Im from Northern Ireland and this song is our unofficial national anthem. I grew up in a divided community between catholics and protestants and this song brings us together
Delores O'Riordan was the lead singer of The Cranberries. She passed away on her way to do a cover of this song with Bad Wolves. They still went on with the cover in honor of her. This song was about Ireland.
Check out Bad Wolves Zombie. Bad Wolves covered this song originally and sent demo to Delores O Riordan of the Cranberries. She wanted to do her take on their cover and the day she was suppose to record her part and she died the same day by drowning in a tub on 1-15-2018. So instead of Bad Wolves releasing the song they selved it for a min then contacted Delores family/children and ask their permission to release the cover of her song and send all proceeds to the family. Please check it out.
I had no idea that she was on her way to do a cover when she passed away. When I first(and only once) heard that cover 2yrs ago I automatically thought, "ok, how can they possibly do this song justice and make it feel right?" I was skeptical but the emotion came through. I'll have to give them more credit now that I know she was on board with the idea and that it wasn't a simple money grab or something like that by Bad Wolves.
Her vocalized 'noises' in this is called Keening in Ireland (5:42 ) . It's a type of mourning song. It very closely resembles someone sobbing over a loved ones passing. She does it justice in this song. I had to tell my own mother my brother passed away. The sound of a mother crying out for her child who is gone is haunting, and I feel those two kids who motivated this song (died in a random bombing on mothers day while buying her a card) were given their proper. Enjoyed the reaction. Lead singer is Dolores "Riordan. RIP.
Thank you so much for this information. I had no idea. My own 1/2 Irish mother passed, she and I sung together and I still grieve her. Idk if I could pull keening off tho
This song was written in response to 2 young children that were killed by a bombs planted by the IRA in England. The fight between the IRA had been going on for decades. Dolores was tired of innocents being killed. Great touching song by a great artist. RIP Dolores. 🥺
Close but not quite. She's speaking of the troubles in northern Ireland... The longstanding, systemic oppression of Irish Catholics by the British and the resulting violence including the IRA.
The song is about “The Troubles” as a whole, the senseless violence on both sides and innocent people (particularly children) getting caught up in it. The Warrington Bombing was the specific event that acted as the final straw for Dolores which led her to write the song.
@@onechopbuddy3849 that was an incident that inspired the writing of the song. The troubles in Ireland went on from 1968-98 but were the result of issues that go back much further. (Read the graffiti in the video) I would be reluctant to correct somebody if I didn't have an understanding of the subject at hand.
First time I ever heard keening was when Sinead O'Conner broke into the charts with her debut - she incorporated it into her singing in a very similar way to Dolores. Both Sinead and Dolores blend keening with traditional rock singing so well.
@@ShawnandMel4Life Knowing some of the back story, what it means to me is that we're left to fight wars that have nothing to do with us. Those were our ancestors: "It's not me, it's not my family". We feel that in America too and it ruins us. The kids suffer for the sins of the past.
I'm British so my only awareness of The Troubles - such a minimising name - in Ireland was the bombing that spilled into London near me. It's definitely a piece of history worth looking into
@@highheeledfagin i narrowly missed two ira bombs in London, the bishopsgate bomb in 1993 i was 19 years old and the docklands bomb in 1996.... we were fed propaganda for years (on both sides) and learnt to hate, politics is a dirty game this is why the hard won peace in Northern Ireland is so important..... it’s not me it’s not my family is exactly how we all felt, the feeling of just being helpless
@@highheeledfagin i dont accept terrorism, but i understand the irish view, England was the agressor who want to take over Ireland, like they do it with Scotland, Wales etc. Hope the wounds will cure someday forever.
Daffodil Lament is my fave. Not gonna lie, I hated Linger when it first came out (I was 16), but after hearing their albums in their entirety, I was hooked and could not deny the awesomeness.
This song is about "The Troubles" in Northern Ireland. Catholics versus Protestents. Lots of car bombs, urban warfare, etc. You guys need to do some online research about it. Back in the 70's and 80's, the Irish Republican Army (the IRA) made the news almost on a weekly basis.
And Irish Catholics were persecuted routinely. It's easy to demonize a foe without illuminating the hatred in which they've been persecuted by. Take the black Americans who have been systematically persecuted for centuries.
I lived in London at the time and we had to watch out for packages all the time. Every week there was a bomb scare in a tube station or large stores. It was part of our lives and it should never have been so. Thankfully that side of it is over as so many innocents were killed in those decades. This is what religion does. Touched everyone in Ireland and the main land too. Never forget. Always in our hearts. ❤️
This was a call out to the bombing in the North of Ireland that killed two young lads. They are painted in gold because they are supposed to be precious but the armies on both sides (IRA and British) were blindly going around bombing each other like zombies. The Cranberries are really great band I would get into them in your own time, I love their album "no need to argue" its just beautiful. They have tons of great tracks, another rabbit hole for you. Love from Ireland.
I was just about to say that what I would like is to be in a big room and be able to see how many people raise their hands when asked who here was born and raised in Êire lol. Because many sure know a lot about nothing. Well not nothing but half the story.
The bombing was in Warrington, Cheshire, England .I remember it like it was yesterday, I would visit my aunt and uncle who were the mayor and mayoress in Warrington every school holiday to hang out with my cousins ,we were 12/13 years old and had been in the town centre for a few hours so decided to get a mackies and go home ,the bomb was in a bin outside Mc Donald's ,we sat on the window ledge outside to eat as it was busy inside threw our rubbish in the bin with the bomb in and started walking up the road ,a minute later that bomb went off ,we ran ,didn't know what to do ,the police wouldn't let anyone in or out of the town centre ,it was awful ,when I hear this song I'm taken straight back there . RIP to the poor young victims
These are the scenes of my youth - I grew up and still live in N. Ireland. The army was everywhere, machine guns were a non-remarkable thing cos they were an every day sight. Bombs & bomb scares were so common that they became almost 'normal'......Police & Army checkpoints were every few miles, so you would have to produce photo ID....most times with an AK-47 inches away from your face. Our so-called 'peace' is still very fragile. R.I.P. Dolores for giving us this song💔....it is part of our history and 'The Troubles'. It's message is overwhelming powerful.
@@jimdoyle8757 I’m not an expert in machine guns - I was a child then teenager & that’s what they were referred to by our parents. Regardless of type, a machine gun being so close to your head on a daily basis is traumatic to say the least. I think this video gives a glimpse into what the people of N. Ireland have endured. I know more about the IRA and the UVF than I ever wanted to know, but the violence was endless & impossible to escape.
