The Cranberries - Zombie REACTION! Oh my...

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@BlackPegasusRaps
@BlackPegasusRaps 10 ай бұрын
Today I learned a lot from the comments. This song was about Irelands civil war and people even soldiers at times being like zombies following orders mindlessly. This is a protest song. Most importantly this is going on all over the world still. Rest in Paradise Dolores O'Riordan 🙏🏽 Your people and humanity are grateful for your contribution…
@mistique77
@mistique77 10 ай бұрын
"Linger" ❤ Cranberries
@sandrafazackerley9526
@sandrafazackerley9526 10 ай бұрын
Please react to Linger by the same group. Her voice is incredible and worthy of a listen. Cheers & Peace Out ✌️
@karenglenn6707
@karenglenn6707 10 ай бұрын
I’m Australian and we always knew about the troubles in Northern Ireland. Two Aussies were murdered in Amsterdam I think by the IRA who thought they were British and those poor men were just on holiday with their wives. Even when I was in Grade 1, I was upset that because my little boyfriend Owen was Catholic and we were Protestant that I could never marry him (I was 6). So all of my life we were aware of what was going on, and the awful atrocities committed in the name of religion and independence. This song, so beautifully written and played, was huge here. R.I.P. Delores, what an amazing woman you are for not staying silent! Everyone had had enough of the unnecessary bloodshed, especially of those 2 little boys in Warrington. It was all so senseless but most conflicts are!
@neilflood6508
@neilflood6508 10 ай бұрын
This was not an Irish civil was but about the British (my nation) occupation of Ireland, which for 26 of the 32 counties ended in 1922. In the view of some of the inhabitents (the minority) of the other 6 counties that forms Northern Ireland there should be a united Ireland. Between the late 60's and 1999 there was terrorist action from both communities in Northern Ireland to promote either continuation of the union with Britain or a united Ireland.
@lauralouise1646
@lauralouise1646 10 ай бұрын
​@neilflood6508 I'm from Co.Armagh northern ireland you are spot on.
@-B-B
@-B-B 8 ай бұрын
I can't believe in the 90's we took this music for granted.
@MuchLowerThanThat
@MuchLowerThanThat 7 ай бұрын
And we took for granted the awareness of the important things which were going on in other countries.
@Zamo14
@Zamo14 3 ай бұрын
Best fookin decade!The last decent decade of Western civilization.
@silviamtz8961
@silviamtz8961 3 ай бұрын
Not really for granted, those of us who were into alternative rock loved the cranberries. Zombie was a huge hit at bars all over the world in the 90s, 2000s
@RFC3514
@RFC3514 3 ай бұрын
The 90s were when the wave of bad synths from the 80s had been mostly weeded out and the wave of bad (autotuned) singers from the 2000s hadn't arrived yet.
@shawkorror
@shawkorror 2 ай бұрын
We didn't.
@catherinemccullough299
@catherinemccullough299 10 ай бұрын
I have lived in Belfast my whole life, I am 79 years old. I was raised Catholic, I met my husband when we were teenagers, he was Protestant. The relationship was frowned upon by everyone, my father refused to give permission for us to marry, my mother told me to get out of her house, at 18 I had to go to live in a hostel. At 21 I was free to marry without permission, none of our families were there. He died seven years ago from bone and prostate cancer six weeks before our 52nd wedding anniversary. I miss him every day, we have a son and a daughter and two wonderful grandchildren. I worked with youth services, youth clubs etc, and my role was to bring together young people across the divided communities to let each side know that they were all the same, same clothes, same music, same sports etc. living through the troubles was a nightmare, but I see a lot of changes in attitudes, most people just want to live in peace, have a decent job and a roof over their heads, but there are a few narrow minded idiots on both sides who won’t let go of their prejudices.
@analisasmith7927
@analisasmith7927 10 ай бұрын
It’s people like you, bringing people together, who have made the difference. Much respect.
@emilyc8074
@emilyc8074 10 ай бұрын
The world needs people like yourself to set the tone. If only we all focused more on what we have in common that what divides us. Your words remind me of an article I read recently about Terri Hooley who ran a record label/shop in Belfast that also managed to bridge the gap by bringing young people together from both sides through a love of music (punk mainly). I think he signed The Undertones.
@DFMSelfprotection
@DFMSelfprotection 9 ай бұрын
My father, a Catholic, married a protestant, English woman. No one in my Irish family batted an eyelid... not everyone was so narrow-minded.
@thomasrehorst1801
@thomasrehorst1801 9 ай бұрын
God bless you! I’m German, but lived in Ireland from 1997 to 2000 and still love that Emerald Isle! My deepest sympathy to the loss of your dear husband! He will live on in the memory of those who love him!❤
@rcweslowski609
@rcweslowski609 9 ай бұрын
bless you
@katann40
@katann40 9 ай бұрын
I am Irish and she does the Irish Galik singing. I played this loud when I left a very abusive man. It was war in my life. It was an anthem for me for a year. I left black and blue over 3/4 of my body, with a 5 mo. old and 4 year old. He had taken my shoes. I just left with them. Nothing. No clothes, money. War was real to me. I walked out into the world and trusted it to catch us. I did say I was Irish, I meant Irish Catholic. The priest told me he was sick, I was wrong to leave. It was a spiritual, physical war.
@mimicme23
@mimicme23 9 ай бұрын
Hope that you’re in a better place. Never accept abuse, no one deserves to be mistreated. You have one life, and you have to be an example to your children about what is and isn’t acceptable. ❤
@katann40
@katann40 8 ай бұрын
@@mimicme23 Thank you, I am in a much better place. This is a song I really connected with to pull me and my girls up!
@Flutterby123
@Flutterby123 5 ай бұрын
It is war and sometimes with war comes a form of PTSD that can crush us. Talk to someone if you start feeling a certain way. I'm proud of you. Stay strong my sister warrior.
@MrsParker477
@MrsParker477 5 ай бұрын
I am so proud of you. Domestic violence is war itself, but to be in an actual war zone and needing to leave is just beyond. Strength to you Sis!
