These Songs Have Darker Meanings Than You Think! (Macarena, Gangnam Style, 99 Luftballoons)

[@KaitLynnHt]

Not only was The Cranberries song meaning not hidden or unknown, i really didn't like how they were making fun of Dolores' voice. Her voice is so haunting and sad, you can feel the emotion in the song.

[@brinmoody]

That bothered me too, especially because she was doing something called Keening, which is a culturally significant form of traditional mourning in Ireland.

[@digitalbath263]

Just pure ignorance and they have no idea about the Troubles

[@edgeofsanity9111]

They're Americunts, they don't have enough thought going on to realize such things

[@ethereal_333]

They really showed their intelligence or lack thereof.

[@kurotsuki7427]

The keening is always so haunting and I wish i could sing like that.

[@brinmoody]

Zombie is definitely a sort of jab at how far the P-IRA had gone by that point of the troubles, and being fed-up with how the conflict was effecting children, British and Irish alike. 'Its the same old theme, since 1916, in your head, in your head they're still fighting..." Referring to The 1916 Easter Rising that ultimately was the catalyst for the Irish War of Independence, the Irish Civil War, and eventually, spiralling into the Troubles in the North. There is a heck of a lot of history driven emotion packed into this song. A century of ongoing violence in different forms that spiralled out of control as the decades wore on. Also, side note, the type of vocalization used by Dolores here is something called Keening, and is a traditional way of mourning/grieving in Ireland. It has a deep historical/cultural significance and history and I think it's the cherry on the top of this amazing and emotionally charged song.

[@chiarac3833]

Yes, and the way they mocked her was culturally insensitive. If they were mocked, we'd be canceled, what a load of shit.

[@SpinX522]

I'm sorry Sharon, but the Goo Goo Dolls are not a one hit wonder.

[@cknight2316]

I felt so insulted when she said that

[@therecliningreader548]

Thank you! I did a double take at that.

[@Wellch]

A two hit wonder?

[@therecliningreader548]

@@Wellch Google says 19 in the top ten. I can think of 4 off the top of my head.

[@Liz_Lizille]

Ikr.

[@DevineMissMerlin]

Im kind of shocked that people didn't understand what 'Zombie' was about. I think in the US, if you grew up in a certain time and had any recognized Irish heritage, the troubles, punk and Irish history were some part of your identity.

[@filthybonnet]

There's this joke that goes around about how people put "Zombie" on Halloween play lists without knowing what it's about. This then morphed into Do you put "Zombie" on your Halloween play because you don't know what it's about or do you put it on your list ironically because you know what it's about?

[@Austral13]

How do they not know about 99 Red Balloons and Zombie. Growing up in the 90s, we were taught about the turmoil going on overseas. And those songs made it clear what they were about. The lullaby didn't ruin nothing for me, then again I grew up on german ones. Surprised Everlast 'What its like 'hasn't been touched on, the topics are heavy but an important message. Also, country songs, like Garth Brooks 'The Thunder Rolls'.

[@DukeHalliday-cv4fx]

R.I.P. DOLORES O'REARDON OF THE CRANBERRIES... *Had The Pleasure Of Meeting The Whole Band Here In Toronto Canada Years Before She Passed Away She Was Pregnant At The Time So I Gave Her A Teddy Bear 4 Her Son*

[@DaZebraffe]

4:08 "And we just over here, teachin' the children this song..." Oh, trust me, that's FAR from the only nursery rhyme that's stupidly dark, when you learn what it's actually about. Case in point: Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater. ...about a pumpkin farmer whose wife was a serial cheater, so he got his revenge by chopping her up and baking her meat into a pumpkin, alongside herbs and veggies.

[@jasonbooth7566]

The Disrespect with the cranberries

[@mplwy]

That was hard to watch. Then, she didn't even give them the background of what was going on in Northern Ireland. 😥😠

[@aluminumfalcon552]

Great song, great singer, important message in the song.

[@alexisb3829]

Ikr!

[@jamesrawlins735]

MIA was such an influential figure. I don't love all of her songs, but you can't deny her style and how huge it was in a lot of the 2000s.

