool. Knowing that Delores wrote this song directly from her own life’s experience makes it even more touching and sad, almost mournful. This is a very meaningful song. RIP Delores. Your impact will never be forgotten.
The most hauntingly beautiful voice i have ever heard in my life when i first heard when on my school holidays back in 90s the song was Dreams n instantly i was in love with Cranberries n Dolores though I'm a Grunge listeners they say musik has no boundaries because when it's beautiful it's beautiful
What a cutie
Yes watch Zombie by the cranberries. It’s a great song Dolores wrote and a great video!
I've always loved the song (despite the weird video) and Dolores beautiful and iconic vocals. God rest her sweet soul. We all really miss her. 💔💔💔💔
I love this song so much. It brings me very beautiful memories. Good times that never come back. Hugs from Brazil. Likeeee, byeeee.
Probably the first song I’d heared from them and has a special place in my heart. So wish I’d not not turned down an opportunity to see them live around 10 years ago - about the time I developed tinnitus and stopped going to gigs.
Now I wear ear defenders and can enjoy gigs again, sadly not the cranberries:(
cool off
Hello, hello! This is a classic. It brings me bittersweet memories, nothing bad happened but I guess the melancholy that evokes the music makes me a little blue.
One of my all time favorite tunes. I'm emotionally touched every time I hear it, being a hopeless romantic. Delores has an amazingly beautiful voice.
She passed away 😩 a few years back, and I know she struggled with pain, and a subsequent addition to pain pills.
I had always heard this song but never knew the name! Glad I saw this reaction; I agree with your dissection of the lyrics.
Would be fun to see more Cranberries reactions!
You're so full of energy love your videos keep them coming I'll watch for sure 😊
Perfect storm of a song. Right time, right band, right vibe.
I love how you dissect songs and give your opinions your very knowledgeable
This is a beautiful song. There was only one Dolores
Great taste in music and you are absolutely gorgeous ❤️🌹
90s Noir.
Check out salvation next, it is amazing
This was the first song that Dolores wrote, she was 17.
Ah this is one of them songs that get really catchy after a few times listening to it 😂
You are unbelievabley adorable ❤️
RIP Beautiful Dolores
The soundtrack to many irish peoples youth
Nope u2!
RIP Delores
RIP Delores
Is such a shame to see such a talented person overcome by addiction. She should of had a wonderful life!
I'm not a cranberries fan, the appeal of zombie and its dodgy video is lost on me, but i absolutely love this track and the video photographs Dolores O'Riordan at her most captivating.
Wow...ur playlist must blow