I just want to clarify that although I didn’t realise what the song was about at first, I am well aware of the history of the IRA and how it affected peoples lives. Half of my family bloodline goes back to Ireland and members of my family were living in Ireland during these times. There were also 2 attacks in my home city which took the lives of 21 people. The IRA claimed the lives of innocent people and those people shall never be forgotten. I am not just a “millennial that knows nothing”, I was just being slow whilst listening to an astounding piece of music.
No worries young man! You keep listening and reacting! Don't listen to those who might criticize. I'm sorry to hear about what your family has gone through.
Not just the IRA. The UDA, UFF, and the British Paras, too (all of which appear in the video). They're calling out the whole damn mess of The Troubles [and longer--the 1916 reference is to the Easter Rebellion in Dublin that led (eventually) to independence for the Irish Republic].
50th anniversary of the pub bombings next month. Very sad times in Brum, I remember them well (I was 10 back then). RIP to the 21, maybe one day they will have justice.
lol, don't even worry about it man. You gave a great reaction here. Backing up over and over? Going nuts over her voice? Why do you think we love her? You loved her to, instantly. That's all we ever want, is for people to love what we love.
I'm a 50 yo grown man, I cried the first time I heard and understood this song back in 1994, knowing about the two boys killed by bombs, and I STILL cry every time I hear this master piece of a peace call every time. That voice. That rage against senseless violence. That keening. Everything. Gets me every time.
@@fooman64 her voice was so soft, and yet so very powerful. She could shatter your heart with a single note. It was pretty obvious that she felt things very deeply. 💔
The thing she does with her voice is Irish keening. Mourning for the dead. No, the line "It's not me, it's not my family" isn't her family- she is saying that people justify tolerating The Troubles by thinking it isn't really their problem.
Never seen a reactor listen to a song twice before. You're clearly genuinely involved in the music and not just trying to fill some quota. And this song deserves it. One of the most articulate outpourings of grief and rage ever recorded. RIP Dolores.
I love that you are recognizing the ANGER. I have heard many a cover, and never have I heard a man do this song justice. I don't know what it is, but the women always channel the quiet RAGE so well.
Actually they may be dead outside.😆 Not having goosebumps ever is a medical skin issue. But your right, being able to get goosebumps and not getting any while listening to music such Cranberries is unsettling...
To this day, I can not listen to Michael Jackson’s Man In The Mirror. It still makes me bawl like a baby if I hear it today so I avoid it at all cost. It’s just such an emotional song.
It's called keening, a sad mournful wailing often sung by Women at irish funerals and Dolores's use of it in this song was perfect as this is about an event that took the lives of several chidren
You got it, it's about the devastation of "The Troubles" between Ireland and Brittan. It is said that this was a catalyst to the talks of peace treaty signed in early 1998. Don't know how true that is but I don't doubt the possibility. This song is so powerful, divinely human yet... heavenly. Rest in sweet heavenly peace Delores, young Jonathan Ball and Timothy Parry. Beautiful reaction. This is the reason Dolores wrote this song, to raise awareness of the horrors of war. 30yrs later... her message is still relevant and important as ever. Beautiful reaction.😊❤❤❤
The first time I heard Zombie, I was watching MTV and it was incredible. I'm 54, and I still get Goosebumps and emotional listening to this amazing song.
The song was published in 1994 and expresses lamentation about the death of two children by the Irish Republican Army in the 1993 Warrington bombings (Savage, 2018). Through this music, The Cranberries pointed its way to protest against the war, which was strong and high-profile
What's ridiculous is that the stuff that the "new Irish" are doing to the Irish today is a million times worse than anything a militia group in Ireland ever did. And you aren't allowed to make songs about what's happening in Ireland right now because that would be racist. Think about that.
@@timjoy8270 I've known what this song was about since it was released and the meaning hasn't dulled one little bit..it's one of those songs that I feel when it's on...goosebumps talking bout it
I am Canadian, two generations removed from Ireland. When I was a young lad of six, I spoke with my great uncle, who was on the phone from Belfast. I could hear gunfire in the background. Your reaction, like this song, brings a tear to my eye.
Just watched this 10 minutes ago. I'm a 67 year old woman. I must say, as a young man of this generation, you are quite passionate about the old music ❤
I think she purposefully went full on Irish with the accent, the keening, the whole thing. To put the attention right on the "troubles". And it worked.
An excellent anti-war song, which will always be relevant, especially with the current global landscape. Dolores O'Riordan had such an incredible voice!