@Flower_Dragon_WA
@Flower_Dragon_WA 4 ай бұрын
Kudos to you for getting out of that situation! Religioin is such a dangerous and ugly thing when used to control and manipulate people. I'm sorry you received abuse even by that priest, who condemmed you for being a victim and wanted you to go back and remain so. Shame on him. I was once Catholic, and involved in other religions during my lifetime. I'm 71 years old now, and left a sad marriage many decades ago, and am stil battling RTS (Religious Trauma Syndrome) after having left years later when I finally came to a point of understanding its true nature. I don't want to preach here, or tell you whant to do. You've already enoutgh of that. Be your awesome self. I wish you the best of success in carrying on! Onward & Upward!
@jackbassett9365
@jackbassett9365 5 ай бұрын
An IRA bomb was set in a rubbish bin outside a store in England killing a toddler and his older companion died a day or so later. The Cranberries were touring England at the time. Deloris being a mother of young children and Irish she was outraged and hurting. She was singing in an Irish mourning style called Keening. She wanted to express her personal pain and outrage. She wanted them to know that although she was Irish it was not done in her name. This song actually brought the IRA and the UK into peace talks.
@christianmarler2253
@christianmarler2253 3 ай бұрын
I know a movie cannot convey the true reality of a time, place or events. Yet, I would recommend to anyone who wants a sampling of what "the troubles" were like in N. Ireland, "In the Name of the Father" with Daniel Day-Lewis is an excellent film. There are several other good ones, as well.
@Neutronia1
@Neutronia1 3 ай бұрын
CORRECTION - This song did not bring about peace. Also the IRA never was at war with Wales or Scotland ONLY with England, so it was not at war with the UK and the Peace Talks were only with the English. The IRA would not take conflict or their bombs into Wales or Scotland out of principle because of what the English have done to both of us. They did detonate 1 bomb in a shipyard near Glasgow in the 70's and the backlash they got was huge.They apologised to Scotland and said it was a rogue cell who did this. If you are going to put up information about The troubles get it right.
@Neutronia1
@Neutronia1 3 ай бұрын
@Behdkw You have missed the point entirely.
@deborahmcmonagle1479
@deborahmcmonagle1479 3 ай бұрын
Did it aye 😂😂😂 that's a sweet story if you want to believe that. I love the cranberries, and love zombie is very emotional song but singing this did not bring peace. Taking over a coutry and selling the narrative that The Brits occupied and murdered for just reasons. It was accepted that An army invading another country again is OK. The needless deaths that happened daily. All the while the media only showing one side of the actual story, the BBC Ofcourse was vilafiying and misrepresenting the actual facts during the troubles. The irish republican army did unspeakable things and people should never die or pay for or lose their lives because of war. The issue is The BRITS did unspeakable acts as well and have never been held accountable or truly exposed for what they did.
@Neutronia1
@Neutronia1 3 ай бұрын
@@deborahmcmonagle1479 The best reply that could be made to this. Well said.
@susannemurray6169
@susannemurray6169 10 ай бұрын
It's northern ireland. Im from there, and that is exactly what it was like. We lived in civil war for 30 years. I was born into a war . Thank god it's ended now. 🙏
@karensilvera6694
@karensilvera6694 10 ай бұрын
I'm so sorry you had to live through that!
@BlackPegasusRaps
@BlackPegasusRaps 10 ай бұрын
That’s so crazy bro. Thank you for sharing and know I got love for ya on this side of the pond!! ❤️🙌🏽
@Zalentsia
@Zalentsia 10 ай бұрын
I'm sorry for what the country I was born in did! I from a British military family and left home in 1986, nearly 16 years old! I know what the British army did, like David sterling in Egypt and his private army 🙄 I better shut up, I was brought up Catholic in a VERY British military, cost of arms family and I'm also genetically ill from the way the established families married cousins to cousins!!! I'm very angry over it all as I'm literally 1 in a billion being nearly 54 with all my genetic illnesses including vascular ehlers danlos syndrome Dead by 48 years old was my prognosis. They were part right, I died for 17 minutes aged 46 years old. Makes me digress 🤣
@karensilvera6694
@karensilvera6694 10 ай бұрын
​@@Zalentsia I'm so sorry for what it did to you too! Thank you for sharing your life story. Music does bring people together. It helps us see each other. It also helps teach the next generation. BP did not know about any of this until he reacted to this song. Now he carries both sides of this history forward. Both of you are remarkable for sharing with all of us.
@monicamad1285
@monicamad1285 10 ай бұрын
My niece has that disease. My brother is a Vietnam Vet. Agent Orange is the cause of her disease. Unfortunately she passed it down to her son. ,** edit, God bless. I know you're in a lot of pain. ❤
@bridgetmccracken1381
@bridgetmccracken1381 10 ай бұрын
Dolores used keening perfectly in this song. The mournful wailing sound brought the pain of this tragic event to light
@chrisester2910
@chrisester2910 10 ай бұрын
People who are not Irish or don't know Irish traditions don't know about keeping. It is built into the Irish soul, my sister in law is Irish and she keened when my brother/her husband died.
@AndrewinAus
@AndrewinAus 9 ай бұрын
Agreed her choice of that particular vocal technique took a powerful song with powerful lyrics and added for me at least another level of brilliance on top of it and made it even more distinctly Irish (Gaelic/Celtic).
@paulleach3612
@paulleach3612 9 ай бұрын
Unless you've been brought up around Irish traditions it's bloody unlikely you'd know just how deeply keening is ingrained into the national psyche.
@bridgetmccracken1381
@bridgetmccracken1381 9 ай бұрын
@@paulleach3612 and she brought it for the world to see. No if you are not from Ireland, you can't fully understand, but you now have an idea of the beauty of the culture. Dolores was simply amazing RIP!
@robertoshockley2733
@robertoshockley2733 Ай бұрын
And with Brexit, there is a new risk that the "Troubles" may resume over Irish/British/Northern Irish Union and business disputes, breaking into open warfare yet again, leaspding to dead children.
@emilyc8074
@emilyc8074 10 ай бұрын
I was injured by an IRA bomb in London in 1983. I was a kid. Walking wounded but still see the three small scars every day and I can remember every moment like it was yesterday. This song was 10 years later, it was so impactful at the time, a time when it felt like the violence was just here to stay and yet we find ourselves somewhere better now. Peace is like a marriage, both sides have to make it work if they want to keep it. I agree with the previous poster that it will take a couple more generations to fully heal, generations who know nothing but peace.