@@kittenklub1964 i cant imagine what you went through in N ireland , as an irish family living in london with the bombs going off and being labelled a terrorist wasnt very nice for my parents , anyway drifting away from what i said i wasnt being rude or anything i was just noting that the british army didnt carry those weapons
This, to me, is one of the most powerful songs ever written. There isn't a time I listen to it that my eyes don't well up with tears for a million reasons.
Grew up listening to them when they finally broke into the US music stream being back then that alone was a feat for most bands overseas. That song was written based off Ireland's at that time current events that was going on that most of the world wasn't completely aware of until they released the song and video. Delores did get a bunch flak from Ireland's government because they didn't want the world to know what was really going on there. They were part of the exposure type bands that came to the music scene back in the 80s-90s. Another one of those bands was Gorky Park. Their official video for My Generation shows what some of the things Russian citizens were dealing with up until the fall of the USSR and the Berlin wall fell. For us kids it was eye opening to know and see first hand just how other countries treated their citizens via music videos instead of just reading it in history books or national geographic movies shown in school.
"Zombies" refers to the idea of people and generations fighting with no real idea of why they are fighting each other- factions of people living in the same place. Historically Britain/ England trying to overtake Ireland, - managed to take a small square of the place, but church became involved too. Huge disputes between Catholic and Protestant, fights led to tanks, military,bombs, many killings. Idealism and political goals became forgotten, and generations grew up as "zombies", simply fed hatred in a divied society.
You are dealing with a real Masterpiece here. Even before Dolores sings her first note, this song sweeps away any contemporary music, and when she does, is literally lights years away from the current compositions. This is a forever hymn. The production and the video superb.
It's a great song and they were gonna do the song with her but she was taken before they could record it and so the band done it anyway and donated the money from the song to her children, they had great respect for her and they did a good job and had power behind her words. So yeah deffo look at the version from them
@@billrand4138 can’t say I agree, the band got a lot of hate for releasing it. She was supposed to record the vocals the day after she killed herself. The donated the proceeds to her children. It was a great version of the song.
@@billrand4138 it’s definitely different to the original but I wouldn’t say it’s shit. I have both in my playlists and enjoy both, prefer the vocals on the original but prefer the chord progression on the cover. Horses for courses though I guess.
Now listen to Bad Wolves version of this song, they was gonna duet the song with Dolores but the day they were to record she died unexpectedly so Bad Wolves went ahead recorded and released the song....all proceeds went to her children
RIP Delores 2016 2017 and 2018 hurt bad with the deaths of so many artists Chester, Chris Cornell, Prince, Tom Petty music will never be the same without them.
PLEASE do more Cranberries! Linger, Dreams, Ode to my family, Dreaming my dreams, and more! So many great great songs to choose from one of the most unique voices in all of music. One of the few artists that can bring a tear to my eye. RIP
The lead singer’s name was Dolores O’Riordan. The cranberries were an Irish Rock group from Limerick. This song was released in 1994. Dolores wrote this song as an homage to Johnathan Ball and Tim Parry who were killed in 1993 Warrington Bombings and in protest to the violence. This song also remarks about generational prejudices that started in 1916 and finally ended in 1998. This song and music video are emotionally very heavy. This song covers heavy situations, impactful lyrics, and fear provoking imagery
Not sure what you mean by generational prejudices. I think you will find the reference to 1916 is the Easter Rising an insurrection by Irish Republicans against British Rule in Ireland, which lasted 6 days, before being suppressed by the British Army, around 458 people died of which about 260 were civilians
The message of this song is so powerful. I’m not Irish but it surprises me to this day that people were not aware of what was going on in Ireland. Or, they didn’t realise the extend, or worse, they didn’t live through it so didn’t care 😢 I legit cried when I first heard this song. Delores has unfortunately left us. RIP Delores
Thank you SO much for reacting to my favorite band♥ I miss Dolores O'Riordan every day. They have a couple more well-known songs like "Linger" and "Dreams", maybe even "When you're gone" or "Ode to my family". Hopefully you can react to these too :)
Dolores O'Riordan is/was the lead singer, God Bless her soul. She passed away. RIP Dolores! If you two are really interested in another Cranberries song, try "Ode To The Family" she does/did have a wonderful voice.
90's music deserves tremendous respect. Bands like Cranberries were breaking off crazy hits it seemed almost daily. I remember hearing "Zombie", for the first time, almost as if it were yesterday.
Def check out Linger by her too n her other songs but you gotta check out the Bad Wolves cover of this they shot the day she passed n you could tell the emotion 👆
The control you hear in her voice Is from her background in yodelling. In fact there are some songs out there of her just yodelling. She definitely had a unique voice. Check out ANY song on the "No Need to Argue" album. It won't disappoint. RIP DOLORES 🙏
My take is that she was basically saying the continuing conflict among those involved in the IRA war, at the time, existed mainly in the minds of those involved (hence the zombie overtones) but no longer justified the senseless violence, killing, etc., from either side, particularly when it involved the innocent young. Fortunately, a few years after this song was released a ceasefire was issued and remains in effect to this day.
Quite probably the finest call for peace you will ever hear. It’s generally about the Troubles in Northern Ireland, but specifically it was a reaction to two boys who were killed by a bomb.
The cross and children represent a vigil for 3 children killed in a bombing. The lyrics "It's not me, or my family. In you're head zombie" is pointing out the apathy towards conflict zones that most people don't care about because it doesn't directly effect them. RIP Dolores.
its not me, Its not my family" - she has said this meant because she was Irish, she (like most Irish people) and her family didnt support the killings or bombings, there would have been alot of hostility towards Irish people in the 90's in the UK because of IRA activity.
@@alzer6467 I can see that as well. The video highlighted the occupational forces at the beginning. Northern Ireland is still under occupation and has been since the Easter Rising to claim independence for Northern Ireland during World War I. 104-105 years of active occupation.
The song is about an IRA bomb that killed 2 kids in England. Dolores is saying what most of us in Ireland where thinking. We didn't support this violence or the killing of kids in our name.
The lead singer is in irish-born lady that passed away in 2017 from an alcohol-related drowning. Her name was Dolores O'Riordan'. The song she wrote zombie was a result of two young men being killed or boys in 1993 in Northern Ireland caused by the troubles and the IRA. Dolores's voice control at the end of her notes as she rolls off and up as throwing your voice kind of is called keening. It is a practice used in singing at Irish funerals.. a war protest song leaning heavily towards Los pain and becoming numb to the bombs and the guns and child abductions because they needed fighters they were forced. Really difficult time in Ireland during the 20th century from 1916 Forward. Study History!
When I was young, my mother read the paper one morning and was crying. I asked her what was wrong and she tried to explain about the conflict between two groups of people that caused the death of some incident children. Later this song came out and it hit me to the core. I'm passionate about my beliefs, but if someone has a different point of view that's fine, I don't hold that against them.