R.I.P. DOLORES. This song always gets me. She reaches into her heritage here utilizing Irish funerary ritual Known as Keening or caoineadh in Irish, keening involved vocal lamentation for the dead and was traditionally performed by women, often referred to as bean chaointe. This practice was an integral part of Irish funerals, where mourners would express their grief through wailing, crying, and singing over the deceased. A brilliant choice and one I respected. Pleas while this video is still fresh in your mind see Bad Wolves - Zombie (Official Video), tribute to Dolores; ua-cam.com/video/9XaS93WMRQQ/v-deo.htmlsi=tMBKfhFFWWC2hEi3
I've never seen any reaction channel play a song twice back to back.......i can see that you really take in what you hear and that is genuine and great. I'm glad you like this great music 🙏👍👌
I'm over 50 years old and have heard this song hundreds of times and I still get goosebumps listening to this song. I can't even imagine not getting goosebumps listening to certain songs or voices.
@@jameswiglesworth5004 agreed. The song is beautiful, but humanity is still very fine vilifying and murdering children and families without a 2nd thought
@@jamestaylor3805are you saying this song from the 90s has changed history? As in how we have fought wars in the last 30 years? Or just that the song exists now?
I feel it’s also about people who *did* lose a child ..but blanket blamed every person of that something (faith/race/color/creed) for that loss 😢 People who literally woke up that morning who had nothing to do with the other person losing someone..being instantly blamed because of their background. “In your head they are fighting”. Feeling that hatred and animosity to a “group” of an entire swath of people who literally had NOTHING TO DO with the horror that happened to your loved one..and have no more control over what bad people/misguided government does. But you hate them because they “look” like the people that took the person you loved from you. That has always been the message of this song to me.
@@LG-lk5esshe actually stated in an interview that she was stating that her family was not IRA, that not all Irish supported the IRA and they didn’t condone the violence perpetrated by either side, but mainly the targeting of innocent civilians, including children by the IRA. You can Google her interview where she explains her reasons for writing the song.
I'm an American and my heritage is Irish and Scots-Irish. I too relate to this song in so many ways that seem to be guttural or instinctive. I love this song and I am glad you listened and enjoyed it.
Her keening is amazing .. from Limerick. The Cranberries have some brilliant tunes. This is about the “troubles “ in Northern Ireland and the murdrr of 2 children in Warrington. Dolores passed away in 2018. Rip Dolores.
Great reaction. So many young people who have reviewed this song just don't even know the IRA references or anything about it. Glad you noticed it right away.
66, America combat veteran, and still get emotional. All conflict must end. The power behind all of it must be outed to all and ended. Be kind. Always.
Watching from Boston, USA. For me, this is one of the most original and impactful vocals EVER. I've been a fan and participant in rock, punk, pop, and acoustic music for 70 years. Goosebumps every time I hear this. Loved your reaction. R.I.P. Dolores.
"But you see, it's not me, it's not my family" is key to one of the messages that Dolores tried to get across with this song. The point being the conflict in Ireland is terrible and costs lives but goes on for decades and people around the world can just ignore it and get on with their lives because it doesn't affect them -- "it's not me, it's not my family". "In your head" you imagine the people there fighting, dying, crying, but what do you do about it? Nothing. Like a zombie. It's a very poignant and powerful message. Phil Collins' song "Another Day in Paradise" (though not about Ireland) also touches on that idea that we live out our lives ignoring the suffering of others. Sadly Dolores died in 2018 at the far too young age of 46. She was mourned across Ireland for three days. Thousands of people made the journey to visit her open coffin ceremony. She was a beautiful singer and a beautiful person. She will be sorely missed.
I always had a different interpretation of that lyric. I saw it as challenging the preconceived ideas someone gets in their head about their supposed enemy. Saying to the people fighting against you " that image you have of me in your head, it's not me, it's not my family." And the people participating in the violence are zombies because they are just mindlessly buying into the rhetoric and generalizations about their supposed enemy.
RIP Dolores! Great song and one of the greatest vocalists of all time. Anyone that doesn’t get goosebumps hearing her sing this song, must be dead inside.
I'm 56 and I tear up everytime I listen to this, My family came to America from Ireland in the late 1800's. I just feel a deep connection to this song that tears me apart inside.
You would think after the 10,000 time I’ve heard this song it wouldn’t bring tears but it always does. Goosebumps means you’ve been deeply touched. Love this one so much. Great reaction!
Whew, right? Was in high school when this released, so I’ve probably heard it 10k times, too, but it hits me like a gut punch every time. I have to be careful about the mood I’m in when I listen to it because of where it hits me.