@mitchchartrand
@mitchchartrand 10 ай бұрын
Peace is like a marriage... very well said
@susannemac2800
@susannemac2800 10 ай бұрын
The IRA injured my father with the Brighton Bomb and my grandma with the Harrods one. But nothing compares to what the people of Belfast dealt with, as the world carried on around them. What a world.
@emilyc8074
@emilyc8074 10 ай бұрын
I agree@@susannemac2800
@blakerh
@blakerh 9 ай бұрын
That is crazy.
@BrinkyBrunk
@BrinkyBrunk 9 ай бұрын
Thanks for this, and it is how i feel. Im from ROI and was too young (born late 80s) to know the good firday agreement was, my parents kept me out of anything like that on the news so a random school day where a teacher made the class write an essay on the bombing that had happend and how it made them feel, i didnt know what the fuck she was on about and just parroted what she said and waffled for the required amount of lines about how people dying was bad. It means that by my teenage years, when i was paying attention to the world and politics and could get a grasp on the situation, i was living in peace, with only overheard mentions in the background, an extreme example being the one time i heard "did you know X was in the IRA" from my aunt which got a "we dont talk about that" from my father. Shit was over, leave it. Ive no kids myself, but my nieces and nephews are now the next generation down, and are even more ignorant about it than i was, which is a good thing. they can read up about why things happened, if that is what they want to do. It is being taught in their history classes. Im not saying ignorance is bliss, but if hate is what is being taught, then not knowing the hate is the way to go. So yea, to sum up, we are hopefully just one more generation away from "what was all the fuss about anyway?" kind of conversation. I'll also just add, im sorry for your injuries. My mother was nearly killed in a dublin boming around the same time, she just for some random reason decided to take another street. where she should have been if she followed her normal route would have put her in the blast at the exact time... fuck war
@shapeach
@shapeach 8 ай бұрын
When you are constantly exposed to unimaginable fear, violence, and the horrors of War...you become so numb, just going through the motions..and the killing has gone on for so long you don't even know what your fighting for....such an Incredible vocalist ..was an amazing musician.
@michaelmeehan5505
@michaelmeehan5505 9 ай бұрын
At a concert in Melbourne, Australia many moons ago, Dolores and the band performed this song with just Delores on the acoustic guitar, singing the song so quietly. Everyone in the audience was in tears by the end of it. If I had a time machine, I would go back to that night again and again.
@kathyheyne6030
@kathyheyne6030 Ай бұрын
Yes! The acoustic version breaks me, too. Haunting.
@neilflood6508
@neilflood6508 10 ай бұрын
This was a masterful piece of lyricism by a then 21 year old woman who captured the feelings of the vast majority of people in her country and mine following the terrorist murder of two young boys aged 3 and 12 in Warrington in 1993. I have heard two terrorist explosions in my life, one IRA a month after the event that Dolores writing about in Zombie, and the other an Islamic bus bombing on 7th July 2005. The Cranberries are all from Limerick in the South West of Ireland. The reference to 1916 was the Easter Rising in Dublin that year agaist the British occupation of Ireland. Dolores passed away in a hotel the night before she was due to record the video with Bad Wolves. R.I.P. Dolores O'Roirdon, Tim Parry & Jonathan Ball.
@markr878
@markr878 10 ай бұрын
RIP Dolores 😢
@karlweir3198
@karlweir3198 10 ай бұрын
Yes she was a wonderful person and her voice was so unique
@patriciacloix71
@patriciacloix71 10 ай бұрын
​@@karlweir3198ohhh oui dommage vous savez de quoi est elle dcd je me souviens plus merveilleuse chanson musique et une voix je l'ai écouté 10000fois 😢
@karlweir3198
@karlweir3198 10 ай бұрын
@@patriciacloix71 can't translate to English
@maitrenageur
@maitrenageur 9 ай бұрын
@@patriciacloix71 retrouvée inanimée dans la salle de bain de sa chambre. Les résultats de l'enquête sur la cause de la mort révèlent que la chanteuse s'est noyée accidentellement dans sa baignoire alors qu'elle était fortement alcoolisée...
@DEMONIKMINION
@DEMONIKMINION 9 ай бұрын
@@patriciacloix71 Google can, ish. "yes too bad you know what it is dcd I remember the most wonderful song music and a voice I listened to it 10000 times"
@candi_renee_28
@candi_renee_28 10 ай бұрын
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 1993 Warrington bombings, when two IRA improvised explosive devices hidden in trash cans were detonated in a shopping street 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. 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. 56 others were injured, some seriously.
@robertaboulton832
@robertaboulton832 9 ай бұрын
Thanks for explaining this tragic story. What does violence ever do but terrify and oppress especially the meek and gentle. Rip Deloris
@cosmictwin8514
@cosmictwin8514 2 ай бұрын
I’m so glad you corrected yourself when you said you were stupid. You are NOT. You just don’t know, you are learning. None of us know everything! You just set a great example for everyone watching. I appreciate you!!
@taniakiri99
@taniakiri99 8 ай бұрын
‘Sunday bloody Sunday’ by U2 is also about ‘the troubles’.
@1031irishqueen
@1031irishqueen 10 ай бұрын
Her style of signing in certain parts is called "keening" an Irish form of signing for funerals...
@Kristina-jf4hd
@Kristina-jf4hd 10 ай бұрын
Dolores was in London for a recording session with Bad Wolves when she tragically passed. The members of Bad Wolves gave all proceeds to her children. She is most definitely missed.
@mezzalenko2541
@mezzalenko2541 8 ай бұрын
I cry every time ❤
@irestar6
@irestar6 3 ай бұрын
I cry too, as we were those children playing in bombed out buildings. Cranberries being from Limerick didn't know what it was like to grow up in the north. I wouldn't wish it on anyone, who doesn't have ptsd?
