FIRST TIME HEARING THE CRANBERRIES 🎵 ZOMBIE REACTION

This is our first time listening to The Cranberries ever. We were told Zombie is a song about the conflict in Northern Ireland, so we had a little context going in. The lead singers voice is beyond beautiful!!
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[@WayneRockwood]

RIP Dolores! Her voice is timeless.

[@Benz_Schmidt]

I love my Heavy Metal Music and all the craziness that comes with it, but when I look to serenity to clear my thoughts, find peace and spend some alone subtle time to myself - I look to Dolores's voice to ease my troubled mind... She has the voice of an angel that eases whatever pain you might have.. RIP Dolores, gone but never forgotten 🙏😞

[@willcherry9029]

Her voice has saved my life more than once.

[@the_dude182]

I never been in Ireland, or any war. Nor do i know any Irish people. But every time i hear this song, it triggers so much feeling inside my heart. Maybe i'm just matching pictures. But i like to believe it's purely the heart that she put into this song that reaches people. So pure. Just wow.

[@richardkasper8692]

It will continue, until they get off our shores.

[@Anx34500]

Dolores die too young R I P

[@brownwestmoreland1077]

That Irish voice gets me every time. She was such a beautiful vocalist.

[@sp4rtavus244]

Lol not all Irish people can sing like that . She has a type of voice that can be heard all over the world. I cant remember the word for it.

[@blankslate1993]

Keening

[@beckamac3285]

Brad I'm Irish and I literally love your attitude and respect for this song. The conflict was horrific and this song describes it ❤️

[@andycopland3179]

My old man fought in that war, so naturally I want to be pro north. But the whole thing was a shit show and brothers/sisters shouldnt be fighting each other.

[@kelvinmeneely3116]

Dam Right andy!

[@kelvinmeneely3116]

Beca... XOXOXO ooooooo

[@Habeev07]

Cannot forget the Corpral killings. Derek Wood and David Howes. Two soldiers brutally murdered in 1988 after driving into a funeral procession and being mistaken for loyalists of the attackers just 3 days prior to an attack that killed IRA members. The music video shows their mural a couple mins into the song.

[@adamwalkeraw]

​@@Habeev07after not prior

[@michaelm2502]

Dolores sings in an ancient, Irish style of yodeling. You nailed it Lex! Plus she never hid her accent or tried to Americanize it for commercial appeal. Amazing voice!

[@joelspringman523]

Keening?

[@Silverhazed]

The keening used to be a ritual for mothers burying their children. It couldn't be more suiting for the song.

[@thepsychophonic]

One of the saddest and most beautiful songs ever written. And what a shame that a person with such an incredible voice died in such an absurd way ... RIP, Dolores

[@ShootYourRadio]

Sunday Bloody Sunday is up there too. This song is amazing, I totally agree.

[@dariusparks3954]

When did she die and how?

[@thepsychophonic]

@@dariusparks3954 She died in 2018, drowning in a bathtub after drinking a large amount of alcohol.

[@steves9955]

@@dariusparks3954 she died January 15th 2018. She drowned in her bathtub from heavy intoxication

[@henriklindberg1646]

@@steves9955 damn, gotta have been some good booze (and some more shit tbh)

[@curtiswilson3569]

"Glad we are doing a newer song.." This bad boy is nearly 30 years old! Such a classic

[@dvdgway]

Lol that's what I was thinking 😂

[@robinhall3160]

Haha, right!?

[@Bsco09]

Haha same 🤣

[@nyarlathotep616]

You telling me I'm almost 30......you honest asshole lol

[@brianhannigan735]

It’s still new to the person listenin for the first time

[@melanielucas4155]

That vocal sound she does where it sounds like it kind of cracks is actually a real skill. In Ireland where Deloris if from it is called Keening. Keening is a traditional form of vocal lament for the dead, in the Irish and Celtic tradition. Ireland had war between Catholic and Protestant along with so much hate and anger. My family came from there. Ireland suffered for a very long time. You really should look up the history because it is tragic, heartbreaking and real. Ireland has such a history with war, sickness, poverty many years ago. But it is also an amazing place. It is beautiful there. My dad before covid went there every year to see relatives. Us Irish are good people! I was born and raised in Montreal but my family came here from Ireland

[@lawlini1979]

Not enough likes for that comment. 👏

[@Dr.Westside]

Half of my family came from Ireland to escape the troubles and the other half came from Germany to escape Hitler .

[@kylehoulihan3875]

It wasn’t catholic and Protestants

[@jeezuschryst]

@@kylehoulihan3875 It literally was though. Loyalists/Unionists were almost all protestants and the Irish nationalists were Catholics. "The conflict began during a campaign by the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association to end discrimination against the Catholic/nationalist minority by the Protestant/unionist government and local authorities."