The front woman's name was Dolores O Riordan she died by drowning due to alcohol intoxication at 46 yrs old found submerged in her bathtub at London's Park Lane Hilton Hotel in 2018. Such a beautiful voice.
@@ShawnandMel4Life Hey Guy! You want to hear the first heavy metal song I ever heard and changed me forever? Judas Priest - United I was 10 years old and it was in 1981. My older brother had their 8-track. There is a BBC live video. Memories
This song was written in response to an IRA bombing in Warrington, England where two children died: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrington_bombings And "The Troubles" in Northern Ireland in general: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Troubles
Sadly the scars of the past turmoil can still be seen in Ireland. I was so sad when Dolores passed away, such a talent and gone much too early. The songs "Linger" and "Dreams" are absolutely fantastic and a must listen. They had me as a fan from the first album they released and I own every CD they did. This band is remarkable and it's totally because of Dolores O'Riordan and her haunting voice that is so versatile and carries such emotion into their songs. They have so many good songs it's hard for me to suggest because you'd have a huge list so the one's I did mention will start you at the beginning of this bands journey.
Haven't watched your video yet but if you like it react to bad wolves covering zombie Delores the lead singer was supposed to do a video with them and she died I believe the same day or the day before somebody correct me before they shot it but they went ahead and did it anyway as a tribute to her...its about the Irish revolution
@@ShawnandMel4Life I know I heard the backstory to this video at one point but she was standing strong in protest from what I remember against the Irish Revolution and the kids getting killed so this was her song protesting against it from what I understand
she actually passed away sadly as Bad Wolves was waiting in the studio waiting for her to show up. They decided to change their original idea and donated the money that they made from their rendition of the song to her children. Delores is missed for sure. was a huge fan of theirs back when i was growing up they were one of the hottest Euro bands back then.
@@Ridingon3TN that's completely false. She never met this metal band. It's just about a voice message that she left- before she drank and died drowned - to her former mamager, Dan Waite. Nothing more.
I love how your whole mood switched from "vibing to a great piece of music" to "holy s**t, what's going on?" at the scene where the four kids stood around the cross holding each others hands and finally starting to inaudibly scream, acompanied by that aggressive drums. And don't worry, that scene catches me every single time I watch that music video, it is just that impressive. Living in Europe and being born in the early 1980s, you learned a lot what was going on there and you instantly understood the images and knew who the zombies were they sang about.
Sometimes it's tough watching a new reaction to such a heartbreaking song sung by someone who unfortunately is no longer with us. It just brings you right back. She was a true warrior and advocate for all things good.
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I love how you guys are jammin at the beginning and then the screaming scene starts and you both reacted accordingly. The music is such a bop, but then you realize there’s some horrible shit goin down in the message. It’s a very powerful song. Excellent reaction.
Zombie was a visceral response to the death of two children in an IRA bombing in the Cheshire town of Warrington England, God i hope the "troubles" never return.
@@billrand4138 It’s about all the violence on both sides, but was written in response to the Warrington murders. She is saying that they aren’t doing it in hers or her families name..... So how you can make it just about the soldiers (British) is unfathomable.
i grew up in Belfast, born there in the 70s, still here, know this song well, things maybe arnt as bad as they were in the past, the paramilitaries' no longer kill people from the other communities, instead they have turned the guns on their own communities to keep themselves in control of the streets , the peace walls separating the communities have been made higher while the paramilitaries have grown more powerful with thousands of members, this song has never made me emotional [maybe desensitized] but for some reason your reaction pulled my heart strings. i know we are living in a tinder box and that it would only take a spark to reignite the troubles, i wish more people could see what this song is saying, thank you Dolores O Riordan, may you rest in peace x
The band is from Limerick Ireland and formed in 1989. The lead singer is Delores O' Riordan but unfortunately she was found in a swimming pool dead in 2018 from an accidental drowning. They decided to disband in 2019 because Delores was the sound of the band and without her voice the band could never be the same. They were considered the best alternative rock band of the 90s and won numerous awards. Love watching your reactions. Love the energy you two bring to your videos. Keep rocking those tunes 🤘🏻
I don't know if this mentioned but it was about the Protestant/Catholic civil war in Ireland and the use of child soldiers. Basically how can soldiers kill children, it is like they were zombies. Correct me if I am wrong anyone from Ireland or is Irish but she also used a traditional trill in this song that is used in grieving. All of the "angels" were the children killed in the war.
That was a great reaction, wasn't sure if you guys were getting the message, because the music was so good, but the more you talked about it, the more you were getting it. The song was written when I think two children were killed from a bomb placed in a trash can, during the conflict between Northern Ireland and England. The cross is for the Catholic and Protestant religion that are in constant conflict from the historical perspective and the children at the bottom of the cross represents the love and innocence of children. The effects of how children are always caught up in adult conflicts with no voice, always to be overlooked by the media and many other oulets. The title Zombie is to represent the nature of war and how we all participate in one way or another but do nothing, almost walking around like Zombies, void of feeling and emotion, with only one thing in common survival. The question is at what cost do we bare, as more and more die at the hands of the powerful few decision makers that have detached themselves from reality. As they fly in their private jets to the next party with their powerful friends, in the meantime bullets and bombs rain down on towns or cities where children and whole families are murdered. RIP Dolores O'Riordan, gone way too soon, miss you.
Great song. Powerful video. But I hate that the director/editor made it look like the lads were playing the solos rather than Delores. *sigh* Delores. RIP.
The song is basically an anti-war song. More specifically, it's about the Irish Troubles, a time in Ireland from the 60s through the late 90s. There was a lot of conflict between the British military and the IRA (Irish Republican Army, who were either freedom fighters or terrorists, depending who you ask, but who have a history of bombing). In 1993, there was an IRA bomb in Warrington, England that killed two young boys, and Delores couldn't stand anymore. So she wrote this song condemning both sides -- the British and the IRA -- for the senseless and mindless violence, comparing them to zombies because they're so focused on their supposed "cause" that they don't think for themselves or care who gets hurt.