Oh man, I love this one! Dolores was such a beautiful soul! Rest in peace angel🙏🪽♥️ Bad Wolves were supposed to sing this with her in 2018, sadly they didn't get to. But they honored her memory & released the cover of this. It's heartbreaking. Please Molls You must react to it, 533 million views!! 💔🪽♥️
The lead singer of Bad Wolves asked their manager, who knew Dolores, to okay it with her before they put the song on their album. Dolores liked the song.... in fact the day she died she left a message on the manager's VM inviting the lead singer of Bad Wolves to the studio to meet her. She unfortunately died before the meeting.
The soldiers in the video were not staged. The video team actually filmed kids playing and soldiers walking around in one of the „hot spot“-towns in their „real life“ back in the early 1990ies…
I must have heard this song hundreds of times in my life and I’ve teared up almost every single time. Her vocals leave you no choice but to feel deeply.❤
It's Ireland mate, they are an Irish band that came out in the mid/late 90's and they wanted to bring attention to the fact that Northern Ireland was still at war and fighting for religious freedom...R.I.P. Dolores, thank you for your voice and talent, you are sorely missed.
The conflict in NI (1966-1994 and still unresolved) was never about religious freedom, Catholics have been free to practise their religion openly in Ireland since the Act of Emancipation 1829. It was about equal opportunities, inspired by the American Civil Rights Movement. Catholics were asking for fair access to social housing and an end to the practice of personal references when applying for civil service as those kept almost all jobs to Protestant ctizens of the province. It then turned into a wider conflict about the political identity of NI.
Just to clarify, it's filmed in Belfast which is in the United Kingdom not Ireland, they are different countries. If you don't understand that much, you can't be expected to understand why there was a civil war. The song is about the IRA bombing in Warrington that killed 2 children.
Don't apologize. It's worth listening to twice. I never tire of this song, or Delores' voice. I still get chills. And I'm with you, anyone that can't be moved by good music, lyrics and talent is to be pitied. Truly one of life's gifts.
The goosebumps and tears, that visceral grasp on you driving you to look and engage with her message is what every artist strives for. Don’t apologize to the haterz, you were engaged and reacting to something powerful. To see someone able to respect her message and walk away enlightened is why matters.
Great reaction. Songs like this are meant to give you goose bumps, to hit your humanity and to make you feel at the deepest level of your being the emotions that make us all human.
I get the goosebumps almost every time I listen to it. The song is about I.R.A. related violance. The Cranberries is such an incredible irish band ... amazing!
I know as Americans we don't really "get" The Troubles culturally and historically, but this song, U2's "Sunday Bloody Sunday", and some other media, like Derry Girls have really helped me get a better perspective on things. Rest well, Ms. O'Riordan.
Don't feel bad... this kid is actually from the UK and doesn't even recognize British troops or realize what conflict this is about. This is a sad condemnation of the british public school system.
@@Mr.Ekshin. I've seen other UA-cam reactors from the UK that don't even know about the war of Independence from Britain the colonists to fought. They had to watch: Over Simplified on history.
@@briansmith48to be fair it’s taught, but more as a side note as part of the ongoing war with France… much more attention is given to American history from the civil war onwards,American industrialisation and American international trade etc…. The war of independence is a very important event from the US perspective but in the 2000 years of history that’s covered in the British school syllabus it’s just another colony that eventually gets independence along with the other 60 or so countries.
I've heard this song hundreds of times, and watched many reactions and I can say you will never hear this without goosebumps. Never. And the sadness that creeps into everyone's eyes as they watch, that doesn't go away either.
Yes, this song is about the war but more specifically the two bombings that happened at a grocery store in either Scotland or England (can't remember). The bombs were in garbage cans and it killed a child. The singer was touring England at the time and felt judged even though she had nothing to do with it. Hence the...not my family vocals.
9:20 Anybody saying it's impossible for you to get goosebumps from music is simply a sociopath with no ability to feel any real emotional connection, despite whatever they may have convinced themselves of otherwise. A vast majority of music lovers *_know_* the goosebumps are not only possible but, with a great song, inevitable. It takes a very.........unaware individual to lack such understanding.
This song always gives me goosebumps without fail. I feel kind of bad for people that don't believe it can happen. Think of all they're missing out on.
I am still rockin' at 67, and this song makes me cry sometimes, her voice is so beautiful, love The Cranberries, this song is deeply poignant, and timeless. Glad you played it again, made me cry twice, there are thousands of children dying everyday because of ignorance and it's demons, it is sometimes incomprehensible how we got this far, but as it goes now, the planet in general is not a happy place (all things considered), and the people with the huge bucks and powers that could turn things around, just get fatter and walk away, laughing in the face of such incredible suffering. Some old sayings about needles and camels and such, deeper under the barrel of despair is a table waiting for ya imho
I just want to clarify that although I didn’t realise what the song was about at first, I am well aware of the history of the IRA and how it affected peoples lives. Half of my family bloodline goes back to Ireland and members of my family were living in Ireland during these times. There were also 2 attacks in my home city which took the lives of 21 people. The IRA claimed the lives of innocent people and those people shall never be forgotten. I am not just a “millennial that knows nothing”, I was just being slow whilst listening to an astounding piece of music.
