FIRST TIME HEARING The Cranberries - Zombie (Official Music Video) REACTION | STUCK IN OUR HEADS😱😳

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[@gantorisdurran710]

The troubles in Ireland had gone on for decades, centuries even. Things were brutal and really really personal for people, she wrote this song after a bombing in a pub killed some children. The song is a plea to both sides to stop the killing and find another way. Its really hard to listen to and not start tearing up if you lived in the UK during this madness.

[@ezechielamadeus2828]

Je n ai pas vécue en g b ! mais cette chanson me donne de la tristesse pour le peuple irlandais ! et le clip 😭

[@rickseymour1972]

When you say "a bombing in a pub" you refer to Warrington where the IRA killed 2 children ? Dolores response to that was this song..."this is NOT MY family"...meaning we ( the normal ) people are not either IRA nor British Army. Such a powerful song when in context

[@tomgraham5536]

@@ezechielamadeus2828 I am just your average American with Irish descent and I can't even hear this song without tearing up..... Just the thought of my Irish kin going through these times just fills me with such sorrow and dismay.... I hopw to come to Ireland one day and trace my family heritage and pay my respects to this tragedy.....

[@hobgoblin13]

@@tomgraham5536 the whole of the uk was going through it. The army might have been in Ireland but the IRA was blowing shit out of innocence people

[@jeffmalloy8200]

@@hobgoblin13 both sides were killing innocent people. It was/is the result of 800 years of British colonization, subjugation and suppression of the Irish people.

[@randymyer2996]

I was a metalhead when this came out. Zombie taught me that music doesn't have to be metal to be heavy.

[@Newfie-zc7ug]

Good discovery on your part ,there are a lot who haven't got it yet :)

[@rosieposie8695]

Her voice was an instrument..just amazing

[@Mohipya]

100% Randy

[@joeydehaeck419]

plenty of metal bands have soft songs though, unless you only listen to like death metal songs etc

[@nick3745]

Dude Cranberries are heavy. Salvation is Great, like 70s punk feel.

[@Tatsta]

Zombie was a visceral response to the death of two children in an IRA bombing in the Cheshire town of Warrington. Lead singer Dolores O' Roiodan was a great singer unfortunately she died at 46 from accidentally drowning in her bathtub in 2018. They said she had high levels of alcohol in her system. Linger is another great song.

[@tragicdeyz2641]

It just guts me every time I hear one of her songs, to think of her dieing like that. Just crushes me.

[@Tatsta]

@@tragicdeyz2641 me too.

[@stevenmix3723]

This is the first I have ever heard of the cause of her death. So sad. The family kept it out of the public for the longest time, which was understandable.

[@Tatsta]

@@tragicdeyz2641 me too. It was a horrible death but her songs will live on forever

[@cup_cuppy_cuppers5817]

@Stevie D - It would be helpful for the Gen Z and Millennials to know what "IRA" stands for and who they were fighting. That it's Catholics and Protestants fighting each other. Christians of different doctrines [interpretation of the bible] warring, just like Muslims. Sunni's, Shiites, Sunni and Wahhabites are ALL at war with each other.

[@andreacollins3204]

I’m a southern Irish woman and this is one of our anthems! Delores is missed dearly but you should really check out the story to why she did this song and react to linger also

[@ryangerrard4048]

We all want peace 💚 north or south, east or west

[@andreacollins3204]

@@ryangerrard4048 never said we didn’t

[@lindabarry8501]

@@andreacollins3204 yes ur right as 2 why she wrote it ...she will b missed 💔

[@LionMetalMusic-videochannel]

this two reactors have very low and limited education in history and music in general !

[@michaelscoggins3503]

@@LionMetalMusic-videochannel Maybe that is why they are exploring in this way?

[@flaviojosefo7130]

Dolores was not just one of the greatest female voices in Rock, she was too an incredible multi-instrumentist who played electric/acoustic guitar, tin whistle, church organ, keyboard, piano, mandoline, etc. She was as well the main songwritter of the band

[@richardjanssen3538]

She needs to be in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame

[@LionMetalMusic-videochannel]

this two reactors have very low and limited education in history and music in general !

