SO EYE OPENING!!! | The Cranberries - "Zombie" | REACTION/ANALYSIS

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The Cranberries - "Zombie"
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[@mikkelmarquard4050]

Let's remember their names: Three-year-old Johnathan Ball was killed when two bombs hidden in litter bins detonated on a busy shopping street in March 1993. Tim Parry, aged 12, died five days later. There were many other victims, but this is the incident that inspired the song.

[@aixmhros]

+1

[@damedusa5107]

Wasn’t far from me, and I was in the same year in school age. That it stuck with me. The change was palpable after that. Also not only the shock of the boys but the location of the bomb, being that even places close to Liverpool which many deemed more Irish sympathetic weren’t safe. The issue always seemed to be attacks in London. But this changed the feeling, anywhere was fair game in their eyes. Scary times but which also just seemed normal growing up.

[@bashab3098]

A telling response

[@jonm1114]

Such a great song! Dolores O'Riordan is the singer and she also wrote the song. It is a protest song, written as a reaction to an IRA bombing that had killed two young children, and the pain and anger really come through in the vocals and in the instrumental arrangement, especially the drums. Dolores asked the drummer to play as loud as he could and it really accentuates the anger she was trying to communicate.

[@xxmrbrooksxx]

Dolores O'Riordan rest in peace. Great song about The Troubles.

[@TheScamper44]

hi lil’ lady Aileen! exactly what he said! one small additional thing. her vocals are influenced by the Celts singing methods as passed down generations long. not saying it’s an exact, but the ‘yodel’ thing is a part of that tradition in Irish, and Scot Celtic singing traditions. great tune, good reaction lil’ lady @Aileen!

[@davidtingley9978]

​@@TheScamper44 I'll add that this traditional Celtic/Irish singing was brought over here by immigrants and helped shape American music, especially country and bluegrass

[@jpgduff]

Actually, it's an awful.song by someone who doesn't have any knowledge about the subject. I'm from the estate in belfast where this was filmed. She is seen as both naive and a bit of a traitor. A 'West Brit' is how she is often spoken of. She hadn't she'd one tear for Irish children who had been murdered. Then her 'it's in your head'refrain added insult to injury by implying that it was only the Urish in the North who were engaged in conflict. Awful revisionist nonsense and a shit song. Badly written, poorly played and produced by an amateur.

[@Buy_Me_A_Nightmare]

This is a very special song.

[@TheAntihero86]

She was Irish, a lot of her singing incorporates traditional Irish singing that's why it's so unique

[@nickdriessen6159]

How is it unique if it's traditional?

[@EC-dz3fb]

​@@nickdriessen6159Because traditional, heritage-infused music is rarely incorporated into mainstream music - with some exception, of course.

[@Nikioko]

Sean-nós is the traditional Celtic singing. This particular technique is keening, traditionally used for laments.

[@ThisIsMyRodrick]

@@nickdriessen6159 it is traditional, what Dolores use to do is called yodelling.

[@willengage2661]

Delores incorporating the Irish "keening" style of singing into the song makes it so haunting and amazing. Another great analysis.

[@dougoneill7266]

Dolores.

[@Qkano]

Saves me typing it ... yes "keening" is the word for it.

[@jasamine7902]

I didn't realize keening meant wailing for the dead. I just saw its definition from the page grandmotherskeen. I've always loved this song, but it's interesting to know the style in the voice also has a meaning toward the song.

[@Nikioko]

Keening is a sean-nós technique which is used in laments.

[@clifton8929]

It's such an amazing song. The pain in her voice about the Irish/British conflict. People hating, dying, fighting...it's in your head - Zombie.

[@jpgduff]

It's shite. Badly written, naive lyrics and poorly produced sub grunge shite at that. She's seen as a West brit by many in Ireland. That is to say - a traitor.

[@numptyed1]

Dolores had the most amazing voice, she is missed tremendously. the album "no need to argue" is a perfect showcase of her talent.

