@@rayrayray7494 Don't worry. Everything will change in the next one or two years. One chance might be, it will all end. But my take on it is, all the bad stuff is going to be eradicated by the massive changes that are coming because of AI. The old guys that control the east of this world are not fast, agile and intelligent enough to even grasp what is coming and it will be coming for them. The biggest change in human history. And if it all ends, well we tried. LOL. But no i do not believe that. We are not living in a Hollywood movie.
She and Bad Wolves we’re going to replicate this but she died on the day of recording. Bad Wolves followed through with the song and even acknowledged Dolores in their video. They gave all proceeds to her children. Worth a listen ❤
Sorry to burst you bubble, but that is an urban legend. In an interview Noel said that Dolores indeed was in the city during the week Bad Wolves recorded their version, but at least the remaining three band members don't know anything about her involvement in the Bad Wolves song.
I’ve known many Irish men and women who suffered greatly from that war in Ireland. Peace even to this day seems like it’s very fragile. To live in that environment as a child just breaks my heart. Delores was a gift to us all.
@@stu2333trying to take a country that wasn’t theirs to take. Same with the “Palestine mandate” then sent Jews there because no country wanted them (right before WW2 Hitler held a conference asking if someone will take the Jews in and the Dominican Republic was one of the only ones who did so confirming his own biases). The same thing with our involvement in things like Iraq and Afghanistan. Drawing arbitrary borders when it’s a tribal country who have been fighting each other for thousands of years. But hey, we know better. Two count irreparably damaged for 3000 of our civilians deaths. Not logical but again we “know better “.
this is song made history. We all know Political people that changed the way humanity behave. well The cranberries DID change something that day they released this song. It 's not a matter of just music. It's not only the pure talent. It s History made live by music
some context, Dolores O'Riorden is singing in a traditional form of singing called keening which is used in Irish funerals she sang this way for the two little boys who died in ira bombing in the 90s, they were walking to get something from the shoppes and died from a bomb hidden in a trash can she heard about it and enraged she wrote this song as a protest that they were zombies because they had no remorse. much love from Ireland
Her voice, that keening… it actually reaches out caressing you before reaching in and snatching your heart and squeezing it, twisting it, forcing every nerve in your body to come alive…. It is so beautiful and distinctive… and when she lets her voice open completely…. It is chilling in a beautiful way. I played this CD to death and had to replace it twice.
Oh, once we open that Pandora's Box of powerful 1980s female vocalists, watch out. Dolores O'Riordan was unique and amazing, keep on rockin' with The Cranberries: "Ode To My Family," "Linger," "When You're Gone" and "Dreams" are among her best and most popular. Other powerful women from the 80s: O'Riordan's fellow Irish women, Sinead O'Connor (her cover of Prince's "Nothing Compares 2 U" is legendary), also Annie Lennox (both from the band The Eurythmics and her solo work), Chrissie Hynde from The Pretenders (react to "I'll Stand by You," "My City Was Gone," or "Don't Get Me Wrong"), or... if you're up for a unique talent, Elizabeth Fraser from Cocteau Twins (avantgarde pop is an acquired taste, but I might suggest "Pearly Dewdrops Drops," "Carolyn's Fingers," or "Heaven or Las Vegas" as an introduction to the wonder that is Cocteau Twins). If Cocteau Twins is too esoteric, try "Teardrop" by the band Massive Attack, since Liz Fraser wrote the lyrics and sang that song for them after Cocteau Twins broke up.
Those last few drum shots on the snare drum at the end give me goose pimples, as they sound so much like gunfire! I don’t know if it was intentional or not, but it always brings a lump to my throat.
What a great and true observation. It's a microcosm of the navel gazing that's been spreading around he world from the US for the past decade or so. Sad and stupid.
