Finnish Vocal Coach Reacts: The Cranberries: "Zombie" (CC)

[@vincentmb238]

As long as there are people crying over this music video, over this song, all hope for humanity is not lost. Nice react.

[@CYRILLEJacob]

humanity is just wars, destructions and profits.

[@snakezdewiggle6084]

From your lips, to God's ears !

[@giuliogrifi7739]

I'm afraid it's........

[@Sussilando]

Das haben Sie schön formuliert und trifft den Nagel auf den Kopf! Musik kann eben sooo viel bewirken und Menschen in der Mehrzahl doch zum Nachdenken bewegen!

[@noldo3837]

When my mind was breaking like a bone during a skiing accident, it was not easy to keep it together. Sometimes I felt comfortably numb. But, when I cried - I felt - as long as I am able to cry - there is hope. If the feelings were gone, I would become just another brick in the wall.

[@AinsleyGovan]

I'm Northern Irish and grew up during the tail end of The Troubles… Dolores is a legend in this neck of the woods. Great reaction … When this comes on in the pub at the end of the night it nearly takes the roof off the place!

[@allengray5748]

I'd like to see that. Preferably live but video would be cool. ☮️

[@tribblefluffer]

I would love to experience that. I'm American but this song still brings on the waterworks even after decades of listening to it.

[@chrisalldis3375]

The most unique, distinctive & beautiful voice since Karen Carpentar.

[@IceMan-p8w]

Dolores is a legend everywhere brother (usa here).

[@timdyer5903]

I always wish that the people of northern Ireland and the North of Ireland have the best ever future. You people are fantastic. Greetings from a Brit overseas.

[@BonniBarlow-fn6oj]

In 2018, when Dolores passed away, everyone was talking about and listening to this song. The father of one of the boys who died in that bombing said he never realized before that the song was about his son. It really helped him to know that so many people were sympathetic to what they had gone through.

[@davidputterman2719]

Great song, great vocalist. Dolores O'Riorden always sang from her heart. RIP Dolores.

[@mayam1141]

Dolores

[@davidputterman2719]

Thank you for heads up on that typo,@@mayam1141

[@fineflavour4493]

Sorry but it's O’Riordan.

[@monte2115]

50 years from now Dolores will still be a unique voice in a universe of voices

[@garrycleak3055]

This song seems so relevant in 2024, tears for the young victims of conflict..

[@dehro]

the fact that you know this song inside and out, and still have this reaction says a lot about the song, the performance, the lyrics, but also about you.

[@miguelangelperezolivares2379]

SOLO TE OBSERVO EN TU ESPEJO...LO QUE SE VE NO SE AFIRMA...

[@matthewweflen]

"This is ageless art." I've never heard it more succinctly and beautifully put.

[@annavaskelainen]

Thank you!

[@petrichor649]

Bang on

[@garyrobb5341]

Beautiful reaction. Your tears help the rest of the world to release their emotions about such things.

[@streganona8185]

Dolores' singing is actually a traditional Celtic style called, "Keening," which is done at funerals to lament or mourn the loss of a loved one. It certainly does what it is intended to do, which is to allow the listener to feel the pain internally.

[@annavaskelainen]

Yup there's definitely a lot of folk influences in her voice! Thank you for the insight, I didn't quite know how to call that because Irish trad. music is definitely not my strenght. 😂

[@katiemurray5862]

Dolores told the guys, especially the drummer, to play as hard as they can. She wanted people to feel the anguish. Such a beautiful song. Makes me cry every single time.

[@RandomDustBunny]

The pain and expression in her voice speaks of every war of every conflict. Women can see beyond the egos and territory, to the futility. Dolores delivers a timeless masterpiece.

[@georgegiouri5668]

If you are human that song makes you become emotional 100%. Thanks Anna 😊😊

[@RandallMorris222]

Thanks for your honest reaction. To my mind, the term Zombie, as used in this piece, refers to everyone involved in these generations-long conflicts just replaying the same thoughts, feelings, and actions as their ancestors ("It's the same old theme since 1916") without stopping to think about whether it's right, or even changing things they thought they would change ("When the violence causes silence, we must be mistaken").