[@jimridge8453]

@@LionMetalMusic-videochannel no offence meant but most of the Americans reacting to songs videos I've watch are the same. Very little musical knowledge. Sometimes wonder how so many have not heard of bands like Queen etc. Always trying to hard to understand the meanings behind the lyrics, normally completely missing the mark. In these guys defence, at least they didn't do this a just asked for viewers to explain.

[@noutubeusrnames]

@@jimridge8453No offense but I always assumed they reacted to genres and eras they're unfamiliar with in order to expand their knowledge. I'm American and I haven't heard a song or artist on any reaction channel I don't already know.

[@62CDN]

@@jimridge8453 I agree. They showed respect by asking viewers to comment and explain, but yes, sadly so many young people are ignorant of history, especially if not American history. Come to think of it, they don't know US history either.

[@joehynes5452]

1916 was The Easter Rebellion, an Irish Republican insurrection against the occupying British government in Ireland that went on until The Good Friday Peace Accord of 1998 was signed by both govt's. "The Troubles" was at its worst from the late 1960's-1998. 1972 was the pinnacle of the violence, lots of lives were lost in the bombings, mostly civilians. N Ireland has its own parliament in Belfast but to this day is still technically part of The U.K. and separate from The Republic of Ireland, though it does have an open border now. Check out Ode To My Family, Linger, Dreams, Free to Decide, Dreaming My Dreams

[@ziggymarlowe5654]

Thank you Joe Hynes for your concise explanation of the Troubles and it's root causes.

[@cagnazzo82]

This is the best explanation so far. Basically from the tail end of the 1st world war to the end of the 20th century this occupation lasted. By the time Dolores writes this song I'd imagine people had enough.

[@chrisalldis3375]

Joe would that be the same as Rod Stewart's song Grace referring to the same up rising

[@ezechielamadeus2828]

Je suis protestante et je pleure tout les morts , catholique , protestant une folie cette guerre orchestré par les autorités anglaises et zombie avec sunday bloody 2 des plus belles et tristes chanson sur cette guerre ! et ode to my family une des plus belles chansons que je connaisse ♥️

[@chrisklitou7573]

Why do Irish like to fucking lie? Ireland was part of the UK not a British colony like India, Australia,New Zealand and Canada etc A part of the UK United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland It wasn't a colony or a dominion So there wasn't a occupying British force Because Ireland and Irish people were British at the time Irish parliament voted to join Great Britain and make the United Kingdom in 1801 Yes you wanted independence which is your right but it wasn't a occupation That's like saying Quebec is being occupied by Canada which isn't true

[@silvertongue3003]

What makes that part stick in your head is because of what she does, it’s called keening, it’s a sound made to respectfully portray your grief and sadness with your voice when someone died, it’s a haunting sound and even when you hear it at a funeral it sticks in your head forever.

[@thedominator87]

bad wolves also has a cover of this so you might have heard that one too as far as the meaning of the song, this was inspired by the IRA bombing in Warrington, Cheshire, England on March 20, 1993. Two children, Jonathan Ball and Tim Parry, were killed. The IRA (Irish Republican Army) is a militant group that was determined to remove British troops from Northern Ireland. Lead singer Dolores O'Riordan claimed that "Zombie" speaks about "the Irish fight for independence that seems to last forever." The lyrics even say, "It's the same old theme since 1916." Like the responsive works of Yeats, Heaney and U2, the Cranberries claim they wrote "Zombie" to be a "song for peace, peace among England and Ireland." >>

[@angelskunk2206]

If not, you guys definitely need to react to Bad Wolves cover of it.