At 6:30 begins Shawn's "wait what?" red pill type of moment, all the way thru til 6:59, when he goes back to jammin, but we can still see his wheels turning in his head potentially thinking..."We've been led to believe that...and we're told that..." There's so many different scenarios we could list to fill in those blanks, but the bottom line is...war has de$troyed so many people, families and countries, that we're always told are soooooo 'privileged' etc and its simply a blatant lie! Check out U2's old stuff from late 70s and early 80s. But Bono went woke ish, (i think) Saw them in concert at the Orange Bowl in Miami in 1987 when we were 9th grade, it was awesome! Got pick pocketed $30 but that was par back then but anywho, ya they wrote a lot of fascinating stuff about the wars in Ireland. Also Tears for Fears, "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" The lyrics can match the current Marxist movement that hit America, again! Same with the song "Shout". Love u guys!😘😘
This song was written in response to the senseless killings of 2 young boys (Jonathan Ball 3 y/o and Tim Parry 12 y/o) in Warrington Ireland in1993. The incidents occurred when 2 separate bombs, planted in trash cans by the IRA (The Irish Republican Army) went off while the children were innocently playing in the streets. This was a par for the course back then in Northern Ireland in which a "war" had been going on for decades hence "Since 1916". This was commonly called "The Troubles" and was horrifying yet it sort of became common-place for the soldiers with their "Tanks and their Bombs and their guns" to be heavily present throughout the streets... The reason she says "Bombs" twice in the chorus is in reference to those 2 two boys who were killed.... That's a VERY brief synopses of the song, to the best of my ability. I just felt these were important pieces of history to share..... FACT: her vocals are called "Keening". It's an old Irish mourning ritual performed at funerals that mimics the mournful wails and cries of Mothers and loved ones....Peace :)
It would be much b6if you would actually LISTEN to the lyrics about guns and bombs and tanks rather than fawning over the voice of the lead singer because that's why she sang the song.!
Yup Unfortunately Folks like me you are old enough to understand this just like Other Version Zombie more relevant today than it was back then and they're still fighting but with way more powerful accurate weapons like drones which is a new add on in badwolves that everyone likes in that version so it updates what Dolores was trying to say all those years ago about if nothing changes nothing changes but us and more ways to wipe us out that's why today especially this song means way more than people realize it means even back in 1994 it was about kids being killed in another senseless war that could have been discussed diplomatically but since WW1 the world has been on another collision course of epic disaster like Dolores talks about here in my favorite song of hers Zombie. This song has more meaning than all the songs combined in the last 10 years which unfortunately says something about where are species has been heading since 1916 like she said in this powerful song just like my other meaningful favorite song from 1994 Keep talking from Pink Floyd which are society has stopped for along time now and if we don't wake up fast there will be another World War if we keep up the track we're heading on it's a recipe for catastrophe on all levels now never thought possible in 2023 but like me and my WW2 veteran family members that are still alive think specially after the last 3 years if eye awakening moments of nobody saw coming until it was stearing us right in the face and we couldn't look away no more but unfortunately it was to late another massive war in Europe that could have been avoided from communication and diplomacy once again we chose poorly It's like one my favorite songs Folks Keep Talking from my favorite bands Pink Floyd when Stephen Hawking did his famous Commercial in the 90s saying as long as Mankind keeps communicating the human race still has a chance to turn it around no matter how close we get to another catastrophic global disaster like now we face in 2023.
She was a big fan of Ordinary World by Duran Duran. Cause its touched her heart when she heard the song after her mum died. She sang the song in a duet with Simon Le Bon a while ago. Duran Duran paid a special tribute when she passed away.
as a musician this song is a true work of art, puting aside delores ' amazing vocals, openihrd 1 would think is gereric eminor, but nopes there's a sneaky f in there resonating with haunting reverb, ive never heard this before nor since, theen to Csuspended, fkn masterpiece.
That's what your country ks doing to other innocent people in other countries like Iraq , Afghanistan , syria and Palestine in the name of your freedom , lmao what a joke
if u can listen to this whilst knowing why it was created, and not cry there's somat wrong with you. rip delores, proper missed, teach em angels how sing lass.
Dolores O'Riordan had a special voice. RIP. The world will miss you
RIP Dolores
Thats true ❤️
I get the chills everytime I hear this song
@@LordBoyd oh geez I forgot......now I feel like crap 😕
She pass away...???..
Im from Northern Ireland and this song is our unofficial national anthem. I grew up in a divided community between catholics and protestants and this song brings us together
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@@KAP814 wtf?
Pfft, Northerner.
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Delores O'Riordan was the lead singer of The Cranberries. She passed away on her way to do a cover of this song with Bad Wolves. They still went on with the cover in honor of her. This song was about Ireland.
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@@ShawnandMel4Life You're welcome. And if you want some hilarious metal covers to songs check out Leo Moracchioli. He is great.
She passed away in the bathtub.
Check out Bad Wolves Zombie. Bad Wolves covered this song
originally and sent demo to Delores O Riordan of the Cranberries. She wanted to do her take on their cover and the day she was suppose to record her part and she died the same day by drowning in a tub on 1-15-2018. So instead of Bad Wolves releasing the song they selved it for a min then contacted Delores family/children and ask their permission to release the cover of her song and send all proceeds to the family. Please check it out.
I had no idea that she was on her way to do a cover when she passed away. When I first(and only once) heard that cover 2yrs ago I automatically thought, "ok, how can they possibly do this song justice and make it feel right?" I was skeptical but the emotion came through. I'll have to give them more credit now that I know she was on board with the idea and that it wasn't a simple money grab or something like that by Bad Wolves.
Her vocalized 'noises' in this is called Keening in Ireland (5:42 ) . It's a type of mourning song. It very closely resembles someone sobbing over a loved ones passing. She does it justice in this song. I had to tell my own mother my brother passed away. The sound of a mother crying out for her child who is gone is haunting, and I feel those two kids who motivated this song (died in a random bombing on mothers day while buying her a card) were given their proper. Enjoyed the reaction.
Lead singer is Dolores "Riordan. RIP.
Thank you so much for this information. I had no idea. My own 1/2 Irish mother passed, she and I sung together and I still grieve her. Idk if I could pull keening off tho
is there a way to learn how to keening i have Irish in my family
I'm sorry for your loss
@@caffeinatedkatie4696 I'm sorry for your loss
@@zanethind thank you.
This song was written in response to 2 young children that were killed by a bombs planted by the IRA in England. The fight between the IRA had been going on for decades. Dolores was tired of innocents being killed. Great touching song by a great artist. RIP Dolores. 🥺
Close but not quite. She's speaking of the troubles in northern Ireland... The longstanding, systemic oppression of Irish Catholics by the British and the resulting violence including the IRA.
@@moniqueleroux2198 you clearly missed it it’s a peace song and it was written in response to the Warrington bombing.
The song is about “The Troubles” as a whole, the senseless violence on both sides and innocent people (particularly children) getting caught up in it.
The Warrington Bombing was the specific event that acted as the final straw for Dolores which led her to write the song.
@@onechopbuddy3849 that was an incident that inspired the writing of the song. The troubles in Ireland went on from 1968-98 but were the result of issues that go back much further. (Read the graffiti in the video) I would be reluctant to correct somebody if I didn't have an understanding of the subject at hand.
Rip dolores our guardian angel 🕊️
If I'm not mistaken, I believe that vocal style is called keening. It's used at Irish funerals to convey grief. 😣
First time I ever heard keening was when Sinead O'Conner broke into the charts with her debut - she incorporated it into her singing in a very similar way to Dolores. Both Sinead and Dolores blend keening with traditional rock singing so well.
