My family is heavily Irish. A great grandfather mysteriously immigrated to Canada in a hurry right after the 16 rising in Dublin. It’s always been assumed he was involved or supported the Easter Rising & went as far as he could get from Ireland in Canada. A great grandmother was from the north & she had to leave during the civil war in 21. We had cousins from their siblings left behind that would often invite us to visit in the 80s but they were at the least IRA adjacent & none of my mom’s generation wanted to get on a watch list. We lost contact with those parts of the family completely because of the Troubles. Which puts into context how hard this song hit a 14 year old me.
@@Lyristoric NP it was super important to that Great Grandma that we kept knowledge of things. A lot of Irish diaspora forget why our ancestors fled. The colonialism, the man made famine, and hundreds other things. I think that’s why Zombie hits hard to those with families affected even tangentially.
@@gingerkid1048Some people left their homelands because they loved their family more than their country that judged them for it. My great grandfather left Northern Italy in 1922 in peacetime (near Austria) because he married a Sicilian woman who was darker. Then nearly all of his sons went over and fought the very fascists who made it inhospitable for their family. Helped clean the place up. After serving as a nurse and radio telephone operator in both WWI and WWII my great grandmother on my mother's side left England because she married a German she fell in love with in Morocco while teaching English to Moroccans using French. See, for some people, the war they served in was over enough to move on. So they moved on. Both sides also left sizable inheritances behind just to be with the ones they loved. Your great grandfather ran by himself because he didn't have the stomach for fighting... Face it, your great grandfather was a coward who cut an ran when times got tough in his country. Then your family severed ties with your relatives because they were far enough away and used being watched by their new government as a convenient excuse to avoid scrutiny and judgement from the rest of the family. There's a lot more of that going around than people are willing to admit. It's why the world is the way it is. People who can't fix the problems of their homeland often bring them somewhere else with them. Like abandoning a family and being cowards.
Warrington still hasn’t ever let their memory fall into history because every year we remember them and we continue to teach peace . I remember it Like it was yesterday
I love both the original and the cover by Bad Wolves. Delores was actually supposed to sing with them on the cover but she was found dead later that very day, having passed away the night before they were recording it. I often wonder how that song would have sounded had that not happened.
Found this channel. I see some serious growth jn the future as this is an extremely educational and important subject to educate listeners in music and the thought processes behind songs they love everyday. Youve gained a follower. I was also hoping to see a mention of the Badwolves cover as Dolores was supposed to collab with them on this song literally the next day she passed. Someone else mentioned having clips and samples of the subject song to help viewers understand the emotion behind various verses. Cant wait to see you cover the inevitable Sound of silence by S&G. Also hopefully at the same time mention Disturbed's cover of it.
I always thought “it’s not me, it’s not my family “ was talking about people who did not stand up against the violence because they felt like they were not affected.
Don't fear the Reaper is already on the list. It's a really great one. I'll put Blinded by the Light on there. Eventually, they'll both definitely be covered.
I think I nice bonus video to add related to this would be with the music video for the song. Because the video is very much related with the song as it shows the depictions of the war and violence. I would like to better understand what the gold depiction of her like a statue and the boys. I was always curious to better understand the meaning of it all.
I played an open E chord (022100), panned 100% to the right side, and an Esus2 (x79977), panned 100% to the left, and a 7th-fret E on the bass down the middle.
It's pretty clear cut. It's an activists song calling for the IRA to cease hostilities with Britain and stop indoctrinating children into war. It's quite similar to when people claim that Hamas needs to stop hostilities with Israel and stop indoctrinating children into war. To claim someone with a stance like that is a traitor is to align yourself with a radical terrorist faction. Dolores O'riordan was a hero for that song. It takes a lot to tell your own people the right thing to do in order to break a cycle of violence and anyone who thinks she was a traitor can have a chat with widows and mothers of dead sons. They'll let you know who's betraying who. There's no middle ground between right and wrong.
That sounds surprisingly like Trump's, "Some very fine people on both sides," nonsense when defending white-nationalists...violent racists that had attacked peaceful protestors.
Quite a story behind this masterpiece
It’s a classic for sure.
Back when songs had deep meaning. Thanks for another great upload.
My family is heavily Irish. A great grandfather mysteriously immigrated to Canada in a hurry right after the 16 rising in Dublin. It’s always been assumed he was involved or supported the Easter Rising & went as far as he could get from Ireland in Canada. A great grandmother was from the north & she had to leave during the civil war in 21. We had cousins from their siblings left behind that would often invite us to visit in the 80s but they were at the least IRA adjacent & none of my mom’s generation wanted to get on a watch list. We lost contact with those parts of the family completely because of the Troubles. Which puts into context how hard this song hit a 14 year old me.
Wow! Various family members of yours lived basically every aspect of the song. That's wild! Thanks for leaving this comment!
@@Lyristoric NP it was super important to that Great Grandma that we kept knowledge of things. A lot of Irish diaspora forget why our ancestors fled. The colonialism, the man made famine, and hundreds other things. I think that’s why Zombie hits hard to those with families affected even tangentially.
@@gingerkid1048 I can see that, definitely. Good on your grandmother for instilling knowledge in your family. That's important.
