@@cranboogie what's going on!! You already KNOW I love Dolores!! It's great to see a fellow reaction channel killing it.... Jamal seems like a genuine guy and I'm totally HAPPY for him! If you see see this, Jamal, I rock your channel!
I'm not sure if Jamal has done Portishead but I think we need to get on him to check out some of their songs. What do you think @cranboogie?? "Numb" and "Roads"?? I need to squeeze another one in at some point soon. Possibly "Glory Box".
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. Our so-called 'peace' is still very fragile. Thank you for reacting to this, and R.I.P. Delores for giving us this song💔....it is part of our history and 'The Troubles'. It's message is overwhelming powerful.
Some have actually credited this song specifically with ending the hostilities. It's amazing. Delores speaks directly to the heart and sings with raw emotions. She's one of the greatest singers of all time.
Some have actually credited this song specifically with ending the hostilities. It's amazing. Delores speaks directly to the heart and sings with raw emotions. She's one of the greatest singers of all time.
@@jasonhaynes2952 Proving once again that music is an equalizer and, ultimately, a unifier. One of the best things about these musical reaction videos to me is watching people from wildly different walks of life listen to the same song and find common ground. To find our shared humanity.
@@KS-yv2ve It was written after the Warrington bombings in England in 1993 where the IRA left a bomb in the town centre and killing two young English boys, one three years old and the other twelve. "There were a lot of bombs going off in London and I remember this one time a child was killed when a bomb was put in a rubbish bin - that’s why there’s that line in the song, ‘A child is slowly taken’. [ ... ] We were on a tour bus and I was near the location where it happened, so it really struck me hard - I was quite young, but I remember being devastated about the innocent children being pulled into that kind of thing. So I suppose that’s why I was saying, ‘It’s not me’ - that even though I’m Irish it wasn’t me, I didn’t do it. Because being Irish, it was quite hard, especially in the UK when there was so much tension." - Dolores O'Riordan, speaking of the songwriting of the classic 90s rock song, "Zombie"
@@TarnishUK Another 17 year old kid was murdered that night never made the news in England he was murdered while two undercover British soldiers watched him get shot and done nothing didn't even try and get the UFF gunmen that 17 year old was Damian Walsh
I wish you could have seen them perform live. I'll tell you this: that was the most intense song I've ever heard in person. We took our kids with us. It was their first concert. The vibration was so strong, halfway up Red Rocks Amphitheater that my older one was actually scared.And I understood, bc I've never before or since experienced anything like that. It was perfect delivery of very real music. Beautiful and harsh at the same time.
Red Rocks is one of the best venues to see really good musicians live. I can't believe I missed the Cranberries at Red Rocks, which had to be one for the records.
The official music video has just passed the 1Billion views milestone. Well deserved. Delores was supposed to cover the song with Bad Wolves when she died, so they had to do the cover without her, but everything in the song makes you think of her, so much so that I think the line "Whats in your head" has extra meaning. It was known she had problems, perhaps was in a dark place, she may not have taken her own life, but she was certainly struggling. What was in her head at the time? Makes the song even more tragic. Such a good cover
Rest in Peace Dolores O'Riordan 😭😭 Have you ever heard The Bad Wolves cover of this song; I certainly think they did this song justice.. I certainly recommend the U2 song "Sunday Bloody Sunday." I think it touches on the same exact thing
God I miss the 90s, when music actually had a message. Lol. Amazing review brother! Of an amazing band. She died a tragic death back in 2017 I think. Poor girl. CHECK OUT the songs "When you're gone" or "Ode to My Family" by the Cranberries. Very emotional stuff. Thanks man!
Stupid death is more like it. Someone who drinks themselves to death is not exactly a good choice for someone to look up to. They should be ridiculed instead. That way, just maybe, in the future we could have fewer people going down that same stupid road.
People are still making music with messages. There is some good recent stuff if you look for it. I keep requesting No Lives Matter by Body Count as an example. Granted Ice T is in his 60s now but I think his band's recent material is some of their best.