I was down the road at the ymca on that day, the only thing that bombing did was make england have plastic trash cans instead of metal, we stepped up agressively in northern Ireland after that
Unfortunately brother you are old enough to understand this just like me but this song means way more than people realize it means even back in 1994 it was about kids being killed in another senseless war that could have been discussed diplomatically but since WW1 the world has been on another collision course of epic disaster like Dolores talks about here in my favorite song of hers Zombie. This song has more meaning than all the songs combined in the last 10 years which unfortunately says something about where are species has been heading since 1916 like she said in this powerful song just like my other meaningful favorite song from 1994 Keep talking from Pink Floyd which are society has stopped for along time now and if we don't wake up fast there will be another World War if we keep up the track we're heading on it's a recipe for catastrophe on all levels now never thought possible in 2023 but like me and my WW2 veteran family members that are still alive think specially after the last 3 years if eye awakening moments of nobody saw coming until it was stearing us right in the face and we couldn't look away no more but unfortunately it was to late another massive war in Europe that could have been avoided from communication and diplomacy once again we chose poorly It's like one my favorite songs Folks Keep Talking from my favorite bands Pink Floyd when Stephen Hawking did his famous Commercial in the 90s saying as long as Mankind keeps communicating the human race still has a chance to turn it around no matter how close we get to another catastrophic global disaster like now we face in 2023.
It answers your 1916 questions and many others. "Delores was inspired to write this due to the deaths of 2 young boys in Warrington, England on March 25, 1993... 3y/o Jonathan Ball and 12y/o Timothy Parry were innocently playing in the streets when 2 bombs, hidden in separate trash cans, went off. (54 other innocent by-standers were injured as well) The bombs were hidden there by the IRA (Irish Republican Army), as part of the long-standing War between Great Britain and Northern Ireland (over territory). Religion ended up entering into it, so of course it sort of became a war between Catholics vs. Protestants as well (that's partly why she's standing at the crucifix in the video). The War was/is known as "The Troubles". In case anyone is interested, here are some important facts about the song and the reason it was written. I'm hoping maybe it'll help those who don't know, to understand the images in the video... 1.) The title is self-explanatory, and you absolutely understood it correctly Biz!! It's NOT about any one specific person (as some seem to think)... Zombies are "mindless" by definition. Delores found the word "Zombie" fitting for those committing mindless, atrocious acts on fellow humans during war. 2.) The disagreement which led to "The Troubles", started in 1916. HENCE THE LINE: "It's the same old theme since 1916". It had become a near civil war with 24/7military presence on the streets. Delores herself grew up under those conditions... 3.) The boys didn't die instantly. Hence the opening line: "Another head hangs lowly, child is SLOWLY taken"..... Little 3y/o Jonathan and 12y/o Timothy both passed SLOWLY, days later, after suffering horrifically. 4.) It's INTENTIONAL when she says "Bombs" TWICE in the chorus. It's in honor of Jonathan and Timothy.... there were TWO of them and they were killed by TWO separate bombs. That's why the chorus is: "and their bombs, and their bombs". One bomb for each boy.... 5.) The line: "But you see, it's not me, it's not my family" was because Delores was Irish, and the Irish Republican Army (IRA) planted the bombs that killed the boys SOOOO in turn.... the Irish people as a whole, were blamed and even hated for their deaths and the injuries to the 54 other people" RIP Dolores O'Riordan 💔
Although the politics of the song have faded now as regards the Irish independence question...the song itself is still very much used on shows such as the Voice...
@@mikekelly5869 : Thanks for the reply...it is hard to keep up with what is current even with looking at every English language service around the world!
@@dhamma58 True, and only the hot conflicts make headlines. We're all watching closely here to see what the fallout from Brexit will bring. If a border poll (a referendum for reuinification) is triggered too early then the Troubles could re-ignite, which would suit some people but not most. I certainly don't want to go back to the bad old days!
hundreds of years of distrust and hate doesn't vanish overnight. the peace treaty was signed in 1998, the tanks, snipers, barbed wire and checkpoints might be gone, but the conflict is very much alive with its distrust, and in some cases pure hatred. the wounds of hundreds of years of occupation and oppression and 80+ year of various degrees of war go deep. healing those wounds can take generations.