[@hemlock399]

Mindless repetition of cycles of trauma & suffering & brutal violence across generations. And, as we all know all too well, far from the first or the last instance of this phenomenon in world history. It's the fact that it's so easily recognisable & yet is driven on by its own internal psychological momentum that makes it so tragic & heartbreaking.

[@basedmase777]

Interesting, I always interpreted this as portraying men who come back from war with ptsd as becoming zombies to their families and friends. They cant shake the images of war from their head and keep replaying moments over and over and become distant and cold towards others, "zombifying" themselves. Your analysis seems more right than mine through, thank you for sharing.

[@hemlock399]

@@basedmase777 That's a perfectly good interpretation, too - it fits.

[@kevinstull8552]

It could also possibly be that people have become desensitized to violence on a daily basis. We act like the George Romero zombies, ones that move slowly, in that we just continue to shuffle at a slow pace in our lives without reacting to the violence and death and not be outraged by it all. I obviously could be wrong about my answer to this.

[@mburkitt7678]

Just my TCW - When a situation has gone on for so long without resolution, or even significant movement in one direction or another, it seems like everyone has become 'dead' to looking at another viewpoint or aspect. They are all 'zombies', each walking their own path and looking through their own blinders.

[@darkestdarker3726]

So rare to see such a genuine reaction in vocal coach videos... Thank you, Anna.

[@annavaskelainen]

Thank you for sticking through this with me!

[@blastingweevil2968]

this song was written after the IRA detonated two bombs in the English town of Warrington in March 1993. The bombs were hidden in litter bins near a shopping centre and killed two children, three-year-old Jonathan Ball and Tim Parry (12) and injured many more.. i was posted to Northern Ireland in 1990 and i have nothing but respect for the irish people so many where so nice to us.

[@kdoc1483]

Not gonna mention all the kids your lot killed over here which is what the video is showing and happened far to much. There's no one here that didn't suffer and we all know where the blame is.

[@paulthomas9271]

I remember that happening from Liverpool

[@ShannonLafferty-i2o]

Unfortunately no one is clean during wartime but most people are just trying to survive the English and ira are horrible but no one said life is fair war is a fact of life

[@bligh1156]

​@user-ic5wc8po1m Those children weren't at war with anyone, and England wasn't at war with Ireland. Your opinion is downright despicable.

[@seansersmylie]

@@bligh1156 The British army murdered numerous children and tortured, murdered and locked up without trial many adults in the north. When I was a child in the 80's I had British guns pointed at me every week. The English have tormented Ireland for centuries.

[@peterhowells7309]

Greetings from Scotland! It is impossible to NOT get emotional when watching/listening to Dolores singing this. She put ALL of her emotions into this song and you can feel it, like something tangible. So very very sad that she is not still here, still singing.

[@kennethvannorwick3557]

The song itself is an amazing testament to how music can evoke emotions from horror to rage to sadness, but when it is combined with the visuals in the video it takes it to the next level.

[@tonogtube]

Extremely emotional. I have goosebumps all over. R.I.P. Dolores O’Riordan ❤

[@walterbrockman5194]

Great reaction and analysis. I'm 72 and was aware of "The Troubles" at the time. This song played a big part in forcing the IRA to negotiate a peace. I read that the "head voice" as you refer to it, (like yodeling) is a traditional Irish lamentation which Deloris incorporated into the vocals as a direct reaction to the death of the two children. Your the first person to cry as much as I have, every time I hear Deloris sing this song. Thank you

[@MsSharondenadel]

I was a teen when that song was made, i didn't understand english at that time, didn't know a thing about the theme of the song, but the clip, the music and Dolores' voice touched my soul. 30 years later, and i listen to it, with the same intensity. It really is a timeless piece.

[@iuEnglishLyrics]

"Zombie" refers to old conflicts which refuse to die. Dolores says "but you see, its not me, it's not my family ... in your head, they're still fighting" Anna, I loved your point about the contrast in texture between "violence" and "silence". It seems to me that matching the lyric meaning with the vocal texture and the music is what makes a good singer-songwriter.

[@joedirt3970]

Thank you for not being afraid to show exactly what the art was made for. For us to feel the soul message and therefore must unravel the intended result.

[@bernardoosses7384]

Completamente de acuerdo contigo

[@annavaskelainen]

Thank you for being so kind! This was a hard reaction to make and to publish!

