The Cranberries - Zombie (REACTION)
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RIP Dolores O'Riordan
🙏💔
The video for this song is stunning. You should check it out in your spare times. It's one of those music videos that don't mess around and really tells a powerful story.
All the way back to the Easter uprising
It’s definitely a sad song!!! So many children killed.
A powerful protest song that addressed the violence and suffering caused by “The Troubles” in Northern Ireland.With a driving guitar riff and emotive vocals it critiqued the ongoing conflict at the time and it’s devastating effects on society.
The Black and Tans
@@seanh4841 Can you expand on your reference to The Black and Tans ?
@@jameswiglesworth5004 The Black and Tans were ex British Army who were set up to counter the Irish riots
@@seanh4841 I know who the Black and Tans were, they were unskilled, unemployed veterans, poorly trained and Protestant, a volatile mix
to be sending into The Republic, they carried out many atrocities, including, civilian killings and reprisals, burning of businesses and homes etc.
Maybe I did not phrase my question to you very well, I meant, why are you referencing them in this song ? not who they were.
yeah this is a rare song where the music video is a must watch!
I curse the creation of music videos. But this one really is a must.
A shame you didnt see the video
Agree 💯
Agreed. It is heart wrenching.
it's better to know the full historical context but the video helps with that to.
She had the voice of an angel for sure. RIP Delores.
For me this song was and is an Irish fist raised in the air and Irish voices screaming for peace and freedom. This is why your channel keeps growing. All music is on the table!
it was written about an IRA car bomb 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".
@@mubbles1066 I can't imagine what it was like for the people of Ireland and the UK during those times. I am sorry that I was ill informed on the song. I hope my comment didn't offend.
@@Big_Al_63 Oh no,no offense taken…they were grim times for everyone,no one had clean hands in that conflict and as is always the case it was the civilians that suffered from it whether Irish or British,thankfully the present peace is pretty much intact even though there are still isolated incidents between certain paramilitary groups.Hopefully we won’t backslide into those times again😊🤞
One of the greatest anti-war song ever.. RIP Dolores
one of the few songs where the official music video is as powerful as the song..a must see
R.I.P. Dolores O’Riordan…A great singer, songwriter and musician who I had the privilege of seeing live in 1996 the Cranberries were a incredible band..
This song is more powerful watching the Video to it 😙
Underrated drummer in this band
He’s got some chops!
Oh man, what an utterly brilliant, powerful song, and one that became a rallying cry for peace in Northern Ireland. Dolores was definitely one of a kind, with a voice for the ages. Great choice, and terrific reaction as always - peace and love from Canada ☮
Just for yourselves, you ought to watch the official video of this song.
It adds an important dimension to listening to it for people who don't understand the background.
I wasn't really prepared to listen to this this morning, now my whole day will be different...
I have a very dear friend in Northern Ireland, he grew up in the thick of this chit..kneecappings, pub bombings, little kids getting killed going to buy a card for their mothers like this song is about..you can hear the pain...this song gets me Every Time...thanks, men...
The official video is so powerful. It actually has real children playing war in the streets.
Appreciations to you for mentioning the real footage. =)
Man, this song was ALL over the radio when it came out .. massive hit.
#RIPDolores
The singer is Delores O'Riordan. She recently died. She is singing about the war that has been going on forever. The IRA's violence. It is a sad song. She is singing, their tanks and their bombs,and their guns. It is about some people from Ireland with bad memories of loss of loved one's. She is singing it's in your head, in your head. All Irish.
It’s not just the IRA’s violence.
Her signature was her yodel and her keening too.
I remember the news in the 70s of Ireland and when this came out in 90s. Gut punched.
It's such an anthem.
RIP Dolores.
The technique she's using is called "keening", and it's an Irish traditional method of mourning. The jangly guitars (she played guitar as well as sang) also reminiscent of early U2 (esp Bloody Sunday, also about The Troubles).