[@sharks9555]

i..... paper planes? how did anyone ever miss the meaning to that? she blatantly says in the song lyrics that she's making visas at the border for people, the lyrics in general are not shy. "it's a political statement?" yikes, the media literacy in this country is like a hairball down the drain - stuck right where you can't get it to come back up. it's really giving andre 3000 in hey ya! saying "y'all don't wanna hear me, you just wanna dance"

[@truediva18]

You could tell that they didn't really listen to the lyrics. I knew the lyrics, so I got it. I think that if the lyrics were clearer, then they would have gotten it.

[@mylovenjawe3894]

who tf was listening to the lyrics of that song 😂

[@kirageorge]

Ok, so my heart dropped when they said GOO GOO DOLLS was a one-hit wonder... wth.,... LOL, and Metalica's Sandman, back when that came out, it was SOOOO popular, even hard-core rap listeners in my community knew that song (I am Black American)... but, everyone in the world doesn't know every song... (It's scary that I knew every song on this list tho...)

[@OMGgirls_WORLD]

I feel so old now. I know every word to all these song. I'm absolutely shocked that there are ppl who have never heard of Metallica!..whaaat!???

[@katarinatibai8396]

Same here 😅😘👋

[@AmandaGeyerSnobahr]

Music comforts the disturbed, and disturbs the comfortable.

[@maurer3d]

Ok, Zombie is a great song, butt how can you include it in a list of songs with darker meaning, when every single word of the song is clear what it is about.

[@f5checker]

You mean like almost every song on this list...

[@ethereal_333]

Yea this video was pretty stupid IMO. And the “reactors” annoyed the hell out of me.

[@rdejesus6597]

It speaks about the war in Ireland. The Catholic Vs Protestant religions .

[@xConflictGodzx]

As someone that’s from Northern Ireland it’s good that a song as popular as zombie exists to help people learn about what our country has been through

[@Zodia195]

90s were my teen years so I do remember hearing about what happened over there and it made me sad.

[@mrwassef]

She said Goo Goo Dolls was emo 😂

[@tsnap4]

Also, fun fact about "Poker Face" the second time in the chorus when Gaga sings "Po-po-poker face" she's not singing "poker face," she's singing "f-- her face." According to Gaga, only one radio station ever reached out to her to confirm the lyric before playing it.

[@larsonfamilyhouse]

Yeah so the guy who said it was about giving h*** was correct lol I noticed that too!

[@jaywilliams3321]

Um...FYI The Goo Goo Dolls had more than one hit.

[@jrasicmark1]

Wow, I thought sure they would bring up that Kicks song about kids wearing the latest shoes and it turns out the song is about a mass shooting at a school. Or "I Don't Like Mondays" which is also about a mass shooting at a school (and the shooter said her motive for doing it was because she didn't like Mondays). Or the "Paved paradise, put up a parking lot song because it sounds so happy, but the lyrics are about how we're slowly turning the planet into one huge parking lot with no trees. Or Bruce Springsteen's Born in the USA; most people think it's a patriotic song, but it's actually a commentary about how an area is devastated when the local factory shuts down. Billy Joel's "Allentown" had a similar subject. Or even "Who Let the Dogs Out"; most think it's an innocent song about dogs, but it turns out the "dogs" in the lyrics are actually unattractive women in a club.

[@johnw8578]

Or Pearl Jam's song Jeremy

[@MichaelLovely-mr6oh]

The first song is called "Pumped up Kicks" by Foster the People and the song "I Don't Like Mondays" is by the Boomtown Rats.

[@ashleyparkhurst4848]

Don’t mock the Cranberries singer Delores.

[@ketrianrenolsin9608]

While I enjoyed this, the reaction to the Cranberries really annoyed me. So disrespectful. Dolores had a wonderful voice and Zombie is such a powerful song.

[@robertsylvester3542]

Uh oh I haven’t made it that far yet. But I loved her voice. And you’re right she was extremely talented. I had the first 2 albums but the 2nd one I listened to a lot. 😊zombie was a badass tune too.

[@AprilMiller5312]

I think yall should do more "nursery rhymes". See see my playmate, red rover, London Bridges... there's soo many.... but only if u REALLY wanna ruin a childhood....