[@gregstacy4498]

Her death was so sudden and sad. Another sad bit is she died right before she was going to be on a cover of this, being done by the band Bad Wolves. Those guys did an amazing tribute to her in their video

[@Metzwerg74]

it´s more a tribute to this masterpiece, then only a cover, as is the whole music video.... and i don´t think, there will ever be a more worthy cover of this song, as what Bad Wolves achieved....

[@lightningmonky7674]

I'm mostly a metalhead but this has to be one of the best rock songs I've ever heard, damn shame she died too soon, I wish she could have found peace

[@wicoli]

One of the coolest things about it. All the proceeds they made for the sale of the song was donated to O'Riordan's kids.

[@tinagilbert8902]

Delores's unique vocals in this song is called "keening". It's an old Irish mourning ritual performed at funerals (mostly by the women). It mimics the painful, mournful wails and cries of a mother's loss. Truly beautiful reaction as always. Peace and light...💞

[@Brykk]

I have always loved the cranberries. The music world lost a true treasure when dolores passed. She had a vocal style like you would typically only hear in folk style music.

[@FeralMutiny]

Being Irish, this song makes me cry EVERY time. I miss Dolores's voice so much. Such a beautiful soul!

[@skylar7740]

This was a protest song... "There were a lot of bombs going off in London and I remember this one time a child was killed when a bomb was put in a rubbish bin - that's why there's that line in the song, 'A child is slowly taken'. [ ... ] We were on a tour bus and I was near the location where it happened, so it really struck me hard - I was quite young, but I remember being devastated about the innocent children being pulled into that kind of thing. So I suppose that's why I was saying, 'It's not me' - that even though I'm Irish it wasn't me, I didn't do it. Because being Irish, it was quite hard, especially in the UK when there was so much tension." Dolores O'Riordan in 2017, on writing "Zombie"

[@Shankulaaa]

This wasn't the full version, if you see the longer full video it is even more powerful. RIP Dolores, she was a musical treasure.

[@tommywebster6640]

Came here to say this

[@matthewgoodA1206]

Absolutely. Full version gives the full picture.

[@jpgduff]

​@matthewgoodA1206 She didn't know the Full picture. This song is insulting to people in the north of Ireland.

[@lustalgia...]

I thought I was tripping too😅

[@lustalgia...]

Not the full version and the best part is the tension building up to the true ending. Cmon fans at least lead her to the right version lol! U can enjoy it again fully I guess is the silver lining

[@greghartshorne6621]

She was Irish. It’s heartbreaking that she isn’t with us anymore. My own musical mick soul is having a drink on her behalf🎶🍻

[@fredkrissman6527]

Aileen is hitting all the classic bangers... Kudos to the commenters on their recommends! Can't go wrong with TheCranberries.

[@philipkudrna5643]

This song is about the still unresolved conflict between Protestants and catholics in Northern Ireland. In 1994, when this song was recorded, the Good Friday Agreement that was about to bring some relief, was still in the future. The song is about a bombing where two innocent kids were killed. The singer is iconic Dolores O‘Riordan, she had a psychological problem and died in Jan 2018 after extensive alcohol consumption by drowning in the bathtub (like Whitney) at the age of 46. Her yodel-like singing technique is allegedly typical for Irish folk songs and definitely influenced by her heritage and culture. A great voice of the nineties! RIP Dolores!

[@PortaPooper]

The story behind this song is horrifying and very on point to the world at the time. The pain can be felt in every line accompanied by a somber, sorrowful tone by the band.

[@poncandn1]

rest in peace, bless their souls

[@Jude_196]

One of the saddest, most heart wrenching songs I have ever heard in my entire life. Just makes me WEEP: every time. Should not "be a thing", anymore. Lord Help Us! Senseless deaths.... 💔💔💔💔💔 Prayers for Peace: EVERYWHERE. I'm sure that everyone, below, has mentioned her keening. Just heartbreaking. Thanks for listening to this one, Aileen.