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The back story behind this song is incredible, I’m not religious but I really pray that the peace in Northern Ireland can be maintained.
Amen to that!
@@ShawnandMel4Life Knowing some of the back story, what it means to me is that we're left to fight wars that have nothing to do with us. Those were our ancestors: "It's not me, it's not my family". We feel that in America too and it ruins us. The kids suffer for the sins of the past.
I'm British so my only awareness of The Troubles - such a minimising name - in Ireland was the bombing that spilled into London near me. It's definitely a piece of history worth looking into
@@highheeledfagin i narrowly missed two ira bombs in London, the bishopsgate bomb in 1993 i was 19 years old and the docklands bomb in 1996.... we were fed propaganda for years (on both sides) and learnt to hate, politics is a dirty game this is why the hard won peace in Northern Ireland is so important..... it’s not me it’s not my family is exactly how we all felt, the feeling of just being helpless
@@highheeledfagin i dont accept terrorism, but i understand the irish view, England was the agressor who want to take over Ireland, like they do it with Scotland, Wales etc. Hope the wounds will cure someday forever.
Dolores was a beast. “Linger” is my favorite of theirs.
R.I.P. Delores.
I love linger.
Her Name was Dolores
@@Iloveautumnnn 😲👍🏿
Daffodil Lament is my fave. Not gonna lie, I hated Linger when it first came out (I was 16), but after hearing their albums in their entirety, I was hooked and could not deny the awesomeness.
This song is about "The Troubles" in Northern Ireland. Catholics versus Protestents. Lots of car bombs, urban warfare, etc. You guys need to do some online research about it. Back in the 70's and 80's, the Irish Republican Army (the IRA) made the news almost on a weekly basis.
This song is about the bombings in Warrington, England by the IRA. Children were among the casualties.
And Irish Catholics were persecuted routinely. It's easy to demonize a foe without illuminating the hatred in which they've been persecuted by. Take the black Americans who have been systematically persecuted for centuries.
And you need to go beyond the internet! This is gone on for centuries.. much more complex than a pseudoterrorist organization.
I was a teenager in the 90’s, it was still going on while I was a kid.
New bomb threat every few weeks near me, was wank.
I lived in London at the time and we had to watch out for packages all the time. Every week there was a bomb scare in a tube station or large stores. It was part of our lives and it should never have been so. Thankfully that side of it is over as so many innocents were killed in those decades. This is what religion does. Touched everyone in Ireland and the main land too.
Never forget. Always in our hearts. ❤️
Love the Cranberries! RIP Delores O'riordan. Her voice is amazing.
Hey Mel, Delores had a beautiful voice. Thank you for watching!
@@ShawnandMel4Life you're welcome! Everytime I get a notification I'm always hoping it's one y'all's reactions!
This was a call out to the bombing in the North of Ireland that killed two young lads. They are painted in gold because they are supposed to be precious but the armies on both sides (IRA and British) were blindly going around bombing each other like zombies. The Cranberries are really great band I would get into them in your own time, I love their album "no need to argue" its just beautiful. They have tons of great tracks, another rabbit hole for you. Love from Ireland.
The bombing was in an English town called Warrington
I was just about to say that what I would like is to be in a big room and be able to see how many people raise their hands when asked who here was born and raised in Êire lol. Because many sure know a lot about nothing. Well not nothing but half the story.
It was in warrington
@@brumav9779 thank you I don’t think some are getting that Warrington is not In Ireland. I might have to start calling some people out
The bombing was in Warrington, Cheshire, England .I remember it like it was yesterday, I would visit my aunt and uncle who were the mayor and mayoress in Warrington every school holiday to hang out with my cousins ,we were 12/13 years old and had been in the town centre for a few hours so decided to get a mackies and go home ,the bomb was in a bin outside Mc Donald's ,we sat on the window ledge outside to eat as it was busy inside threw our rubbish in the bin with the bomb in and started walking up the road ,a minute later that bomb went off ,we ran ,didn't know what to do ,the police wouldn't let anyone in or out of the town centre ,it was awful ,when I hear this song I'm taken straight back there . RIP to the poor young victims
Cranberries - So Cold in Ireland. 'Linger' and 'Dreams' were their first two songs to be hits, but they have many beautiful songs. Love to Delores.
Definitely linger and dreams please
They're from Limerick Ireland.
I stayed in a home next door to the remaining band members and was woken to loud music at 2 a.m.
Best night of my life.
I'm very jealous! Would have loved to be woken up to live the cranberries jamming out!
These are the scenes of my youth - I grew up and still live in N. Ireland. The army was everywhere, machine guns were a non-remarkable thing cos they were an every day sight. Bombs & bomb scares were so common that they became almost 'normal'......Police & Army checkpoints were every few miles, so you would have to produce photo ID....most times with an AK-47 inches away from your face. Our so-called 'peace' is still very fragile. R.I.P. Dolores for giving us this song💔....it is part of our history and 'The Troubles'. It's message is overwhelming powerful.
Not saying what you said wasnt true but British army never had AK.47s , IRA used them
@@jimdoyle8757 I’m not an expert in machine guns - I was a child then teenager & that’s what they were referred to by our parents. Regardless of type, a machine gun being so close to your head on a daily basis is traumatic to say the least. I think this video gives a glimpse into what the people of N. Ireland have endured. I know more about the IRA and the UVF than I ever wanted to know, but the violence was endless & impossible to escape.
@@kittenklub1964 i cant imagine what you went through in N ireland , as an irish family living in london with the bombs going off and being labelled a terrorist wasnt very nice for my parents , anyway drifting away from what i said i wasnt being rude or anything i was just noting that the british army didnt carry those weapons
They should teach this stuff in school I had no clue anything like this happened in Ireland
@@Camothor10 I learned that in school (Germany). Where are you from?
This song makes me cry, everytime...
me too... R.I.P. Dolores
Same here such a deep and meaningful song
One line. " When the violence causes silence we must be mistaken." shakes me everytime.
The line right before crushes always me to tears ("Another mother's breaking, Heart is taking over")
@@r.d.hargrave8159 yeah. I guess, if you think about it, every line in the song is powerful.
This, to me, is one of the most powerful songs ever written. There isn't a time I listen to it that my eyes don't well up with tears for a million reasons.
Its about the collateral damage, especially children, in the mindless violence of war. Bad Wolves did a wonderful tribute to her after she died.