[@boop9430]

I want this 😂

[@elsabooknerd8502]

As a German I found it very interesting how they didn’t know or realize that 99 Luftballons is about the Cold War and the wall, because from the lyrics that was always so clear, eversince I was super young. And I didn’t even think about the fact, that someone who does not speak German might not find it as clear

[@crystalhamptonhines]

The Fastball song... for years, I imagined little kids left behind. At least, in reality the kids were actually grown. I still kinda liked the song as people yearning to escape the humdrum of reality, only dreaming and not actually leaving their kids. Knowing that they were both elderly, is sad, but also makes me hope they had that autonomy to go out their own way, and weren't actually confused, scared, and lost at the very end. Some elderly couples do make a pact at the end, and in my opinion, after you lived a full life, raised your kids, retired and in bad health, why stay and suffer because society says so? If you lived your life for nearly a century, then I believe you have the wisdom to do what you think is best for yourself.

[@DaZebraffe]

You wanna' know another one that could've been on this list? "Don't Stand So Close To Me" by The Police. Lotta' introverts treat it like a theme song, but... It's actually about a teacher whose underage female student is suuuuuper thirsty for him, and secretly, he's kinda' into her, too. Whole song's about them growing more and more tempted by each other, and it ends before ever revealing whether or not anything actually ends up happening between them. The lyrics that the song is named for, are saying "Don't stand so close to me, we're out in public, people might start to talk..."

[@_MYSTIC_]

The song "My Way" became a genuine cursed song, as in it caused actual negative events, at a Kareoke bar in New York. Cursed because it became part of a police case as singers who chose that song, got up on stage to sing, then left afterwards were turning up as murder victims. This went on for about 8 months until police found their suspect.

[@lrvdo]

15:52 he made himself look like a jackas* . You don't need to watch the video, still the meaning of the song is pretty obvious and it was haunting.

[@Sir_Parsley]

In macarena the mentioned boyfriend is not only drafted to army, but is sent to the front as bullets fodder

[@joselugo4536]

Just like in Ukraine...

[@jeneenr33]

I'm sorry but some of the songs are obvious if you actually listen to the lyrics...Good Good Dolls for example: Don't you love the life you killed? priest is on the phone, your father hit the wall, your mom disowned you. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@Misantropo451]

Even my grandmother know about Metallica 😅

[@Nandor92]

If you don't love Enter Sandman, you have zero taste in music, and I don't make the rules

[@vellbariaofficial]

Stop!!!! That’s my favorite song and I can feel it in my bones especially the middle 8 part of this song.

[@gwendolenyoung4198]

I love most songs from the late '60s on up where rock is concerned and I despise that f****** song. The Beatles also don't do it for me. And believe me I like a lot of Metallica songs but that one can just go away I would replace it with King nothing come at me

[@gwendolenyoung4198]

I also love about 15 Zeppelin songs and I hate stairway hate hate hate hate hate

[@jgg59]

Yes, zombie was specifically about those children, but it was about the bigger picture. Also, if you look at the video, it’s about the greater wall and the English troop in Ireland it’s just against war period

[@reanaa]

Making fun of the Goo Goo Dolls is WAR.

[@tvdu_2009]

FACTS.

[@shelzblack488]

The Cranberries too

[@exodia1510]

God rest Delores

[@BalticDeluluLemon]

Goo Goo dolls are not one hit wonders! They’re a staple in my generation.

[@currymanmrkerryking]

Goo goo dolls are punk rock??? ❌️ Emo???❌️ Lol yeah um....no. No they are not. Not even close lol

[@richardwee9428]

Ashes are used as a symbol of repentance, mortality, and grief.

[@meaganpillemer5796]

I don't appreciate it when one of the best songs of the 80's, which is Zombie, is being mocked at and worst of all, they don't even know the meaning behind it.

[@angelbalderas2844]

It was released in 1994, but yes.

[@crrtca]

Yeah it felt very insulting I wish they knew the influence and importance of the song(before hand)

[@OVOnathaniel]

Womp womp cry about it

[@grlegrl]

Yeah that was a bad note to end an already underwhelming video on. That song is a classic. It has such a deep meaning that is still relevant today and the vocals are amazing and complex.

[@shelzblack488]

​@crrtca was awful really irked me

[@OneandOnlyJmacktb87]

I have a feeling that none of these panelist have common sense, any sort of deductive reasoning or just simply don't pay attention 🤣💀🤦🏼‍♂️

[@bjhellstream]

Beatles also refused to play for segregated audiences in the south in the sixties.