@Ken Molinaro Wtf?? Who the F**k do you think you are? He who is free of sin cast the first stone! Until you have walked in another person's shoes you have NO idea or basis on what you've said. Addiction is a Disease not a choice. As for her being someone to look up to, wtf are you on about? Delores never put herself out there as a role-model, she stayed away from the glitz & glamour crap, & she is definitely not responsible for other people's actions, behaviours or antic's. It's the Industry & the using barstards within it that drain the life out of our Musicians! Get your facts right before you dribble on with your ignoramus BS! P.S. She did not drink herself to death, were you her Coroner you dropkick!?
You should check out the Bad Wolves cover of this. They were going to do it with her, and the day they were supposed to record the track is the day she died. So they dedicated the song to her and donated all the proceeds to her children. And even without her, they still did a pretty damn good job.
My mum grew up in the troubles. She often spoke about what she saw and went through with both sides. When she left NI she really found it a struggle to find work in London because of her accent and where she was from.
Oh that voice... that keening... God what the world lost when we lost Dolores.... that's an empty place that will never shrink, let alone be filled. Death leaves a heartache no one can heal. Love leaves a memory no one can steal. Dolores will be in the memory of music and activism forever.
Really glad to see new interest in these groups which were the foundations for those that came after. (Any first time listeners out there who suddenly realized where Umbrella came from?)
Man I love your content. You cover most of the bands I grew up on and your appreciation of music and it's message is the reason I subscribed. I came here from your srv video.
Irish voices are pure. I am a Viking, Danish- we know our wailing. We had beautiful folk songs where we model, kind of... This was the enslavement and theft of Ireland by England and the Danes. It's about young people fighting old people's battles.
I'm glad you read the back story of the UVF, IRA etc. The video makes no sense otherwise but the song will ring try to most war based on hatered for another race, creed or religion. Thank you not just doing a straight reaction video but learning in the process.
I went for years listening to this song and never knew what it was talking about back then. It always made me cry but couldn’t say why. Still makes me cry after all this time. More heartfelt of course because I know what it’s message is. Very sad. RIP Dolores. What a beautiful lady in so many ways.
Wow! Thank you for your wonderful curiosity, you took the time too look in the story of the song. This means so much to Irish people. Our history is a very sad one, but so worth while to understand it, and it’s complexities. Thank you! R.I.P Dolores, you’re missed far more than you could ever have imagined.
Back in the 80s a friend of mine, with dual citizenship to ireland and united states, was visiting family in Ireland. He took his camera out to tale a photo. He said he must have got something in the shot he wasnt supposed to, because he said next thing he knew he woke up in a british jail and was told if he ever goes back to ireland he will never see the light of day again. He was taken to the airport and told he will be flying back to the united states if he knows what's good for him. When this song came out it brought that memory of the story back. I am sure it has already been mentioned, but u2, sunday bloody sunday.
I didn't know the intended story of the song until now... so I naturally linked it to general ptsd.. I've had ptsd for most of my life, this song gives me absolute chills every time I listen to it.. the raw emotion I feel every time I listen to it.. just wow..
Speaking as an Anglo-Irish person - thank you for showing some empathy and understanding about the troubles. Most Americans just see Ireland as an excuse to wear green and get shit-faced once a year. Also speaking as an Anglo-Irish person... The British Army and Black & Tans killed a lot of people. The IRA killed a lot of people. The UVF and UDA killed a lot of people. And every drop of blood from everyone killed is on English hands. I find it hard to process this still. I am 35. When I was a kid I got the shit beaten out of me for being Irish, but I also got caught up in IRA bombings in Central London. If anything, all I learnt from this all is that nations like England and America often cause a lot of needless pain by wading into other nations, no matter what their original purpose was for doing so. I don't know how I feel about the situation. I'm proud of my Irish roots, and I'm proud of my English roots, but I am ashamed of how my English ancestors treated my Irish ancestors. And that's ignoring my Scots/Shetlandic and Welsh heritage! England has a lot to answer for.
I have Irish, Scottish, English and German ancestors. I wear each country’s flag as a pin on my hat at work except the British. I had one, don’t get me wrong. I had it pinned up. It dug into my head no matter where I placed it and I took it off. I took it as a sign that my non-British ancestors weren’t having it.