[@brianmarshall894]

Bad wolves version is pretty awesome yes

[@ceciliarivera9513]

The IRA wants self determination. they want to run Ireland without the English influence. in othrer words they want to secede from the English empire

[@davidromero7582]

I agree listen to bad wolves cover

[@stefaniebrauer128]

@@angelskunk2206 please do. They were set to be in the studio with her the day after she died. They went on to record the track without her and donate all proceeds to her children. 💜

[@FolkSongsEtAl]

Linger and dreams are my favourite Cranberries songs. I think it's mentioned below that Zombie is about the conflict in Northern Ireland, and was inspired by an IRA bombing where several children were killed.

[@benjaminburgess6880]

I love when you're gone too and even ode to my family or whatever it's called. Linger and dreams are easily favorites for me too

[@glastonbury4304]

2 boys blown up in Warrington England 😔

[@dcqis8dp]

This is a very difficult one to comment on, as I personally experienced a car bomb in Dublin in 1975. The roof of the car blew into the air, over a wall and Iron railings and a whole building, and landed about 50 m. from me. It's the sight of it and the boom which keep coming back to me, and irrational feeling of total hopelessness as to what to do and how to react afterwords. Yes, like zombies, many of us ran out to the street where it had happened, but we were all way above our heads. I thought I saw a head lying on the street, but that may just be my blurred memories of the occasion. Two years ago, in lockdown, as I was watching Mockinjay 2, there was a car bomb scene, and I got a whacking great big flashback, and had trouble sleeping for some time. This triggered my own therapy, which was dystopian-scifi stuff, and that settled me down. Weird you may say, but we face our anxieties by challenging them up front, or we are chickens. I believe Dolores may have written this song in one go in a fury. She hit the nail on the head. I morn that she is no longer with us.

[@paulkemp4559]

My grandad was fighting in the trenches in France WW1 and after sustaining a number of wounds was then sent out to Ireland after 1916, out of the frying pan and in to the fire. He was from an Irish family living in London and clearly survived these wars or I would not be here. The Troubles have affected us all and to a certain extent still do. The Cranberries song Zombie is a poignant reminder that the innocent suffer in conflict on all sides

[@BeboRulz]

It was dedicated or created for two young men who were killed (by a carbomb, I think). Their names were painted on the building in the video. (???) I could be completely wrong. This is what I remember reading.

[@TheWoodlandhoBo]

The song is 30yrs old. Still timeless. I was 15 when I first heard this on MTV. It’s about the troubles in Ireland.

[@tineryn]

A lot of people already described the Troubles and the IRA bombing that inspired this song, but in a more general sense, the song is calling out the perpetrators of violence. Their heads are so consumed with violence ("their tanks and their bombs and their bombs and their guns,in your head,") that they carelessly inflict that violence onto the next generation, who are innocent of it. In the chorus, she's basically accusing them of being dead inside

[@imbateman]

The heaviest part of this is little Dolores with a guitar half her size commanding any room to sit down, shut up and listen. She was amazing. RIP.

[@s.p..smdness8748]

Zombie is one of those song that you don't "hear for the first time". You just know it until one day you discover its name.

[@thadude2862]

Both of y’all were completely captivated… 😂 love that… great music and great vocalist like her with a powerful message will do that to ya💯

[@Zenon0K]

You haven't really experienced this song fully until you've heard it in the presence of Irishman. Craziest walkout I've ever heard was for a UFC Dublin card. Local Dubliner and OG veteran Aisling Daley was fighting at home for the first time in the UFC (and it would ultimately end up being her retirement fight as her next brain scan showed abnormalities) and she walked out to this. 10 thousand drunk, passionate, and extremely riled up Irishmen BELT this out. It's the only time I think I've ever heard an entire crowd singing a song like this as if it was a national anthem and they were literally all going to charge the gates of hell as one after.

[@uncmike187]

This sample was used for Eminem's song off of Revival called "In Your Head", maybe that's where you heard it? Great reaction! Cranberries - Ode to My Family is another really good one!

[@marcussmith6805]

Yes. "Ode to My Family" is probably my favorite.

[@richlisola1]

@@marcussmith6805 -Mine too!

[@stevenmix3723]

One of their most beautiful songs is "Ode to My Family." Dolores really grabs your heart vocally on that ballad.