[@tweetyb7427]

Should've included Pump up kicks.

[@starrlea8291]

You guys didn't do pumped up kicks?

[@strineys.957]

I was waiting for that song as well.

[@Hyde_Hill]

@@strineys.957 They did it in an older react already. Similar title.

[@pacificdw316]

I think I read somewhere that Gaga said she hid a lyric in that song. Poker face then turns into F her face

[@lainiw4kura]

Americans will cry over cultural appropriation but mock traditional Irish singing

[@shakykneezz]

I'm pretty sure that is a global flaw.

[@bluz1864]

I think One would have been better than Enter Sandman. As far as dark goes anyway.

[@Bushbaby1977]

Agreed. One is dark AF.

[@samrudroff9543]

Or harvester of sorrow

[@karawardlaw4090]

They have quite a few that are darker than Enter Sandman

[@Rkenton48]

One, two, Freddie's coming for you... Three, four, better lock your door...

[@nicolefoster6658]

You can't "ruin" songs for folx that know the songs from the jump. Cringey the way they were mkn fun of the Cranberries song.

[@we1rdfuk]

I was waiting for pumped up kicks.

[@SuperGankBros]

Last video bruh

[@futuramabender2078]

@we1rdfuk DUDE PART 1! THIS IS PART 2! GOD WHY DON'T PEOPLE LEARN TA PAY ATTENTION?!

[@we1rdfuk]

@@futuramabender2078 My bad, haven't seen that one.

[@futuramabender2078]

@@we1rdfuk Then why comment? It could've helped.

[@Briselance]

01:42 "We've all been there" lady... uh... no. That's just you.

[@kerryd1826]

Calling the Goo Goo Dolls a one hit wonder is crazy. Very disrespectful.

[@Zerashadow]

Another song that i recently realized was way darker than i ever knew is "my darling Clementine" mostly cos i never knew the full Lyrics until i read it in the Outlander books.

[@verstrahlt1907]

it is not the Metallica's sandman song, that (is) dark; but it is the STORY of sandman in general.

[@verstrahlt1907]

there are also other bands that sing about this situation. Mostly very good songs. Like a German band: 'Oomph!' …

[@MichelleArielis]

Sharon really disappointed me by saying the googoo dolls are a one hit wonder and not knowing enter sandman but the first note

[@KaiDecadence]

Yeah she's usually one of the better reactors but this was deifnitely a bit of a disappointment. I'm not a huge Goo Goo Dolls person but they were definitely not a one hit wonder. I can understand her not being into rock since everyone has different tastes but then she knew "Zombie" and that's a rock song (alternative rock but still), very interesting lol.

[@phoenix3841]

How do people NOT know about bombings??????

[@malk67]

"Zombie", much like "Sunday, Bloody Sunday" reflected on what happened because England decided it wanted to control Ireland.

[@wilmat1200]

It is not that the songs have hidden meanings but that a lot of people do not take the time to actually listen. And to read the lyrics and think about them.

[@hprotz6600]

1: Ring Around the Rosies is NOT about the Plague. It's about counting the rosary. 2: the "darker" meanings of Poker Face and Blackbird aren't actually dark, and 3: Who TF could interpret Zombie as anything BUT something serious? Also, Delores' voice is awesome. Not cool to mock it. Not cool at all.

[@JETTSTACHI]

My friend's mom traumatized her by telling her Jack Frost was coming when a cold spell was on it's way.

[@bulletsxdame]

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust was typically said during funerals in England. When laying someone in rest.

[@debbielough7754]

Still is.

[@ElandilMRE]

Should have done "One" by Metallica if you want dark....

[@karlajaeger2082]

Now I understand what it is. They don't listen to the words, just the voice and beat.

[@ankhayratv]

5:24 There is a English version, "99 red balloons". Is the translated text so much different? See, Sharon knows.