@matthewshea1443
@matthewshea1443 5 ай бұрын
RIP. one of greatest female voices of easy 3 generations
@davideastham
@davideastham 10 ай бұрын
Been listening to this for the last 30 yrs and it always tears me apart. RIP to the beautiful Dolores O'Riordan. May her music live on forever ❤
@marcocorreia6846
@marcocorreia6846 9 ай бұрын
her music will live forever
@grantchailler5808
@grantchailler5808 8 ай бұрын
@paulatredies9242
@paulatredies9242 10 ай бұрын
Your self talk in the middle about not knowing something was great to hear. Not enough people are fair to themselves and to do it openly was great of you. Keep it up BP.
@mikeirvin9967
@mikeirvin9967 10 ай бұрын
That was a great moment of managing self-talk
@jimb8333
@jimb8333 10 ай бұрын
The Cranberries do have many great songs, Dreams, Linger, Ode to my family. None of them are as hard as Zombie but Dolores has such a unique and special voice that she seems to grab your heart and bring you on a ride and it's amazing. My parents were born in Ireland and I have heard about the troubles and the senseless killings. Thanks god it has stopped and I believe the song Zombie may have helped in ending it.
@Emilie-one
@Emilie-one 10 ай бұрын
Linger is one of my favorite songs. I love this song as well through tears of course.
@candi_renee_28
@candi_renee_28 10 ай бұрын
Cranberries are one of my favorite groups from the 90s
@sarahmmedia
@sarahmmedia 10 ай бұрын
Promises would be my recommendation for a heavier song, not as hefty as Zombie but similar vein.
@TheStaffmaster
@TheStaffmaster 9 ай бұрын
This is a real departure from their usual fare of light, floaty, "girl rock." But that it has become one if their most recognizable and longest enduring titles, is an epitaph for Delores I wouldn't have any other way.
@shilohauraable
@shilohauraable 8 ай бұрын
Dreams is great!
@pirateylass
@pirateylass 5 ай бұрын
Ever since Delores’ death, I can’t hear this song without tearing up. 😢 First fell in love with her voice and The Cranberries’ music when I was 12, back in ‘92, and been a completely devoted fan since. The Wolves did a genuine tribute to this song, but the flawless original will forever mean so much more to me. RIP sweet lady. We miss you so much ❤
@miaschu8175
@miaschu8175 9 ай бұрын
"It's not me; it's not my family." Hearing that line, again, made me recall what the atmosphere was like in Britain in the '80s. There was so much distrust between the English and Northern Irish (I don't know about Scotland or Wales). There were people who would have believed that all Catholics were linked to, or supported the IRA; others would have believed that all Protestants were linked to or supported the loyalist paramilitary groups. Distrust and hatred are infectious, like poison running through veins. People, who should have been neighbours and friends, looked at each other and saw an enemy. It's sadly true that this is the same old, worn-out story in every country ravaged by terrorism and war. :(
@aps-pictures9335
@aps-pictures9335 5 ай бұрын
That line is in reference to the excuses terrorists make for continuing the violence - it was all about the past or some member of the community they were avenging against the British. She was saying, ‘it’s not me, it’s not my family’. They’re zombies for continuing the hatred from 1916, recruiting out of anger toward that event.
@suepoole8323
@suepoole8323 10 ай бұрын
My Mothers family are Belfast born and bred... I love this song.. and it has stood the test of time. As relevant today as ever it was during the 30+ years of 'The Troubles' in NI
@thebrhinocerous
@thebrhinocerous 10 ай бұрын
I feel that the "zombie" part of this is referring to those who can't wake up and realize that there's no good reason to perpetuate hatred and war between themselves and someone else just because something happened 100 years ago. It's a lack of waking up and seeing the destruction caused by such mentalities...they just remain zombies and accept the status quo.
@miaschu8175
@miaschu8175 9 ай бұрын
Beautifully summed up. The video of the boys play fighting shows how the hatred and violence is passed on to each new generation.
@xanajak
@xanajak 8 ай бұрын
In 2024 in America, "zombie" is the Cult of Trump.
@ct0332
@ct0332 8 ай бұрын
I think it’s a reference to soldiers with ptsd.
@aps-pictures9335
@aps-pictures9335 5 ай бұрын
100% it is this, generations growing up as zombies to continue the cycle of violence and hatred for something that happened before they were even born, that they’ve no real connection to. Just stories passed down followed blindly.
@jaimebrown5227
@jaimebrown5227 5 ай бұрын
This interpretation is so good and so relevant today
@davesurtees7518
@davesurtees7518 10 ай бұрын
"Don't diss yourself, you just don't know" I have to learn that. This song takes me back. I loved it in the 90s and it reemerged in my life a few years back. It's definitely powerful
@brianirvine1339
@brianirvine1339 8 ай бұрын
It's N Ireland, I came from Belfast and was there during the troubles. Believe it or not it brought out so much humour, that's what got us through. God Bless my homeland ,Not nearly as much violence as the U.S .
@phillipbarker4757
@phillipbarker4757 4 ай бұрын
Delores was a great gift to the world.
@Zalentsia
@Zalentsia 10 ай бұрын
My rule in life is, 'Educate, don't hate, teach!'
@sfarr2921
@sfarr2921 10 ай бұрын
When you said you were getting goosebumps I shouted at the TV.."so you should mate!". Zombie is magnificent and will be forever.
@kieferroche1995
@kieferroche1995 10 ай бұрын
Proud to be an Irishman. Born and Bred 🇮🇪💚
@user-iy3jh8wf1s
@user-iy3jh8wf1s 8 ай бұрын
The Cranberries, including Dolores, are from Limerick. A small city on the west coast of Ireland which has a history going back 1,200 years. 1916 is a reference to the revolution that took place that year in Ireland, against British rule.
@copocopocopocopo
@copocopocopocopo 4 ай бұрын
On Easter Monday, no less.
@lisarossiter9809
@lisarossiter9809 4 ай бұрын
Same war today.
@mnorris790
@mnorris790 2 ай бұрын
Fuck your Honda Civic son. That's Limerick City.
@paulwood5803
@paulwood5803 9 ай бұрын
This is one of THE great anti war songs. RIP Dolores you poor tortured soul.