Reference to 1916, WW1. Northern Irish activists, who were supposed to be fighting for King and county, turned their guns on the British. Their longtime oppressors.
1916 refers to The Easter Rising a conflict that lasted six days and happened in Dublin, it was carried out by Irish Nationalists, it was not by Northern Irish activists as Northern Ireland was not formed until 1921. 485 people died in the six days it lasted, of which 260 were civilians caught up in the crossfire
Funny thing is that they have their independence, they just couldn’t accept that us who live up north didnt want to be in the republic, so they started a bombing campaign in the 50s and then in 69 they shot dead a police man, in which return the UVF (Ulster Volunteer Force, Loyalist Paramilitary opposed to the IRA by defending Northern Irelands status as part of the UK) arose to defend the Protestant loyalists of Ulster against the indiscriminate killings of Catholics Irish Republicans. And the last i checked, after 30/40 years of war and them trying to quote “bomb Protestants off the island” we are still here and Northern Ireland still sits under the crown
A touching comment, a hugely complicated issue, am so unsure of the solutions, i do know, killing young children isn't it... that said, a stunning song....
As someone from Northern Ireland, can I just add some info too... I feel the name given to this time was to downplay it to begin with, so 1 side could show how unaffected they were by anything the other side done, (all sides showing this btw), but it was the innocent people that were suffering from it all. People need to realise the "The Troubles" in Northern Ireland were not just protests & riots or civil unrest, it was a full blown civil war, that continued for over 30yrs & 3500 INNOCENT people, died as a result of bombs, shootings, beatings' etc. People were 'taken' by the opposite side to be interrogated, most didn't come back & even now their bodies have never been recovered. Young children were recruited by the paramilitaries on both sides too 'join & fight for the cause', whole families got brought in too...they would get into people's heads by claiming it was the right thing, the only thing to do... women involved would use a baby in a pram, to get bombs passed the checks into shops, public transport etc in town/cities. Everyone was stopped & had any bags checked through, just like at an airport customs check...shops banned baby's prams/strollers etc from going in... Towns/cities had barriers to close off them off in the evenings, so vehicles couldn't get in...There were certain areas that we couldn't go into because of fear of attacks, even as kids. Bomb threats & beatings' were common, as was a huge presence of police & army walking/driving around in full body armour & semi-automatic rifles etc. My Mum is a local girl from outside Belfast, my Dad was in the British army at the time(now retired). I've lived in Northern Ireland my whole life, right through the 80s-90s. We would fill the bath with water every night & put several towels in it, just incase our home was 'petrol bombed' (set on fire with a Molotov Cocktail) overnight. The towels were to place over our heads & hold over our mouths & noses, so we could breathe through the smoke, so we could get out of the house. My Dad was told by British army to change his name when he arrived, he had to use his middle name instead, as British army said his 1st name would cause 'issue' with each side in the conflict ... At the start the British army were brought in to help the Catholic side of the community here but it soon shifted to helping the Protestant community instead, then it became a 3way war - with Catholics fighting Protestants/Protestants fighting Catholics & both fighting British army independently of each other as they said the British were protecting the opposite side... Everyday was the same, more anger, more hatred, more fighting. I guess, like many on here, as I was born during it(in 1979), I grew up through it & knew no different, that it was just normal, everyday life here. Now there's been 'peace' for a while, when we look back, we can see just how bad it was. I was sheltered from alot of it, due to where I lived & my family making sure we didn't get pulled in by paramilitary groups. I had a large family with lots of cousins, so we really just played/hung around in family groups, away from other kids. I had a rough childhood, in a war-torn country, but it was still a fun-filled childhood with lots of love & laughter, running about, playing our silly innocent kid games outside... just as long as we stayed within shouting distance from our home & our parents knew where we were & who we were with at all times. Also that 'yodelling' sound is called 'keening' & is the traditional intense wailing sound made by mourners after a death during a funeral & wake.