@@gingerkid1048Some people left their homelands because they loved their family more than their country that judged them for it. My great grandfather left Northern Italy in 1922 in peacetime (near Austria) because he married a Sicilian woman who was darker. Then nearly all of his sons went over and fought the very fascists who made it inhospitable for their family. Helped clean the place up.
After serving as a nurse and radio telephone operator in both WWI and WWII my great grandmother on my mother's side left England because she married a German she fell in love with in Morocco while teaching English to Moroccans using French. See, for some people, the war they served in was over enough to move on. So they moved on. Both sides also left sizable inheritances behind just to be with the ones they loved.
Your great grandfather ran by himself because he didn't have the stomach for fighting... Face it, your great grandfather was a coward who cut an ran when times got tough in his country. Then your family severed ties with your relatives because they were far enough away and used being watched by their new government as a convenient excuse to avoid scrutiny and judgement from the rest of the family. There's a lot more of that going around than people are willing to admit. It's why the world is the way it is. People who can't fix the problems of their homeland often bring them somewhere else with them. Like abandoning a family and being cowards.
Warrington still hasn’t ever let their memory fall into history because every year we remember them and we continue to teach peace . I remember it Like it was yesterday
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The in-depth lyrical breakdowns make this channel incredible. The historical information puts it over top of any others.
I love both the original and the cover by Bad Wolves. Delores was actually supposed to sing with them on the cover but she was found dead later that very day, having passed away the night before they were recording it. I often wonder how that song would have sounded had that not happened.
Whoa 😳 I had no idea of the history about this song, thank you very much. I enjoyed this.
Dolores was a Angel! Rest In Peace Dolores!
Found this channel.
I see some serious growth jn the future as this is an extremely educational and important subject to educate listeners in music and the thought processes behind songs they love everyday.
Youve gained a follower.
I was also hoping to see a mention of the Badwolves cover as Dolores was supposed to collab with them on this song literally the next day she passed.
Someone else mentioned having clips and samples of the subject song to help viewers understand the emotion behind various verses.
Cant wait to see you cover the inevitable Sound of silence by S&G. Also hopefully at the same time mention Disturbed's cover of it.
I always thought “it’s not me, it’s not my family “ was talking about people who did not stand up against the violence because they felt like they were not affected.
I thought it was a not to how people don't care because it's not their family
War has never determined who was right or wrong, but who is left.
I mean... ww2... I largely agree
But some wars... there is an obvious good guy
Love the video, love the song ☮️ ❤
Great analysis of a timeless song, I learned a lot, thanks.
I would love to know your thoughts behind the music of ,
Don’t fear the reaper .
& Blinded by the light
Don't fear the Reaper is already on the list. It's a really great one. I'll put Blinded by the Light on there. Eventually, they'll both definitely be covered.
I think I nice bonus video to add related to this would be with the music video for the song. Because the video is very much related with the song as it shows the depictions of the war and violence. I would like to better understand what the gold depiction of her like a statue and the boys. I was always curious to better understand the meaning of it all.
I wish songs like these would not get lost in sea of meaningless commercial music, and remain in people's consciousness forever.
Subbed! Love this content!!! ❤️❤️ only knew it was about a terror attack in the UKA between ireland and ‘England’
I loved this song so much,and because the song gets you to stop,and think about so much violences in Ireland in the north part's.
Great job
Love the content. Please explain the meaning of Rupert Holmes “Terminal “.
That chord you play at the beginning - where have I heard that before?
I played an open E chord (022100), panned 100% to the right side, and an Esus2 (x79977), panned 100% to the left, and a 7th-fret E on the bass down the middle.
I have friends who live in county omagh.the split is still there
Hopefully her children will keep her memory alive.
It is an anti-war song and specifically the horror of children dying. Many days I can’t get it out of my head because of the horrors of Gaza.
someone should play for Bibi
Can you make a video on “Message in a Bottle” by The Police?
I'll get it on the list.
@@Lyristoric awesome 👍
Zombie can be viewed any way for any reason. I can see her viewed as a traitor and a hero.
It's pretty clear cut. It's an activists song calling for the IRA to cease hostilities with Britain and stop indoctrinating children into war. It's quite similar to when people claim that Hamas needs to stop hostilities with Israel and stop indoctrinating children into war. To claim someone with a stance like that is a traitor is to align yourself with a radical terrorist faction. Dolores O'riordan was a hero for that song. It takes a lot to tell your own people the right thing to do in order to break a cycle of violence and anyone who thinks she was a traitor can have a chat with widows and mothers of dead sons. They'll let you know who's betraying who. There's no middle ground between right and wrong.
That sounds surprisingly like Trump's, "Some very fine people on both sides," nonsense when defending white-nationalists...violent racists that had attacked peaceful protestors.
This song always hold the meaning of standing up agaist blind hate, i knew there was terrorism background to the song
oh what an f'n wicked web we weave, when first we try to deceive.....
We have to be against terrorism
War is key for Peace.
Exodus 20:3-17,
Unbelievably poignant as well as prescient for our day. Is America entering her troubles?
The song is a woke rendition of the same tired old theme; sex, drugs and rock n roll.
My tip of the hat to you for writing this under every video in such a short period of time.
Not woke I’m from Warrington in spite of all this harrowing experience we made it about peace and rebuilding relationships