[@curiouslywoven9737]

For me this so perfectly reflects the frustration at perpetual, sustained violence. I was 13 when this song came out and it always reminds me of all of the sectarian violence of my childhood (thankfully mostly heard of on the news though some family and friends were in the cross-hairs) - escapes from the Soviet block, 1989 revolutions, Tiananmen Square, apartheid, Bosnian war, KKK marches, wars in the Middle East, etc. This song removes any rose colored glasses to the past and reminds us that there are still so many zombies, that it is so easy to become one.

[@theoriginalBLACKIE]

You can't go wrong when picking a Cranberries song. Some of my favorites are Yeats grave, Ridiculous thoughts, Salvation, and The daffodil lament.

[@thefish5861]

Her voice gives me the shivers, in a good way. Amazing voice.

[@flaviojosefo7130]

Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan is a legend of Rock N Roll

[@Jazz_Tamatea]

The Cranberries - Ode to my family, Linger, Dreams and Salvation are a good starting point

[@andrewkelley434]

Many ppl have already mentioned the meaning of the song. Here are other songs by The Cranberries: "Dreams"; "Ode to My Family"; "When You're Gone" and "Linger"

[@danielkunzmann1587]

RIP Dolores !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@stevenbeal1598]

It’s about innocent people being killed during “The Troubles” in Ireland. The song was written in response to the death of Johnathan Ball, aged 3, and Tim Parry, aged 12, both of whom had been killed in the Warrington bombings, when two IRA improvised explosive devices hidden in litter bins were detonated in Warrington, England. Ball died at the scene of the bombing as a result of his shrapnel-inflicted injuries, and five days later, Parry lost his life as a result of head injuries. 56 others were injured, some seriously. Parry died in his father's arms in a hospital in Walton, Liverpool. The two boys had gone shopping to buy Mother's Day cards on one of the town's busiest shopping streets. The singer died of an overdose at 46.

[@shelleysparks210]

RIP Delores. You are loved & respected still. My family is of Scots-Northern Irish heritage & you have my undying gratitude & respect. 🍀

[@loneb9759]

Another great Cranberries song is "Ode to my family" of the same album😊🔥

[@NicSchumi]

One of the first compact discs i bought from my pocket money. I think it was in 1994. Loved this song so much then and still do today. RIP Dolores!

[@rammingspeed4941]

The British Crown INVADED and Annexed Ireland

[@1tommymulligan]

Some other great songs by The Cranberries "Dreams" "When Your Gone" "Linger" and "Ode to My Family" all classics.

[@grahamcoates9017]

This song makes me shiver. I was 18 on my first tour of duty and nearly lost my life in the bogside. More so at the moment . A couple of months ago a total stranger reached out to me for saving his life when his leg got blown of in a bomb attack

[@kalohaggard1729]

The violence of the troubles really scaled back after this song. I can't think of another song that touched as many people or actually changed the flow of events in this way. The world is a darker place without Dolores.

[@edwardofgreene]

I have often thought about the power of this song and the subsequent peace that followed and took root (though people understandably still worry). Obviously no song is that powerful on its own. More and more the people were tired of the Troubles. Unionist or Nationalist, Protestant or Catholic, people were just sickened by it all. For more and more it wasn't about "winning" anymore. More and more people were just tired and heartbroken. This song spoke to, and for, those people. Not the usual narratives supporting one side or the other. It spoke for those just wanting to say ENOUGH!!!

[@daniellepartridge7069]

Dreams, linger....she has such a unique voice!

[@gavynchapman1808]

Dolores has such a sweet angelic voice, love the Cranberries

[@victorramsey5575]

Yeah... Delores.... She was such a beautiful person with a voice that set the bar high. Check out Bad Wolves Zombie cover (official video). Delores was supposed to sing with them, but God said its time to come home. In the Bad Wolves video there is a woman in gold who represents Delores. I read somewhere that when the band showed up to shoot the video they were unaware of "the woman in gold". When they saw her they were visibly upset and needed a minute. Btw, notice how in the Bad Wolves video everything is black: the set, the instruments, the clothes...everything. Except the woman in gold. RIP DELORES

[@stevenmitchell839]

This a very good Irish band.... Awesome job guys!!