@@phoenixfox2697 Scottish and bits of Ireland are British too though. By British flag do you mean the Union Flag (gets incorrectly called the Union Jack a lot) or the English flag (red cross on a white background - cross of St George)?
it is not the case that every drop of blood is on english hands, the conflict in northern ireland was fundamentally religious and tribal in its nature and the english wanted none of it. had the IRA not started shooting at the army - originally deployed to stop loyalist violence against republicans then its doubtful the troubles would ever have kicked off, and had either of the two sides been willing to sit down and talk in the 70s when the british government tried to get them too then everything achieved in 97 could have been had by 77, irish stubborness and beligerence on both sides prolonged the conflict far longer than justified. To this day sein fein and the republicans cannot secure a democratic majority in northern ireland, until they can violence to enforce the will of the minority on the majority cannot be justified
@@xarglethegreat The English started annexing parts of Ireland in the 12th century. With over 800 years of violent English involvement it is very hard to argue that the "belligerence" the Irish republicans show towards the English isn't justified. But, yes, there is some hyperbole and rhetoric in my first comment. Of course murder is never justified and is always, ultimately, the responsibility of the person committing the act, but to suggest England is just trying to help isn't really a defensible position when you look at the history.
Yes sir. I'm Irish American, but I totally understand what she is singing about. Bloody Sunday was 50 years ago 1 month ago. We all know how the British persecuted the Irish since the 1500's. I was deeply saddened when Delores took her life in 2017. She was the voice of Ireland 🇮🇪. And U2. But I think she was damaged by British aggression as a child. I was born and raised in the United States, but I just escaped by 5 years. I totally understand. 💔💯
I have just come to this powerful song by chance,haven't heard it for.years, on the same day Tony Blair has been given a knighthood. I feel so bloody angry. Why do these people who tear others lifes apart just slide out from under? Barely 24 hours ago we were mourning the death of Archbishop Desmond Tutu who said Blair should be tried at the Hague and now this. Dolores had a voice that would tear your heart out. She rages at the futile waste of it all R.I.P. Dolores. Thanks for playing this.
For anyone who lives in Northern Ireland and has experienced the Troubles, this song hits hard. Always makes me emotional listening to it. When I was 11, a bomb went off outside the town's courthouse one evening, which was just a few minute's walk from my house. It was a terrifying sound, the windows in most local houses smashed with the force of it. Nobody died that day, thankfully. A year later, everyone locally was evacuated at midnight as there was a huge bomb left in a van the next street over. If it had exploded with no warning, many of us would have been killed. The army and police did an amazing job that night getting us all to safety and diffusing the bomb. When I was 18, on a busy saturday afternoon, a huge bomb exploded in our town centre, destroying every shop front and one building collapsed. Looked like a war zone. A warning had been given and people most people were evacuated in time. Two weeks later, a bomb exploded in a town called Omagh, a warning was given but they were directed towards the bomb rather than away from it. 29 people died that day. The one that went off where I live was a "trial run". Pure evil. These people had no shame or soul or conscience. RIP to all the innocent victims of the Troubles.
I was gonna say also, yeah she had the same singing style that sinead o connor used to have and Sarah mc Lachlan.The "cranberry" derives from the Pilgrim for the fruit, "craneberry", so called because the small, pink blossoms that appear in the spring resemble the head and bill of a Sandhill Crane.
This song does not just represent the "Irish" struggle, it represents the futility of war and violence on all sides, including Northern Ireland and Britain and in particular England. Innocents died, truth is all were innocent. The song does not just represent the war of attrition in Ireland - it represents war generally. A universal song for the people during war and violence. Thank you Delores, and God Bless..
You should hear the Bad Wolves version! Delores was set to reprise the song with them the day she died. They put the song out anyway and raised $250,000 for her kids! There is also a version of Delores and Bad Wolves and it's extremely powerful!!!
Dolores had such a unique voice, it was so horrible how quick and suddenly she passed, I will never forget where I was when I first heard this song. Someone played it at school in the early 90's Jr high and I never stopped being a Cranberries fan.