[@kylehoulihan3875]

@@jeezuschryst the first Irish revolution was by Protestants and the conflict began hundreds of years before any sort of troubles

[@480biker]

Man the most brilliant thing you said was “I’m ignorant to it”. Not sure why people take so much offense to that word. I try to use it all the time and then I go educate myself. Absolutely love it, cheers brother!

[@jameslewis4416]

Right?! If we can't realize our ignorance, then we won't learn.

[@_Michael_Scott]

Yes too many stupid people think ignorance is synonymous with stupidity-much better to be ignorant than stupid🤯

[@geoffn54]

Nothing wrong with ignorant... we can't know everything. Stupid is something else.

[@nonplayerzealot4]

When you tell someone is ignorant of sthg, 99% of the time they take the negative meaning as if you are insulting them personally. It's a word w/ 2 meanings that will forever be loaded because of the nature of the human ego.

[@Pelanances]

A veces, muy contadas., como esta.... Amo los comentarios en YT.

[@unicornglitterfart5201]

The vocalizations she's using are used to express grief during Irish funerals. She added those to the song, given the subject matter.

[@robertcartwright4374]

This song literally brings tears to my eyes. It seems to me an emotionally true and sufficient artistic response to the Troubles. I can't offer the explication this song deserves. It blows me away.

[@illadvyzd7111]

Tears every time for me since it came out in 94. 46 now, I've already cried 16 times listening to this on reactions

[@gerardstephens58]

This song puts me back in Belfast 1970-73. Sadness wells up and an old anger smoulders, fomented by centuries of a foreign power dividing us and condemning us to self immolation.

[@martinkamans2831]

every time

[@Habeev07]

Cannot forget the Corpral killings. Derek and David. Two soldiers brutally murdered in 1988. In the music video there is a point where it shows their mural.

[@ct5625]

I remember when this came out and it was one of the bravest things an Irish artist could have done. People really underestimate how important this song was at the time, even those in the business didn't get it. The record label even tried to buy Dolores off with a $1 million cheque to work on something other than this song, and she refused. I tend to judge a song's impact on the musical landscape by whether someone could recognize it from the first few seconds, and in my opinion Zombie is up there with Bowie's Space Oddity and Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody in that regard. I don't think there's a single person out there who loves rock music who wouldn't be able to name this song within seconds of the opening notes.

[@flapdrol75]

I really really really love how she told it. Fighting for bullshit that is planted in your head, you a fucking zombie.

[@PowerPackers90]

Not only that in the UK and Ireland the music video is different and just concert footage. cause the version in the US/Canada shows a family hiding from a warzone in there neighborhood.

[@kathleenarchacki7875]

Agree

[@djm4457]

Indeed. Very well said.

[@David-tx1ig]

Indeed, very well put; as coming from a family from Ireland that came over to US 100 years ago, this song got to me where I was ready to fly back and join the struggle! Very strong song and constitution from Delores (R.I.P) and the band.

[@angelalurtz3638]

If you're watching the actual video (or if you watch it later) the footage of kids playing in the rubble and the soldiers walking the streets are all real, not set up for the video. Also, that vocalizing she does at the end is the Irish practice of keening, often done at funerals

[@saltyark7564]

I didn’t know that, thanks for the info, that’s pretty interesting and gives the song a real nice touch. ✌️

[@lisajohnson521]

Oh wow! I didn't know any of this LOL. The reason for keening makes the song even more sad and powerful. WOW. Thanks for this info.

[@BradAndLex]

The footage was real? Woooooooooow 🤯

[@shawnsmith2610]

@@BradAndLex Papercut,It's Going Down by Linkin Park,Just Be Good to Me,Tell Me by SOS Band,Remember The Name by Fort Minor.

[@shawnsmith2610]

@@BradAndLex Seasons Change,Let Me Be the One,Come Go With Me by Expose.

[@brownsey1]

It's keening that Dolores is adopting here. Her melodies are based off keening, which was a form of singing expressed at funerals in Ireland (probably other regions but I only associate it with my country). So it's almost like a wail or a cry of grief.

[@raulcastro3277]

She did so wonderfully imho.

[@kozlovracing2772]

Its a Celtic thing

[@Belladonna313]

Scotland has it also

[@Ezekielepharcelis]

As seen with the funeral of Theoden`s Son.

[@brownsey1]

@@Ezekielepharcelis In LotR's?

[@jackdoe552]

The Cranberries were arguably the best thing to come out of the 90s, in my opinion. Delores was a goddess.

[@theboyisnotright6312]

It is the sound track of my early mid 20s. Had a crush on Delores 😘. Loved their sound and her voice is just something haven't heard before or since. I was driving home from work when I heard on the radio she had died, I cried a little then drove to a bar and played some Cranberries. People at the bar were bummed from the news also😢.