@lynna12000
@lynna12000 10 ай бұрын
One of my uncles is from Northern Ireland. When he was a kid, his mother went to the store to pick up something for dinner. She never came back, never was found. The family was told to not ask questions about it. My uncle left the country as soon as he was old enough. Never went back.
@karenglenn6707
@karenglenn6707 8 ай бұрын
Oh that is just awful. I am so sorry for your family. No one was safe back then.
@Darf652
@Darf652 10 ай бұрын
I grew up listening to this song, born and raised in Dublin towards the end of the troubles. She told the drummer to play this track hard to represent their anger over what happened to those two young boys, and the years of trobles before it. People in Ireland, North and South feel this song in their hearts every time
@joelmcclatchey1863
@joelmcclatchey1863 10 ай бұрын
Seeing men in balaclavas was a regular sight. I was born in the early 90s and remember being on mý dads shoulders and men shooting in the air shouting no surrender and at bonfires as well. I also remember soldiers running out of a chinnook in the field next to me when I was playing football with my mate. Every family suffered in one way or another and is a dark time in our period. A lad from a unionist/Protestant background who is now married to a catholic girl from the south with two great kids. Times are getting better.
@carseramos6513
@carseramos6513 8 ай бұрын
The Bad Wolves were actually in the process of recording a version of this with her when she died.
@mattgargus
@mattgargus Ай бұрын
I was looking for someone to have said this. If I'm not mistaken she was due to record the day she was found dead.
@shanegarrihy1121
@shanegarrihy1121 9 ай бұрын
This song played a big part in getting people to stand up to the killing on both sides, people decided not to be "zombies" any more. Many peace marches from both sides followed & the thw people demanded peace talks to stop the murder. R.I.P Delores, never forgotten 😢
@syetemaskm7706
@syetemaskm7706 10 ай бұрын
1916 was the year of the Easter Rising against British rule in Ireland, Belfast is the capital of Northern Ireland (British Ruled), Dublin is the capital of Republic of Ireland, in context of the song Zombie its basically saying we are Zombies for following and still fighting/killing people without thinking, as others have said it was written after hearing about 2 young children killed by IRA (mindless killing - like a Zombie)
@Tarkus_
@Tarkus_ 10 ай бұрын
Some of the greatest vocals ever put to record, full stop.
@boardwalkbw7130
@boardwalkbw7130 8 ай бұрын
So important to know what this song is about...makes you really feel it so much more
@MsPharrington
@MsPharrington 9 ай бұрын
She passed away not too long ago. Such a talent. Her voice was haunting.
@Cmartgeek
@Cmartgeek 8 ай бұрын
Been a fan of this song since it came out and without fail, every time I listen to it the meaning gets deeper and deeper.
@evenflow1981
@evenflow1981 10 ай бұрын
This will always be the best version as the lyrics were so personal. The band lived through it. Perfectly encapsulates the feeling on both sides of the conflict who just wanted it to end and not brainlessly hate, fight and kill eachother like Zombies.
@joeuncoolio
@joeuncoolio 10 ай бұрын
Zombie was written after the band saw reports of a 3 year old boy and a 12 year old boy that were killed in an IRA (Irish Republican Army) bombing. This was all taking place during "The Troubles" which as the conflict in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland was occupied and is currently part of the UK even though it's part of the Ireland mainland. Ireland proper is not part of the UK. Sunday Bloody Sunday by U2 is also about The Troubles. Maybe you can react to that one too. Be sure to watch the performance live at Red Rocks. It is iconic both for U2 and Red Rocks.
@amyaeschbach3581
@amyaeschbach3581 10 ай бұрын
I believe the cranberries stop their tour and wrote the song. Then they snuck into the city under the guise of “journalists“ filming a documentary. All the graffiti is still there from years and years past. They recorded the video and got out quickly. Yes Delores grew up with this as her daily life. Saw them in concert in NYC in 1995. Incredible. RIP Delores
@BalbazaktheGreat
@BalbazaktheGreat 10 ай бұрын
Strongly seconding "Sunday Bloody Sunday."
@mickt3390
@mickt3390 10 ай бұрын
U2 halftime show at superbowl,,,9/11 tribute also was AMAZING
@stephanlazarz1921
@stephanlazarz1921 5 ай бұрын
What a voice, sorely missed. R.I.P. Godess .
@KrypticNerve
@KrypticNerve 7 ай бұрын
"Zombie" is a protest song by Irish alternative rock band the Cranberries. It was written by the lead singer, Dolores O'Riordan, about the young victims of a bombing in Warrington, England, during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
@melissameeks7309
@melissameeks7309 6 ай бұрын
1916 refers to the easter uprising that really kicked off the irish civil war. You could pair this song with U2's Sunday Bloody Sunday which is about a demonstration in 1972 where british patatroopers open fire killing & injuring a lot of unarmed protesters.
@AlyaShyr5188
@AlyaShyr5188 2 ай бұрын
1916 is also known as the Year of Attrition which was during WW1 and had and some of the bloodiest battles along the western front. Which I don't think the Eastern Uprising helped Brittan any.
@karensilvera6694
@karensilvera6694 10 ай бұрын
I grew up hearing about this damn near every night on the news. BP there is a very long history of Ireland, Scotland, Wales fighting the rule of England going way back. This song is about Ireland. Check out the movies Belfast and Michael Collins, a documentary The walls of Shame: Northern Ireland's Troubles as well as U2's song, Bloody Sunday.
@BlackPegasusRaps
@BlackPegasusRaps 10 ай бұрын
Oh wow. I need a history lesson for real
@Mancjorot
@Mancjorot 10 ай бұрын
Bloody Sunday is one of the most heinous crimes committed by the modern day British army on unarmed civilians and the whitewashed inquiry that proceeded I find totally abhorrent and I'm English.
@gerardpeterbrennan
@gerardpeterbrennan 10 ай бұрын
While some of this was on the news in England, most of it and certainly the truth of it was hidden. A few old BBC News people have recently spoken out about how they were prevented from saying what was really going on over there.
@cobaltfog
@cobaltfog 10 ай бұрын
@@BlackPegasusRaps Used to be an IRA donation jar on every Irish bar counter in Boston. I don't think people knew exactly what they were funding.
