i grew up in Belfast, born there in the 70s, still here, know this song well, things maybe aren't as bad as they were in the past, the paramilitaries' no longer kill people from the other communities, instead they have turned the guns on their own communities to keep themselves in control of the streets , the peace walls separating the communities have been made higher while the paramilitaries have grown more powerful with thousands of members, this song has always made me emotional , some of the video was made where i used to hang around as a kid. i know we are living in a tinder box and that it would only take a spark to reignite the troubles, i wish more people could see what this song is saying, thank you Dolores O Riordan, may you rest in peace x
I think most people outside of Ireland have no idea that hostilities are still ongoing. I know I had no idea that there were such things as peace walls or that fighting was still ongoing in communities, it is never mentioned in the news. We knew that the warfare ended in the early 70's and the fighting still broke out for some years after but we thought that was all over long ago. I'm shocked, discouraged, and horrified to hear what you have told us.
@@christinerobinson9372 the troubles officially ended in between 1996 and 1998 with most groups declaring ceasefires to try a more peaceful political rout, some groups carried on with the military campaigns into the 2000s,, my best friend was murdered in 2000,, some small groups are still very active making some areas very dangerous for security forces , trouble at the peace walls goes on in some areas on a daily basis, it is mostly kept out of main stream media as not to give theses groups the publicity,, i remember sitting in school about 199-1995 and hearing a bomb go off, no one lifted their heads and carried on as if it didn't happen, it was so normal , when i was home that night it wasnt even mentioned on the news, this was why the IRA started targeting England more as that made the news, 1 bomb in England was worth 20 in Northern Ireland
This reaction is the most enlightened one I have seen for the song/video and its message. I appreciated the depth in your explanation and perception of it.
I normally don't watch the last part of a reaction video. I usually just watch the reaction and leave. But I stayed on to hear your explanation and what you thought because I LOVE YOUR ACCENT!!!
On the 20th of March 1993 two bombs planted by the Provisional IRA detonated in Warrington UK injured 54 people and killed two young boys 3 and 12 years old Dolores was so pisst off and decided to write the song Zombie she said this is an angry song about the people still fighting after the Irish Easter Rising 1916 and the futility of violence and terrorism and the impactit has on children in particular.
To understand this song you need to learn about The 1916 easter uprising that created the republic of Ireland and freed them from centuries of oppression by the English
You also need to understand this song was inspired by a remotely detonated bomb which killed two small children. There was even a period where the IRA targeted tourist attractions in England where there would be lot of children.
@@markhorton8578 the IRA negotiated with Nazis during ww2 while they claimed to be neutral. Also britian ireland scottlands history are all intertwined. Gurantee they have cross breeded over the centuries. Ira just used their narrative as an excuse for being violent. Even the people they claimed they was protecting would be killed by their bombs and they chalk it up to just part of war. Dolores words on here so truthful. It's dumb . These people have way more similarities than differences but like I said it's an excuse to be violent
@Shawn Brink Guess you weren't in Syria with me in 2012. Seen a four yo boy on fire face burn off Gentelia burned off, mother screamed with agony as the father put the end of his sons agony. Heartache that's painful a decade later , I still see hear her agony.
Zombie... the people who become soldiers and get brain washed of emotion to become killiers. "What's in your head zombie??" My heart goes out to those forced into war against their will and moral
Finally a reaction video where person's voice is not super quiet compared to music. I don't understand why they do it. But your reaction was very nice :)
Appropriate reaction. Very heavy song. 1916. WW1 was raging and while many Irish people went to war for" king and country", while the Republicans who wanted freedom from British rule, turned their guns against the English soldiers. It's known as "Bloody Sunday". The "cause" still exists, but the worst of the violence is over.
I thought the first Bloody Sunday was the British brought tanks to the football match and fired on the crowd? That was November 21, 1920. The soldiers killed 30 innocent people. The other one being 1972, when the British army killed 13 people who were in the civil rights march.