[@moodycowcrafts4862]

Considering the English translation talks about what they discussed the meaning of the song was? I think it was pretty similar - kids release 99 red balloons they bought with their pocket money and the army thinks they’re being invaded and the surviving kid ends up in a bombed out city finding the last of the red balloons Like for such a bop of a song it is a heavy story

[@edgeofsanity9111]

14:50 dude has a Metallica shirt, but doesn't even know the band Poser detected, opinion rejected 🚩

[@craiggibbons8228]

Absolute tool he is. Just a wanna be poser

[@anthonyohara2132]

Yor guys need to look at your reaction to Zombie and think again. Laughing and mocking that song is a slap in the face to people of Irish Decent. The issues sung about in that song have been tearing Ireland apart for generations. Deeply disappointed in this.

[@Akihito007]

Go have a potato and some whiskey!

[@loftyradish6972]

@@Akihito007 Is that means to be an insult, because to be honest, it sounds like a great idea and I'm not even Irish.

[@Akihito007]

@@loftyradish6972 It's an insult AND a great idea!! That's why the Irish are so crazy lol.

[@daveyhouston]

The song is way too dark she shouldn’t have written it!!!

[@PorcelainPorcupine]

Well that was painful.

[@laudanum669]

One of my favorite dark songs is "Santeria" by Sublime. It sounds so laid back and then you listen to the lyrics and your like "Oh".

[@JemJam2976]

I don't practice Santeria, I ain't got no crystal ball. Love me some Sublime

[@Matthew__Drinkwater]

the dude saying he has a metallica shirt but doesnt know who they are is whats wrong with the world

[@babecat2000]

There are worse things to worry about

[@Yeahthatshowifeel]

I was so insulted by this! A lot of people are posers! I would never buy or wear a T-shirt with a band I didn’t like! And I love Metallica🤘🏼

[@maplenerd22]

The fact that this little trivial thing is what bothers you is what's wrong with the world. We have a name of people like you. KARENS.

[@Absbor]

the barbie song during poker face was a good slide in.

[@Zodia195]

A few of these I did know about like Zombie for sure. I knew about 99 Red Balloons, Ring Around the Rosie, and Poker Face.

[@its.kaylin.8807]

4:26 - i was always told that it was about scarlett fever. the time line fits and the rosies part also makes sense.

[@katefarr2036]

“Zombie” breaks my heart every time I hear it. It’s so much grief and pain in one song.

[@Spuckeblase]

I don’t know how others knew about the song, but we discussed it and the background in school. I still get goosebumps every time I hear it. Can’t understand how you can make fun of the way Dolores sings it, I could just cry everytime I hear her zombie echo 😢

[@ChickensToo]

The style of singing that they are making fun of at the beginning of "Zombie" is called "keening" and is a way Irish women sing for funerals and when in mourning, which this song essentially is doing....mourning the death of two British children during 'the Troubles". I hope they all went home and googled the children so they could learn more about what facilitated their deaths.

[@1PositivePanda23]

💯

[@dianamiller3307]

Yeah all of this was just really insensitive and sounds like a bunch of idiots talking. It's frightening to think that most people are this stupid

[@MMT58]

Most of them also laughed at the elderly couple found at the bottom of a ditch, so I think the problem goes beyond not having enough information.

[@WhiteAryansAreTheONLYGood]

@@ChickensToo it was Koshers as always who were the IRA and The Force behind the British.

[@WhiteAryansAreTheONLYGood]

@@ChickensToo it was all Koshers as Always they were doing both sides to create animosity between Irish and English.

[@RB-nt6zx]

It's sad, that all the commentators were so insensitive and disrespectful to "Zombie". Especially mocking the keening of Dolores, which is an Irish traditional style for funeral songs and mourning. My fingernails curled the other way watching this.

[@karawardlaw4090]

I know. That made me so mad!!! First off, making fun of the way she was singing was disrespectful enough, but to make fun of the song, too. Especially after they were told the meaning behind it. Seriously!!!

[@tianevandermescht9163]

It's truly sad. Dolores had such a beautiful unique voice 🥹💜

[@Jack_Ss]

Holy shit y’all are so sensitive. How the hell would anyone not Irish immediately know that?