The vocal style Dolores is using on the hook is called "keening" which is a Irish vocal art form often used to lament, and express sorrow. Kinda sounds like a yodelling.
It has a Nirvana feel because they are working that same formula: quiet, melodic verse, followed by a huge loud chorus. Verse chorus verse. Quiet loud quiet.
Nirvana copied that sound from the Pixies and they weren't the only ones, even though they never actually made it big, they had a huge influence on a lot of important bands.
R.I.P Jonathan Ball and Tim Parry, the two wee boys that died in the atrocity that inspired Dolores to write one of the most powerful protest songs ever. I'm in, and from, Warrington where the bomb went off, there's a memorial at the spot where it happened and an annual ceremony to remember those that were injured or, tragically, killed. Much love from Warrington, keep up the good work guys.
What an amazing vocalist she was. Gritty on Zombie, angelic in Dreams, operatic singing Ave Maria. Miss you Dolores.
Delores had a very distinctive voice with her lilting Irish accent coming through. The Cranberries has a lot of songs to like. It's a shame Delores passed away so young a few years ago.
They are from Ireland....and the song is about the conflict in Northern Ireland during the 70s between Nationalist and Royalist factions.....Catholic against Protestant. The singer, Dolores O'Riordan died in 2018.
I don’t say this to be rude or well actually you, but I would say that I advise people to not view it as a religious conflict. It is a political conflict fought along religious demographic line. It is about Ireland being free or part of the union.
And it’s also worth pointing out that it wasn’t the IRA vs. unionist paramilitaries. It was an occupied population rising up after being made second class citizens and the peaceful civil rights movement of the 60s failing.
@@AMPR45 ...I am Irish born and reared....I am now 72 yr and I lived through those times and I know exactly what it was all about.....'nuff said !!!
@@brianmcdonald1776 fair enough. As did I.
it was written about an IRA car bomb 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".
That "PEACE" shirt is very appropriate. The emotion and anger in her voice AND the band' too is amazing. Especially when you know the story. Always gets you.
This is one of those rare tracks, where you've got to see the vide - it will break your heart. Great reaction, cheers :)
She had such a distinct and totally powerful voice! One of my favorite Irish band! Great choice guys! 2 bangers on Friday welcome to August!
The song was written in response to The Warrington UK bombings that took place on 20 March 1993 Three-year-old Johnathan Ball died at the scene. 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 Another 54 people were injured, four of them seriously. it was part of a bombing campaign by the provisional IRA. this was due to violence known as the troubles in Northen Irland which had been going on since the uprising in 1916. You should check out the lyrics it was protesting the violence from all sides in the conflict from an Irish group.
Another head hangs lowly
Child is slowly taken
And the violence caused such silence
Who are we mistaken?
But you see, it's not me, it's not my family
In your head, in your head they are fighting
With their tanks, and their bombs, and their bombs, and their guns
In your head, in your head they are crying
In your head, in your head
Zombie, zombie, zombie-ie-ie
What's in your head? In your head?
Zombie, zombie, zombie-ie-ie-ie, oh
Du-du-du-du
Du-du-du-du
Du-du-du-du
Du-du-du-du
Another mother's breaking
Heart is taking over
When the violence causes silence
We must be mistaken
It's the same old theme, since 1916
In your head, in your head they're still fighting
With their tanks, and their bombs, and their bombs, and their guns
In your head, in your head they are dying
In your head, in your head
Zombie, zombie, zombie-ie-ie
What's in your head? In your head?
Zombie, zombie, zombie-ie-ie-ie, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, eh-eh-oh, ra-ra!
I usually dislike music videos because they detract from the listening experience, but there are exceptions. The original Zombie music video changes this from a song to a story. Highly recommended.
This is not a song, and nobody owns it anymore. It's an anthem we have when we need it. Thank you Dolores. ❤
Absolutely like an Irish Nirvana. She was an amazing person. Amazing.
