@@PemisCorner more tragic was she died the day she was going to re-cord the song again with Bad wolves. They still went ahead with the song in her tribute.
she gave a voice to the pain that so many in Northern Ireland in those times and is a song that is precious to every person from ireland as a whole both north and south with the tragedy so many families faced in those days long may they never return
This song was written as reaction to the 2 boys killed in Warrington, England by the IRA but you can apply it to all of the futility and lifes lost in the 30+ years of the troubles. In my sleep I will always be walking the streets of West Belfast or Derry only to wake in a cold sweat and shaking a shadow of the man I once was.
Not just from Ireland. My father's family were torn apart during the troubles. My side are in London now but the Irish side were Irish Catholic. It became too difficult for my grandparents to keep their family together. She was lumped in with the Protestants because she's English (her grandparents were Irish) and so was my father. It wasn't such an issue for her living in NI in the 50's but in the 60's, it spurred too much fighting in the house and attacks outside the house. People forget that we're not separate people. Relationships have been tied within all of the countries in the region and haven't been tidy, unrelated groups. When one of us suffer, the rest of us do too, whether our governments care or not is another matter entirely.
Zombie" is a protest song by Irish alternative rock band the Cranberries, written about the 1993 IRA bombing in Warrington, and in memory of two young victims, Johnathan Ball and Tim Parry.
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'......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. Thank you so much for your sincere reaction and also for researching what the song is about, most reactors don't bother, so thank you again 👏💚
@@brenlane9847 really? You didn't care about us when we were refused to be seen as human for decades. You Americans wouldn't let us vote or work and treated black Americans better than you did the Irish. The agreement has nothing to do with your elections or you so stop acting like you know anything about us.
Out of all the music videos I’ve watched in my life, this one. The scene of the boys screaming with the guitar solo reaching it’s climax in the back. And the flash cuts. The visual impacts are so powerful.... jfc I get so emotional and get full body chills every time I watch this one. It’s a fuckin masterpiece.
I remember the bombing that this was written after & when I can still see the news clips in my mind. Children should never have to die because of adults at war.
I'm a US citizen. When are we not at war with each other and over the most simplistic ideas? We claim to be a democracy? That was tried to be overthrown by our own ignorance.
I know right amazing she was a real underrated singer What she is also doing is something called keaning similar but not quite a yodel it can be found in Ireland where the band are from and was used when singing in funerals or sad events to show or as a cry of pain and mourning
The keening in this song - "crying", is used to pay respect to the deceased and express grief on behalf of the bereaved family. It is a skilled ritual artform used in this song. Apparently the tradition is dying out, I am not sure.
From what little research I’ve done, keening is a subsection of the Irish tradition of Sean Nos, which a few people are still keeping alive. I would recommend looking into it.
It goes to show how powerful her voice is, because it is still reaching people today, even after she has passed away. I think that says a lot about the song and the person who sang it. She wasn't just singing it, she was telling a story.
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. RIP Dolores O’Riorden.
Linger, Dreams, Ridicolous Thoughts, Not sorry, Waltzing back and Animal Instinct my favourites. The Cranberries is the band of my life, I liked that you enjoyed Zombie :). I miss her.
your empathy and the subtle pain on your face shows that the song truly got through. war is the death of humanity. a parasite that entirely corrupts our souls and everything around us. 18 year old children sent off to the slaughter for rich men’s disagreements.
From someone who grow up in this time every time I here this it brings back memories but having said that this is a beautiful well done political song. Well done for keeping it going as its still relevant today.
she was one of my favorite music artist of all time. she got me through some of the most painful and loneliest moments in my life growing up, still dose. i cried when she died. music is my only friend. so when she died i felt like i lost a close friend
I know exactly what you mean. Her music helped get me through some of the lowest points in my life I wasn’t sure I was going to survive. I’m not the type to feel the passing of a celebrity on a personal level, but her passing hit me like a ton of bricks.
I was in high school when this song came out. If it were modern times there would be Tiktoks of all of us trying to sing this song. Because we all tried even if it was alone, but big groups just had a powerful feeling.
This song is a classic so powerful and one of the best anti war song every written it's about children being killed hence the line " It's not my family " She was due to reprise the vocals part of this song on a cover by Bad Wolves but unfortunately she die the day it was due to be recorded they still released the singles with all the money going to her children RIP Dolores you where taken too soon # Be Kind ❤️ # Peace To All ❤️
when she sang that song, that was the normal situation. She sang from current experiences not memories. thankfully, things have changed. But it was still from current memories.
“The people who are supposed to be protecting you are the ones killing you..” Still happening. Pretty much everywhere.It’s not a big surprise this song has seen such a renaissance since Delores passed. It’s still pertinent.
Dolores O’Riordan Sinead O’Connor and many other Irish singers do these inflections it’s called Keening (Irish: Caointeoireacht) it’s a traditional form of vocal lament for the dead in the Celtic tradition in Ireland. Keening, which can be seen as a form of sean-nós singing. Some people see there’s a connection between this and Arabic singing.. If you want to see a link below for your own curiosity it’s a woman singing Sean nós In her native Irish language. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-N8paj2hQHIo.html
Rest in Paradise gal.The Cranberries were a big deal when i was in Jr.High and High School. Many Artist like this back then had messages in their music and told a story. This was a favorite , so glad i grew up at a time when the variety of music was cool to listen to. It was a lot of awesome bands then Like Blink 182, Aerosmith etc. The Cranberries have many awesome songs and I loved them. So glad you got the song and liked it.