[@zachscully]

Beautiful smile through tears Finnish reaction to Irish keening. Amazing to reflect that my personal threshold of childhood to adolescence, a mostly happy and peaceful time in nostalgia in late 1980s/early 1990s U.S., was also a time of big international chaos and choices, making war and cultivating peace: terrorism peaking and ending in Northern Ireland, reunification of East Germany with West Germany, civil war Croats/Bosnians/Serbs breaking up Yugoslavia, independence for Czechoslovakia then their peaceful separation. Now: old empires are invading again Russia/Ukraine, neutral countries then have now picked a side Finland/Sweden - NATO, Palestine may be disappeared, freedom may be voluntarily rejected by the formerly Free World/U.S. At least we have more methods of recalling art (like 'touching music' as beautifully defined in this video - music that is a smile through tears or tears through a smile, such as "Zombie" by The Cranberries) to craft personal Soundscapes to relate to world events, soften our own refuge, evolve in a humanitarian direction, connect with timeless aspects of living the Human Condition... Edit: Oh yeah, us 9- and 10- year-old boys discussed on the playground if we would kill Iraqis (or whom) in 1990/1991 as we knew we'd have to register for the draft when we got older and the example of friends' uncles experience with war was less than two decades distant from Vietnam.

[@user-yz5fr1iw7h]

Personally, we'll never change 😿Even if we have everything, still be in the same place.Also, want a hamster lol....Meow

[@genghisgalahad8465]

"Smile through tears or tears through a smile" is very poetic, Anna! This today is a milestone on the channel! I love and appreciate the blend of technical vocal analysis, emotional impact reaction, and lyrical observation! 🎉 🎤 🎙 🎧 🌌 🧟‍♂️ 🧟‍♀️ 🪖 🎸 🥁 🏹 🇮🇪

[@AK-bx3ft]

I was a British soldier in the time of the Troubles. I'm so glad peace came.

[@loughy1]

You are lucky to be still alive pal, count your blessings.

[@AK-bx3ft]

@@loughy1 Not luck, just good training and drills my friend.

[@WinstonSmith19847]

I am English with Irish ancestors I am glad it came to and end also I have mixed feelings about the troubles, to be honest I dont know what to think about it.

[@juliehubbard9752]

Talk about singing straight from the heart….one of the best songs and performances I’ve ever seen or heard.

[@deanwebster1904]

Dolores is a legend ,zombie will always remind us things still have to change after all these years c just a reminder how important this song was for humanity

[@darkjedi447]

How can someone cry so much and still look so beautiful!!!😍 Great reaction to a timeless song. Keep smiling👍🙂

[@NativeNewMexican]

I saw The Cranberries open for The The in Santa Fe, NM at a venue with around 200 people. Their performance was powerful and I knew they'd be super influential. When I saw her performance on MTV unplugged she brought tears to my eyes and every time I hear the song I well up.

[@alesxemsky]

This song and mv always break me up no matter what age i am and how many times i listen to it. Ageless art indeed.

[@slartibart35]

I'm neither Irish nor lived through the events mentioned in the song, yet this piece of music manages to convey what it felt like living through the Troubles wonderfully, and still giving me shivers after all these years. Timeless piece of art. A great analysis as always ❤

[@szeleddie]

This woman was so unique and different with her style of singing when first came out basically everyone knows and love this song!!! R. I. P. Dolores the diamond of the emerald island!!!

[@Elezium]

I'm Scottish, my mother is Northern Irish and as a child I spent my summers there staying with her side of the family, during the late 70's and all through the 80's...I saw some of The Troubles as a child/teenager, the constant army presence, the random roadside checkpoints, there was always an army helicopter in the sky and the pub down the road from the family got blown up a few times. You had areas to avoid, on both sides, and people to avoid. I had a few close calls myself, once went through a checkpoint 30 minutes before it got blown up, one day I was meant to go with an uncle somewhere in his workvan and it was almost hijacked, and once got off a train just as the place had a bomb threat phoned in and it was in the middle of being evacuated! For me, a song is meant to make you feel something, wether it be anger, or sadness, or love, or hate...if an emotional song brings tears due to what it's about, then it's done it's job, so to speak, and Dolores did that so many times!