I just wanted to acknowledge to you your struggles during what must of been a very bleak and powerless environment. I’ve had many Irish friends in my life and I’ve found the Irish are almost poetic in their stories I would here about. I think the Celtic music is the heart and soul of Irish culture. I used to play in competitive dart leagues in the Detroit area and my favourite watering hole right downtown was called The Old Shillelaugh. Old style Irish Pub with benches instead of seats. I liked standing right at the bar. That’s where the good stories. Everyone had a horror story to tell about either themselves or a relative. My league was chiefly comprised of Anglo clubs, Irish Pubs and Scottish Societies. Darts was a part of daily life. And there was one thing that was universal about them all. It was traumatizing to live back then. I’m adopted so I don’t know my heritage but my adopted family was Glasgow and on the other side of the family London. And tons of people who were WW2 vets and friends and fellow Regiment brothers of the Essex Scottish. Life long friends who were like Uncles to me. I hold all these people in high regard recognizing the fact that war or occupation or whatever you want to call it was a living hell. Even after the Good Friday Accord lives were changed and some wounds will never heal completely. So I acknowledge your trauma and wish you and yours a happy life in the future. P.S. I seee the games being played now with the English Irish Scottish in regard to Brexit. I only hope the memories of what preceded will not be forgotten. Surely we have learned the lessons of the past. I pray they do.
The lyrics of Zombie are a wailing cry against sectarianism and violence in Ireland. They despair at the longevity of the conflict (“It's the same old thing since 1916”) and condemn paramilitary volunteers who take the lives of children, apparently without guilt or remorse (“What's in your head, zombie”)
Dolores O'Riordan was one of the most prolific artists of my generation. May she continue to RIP
😇🙏💯💯
I doubt she rests in peace, as NOTHING has changed in this world ..... maybe a little better in Ireland in part due to this song ..........??!!??
@@rogerbianchini2982 some wouuld even argue the world has a whole is alot worst and im one of them
@@rayrayray7494 Don't worry. Everything will change in the next one or two years. One chance might be, it will all end. But my take on it is, all the bad stuff is going to be eradicated by the massive changes that are coming because of AI. The old guys that control the east of this world are not fast, agile and intelligent enough to even grasp what is coming and it will be coming for them. The biggest change in human history. And if it all ends, well we tried. LOL. But no i do not believe that. We are not living in a Hollywood movie.
😢 😢 Jewish hate is on the rise. This song is 30 years old. Btw she is one of the powerhouse singers. ❤
Proof music CAN change the world at times. Bless you Dolores, RIP!
She tried................BLESS he HEART ! Peace and Love
Best. Female. Vocalist. EVER!! Just unbelievable... If you don't get goosebumps listening to this you've zero feelings 😂😂👌👌
Yes,a masterPEACE 🎼🎶🎶🎵🎵❤️❤️🎧
❤great reaction ❤
She and Bad Wolves we’re going to replicate this but she died on the day of recording. Bad Wolves followed through with the song and even acknowledged Dolores in their video. They gave all proceeds to her children. Worth a listen ❤
Sorry to burst you bubble, but that is an urban legend. In an interview Noel said that Dolores indeed was in the city during the week Bad Wolves recorded their version, but at least the remaining three band members don't know anything about her involvement in the Bad Wolves song.
@@MhLiMz There is literally a credit video by Bad Wolves stating this fact
I’ve known many Irish men and women who suffered greatly from that war in Ireland. Peace even to this day seems like it’s very fragile. To live in that environment as a child just breaks my heart. Delores was a gift to us all.
I know many British people who suffered too.
@@stu2333trying to take a country that wasn’t theirs to take. Same with the “Palestine mandate” then sent Jews there because no country wanted them (right before WW2 Hitler held a conference asking if someone will take the Jews in and the Dominican Republic was one of the only ones who did so confirming his own biases).