Grew up listening to them when they finally broke into the US music stream being back then that alone was a feat for most bands overseas. That song was written based off Ireland's at that time current events that was going on that most of the world wasn't completely aware of until they released the song and video. Delores did get a bunch flak from Ireland's government because they didn't want the world to know what was really going on there. They were part of the exposure type bands that came to the music scene back in the 80s-90s. Another one of those bands was Gorky Park. Their official video for My Generation shows what some of the things Russian citizens were dealing with up until the fall of the USSR and the Berlin wall fell. For us kids it was eye opening to know and see first hand just how other countries treated their citizens via music videos instead of just reading it in history books or national geographic movies shown in school.
"Zombies" refers to the idea of people and generations fighting with no real idea of why they are fighting each other- factions of people living in the same place. Historically Britain/ England trying to overtake Ireland, - managed to take a small square of the place, but church became involved too. Huge disputes between Catholic and Protestant, fights led to tanks, military,bombs, many killings.
Idealism and political goals became forgotten, and generations grew up as "zombies", simply fed hatred in a divied society.
Dolores O'Riordan our Irish angel, RIP 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
You are dealing with a real Masterpiece here. Even before Dolores sings her first note, this song sweeps away any contemporary music, and when she does, is literally lights years away from the current compositions.
This is a forever hymn.
The production and the video superb.
Bad Wolves/Zombie..As tribute to Dolores O'Riordan R.I.P.
shite
It's a great song and they were gonna do the song with her but she was taken before they could record it and so the band done it anyway and donated the money from the song to her children, they had great respect for her and they did a good job and had power behind her words.
So yeah deffo look at the version from them
@@billrand4138 can’t say I agree, the band got a lot of hate for releasing it.
She was supposed to record the vocals the day after she killed herself. The donated the proceeds to her children.
It was a great version of the song.
@@lupo10 i know about the details ,,,but its still shit lol,,,just generic US rock,,,,the origional has soul,,in the music
@@billrand4138 it’s definitely different to the original but I wouldn’t say it’s shit. I have both in my playlists and enjoy both, prefer the vocals on the original but prefer the chord progression on the cover.
Horses for courses though I guess.
Ireland!, the lead singer is Dolores o'riordan she died a few years ago RIP
Dolores is one of five best female rockers ever.
Easily. A goddess, oh to have kissed one of those cheeks.
Now listen to Bad Wolves version of this song, they was gonna duet the song with Dolores but the day they were to record she died unexpectedly so Bad Wolves went ahead recorded and released the song....all proceeds went to her children
I was hoping someone called out this part. I was checking before I wrote it. Thank you for beating me to it.
honestly, can't believe you hadn't heard of them before 😳 they are CLASSIC
RIP Delores 2016 2017 and 2018 hurt bad with the deaths of so many artists Chester, Chris Cornell, Prince, Tom Petty music will never be the same without them.
PLEASE do more Cranberries! Linger, Dreams, Ode to my family, Dreaming my dreams, and more! So many great great songs to choose from one of the most unique voices in all of music. One of the few artists that can bring a tear to my eye. RIP
RIP Delores we lost a beautiful voice but the heavens gained a symphony. 😢❤️🇺🇸
Check out their song: Dreams. Totally diff & uplifting feel, but equally awesome
The lead singer’s name was Dolores O’Riordan. The cranberries were an Irish Rock group from Limerick. This song was released in 1994. Dolores wrote this song as an homage to Johnathan Ball and Tim Parry who were killed in 1993 Warrington Bombings and in protest to the violence.
This song also remarks about generational prejudices that started in 1916 and finally ended in 1998. This song and music video are emotionally very heavy. This song covers heavy situations, impactful lyrics, and fear provoking imagery
Not sure what you mean by generational prejudices. I think you will find the reference to 1916 is the Easter Rising an insurrection by Irish
Republicans against British Rule in Ireland, which lasted 6 days, before being suppressed by the British Army, around 458 people died
of which about 260 were civilians
The message of this song is so powerful. I’m not Irish but it surprises me to this day that people were not aware of what was going on in Ireland. Or, they didn’t realise the extend, or worse, they didn’t live through it so didn’t care 😢 I legit cried when I first heard this song. Delores has unfortunately left us. RIP Delores
Since 1916 catholic versus protestant.. Bloody Sunday no more
I love you!!
RIP dolores
🙏🏼🇬🇧♥️☦️🎶
Rip Delores. Much love 💟
Thank you SO much for reacting to my favorite band♥ I miss Dolores O'Riordan every day. They have a couple more well-known songs like "Linger" and "Dreams", maybe even "When you're gone" or "Ode to my family". Hopefully you can react to these too :)
Dolores O'Riordan is/was the lead singer, God Bless her soul. She passed away. RIP Dolores!
If you two are really interested in another Cranberries song, try "Ode To The Family" she does/did have a wonderful voice.
Now you gotta try Bad wolves version of "zombie". Has to be my favorite covers of all time.
When u say shes amazing.... yes she is indeed 😢
90's music deserves tremendous respect. Bands like Cranberries were breaking off crazy hits it seemed almost daily. I remember hearing "Zombie", for the first time, almost as if it were yesterday.
Def check out Linger by her too n her other songs but you gotta check out the Bad Wolves cover of this they shot the day she passed n you could tell the emotion 👆
She died in her bathtub on 15 January 2018 at the age of 46 in a London hotel.. I am one of her biggest fans 🙏🏻
Sad to say she passed away she's from Ireland Dolores was an amazing singer very popular in Ireland
The control you hear in her voice Is from her background in yodelling. In fact there are some songs out there of her just yodelling. She definitely had a unique voice. Check out ANY song on the "No Need to Argue" album. It won't disappoint. RIP DOLORES 🙏
My take is that she was basically saying the continuing conflict among those involved in the IRA war, at the time, existed mainly in the minds of those involved (hence the zombie overtones) but no longer justified the senseless violence, killing, etc., from either side, particularly when it involved the innocent young. Fortunately, a few years after this song was released a ceasefire was issued and remains in effect to this day.
You have to do the Bad Wolves cover of this song now 🔥🔥🔥
not really..
Quite probably the finest call for peace you will ever hear. It’s generally about the Troubles in Northern Ireland, but specifically it was a reaction to two boys who were killed by a bomb.
The cross and children represent a vigil for 3 children killed in a bombing. The lyrics "It's not me, or my family. In you're head zombie" is pointing out the apathy towards conflict zones that most people don't care about because it doesn't directly effect them. RIP Dolores.
its not me, Its not my family" - she has said this meant because she was Irish, she (like most Irish people) and her family didnt support the killings or bombings, there would have been alot of hostility towards Irish people in the 90's in the UK because of IRA activity.
@@alzer6467 I can see that as well. The video highlighted the occupational forces at the beginning. Northern Ireland is still under occupation and has been since the Easter Rising to claim independence for Northern Ireland during World War I. 104-105 years of active occupation.