No worries young man! You keep listening and reacting! Don't listen to those who might criticize. I'm sorry to hear about what your family has gone through.
Not just the IRA. The UDA, UFF, and the British Paras, too (all of which appear in the video). They're calling out the whole damn mess of The Troubles [and longer--the 1916 reference is to the Easter Rebellion in Dublin that led (eventually) to independence for the Irish Republic].
This song was actually written days after and in protest of the trash can bombing that killed the two kids.
50th anniversary of the pub bombings next month. Very sad times in Brum, I remember them well (I was 10 back then). RIP to the 21, maybe one day they will have justice.
lol, don't even worry about it man. You gave a great reaction here. Backing up over and over? Going nuts over her voice? Why do you think we love her? You loved her to, instantly. That's all we ever want, is for people to love what we love.
I'm a 50 yo grown man, I cried the first time I heard and understood this song back in 1994, knowing about the two boys killed by bombs, and I STILL cry every time I hear this master piece of a peace call every time.
That voice.
That rage against senseless violence.
That keening.
Everything.
Gets me every time.
Goosebumps
@@LorcrystNySell it was nothing to do with the two boys that dyed in Birmingham it was about the TROUBLES in IRELAND 🍀🇮🇪☘️🇮🇪
@@rickmccann1018It was written in response to that attack, but the song is about the troubles in general and the utter insanity of it all.
@@MoominDoogie And the insanity of it all was initiated by the British.
None of it was senseless though.
RIP Dolores O'Riordan! - An unbelievably amazing talent taken way before her time.
I cry every time I watch this video
she was something else 💔
@@fooman64 her voice was so soft, and yet so very powerful. She could shatter your heart with a single note. It was pretty obvious that she felt things very deeply. 💔
She was amazing RIP
🙏💔🙏
The thing she does with her voice is Irish keening. Mourning for the dead.
No, the line "It's not me, it's not my family" isn't her family- she is saying that people justify tolerating The Troubles by thinking it isn't really their problem.
Never seen a reactor listen to a song twice before. You're clearly genuinely involved in the music and not just trying to fill some quota. And this song deserves it. One of the most articulate outpourings of grief and rage ever recorded. RIP Dolores.
I love that you are recognizing the ANGER. I have heard many a cover, and never have I heard a man do this song justice. I don't know what it is, but the women always channel the quiet RAGE so well.
Sir, Young Man, this is YOUR CHANNEL! You may certainly rewind your videos as much as you like. God Bless. Your fan from FL. USA.
Absolutely right. Stop it as much as you need to better understand what you're listening to.
keep safe, be prepared, as Milton heads eastward my Floridian MollyBoy fan
@@frdmbe9258 stay safe ... I lived in Fort Myers for 26 yrs before I moved in 2016 .... sending positive vibes your way !
I concur, your fan from Texas
What Mary said. We've all heard it straight through before. Some people Just need something to complain about
The people who can't get goosebumps while listening to music are dead inside 🤣
Actually they may be dead outside.😆
Not having goosebumps ever is a medical skin issue.
But your right, being able to get goosebumps and not getting any while listening to music such Cranberries is unsettling...
Been listening to this since its release and I still get goosebumps...
As soon as MollyBoy said goosebumps from his head down his arm, I was feeling exactly that too.
@@SandsDolphinMe too😅
To this day, I can not listen to Michael Jackson’s Man In The Mirror. It still makes me bawl like a baby if I hear it today so I avoid it at all cost. It’s just such an emotional song.
It's called keening, a sad mournful wailing often sung by Women at irish funerals and Dolores's use of it in this song was perfect as this is about an event that took the lives of several chidren
Appreciate the mention of this, I was unaware amd it adds another layer of depth to this amazing song.
@@SkateSoup YW and I am glad it helped
I know..but ..I call it hic
Like throat singing
@@lifewuzonceezr totally different from throat singing.
A treasure. RIP, Delores. Her voice and music was iconic.
"Linger" is a great Cranberries tune. The first song I heard from them. Still love it.
Did ya have to smell your finger
Ah yes Linger is next please? There are so many more by the Cranberries that chills.
Linger 💯
I personally like Dreams a bit more but Linger is a close second.
@@Levi_Amongst_the_Watchers I'm with you. Dreams is a masterpiece.