The same thing with our involvement in things like Iraq and Afghanistan. Drawing arbitrary borders when it’s a tribal country who have been fighting each other for thousands of years. But hey, we know better. Two count irreparably damaged for 3000 of our civilians deaths. Not logical but again we “know better “.
Watching your face...you get it...that is all that matters...this is life
Thank you for the sensitive reaction.
Great emotional reaction, thank you. Please pray for the people in Gaza etc. tonight. Dolores RIP was one in a trillion, love from Ireland
Even more than a trillion! Never will another human come close!
Appreciated your silence and allowing the video to play all the way through then researching it, and commenting
this is song made history.
We all know Political people that changed the way humanity behave.
well The cranberries DID change something that day they released this song.
It 's not a matter of just music.
It's not only the pure talent.
It s History made live by music
some context, Dolores O'Riorden is singing in a traditional form of singing called keening which is used in Irish funerals she sang this way for the two little boys who died in ira bombing in the 90s, they were walking to get something from the shoppes and died from a bomb hidden in a trash can she heard about it and enraged she wrote this song as a protest that they were zombies because they had no remorse. much love from Ireland
This makes me cry everytime, but it is so good at the same time. Great song R.I.P. Dolores O’Riordan. I miss you!
Definitely react to Ode To My Family and Dreams :) Dolores had such a gorgeous Irish vocal and it pierces right through all the heaviness.
We miss you Dolores, RIP beautiful girl.
Props to you for doing the research so many people react but few understand
Her voice, that keening… it actually reaches out caressing you before reaching in and snatching your heart and squeezing it, twisting it, forcing every nerve in your body to come alive…. It is so beautiful and distinctive… and when she lets her voice open completely…. It is chilling in a beautiful way. I played this CD to death and had to replace it twice.
Oh, once we open that Pandora's Box of powerful 1980s female vocalists, watch out. Dolores O'Riordan was unique and amazing, keep on rockin' with The Cranberries: "Ode To My Family," "Linger," "When You're Gone" and "Dreams" are among her best and most popular. Other powerful women from the 80s: O'Riordan's fellow Irish women, Sinead O'Connor (her cover of Prince's "Nothing Compares 2 U" is legendary), also Annie Lennox (both from the band The Eurythmics and her solo work), Chrissie Hynde from The Pretenders (react to "I'll Stand by You," "My City Was Gone," or "Don't Get Me Wrong"), or... if you're up for a unique talent, Elizabeth Fraser from Cocteau Twins (avantgarde pop is an acquired taste, but I might suggest "Pearly Dewdrops Drops," "Carolyn's Fingers," or "Heaven or Las Vegas" as an introduction to the wonder that is Cocteau Twins). If Cocteau Twins is too esoteric, try "Teardrop" by the band Massive Attack, since Liz Fraser wrote the lyrics and sang that song for them after Cocteau Twins broke up.
Don't forget perhaps the greatest of them all: Kate Bush
Sinead O'Connor's Foggy Dew is awesome too, and another Irish Protest song, but from WW1.
@@Ottulnwhat about the song Bosnia from the Cranberries
GREAT DOLORES R.I.P
Ireland's little hero. RIP Delores
Dolores .. your voice lives on ....
I read she was offered a million dollars to not release this song but tore up the check! HUMANITY!
When an "event" sparks a "soul", magic is born. A powerful event sparks great magic.
1,300,000,000+ views and counting.
Thank you, Delores.
all time classic! ♥
Those last few drum shots on the snare drum at the end give me goose pimples, as they sound so much like gunfire! I don’t know if it was intentional or not, but it always brings a lump to my throat.
There's a lot of talented musicians and lyricists out there. Nowadays they're talking about themselves. So we are where we are. Serves us right.
What a great and true observation. It's a microcosm of the navel gazing that's been spreading around he world from the US for the past decade or so. Sad and stupid.
..."a MASTERPIECE".