[@paulwevers2109]

Zombie is a reference towards the bombers. They are bombing like zombies without any heart, without seeing the pain they causing, no feelings towards victims, towards children dying because of the bombs they planted. This song is so pure. If you get what its about the pain can be felt. U2 did sunday bloody sunday, And this has become a Irish classic like that.

[@elih9700]

Omagh bombing.

[@flyingcolumn16]

@@elih9700 Omagh took place in 98. This song came out in 94. It was the warrington bombings in England where two children were killed and a critique of the whole conflict, as the unionist groups and British army also killed innocents and children. 2% of the entire population were killed or wounded in the north during the troubles.

[@elih9700]

@@flyingcolumn16 thanks for the correction.

[@Habeev07]

Cannot forget the Corpral killings. Derek and David. In the music video there is a point where it shows their mural.

[@mpmlopes]

Also worth listening to their song Dreams, and Linger. If you liked her voice, you'll be mind blown by what she can do in Dreams.

[@BradAndLex]

Oooh looking forward to it!!

[@TechnicallyTexan]

Oooh YES, please.

[@kirya3454]

Do the live versions

[@HeyRoPer]

Ode To My Family is a absolute favorite of mine.

[@Bekka_Noyb]

I 2nd those!

[@tinagilbert8902]

IMPORTANT TO NOTE: Delores says "BOMBS" twice in the chorus to honor the memory of 3y/o Jonathan Ball and 12 y/o Tim Parry who were innocently playing in the streets on March 20, 1993 and were injured when two separate bombs exploded (hidden in trash cans by the IRA).... they both eventually died shortly after in the hospital.... 56 other innocent people were injured as well!! Delores wrote this song to express her disdain over the ongoing (50 year long) "TROUBLES" in Northern Ireland. Initially it was a war over territory between England and Ireland but quickly turned into a religious war as well..... CATHOLICS vs PROTESTANTS..... HORRIFYING and DISGUSTING all-the-way-around!! Anywhoo.... On 1-15-18, the day Delores was set to be in the studio with THE BAD WOLVES to reprise her ICONIC vocals on their version/reiteration of the sentiment in the original "Zombie"..... she was late to the studio and the guys from Bad Wolves called the Hotel to have them check on her.... She was found passed away in her Hotel bathtub (drowning by alcohol intoxication)..... The Bad Wolves released their version (minus Delores vocals) and donated the proceeds to her 3 children!!! PLEASE do the BAD WOLVES cover/TRIBUTE of "Zombie"...... it's phenomenal and it is a BEAUTIFUL tribute to Delores!! :)

[@BradAndLex]

🤯🤯😔🙏🏽 oh no!! That’s terrible. Such a talent lost

[@WookieWarriorz]

you really let the british a way with a lot in there haha, it wasnt catholics vs protestants until the last hundred years or so. For hundreds of years before that it was catholics vs british attempts at genocide.

[@tinagilbert8902]

@@WookieWarriorz 😂🤣😂 I know, but it's SO hard to get it all in there without leaving a ridiculously long-azz comment!! I did my best!!😅😅 And the Catholics v Protestants thing.... I just sort of summarized!! No matter what, the Troubles as with all wars are disgusting and it's the innocent that suffer the most!!! I remain faithful that one day us humans will get our crap together, realize we're all in this shit together and treat each other accordingly!! Peace and light to all.... ❤

[@sillyasiwannabe1222]

Funny how Politics and Religion is the cause of so many tragedies through history... We'd be better off without either IMO... I'm in Montana, Chippewa and Scottish. I could be biased...😂😂😂

[@trotskyite1]

@@WookieWarriorz you're talking shite and you know it. The Irish were loyal to the crown and sent soldiers round the world to fight for queen and country. Before that they sent armies into England to fight for the king against parliament in the English civil war. The Normans invaded Britain and Ireland and governed it as 1 country. There was never any attempt at genocide. That's complete nonsense. Those are just some inconvenient facts that destroy your narrative. That's not to say everything was peaches and cream because it wasn't, but what is?

[@556colt]

One of the best songs of all time. She has a very unique voice.

[@tdamtoft]

Respect Brad for focusing on the lyrics, and to you both for reacting to the song iso the video.

[@williamcarr1148]

Ohhhh,she loved her Ireland. ...and she very much remembers her Ireland in a civil war. Funerals used to be bombed by both sides. I love this person

[@wheelmanstan]

I'm American and she gives me chills when she sings, especially in this song. I can't imagine how this resonates to the Irish. What a legend.

[@mr.osclasses5054]

Just goes to show you, good music transcends borders and language. Power, beauty, tragedy, etc. can all be conveyed in the tone of the singer if they believe in the song.