It's a shame she is no longer with us... Great band. Check out their other stuff too! Daffodil Lament, Dreams, Linger, New New York just to name a few.
she was incredible ... one of the best voices ever heard . everyone tries to cover up her death .... she killed herself . such a great loss and a total waste . the demons finally won her over . such a loss .
This is a very deep song about the troubles in Ireland.....one of my favourite songs of all time this is a brave and beautiful song.the kill you in those days for this make no mistake .
She’s combining Irish keening, a traditional expression of mourning by female Irish and Scott Gaels at funerals, especially the tragic ones. There is no deeper expression of grief in our culture
@@robertbrown9912 sure mate. I don’t know that I’ve ever heard a more beautiful example than Dolores’. Her Limerick accent comes through amazingly as well in her music, which isn’t always the case (I’ve noticed most people signing in English sound American -without any regional accent like Boston/NYC or southern- which I’ve always found fascinating - like the Beatles, Stones, Van Morrison, etc etc). Clearly, she was very much filled with pain that went beyond the violence and you can hear that emotion. I always watch her live so I can see the raw emotion. She was a jewel of Ireland.
That unique Irish sound in her "delivery" is called "keening" coming from an Irish word for "crying" - it's a traditional type of singing for morning at funerals. It expresses deep anguish, sorrow, pain.... I think it's very cool that people who have never heard of keening can still feel the impact.
I agree 100% with you Paula all I know is when I leave this world I want to be filled with so much love that I basically float slowly to heaven and in welcome with my husband and my loved ones who have passed I try everyday and it's really easy now not to be biased and to love every human being for what they are the spirit in their eyes is what matters
If there is anything we can learn from the troubles it's the danger of censorship. When the talking stops, the shooting starts. My heartfelt thanks and admiration for artists everywhere who have used their talent to reopen discussion, to give people back their voice.
Dolores and her family were friends with my parents and sister. I met her a few times and had coffee with her and my sister once. I would often see her jogging on our road and she would smile and wave when she saw one of us driving by. Going for a walk in the evening you could often hear her singing out over the water of our small lake as she practiced. My Dad often commented on the beauty of her voice, somethings he is not known to do before. Peace and love Dolores. 💕
I teared at the very thought of hearing her voice echo over the lake. What a blessing to have those memories. She was such a beautiful, profound force in this world
Dolores' delivery using her Limerick accent and keening really added weight and emotional punch to this song. Easily one of my favorites from the Cranberries and the 90s, period. Thanks for doing this one, Jamel!
@@neilcarrollMeganJamieForever you lot really need to get over this British thing. If I was this obsessed with an ex for this long, I'd have a restraining order.
So good that he looks at the background and actually tries to understand the song as well, I appreciate that so much. Shows he’s actually here for music.
This song was written as a reaction to an event that happened in Warrington, UK in 1993. The IRA planted two bombs on a busy high street shopping centre then phoned the police to let them know a bomb had been planted outside of a pharmacy chain in the North West, not specifying which one. The first bomb went off outside a McDonald's which sent shoppers running into the direction of the second bomb. (from wiki) Three-year-old Johnathan Ball died at the scene. He had been in town with his babysitter, shopping for a Mother's Day card.The second victim, 12-year-old Tim Parry, was gravely wounded. He died on 25 March 1993 when his life support machine was switched off, after tests had found only minimal brain activity. 54 other people were injured, four of them seriously. Dolores O'Riordan was so affected by the incident she wrote this song and went on to comment about some of the lyrics "The IRA are not me. I'm not the IRA. The Cranberries are not the IRA. My family are not. ... When it says in the song, 'It's not me, it's not my family,' that's what I'm saying. It's not Ireland."
The song was definitely needed as a stance to say that not all Irish people or Northern Irish people are terrorists. I lost count of the amount of times I was asked if I was in the IRA, during visits to see family in England. Just because of my accent. My dad and I were hauled to one side in Heathrow airport in August 1993 (I was 13) on our way to get a flight home. Apparently we were showing ourselves to look suspicious. They made us miss our plane. I cried out of fear because I thought we were gonna be taken away. It was horrible.