[@happymethehappyone8300]

Dolores Had The Voice Of An Angel & Now She Is One..Rest In Peace Dolores..Thanks For All You Gave Us..Gone But Definitely Not Forgotten 🙏 ❤

[@blessanabey8386]

This song is really hard to listen to without getting sad or that feeling in your throat to this day, especially this year because of Russia Ukraine war...such a beautiful song.

[@meganclavery4940]

Appreciate the mention guys and you seeing my comment 😁 and yeah it's pronounced the same as Meghan, it's just spelt without the h. If you listen to linger you can really hear her accent and you'll hear something known as keening in the song dreams that she does with her voice, it's also known as the Irish cry. zombie is about the Irish troubles and written about 2 young boys that were killed in a bombing

[@sukioki6983]

I love "Linger" by The Cranberries. It came out in 1993 when I was a Senior in High School. Still love it today

[@jennhurl]

Please react to "Linger" next! It is amazing! ❤🎵✌ RIP Delores 🙏🏻

[@huskerchickmissy]

Delores, Chris an Chester where all taken from us in a very short time all together RIP to these absolute legands and Thank You for the music that we all loved!

[@stingrbor2687]

I started listening to them in 1994. In 96 I bought their "To the faithful departed" when I was in the 5th grade. It was a rainy day. Sometimes when it rains I play it so I can feel that day again... It feels very nostalgic, but it´s magic too.

[@shannonwoods2413]

You should've reacted to the live performance! You would appreciate how great Dolores O' Riordan's vocals really were. And the crowd participation is awesome!! RIP Dolores O' Riordan

[@gilbertoidoy2695]

The whole "no need to argue" album is amazing

[@flaviojosefo7130]

And debut album, and To The Faithfull Departed, and Bury The Hatchet. The Cranberries are one of the gratest bands of all Time

[@johne.christensen7147]

I met Dolores in 1992, such a sweet endearing warm kind woman, her passing was absolutely heartbreaking to me.😢

[@shannonbutler-williams7261]

I've watched this video countless times, but finally noticed the cherub fires an arrow as Delores clutches her head. The same child tries to throw a stick and is killed. As the song ends, the cherubs suspiciously and forlornly pull their bows back again, to start the next cycle of violence.

[@BAW12547]

Lead singer Dolores O'Riordan claimed that "Zombie" speaks about "the Irish fight for independence that seems to last forever." The lyrics even say, "It's the same old theme since 1916." I have said it before and I'll say it again this is the best reaction channel on KZbin by far. Could you please react to Tribute by Tenacious D

[@langdalepaul]

Yes, but to be clear, it was a song for peace and wasn’t taking either side.

[@Bloodtypewhiskey]

TenD is such incel music lol pls no

[@sarablack2547]

i second that request tribute tenaicous d!

[@BAW12547]

@@sarablack2547 thanks Sara

[@CaptainCritical]

Yeh and it also speaks about the innocent British children murdered by the IRA. Stop pretending that it's pro-republican.

[@donnabennett8546]

The Cranberries! Been a fan since I was a teen. Great reaction! Dolores was amazing (rip). Linger, Ridiculous Thoughts, Dreams, The Icicle Melts, Twenty One. They have many amazing songs~

[@youtmeme]

rip dolores..🙏🙏one of the best voices and ppl in rock. yes the song is serious about years of ppl killing each other....

[@ciaranmccormack1806]

The song was written about 2 boys who died 1993 in a bomb attack by the IRA on mothers day in Warrington, when they went out to buy a card for their mothers but never returned along a protest song about the troubles in Ireland from 1916 to present day, Zombie was an outraged response to the bombing

[@Seven50ml]

I've heard this song many times and just picked up on that snare tone, love it.