This is prime 90’s right here. Music from my childhood playing in my friend’s houses as a kid with their Moms having this band on.
Gave me that 90s feeling. The good ole days!!
This song is timeless, can't be boxed in to a particular decade.
The Cranberries "Salvation" & "Animal Instinct" 🔥
Linger is another great tune from them 👌
Lingerie you mean linger 😂
@lfcgero35 yeah that's what I meant
@@melvinwomack3717 no problem it gave me a laugh. Bloody autocorrect again.
@@lfcgero35 yep
This whole album is awesome IMO.
This epic song whisks me back to the mid-nineties, my heyday too La! 🔥🎶
If a song is powerful, it doesn’t require the watching of a music video. 💜💜💜
Unless you don't know the story behind it.
A very unique voice
Love the cranberries, took my daughter to see them in Birmingham England, until you pointed it out i had never realised the Nirvana sound. Your right. Keep up the good work guys. Another Irish band and great song. The script..the man who can't be moved. Try it.
What a great voice and the lyrics amazing! Thank you guys.
Probably the most powerful music video of the 1990s. A must-see.
I have to say, the video packs a much bigger punch. It's sad, but worth it.
Dolores O'Riordian, RIP. This song was huge back in 1994. The collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989 raised hopes that the conflict in Northern Ireland -- raging since 1916 -- might end as well. But not as long as the zombie ideas animating the conflict persisted, that is, ideas which come back to life after they have been seemingly killed off -- "In your head, in your head, they're still fightin'..." Another great Irish musical commentary on the troubles there and war in general, is U2's excellent 1983 album, War, featuring the songs "New Year's Day", "Sunday Bloody Sunday", and "Seconds" among others with war themes. When you're ready for more from The Cranberries, check out "Linger" and "Dreams" to start.
What a voice she had. The song "linger" always gets me in the feels.
Great band!
More Cranberries!!!
Up our side! 💚☘
RIP Dolores O'Riordan
Soon as I saw the headline, I had to see your reaction to the keening.
Cheers to you, La and Che... you guys are putting together some great reactions... you are much appreciated.
The “Peace” shirt and “Halo” cap are what this song is also asking for.
I'm almost glad you didn't show the video, because I've never been able to watch it without tearing up. Also, the reaction you guys have when you realize you are listening to something special and you move forward to look at the lyrics. (I'm assuming that) Also not sure, but I think this was BEFORE Nirvana. All about senseless killing.
Nirvana actually preceded The Cranberries by a few years. Nirvana's first album was released in '89. The Crabberries' debut album was released in '93. This particular song is from The Cranberries' second album, which was released in the fall of '94, several months after Kurt Cobain's death. I definitely noticed the influence of Nirvana in the song when I first heard it.
One of the most powerful music videos ever made. Gives greater context to song’s meaning about the Warrington bombings in Northern Ireland that killed two children. Delores Riordan and the band channeled her anger into a song that altered the political landscape.
This was released in Sep-1994 and the Good Friday Agreements that ended nearly 40 years of strife in Northern Ireland were signed in 1998. Also, this song was banned from airwaves in several countries during the Iraq war
Rest in Peace Delores O’Riordan. They are Irish and the sound she makes with her voice is called “keening”. It’s a sound of mourning and grief over the dead. The song was written in response to the death of some little boys in a bombing in England during “The Troubles”. When I was growing up, there was still a lot of violence in Northern Ireland. This is a great song. I never tire of it.
It was written about an IRA car bomb 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".
I love your reviews. Musicians taking it apart and tellin' like it is. With 'ya guys.
The video is definitely a Must, this is actually the first time I’ve listened to this song without the video
☮️💙💙💙🔥🔥🔥😎rest beautiful Dolores!
there best song, hands down
Every day you're listening to something good you're cool cats you two are ❤, Love this song, The Cranberries are amazing, back to back hits here in the UK in the 90s, even now you hear them pretty much everywhere.