@andrewtims9524
@andrewtims9524 10 ай бұрын
​@cobaltfog a lot of resentment towards the plastic paddies from that part of the USA
@nikki2kk
@nikki2kk 8 ай бұрын
This is one of my favourite songs of all time. I blast it in my car sometimes. It is a classic! They don’t make music that actually means anything these days.
@thomasconc
@thomasconc 4 ай бұрын
As a Belfast boy who lived in Andersonstown during the early peak of the troubles, this always evokes an emotional reaction. We got out as a family in 1975, but my uncles and aunties & cousins did not. Sectarian war is sh1t, the British were sh1t, the IRA were sh1t, the Unionists were sh1t...
@garyoldow5278
@garyoldow5278 9 ай бұрын
Only piece of music that ended a war
@jessicaspaw528
@jessicaspaw528 20 күн бұрын
Really?
@AMM-m2o
@AMM-m2o 18 күн бұрын
@@jessicaspaw528Yes
@ad7776
@ad7776 4 ай бұрын
On Easter Monday 1916, Irish nationalists launched an armed revolt against British rule in Ireland. Although quickly suppressed by the British Army, the rising was a seminal moment in modern Irish history, helping pave the way to the nation's independence in 1922.
@katiegwynn4495
@katiegwynn4495 10 ай бұрын
Dreams, Linger, Ode to My Family
@MindyRRD6760
@MindyRRD6760 10 ай бұрын
Yesssss
@ericacawthorne790
@ericacawthorne790 10 ай бұрын
Dolores was so cool. An enigma. So talented. She is a great loss .
@lethasatterfield9615
@lethasatterfield9615 10 ай бұрын
The style of her singing includes what's called keening, which is an Irish thing. It's used as style for mourning.
@jameswiglesworth5004
@jameswiglesworth5004 9 ай бұрын
Keening is also a Scottish thing
@2b0n02b
@2b0n02b 9 ай бұрын
The reason why you are awesome Pegasus, is that you are okay with growing. As one of your favorites once said: "The older I am getting the more I feel the hunger"
@kirsteenatom
@kirsteenatom 5 ай бұрын
You are so right - it IS timeless and prophetic. I really appreciated your reflections.
@Tornadotommy
@Tornadotommy 6 ай бұрын
Miss her so much. A voice till eternity.
@WayneOReilly
@WayneOReilly 5 ай бұрын
This is about the troubles, my Da is from Ireland and we lived in the UK through the mid 1970s' this is all about the fighting in Northern Ireland.
@morlywatt292
@morlywatt292 5 ай бұрын
Dolores was the real deal… a REAL BEAST
@nauralliche
@nauralliche 3 ай бұрын
Ode to my familly... Another great song
@AnnetteLudke-je5ll
@AnnetteLudke-je5ll 4 ай бұрын
Dolores was such a gifted, brilliant singer.And this song about the Troubles is one of my favourite protest songs.
@NativeNYerChicHK
@NativeNYerChicHK 10 ай бұрын
It’s a really complicated history that you should hear directly from an Irish person, they’ll be able to articulate it much better than anyone else.
@CG68810
@CG68810 9 ай бұрын
They have a number of hit songs. Her voice is like no other. She was amazing.
@srutherford1172
@srutherford1172 4 ай бұрын
This song is about the fact that we should not turn a blind eye to wars just because they aren't our wars
@ardibudd6934
@ardibudd6934 2 ай бұрын
This song just gives me goosebumps!!! Such a powerful message that I never really understood until now. Holy smokes!!
@donnabaham9777
@donnabaham9777 9 ай бұрын
Listening to this song again with older ears n heart, along w/what's going on still round the world🤯 I vividly remember this song coming out being played on MTV, surrounded by controversy, but being a self-absorbed teen n USA, didn't 1. Didn't grasp the words 2. what those words/ messages were truly bout 3. realize how amazing her voice was r banging the band is as well😮🤯🤔
@Danisachan
@Danisachan 10 ай бұрын
I think 'Zombie' stands for "being stuck in a toxic mindset". In this case it describes a very specific war, but as she said: it's been going on since 1916, and even though they are not at war anymore, they are still stuck in their old predjudujes. AKA: Toxic thinking in their brains like 'Zombies'.
@jeanniedebartolo5965
@jeanniedebartolo5965 10 ай бұрын
Delores was such an icon. Beautiful voice please dive into more of the Cranberries Linger Dreams just a few. RIP Delores ❤
@jaimebrown5227
@jaimebrown5227 5 ай бұрын
The Bad Wolf version was originally going to be a collaboration with the lead singer of the Cranberries but if memory serves she passed away before they could get together to record so it was definitely meant to show respect to her as well as the song.
@emmalouisedickinson9407
@emmalouisedickinson9407 4 ай бұрын
One of my favourite bands of all time. Love, love, love ❤ them; brings back memories.
@silviamtz8961
@silviamtz8961 3 ай бұрын
RIP Dolores. Im so glad you found the Cranberries 😊😊😊😊
@albertphilippi4371
@albertphilippi4371 10 ай бұрын
R.I.P Jonathan Ball , Tim Parry and Dolores O'Riordan 😭
@mrsvarillas4078
@mrsvarillas4078 9 ай бұрын
As an high school music teacher, let me please just give you so much praise for how you pause the video and you start your learning journey. This is something that I try to instill in my students - to follow their curiosity - to learn as they react and listen...the cultural context for music is often what makes it so much more powerful. And here we are...30 years past this song and we have Gazza, we have Ukraine, we have Syria...we have so much senseless war killing so many...and so many children...
@marieogara1036
@marieogara1036 8 ай бұрын
What a thoughtful comment. Context is so important, especially in lyrics. I'm Irish, and we know our history, and our culture. Dolores O'Riordan is beloved here at home. I love that you mention curiosity -- it's the key (stupid pun). It must be a joy being a music teacher --well, mostly, I hope. I'm linking a couple of videos you or a few students might enjoy -- sort of dragging film background atmosphere into actual performance , so many instruments, and voices (Danish Orchestra). Adiemus is by Welsh composer Karl Jenkins - a wonderful choral piece. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5_YgHSoesukfdEsi=Bzch8Q3y2FPVOLYO kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGjOqnimqcafgKMsi=5zTVaSpYhohRU2Cr
@GlobalOutcast
@GlobalOutcast 8 ай бұрын
This. I do this every time I listen to a new sabaton song
@kila4
@kila4 8 ай бұрын
We have Israel too…..you forgot to mention them mrsvarillas
@copocopocopocopo
@copocopocopocopo 4 ай бұрын
​@@kila4Technically they did that when mentioning Gaza.