The footage was actual footage taken from the video director. All that was still going on during the time of this song. The song brought awareness to the situation.
@Pemi, your reaction was the same as mine when this first came out. I too held back the tears then the last scene releases a flood of emotions. Delores's depiction of hatred passed down through generations and the anguish it causes still holds relevance today and throughout the world.
Dolores miss you so much RIP beautiful lady with the amazing voice...Great reaction one of the few reactors who got what it was about straight away and I've subscribed ❤
The Cranberries is one of the greatest bands ever. And it was because a group of Irish teenaged lads joined up with a teenage Irish musical genius. Meant to be. Every song is written by Dolores and the guitarist Noel contributed about half of the music. More Cranberries. I never get sick of people finding this band. And Dolores did two solo albums too that are just as good as the ones she did with the Cranberries. RIP Dolores O'Riordan.
Zombie was a visceral response to the death of two children in an IRA bombing in the Cheshire town of Warrington. Lead singer Dolores O' Roiodan was a great singer unfortunately she died at 46 from accidentally drowning in her bathtub in 2018. They said she had high levels of alcohol in her system. Linger is another great song.
This is a protest song against the Irish Republican Army who set off a bomb in England in 1993 killing 2 boys among others. Hence the significance of the boys in the video.
@@PemisCorner The *"Army"* in the video are the good guys. They are the *British Army* who protected *Northern Irish Brits* from the terrorists who call themselves an army.
I knew that the boys screaming would cut you. It's such a powerful song and video about The Troubles, and Dolores' singing is so raw and emotional. I can't help but think back to that time, and the constant news about bombings, shootings, and misery in Ireland/Northern Ireland. Thank you for sharing this reaction with us. I wish you love and peace.
Now you gotta react to the Bad Wolves cover of this song (official music video). The Cranberries signer, Delores, was supposed to sing it with them but sadly she passed away the night before. Tommy Vext's vocals are amazing as well. Their cover of Zombie became a tribute to the very beautiful Delores. RIP
The problems lasted decades and we're still current when she wrote it but are now resolved. He was due to collaborate with Bad Wolves with recording due to start the day she was found dead. Its why she was in London the Wolves went ahead and recorded it as a tribute giving the Royalties to her 3 children. The silver painted cherubs depicted kids killed. It was written after a bomb killed 2 young boys. Problems related to decades old British occupation. She was also saying because she was Irish she didn't agree with the fighting and was asking for a peaceful resolution. Peace came eventually.
This is still happening in ireland over the fight for northern Ireland.. England wont give us back the northern part of our country and if they didnt basically own us wed leave the europe nation to. But we cant
@@PemisCorner thank you so much. Unfortunately i live in america and i see the government here doin the same thing they did to us to black families and its gross. So this fights been goin on sense 1916. Its not stoppin so we need to fight for black lives because im sure they will be fighting with the irish when they feel as equal amd im prepared to wait aand fight side by side my blk friends and family until it ends.. Then we try to help northen ireland.. I dont understand why the u.n allows england to maintain possession of a place literally name northern ireland..lol but it apart of Britain?? FUCK THAT.. Pardon my language. But let focus at the tast at hamd. Black lives matter!
Song written about the death of two children Tim Parry aged 12 and Jonathen Ball aged 3, blown up by and IRA bomb as they walked by a public bin outside McDonnald's on 26th February 1993 in Warrington England. Very Sad, Peace to us all now and forever between Ireland and the UK. And may all who died from both sides now rest in peace believing that this war between is over and is gone forever.
You should try the bad wolves cover of this. She was to sing with them but she died the day she was supposed to record...the bad wolves released the cover and donated all money to her children 😢🇨🇦🖖🏻
What a fabolus person she was and only 22 when she wrote this song. Just got to hate todays celebrity culture..... we can do so much better , even in a very young age
The endless tragic cycle of young boys taken and young boys who grow up and learn to take....humanity never learns, never grows. We are capable of such beauty and in the next breath such devastation. It’s the human race that’s the pandemic....
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
As much as I love seeing reactions to this song, I wish people would react to some of her others. The woman dueted with Pavarotti! Her range is insane and I hate seeing people only know her from 3 songs
An interesting tid bit of info, and I apologise if this was already mentioned somewhere and I just didn't look hard enough, but the singer was using "Keening", a form of "vocal lament for the dead in the Gaelic Celtic tradition, known to have taken place in Ireland and Scotland." (referenced from Google search) during this song. Which, when you take that into account, makes this song hit much harder.
Growing up in the 80s and 90s I did not understand what I was witness to, and I guess as a child I shouldn't have. Still, it lived in the eyes of my Northern Irish Grandmother when the news showed an ever-perpetuating round of this and them and it and I. That's what impacted me. I am a firm believer that people wait to die if they want something so badly to be there. She died two hours after the Good Friday Agreement was signed. Her history brought me to many tears in the years since and always will.
The band bad wolves covers this song as a tribute to deloris from the cranberries. She was supposed to sing with them but she died that same day. U should check it out it's a really beautiful tribute to deloris.