[@cyberash3000]

i dont know the IRA where funded by the USA so you should really feel ashamed

[@cahillgreg]

@@cyberash3000 Shush now

[@cyberash3000]

@@cahillgreg yes the truth hurts doesnt it, you would rather niot hear the truth that the usa FUNDED terrorists whose only purpose was to murder children

[@cyberash3000]

@@cahillgreg hiding your head in the sand doesnt change the fact you funded the most evil terrorist group in human history

[@scottmatzeder9162]

Delores had a very irish accent to speech and it carries into her singing. RIP Delores.

[@happymethehappyone8300]

Dolores.

[@ronparsons8786]

Brad actually love something I'm about to pass out... The lead singer is Dolores o'riordan what a talent she was and may she rest in peace. Do you want to hear even more of her incredible voice listen to their other huge hit Linger. Brad's head might explode

[@raymo6795]

yeah, I loved this band and her voice....I miss the 90s

[@treebeard8475]

Everyone loves linger bro! Rock on

[@cesarnarro6013]

@@treebeard8475 I love " Zombie " but " Linger " seemed boring to me.

[@brianhetzer8421]

Linger and Dreams are a must

[@Anonlb]

Theres such a huge message in this song for humanity. Delores left us with a real gem 💎 She was inspired to write this song after two children were killed by an IRA bomb left in litter bin in Warrington England. I guess she wanted people to see the terrible legacy we pass on to the next generations and those who suffer are the children who are innocent on both sides.

[@Habeev07]

Cannot forget the Corpral killings. Derek and David. In the music video there is a point where it shows their mural.

[@SweetThing]

Another Irish band, U2 with Bono as lead singer are grand. Check out their song: " Sunday, Bloody Sunday" and "With or Without You". It's not yodeling that Dolores is doing, rather, "keening" a form of Celtic singing performed in Ireland, sometimes at funerals. Dolores was brave to have done this song. RIP Dolores Mary O'Riordan.

[@nataliebohemian]

This song invariably gives me chills... every time.

[@balefyrenarts9259]

yup same here! very few songs do that to me

[@a.plauzolles1621]

« I don’t love a lot of things, but I love her voice… it’s one of the few things that I love in life. » ❤️ I can relate !

[@dragonmac1234]

Her voice still gives me chills when I hear it. RIP Dolores, another beautiful soul taken from us far too soon

[@markoconnor995]

From Limerick; Dalores O'Riordan, had a rough start in life. Her Dad suffered severe cognitive impairment in a motorcycle accident and she was kidnapped and raped when she was a young girl. She struggled with PTSD from the kidnapping most of her life. She wrote Zombie after a sectarian bombing in London, which recalled other attacks in Belfast including a trash bin bombing that killed two children and wounded several others. Dalores targeted those who were profiting from the violence, labeling them, "Zombies." The song became an Irish anthem for peace, then a world anthem for peace and helped pressure both sides into negotiations. Paramilitary leaders, both credited her with having great influence in the process and criticized her for it as well. Some even threatened her. She died in her London hotel bathtub prior to recording the reboot of Zombie with Bad Wolves. No autopsy was performed, but the likelihood of suicide or homicide was strong. Either way, Ireland's little hero and peace martyr finally had her rest. During the late 80's I was working with a group that had partnered with people exhausted from the violence In Northern Ireland. Our plan was to integrate protestant and catholic children's schools in Belfast suburbs and to push the US government to send a peace delegation to Northern Ireland. Though there was much resistance to integration, neighborhoods that achieved integration saw violence diminish. Clinton eventually sent Mitchell and the IRA had amassed an arsenal that leveled the killing fields. All along the way Dalores O'Riordan's song kept the pressure on. The accords were signed and the bombing stopped. In the song, Dreams you hear more of her keening than in Zombie. This is an ancient style of Irish singing. Dreams was used at the end of the first Mission Impossible movie. It's Dreams that causes me to grieve her passing more than any other song.

[@SolKonstrukt]

Brad you NAILD IT.. IT IS A DEEP SONG.. Her Voice will be missed.. She was one of a kind..

[@andythrush3341]

Simply one of the best songs ever written and performed.

[@ingobordewick6480]

Pre-recording this song Dolores said to the drummer "Please, can you hit the drums real hard?" Amazing, she knew this hard drums would give the song so much more dramatic feeling.

[@christina9alls]

I was a teenager when this song came out, and still cant hear it without tearing up

[@Retrorevelations]

I know a bunch of other people have probably said so, but the unique type of singing thing she does with her voice, which is more accented (heavily) on Dreams, is a traditional Celtic sound, with roots that date back thousands of years. Some believed that that vocal sound resonated to the Other World, the spirit world, speaking to our ancestors, loved ones passed, etc.

[@thediaz07]

Wow I've never seen Brad so into a song before. Very dope. This song is phenomenal. I know this song is beyond the borders of the 90s but this song is one of the reasons I love the 90s.

[@scuppernog1]

I read that the record label was so afraid of the potential backlash from this song that they offered Delores a million dollars to NOT release it ! She of course told them to get bent, and the rest as they say, is history. RIP Delores your message lives on.