[@larryc3860]

as you probably know, Dolores (R.I.P.) grew up under hard conditions in Ireland, including her own family dysfunction ......she made it her mission before her passing to raise awareness and funding for the support of children in war-torn areas of the world........we need more Dolores O'Riordans as artists and humanitarians........

[@davidjarvie9546]

Dolores sings with purpose, its about the troubles in northern Ireland,,,,it speaks from the heart. Great reaction Aileen...🇬🇧👍

[@tomjones1669]

this song only exists by the actions of the crown,How many innocent children did her majesty's forces kill in the foreign land

[@icorezx14r]

As a Father who has lost one of his golden children. This song has a whole new meaning!

[@Jude_196]

I am sorry for your loss...nothing fills that hole and it's so hard to get past and learn to live with the loss. HUGS to YOU and YOUR FAMILY! ❤

[@debbiecook8777]

I am so sorry for your loss ❤❤❤

[@icorezx14r]

@@Jude_196 Thank you

[@icorezx14r]

@@debbiecook8777 Thank you

[@ungenerationed9022]

As a father myself, my deepest condolences. All love brother.

[@byrnez2755]

Such a power-house of a front-person. She had so much soul and depth. RIP Delores.

[@jamiepittman4855]

R.I.P. She was so amazing. I miss the Cranberries, it will be hard to find another band like them.

[@jamieoconnor1916]

Hello 👋 from Ireland Aileen, thank you for another fantastic reaction. i love your content, and this savage song Dolores was from country limerick. She truly was a fantastic artist, one of Ireland's greatest rock musicians 😀 the song is about the troubles in Northern Ireland and the terrible things that people experienced

[@jpgduff]

Unless you're from the North because fuck.those guys, right? Shite song.

[@kevanwillis4571]

The song was inspired by a two year old and a twelve year old murdered by the IRA in the Warrington Bombings in England. Two bombs put in litter bins timed to explode ninety seconds apart, so people fleeing from the first, ran into the second.

[@scottrobinson2275]

I live in Northern Ireland. A lot of the images are in Belfast where I live. The alternative scene in Belfast still is a mixed background. It was normal growing up with army at the end of the street and searching you. 2 people I was in school with lost there life because of the conflict

[@WeylandLabs]

Fun Fact: The Cranberries "Zombie" is a protest song released in 1994. It was written by the band's lead singer, Dolores O'Riordan, in response to the 1993 IRA bombing in Warrington, England, which resulted in the death of two young children. The song criticizes the violence and unrest in Northern Ireland, particularly the impact on innocent civilians. The term "zombie" is metaphorical, representing the senseless and dehumanizing aspects of these conflicts. Also the song aims to convey the futility and human cost of war, questioning the cyclical nature of violence. It remains one of the band's most iconic songs and is known for its haunting melody and poignant lyrics.

[@f.murphy8340]

What is it about a bombing that qualifies it as a "fun fact"?

[@WeylandLabs]

To help you understand and grasp the context better, the phrase "Fun Fact" is commonly used to introduce a piece of information that is both true and interesting, often surprising or unexpected. The phrase has been adopted in various sectors, including business, education, and media. The term became ubiquitous, it aligns well with the information age where sharing quick, digestible facts has become commonplace. The intent is to engage the audience and add an element of enlightenment to a discussion. In a business/leisure context, utilizing "Fun Facts" can serve as an engaging method to break the ice in presentations or meetings, and social discourse making data or statistics more relatable and noteworthy for the audience and general public. In case you've never heard that term before, I provided the following to help. Be Well 👌

[@jbird4478]

@@WeylandLabs Fucking AI text. There's nothing "fun" about the background of this song.

[@adriansosa1987]

If you're not moved to tears listening to this song you are not human at all, the lyrics the way she sings and the whole imagery in the video is so sad and powerful.. great reaction by the way.. ❤❤❤ 7:30

[@poncandn1]

yup i cry every time. ill be like again? really? still?