Perfect shirt there Che
Brilliant choice. I hope you liked it, a great song about something that matters…
Great reaction guys, powerful song about the scars left by war.
others have said it... The video adds a whole additional dimension to this already very good song.
One of the VERY rare songs that is actually more impactful with the ORIGINAL video than just the studio version. The video contains many visual clues about the meaning of the song. Now, having heard the song, you can appreciate the video more. Again, this is very rare -- normally I always recommend that reactors do the studio versions first. And no.. this has nothing to do with Nirvana. It's called _keening_ ... an Gaelic Celtic style of singing about terrible sadness and sorrow as at a funeral and mourning for the dead. It has nothing to do with grunge per se.
There is a great video of them playing this live. She plays the little lead guitar on it.
Haha, I get the Nirvana reference. The 90’s, man. A lot of songs were structured this way. Nice reaction!
R.I.P Dolores, beautiful soul ❤❤❤
Watch the video it has impact
3:52 👏 👏 👏 👏 Bravo Che its that vibe
FYI, what she was doing is called keening, a traditional form of vocal lament for the dead in the Gaelic Celtic tradition. Keening was once an integral part of the formal Irish funeral ritual, but declined from the 18th century and became almost completely extinct by the middle of the 20th century.
Peace, I agree ! ✌
RIP Delores your voice and music was legendary
A beautiful and powerful song about suffering from generational trauma. Terrific Irish band.
As far as female rock singers, check out Blondie
You should watch the official video. It tells a story. They are an Irish band and most Americans don’t know that much about the troubles in the 20th century, or really the 3 centuries before that. But this is a powerful video.
The Cranberries, Nirvana, and anll the grunge bands were played onthe same radio stations. just to say you are nmot crazy, it is 90s alternative, whicch was a glorious time in rock history.
thank you for the amazing reactions and i love your insights!
You have to see the video one of the best
Quintessential 90's
This is a serious one. Proof music CAN change the world for the good. Think drummer got it when she told him to play angry! You may want to circle back to the music video one day.
Maybe the most hauntingly beautiful female voice ever.
Her voice was perfect for this song
The Bad Wolves covered this,they were originally supposed to have Dolores with them but she tragically passed away on the day of recording. They made the record and gave the earnings to her children.
Hollywood by them is soooooo good
Che , every current day is the golden “hay day” years . Trust me on that !😊
Glad you two loved this one. One of my favs, for sure.
It's about The Troubles, in Ireland, but there is a lot to take from it in general. Zombies eat brains, but they don't have any, and they are everywhere.
"Sunday Bloody Sunday"...
Such a great song and the video was a huge hit on MTV back in the day. I agree with some of the other comments, the video is cool and the live version is outstanding...
PTSD lives in Ireland . The Troubles echo for generations
Cool reaction guy's.
You still have a lot of great rock ahead of you.
I forgot how good this band was, thanks for doing this one!
Shout out to you two chaps...for me you are the one of the very best on you tube with the reactions. The Cranberries are a band that are well worth following . The Lead singer Delores O'Riordan has a voice that pulls you in . Sadly missed.
in the early 90's i had a young crush on Delores. Such a powerful voice in such a small woman
Yes, even if you're not showing us the music vid, you should be watching it. this is a must for this song...then do the "Bad Wolves" version...
R.I.P. Dolores
Listened to Ode to My Family last night
I’m not a big fan of music videos but this has one you should watch.
Slainte AP. RIP Delores and all who died fer the wearing of the green. Faugh a ballaugh 💚🇺🇲
Its not about those that died wearing the green, it's a rejection of the violence and provoked by Nationalist- green atrocity of the Omagh bombing, on which the 'freedom fighters' murdered innocent woman and children - get you ill informed comments right
I’m not from Ireland but American, I was close in age to Dolores and I couldn’t remember a time growing up where you didn’t hear something about the IRA or the Troubles at least every other day on the news.