@@SImonDeLikaeble in reply to the initial comment, bloody Sunday had nothing to do with the rising of 1916. The rising began on Easter Monday 24th April 1916. In relation to the name bloody Sunday, there are four in Irish history. 1. Sunday August 31st 1913 during the Dublin lockout the metropolitan police baton charged a crowd listening to a speech by Jim Larkin. 2. Sunday November 21st 1920 Michael Collins squad and members of Dublin brigade and Tipperary brigade killed 14 British agents and soldiers in addresses around the city. In response auxiliaries and RIC surrounded croke park and shot dead 14 people. Later that night 3 captured men ( 2 high ranking IRA and one civilian ) were murdered in British custody. 3. Belfast July 10th 1921 loyalists angered by an IRA ambush the day before attacked catholic houses. 11 Catholics were killed and 150 houses destroyed. 4. Sunday January 30th 1972, at a peaceful march against internment, support company of 1st Paras opened fire killing 13 civilians. Sorry for the long reply but that's the history of our bloody Sundays, again reply is response to initial comment.
@@garethrice6195 Thanks Gareth. Good reply. I don’t remember hearing about the lockout / Jim Larkin incident. Though my history teacher may well have a different view! Will go look it up, along with the others which I had forgotten the details of.
Just want to say that is real footage of how the Irish lived (live) not that long ago. "White people" are painted with the same brush. I'm Australian of Irish ancestors, dumped on an island who made a great country but now i get called a colonizer a racist because of my skin colour. I look at Ireland & they have fought so long & so hard but now they are also being told they are racists if they don't allow mass migration. Now they are fighting to keep the little bit of independence & rights they gained bc "globalism" they never colonised other countries, they only wanted independence. We need to stop looking at the World through American eyes & revenge against the colonizers. Privilege exists in all countries creeds & ethnicities.
My friends where sent to that war 88 still now he has drug problem mental health problems thousands of our troops die homeless on the streets drinking problems 😢
My up to date musicography of pizzagate/adrenochrome: Best was yet to come Blue eyes Bohemian rapsody California girls Cloud 9 Dream on Harvester of sorrow Heathens Hold on, we're going home Hurt so good Hysteria Ice ice Baby Innocence Jeremy Kiss by a rose from the grey Lets dance Little Virginia Live to tell Love cuts like a knife Lucy Magic man Mama I'm comming home My girl (Gone, gone, gone) Pearl Jam Rebel yell Roxy roller Safety dance Sanatarium Santa Monica Saturday night fever Scarboro fair Smell like teen spirit Staying alive Strange animal Strange World Sweet child of mine Sympathy for the devil Ventura Highway Under pressure Unforgiven Welcome to the jungle We run Windy Youth of the Nation Zombie
My family is from Belfast originally (well, County Cork before that but they were Protestant...) I take it to mean that you are referring to the oppression that the Irish faced historically and attempts to eradicate the Irish language and culture etc. (They are singing in English here but I would love to see a video in the Irish language.) The Irish were ostracized after coming to North America, too, for many decades and up until the 1960s. Many hotels and establishments would not serve or hire them. They essentially lived and worked in segregated pockets of society for a time. Many Irish moved to certain cities that had a large number of immigrants and they found connection with others there (for example, there are many of Irish heritage in Boston which was a city where many from Ireland relocated to...) There are certain similarities to how the Irish were treated for a long time that echo what other groups experienced, in a sense. So I assume that is what you meant?
Irish in North America, were known as the "white nig###" (no matter the context, i despise this word without reservation!) everyone hated them; the Irish were apparently the first to befriend black folks in America due to mutual suffering. many Irish were slaves &/or Home Children (look it up, it is horrible!), or left to die in the streets through Northout America, seemingly due to heavy British influence
I grew up in South Kensington in the early 90`s. bombs were going off a lot- one of my earliest memories is being pulled out of a classroom because of a bomb scare- This war was REAL it killed people not long ago- it was bad bruv! please research it......en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_terrorist_incidents_in_London Poor girl, her family spent the day with her, they later said it was the happiest they had seen her for years, she left them and went back to her Mayfair hotel suit, ran herself a hot bubble bath, got in it with a bottle of Vodka and drank herself to death
It's nice of you to link only attacks in London when the list of killings inflicted by English anywhere else in the world, particularly in Ireland, far outweighs anything you can imagine. If you and other colonial countries want to stop terror attacks in your country, then tell your army to stay home and stop killing civilians abroad. Terrorist groups are a reaction to colonial armies invading, and then you all treat your soldiers as heroes.