[@SlowLane-pv3nf]

Maybe imitating automatic gunfire? It certainly has an angry feel to it.

[@Seven50ml]

@@SlowLane-pv3nf sounds like an axe chopping to me. But that gunfire idea makes me think, maybe that's what they were going for? Guess I'll have to listen again

[@go234ko96ts5]

This song has fine vocals by Dolores and fine playing by the rest of the group. Video is stunning and the history behind it holds very special meeting concerning British troops and the Irish Republican Army. RIP sweet Dolores, going way too soon and to all those killed in that conflict. Linger by the Cranberries is also worth a listen.

[@Dan_Mk2]

RIP Dolores 🙏

[@cale4310]

I love that guitar lick and bass line, thanks to your comment section I finally found out what this song was about.

[@JasonDashnaw]

Man y'all are killing it with the versatility absolutely love this songs. beautiful. The bad wolves cover of this is great.Check it out theres a story behind it i wont get into✊🏼✌🏼💯

[@rainmakerXuzair]

Eminem used this as a sample on his Revival album... Song called "In Your Head" it's a great song🔥🔥 React to it

[@janinecarson8380]

Dolores didn't need to sample anyone else. It was all hers.

[@soundsannin1870]

This song to me has always felt like the duplicity of understanding war is wrong but remaining in your comfort zone when it doesn't pertain to you.

[@rickseymour1972]

History Lesson 101 - I know a few of people (including me) have commented about the context of the song, but the reference to 1916 and pretty much the whole start of "the troubles" was the 1916 "Easter Uprising" when the Irish (not all of them) rose against the English (not all of them) occupation of Ireland. Of course this was going on for centuries beforehand anyway (as the Scottish and Welsh) But since 1916, (Northern) Ireland has been a hotbed of contention between loyalist and separatists (on top of the brewing religious shanenigans) There have been lulls in my lifetime (and I DO remember the 1993 bombings vividly) but they are still unresolved sadly. Anyway...enjoy the song and be safe :)

[@louispulitano7087]

Now you gotta react to "Bad wolves" cover of this!! Amazing!! She was supposed to appear on the song with them but died on that day... So made it a tribute to her! Donated all the proceeds to her kids...

[@piterofunlife3977]

Rip to the singer

[@hibhibb5429]

The Cranberries songs "Salvation" and "Ode to my family" are great ones to check out. RIP Dolores!

[@siancolburn5163]

This song gives me chills every time. It brings tears and heartache every time. I grew up in the 80's in Manchester, England where we were very aware of the Troubles and had regular IRA threats and actual bombings. Her keening really explains the pain.

[@sarahpagett9191]

Me too it wasn't nice wss it

[@cpope9881]

Eminem sampled this song on one of his joints. Maybe y’all heard it there?

[@jaycece999]

I really enjoyed your reaction! 🙂 I was born in 1990 and my parents bought the album right when it was released in 1994 and listened to it up and down. So I grew up with the song 🙂 and I could hear it again and again. Maybe you want to try "Aurora - Heathens (live version) ❤️

[@edith6797]

I was on the verge of tears,especially after reading the comments ,about what the song is actually about.So much senseless death.

[@jduncanandroid]

The Bad Wolves cover of this song is a must... Dolores was planned to do the vocals for it, but she passed just before the recording session... the rest you need to check out for yourselves :)

[@nathanford1201]

Damn those silent screams during the breakdown/solo bridge thing Hurts my soul knowing What this song is about, Which is about 3 children(I think) who were killed by an IRA bomb Plus its just generally an Anti war song.

[@jasonbates165]

Yall should react to the cover song by Bad Wolves. She was going to record the song with them but passed away that very day. They did an awesome song to comemerate her.

[@ugadawgs1990]

This song is often sung at weddings and birthdays in Ireland. It has so much meaning to our culture and speaks to the desire for peace and families to be united by love.