LINGER, ODE TO MY FAMILY and many more worth reacting to. RIP Dolores
Forever
❤😘
Is so cute how you try to pronounce her surname. Love you ❤
I’d love to find a reaction video where the person does some research and understands why this song is so powerful
Search for MMBxMOB, he searches for the meaning behind the song and the history of the troubles while reviewing this song.
listen to his reaction you fool, don't just comment
R.i.p Dolores 🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦
Your analysis is so on point.
The rapper Dave East did a tribute song titled Zombie as well R.I.P Dolores🙏
As an Irish man my favourite song of all time…
🤜🤛🍀🍀🍀🍀
I was down the road at the ymca on that day, the only thing that bombing did was make england have plastic trash cans instead of metal, we stepped up agressively in northern Ireland after that
RIP Dolores... that song is so relative right now
Unfortunately brother you are old enough to understand this just like me but this song means way more than people realize it means even back in 1994 it was about kids being killed in another senseless war that could have been discussed diplomatically but since WW1 the world has been on another collision course of epic disaster like Dolores talks about here in my favorite song of hers Zombie.
This song has more meaning than all the songs combined in the last 10 years which unfortunately says something about where are species has been heading since 1916 like she said in this powerful song just like my other meaningful favorite song from 1994 Keep talking from Pink Floyd which are society has stopped for along time now and if we don't wake up fast there will be another World War if we keep up the track we're heading on it's a recipe for catastrophe on all levels now never thought possible in 2023 but like me and my WW2 veteran family members that are still alive think specially after the last 3 years if eye awakening moments of nobody saw coming until it was stearing us right in the face and we couldn't look away no more but unfortunately it was to late another massive war in Europe that could have been avoided from communication and diplomacy once again we chose poorly
It's like one my favorite songs Folks Keep Talking from my favorite bands Pink Floyd when Stephen Hawking did his famous Commercial in the 90s saying as long as Mankind keeps communicating the human race still has a chance to turn it around no matter how close we get to another catastrophic global disaster like now we face in 2023.
It answers your 1916 questions and many others. "Delores was inspired to write this due to the deaths of 2 young boys in Warrington, England on March 25, 1993... 3y/o Jonathan Ball and 12y/o Timothy Parry were innocently playing in the streets when 2 bombs, hidden in separate trash cans, went off. (54 other innocent by-standers were injured as well) The bombs were hidden there by the IRA (Irish Republican Army), as part of the long-standing War between Great Britain and Northern Ireland (over territory). Religion ended up entering into it, so of course it sort of became a war between Catholics vs. Protestants as well (that's partly why she's standing at the crucifix in the video). The War was/is known as "The Troubles". In case anyone is interested, here are some important facts about the song and the reason it was written. I'm hoping maybe it'll help those who don't know, to understand the images in the video... 1.) The title is self-explanatory, and you absolutely understood it correctly Biz!! It's NOT about any one specific person (as some seem to think)... Zombies are "mindless" by definition. Delores found the word "Zombie" fitting for those committing mindless, atrocious acts on fellow humans during war. 2.) The disagreement which led to "The Troubles", started in 1916. HENCE THE LINE: "It's the same old theme since 1916". It had become a near civil war with 24/7military presence on the streets. Delores herself grew up under those conditions... 3.) The boys didn't die instantly. Hence the opening line: "Another head hangs lowly, child is SLOWLY taken"..... Little 3y/o Jonathan and 12y/o Timothy both passed SLOWLY, days later, after suffering horrifically. 4.) It's INTENTIONAL when she says "Bombs" TWICE in the chorus. It's in honor of Jonathan and Timothy.... there were TWO of them and they were killed by TWO separate bombs. That's why the chorus is: "and their bombs, and their bombs". One bomb for each boy.... 5.) The line: "But you see, it's not me, it's not my family" was because Delores was Irish, and the Irish Republican Army (IRA) planted the bombs that killed the boys SOOOO in turn.... the Irish people as a whole, were blamed and even hated for their deaths and the injuries to the 54 other people"
RIP Dolores O'Riordan 💔
I knew some of this but not all. THANKS!
