A MASTERPIECE!!! Emotional Reaction to CRANBERRIES - ZOMBIE | Difficult to Get Over This 

The hiccups Joshua was talking about in her voice is actually called Keening in Ireland it is in a lot of Irish singing. It is their way of showing grief.

My Mum is a local girl from town outside Belfast, my Dad is an ex British army. I've lived in Northern Ireland my whole life, right through the 80s-90s. We would fill the bath with water every night & put several towels in it, just incase our home was 'petrol bombed' (set on fire) overnight. The towels were to place over our heads & hold over our mouths & noses, so we could breathe through the smoke, until we could get out of the house. There were certain areas that we couldn't go into because of fear of attacks, even as kids. Bomb threats & beatings' were common, as was a huge presence of police & army walking/driving around in full body armour & semi-automatic rifles etc.

This song is basically the most beautiful documentary ever ❤

What adds so much meaning to this is her vocal styling with the little hiccups. It is something that is done in traditional funeral songs in Ireland. 💔

Of every music i've listen in my days, this one speaks to me the most. This is not only an anti-war song, but most importantly a cry for humanity.

One of the most vital songs of modern history

What you guys said about how this is still relevant today is absolutely true. What is in the Zombie’s head is the violence that we teach our kids, generation after generation. The kids become the first victims because their Spence of innocence is taken from them, then filled with the violence to teach them to kill other kids. It’s a sick cycle. That’s what Delores wrote about the song. She was was absolutely brilliant. RIP Delores.

I’ve heard the song and seen the video some many times since the 90’s it’s impossible to count, but I still get the chills as soon as I hear those first sounds, the first vision, and especially when I see those babies screaming in the video. Isn’t it hideous the way it’s shown that they even play at war, cause it’s all they know. The song was written with a very specific incident and war as a background but manages to still resonate with so many people of different ages, religions, and races.

War is real and it hurts. How many can we lose this time!?! Me, you? My son, your son no no more😢

It's nice to see someone actually listen and get the meaning from the first verse rather than spouting rubbish, well done you two

As others have mentioned in comments, this song is a protest video against the situation that was happening in Northern Ireland at that time. The video is showing all real footage of the area. Those solders were real. Those kids playing were really doing that in the street. And the decay of the buildings due to the poverty and violence were all real. If you like the sound of this band, there have been several suggestions made here for other songs to look for, but probably one of the closest in tone to this one would be “Promises”. You should also check that one out. If you haven’t already reacted to Sunday Bloody Sunday by U2 you may also want to look at that one

Bless you pet ❤

RIP Delores... what an incredible loss 💔

I was in Warrington the day before the IRA cowardly bombed the town centre killing two children. Johnathan Ball and Tim Parry. Cranberries were touring the UK, and Dolores was so incensed that she wrote this. When she sings of ‘their bombs’ she sings it twice. Once for Johnathan and once for Tim RIP Johnathan, Tim and the beautiful Dolores. You had so much more to give us. x

From what I understand the lyric of "it's not my family" is because the IRA claimed the bombing on behalf of the people of Ireland. What The Cranberries are saying is the IRA was not "family" and the majority of Irish did not support the actions. Oh and the singing she does that sounds a little like yodeling is called keening, in Ireland it's a traditional singing of lament when someone dies.

Yeah unfortunately war is going on all over the world basically not just ukraine. Ppl are suffering. Why can't the human race get on with eachother why so much hate in the world we are all human beings we are all equal ❤ 💙

same as it ever was .. the song remains the same .. my eyes are pissing tears

Don’t apologize for the “background noise “….. it makes me feel like I’m sitting in the room with you listening to the song (one of my faves) TOGETHER! So thank you for sharing and the small unintended ways you brought me into YOUR LIFE!!!!!!❤❤❤

Great reaction guys . Thanks. It's basically a song about the troubles in Northern Ireland bk in the day .

A timeless masterpiece

One of great, classic songs of all time, thanks for reviewing

Great to see this reaction from you young people who happen to be knowledgable about that history even though it was before your time. This song with the video always gets me emotionally even after all of these decades past and repeated viewings and hearings.

Love y'all so much. Your German Irish white boy in Tampa. Love ya

Thanks to people like you that the most popular meaningful song on RU-vid now in 2023 more than ever it's important for this explosion of popularity on the hottest entity on RU-vid now called Reactions to keep speaking through all the people and generations of are planet to help spread her message in this song so it lives on and maybe one day it will come true unfortunately the way mankind has been going though I won't hold my breath but like Dolores's the most important thing is the message was delivered to everyone on earth 🌎

nice reaction cheers

Love yall already

Me. Gusto la reaccion

a masterpiece

Just found you ❤ love from Ireland. Love your compassion ❤❤

When they sang 'it's not me, it's not my family', they distanced themselves from the IRA, which was a pretty big deal with them being an Irish band. The song did a lot of damage to the IRA and helped to convince, especially Irish Americans (for whom the violence was just a distant thing), people to stop funding the IRA (who still had a lot of support for various reasons). It still took a long time for the IRA to stop. but this song was a significant contribution and kept the memory of the IRA attacks on civilian targets very much alive. I remember getting told on a school trip to London by the teachers to keep our eyes open and run like hell if we saw anything suspicious as the IRA still had a habit of placing bombs in London without much care who they hit.

Nice too see you guys channel respect but check out old rebel songs

exactly. for whatever reason I've watched a dozen zombie reaction videos tonight and you're the first ones who got it. she's screaming at the bombers, asking what's in your head, how did you come to think it's OK to plant bombs and kill innocent people.