It was 2 children not 3
The song is about an IRA bomb that killed 2 kids in England. Dolores is saying what most of us in Ireland where thinking. We didn't support this violence or the killing of kids in our name.
The lead singer is in irish-born lady that passed away in 2017 from an alcohol-related drowning. Her name was Dolores O'Riordan'. The song she wrote zombie was a result of two young men being killed or boys in 1993 in Northern Ireland caused by the troubles and the IRA. Dolores's voice control at the end of her notes as she rolls off and up as throwing your voice kind of is called keening. It is a practice used in singing at Irish funerals.. a war protest song leaning heavily towards Los pain and becoming numb to the bombs and the guns and child abductions because they needed fighters they were forced. Really difficult time in Ireland during the 20th century from 1916 Forward. Study History!
When I was young, my mother read the paper one morning and was crying. I asked her what was wrong and she tried to explain about the conflict between two groups of people that caused the death of some incident children. Later this song came out and it hit me to the core. I'm passionate about my beliefs, but if someone has a different point of view that's fine, I don't hold that against them.
Dolores O'riordan. September 6th 1971-January 15th 2018.
Been listening to this since 1993. Still give me my Irish chills everytime. I am 41 now and I will still listen to 91.
This was a song she wrote after a bombing by the IRA it's an on going battle. 3 young kids were among the dead.
The front woman's name was Dolores O Riordan she died by drowning due to alcohol intoxication at 46 yrs old found submerged in her bathtub at London's Park Lane Hilton Hotel in 2018. Such a beautiful voice.
This song is about the 2 children there was killed by the IRA 1993 at a bomb attack. And Dolores died 2018. R.I.P
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Hey Kevin, thank you for your request.
@@ShawnandMel4Life Hey Guy! You want to hear the first heavy metal song I ever heard and changed me forever?
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I was 10 years old and it was in 1981. My older brother had their 8-track. There is a BBC live video. Memories
RIP Dolores O' Riordan
This song gets me every time. So emotional.
NEXT DO THEIR SONG LINGER.
I sincerely love how you guys don't pause and talk over the video, I appreciate that
This song was written in response to an IRA bombing in Warrington, England where two children died:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrington_bombings
And "The Troubles" in Northern Ireland in general:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Troubles
Nice react 😍
Sadly the scars of the past turmoil can still be seen in Ireland. I was so sad when Dolores passed away, such a talent and gone much too early. The songs "Linger" and "Dreams" are absolutely fantastic and a must listen. They had me as a fan from the first album they released and I own every CD they did. This band is remarkable and it's totally because of Dolores O'Riordan and her haunting voice that is so versatile and carries such emotion into their songs. They have so many good songs it's hard for me to suggest because you'd have a huge list so the one's I did mention will start you at the beginning of this bands journey.
Haven't watched your video yet but if you like it react to bad wolves covering zombie Delores the lead singer was supposed to do a video with them and she died I believe the same day or the day before somebody correct me before they shot it but they went ahead and did it anyway as a tribute to her...its about the Irish revolution
Hey Alethea, thank you so much for all the information about the song and the group. Rip Dolores, your voice was absolutely beautiful
@@ShawnandMel4Life I know I heard the backstory to this video at one point but she was standing strong in protest from what I remember against the Irish Revolution and the kids getting killed so this was her song protesting against it from what I understand
she actually passed away sadly as Bad Wolves was waiting in the studio waiting for her to show up. They decided to change their original idea and donated the money that they made from their rendition of the song to her children. Delores is missed for sure. was a huge fan of theirs back when i was growing up they were one of the hottest Euro bands back then.
@@Ridingon3TN thanks for clarifying I know I heard it I just couldn't remember
@@Ridingon3TN that's completely false. She never met this metal band. It's just about a voice message that she left- before she drank and died drowned - to her former mamager, Dan Waite. Nothing more.
I love how your whole mood switched from "vibing to a great piece of music" to "holy s**t, what's going on?" at the scene where the four kids stood around the cross holding each others hands and finally starting to inaudibly scream, acompanied by that aggressive drums. And don't worry, that scene catches me every single time I watch that music video, it is just that impressive. Living in Europe and being born in the early 1980s, you learned a lot what was going on there and you instantly understood the images and knew who the zombies were they sang about.
From what I read at the time this represents the churches inaction to the murder of the innocent.
They’re Irish, and Ireland has been at war for, basically, hundreds of years.
Sometimes it's tough watching a new reaction to such a heartbreaking song sung by someone who unfortunately is no longer with us. It just brings you right back. She was a true warrior and advocate for all things good.
I have listened it few month ago still my one of the all time greats.
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I love how you guys are jammin at the beginning and then the screaming scene starts and you both reacted accordingly. The music is such a bop, but then you realize there’s some horrible shit goin down in the message. It’s a very powerful song. Excellent reaction.
Zombie was a visceral response to the death of two children in an IRA bombing in the Cheshire town of Warrington England, God i hope the "troubles" never return.
THIS SONG IS ABOUT THE SOLDIERS WALKING AROUND LIKE IF THEY'RE LIFELESS... A.K.A ZOMBIES... WHAT'S IN THEIR HEAD?? FEEL ME??
And of course about the IRA terrorists blowing up Innocent children in Warrington.
errr no
@@billrand4138 It’s about all the violence on both sides, but was written in response to the Warrington murders. She is saying that they aren’t doing it in hers or her families name..... So how you can make it just about the soldiers (British) is unfathomable.
@@glennrowe2961 that was aimed at the OP mate lol
i grew up in Belfast, born there in the 70s, still here, know this song well, things maybe arnt as bad as they were in the past, the paramilitaries' no longer kill people from the other communities, instead they have turned the guns on their own communities to keep themselves in control of the streets , the peace walls separating the communities have been made higher while the paramilitaries have grown more powerful with thousands of members, this song has never made me emotional [maybe desensitized] but for some reason your reaction pulled my heart strings. i know we are living in a tinder box and that it would only take a spark to reignite the troubles, i wish more people could see what this song is saying, thank you Dolores O Riordan, may you rest in peace x
She was planning a re release if this before she was killed
She died - she wasn't killed. Tragic, regardless.
The band is from Limerick Ireland and formed in 1989. The lead singer is Delores O' Riordan but unfortunately she was found in a swimming pool dead in 2018 from an accidental drowning. They decided to disband in 2019 because Delores was the sound of the band and without her voice the band could never be the same. They were considered the best alternative rock band of the 90s and won numerous awards.
Love watching your reactions. Love the energy you two bring to your videos. Keep rocking those tunes 🤘🏻
I believe she died in the bathroom in the hotel she was staying at
Check out the Badwolves cover of this song!! She was supposed to sing with them but she died that day!