Song was a reaction to IRA Warrington bombing which killed two kids
Although the politics of the song have faded now as regards the Irish independence question...the song itself is still very much used on shows such as the Voice...
Timeless classic 🙏
The politics haven't faded at all. It's just a different phase, still dangerous and fragile.
@@mikekelly5869 : Thanks for the reply...it is hard to keep up with what is current even with looking at every English language service around the world!
@@dhamma58 True, and only the hot conflicts make headlines. We're all watching closely here to see what the fallout from Brexit will bring. If a border poll (a referendum for reuinification) is triggered too early then the Troubles could re-ignite, which would suit some people but not most. I certainly don't want to go back to the bad old days!
hundreds of years of distrust and hate doesn't vanish overnight. the peace treaty was signed in 1998, the tanks, snipers, barbed wire and checkpoints might be gone, but the conflict is very much alive with its distrust, and in some cases pure hatred. the wounds of hundreds of years of occupation and oppression and 80+ year of various degrees of war go deep. healing those wounds can take generations.
The children were out to buy Mother's Day cards.
That civil war has still not ended and it started in 1916
No it did not, 1916 refers to a six day rebellion, read up on your history
In my opinion, this song can easily be transferred to today (Ukraine war, war in the Middle East and elsewhere). The same theme
She's keening for the deaths of innocents in the long slow war in Northern Ireland and UK. Every time my eyes piss tears. RIP O'Riordan
Please also listen to the bad wolves version 🖖🏻🇨🇦
❤being your dragon ✌️
Emulating your sausage roll
U should react to bad wolves tribute/cover to zombie and Dolores
Reference to 1916, WW1. Northern Irish activists, who were supposed to be fighting for King and county, turned their guns on the British. Their longtime oppressors.
1916 refers to The Easter Rising a conflict that lasted six days and happened in Dublin, it was carried out by Irish Nationalists, it was not by Northern
Irish activists as Northern Ireland was not formed until 1921. 485 people died in the six days it lasted, of which 260 were civilians caught up in the
crossfire
All footage, aside from her dressed in gold, is in the actual warzone. the dirty looking kids and soldiers are real, live action.
If the military 🪖 could ever be woken up to the atrocities they are actually causing..
-C- 2023
The bad wolves cover even if you don't review it watch it
Funny thing is that they have their independence, they just couldn’t accept that us who live up north didnt want to be in the republic, so they started a bombing campaign in the 50s and then in 69 they shot dead a police man, in which return the UVF (Ulster Volunteer Force, Loyalist Paramilitary opposed to the IRA by defending Northern Irelands status as part of the UK) arose to defend the Protestant loyalists of Ulster against the indiscriminate killings of Catholics Irish Republicans. And the last i checked, after 30/40 years of war and them trying to quote “bomb Protestants off the island” we are still here and Northern Ireland still sits under the crown
Rior is pronounced 'rear' and shire is 'sure.'
A touching comment, a hugely complicated issue, am so unsure of the solutions, i do know, killing young children isn't it... that said, a stunning song....
As someone from Northern Ireland, can I just add some info too... I feel the name given to this time was to downplay it to begin with, so 1 side could show how unaffected they were by anything the other side done, (all sides showing this btw), but it was the innocent people that were suffering from it all. People need to realise the "The Troubles" in Northern Ireland were not just protests & riots or civil unrest, it was a full blown civil war, that continued for over 30yrs & 3500 INNOCENT people, died as a result of bombs, shootings, beatings' etc. People were 'taken' by the opposite side to be interrogated, most didn't come back & even now their bodies have never been recovered. Young children were recruited by the paramilitaries on both sides too 'join & fight for the cause', whole families got brought in too...they would get into people's heads by claiming it was the right thing, the only thing to do... women involved would use a baby in a pram, to get bombs passed the checks into shops, public transport etc in town/cities. Everyone was stopped & had any bags checked through, just like at an airport customs check...shops banned baby's prams/strollers etc from going in... Towns/cities had barriers to close off them off in the evenings, so vehicles couldn't get in...There were certain areas that we couldn't go into because of fear of attacks, even as kids. Bomb threats & beatings' were common, as was a huge presence of police & army walking/driving around in full body armour & semi-automatic rifles etc.