You got it, it's about the devastation of "The Troubles" between Ireland and Brittan. It is said that this was a catalyst to the talks of peace treaty signed in early 1998. Don't know how true that is but I don't doubt the possibility. This song is so powerful, divinely human yet... heavenly. Rest in sweet heavenly peace Delores, young Jonathan Ball and Timothy Parry. Beautiful reaction. This is the reason Dolores wrote this song, to raise awareness of the horrors of war. 30yrs later... her message is still relevant and important as ever. Beautiful reaction.😊❤❤❤
R.I.P.DOLORES…. THE CRANBERRIES, AWESOME 90s BAND👍💜
The first time I heard Zombie, I was watching MTV and it was incredible.
I'm 54, and I still get Goosebumps and emotional listening to this amazing song.
The song was published in 1994 and expresses lamentation about the death of two children by the Irish Republican Army in the 1993 Warrington bombings (Savage, 2018). Through this music, The Cranberries pointed its way to protest against the war, which was strong and high-profile
What's ridiculous is that the stuff that the "new Irish" are doing to the Irish today is a million times worse than anything a militia group in Ireland ever did. And you aren't allowed to make songs about what's happening in Ireland right now because that would be racist. Think about that.
May those poor little boys rest in everlasting peace.
When I learned about the meaning of this song, it took on a much deeper meaning for me.
@@timjoy8270 I've known what this song was about since it was released and the meaning hasn't dulled one little bit..it's one of those songs that I feel when it's on...goosebumps talking bout it
I was on my way there that day...my auntie was taking me to buy a mothers day present for my mum. I still remember the sound of the blast
She says " Its the same old ting (thing) since 1916." I love her.
One of the most powerful songs ever made mate. Top tier 90s, incredible song, still gets me emotional every bloody time. 10/10
After all these years? Always.
Each war just raises the emotional sea level. The video guts me. Those children.
@@brianboye8025 💯
I am of Cherokee bloodline in America, and this song hits hard. People living under oppression is terrible!
Every song on that album is just as good as Zombie. It was one of the best records of the 90's.
I am Canadian, two generations removed from Ireland. When I was a young lad of six, I spoke with my great uncle, who was on the phone from Belfast. I could hear gunfire in the background.
Your reaction, like this song, brings a tear to my eye.
Everywhere there’s conflict, children are falling. This piece should have won a Nobel peace prize ❤
couldn't agree more. this spoke volumes while many stay silent.
I'm 57 and heard it hundreds of times and it still gives me the chills. RIP Dolores. A normal reaction to greatness.
I’m 53 and still tear up when listening to this song. RIP Dolores ❤
Gorgeous voice ❤❤❤❤❤
I’m a 71 year old history teacher, and yes, play it again! Watch you, “get it” is priceless! Thanks 🙏 ❤
This song DESERVES to be rewound and played again.
DESERVES and DEMANDS to be played again.
And again, and again, and again and again, and again....,and again, and again,...
This song is a treasure for humanity. It is our responsability to pass it on to coming generations and have it never been forgotten.
Impossible to not have goosebumps no matter how many times you hear it!
I was gonna say, "you've got goosebumps? I have goosebumps and I have known this song since it came out in the 1990s."
Me too. First guitar riff hits and my skin just jumps
Just watched this 10 minutes ago. I'm a 67 year old woman. I must say, as a young man of this generation, you are quite passionate about the old music ❤
Her keening hits you in the soul.
It does, very haunting.
I think she purposefully went full on Irish with the accent, the keening, the whole thing. To put the attention right on the "troubles". And it worked.
I genuinely cannot ever hear this song and not get chills and/or cry. It's a masterpiece.
Thank you fer this one mate. Slainte. Rest in Peace my beautiful sister ☘️🙏☘️
For me this is the perfect song describing war and PTSD.”In your head”.
An excellent anti-war song, which will always be relevant, especially with the current global landscape. Dolores O'Riordan had such an incredible voice!
A couple others from farther back;
Still in Saigon CDB
Ohio by CSNY
@@davesheppeck696 "And the Band Played 'Waltzing Matilda'" by Eric Bogle. Also "No Man's Land". Different war, same old story.
Im 73 and one of my all-time favourite songs is the Cranberries - Dreams.
R.I.P. DOLORES. This song always gets me. She reaches into her heritage here utilizing Irish funerary ritual Known as Keening or caoineadh in Irish, keening involved vocal lamentation for the dead and was traditionally performed by women, often referred to as bean chaointe. This practice was an integral part of Irish funerals, where mourners would express their grief through wailing, crying, and singing over the deceased. A brilliant choice and one I respected. Pleas while this video is still fresh in your mind see Bad Wolves - Zombie (Official Video), tribute to Dolores; ua-cam.com/video/9XaS93WMRQQ/v-deo.htmlsi=tMBKfhFFWWC2hEi3
Thanks!