@Renee-Suzanne
@Renee-Suzanne 10 ай бұрын
RIP Delores! I got the chance to see The Cranberries live in the very early 90s and holy crap, she sang her ass off!
@davidmalarkey1302
@davidmalarkey1302 10 ай бұрын
She said 1916 take a look at Irish history in particular the troubles and you may have a better understanding of this song. Dolores was one of a kind.
@Buffyfrombflo
@Buffyfrombflo 4 ай бұрын
I SO appreciate that you are open to learning and understanding, especially songs like this one. Ive loved Cranberries from day one and this song still brings tears.
@SAPVirtualResources
@SAPVirtualResources 4 ай бұрын
I don't know if anyone else mentioned this but she passed away the morning. She was supposed to cover this song with the bad wolves. They were giving an interview being at the studio waiting for her and getting word that she wasn't coming
@Mancjorot
@Mancjorot 10 ай бұрын
I've tried to get Joe E to react to this video as it uses real footage captured of the residents of Belfast and British soldiers patrolling the streets. It was shot by Samuel Bayer under the ruse of it being a documentary on the peace keeping efforts in Ireland. The song itself was written after the Warrington IRA bombing in the Northwest of England 93', which very sadly killed two young boys Tim Parry and Johnathan Ball in the town centre. Dolores was reading an article on this atrocity, whilst on route to a gig near Warrington and the words "a child is slowly taken", is the what stood out and inspired her. Even with a public outcry at the time from both Ireland and England, a peace deal could not be struck, not until five years later by which time several more bombings had occurred, one being the neighbouring city of Manchester in 96', which was the largest bomb on British mainland since World War II. Hundreds of people was injured and maimed, but for the grace of God, thankfully no one was killed.❤🙏❤
@markknight6267
@markknight6267 9 ай бұрын
Linger is one of their other songs, completely different and absolutely beautiful
@krisprepolec5616
@krisprepolec5616 10 ай бұрын
I’m from Canada and have not been personally affected by the troubles, but it has always touched me deeply. It was a mix-tape favourite of mine in the 90’s. This one and Black Boys on Mopeds by Sinead O’Connor.
@soniaduncan2095
@soniaduncan2095 8 ай бұрын
Its 1916 and my thoughts were always someone she loves come back from a war had battles in his head and was a zombie after coming homeThanks
@matejoh
@matejoh 6 ай бұрын
Dude, I'm so glad i found this channel. Your reaction is so visceral, so genuine and emotive. I'm weeping. Thank you
@Chris1LFC
@Chris1LFC 10 ай бұрын
My late uncle served in the British armed forces and did several tours in Northern Ireland he seen his best mate get blown up by a car bomb and quit the Army not long afterwards. Therre is peace there now but still an undercurrent is present and it will probably always be like that. Its a shame because the Irish are some of the nicest people you will ever meet.
@williammoore841
@williammoore841 10 ай бұрын
Yeah they shouldn't of been in Ireland
@RobertSmith-vm7nm
@RobertSmith-vm7nm 10 ай бұрын
@@williammoore841as the words in the song goes. In your head.
@williammoore841
@williammoore841 10 ай бұрын
@@RobertSmith-vm7nm so you believe what the British done to the Irish for centuries should not be remembered, I'm not advocating for any violence and do not support any Irish military militia group, I am saying had the Brits not invaded Ireland force the crown and their religion upon the Irish people none of this conversation would be happening Perhaps it's in your head to not see the crimes against Ireland done by the British crown and people
@RobertSmith-vm7nm
@RobertSmith-vm7nm 10 ай бұрын
@@williammoore841 not in my head. And yes remember but The past is gone, can never fix it for everyone. And violence is just an excuse to keep sh#t going. And make money from peoples misery It’s like the reparations some Americans (blm) want now for what happened hundreds of years ago. Who gets the reparations and who pays. People are living in the past where our problems are happening now. As I said it’s in their heads. And my great grandparents were from Ireland.
@coachmullen1
@coachmullen1 10 ай бұрын
The Cranberries have other songs that are nothing like this one. In fact, this was an outlet for them, and in a way that's what made it even more powerful. Off the top of my head, "Linger" is another great song from them.
@darksideofthemood
@darksideofthemood 9 ай бұрын
St Patrick was just a moment ago, and I saw many Irish people singing this from the top of their lungs while flying the Palestinian flag. God bless them, and RIP Dolores. We miss you dearly
@jeremiahzimmerman26
@jeremiahzimmerman26 5 ай бұрын
My grandfather was Irish and i love my Heritage. And this song is from my time i love the self reflection i get from this song
@srutherford1172
@srutherford1172 4 ай бұрын
As a bassist, this is one of the songs I use to sound check my instrument. I play this a lot
@adamwade1808
@adamwade1808 10 ай бұрын
song is about the violence in Ireland and Northern Ireland. the Reference to 1916 was that was the year the Irish Revolted against the English. Ireland eventually got independence, but Norhtern Ireland stayed part of the UK. For decades the IRA (and the Protestant Militias) was committing terrorist acts in No Ireland- well into the 90's when this song was written. I think she's saying the people (both the IRA and the Protestants) are acting like its still 1916- zombies who only know fighting and terrorists acts.
@jameswiglesworth5004
@jameswiglesworth5004 9 ай бұрын
The Easter Rising was a revolt against British Rule, so not specifically the English
@Desu-Desu-Chan-San
@Desu-Desu-Chan-San 10 ай бұрын
One of the best war protest songs out there, it is so haunting.
@timmyrushton9203
@timmyrushton9203 10 ай бұрын
indeed. maybe one of the bext songs ever written and recorded, protest song or no. really, this song is well known around the world and a lot of people can sing along regardless of language. it's quite beautiful.