[@thewowochannel]

That's true

[@johnstark1985ify]

Bad wolves did a remake of this a few years ago Dolores from the cranberries was going to be in the song but she died bad wolves gives money they make from this song to her kids! It’s really good song

[@elicasias1262]

It's a great cover.

[@dissimilar5]

This song actually means a lot culturally. It refers to the Troubles in Ireland.

[@Ed7501]

I'm a Hong Konger who grew up in Ireland. A busker was singing this song on the streets of HK last year during the protests. Same message. different country.

[@Dumrikk]

Before the split, right? Catholics and Protestants.. Wondering if the hatred had been that bad if they weren't fighting for religion (My opinion: Nonsense )? I mean, there are always a factor in wars that simply reads: Us vs Them, vice versa. That is a strong bond when only 2 sides are responsible . Just chill with the comments: "You're an ignorant asshole, there is so much more " I am just asking, if we take responsibility for our actions, and do not justify wickedness because of what that evil book say. Would an ire be ok to ve defined by a religion ? If you talked to to me, a Norwegian Atheist (as we all are), the point being: Would you even mention religion if you want to define yourself to be in a few sentences ? Just is curious. Also, know that we, guys n' gals, support your causes to bail out from English Rule and all that,I would like to see us as friends, us small countries must stick together, no? Peace all.

[@stephenhalpin6221]

@@Dumrikk Religion wasn't the cause of the war but it did play a big part in creating a larger division between the Irish and Ulster-Scots. It was the easiest way to identify where you originated from and therefore became a way of telling which side you were on. It started when Britain first colonized Ireland around 1100 AD. The Irish were enslaved under British rule for hundreds of years. Then around 1500 AD, protestantism was enforced in Ireland. That's when the crown welcomed Scottish and English protestants to plantations in parts of Ireland to help keep the locals in line. Over the years, those protestants started to migrate more towards the North where the majority at the time was protestant. So fast forward to the 20th century after a few hundred years of slavery, a battle here and there, the starvation and death of millions of Irish and the attempt to wipe out everything Irish about Ireland, the country was split into two. You have the Republic of Ireland (3/4 of the country) and Northern Ireland (1/4) which still belongs to the British. Although the North is still on the island of Ireland, almost half of the population in the North would identify as being British. And the other half would identify as being Irish. And that's how religion became the easiest way to 'know the enemy'. Because it was one of the only ways to create an indifference within a group of people that were practically the same due to hundreds of years of living together.

[@Dumrikk]

@@stephenhalpin6221 Thank you very much for such an elaborate explanation! I have studied British history as a hobby on and off for 10 years, along with physics and the history of Europe. Thus, my knowledge is quite shallow, but I am interested in you guys. After all, we went on sightseeing around Europe in the 870 until our ancestor came from France and kicked our ass(we deserved it according to the Holy crew.I think it was only in the beginning until we settled. But I am not whitewashing history,my folks acted horrible,nothing us Norwegians are proud of. We never call ourselves vikings,only Americans do…) But I understand now that religion isn't the factor you fought for. Still, the use of religious war is an easy way to justify anything under the umbrella of the church and bla, bla, bla from god. I am not attacking anyone from that time, I am just seeing the common thread in all religion, and it has a lot of blood on its hands.. Thanks again for the brilliant reply, you made me think and I learned from you. That is why I see you guys and gals as polite and smart people, I generalize, but you get it:) Cheers

[@stephenhalpin6221]

@@Dumrikk Anytime brother, glad there's people out there interested in knowing. I also have an interest in Norwegian history, true definition of hard people. And the mythology too is very interesting! But yeah religion is a burden. There's too many beliefs whereas there should just be one belief, being human.

[@zeevorourke6876]

Watching ypu two experience these songs for the 1st time makes me experience them for the 1st time all over again. This song breaks my heart, thanks for covering it, love your chanel

[@pichelheimer]

I grew up with this song. My best friend of the time was so into this song he ruled the dance floor everyime this song was played. Your reaction brought back good memories. Love it!

[@st3v3408]

I'm with Brad, her voice was incredibly haunting!

[@kelvinmeneely3116]

Agreed!

[@dlpowers3898]

There will never be another Dolores O'Riordan....she was amazing, RIP! The yodelling is pretty normal for Irish singers but she did it flawlessly! thx for sharing Brad & Lex :)

[@sub-zero7008]

It’s called “keening” and Irish women used to “keen” at their families funerals. Very similar to a “yodel”.

[@justinatest9456]

One of the most powerrful songs of all time

[@joecollie4314]

This song is about the war in Ireland. But it fits all wars. Delores was a beautiful person. I also loved her voice.

[@Habeev07]

Cannot forget the Corpral killings. Derek and David. Two soldiers brutally murdered in 1988. In the music video there is a point where it shows their mural.