[@karawardlaw4090]

@Jack_Ss well, I didn't know that, but it still bothered me that they were making fun of the song. Simply because of the fact that it is a serious song with real meaning

[@loftyradish6972]

@@Jack_Ss I'm not Irish but when I heard the song for the first time as a 13 year old girl I knew it was an extremely sad song and that it held a lot of meaning. Its not about being Irish, its about using your ears and eyes. Its obviously about war, and the way she is singing sounds like crying. You don't need to be Irish to realise that. These people were trying to be entertaining but just came out as obnoxious. Why are you upset that people are giving justifiable criticism? You sure you aren't too sensitive?

[@Niamhmariephelan]

Im born and raised in Ireland, do yout research on the cranberries, R.I.P Delores 🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@karenshields1974]

I loved the cranberries but it always pissed me off when she sang Zombie. How did the troubles effect her and why react so strongly after a bomb on mainland UK. There were shit loads for her to sing about that actually happened in Northern Ireland.

[@brentbarnett1058]

Zombie by the Cranberries featured a Vocale Style called "Keening" Which Dolores O'riordan was adept at. It is litterally and absolutely a song about grief and loss.

[@TheYoinkan1503]

Right! I hear people karoke this song and almost mockingly imitate her voice/style. its really sad tbh

[@r.g.9610]

I thought it was always very clear what Zombie was about.

[@adamruss656]

They have to actually pay attention to the lyrics to get it. they hear Zombie and probably think it's about the undead

[@tardis301192]

What makes the song Zombie even sadder is Dolores of the Cranberries died the morning of the day she was supposed to record the song again with the band Bad Wolves

[@yomogami4561]

it was sad but bad wolves did a nice tribute cover and donated the proceeds to dolores' children

[@carolanndenton5933]

aww dolores..such a fabulous strong unique sound..pity

[@karenshields1974]

​@@carolanndenton5933it's not true

[@XaniDecayed]

Wow the mocking of Dolores' voice was really cringe. It makes me upset. She was amazing and always managed to get the fans to feel what she was feeling.

[@JohanHaagg]

How can people think Zombie does have anything but a dark meaning? It is right there in your face.

[@gregoryeatroff8608]

When the Beatles toured the United States, they refused to play in segregated venues. "Let everyone sit together or we walk."

[@TonySantuccistudios]

I feel the same way. We all need to stick together. White black etc . We are what makes the world greater. Not trump

[@Juno-z4n]

That we did until certain politicians decided we are collectively awful and non important aspects of people became primary.

[@Ladymusicc]

So sad he didn't know she was singing in english. (Zombie) laugh if you want, but she was iconic. So sad she passed away. I was so ready to hear more from her.

[@tempestrider8712]

I'm Asian too but I can understand Dolores O'Riordan pretty well. I don't appreciate tjose two guys mocking her. She sings beautifully.

[@DukeHalliday-cv4fx]

Exactly

[@DukeHalliday-cv4fx]

Keith Should SHUT THE F*CK UP AND DON'T MOCK THE LATE DOLORES O'REARDON.... R.I.P.

[@petewharton8449]

The song 'Zombie' always gets me so bad cos my wife would've gone into Warrington town centre that day if it hadn't been raining (she was 3 when it happened). She could so easily have ended up being one of the victims outside of where McDonalds is now.

[@MsKaz1000]

I remember that day I had been shopping in Liverpool and around that time there had been a lot of bomb scares going on and I got home and heard the news it was so sad

[@SounderMom31]

A lot of nursery rhymes are actually very very dark in their meaning and message.

[@thenerdspot4309]

The disrespect towards Dolores O'Riordian is hands down a fight-able offense. Kunck if you Buck 100%

[@burtbackattack]

I don't think anyone with a fully working brain could misunderstand what this song is about. But the way they casually joke around while discussing it annoyed me. Won't be watching any shit from this channel again.

[@waternineeightlotus2869]

​@@burtbackattacksame

[@shr3dm3tal]

The fact that dude made fun of the cranberries I automatically hate him

[@digitalbath263]

"Zombie" doesn't have some hidden, dark, meaning. it's pretty obvious it's a song about war and hate. Not everyone knows about the Irish Revolution, unfortunately, but it's very easy to discern from the lyrics and her crying singing that it's very emotional song

[@bobbychase5616]

i had no idea the meaning but know it as ufc star korean Zombie's walk out song and got emotional when it played one last time after his last fight when he retired

[@more7642]

@@bobbychase5616 there is nothing to be proud of. You just don't know the story behind one of the most influential song of 90's.