i grew up in Belfast, born there in the 70s, still here, know this song well, things maybe aren't as bad as they were in the past, the paramilitaries' no longer kill people from the other communities, instead they have turned the guns on their own communities to keep themselves in control of the streets , the peace walls separating the communities have been made higher while the paramilitaries have grown more powerful with thousands of members, this song has always made me emotional , some of the video was made where i used to hang around as a kid. i know we are living in a tinder box and that it would only take a spark to reignite the troubles, i wish more people could see what this song is saying, thank you Dolores O Riordan, may you rest in peace x
So more patriots or what?
@@gettoyourpointagosta8539 ??
I think most people outside of Ireland have no idea that hostilities are still ongoing. I know I had no idea that there were such things as peace walls or that fighting was still ongoing in communities, it is never mentioned in the news. We knew that the warfare ended in the early 70's and the fighting still broke out for some years after but we thought that was all over long ago. I'm shocked, discouraged, and horrified to hear what you have told us.
@@christinerobinson9372 the troubles officially ended in between 1996 and 1998 with most groups declaring ceasefires to try a more peaceful political rout, some groups carried on with the military campaigns into the 2000s,, my best friend was murdered in 2000,, some small groups are still very active making some areas very dangerous for security forces , trouble at the peace walls goes on in some areas on a daily basis, it is mostly kept out of main stream media as not to give theses groups the publicity,, i remember sitting in school about 199-1995 and hearing a bomb go off, no one lifted their heads and carried on as if it didn't happen, it was so normal , when i was home that night it wasnt even mentioned on the news, this was why the IRA started targeting England more as that made the news, 1 bomb in England was worth 20 in Northern Ireland
F the RIRA
I really miss Dolores and her voice and incredible writing. Rest in peace.
Amen
This reaction is the most enlightened one I have seen for the song/video and its message. I appreciated the depth in your explanation and perception of it.
I'm so glad to hear this really, thanks so much. This encourage me more💝
I normally don't watch the last part of a reaction video. I usually just watch the reaction and leave. But I stayed on to hear your explanation and what you thought because I LOVE YOUR ACCENT!!!
I appreciate that
Thanks so much
Good reaction, thank you, love from Ireland
On the 20th of March 1993 two bombs planted by the Provisional IRA detonated in Warrington UK injured 54 people and killed two young boys 3 and 12 years old Dolores was so pisst off and decided to write the song Zombie she said this is an angry song about the people still fighting after the Irish Easter Rising 1916 and the futility of violence and terrorism and the impactit has on children in particular.
Delores was a few blocks away when the 2 bombs went off
Me was 12 years too 1993 😥
She is keening her voice was amazing.
The sound she made its called "keening".
It's a sound a mother makes whe she lost her child. That's what I've learned from other viewers.
It's a Gaelic tradition that was used at funerals in Ireland and Scotland.
Bless you pet
Watching this on Mother's Day 😢
So painful
@@LinhNguyen101010 yes, the boys who died on the day of the bombing in Warrington were going to buy a card for Mother’s Day. RIP 💗
To understand this song you need to learn about The 1916 easter uprising that created the republic of Ireland and freed them from centuries of oppression by the English
💝💝💝
You also need to understand this song was inspired by a remotely detonated bomb which killed two small children.
There was even a period where the IRA targeted tourist attractions in England where there would be lot of children.