THIS!!!^^^^^
Excellent comment and song suggestion!
Thank you.
Keening never fails to get me emotional, often just makes me weep on the spot
Fabulous song, fabulous voice. That drummer certainly earned his money didn’t he.
Your reaction was perfect... Doing it twice was perfect
First time reactions are awesome. But I have and do wish people would do a follow-through reaction
Completely agree!
I’ve listened to this song so many times and it still feels fresh and still gives me goosebumps. Wonderful talent from Ireland.
I've never seen any reaction channel play a song twice back to back.......i can see that you really take in what you hear and that is genuine and great. I'm glad you like this great music 🙏👍👌
I'm over 50 years old and have heard this song hundreds of times and I still get goosebumps listening to this song. I can't even imagine not getting goosebumps listening to certain songs or voices.
I still get chills from this song.
When a song helps change the world... that is the purpose of art.
If you think this song helped change the world, you are deluded, take a look around you !!!
@@jameswiglesworth5004 if you think it didn't you should study history.
It didn't change a thing
@@jameswiglesworth5004 agreed. The song is beautiful, but humanity is still very fine vilifying and murdering children and families without a 2nd thought
@@jamestaylor3805are you saying this song from the 90s has changed history? As in how we have fought wars in the last 30 years? Or just that the song exists now?
It’s such a classic, one of the best songs to come out of Ireland, masterpiece.
One of the most powerful videos ever produced.
I’m glad you listened twice! Great tune and love your reaction.
GOOSEBUMPS ARE THE GOAL, NOT A SIDE EFFECT!
KEEP GOOSING THEM BUMPS!
She’s talking about how so many people didn’t seem to care, because it was not THEIR family that lost a child.
I feel it’s also about people who *did* lose a child ..but blanket blamed every person of that something (faith/race/color/creed) for that loss 😢 People who literally woke up that morning who had nothing to do with the other person losing someone..being instantly blamed because of their background. “In your head they are fighting”. Feeling that hatred and animosity to a “group” of an entire swath of people who literally had NOTHING TO DO with the horror that happened to your loved one..and have no more control over what bad people/misguided government does. But you hate them because they “look” like the people that took the person you loved from you. That has always been the message of this song to me.
@@LG-lk5esshe actually stated in an interview that she was stating that her family was not IRA, that not all Irish supported the IRA and they didn’t condone the violence perpetrated by either side, but mainly the targeting of innocent civilians, including children by the IRA. You can Google her interview where she explains her reasons for writing the song.
The song and her anger went to both sides!
I've seen the video maybe a hundred times and I get goosebumps every time.
Man, we don't doubt your goosebumps, anyone listening has them!
Soft yet powerful voice.
THIS is one of the most important songs!!!!
The Cranberries have a lot of great music, and Delores' voice is amazing. Two others I really like: Dreams and Linger
The first time I heard this, the tears poured down my face like a waterfall. It's both profound and beautiful at the same time.
If there's a song to cry during, it's this one.
I'm an American and my heritage is Irish and Scots-Irish. I too relate to this song in so many ways that seem to be guttural or instinctive. I love this song and I am glad you listened and enjoyed it.
Don't ever apologize for listening to the song again! I love that you did that. Best reaction of the day! Ode to My Family is a must. She's amazing!
Yes…we love the cranberries in the states. We loved her…bless her heart.
Her keening is amazing .. from Limerick. The Cranberries have some brilliant tunes. This is about the “troubles “ in Northern Ireland and the murdrr of 2 children in Warrington. Dolores passed away in 2018. Rip Dolores.
Great reaction. So many young people who have reviewed this song just don't even know the IRA references or anything about it. Glad you noticed it right away.
66, America combat veteran, and still get emotional. All conflict must end. The power behind all of it must be outed to all and ended. Be kind. Always.
Amen to that!❤
Watching from Boston, USA. For me, this is one of the most original and impactful vocals EVER. I've been a fan and participant in rock, punk, pop, and acoustic music for 70 years. Goosebumps every time I hear this. Loved your reaction. R.I.P. Dolores.
You will not find another female singer that sounds like her. The way she carries a single word up and down it amazingly unique to me.
"But you see, it's not me, it's not my family" is key to one of the messages that Dolores tried to get across with this song. The point being the conflict in Ireland is terrible and costs lives but goes on for decades and people around the world can just ignore it and get on with their lives because it doesn't affect them -- "it's not me, it's not my family". "In your head" you imagine the people there fighting, dying, crying, but what do you do about it? Nothing. Like a zombie. It's a very poignant and powerful message.