[@jpgduff]

Nope. She's a west brit that lied to the kids in my estate to get her ghoulish video made. Awful song, badly written, poorly produced.

[@MLawrence2008]

Great reaction Aileen to such a powerful song.

[@seandunne696]

Such a powerful song. The way Dolores is singing is called keening. To keen (caoine in Irish) is the traditional practice of wailing in a melodic way to show grief for the dead.

[@majormogli3772]

i was in highschool back in time as this song was released and literally everyone was listening to it. and still today it gives me goosebumps.

[@gravedigger8414]

Easily one of the greatest songs of all time. And a timeless classic as well.

[@holyscapegoat]

Easily. And that's a high bar.

[@Cifer77]

This is one of those songs that was SO POPULAR, it played on damn near every radio station, on loop on every location with music, people got tired of it, and started hating on it. But it's certainly not a bad song.

[@donegalrediscovered3309]

Not just Dlores’s stunning voice the Imagery of the video & history behind the song is worth you looking into .. ☘️😀💚

[@joecollie4314]

I believe she had one of the best voices in the music industry. She sounds like no one else. No one else I heard sounds like her. She was just starting to make a come back when she passed. Good, we can still hear her voice . She has many more great songs.

[@jpgduff]

You need to Google Sinead O,xConnor. She was doing this long before this clown was. RiP Sinead

[@DecemberAddict2.5]

If you ever get the chance there's a band called bad wolves that did a cover of this. This is such a timeless song.

[@martintraynor9938]

its such an epic cover

[@paulocarvalho6480]

This song is very intensionally emotional. Every aspect of the instrumentation and voice is there to shock ( in a good way) the listener. If we take in consideration the times we live in, it still is very much a reality. Once you truly grasp the meaning, it's hard not to shed some tears.

[@pressman1788]

You definitely have one of the best reaction channels for heavier music I’ve seen on KZbin. Thank you Aileen!🤘🏻👍🏻❤️

[@philipkudrna5643]

The snare of the drumkit sounds like gunshots. And this is clearly intentional! Great arrangement!

[@seangrrrr]

I remember when this song came out and was a huge fan from the beginning. It wasn't until just a few months ago watching reaction videos that I found out what it was about and it made me just rethink how I take in music. Even old fogies can learn something new :)

[@limozeen61]

This is my favorite song of The Cranberries. The lyrics, Delores' vocals, the video, all are extremely powerful.

[@BarrenCosmos]

I know people like to meme on this song for whatever reason for the memes and such, especially the chorus, but the way she sings and the way the band performs has always been so good!! You using the word of 'gravitating' is honestly such the best way to describe the song and the video! This has been my only song/exposure to this band like you, so I'm even more excited to explore this rabbit whole with you and anyone else in our boat 😭❤

[@stenlipenev4493]

Thank you,Aileen ❤️ Great song 👍🎸📢🎶

[@red_five1542]

Her voice was truly remarkable and one of a kind. This song had a huge impact on me. When I first heard it in the 90s. It was in my head on a regular basis for at least a year. It is too bad that we lost her when we did. R.I.P. Dolores. May god bless you and keep you ❤

[@jpgduff]

Google Sinead O'connor. Unique she is not.

[@stevehand4253]

You are on fire today Aileen👍

[@AManCalledMoose]

I've never understood why Dolores got slated as a singer. She had an incredible voice . And the vocal performance in this song is drenched in pain and angst. Others in the comments have talked about the background of this song and thats what makes this so much more than just a protest song. She is another one thats left us far too soon.

[@TyLer-ij2rf]

Love this song awesome reaction aileen

[@RoGueNavy]

This song was great at demonstrating the lower, heavier side if Dolores' vocal spectrum. For something more in the middle, check out "Linger". And to hear her hit the lighter, more ethereal end, "Dreams" is perfect. It's a far more uplifting, effortless, soaring vocal run at the end, punctuated by recordings of her own vocals to provide backgrounds. She was incredible.