[@paulosterloh1]

Do not be a A&& hol e bro. U got effen girl...do not be a jak A&&❤️❤️😭

[@user-eh8zq1vi4e]

U2 also did a song about the anguish in Ireland. Sunday Bloody Sunday. RIP Delores and Miss O'Connor. Canadian Grandma Lori. C.

[@cjb444220]

Eminem's "in your head" is a great song that uses a sample from the song too. Yeah I was going to suggest bad wolves cover of the song. They did a great job. And when they were planning to record the song the lead singer was supposed to reprise her role and ended up passing away that day. So the other guy took over the lead vocals and they donated I think all the money from the song to her family something along those lines their music video is really well put together too and sad

[@deborahzuchero7348]

Definitely check out bad wolves version so intense ❤️

[@chapo0815]

Em sampled this song in his song "in your head" i know u guys are big Em fans ya'll could check it out ...RIP Dolores...

[@arnoldcox9128]

One of my favorite 90's rock songs R.I.P Dolores

[@louielouie22]

I think the song is about ireland and northern ireland fighting each other for decades.

[@zappafan-eu4wp]

You can really tell when an artist means it. This is a perfect example of that.

[@pato2200]

The sing is about the war in northern ireland known colloquially as "the troubles". The line "It's the same old theme since 1916" refers to the easter rising in irelansmd against british rule, leading to independence in 1921. Ireland was pstitioned with some of it remaining part of the uk. This part then had a divided community which resulted in a campaign of violence to make it merge with the irish republic.

[@kiky2232]

R.i.p.Dolores.You will never be forgotten.

[@harley1389]

You guys should react to U2 another Irish band. Where the Streets have no name and With or without you are some of their big songs.

[@juliell2139]

From wikepedia ""Zombie" is a protest song by Irish alternative rock[1] band the Cranberries, written by the band's lead singer Dolores O'Riordan in memory of Johnathan Ball and Tim Parry (children), who were killed in the 1993 Warrington bombings. " On the Warrington bombings, Wikepedia says "The Warrington bombings were two separate bomb attacks that took place during early 1993 in Warrington, Cheshire, England. The first attack happened on 26 February, when a bomb exploded at a gas storage facility. This first explosion caused extensive damage, but no injuries. While fleeing the scene, the bombers shot and injured a police officer and two of the bombers were caught following a high-speed car chase. The second attack happened on 20 March, when two smaller bombs exploded in litter bins outside shops and businesses on Bridge Street. Two children were killed and a total of 56 people were injured. The attacks were carried out by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). From the early 1970s, the IRA had been carrying out attacks in both Northern Ireland and England with the stated goal of putting pressure on the UK Government to withdraw from Northern Ireland.[2] The IRA was designated a terrorist organisation."

[@Van1973Auken]

Ode To My Family is an awesome Cranberries song!

[@adbdirewolf]

The song was written in response to the death of Johnathan Ball, 3, and Tim Parry, 12, who had been killed in the IRA bombing in Warrington, northwest England, when two devices hidden in litter bins were detonated. Ball died at the scene of the bombing as a result of his shrapnel-inflicted injuries and, five days later, Parry lost his life as a result of head injuries. others were injured, some seriously. Parry died in his father's arms in Liverpool's Walton hospital. The two boys had gone shopping to buy Mother's Day cards on one of the town's busiest shopping streets.

[@stuarturban319]

Of all the mostly-chill reactors out there, you guys are the best. You two put in a reaction in just the right place while mostly just grooving, and I like it. :)

[@MrSuperHappyPants]

I love Dolores to the end of the world, and I mourn her with every listen of every song of theirs. What a heartbreak when we lost her. But - That being said (I'm a drummer), the drums on every Cranberries track KILL. Fergal Lawler is one of the most underrated drummers out there - and he's underrated on account of his humility. He knew Dolores was the star of the show, and he sat in the back seat. AND HE CRUSHED IT. Zombie, Disappointment, Sunday, Ridiculous Thoughts, Wanted, Salvation.... he's so tasteful. But more importantly, RIP Dolores. Shit.