My Mum is a local girl from outside Belfast, my Dad was in the British army at the time(now retired). I've lived in Northern Ireland my whole life, right through the 80s-90s. We would fill the bath with water every night & put several towels in it, just incase our home was 'petrol bombed' (set on fire with a Molotov Cocktail) overnight. The towels were to place over our heads & hold over our mouths & noses, so we could breathe through the smoke, so we could get out of the house. My Dad was told by British army to change his name when he arrived, he had to use his middle name instead, as British army said his 1st name would cause 'issue' with each side in the conflict ...
At the start the British army were brought in to help the Catholic side of the community here but it soon shifted to helping the Protestant community instead, then it became a 3way war - with Catholics fighting Protestants/Protestants fighting Catholics & both fighting British army independently of each other as they said the British were protecting the opposite side... Everyday was the same, more anger, more hatred, more fighting. I guess, like many on here, as I was born during it(in 1979), I grew up through it & knew no different, that it was just normal, everyday life here. Now there's been 'peace' for a while, when we look back, we can see just how bad it was. I was sheltered from alot of it, due to where I lived & my family making sure we didn't get pulled in by paramilitary groups. I had a large family with lots of cousins, so we really just played/hung around in family groups, away from other kids. I had a rough childhood, in a war-torn country, but it was still a fun-filled childhood with lots of love & laughter, running about, playing our silly innocent kid games outside... just as long as we stayed within shouting distance from our home & our parents knew where we were & who we were with at all times.
Also that 'yodelling' sound is called 'keening' & is the traditional intense wailing sound made by mourners after a death during a funeral & wake.
Thank you for helping everyone understand the awful situation 🙏
I just wanted to acknowledge to you your struggles during what must of been a very bleak and powerless environment. I’ve had many Irish friends in my life and I’ve found the Irish are almost poetic in their stories I would here about. I think the Celtic music is the heart and soul of Irish culture. I used to play in competitive dart leagues in the Detroit area and my favourite watering hole right downtown was called The Old Shillelaugh. Old style Irish Pub with benches instead of seats. I liked standing right at the bar. That’s where the good stories. Everyone had a horror story to tell about either themselves or a relative. My league was chiefly comprised of Anglo clubs, Irish Pubs and Scottish Societies. Darts was a part of daily life. And there was one thing that was universal about them all. It was traumatizing to live back then. I’m adopted so I don’t know my heritage but my adopted family was Glasgow and on the other side of the family London. And tons of people who were WW2 vets and friends and fellow Regiment brothers of the Essex Scottish. Life long friends who were like Uncles to me. I hold all these people in high regard recognizing the fact that war or occupation or whatever you want to call it was a living hell. Even after the Good Friday Accord lives were changed and some wounds will never heal completely. So I acknowledge your trauma and wish you and yours a happy life in the future. P.S. I seee the games being played now with the English Irish Scottish in regard to Brexit. I only hope the memories of what preceded will not be forgotten. Surely we have learned the lessons of the past. I pray they do.
1 small island, 1 nation.
F...one time "great" britain
Bro, have you seriously never heard of The Cranberries?? HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE??
Reason why she is singing like that? It's called "keening" 😢
Thank you! I have seen SO many calling it jodeling. (Dunno how to spell it.)
The lyrics of Zombie are a wailing cry against sectarianism and violence in Ireland. They despair at the longevity of the conflict (“It's the same old thing since 1916”) and condemn paramilitary volunteers who take the lives of children, apparently without guilt or remorse (“What's in your head, zombie”)
She was offered 1 million dollars to not release this song in 1994 well ❤️🩹.