@dagmarharding6374
@dagmarharding6374 9 ай бұрын
Always remember the greatest songs come from a hurting soul.
@Desu-Desu-Chan-San
@Desu-Desu-Chan-San 9 ай бұрын
@@jameswiglesworth5004 Well, depends on who you ask. Music is subjective and different people resonate with different messages. For me, this is one of my top 10 because I am Irish and it means a lot to me.
@Desu-Desu-Chan-San
@Desu-Desu-Chan-San 9 ай бұрын
@@jameswiglesworth5004 Okay? And? What is your point? I like this one, piss off.
@Desu-Desu-Chan-San
@Desu-Desu-Chan-San 9 ай бұрын
@@jameswiglesworth5004 Ah yes, it is me being childlike... You are literally here, commenting on my subjective post to tell me my opinion on what I like is wrong. Smart
@willblood7082
@willblood7082 4 ай бұрын
My man’s beating those drums like they owe him money!!
@ms.lisamarie82
@ms.lisamarie82 10 ай бұрын
❤ Ok some of the history I had to look up but some of it I knew because I remember it happening. I was 9 or 10.. if you were in Germany 93/94 you may remember some of the news about it as well. "zombie” is a metaphor describing soldiers following orders mindlessly killing without question and civilians just watching it happen without any protest..She was tired of Irish people dying for no reason. The song was her protest for what I understand was Ireland's "civil war" called the troubles. She wanted to call out the dehumanising effects of war and violence between Northern Irish nationalists, unionists, who wanted Northern Ireland to remain part of the UK. In 1993 IRA bombed Warrington, England, and killed two really young boys and injured a lot more. But basically nobody batted an eye or thought to stop the violence. Heartbreaking. 😢😢
@Natasha-ty7oo
@Natasha-ty7oo 10 ай бұрын
Great explanation!!
@BlackPegasusRaps
@BlackPegasusRaps 10 ай бұрын
This is an incredible breakdown. Holy smokes, I kinda was right about us people being zombies just watching this happen from the tv and not doing anything but the soldier part you spoke of is wild and just hit me like a train 🤯 Makes so much sense. Sad,, I don’t even know what to think.
@Zalentsia
@Zalentsia 10 ай бұрын
I was born 1970 lived in military bases until aged 42 years old, died aged 46 for 17 minutes and when I woke up and was told I've got vascular ehlers danlos syndrome, let's just say it gave me more reason to hate my blue blooded English family that I tried to dump just before I was 16 years old and had to tell them all, welcome to my world you're all in need of genetic testing, here's a letter and a tube, spit and retort in the or paid envelope if you want to know if you too have zero hope of making old bones 🤣 yes, I do joke about it because of I didn't I would not be bonkers writing poetry and enjoying reactions from people a decade younger than me, while my world sleeps and I can't because I'm bored! Why I relate to artists like Ren. Oh, before I died I used to get drunk in places like downing street, it's not 1 house inside, downstairs it's all one house! Letting secrets of now😅 It's time to run away 😆
@charliecosta3971
@charliecosta3971 10 ай бұрын
The song is about a terrorist attack in London. Nothing to do with Germany. A young child lost his life and it really deeped her
@ms.lisamarie82
@ms.lisamarie82 10 ай бұрын
@@charliecosta3971 didn't say anything about it related to Germany.. Those Americans that were stationed in Germany at the time remember as we were put on alert because it involved a bomb.
8 ай бұрын
THIS SONG HAS ALWAYS ROCKED. And its HOLDSUP.I just got here.Just saw you Sinead video.THis was the obey next one ID watch. You're hitting up the best videos imo. These were EPIC and always will be. Thanx for this
@AnaGonzalez-jg5vi
@AnaGonzalez-jg5vi 6 ай бұрын
There are a lot, a lot of female singer worth listening to and deserve credit
@pdljmpr61
@pdljmpr61 8 ай бұрын
On Easter Monday 1916, Irish nationalists launched an armed revolt against British rule in Ireland. Although quickly suppressed by the British Army, the rising was a seminal moment in modern Irish history, helping pave the way to the nation's independence in 1922. If you want to read an excelllent book on the war there Trinity by Leon Uris
@NocturneSoul
@NocturneSoul 9 ай бұрын
Their song "Ode to my family" is absolutely beautiful, you should check it out
@helenajrgensen3157
@helenajrgensen3157 10 ай бұрын
visually, they video is so hard. I always get tears in my eyes when I see it and feel my heart being torn apart. We humans are bastards to each other
@direlyon
@direlyon 9 ай бұрын
huge incantation...this song is so deep...it impacts you for life
@AussieChick48
@AussieChick48 2 ай бұрын
Dolores had one of the most recognisable voices in Rock in the 1990s. She was known for her mezzo-soprano voice and signature yodel and her emphasised use of keening and strong Limerick accent. She was born and christened Delores Mary Eileen O'Riordan in 1971 in Balleybricken, Caherelly, Ireland. The 'CRANBERRIES' were born. When the alternative rock band started getting live pub gigs, Dolores was so shy she would stand on stage with her back to the audience, singing lead and playing bass. As their popularity grew, so did her confidence and she moved up to standing side on. One night, like any other night, she walked on stage with her bass slung over her tiny shoulder. Without thinking, she grabbed the mic and 1,2,3 sang! It was a pivotal moment for Dolores and the Cranberries. She went on to become one of the most mesmerising frontwomen of the 1990s! In 1994 Delores married tour manager for Duran Duran Don Burton. Together they had three children. They divorced in 2004. Evident in later videos and during years of performing live, it was frighteningly obvious Dolores was in the grips of battling Anorexia. Seemingly with no warning she disappeared completely from public life. She was almost forgotten, for decades. She re-emerged in 2018. Back to the studio to record a much anticipated album. I could barely contain my excitement ❤ Dolores had one of the most recognisable voices in Rock in the 1990s. She was known for her mezzo-soprano voice and signature yodel and her emphasised use of keening and strong Limerick accent. Beautiful, petite and a voice like an Irish Warrior, Delores O'Riordan was a lyrical genius 💔
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