[@Lars_Paulsen]

The song was written in response to the death of Johnathan Ball, 3, and Tim Parry, 12, who had been killed in the IRA bombing in Warrington, northwest England, when two devices hidden in litter bins were detonated.

[@mcm8737]

BAD WOLF, JUST COVERED THIS SONG! IT WAS POPULAR, DELORES O REARDON THE SINGER WAS SUPPOSED TO B IN VIDEO WITH BAD WOLF BUT SHE PASSED AWAY JUST BEFORE THEY DID IT. 👍

[@aboriginalindigenous7699]

I've loved this song the moment I heard the guitar in the beginning. The first time I saw this video was on the box Network in the 90s. "What's in your head.." sticks with you.

[@markmccracken6700]

This song was a direct shout to those living in the past and their own narrow twisted interpretations of Irish history . Both Irish peoples have a version and a present idea of who we are and what we should be . The song targets those hell bent on murder and death as means to win the argument . Delores did fantastic job with this song she spoke for the vast majority of Irish people on both sides . TALK DONT terrorise & kill like some mindless ZOMBIE

[@Gabriel98064]

“This song is our cry against man’s inhumanity to man. And worst still, to child.” -Dolores O’Riordan on Zombie

[@3qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq10]

She's singing about the violence in Northern Ireland. She's mostly admonishing her own side (Irish Catholic) for bombing the English and the loyalist protestant ethnically English, Irish citizens. Some times Irish children even died in the attacks. I was so upset when she died. Her and Sinead are my favorite Irish lady singers. Now days I'm listening to a Norwegian lady with an accent. You should check out Aurora Asknes some time. I like her just as much as Delores O'riordan (cranberries singer).

[@EnigmaTess]

The song was used in the second season of the Roswell, New Mexico television series as the background music for the scenes of the first episode titled "Stay. In 2021, the song's acoustic version appeared on the soundtrack of Zack Snyder's film Army of the Dead.

[@lisafallin7695]

I have a video of my 3 year old at the time singing this.. best memories ❤️

[@cynthiawatson6104]

I grew up hearing about The Troubles in Ireland on the news in the U.S. I was a young mother when this song came out. It was hard hitting and still is. All I would think at each news report "May God give Grace to them". Not long after this song came out, ceasefire was called. Besides the death of the two children in Warrington there had been many MANY deaths of innocent people on both sides. To know the true meaning, not just the grief of this one family, you have to go back and start with the Easter Sunday Uprising in 1916 and then follow The Troubles all the way to August of 1994. Hell, it goes back even further than that. Centuries even. The true meaning, to me, is they have no brains (like zombies) for continuing a fight for so long at the cost of innocent lives and is a call to stop it.

[@WhoCares69]

I was in West Belfast with army. This song just brings all the horrendous memories back 🥲

[@susanconstable2113]

This song is so popular you could have heard it in a store playing. Once you know the meaning behind the song it hits even harder. Beautiful. A band called bad wolves redid this song a few years ago. The cranberries lead singer Delores was to sing it with them and sadly passed away a day or so before the recording. Their video shows tribute to her.

[@suzieq804]

Zombie" is a protest song by Irish alternative rock band the Cranberries, written by the band's lead singer Dolores O'Riordan in memory of Johnathan Ball and Tim Parry, who were killed in the 1993 Warrington bombings.

[@ephraims8093]

Delores was playing in England when two little boys were killed by IRA bombs planted in the middle of English cities. This is a protest song that she wrote. The Zombies are the IRA who were stuck in a struggle since 1916 when the Uk left the South or Ireland but retained the north (Northern Ireland) as the people there wanted to stay part of the United Kingdom. The IRA acted as terrorists for years, killing kids and mostly protestant people doing normal things like shopping. Random bomb attacks, shooting attacks and assassinations. Delores was so shocked by the murder of these boys that she write the son, hence the boys screaming in the video. Such a sad and brilliant song from an Irish lady who saw the pity of the struggle.

[@andrewwatkins9309]

That yodel she does with her voice is an old tradition at funerals to honour the dead