[@Boot2Ass24]

Just stumbled onto Your vids, love them!😊

[@dagfincarp1113]

With what going on in the world today, it's not a stretch to say this song is still sadly relevant. The power, anger and sorrow always brings me to tears.

[@timw8398]

I truly hope you will dive into the history of this song and the cranberries. As with most beautiful art and music there are elements of tragedy in the story and beauty in the delivery of the message. Enjoy your journey, Aileen. RIP Dolores 😢

[@bobbydelamar606]

Sending love from Texas. Bad Wolves did a remake to this song.

[@dcanup71]

Great reaction 🔥🤘💗

[@toddcoldiron1710]

Her vocals have a lot of traditional Irish singing qualities . Her voice goes almost into a yodel . Refreshing to hear her unique sound . Dolores passed before he time.

[@mikeymike1383]

She was so talented. ❤

[@rayromo7222]

so epic loved this vid

[@willfromyadkinville]

great song! i played this cd a lot driving to and from work back then!

[@jeremybrennan4115]

love from Seattle

[@larrysaenz8964]

Morning sunshine so much music to explore your only at the tip of the iceberg 😂❤😮 love these guys ljs have a beautiful day

[@larrysaenz8964]

Pau singing creep is good from the warning ❤ such a great voice

[@Smittay-Sr.]

"Linger," official video should be next for the Cranberries!

[@klown3646]

Love you Aileen ♥️💐

[@jasonashwell8143]

WATCHED YOU 4 WHILE ENJOY YOUR CHANNEL IM UK GUY ,BEEN TROUGH A LOT ,MUSIC SAVES ME ,

[@coastalrob9836]

Such a powerful song about the numbness of war, bombings, repression, etc. So relevant then in Ireland / Northern Ireland and now, all these years later, in Israel and Gaza. As much as things change, they remain the same.

[@Shawn-mo6dh]

You're awesome, your reaction was beautiful and I love your eyebrows. I could feel you feeling Dolores ❤️ and that makes me feel happy because I love the cranberries Rock on girl 💯

[@rogermc5040]

The instrumental is strong and clear. The downbeat of each measure was distinct. I closed my eyes and danced a rumba. The singer had both a strong sound and a smooth complement to the instrumental. I love your comments and you have given me a new band to review for possible bance music. Again as always you are the best and my favorite.

[@Shea03865]

Another Angel that has passed, but will forever remember her music!

[@shannonoverton138]

The Bad Wolves version of this song and the circumstances behind it are just as haunting.

[@ericferreira7279]

Dolores O'Riordan is the lead singer. She was born in Ireland (along with the rest of the Cranberries) and unfortunately passed away in 2018 at the age of 46.

[@johnberg9497]

I was in my early twenties when I heard Linger on the radio. Identify the band. Heard Dreams. Bought the first cd album. Was amazed and loved it. Bought the second Cd album. Zombie was powerful. I remember a small bit of a convo with a friend that we were enthralled with the power they displayed in appeal that we agreed they we’re going to be as big as U2. Went to the concert in Tampa. Remember always playing their music when I needed their magic. I was heartbroken when Dolores passed 😭 RIP

[@jonathanlocke6404]

One of the greatest examples of how a voice can wordlessly convey emotion...

[@mjvdg4194]

They’re one of the biggest things in modern Irish punk and this is a song about the IRA and specifically ‘The Troubles’ time in Britain and Ireland. I’m sure everybody’s already pointing you to to all their hits, so my recommendation is actually Bad Wolves’ cover of this one. Dolores was meant to vocally collaborate on it. As kind of passing the torch two decades later. She unfortunately passed the morning she was scheduled to record, or they found out about it that day.

[@daveb1797]

Saw in live, very emotional.

[@marsfalcon9250]

Keening: (of a sound) prolonged and high-pitched, typically in a way that expresses grief or sorrow. A traditional form of vocal lament for the dead in the Gaelic Celtic tradition, known to have taken place in Ireland and Scotland. You seem like good people, thanks for the reaction.