Phil Collins' song "Another Day in Paradise" (though not about Ireland) also touches on that idea that we live out our lives ignoring the suffering of others.
Sadly Dolores died in 2018 at the far too young age of 46. She was mourned across Ireland for three days. Thousands of people made the journey to visit her open coffin ceremony. She was a beautiful singer and a beautiful person. She will be sorely missed.
I always had a different interpretation of that lyric. I saw it as challenging the preconceived ideas someone gets in their head about their supposed enemy. Saying to the people fighting against you " that image you have of me in your head, it's not me, it's not my family." And the people participating in the violence are zombies because they are just mindlessly buying into the rhetoric and generalizations about their supposed enemy.
That's how i hear it too@@stephensmith3901
one hell of a song with a hell of a lot of meaning, sung by one of the greatest vocalists there has ever been 💔
She was good, but not one of the greatest vocalists by a considerable distance
This is surely going to be remembered as one of the most important pieces of music of the C20th.
RIP Dolores! Great song and one of the greatest vocalists of all time. Anyone that doesn’t get goosebumps hearing her sing this song, must be dead inside.
It’s called a frisson. Not just goosebumps, but she invokes tears.
This is ONE of the biggest SONGS of the entire 90's!
I'm 56 and I tear up everytime I listen to this, My family came to America from Ireland in the late 1800's. I just feel a deep connection to this song that tears me apart inside.
I get goosebumps from music all the time.
You would think after the 10,000 time I’ve heard this song it wouldn’t bring tears but it always does. Goosebumps means you’ve been deeply touched. Love this one so much. Great reaction!
Whew, right? Was in high school when this released, so I’ve probably heard it 10k times, too, but it hits me like a gut punch every time. I have to be careful about the mood I’m in when I listen to it because of where it hits me.
Oh man, I love this one! Dolores was such a beautiful soul! Rest in peace angel🙏🪽♥️ Bad Wolves were supposed to sing this with her in 2018, sadly they didn't get to. But they honored her memory & released the cover of this. It's heartbreaking. Please Molls You must react to it, 533 million views!! 💔🪽♥️
I agree! Bad Wolves did an amazing job with their cover. Also, they donated the money made to her family
The lead singer of Bad Wolves asked their manager, who knew Dolores, to okay it with her before they put the song on their album. Dolores liked the song.... in fact the day she died she left a message on the manager's VM inviting the lead singer of Bad Wolves to the studio to meet her. She unfortunately died before the meeting.
Getting goosebumps is entirely possible, it's the emotion of joy or excitement
The soldiers in the video were not staged. The video team actually filmed kids playing and soldiers walking around in one of the „hot spot“-towns in their „real life“ back in the early 1990ies…
I must have heard this song hundreds of times in my life and I’ve teared up almost every single time. Her vocals leave you no choice but to feel deeply.❤
It's Ireland mate, they are an Irish band that came out in the mid/late 90's and they wanted to bring attention to the fact that Northern Ireland was still at war and fighting for religious freedom...R.I.P. Dolores, thank you for your voice and talent, you are sorely missed.
NI is not fighting for religious freedom; they have it. The bombing this is about was done by Irish republican terrorists.
The conflict in NI (1966-1994 and still unresolved) was never about religious freedom, Catholics have been free to practise their religion openly in Ireland since the Act of Emancipation 1829. It was about equal opportunities, inspired by the American Civil Rights Movement. Catholics were asking for fair access to social housing and an end to the practice of personal references when applying for civil service as those kept almost all jobs to Protestant ctizens of the province. It then turned into a wider conflict about the political identity of NI.
@@valerieh84and in later years about people protecting their income sources from gangsterism.
The Cranberries came from Limerick and they formed in 1989. Dolores was a unique talent with a beautiful voice. R.I.P. Beautiful.
Just to clarify, it's filmed in Belfast which is in the United Kingdom not Ireland, they are different countries. If you don't understand that much, you can't be expected to understand why there was a civil war. The song is about the IRA bombing in Warrington that killed 2 children.
Very good reaction👍 . Liked and subscribed...😊
Don't apologize. It's worth listening to twice. I never tire of this song, or Delores' voice. I still get chills. And I'm with you, anyone that can't be moved by good music, lyrics and talent is to be pitied. Truly one of life's gifts.
I get goosebumps from music all the time, music is what feelings sound like
My eyes well up each and every time I hear this. Beautiful song. Magnificent voice.
The goosebumps and tears, that visceral grasp on you driving you to look and engage with her message is what every artist strives for. Don’t apologize to the haterz, you were engaged and reacting to something powerful. To see someone able to respect her message and walk away enlightened is why matters.