[@jamUSA24]

It doesn’t get more clear than these lyrics… With their tanks and their bombs And their bombs and their guns In your head, in your head, they are crying… Another mother's breaking Heart is taking over When the violence causes silence We must be mistaken It's the same old theme Since nineteen-sixteen In your head, in your head, they're still fighting With their tanks and their bombs And their bombs and their guns In your head, in your head, they are dying

[@dr_dreadknought7165]

Honestly the song could be about any war really although when it says 1960 I'm pretty sure it's referring to what happened with nam.

[@digitalbath263]

@@dr_dreadknought7165 it says 1916! Not 1960. 1916 was the start of the Irish Revolution

[@WendyAtHome21]

I can't believe someone referred to a song by Goo Goo Dolls as a "One Hit Wonder." They had so many great hits.

[@khy0te605]

"Thanks" to all of the reactors for mocking the keening that Dolores was doing. Keening is a type of traditional Irish singing used to express sorrow for the death of people. The presenter should've hit all of them with that little bit of information so we could watch the reactors react to it after making fun of it.

[@Dondingo4]

I will accept no Delores O'Riordan slander.

[@TripleDinLV]

These kids on here don't have to experience the turmoil and pain of The Troubles, or at the very least, have had the knowledge of them and knowing it was yet another example of imperialism at it's "finest". I may be from the US, but I have Irish cousins and friends, and the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s were so damn hard.

[@Bercuda]

It actually hurts me how much they made fun of Dolores because of the way she sang. It's like making fun of kurt cobain because of how bad he sings. When them singing perfect isn't the point of their music. It's to bring emotions and have you feel way they want you to feel.

[@brandonaustin5536]

I agree, that kind of pissed me off actually. It's how she sings

[@sunniduran5144]

I don't know anyone who doesn't think her voice is absolutely perfect. No auto tuning needed like they have to use these days.

[@jfearless3420]

I think they sing great. What do you mean?

[@brandonaustin5536]

@@jfearless3420 because they were making fun of her...disrespectfully

[@jfearless3420]

@@brandonaustin5536 bercuda mentioned that he/she didnt think they sung great if you re-read her post. I was saying they did.

[@ThirdCoastGems]

Goo-goo Dolls were NOT "emo", nor were they "one hit wonders". SMDH

[@stephfahey1101]

I think Dolores was dressed as the Goddess Eiru in that video. Eiru is the Patron Goddess of Ireland in Celtic/Irish mythology. Eiru is also the Goddess of Peace. Ireland is named after Eiru.

[@leierkreuz1529]

Ériu in Old Irish, Éire or Erin in Modern Irish, Éire is also the name of Ireland in Gaelic.

[@Irissea]

Ugh, another person owning a Metallica shirt but not knowing anything about the band 🙄

[@lanlan4889]

The Cranberries are Irish not English babes

[@jhuyyg]

They're talking about language, not nationality. He couldn't understand her words so he thought she wasn't singing in English. Host later mentioned them being Irish.

[@rogerweston7450]

Thumbs down for those two dissing Zombie.....

[@snakeyes0003]

@6:59 “Come on Barbie let’s go party” was just perfect

[@jaye9464]

In the UK we don't say 'ashes to ashes'. We say 'atisshue atisshue'(as in sneezing)

[@strineys.957]

Same as in Australia. I was wondering what she was talking about when she said “Ashes to ashes…” very confusing.

[@zuzukris4952]

Ring around the Rosie is about the plague, and was actually in the US before it came to England. It was written about how horrible the plague was. There were more lyrics that were printed in a book in the 1850s, but have been lost with time. It wasn’t written during the plague, and back then Ashes to ashes didn’t mean cremation. It meant death. That’s why they would say it at funerals. Also, the GOO GOO DOLLS ARE NOT ONE HIT WONDERS!! They are a great band!

[@adamruss656]

are you mansplaining? lol. kidding but while it's likely true, it hasn't ever been confirmed. But yep. ashes to ashes means from ashes we are born and to ashes we shall return; the cycle of life

[@TELLViSiON]

Thumb down for disrespecting Zombies

[@soulsnatcha402]

I weep for the idiocy and lack of empathy these people feel