[@guyvandurme7228]

I like your honesty, you do not pretend knowing things; That makes you a valuable person

[@cindiaker5778]

The video really helps to "feel" the emotion of what the song is about. You really need to watch the video, although it makes most people more emotional than just hearing the song alone...it certainly adds to the experience and achieves what was meant to be felt .

[@SalsaStork]

Her voice is so amazing. You really can't go wrong with any of their music.

[@marvintammy]

Definitely the soundtrack to a lot of us in the 90’s Love this band and Dolores’ voice to this day. Such a impactful song and the video really drives it home. RIP Dolores., she’s impossible to replace. Great job guys.

[@Ednerd]

the emotion in her voice starting at 1:48 is unreal!! touches your soul!

[@NoLegacyLeft]

When this 1st came out I was just becoming a teenager and the song had a very different meaning to me. I was struggling with being an introvert always feeling trapped in my head in the hallways of school or at lunch. Felt like I was the Zombie among the living always being trapped in my head. As I got older I found out what the song stood for, but for me it will always bring me back to coming of age.

[@Pengi_SMILES]

Beautiful song and Delores O' Riorden (RIP) had an incredible voice. The 'Troubles' were a Civil war between Catholic Irish Republican factions and Protestant Unionist factions in Northern Ireland (part of the UK) that ran throughout the entire 20th century and caused a lot of pain and death to many communities in the Republic of Ireland, Mainland UK and Northern Ireland itself. It stems back to the Irish Civil war and when Home Rule was granted to Eire from Britain when the Island was divided. The reference to 1916 is the Easter Rebellion which was the an armed uprising in Dublin. This song was written in the aftermath of the Warrington bombing, in particular where two young boys were killed by a bomb left on a busy British high street in 1993. There has been a peace agreement since 1998, which is sadly under threat, largely by the actions of the UK government.

[@nealm6764]

It goes so much further back than that, and so much deeper, but I understand it isn't a thesis just a YT comment trying to touch on some basics. England invaded, slaughtered, stole land and resettled it, tried to destroy Ireland's religions and install protestant church, starved and genocided the Irish peasants, and ruled over them with an Iron fist. scars that don't easily heal. So a lot of the protestant Irish are not really Irish at all, but are the descendants of the British settlers who stole their lands and killed the Irish ancestors. Too much to go into, but it isn't just Irish fighting each other along denominational lines.

[@Pengi_SMILES]

@@nealm6764 well really it goes back to the Normans doesn't it? deep roots.

[@furiogiunta7886]

It goes back to the 1600's when Cromwell invaded the Emerald Isle and enslaved 500,000 Irishmen, sent most of them to Jamaica to be worked to death.

[@Pengi_SMILES]

@@furiogiunta7886 As I said before the roots go deeper than that. The Norman invasions led to English political involvement in Ireland. He the time of Cromwell the Tudors had already claimed.control of the Kingdom of.Ireland a century earlier. Cromwell was responding to Irish rebellions and support of the Catholic attempts to win the crown after the English Civil War. You've got 800 years of English meddling, and often harsh reprisals.

[@michaelkelly339]

@@furiogiunta7886 It really started in 1170 when Strongbow arrived and decided not to go home

[@claredyson9936]

One of the best songs ever!! Delores had an amazing voice. Cranberries were my favourite as a teen. This is actually a sad song.

[@nathanpadilla213]

I remember waking up for school to this song often in my youth. Love the Cranberries!

[@Thorum13]

You two really make the songs you review interesting. Thanks!

[@chilly6470]

Brad is easily one of the most intelligent people to react to a song. I like that he points out the fact that he's ignorant to the conflict. Which is fine. Another great reaction! I'm Irish by the way. I'd love to see you react to "miss you when you're gone" by The Cranberries.

[@Danimal77]

Ignorant**** not ignorent.

[@chilly6470]

@@Danimal77...... Oohh, sorry. I'll go change that now. Just for you! Hope it makes your day a little better.

[@j.alexander4948]

@@chilly6470 you have to admit, misspelling the word ignorant IS ironic

[@savvy1803]

Yeah she was that good and will be missed , the look on her face when she hears Dolores's voice for the first time ... Priceless lol ... glad you both enjoyed it :) .

[@dalehammers4425]

RIP Dolores, you will forever be remembered with love.

[@kevingallagher4673]

As a child of the troubles in N.Ireland, this song always gets to me with extra meaning ... as a father with kids now never want my kids to see and hear what I did ....

[@billholder1330]

That little "roll" or "lilt" at the end of words / between words is part of a Celtic vocal tradition called "keening" typically used for mourning at funerals, goes back thousands of years.

[@ronaldmilner8932]

Brad & Lex's reaction to this song is priceless!! I never saw such a green shade on Lex before!!!