If u don’t EVER get goosebumps listening to good music….then u don’t even like music!!! PERIOD!!!!!
Great reaction. Songs like this are meant to give you goose bumps, to hit your humanity and to make you feel at the deepest level of your being the emotions that make us all human.
From Oklahoma. This is why I’m a subscriber. You don’t do this for likes, you do this for discovery. The Cranberries have a great catalogue.
I get the goosebumps almost every time I listen to it.
The song is about I.R.A. related violance.
The Cranberries is such an incredible irish band ... amazing!
"Ode to my Family" and "Linger" would be my suggestions for more Cranberries reactions.
I totally agree with you and watching this one again right away. 👍👍👍👍
I know as Americans we don't really "get" The Troubles culturally and historically, but this song, U2's "Sunday Bloody Sunday", and some other media, like Derry Girls have really helped me get a better perspective on things.
Rest well, Ms. O'Riordan.
Don't feel bad... this kid is actually from the UK and doesn't even recognize British troops or realize what conflict this is about. This is a sad condemnation of the british public school system.
@@Mr.Ekshin. I've seen other UA-cam reactors from the UK that don't even know about the war of Independence from Britain the colonists to fought.
They had to watch:
Over Simplified on history.
@@briansmith48to be fair it’s taught, but more as a side note as part of the ongoing war with France… much more attention is given to American history from the civil war onwards,American industrialisation and American international trade etc…. The war of independence is a very important event from the US perspective but in the 2000 years of history that’s covered in the British school syllabus it’s just another colony that eventually gets independence along with the other 60 or so countries.
@@mubbles1066I think the way of Independence he was referring to is the war for Irish independence, not the US .
No 1 hit in 26 countries! Phenomenal video!
I love it when you are so honest and, I agree about getting the chills! I still do on a regular basis when I hear great music!
I've heard this song hundreds of times, and watched many reactions and I can say you will never hear this without goosebumps. Never. And the sadness that creeps into everyone's eyes as they watch, that doesn't go away either.
Listened to this song hundreds of times since it was released and still get goosebumps to it.
'Dreams' is one of my favourite songs and really showcases Dolores' vocal style.
yip either live from basle or paris
Everybody gets goosebumps listening to this song
🔥do your thing, you are good at it. I really enjoy your reactions and I loved the Cranberries very unique voice/sound❤🇺🇸
Yes, this song is about the war but more specifically the two bombings that happened at a grocery store in either Scotland or England (can't remember). The bombs were in garbage cans and it killed a child. The singer was touring England at the time and felt judged even though she had nothing to do with it. Hence the...not my family vocals.
Warrington England I believe. Two little boys were killed.
@firefighterchick sounds right. From what I remember, a manhunt ensued and the British caught some factions in safe houses and they were arrested.
This song, Dolores and the band are all uniquely amazing. This song was a gift to the world. Such a blessing. Love your reaction. Stay awesome.
Keening is the irish singing style at funerals etc i think. Thats what shes doing. Powerful stuff
If you can say one thing about America, we listen to and cherish great artists. Glad you caught this classic before it gets erased. ✌️
9:20 Anybody saying it's impossible for you to get goosebumps from music is simply a sociopath with no ability to feel any real emotional connection, despite whatever they may have convinced themselves of otherwise. A vast majority of music lovers *_know_* the goosebumps are not only possible but, with a great song, inevitable. It takes a very.........unaware individual to lack such understanding.
So true
This song always gives me goosebumps without fail. I feel kind of bad for people that don't believe it can happen. Think of all they're missing out on.
They were one of the best live bands I've ever seen. So much energy and Delores' voice was en pointe. Great band.
Excited for this one,, can't wait to see your reaction ❤😊
It's been 30 years since the first of many times I've heard this song, and it still gives me goosebumps every time
I was lucky enough to see the Cranberries twice in 1999,had second row. One of the best Concerts I ever went to. Her voice sounded great.
I saw them as well around the same time, she was an absolute beast live.
I am still rockin' at 67, and this song makes me cry sometimes, her voice is so beautiful, love The Cranberries, this song is deeply poignant, and timeless. Glad you played it again, made me cry twice, there are thousands of children dying everyday because of ignorance and it's demons, it is sometimes incomprehensible how we got this far, but as it goes now, the planet in general is not a happy place (all things considered), and the people with the huge bucks and powers that could turn things around, just get fatter and walk away, laughing in the face of such incredible suffering. Some old sayings about needles and camels and such, deeper under the barrel of despair is a table waiting for ya imho
This was one of the most "real" reactions I've ever seen.