[@Irish780]

As a irishman ira robbed our banks and I was one of those who hit quite a few im old man now how dare them Raid us eventhough I belive in a free Ireland

[@darren6202]

Beautiful lady giving a Beautiful reaction to a beautifully powerful song!

[@LiuKang-tu8ub]

That song is powerful, heavy and full of emotions. Gives me goosebumps every time. Well done by The Cranberries! R.I.P Dolores O’Riordan.

[@saltydroog854]

She was so beautiful in so many ways. Her voice is absolutely mesmerizing. And she was such a complex and tortured person.

[@stevenmacdonald3791]

"This is ageless art." Love that!

[@christophercasey3530]

As a person from the north of ireland, you made me cry.... and im a 33 year old man so thank you, great reaction

[@tomekd789]

BTW, since you asked: I interpret the "zombie" as an ideology that overshadows and blocks the more human assessment of the situation. The zombie in your head may be the Nation, some religious figure, the idea of Justice, etc.

[@carlesmacuaid]

I'm from Northern Ireland and I love that Delores has a presence representing both eras of the country. This song obviously was written during, and is about the conflict in the country, but the song I hear most these days is Dreams. It's played a lot at sporting occasions and is and ode to love, hope, joy and optimism which we should all aspire to a little bit more.

[@GQkid13]

The lyrics, visual, sounds, everything this song is such a masterpiece!! So sad with 2024 it is still so relatable...Ukraine, Yemen, Africa, Gaza,....Etc) This song makes me emotional every single time I watch or listen to it, Love the reaction, thank you.

[@flip8702]

This is one of those pieces that one needs a box of tissues. Beautiful emotional reaction. 🫶

[@arnodobler1096]

As soon as the song starts with the riffs I still have goosebumps, even after all these years. ❤😢

[@peterhormell1511]

This is one of the most moving reactions to a song that I have ever experienced. I couldn’t make it through the entire analysis in one sitting. Thank you for sharing this with us. ❤️💔❤️‍🩹

[@annavaskelainen]

❤️‍🩹

[@davidward9737]

I remember being a teenager in the 90's (yes im old) when this came out and thinking "wow" what a banger of a song and her voice" we obviously didnt have you tube, and had to watch the video on MTV. Then seeing on the news the problems in Ireland and the IRA. It was a light bulb that went off "in my head" that this song was so much deeper than just being a banger. Wrote a report on it in Music class. Such a powerful song as it was then and still is till this day. Love and goodwill to everyone ❤

[@tommccafferty5591]

I was a teenager in the 60s, so you are actually really young in comparison. 🙂

[@davidward9737]

@@tommccafferty5591 well thank you. Age is all about perception, you are young to a 90 year old

[@tommccafferty5591]

@@davidward9737 Touché. Everything is relative.

[@RickINFJ]

😢 Bless your empathic heart Anna. You truly got every intention of this song. She will be forever missed. ❤

[@nigeldepledge3790]

Oh, Anna, I want to give you a great big hug! Thank you for keeping your raw reaction in this video. It's kind of what this song is about. Dolores's delivery is perfect - she mixes the vulnerability and the pain and anguish and loss with the resultant outrage and anger, taking us to all those dark places with her. Others more knowledgeable than I will tell you about the techniques she uses from traditional Irish folk singing to achieve this. There's a thing in the lyrics that a lot of people won't get unless they grew up in Ireland. "It's the same old theme since 1916," is a reference to the Easter Uprising in Dublin in 1916. This was brutally repressed by the English officials, and marks the beginning of the Irish war for independence. By 1921, the English had lost control of most of Ireland. In 1922, a compromise was reached in which a portion of the north of Ireland would remain under English rule (that's Northern Ireland), while the remainder would become a free state within the British Commonwealth. IIUC, the Irish Free State left the Commonwealth in 1946 to form the Republic of Ireland. However, the compromise in 1922 was the result of a schism within the Irish Republican Army - one faction was just tired of the fighting and was prepared to accept what they could get, while the other faction was adamant that all of Ireland had to be freed from English rule. Thus, the division of Ireland into a new nation and a piece that remained within the UK was never a happy settlement. In later years, this repeatedly broke out in renewed violence which came to be known as "the Troubles". The violence mostly ended with the Good Friday agreement of 1997, but some resentment lingers, which is not helped by the militant language and obstinacy of organisations like the DUP. As a Finn, I'm sure you can relate to the Irish. IIUC, Finland obtained independence from Russia at around the same time (give or take a few years).