[@emeidocathail7808]

Ah, many nights moshing to this in Fibber Magees in Dublin back in the day. RIP Delores.

[@libraryfiles4470]

BANGER!

[@AndrewBoland-ju4ls]

Brilliant reaction

[@ungenerationed9022]

I love the bass line too! And those drums are just vicious, IMHO.

[@sonofthesea3298]

Are you new to The Cranberries in general? If so,I warmly recommend you giving Linger a go as well. If Zombie is emotional and depressing,Linger is the positive counterpart. Especially in regards to the sound. They got tons of beautiful songs though. Zombie and Linger is theyr most loved songs. And Dolores's tragic passing,actually is beautifully connected to the cover Bad Wolves wanted to make. Bad Wolves sent theyr demo to The Cranberries for approval,and Dolores loved it soo much,she wanted to sing her parts with them. Sadly,they found her passed away in her hotel room the day she were to meet up with Bad Wolves. Bad Wolves were of course shocked,but after some time they contacted the rest of The Cranberries for approval in still releasing the cover. The rest is history,and what Bad Wolves did is a description at the start of theyr cover,as they did the music video after they heard about her passing away. You might want to keep some tissues closeby. Heartwarming stuff! 🥰Its perhaps the best cover of a song i have ever heard. And what the band did,also makes it extra powerful.

[@karlvogt8891]

This song is a slice of my teen years. I liked it from day 1 but fell in love with it in my mid 20s there has seldom been such an impassioned plea for peace and to my knowledge never in music. Her voice carries the grief of a nation divided by conflict in one form or another for HUNDREDS of years. -May your notes ring true.-

[@djforlife111]

Zombie is a protest song inspired by the murder of two young boys, Tim Parry 12 and Jonathan Ball 3, in the 1993 Warrington bombings. They were out shopping with adults, looking for cards for their mothers for Mothering Sunday. The word "zombie" in the song refers to those involved on both the British and Northern Irish side who blindly followed orders without thinking for themselves. . Delores' voice is beautiful, the music is hard and the lyrics are hard hitting. the video shows actual soldiers on patrol on the streets there and the children are playing on the real streets. Kills me to hear it, my eldest son is only two years older than Jonathan Ball would have been, but it's a song that makes you stop and remember how fragile peace is and how easily it can be lost and everything that goes with it. R.I.P. I was blessed to see her in concert

[@davidadams7352]

My god!!! So I’m a little side tracked right now. Aileen you are sooo gorgeous. And your a Metal Head just floors me. You go girl 🤟🤟🤟🤟

[@arnodobler1096]

It's sad how relevant the song is. Always hits me to the core, especially since she left us. RIP Dolores❤

[@thejadedgeminigeek1293]

Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?, my favorite Cranberries album!

[@user-yy4tt4yo5u]

Love that song.😍

[@jenskimling7456]

The Song was such a Banger! And a Protest too. 🤟🤟🤟

[@CM-ve1bz]

There’s a rumor that in the studio at some point the producer asked the drummer if he could hit the drums a little harder. He just said, I can do that. And the rest is history.

[@ksparks3603]

She had such a beautiful vibratto that will live on forever 💕

[@robertruelas4682]

Another powerful voice with tons of passion and very driven for her cause.It's sad that she passed but her music will live on ,I LOVE MUSIC WITH A MESSAGE.. Rock on Aileen,your new biggest fan..

[@robertruelas4682]

Oh yea , check out linger .it has some great vocal point's

[@scottrobinson2275]

i love her reaction. i feel she gets it, she feels what the song is about.

[@seangilbert19658]

Yes, this song is very powerful, she has that Irish twang to her voice, kinda like Sinéad O’Connor.

[@willvr4]

Beautiful top Aileen! :) This song is really amazing, and there have been some amazing covers of it. My 2 favorites are from Miley Cyrus and Bad Wolves.