@@markhorton8578 the IRA negotiated with Nazis during ww2 while they claimed to be neutral. Also britian ireland scottlands history are all intertwined. Gurantee they have cross breeded over the centuries. Ira just used their narrative as an excuse for being violent. Even the people they claimed they was protecting would be killed by their bombs and they chalk it up to just part of war. Dolores words on here so truthful. It's dumb . These people have way more similarities than differences but like I said it's an excuse to be violent
RIP DOLORESS
Amen
War has got to be the ugliest thing we human beings can do to each other.
the dichotomy between humanity fascinates me.
@Shawn Brink Guess you weren't in Syria with me in 2012. Seen a four yo boy on fire face burn off Gentelia burned off, mother screamed with agony as the father put the end of his sons agony. Heartache that's painful a decade later , I still see hear her agony.
Zombie... the people who become soldiers and get brain washed of emotion to become killiers. "What's in your head zombie??" My heart goes out to those forced into war against their will and moral
Girl, I love your vibes ✨️ ❤🙂
Thanks so much
Hello from Ireland. I love you.
What is going on there? In regards, to Ukraine.
Thanks so much
@@gettoyourpointagosta8539 we taken many refugees and have sent much relief. Only so much our little island can do.
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Thanks so much
Finally a reaction video where person's voice is not super quiet compared to music. I don't understand why they do it. But your reaction was very nice :)
Thanks so much
I usually get the opposite the music is so low behind the reactor lol
Thanks so much
@@jessicasevin1870 oh
Very emotional and painful song. R.I.P Dolores. If you really liked this one check out Linger, Dreams, Ode To My Family and When You're Gone
Hmm,... Can I get the right link
Appropriate reaction. Very heavy song.
1916. WW1 was raging and while many Irish people went to war for" king and country", while the Republicans who wanted freedom from British rule, turned their guns against the English soldiers. It's known as "Bloody Sunday".
The "cause" still exists, but the worst of the violence is over.
💝💝
I thought the first Bloody Sunday was the British brought tanks to the football match and fired on the crowd? That was November 21, 1920. The soldiers killed 30 innocent people.
The other one being 1972, when the British army killed 13 people who were in the civil rights march.
@@SImonDeLikaeble in reply to the initial comment, bloody Sunday had nothing to do with the rising of 1916. The rising began on Easter Monday 24th April 1916. In relation to the name bloody Sunday, there are four in Irish history. 1. Sunday August 31st 1913 during the Dublin lockout the metropolitan police baton charged a crowd listening to a speech by Jim Larkin.
2. Sunday November 21st 1920 Michael Collins squad and members of Dublin brigade and Tipperary brigade killed 14 British agents and soldiers in addresses around the city. In response auxiliaries and RIC surrounded croke park and shot dead 14 people. Later that night 3 captured men ( 2 high ranking IRA and one civilian ) were murdered in British custody.
3. Belfast July 10th 1921 loyalists angered by an IRA ambush the day before attacked catholic houses. 11 Catholics were killed and 150 houses destroyed.
4. Sunday January 30th 1972, at a peaceful march against internment, support company of 1st Paras opened fire killing 13 civilians.
Sorry for the long reply but that's the history of our bloody Sundays, again reply is response to initial comment.
@@garethrice6195 Thanks Gareth. Good reply. I don’t remember hearing about the lockout / Jim Larkin incident. Though my history teacher may well have a different view!
Will go look it up, along with the others which I had forgotten the details of.
No WAR
Everyone reacts the same to the "another mother's breaking heart is taken over..." line...
Just want to say that is real footage of how the Irish lived (live) not that long ago. "White people" are painted with the same brush. I'm Australian of Irish ancestors, dumped on an island who made a great country but now i get called a colonizer a racist because of my skin colour. I look at Ireland & they have fought so long & so hard but now they are also being told they are racists if they don't allow mass migration. Now they are fighting to keep the little bit of independence & rights they gained bc "globalism" they never colonised other countries, they only wanted independence. We need to stop looking at the World through American eyes & revenge against the colonizers. Privilege exists in all countries creeds & ethnicities.
My friends where sent to that war 88 still now he has drug problem mental health problems thousands of our troops die homeless on the streets drinking problems 😢
I got a £50 fine and 7 days rops for wearing a tshirt that read reunited Ireland invade dublin 😂😂😂 to the regiment i wish i was there.