[@annavaskelainen]

Hug received! This was hard to make and to publish. Thank you for your insight and support!

[@ENTE-METAL]

I cried with you and it was liberating. What an incredibly emotional song. A masterpiece. Even back than. And forever. Greetings from germany. RIP Dolores ❤

[@David-m9p6v]

I love your description of a touching song. as "a smile through tears or tears through a smile." How perfectly fitting for this song. Your heart-felt analysis is always spot on. My tears flowed along with yours.

[@howardsmith3758]

There are innocent young boys playing at war, in the ruins of the war made by young soldiers they will grow up to be. Dolores's voice is the wailing of all the mothers who have lost their sons to t the old men, the zombies, who can think of nothing but "winning", and who send generations of young endlessly into futile war. The music is the sound of war. The drums are gunfire and bombs. The guitar is cries and shouts. The bass is the heartbeat of a soldier. I've been listening to this since 1994, and I still cry every time. If you understand her song, and you're human, you can't help but cry.

[@orangeandblackattack]

and just think..all of that could be avoided if the limeys would just get the hell out of our country.

[@ceciliasoriano3122]

Congratulations. Perhaps the best reaction and response to music I have ever heard.

[@annavaskelainen]

🥰

[@ceciliasoriano3122]

Btw…I cried too.

[@dakermark1]

BY FAR the best and concise assessment of this classic I've seen. Coming from someone outside of the UK and Ireland shows how effective it is in delivering the message is testament to this.

[@oraculox]

Smile through tears sums up the connection to music that is so hard to find in the people that intersect your life as you age .

[@eerohorila1109]

This is about Warrington bomb attack by IRA in '93. Two innocent kids age 3 and 12 died. Now the 🇫🇮 card. '98 peace negotiaton involved Harri Holkeri and the follow up arms control was overseen by Martti Ahtisaari.

[@ChrisPage68]

A friend of mine escaped by seconds, turning the corner just before the bomb detonated. I would never have met him otherwise.

[@JasonMinks-xk3if]

"zombie" refers to people living in war and how it both takes over your mind sometimes to where you see the horrors over and over again but then oddly also numbs you to the violence around you and that maybe you yourself do. In this song they are talking about what the fighting was doing to their children (generations growing up as "zombies" and then continuing the same fight). This song is essentially saying; "What are we doing to generations of our kids? We've got to stop" - and they did. This is one of the best songs ever written.

[@iainmac6136]

RIP Dolores. Love from Scotland.

[@rudigerschrodel7911]

I'm glad that I found your reaction to this song. It was honestly emotional and the best one I've seen until now. Great respect and compliments! The song tells us so much about European - at that point Irish - history and human nature which can be horrible as we know nowadays again. "Zombie" reflects the painful time during the Irish civil war happening in the name of God and Jesus Christ - rather unthinkable but it happend indeed. The song is a masterpiece and would deserve the Nobel Price. By the way: it's a pity that I don't understand Finnish to understand all your words, but I'll be back again. Greetings from Germany! ✌

[@nightmusic8]

Back in the day (My day) this was a gamechanging song between all the eurodance music. (which i still love) It was so different from most other music. Dolores just instanly pierces through your walls and enters the emotions in your brain. Other early 1990's songs with similar big impacts were : - Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy - R.E.M. - Everybody Hurts - Julee Cruise - Falling (Theme Twin Peaks) - Seal - Crazy - Guns n' Roses - You Could Be Mine & November Rain - Nirvana - Smells like teen Spirit - Annie Lennox - Why - Whitney Houston - I Will Always love you /nm8 /J

[@satuhamalainen8903]

I' ve Been listening to Seal: Grazy quite often for few weeks now, don' t know why. It is defenitely a very good 0:00 Song.

[@Ryan-ff2db]

This song is emotional to it's core but the video takes it to the next level. Everything about this is a masterpiece. I also love it when you can hear the native accents of the singers, rather than putting on an American accent. Her heavy use of Irish Keening amplifies this further, which I absolutely love.

[@kebonhawk1081]

You make me want to learn Finnish. I've not heard the language much in my life but it's beautiful. Great analysis of this song. I want to see and love it when you cry because it kind of validates my own tears when listening to great music. Thank you.