[@dvdknight1]

Glad that you appreciate this song, Delores voice was so original. Glad you took down the meter, I prefer just watching your reactions.

[@Panterakat1]

RIP Delores. Your music plays on and will always be important to the history of music.

[@happymethehappyone8300]

The Cranberries "Salvation"...Nuff Said.

[@marksheridan-ib6qq]

You need to hear them live

[@charlesm3622]

I miss summers in the mid 90's, watching MTV and seeing videos like this.

[@EleMentalJesus]

Dolores O'riordan is from Ireland and passed away back in 2018 at the age of 47. This song is related to the troubles in Northern Ireland between The British and The Irish, a conflict that is centuries old but this is about the last 100 years. The spark for this song was the killing of two children in Warrington, England in 1993 killing Tim Parry (12) and Jonathan Ball (3) by the IRA (Irish Republican Army) exploding a bomb in the town centre. This song didn't go down well here in England because it was perceived as being supportive of the terrorists which was really a collective misunderstanding driven by emotion in the shadow of the event, as it was more about mans inhumanity to man as a whole and the devastating effects on those left behind to clean up the mess. The song could be applied to events that happened in The former Yugoslavia and Kosovo a few years later. The reasons I mention Yugoslavia is because the British/Irish conflict had been sporadic and periodic over that century, but when Yugoslavia split up which was around the same time as this song, the same type of urban/guerilla conflict that had been happening in the UK now and again, was happening all day every day across the entirety of Yugoslavia non-stop for a few years.

[@jedislap8726]

" It didn't go down well here in England" Are you kidding?

[@EleMentalJesus]

@@jedislap8726 Compared to the rest of the world where it charted number one in numerous countries, no it didn't. Sure it was well liked, but the anti irish media in this country scorned it in general. I was doing my paper round at the time as a teenager, and if that song ever came on the radio whilst sorting my papers out in the shop, the owner would be like 'get that sh*t of' and that was a sentiment shared by many at that time. Over time though people have come round to it.

[@jedislap8726]

@@EleMentalJesus 'Compared to the rest of the world' Why are you comparing ti to the rest of the world? And even THAT comparison is wrong as it was Number One in just 7 Countries and one of those was Zimbabwe. It never even got in to the top 100 in the US Billboard Charts. Considering that there are over 200 countries and it only hit No. 1 in 7 then I'd say it did quite poorly in almost ALL countries. Oh and your testimony of ONE person not liking is is trumped by MY testimony that everyone I know liked it at the time and still do.

[@EleMentalJesus]

@@jedislap8726 Go and touch grass fella, I love the song and think it's awesome but I also remember the headlines and stories because I was delivering the papers at the time. The media in this country certainly scorned it, and a lot of the clapping seals went along with it like they always do. Of course there was a large amount of people that appreciated it too but there was a palpable anti-Irish sentiment in England in the immediate aftermath that fuelled the dislike for it. especially being in Manchester and the incident being only 14 miles away and that sentiment pretty much stretched across the entirety of the North West from Manc to Liverpool with many of the Irish in my family and circles being insulted and blamed for it. Congratulations on your friends circles being homogenous without any diversity of opinions sounds painful, I am glad that I got to experience viewpoints from all sides.

[@jedislap8726]

@@EleMentalJesus Cry some more about your fake bullshit.

[@kilroy205]

her voice and style one of a kind

[@Stevie8654]

I still remember the first time I heard this. I was 8 years old helping my neighbors in their horse barn. They had 104.5 The Edge(Tulsa,Ok) on and this song came on. I was hooked on “alternative” rock for the rest of the 90s.

[@Partigul]

thank you!

[@m.t.v.7934]

You have such a good speaking voice. Very soothing and clam. You could prob make a lot of money just reading stories or books on your channel. :) But I still love the reaction videos. thanks for the upload!

[@JimmyYahteez]

One of a kind voice. You can feel the pain it…sad. This song never gets old.