Seriously... Omg!
My up to date musicography of pizzagate/adrenochrome:
Best was yet to come
Blue eyes
Bohemian rapsody
California girls
Cloud 9
Dream on
Harvester of sorrow
Heathens
Hold on, we're going home
Hurt so good
Hysteria
Ice ice Baby
Innocence
Jeremy
Kiss by a rose from the grey
Lets dance
Little Virginia
Live to tell
Love cuts like a knife
Lucy
Magic man
Mama I'm comming home
My girl (Gone, gone, gone)
Pearl Jam
Rebel yell
Roxy roller
Safety dance
Sanatarium
Santa Monica
Saturday night fever
Scarboro fair
Smell like teen spirit
Staying alive
Strange animal
Strange World
Sweet child of mine
Sympathy for the devil
Ventura Highway
Under pressure
Unforgiven
Welcome to the jungle
We run
Windy
Youth of the Nation
Zombie
Another epic/deep video to react to: Die Toten Hosen - Pushed again
Listen to bad wolves tribute to her
Link please
ДОЛОРЕС ЖИВА!
My father once told me the Irish are like the Black fullas of Europe.
Okay
My family is from Belfast originally (well, County Cork before that but they were Protestant...) I take it to mean that you are referring to the oppression that the Irish faced historically and attempts to eradicate the Irish language and culture etc. (They are singing in English here but I would love to see a video in the Irish language.)
The Irish were ostracized after coming to North America, too, for many decades and up until the 1960s. Many hotels and establishments would not serve or hire them. They essentially lived and worked in segregated pockets of society for a time. Many Irish moved to certain cities that had a large number of immigrants and they found connection with others there (for example, there are many of Irish heritage in Boston which was a city where many from Ireland relocated to...)
There are certain similarities to how the Irish were treated for a long time that echo what other groups experienced, in a sense. So I assume that is what you meant?
@@kpaxian6044 thats serious, i will try to translate to Irish language
@@kpaxian6044 it has been subtitled in irish.
Irish in North America, were known as the "white nig###" (no matter the context, i despise this word without reservation!)
everyone hated them; the Irish were apparently the first to befriend black folks in America due to mutual suffering.
many Irish were slaves &/or Home Children (look it up, it is horrible!), or left to die in the streets through Northout America, seemingly due to heavy British influence
Pray for this war and I get this song it hit hard of how the world is changing. New world order.
It is well
Please react Daneliya Tuleshova cover Dunkan Arcade cover Aurora Runaway Adele cover Set Fire to the Rain 🌧️
Zombie still relevant, War, school shooting etc, we STILL do not ACT
We do...but humans will find ways to be stupid, regardless the provisions put in place to stop them. Because they're humans.
End of war in the world. God please.
Stupid people go to war, smart ones stay away from the fight.
Make love!
LOVE IS REAL
God will be coming back soon its already predicted
Surest thing
God is busy creating new universes, he really isn't interested in our little goings-on. It's been predicted that he's coming back soon for 2000 years.
when all we got left is god,then we are screwed. this religious BS got humanity deeper and deeper into the void of nothingness.
je comprends rien ce que tu dis, parle francais je sais que tu peux :;)
I grew up in South Kensington in the early 90`s. bombs were going off a lot- one of my earliest memories is being pulled out of a classroom because of a bomb scare-
This war was REAL it killed people not long ago- it was bad bruv! please research it......en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_terrorist_incidents_in_London
Poor girl, her family spent the day with her, they later said it was the happiest they had seen her for years, she left them and went back to her Mayfair hotel suit,
ran herself a hot bubble bath, got in it with a bottle of Vodka and drank herself to death
It's nice of you to link only attacks in London when the list of killings inflicted by English anywhere else in the world, particularly in Ireland, far outweighs anything you can imagine. If you and other colonial countries want to stop terror attacks in your country, then tell your army to stay home and stop killing civilians abroad. Terrorist groups are a reaction to colonial armies invading, and then you all treat your soldiers as heroes.