[@kratoleaf7619]

God Bless you for playing the whole song thru without interrupting so you get the full emotion and message. This is the best vocal coach review who doesn't like to here themselves talk or be fake.

[@christianmeyer6724]

Congrats 👏🥳🤗👍👏 60K subscribers ! Well deserved 👏👍👏

[@annavaskelainen]

Thank youuuu Christian! 🥰

[@jns8393]

So glad you let your emotion show. This song gets me every time.

[@tjdearing4176]

Bless your gentle heart. There often seems to be no limits to the cruelty man is capable of; and yet there is also the purity of your emotions serving as a counter balance.

[@realmadridnews254]

I have never felt so much for someone, you are incredible Anna Vaskelainen, sensitive, delicate and adorable. Who knows, maybe one day we can meet. Great video.

[@cicada05]

I was born in 1983 and I always adored Zombie and Dolores’ voice since I was a teenager in 1990s.. also this years were when Şebnem Ferah became famous in Turkey as well. Listening to your comments about Dolores’ intelligence in using her voice and also honorable mention to Şebnem was amazing.. thank you ❤

[@tommytigerpants]

I think I could just watch you feel emotional and cry as a sort of vicarious cathartic experience. Beautiful. Thank you

[@primalengland]

I was in Warrington the day after the bombing that killed Tim Parry and Johnathan Ball. I lived in nearby Lowton and Warrington was our place to shop. Cranberries were on tour and this drove Dolores to write this. ‘Child is slowly taken.’ It took Tim 3 days to die. I lost friends in the troubles. Friends on both sides. Never again. RIP Dolores, Tim and Johnathan. X Her singing style is called ‘keening’ and is used in Ireland in mourning.

[@areacode911]

Her guitar riffs in this song will stand against the ages. RIP. Legendary and iconic song.

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

Deep breath ❣️😢 ...its a hard one from another hard time .... 🧙‍♂️ The keening is an Irish folk trait.. The tribute to her and this performance is almost as harrowing. Remember life goes on.... 🦋 ☘️🧙‍♂️🇬🇧

[@XDoode12345]

The use of union jack in your post is painfully misplaced. 😬

[@g54b95]

You were wearing the right thing for this reaction. A warm, thirsty sweater. Damn. Almost had me crying.

[@twistedpixel756]

this song will always be relevant sadly. Her prudence with the line "it's the same ol' thing, since 1916" is a masterpiece, and a tragedy.

[@Caambrinus]

"it's the same old theme, since 1916".

[@thseed7]

I absolutely love the your description of the violence and anger being distortion and the innocent children being the clean notes shimmering throughout. A beautiful sentiment that I will carry with me every time I listen to this song now.

[@chrisoralls3555]

Wonderful reaction! Now you should check out the Bad Wolves cover and the the story behind it.

[@larsvadstedt1614]

this show how beautiful person you are inside like outside,human and heart of gold.All love and respect

[@nathanjacobus3577]

To me the Zombie is a dual representation of both the mindlessness of the fighters fighting their war, as well as the casual exceptance of everyone else who's grown numb to the horrors of war. As least that's my personal interpretation.. Thanks for sharing this Anna and can't wait to see what you have for us next! :)

[@0s0n3gr0]

I love your perspective and how you share your very soul when you react. Thank you Anna.

[@annavaskelainen]

Thank YOU. :)

[@derrickramsburg6084]

Bad Wolves did a cover of this in 2018. They were going to do it in 2015 and Delores was supposed to do the vocals, but passed on the day they were going to record it (is my understanding of the situation). In the 2018 cover they give ALL the respect to Delores (including all the proceeds to her children) and even pay homage to this video with an actress in the gold paint and costume.

[@AtmosphericSoundArt]

I am now 70 years old and have listened to a lot of music since my childhood (and became a musician myself) and there are always songs that you don't forget, that stay in your head. This is one of them.

[@HS-ol4zl]

Anna, even when you're crying, you're beautiful...!

[@DavidEllsworth-fb4rz]

I am so glad I found this reaction/review from a professional. I first heard the song and I was drawn in by her voice so I could hear the lyrics. To respond to your question about the word "Zombie". I think it refers to how blind society has become to the violence and it's effects on our children. When I finally saw the video, I was stunned by the imagery. Thank you Anna!

