FIRST TIME LISTENING TO THE CRANBERRIES - ANIMAL INSTINCT [FIRST TIME REACTION]

[@andrewboland1062]

Thank you for reacting to this masterpiece Phil. There's also another song about her son Taylor called "You And Me" definitely react to that one next. After that I recommend in this order, Promises, Just My Imagination, Salvation, Free To Decide, Ridiculous Thoughts, I'll recommend some more after you get a chance to check all those Cranberries Songs

[@warfare73]

she was an angel like in this video.. R.I.P. Dolores...

[@ArianaH3ART]

Amen to that.

[@Bloom_007]

Love this song so much, thank you for the reaction

[@Quienereswho]

Addressee of this Song is her Son Indeed it would appear that her son Taylor Baxter Burton (who would have been approximately three-years old at the time) is actually the addressee of the song. And what Dolores is telling him is that at first he ‘made her cry’. This statement would allude to the aforementioned depression she experienced after his birth. However, as time progressed she had apparently come to truly appreciate him and love him. Thus by the time the second verse rolls around she is instead expressing her concern and hope that he will never come to harm. Indeed her interest in his safety is arguably the overarching sentiment in the song. Moreover she seems to understand that to some extent the mental issues she experienced as part of his birth will never fully go away.

[@kilgh]

Dolores has some great songs to her kids. "You and Me" is the happier, post Depression follow up to this one.