[@ZombieChris1]

Her voice is amazing, and seeing her do it live every bit as good is just mind blowing, the style shes doing in this is Keening, its a Gaelic traditional about lamenting the dead

[@annaoswald5943]

This song won a poll during a livestream. Up until about 5 min. before the reaction they were calling it The Cranberries by Zombie( I think that's how it appeared on the poll). I think this is why everyone loves them so much because of the authenticity and genuineness they have. Keep it real guys.

[@BradAndLex]

😂😂 thank you Anna lol we always love having you on the stream & then later in the comments with the cliff notes! X

[@radone5896]

You guys are really getting good at interpreting the songs and meanings to you. Love to see your growing appreciation of older music. Keep it up.

[@LyndaBarry-o3b]

She has a beautiful unique voice ..glad u seen it ..

[@russcattell955i]

A very powerful song highlighting the civil war that raged on the island of Ireland. the perfect contrast is Ode To My Family on the same album. A very old friend, a Co Kerry gal (Kerry is next to Cranberries Co Limerick) sings their songs exactly the same. When I enquired , she said "all the local gals sang Cranberries songs in the pubs" also "Delores was our singing heroine, as she sang like us"

[@mikeb3835]

I would interpret Zombies to mean, unthinking unfeeling maniacal killers, that do what they do, without reason or purpose.

[@raulcastro3277]

Word!

[@benshafer65]

Exactly

[@nickmitsialis]

Yes that's what upset her so much...the "peace" is THIS close, and somebody who just HAD to take one more shot/plant ONE more bomb....

[@PHILPOP2]

It's amazing how humans can justify atrocious in their heads and call it war.

[@jeremyrichard8831]

I can see that too but I always thought the Zombies were the mothers and other loved ones left behind. Stuck in trauma and not really living their lives.

[@randymyer2996]

This song taught me way back in the 90's that music didn't have to be metal to be heavy

[@brosephysics]

This song references the Easter Rebellion of 1916. The song “The Foggy Dew” is about this event and has been performed by many artists. One of my favorite renditions is by the Chieftains with Sinéad O'Connor providing vocals. The Chieftains also perform a traditional tune called “O’Sullivans March” which refers to the 1602 retreat of one of the last Independent Gaelic nobles across Ireland where his 1000 remaining people would be reduced to a mere 35 survivors. The decision to retreat was made after English forces executed 300 women, children, and elderly of O’Sullivans community after the fall of the stronghold where they were concealed.

[@macsfe9828]

I always wondered what "since 1916" referred to, ty for explaining.

[@levoyfoster8510]

@@macsfe9828 no its not? its a protest song about the death of two children in an ira bombng in england the 1916 reference is just where it all started this was a protest song about innocents suffering lol

[@SnowTricky]

She's saying it's not 1916 anymore, it's an anti war song inspired by the ira bombing Warrington killing 2 kids. She's literally on film saying this.

[@ZannNewman]

@@SnowTricky it's been going since 1916 and they still haven't learnt and innocent people still die in the crossfire

[@kents.2866]

The Foggy Dew by Luke Kelly is my personal favorite version.

[@Frank-bn6mb]

One of the greatest songs ever about the 'Troubles' . RIP Dolores.

[@SerenaPro]

It's the cry in her voice. I LOVE IT.

[@dennisellis3605]

This is such a powerful song. One of my favorites

[@JoeBlow_4]

RIP Dolores. I had a mad crush on her decades ago.

[@kz03jd]

She makes use of Keening, which is what the Irish have used to show anguish and grief at funerals. Also, she is really good at yodeling too! You should do some Collective Soul reactions. December, Shine, Where the River Flows, Gel etc. All awesome songs and a band that a lot of people have seemed to have forgotten about.

[@christopherfisher123]

you hit the nail on the head, she was a very strong yodeler! she was the best ever and she died from alcohol disease!😭😭😭

[@gregbrogan9061]

Not yodeling... That's "keening" - a kind of traditional wailing-singing done at wakes/funerals in Ireland... expresses deep sorrow and anguish.

[@obenohnebohne]

I don‘t know why but this song makes me cry. All the pain in the song is transfered somehow. But I love this masterpiece. It touches me deeply.

[@Lectuz]

You're not alone.

[@lewismaddox4132]

Her voice break, to me, is her way of continuing singing despite her basically breaking down. It's part singing part absolutely breaking down. She muscles through it. Courage! Have you ever heard a song more riddled with lament?

[@philhartley678]

My granddad was sent to Ireland to squash the 1916 Easter Rebellion, his battalion was pulled out of the trenches in France. He met my grandma there which is a fascinating tale. They used to meet under McClearys clock on O'Connell Street in Dublin. My wife and I had our pic under the same clock 102 years later.

[@entraunes]

Ireland 🇮🇪 ! My generation, the 90 s ! Iconic

[@slyraven1128]

I wore this album out in school 😂 Linger is another must hear!!