[@ianshort5208]

Ihave always felt that zombie refers to the mindless repetition of violence without regard to the innocent victims . thank you for you honesty in showing your emotions, Once again an insightful reaction

[@evelyneverettgreen]

Finnish must be the most beautiful language

[@robertmarriott6767]

I joined the British army when i was 16 years old because I wanted to be a good guy. I left as soon as i realised we weren't 😢

[@robinstreets1792]

This song is about 2 kids killed by the IRA in Warrington, not the British Army

[@joey0988]

​@@robinstreets1792yes but it was about "all" the troubles in Ireland which was caused by the English, she's singing about all the atrocities that happened on both sides she's not picking any side she's basically saying both sides are wrong for killing eachother and no more children should die, but at the end of the day England started this war and us Irish were only defending our country and ourselves, England has a lot of blood on their hands but yet still the Irish were classed as the terrorists

[@Veritas-TheGoader]

Unfortunately there are no good guys in war

[@heffatheanimal2200]

I was 14 when this came out, and to begin with it was just a cool song getting heaps of radio play. Until I saw one of my relatives reaction to it. I'm 7th gen Australian, but almost all Irish ancestry and surnames. This relative was in his 50's and a genealogist, who had spent a lot of time around Ireland during his research in the 80's. We were at a family weekend thing, all sitting round talking, us kids messing around, when suddenly he burst into tears. He'd just seen the Zombie music vid playing on the TV we were sort of half watching, and it was his first encounter with it. All the stories came out, what he'd seen and experienced, all our family names. It was my first awareness of The Troubles.

[@frederickgramcko5758]

Music like this moves people, Anna, like us. . . That why we enjoy it so much. . . And that's why we love you ❤ and your channel.. . . 💙🌹🙏✌👍🇺🇸🇩🇰🏴‍☠️

[@nightmusic8]

Music can do such amazing things.

[@annavaskelainen]

🥰

[@AnastasTarpanov]

Thank you for your beautiful reaction. Thank you for being open and vulnerable. 🙏🏽

[@pikkadollen]

The world is a scary place right now. Thank you for showing emotions, that is what make us human and humanity is exactly what we need now! Watching this as innocent children of Gaza gets slaughtered made me cry so hard. 🇵🇸💔

[@annavaskelainen]

😭

[@bonniebernido8510]

I was so young when this song came out, and i still cry when i hear it decades later. Your reaction to her message resonates, and it was perfect for such a beautiful and timeless song

[@mabsfreeman1187]

Its powerful, because its going on today. The violence, the screaming children, the pain. Ireland stands with Gaza. Thank you

[@stephenmcdonald8013]

We stand with Israel

[@mabsfreeman1187]

@@stephenmcdonald8013 Even Nazi Germany had its supporters

[@Nstill8567]

Wow your language is beautiful, and how you just switch to English is amazing, so glad I'm English, I'd be useless!

[@tonogtube]

Please, Don't Cry 😀

[@marcusone11]

Never apologize for letting emotion show, it's beautiful and this is a timeless powerful song. If this song doesn't get to you, you aren't human... So thank you, and here's a virtual hug...

[@The_Scienceboy]

It makes me cry as well Anna. So emotional. Thank you.

[@rightlydividingwroblee8936]

That one guitar lick is an ambulance going by and dopplering into the distance

[@bondibois]

It's one of those songs/performances that always brings a tear for me. Delores was an exceptional artist. I was lucky to see the Cranberries live in Sydney in 1996 - extraordinary.

[@davidquenneville7611]

Anna, if there were more😅 people as passionate, compassionate and emotional as you, the world would be a grand place indeed. Thank you Anna for bei g so human.

[@umgfll7950]

it’s very hard not to cry to this song, when your country is at war. And i wish that it is only in my head

[@henkebenke573]

I feel that crying is good. And if one cries to a song that means its a good song. No words are really needed when tears are flowing. ❤

[@fordcorsair]

Your ability to analyse (in a foreign language) and empathise is unique x I felt your tears through the screen - great reaction! 💞

[@annavaskelainen]

❤️‍🩹 Thank you!!!

[@Kotic1959]

I have seen this video countless times and it still hits me hard. Such an emotional song about a very bad time. RIP Delores