Dolores O'Riordan (lead singer) wrote this protest song about the two young victims of an IRA bombing at a shopping Centre in Warrington England in March 1993.
@MrChristbait this is a masterpiece. Children being extremized and used as cannon fodder or just existing and being the same, due to where they were born, is worth lamenting.
"It's almost like a cry" is right. It was a terrible time for Ireland and for England. The truce that we have now is now precious, we cannot lose that, we cannot go back to that time. Loved your reaction. Much love from Dublin, Ireland.
Just to correct Daniel..Delores actually wrote this song about two very young English children " Boys" It happened in Warrington in the UK . The bomb was placed in litter bin by the IRA. They both lost their lives..How do i know?...because Iive here .😢
I am so glad you get the meaning behind this song as it was hard hitting and all about 'The Troubles' as the Northern Ireland Conflict was more widely known to the people at the time! This song was written about the deaths of 2 young children bombed by the Provisional IRA as they stuck at the heart of Britain by bombing Manchester! It's a true protest song asking for resolution! ❤️🔥
Thanks for your reaction. Delores O'Riordan from The Cranberries was suppose to reprise her vocals in a cover of this song with Bad Wolves in 2018 but died the day they were supposed to record it together. I would highly recommend that you react to the Bad Wolves "Zombie" cover and tribute to Delores while this one is fresh in your mind- it is a stunning tribute and cover!
Thank you for reacting to this song ! Dolores wrote this song after my home town in England was hit by 3 bombs ! The first one failed and 2 terrorists were arrested and when the UK courts system refused to release them they set 2 more bombs in our town centre ! I was 14 at the time, when they placed the bombs on a highstreet which gets packed, especially on the day before Mothers day where families went shopping to buy Mothers their cards and gifts.. When the first bomb went off it sent all those still able to run straight into the second bomb, killing 2 children and injuring countless others myself included !! This song is held in the hearts of all that remember this day.. A day which still gives me nightmares both asleep and awake.. Again thank you for your reaction to this and RIP to Dolores, the people of Warrington will always keep you in their hearts ❤
It was written by the lead singer, Dolores O'Riordan, about the young victims of a bombing in Warrington, England, during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
“Music is a reflection upon the place from which it was created” or words to that effect, just earned you a Subscribe, sir. Yes to all you said about this song. Dolores O’Riordan was an angel, gone too soon. ❤
Free Palestine. I grew up in Uk with three countries always obressed, South Africa (apartheid), Northern Ireland and Palestine. Before social media came along. It was what we were seeing in the news. I get this song because I lived in England during the troubles and enough was enough- what can I say other than history just keeps repeating itself.
Me and my family viisit IRELAND because of their support to PALESTINE !!! irish are great gentlle kind very simple !!!!! and the landscape are incredible !! very love the porte of HOWTH we enjoy meet a great nation of Irlande !!!!!!! when i awas there i thought to this GREAT TALENT SINGER Dolores Oriiordan !! RIP SISTER !!!!
Another great reaction from you -- as if that wasn't to be expected.... Bottomline, a song about the absolute uselessness of violence. Everything else has already been said by yourself and by those who already commented. BTW, the trauma you mentioned is even inherited, sometimes not only to the next generation, but to several generations to come... By causing trauma over and over again, we are permanently ruining our own future and of those that come after us. Some glimmers of hope -- going by the name Angelina Jordan, for example -- are working against it, but it's a Sisyphean task. So sad that Dolores O'Riordan is no longer with us. All best from Germany
1:24 hehe, Sir, that's what my Apple Music and Spotify look like (throw in some classical, some sacred choral music and some film scores and perfect! I think it's one of the best ways to go about things. One will always have the one or two genres and artists that click with us but when we can take in and appreciate so many different styles, the world,the universe seems to open up it feels like 😊
I think there were no more bombings after this song acctually. It did kind of disarmed the whole thing. People felt ashamed. Bless you too! Greetings from gothenburg.
This is certainly one of the most powerful songs ever recorded, and the music video elevates it further. While the subject of the song is specific to the Irish experience, the imagery, pain and overall message are universal and can be adapted to other situations. Adding the concept of the “zombie” to describe people who could make a difference but don’t just adds another layer.
Thank you. I first watched this video and heard this song as a sheltered kid in the US and it still touched me deeply. We don't choose where we are born, what religion, what race. I still worry deeply for all people born into these areas where they're forced to fight or die regardless for things that are out of their control. I will never harm others as far as I can help it.
You should do a reaction to Rage against Hero of War, They want war by U.D.O. and all things Sabton because all of their songs are amazing. Also, thank you for your service.