Tim & Johnathan, from catalonia we pray for you. :(

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The situation between Ireland and Northern Ireland (part of the UK) also called The Troubles was part cause for this song. Sparked by a bomb which exploded in the Northwest of England killing two boys who were at the time buying a mother's day card. An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind is the basic message.

This is not just ia general comment on the war there. It is about 2 boys killed. Sorry I can’t remember their names.

Do not worry about the background noise. I too have little children. It's all good. It's not a problem at all.

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It was not the war of the IRA maám. It was a war between religions (catholic, pro Ireland, Protestant pro UK) The English soldiers in North Ireland, also have a lot of blood on their hands. She does not chose sides, these dead boys were the limit for her. So many suffering...for what?

You should listen to War Pigs by Black Sabbath. ❤️✌️

Zombie refers to the mindless killing.

Never pause music to talk. And always use headphones

Unity only solution

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Don't pardon the background noise. Life is happening back there.

I hope the content creatures rest these cuz they missed the point of the song and thus video- it’s a protest song against the continued violence (at the time) in (mostly) Northern Ireland. Ireland had won its freedom back from the British in the very early 20th century (war for Irish independence), which was followed shortly there after by about 100 years of CONSTANT fighting between the Irish (various groups but usually referred to as IRA but not all actually IRA) and the British in predominantly Northern Ireland (1916-1998/2000) first it was The Irish Civil War (1922-23) than The Troubles (official dates: 1963-1998) there was fighting between the times and until the (fairly stable now) peace was come to in 2007. “The Troubles were an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland that lasted about 30 years from the late 1960s to 1998. Also known internationally as the Northern Ireland conflict, it is sometimes described as an "irregular war" or "low-level war"” “For 30 years, Northern Ireland was scarred by a period of deadly sectarian violence known as “the Troubles.” This explosive era was fraught with car bombings, riots and revenge killings that ran from the late 1960s through the late 1990s. The Troubles were seeded by centuries of conflict between predominantly Catholic Ireland and predominantly Protestant England. Tensions flared into violence in the late 1960s, leaving some 3,600 people dead and more than 30,000 injured. “The origins of the Troubles date back to centuries of warfare in which the predominantly Catholic people of Ireland attempted to break free of British (overwhelmingly Protestant) rule. In 1921, the Irish successfully fought for independence and Ireland was partitioned into two countries: the Irish Free State, which was almost entirely Catholic, and the smaller Northern Ireland, which was mostly Protestant with a Catholic minority. “While Ireland was fully independent, Northern Ireland remained under British rule, and the Catholic communities in cities like Belfast and Derry (legally called Londonderry) complained of discrimination and unfair treatment by the Protestant-controlled government and police forces. In time, two opposing forces coalesced in Northern Ireland largely along sectarian lines: the Catholic “nationalists” versus the Protestant “loyalists.” “In the 1960s, a new generation of politically and socially conscious young Catholic nationalists in Northern Ireland started looking to the civil rights movement in America as a model for ending what they saw as brazen anti-Catholic discrimination in their home country. “There was systematic discrimination in housing and jobs,” says James Smyth, an emeritus history professor at the University of Notre Dame who grew up in Belfast. “The biggest employer in Belfast was the shipyard, but it had a 95 percent Protestant workforce. In the city of Derry, which had a two-thirds Catholic majority, the voting districts had been gerrymandered so badly that it was controlled politically by [Protestant] loyalists for 50 years.” Young nationalist leaders like John Hume, Austin Currie and Bernadette Devlin refused to accept the status quo. They saw what was happening in the United States and how peaceful mass protests had drawn attention to the plight of Black Americans living under segregation and Jim Crow. “They modeled themselves on the American civil rights movement to the extent that one of the songs sung in Northern Ireland was ‘We Shall Overcome,’” says Smyth, who edited a 2017 book titled Remembering the Troubles: Contesting the Recent Past in Northern Ireland.” Btw peace in Northern Ireland wasn’t met until 2007. “The definitive end of The Troubles and thus of the Peace Process came in 2007. Following the St Andrews Agreement of October 2006, and March 2007 elections, the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Féin formed a government in May 2007. In July 2007, the British Army formally ended Operation Banner, their mission in Northern Ireland which began 38 years earlier, in 1969.” ((Honestly the occupation of Ireland dated back centuries)) www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/northernireland/11610345/Timeline-of-Northern-Ireland-Troubles-from-conflict-to-peace-process.html www.history.com/.amp/news/the-troubles-northern-ireland www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/usa/about-us/ambassador/ambassadors-blog/the-anglo-irish-treaty-of-december-1921.html

The fact that the song will be 30 years old in 2 years and this is still happening is fuccin stupid. RiP Dolores O'Riordan. Sadly i dont think war will ever completely end Not sure if you guys have reacted to Rage Against The Machine but i think you'll like them. Here's a few: •"Killing In the Name" •"Bulls On Parade" •"Guerrilla Radio" •"Renegades Of Funk" •"Testify"

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Надеюсь Долорес в лучшем мире. Англичане ловили и отправляли в рабство в Америку ирландцев, как и африканцев.

ppl fighting because their father fought and their forefathers... just carrying on the wars. remembering from past conflicts and using it as excuses to restart conflicts years later. not forgetting and allowing the anger to resurface and start again. "what is in your head?! zombie! zombie! zombie!" as in what the hell are u thinking? mindless killer infecting the next generations condemning them to war as well

This song is about soldiers that come back with PTSD. In their head the war is still going on. The children in white paint are the souls of the dead.

bloody tribalism..

Notice the children are painted gold......gold = money.