I don't know if this mentioned but it was about the Protestant/Catholic civil war in Ireland and the use of child soldiers. Basically how can soldiers kill children, it is like they were zombies. Correct me if I am wrong anyone from Ireland or is Irish but she also used a traditional trill in this song that is used in grieving. All of the "angels" were the children killed in the war.
That was a great reaction, wasn't sure if you guys were getting the message, because the music was so good, but the more you talked about it, the more you were getting it. The song was written when I think two children were killed from a bomb placed in a trash can, during the conflict between Northern Ireland and England. The cross is for the Catholic and Protestant religion that are in constant conflict from the historical perspective and the children at the bottom of the cross represents the love and innocence of children. The effects of how children are always caught up in adult conflicts with no voice, always to be overlooked by the media and many other oulets. The title Zombie is to represent the nature of war and how we all participate in one way or another but do nothing, almost walking around like Zombies, void of feeling and emotion, with only one thing in common survival. The question is at what cost do we bare, as more and more die at the hands of the powerful few decision makers that have detached themselves from reality. As they fly in their private jets to the next party with their powerful friends, in the meantime bullets and bombs rain down on towns or cities where children and whole families are murdered. RIP Dolores O'Riordan, gone way too soon, miss you.
Read abotu The Troubles N, Ireland
Great song. Powerful video. But I hate that the director/editor made it look like the lads were playing the solos rather than Delores. *sigh* Delores. RIP.
The song is basically an anti-war song. More specifically, it's about the Irish Troubles, a time in Ireland from the 60s through the late 90s. There was a lot of conflict between the British military and the IRA (Irish Republican Army, who were either freedom fighters or terrorists, depending who you ask, but who have a history of bombing). In 1993, there was an IRA bomb in Warrington, England that killed two young boys, and Delores couldn't stand anymore. So she wrote this song condemning both sides -- the British and the IRA -- for the senseless and mindless violence, comparing them to zombies because they're so focused on their supposed "cause" that they don't think for themselves or care who gets hurt.
Dolors
This song has such a deep and resonating meaning, about children being killed in a fight that they didn't choose. So sad!😢
At 6:30 begins Shawn's "wait what?" red pill type of moment, all the way thru til 6:59, when he goes back to jammin, but we can still see his wheels turning in his head potentially thinking..."We've been led to believe that...and we're told that..."
There's so many different scenarios we could list to fill in those blanks, but the bottom line is...war has de$troyed so many people, families and countries, that we're always told are soooooo 'privileged' etc and its simply a blatant lie!
Check out U2's old stuff from late 70s and early 80s. But Bono went woke ish, (i think) Saw them in concert at the Orange Bowl in Miami in 1987 when we were 9th grade, it was awesome! Got pick pocketed $30 but that was par back then but anywho, ya they wrote a lot of fascinating stuff about the wars in Ireland.
Also Tears for Fears, "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" The lyrics can match the current Marxist movement that hit America, again! Same with the song "Shout".
Love u guys!😘😘
This song was written in response to the senseless killings of 2 young boys (Jonathan Ball 3 y/o and Tim Parry 12 y/o) in Warrington Ireland in1993. The incidents occurred when 2 separate bombs, planted in trash cans by the IRA (The Irish Republican Army) went off while the children were innocently playing in the streets. This was a par for the course back then in Northern Ireland in which a "war" had been going on for decades hence "Since 1916". This was commonly called "The Troubles" and was horrifying yet it sort of became common-place for the soldiers with their "Tanks and their Bombs and their guns" to be heavily present throughout the streets... The reason she says "Bombs" twice in the chorus is in reference to those 2 two boys who were killed.... That's a VERY brief synopses of the song, to the best of my ability. I just felt these were important pieces of history to share..... FACT: her vocals are called "Keening". It's an old Irish mourning ritual performed at funerals that mimics the mournful wails and cries of Mothers and loved ones....Peace :)
WAR in Northern Ireland in the 70's ( and lasted 30 years ), English soldiers wouldn't leave their country and over 3,000 people died.
It would be much b6if you would actually LISTEN to the lyrics about guns and bombs and tanks rather than fawning over the voice of the lead singer because that's why she sang the song.!
Yup Unfortunately Folks like me you are old enough to understand this just like Other Version Zombie more relevant today than it was back then and they're still fighting but with way more powerful accurate weapons like drones which is a new add on in badwolves that everyone likes in that version so it updates what Dolores was trying to say all those years ago about if nothing changes nothing changes but us and more ways to wipe us out that's why today especially this song means way more than people realize it means even back in 1994 it was about kids being killed in another senseless war that could have been discussed diplomatically but since WW1 the world has been on another collision course of epic disaster like Dolores talks about here in my favorite song of hers Zombie.
This song has more meaning than all the songs combined in the last 10 years which unfortunately says something about where are species has been heading since 1916 like she said in this powerful song just like my other meaningful favorite song from 1994 Keep talking from Pink Floyd which are society has stopped for along time now and if we don't wake up fast there will be another World War if we keep up the track we're heading on it's a recipe for catastrophe on all levels now never thought possible in 2023 but like me and my WW2 veteran family members that are still alive think specially after the last 3 years if eye awakening moments of nobody saw coming until it was stearing us right in the face and we couldn't look away no more but unfortunately it was to late another massive war in Europe that could have been avoided from communication and diplomacy once again we chose poorly
It's like one my favorite songs Folks Keep Talking from my favorite bands Pink Floyd when Stephen Hawking did his famous Commercial in the 90s saying as long as Mankind keeps communicating the human race still has a chance to turn it around no matter how close we get to another catastrophic global disaster like now we face in 2023.
She was a big fan of Ordinary World by Duran Duran. Cause its touched her heart when she heard the song after her mum died. She sang the song in a duet with Simon Le Bon a while ago. Duran Duran paid a special tribute when she passed away.
Delores had the voice of a true angel 👼. R.I.P. DELORES O RIORDEN.
Love this song…R.I.P. Dolores O’Riordan 🙏🏽🕊❤️
Check out The Cranberries (Linger)..
BEST song by them!!!
as a musician this song is a true work of art, puting aside delores ' amazing vocals, openihrd 1 would think is gereric eminor, but nopes there's a sneaky f in there resonating with haunting reverb, ive never heard this before nor since, theen to Csuspended, fkn masterpiece.
That's what your country ks doing to other innocent people in other countries like Iraq , Afghanistan , syria and Palestine in the name of your freedom , lmao what a joke
That was fire 🔥 wasn’t it! RIP Dolores.
This song against every idiot stupid war and the military you pull the trigger RIP brilliant
if u can listen to this whilst knowing why it was created, and not cry there's somat wrong with you. rip delores, proper missed, teach em angels how sing lass.
I got an off the wall old country song for you 2. Country boy can survive by hank Williams jr