Such a terrible loss -- even though we tend to see more of such types of loss in the artistic community. I totally love the Irish sound to her voice in this song. It's amazing -- it gives location specifics to an otherwise generalized anti-war song. Drowned while drinking... What an utterly stupid, if not intentional, way to go. But she definitely left us a hell of a gift of a song about war, in general, before she left us.
It wasn’t a general anti war song. It was a protest against a specific bombing incident in Warrington where two young boys were among the dead. The first sentence “Another head hangs lowly, child is slowly taken” refers to one of the boys, who was put on life support, days later his parents had to make the heart breaking decision to turn the machine off. The first line of the last verse, “Another Mothers breaking heart, is slowly overtaken” This song couldn’t be more specific.
@@ChristineKelly1000 There were no deaths before those boys or after? It is generalized anti-war. But it does focus on a single bombing, but in the larger overall context of war. Bombs tend not to discriminate on age, sex, religion, or anything really.
That’s been really good choise. The Cranberries are one of my favourite band. May i now request a reaction to Steven Wilson - What Life Brings ? please let me know
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Hi. Im from Limerick (where the Cranberries are from) thanks for this. I d love to see you react to the video of ONE by Metallica (worth having the lyrics there) and Sinead O Connor (more Irish) Take Me to Church. Ive also subbed. Wanna see how youre journey continues and its nice to see someone here just to experience and enjoy new music 🙂 (ill be cheeky and suggest the Dead South - In hell ill be in good company)
Thank you for the sub. I don't have Metallica or Sinead on my request list. You can view existing reaction requests here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Czfa1JK_NeFDmcHxEGZPV7HcGSPESjRb8BP1kCcrdRA/edit?usp=sharing If you don't see it there, please submit your reaction request here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf4zzbTDjnAVHwNXUYZV6bUpT_1NDGJUufEEJhns4-DYA7q5g/viewform
She wrote this song after the IRA (Irish Republican Army) who would set off bombs everywhere laid bombs in an English shopping centre in Warrington killing two small boy,and maiming others. British soldiers had to be called into Ireland to try to keep the peace between the Catholics and Protestants, because the Catholics wanted Northern Ireland to be completely independent to Britain, but the Protestants did not. As in the song this antagonism had been going on for a very long time. And had started to culminate in the bombings of innocent people. So Delores wrote this song, with the Keening in her voice (the traditional wailing sound at funerals). Although many have covered this song, none bring in the passion felt with this.The boys were Tim Parry and Johnathan Ball, aged three and twelve. 54 people were injured (some badly) this caused widespread public anger. Shortly after the bombings, a group called "Peace '93" was set up in Dublin. The main organiser was Susan McHugh, a Dublin housewife and mother. The IRA were responsible for many bombs laid in a very cowardly manner to kill and maim innocent people of all kinds.
It's since come to light the the British security forces ignored some coded telephoned warnings about when and where bombs would go off and let them happen
Worth mentioning, it was not the IRA alone, there were other factions, including the Ulster Volunteer Force, Irish Liberation Army and Ulster Defence Association
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Thank you for your reaction. Never being in war myself, I could only imagine what it could do to your mind. I took 2 rounds of a .45 some years back, but wouldn't try to compare it to being at war. Thank you for serving. I like your ending commentary about God. May God bless you in all your endeavors and praise our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for loving us so much that He took our place on that cross, so to be reconciled back to Him simply by believing that He was/is the Son of God who rose from the grave on the 3rd day and accepting His FREE gift of eternal salvation with Him. Thanks again my big brother in Christ.
It was a protest song against the IRA bombings…. British soldiers were not randomly shooting young boys. This was against the IRA laying bombs to just Kill innocent victims. Two young boys were killed with other innocent victims of these bombs laid by them IN A SHOPPING CENTRE. They were at this time laying bombs in lots of places. Such a hateful crime, that’s why she wrote it.
Well Daniel I think you’ve been given the wrong information, That’s not the meaning at all,it was written about an IRA bombing in Warrington,England that killed two schoolchildren….here’s what Delores said about why she wrote the song. “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,'" O'Riordan told Songwriting Magazine. "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." She told Vox magazine in 1994 that the song was written in part as a mechanism to grapple with her identity as an Irish citizen that did not support the actions of the IRA. "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".
BTW I lived my entire childhood in Belfast during the Troubles and don't remember being "occupied". You need to find some better history books that reflect the actual truth
Hi there. Please forgive my english, i am italian born and bread. I want to say u thank you for your service sir. Eu and italy dont forget your sacrifice for democracy and freedom.