[@archangeljmj6008]

And Ode to my family

[@slyraven1128]

@@archangeljmj6008 oh yeees

[@stevenhardman8579]

"LINGER"...is another great song by the cranberries in which her voice carries the song

[@thomasbeauchemin1298]

Keening is a singing technique used at Irish wakes and funerals!! Delores employs it here brilliantly!!! Great reaction kids!! Nice shout out to Fergo too Lex!!!

[@MrMusicRookie]

Thats why i love reading the comments. Thank you :) I didn't know that.

[@ImpartiallySpeaking]

She left this world way too soon but her music lives on forever

[@senfonikmetalhead]

more than 10 years since i was listening this song on a daily basis, still instant chills.. such a legend

[@niniyeadarefin6555]

Dolores is a legend. RIP Dolores. This song's lyrics are too powerful. One of the most popular and powerful song from the early 90's.

[@auricrew8080]

Legit been listening to them since I was a bitty thing. My first concert ever was the cranberries in 97/98 at blossom. I hold strong to the fact that I was the youngest person there who knew every lyric to every song standing ony seat singing my heart out with Delores. I cried the day she died. I sing this song first in all karaoke opportunities.

[@darkjedi447]

I love that Brad always tries to pay attention to the lyrics as well as the music. That's hard to do on a first listen sometimes. I hope you get a chance to listen to DREAMS by the Cranberries. It's one of their earliest big hits and it's a beauty of a song. Thanks and keep smiling 🤘 🙂

[@bothellkenmore]

I love this channel because Brad's analyzing lyrics I never could hear, bothered too or just didn't have access to in the 80's and 90's.

[@bryans6861]

They should always pull up the lyrics videos. Delores not only had a great voice but she knew how to use it.

[@janedenny2151]

I love Lex’s reactions. So genuine.

[@villaincorp7728]

the style is called keening, and it is irish traditional way of singing when mourning the loss of a loved one

[@Falconer1128]

Her Irish accent really comes through in her music. It's so beautiful to me. RIP Delores. As commenter Tina Gilbert mentioned.... The Bad Wolves cover is so amazingly done, so emotional and so touching. I hope you'll do that one with the official video of it. The tribute to Delores is so well done and beautiful.

[@duhusker4383]

Her names was DOLORES ffs!

[@MichaelBallardwormy]

I still remember the first time I heard this song it gave me chills and still does to this day almost 30 years later. Delores had an amazing voice

[@ApoapsisGaming1]

Zombie referred to the "mindless" killings with bombs and guns etc. "mothers broken heart is taken over" refers to the hearts of those left behind after people where being killed. This song was a protest against the ongoing conflict in Northern Ireland and in reaction to the killing of children in a bombing.

[@unatrader108]

I'm not Irish but this is the first song that ever brought me to tears.

[@OgreProgrammer]

I loved Lex' reaction to Dolores' voice in the first minute or so. Double takes after double takes! And then Brad pauses and says "I love her voice."

[@Damiana_Dimock]

The lyrics are definitely important in this song, and worth paying attention to in all their songs. I definitely credit both this song and U2's "Sunday Bloody Sunday," for helping to make me more politically aware as a little kid just getting into music when this song's video was playing on heavy rotation. I was already primed for it with a church/mom that focused on social justice and our family's National Geographic subscription. After hearing those songs I needed to better understand them. Another two or three years later I discover Rage Against The Machine and watch the Tibetan Freedom Concert mini-doc on MTV w/ the Beastie Boys, I think after that I was pretty locked in. heh.

[@Gwenhwyfar7]

Great thing about 90's music is it has a lot of very heavy riffs with really sweet voices. Tracy Bonham, Garbage and Bjork would be great ones to check out.

[@jamiegarrett3187]

I am so happy that you included Garbage in your list. Shirley Manson is so commonly forgot about or just ignored.

[@raymo6795]

Tracy Bonham never got her due. "Poe" was another

[@Frostrazor]

Emiliana Torrini - "Gollum's Song" is another powerful ballad piece worthy of mention in this trope.

[@Gwenhwyfar7]

"Hole" is also a favorite of mine, but they need to see some more Nirvana first ;)

[@raymo6795]

@@Gwenhwyfar7 Hole has a couple good albums., I always kind of thought that Kurt had some tunes written that were never recorded, and Courtney claimed them after Kurt passed and made a couple of albums from them…likely I am not the only one to suspect this . But “ Celebrity Skin” was a great album…great time in music

[@nateb538]

She was offered a million pounds to not release that song but she tore the check up, thank you Dolores Rest Easy

[@ericlevi5729]

That comment about FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH was awesome!!!

[@jameswilson7641]

She did have an amazing voice…. Her passing was a big loss for Alternative Rock and Rock in general…. She had a uniquely smooth voice