My parents were there that day and walked past the bin outside Mcdonald's about 10 mins before it exploded. I was watching it on the news. I felt sick.
I knew this. At least I used to. Shame on me for breeding the reminder when I saw this song. Blessed are the children. I actually have tears in my eyes. Thank you.
You actually don't hear most singers because they're not famous. Also I hate that when people who sing this song are trying to imitate O'Riordan with the pitch up gasps. It is the cringiest thing and you are not gonna sound like her anyway.
@@theothertonydutch I don't know how she does it, I've tried so much and I can't get it. It's a beautiful technique, I wish I knew what it was called so I could get some help doing it. Is it like a yodel?
@@velasericousland2443 Kind of, but it's also like a gasp I think. I've heard it in way older stuff too. A lot of singers now do similar types of things. I think it comes off as gimmicky very quickly though.
“But you see it’s not me, it’s not my family” Such a powerful line that captures the essence of the indifference of humanity towards the immense struggles faced populations around the world. Strife and struggle isn’t your problem until it visits your doorstep.
That's one interpretation. The other is to not blame one person for another persons actions. Such as marking all Irish at the time as terrorists, for the actions of a handful.
The first couple of times I heard the Bad Wolves cover, I ugly cried. There had been a lot of news coverage of shootings and strife and it just really hit hard. It really lives up to the original, imo.
I always praise Dolores as everyone does, but I feel there should be a shout out for the drumming on this song. His use of the cymbals and the sound of guns shots he gets on his drum kit is so perfect on this song.
I grew up in London in the days of the IRA. This song punched me straight in the gut then and now. We humans are so fucked up, when will we stop killing each other's children? RIP beautiful Dolores, makes my heart hurt that you're no longer with us.
You comment reminded me of Sinead O'Connor's "this is a rebel song": a song seemingly about a marriage to a stony and cold Englishman, that was actually a thinly veiled metaphor for the relationship between Ireland and the UK. Specifically the "crazies are killing our sons (both sides) - in relation to your comment. "please talk to me Englishman What good will shutting me out get done Meanwhile crazies are killing our sons"
I walked past the Victoria bomb moments before it went of, I didn't only hear the mortor bomb attack on Downing Street, I felt it, I was close enough to the Baltic exchange to be forced to duck when the bomb went off.............three close saves, I guess someone up there loves me.
I hope you know that most of us abhor what they did and condemn them completely. I grew up in Dublin with some of the family very sympathetic. I can't get with that. My great uncle Arthur fought in the British army and spent his last years in the Chelsea nursing homes for soldiers after marrying a British lady. And the woman I'm lucky enough to be having my babies and one day marry me is from Chelmsford. I was in London seeing NIN when the 07/07 bombings happened and waiting in a taxi queue two drunk blokes heard my accent and started on 'oh that's your lot' or ' you probably love this paddy don't you?'... Out of nowhere a family with kids in a pram and like i think it was grandparents, kids and their kids... Older gent in his 50s gets inbetween them and me. He served in NI. Says its over now. Have to move on. Stick together and forgive. I wasn't big or trained or into boxing like i am now and I was very nervous. The family walked with me to another rank and waited with me for a taxi. I can't tell you what that meant to me. We really need to be a bit more kind, empathic, forgiving, caring and just nicer to each other. We need to focus on what makes us the same and celebrate our different ways and cultures. Only way we can get through this. Hope you are well and all the best 🇮🇪 ♥ 🇬🇧
My dad moved from Northern Ireland to South Africa in the early 80s. He would play The Cranberries in the car on long trips. I used to love this song. He always changed the channel when the video would come on TV. I had no idea back then that this was what he lived through throughout his childhood. He never ever talked about it. Now I live in Northern Ireland and there is still shit going on but nothing compared to the height of The Troubles in the 70s.
@Stephen Murphy If you think the prejudice ended when Irish immigrated in to the US you are also mistaken, look up how Irish miners and railroad workers were treated INNA, Irish need not apply
