First Time Hearing The Cranberries "Ode to my Family"! Vocal ANALYSIS of more Dolores O'Riordan!

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  • I was familiar with The Cranberries before we dove straight into "Zombie" last month, but I learned so much more than I was ready for in that experience. Due to all of your suggestions, I'm going to analyze a The Cranberries song I've never heard before, and it's just the right time of year to do it!
    Join professional opera singer Elizabeth Zharoff, as she listens to The Cranberries performing "Ode to my Family" for the first time.
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  • @Cadinho93
    @Cadinho93 Рік тому +673

    Dolores O'Riordan wrote this song on their first US tour. She was missing home very badly. While she was extroverted after a while, she was extremely shy initially. In the pubs of Ireland they couldn't get her to face the crowd. That voice carried her around the world. Now she rests eternally beside her father, back in the place she was missing so much when she wrote this.
    Also, this song is just so full of yearning, warmth, melancholy, wit. Sung by the voice of an angel. No one could do it like Dolores O'Riordan.

    • @matmul4850
      @matmul4850 Рік тому +21

      Well said, Sir.

    • @nikipinz
      @nikipinz Рік тому +35

      Every time I hear a Cranberries song these days, I tell Dolores we miss her. No idea if there's anything after death, but regardless it feels right

    • @ФуадМамедов-т7б
      @ФуадМамедов-т7б Рік тому +9

      @@nikipinzмилая Долорес…😢❤❤❤🙏💖

    • @adrianaa2767
      @adrianaa2767 Рік тому +11

      You should write eulogies or obituaries, this was beautifully written

    • @fapmashina1
      @fapmashina1 Рік тому +8

      It is so sad she's not around anymore. Cranberries were one of my childhood favourites that I liked so much especially thanks to Dolores's heavenly voice but also great lyrics that resonated perfectly with our society back in time.
      Kind regards from Croatia

  • @bvierasan
    @bvierasan Рік тому +129

    This song played on the radio the day after Dolores passed away. I was on my way to work and it brought me to tears. One of my favorites by her. This entire album is spectacular. I love every single song on it.

    • @renatoigmed
      @renatoigmed 9 місяців тому +8

      The 90s were fantastic in the world of music, there were so many bands of different styles with amazing work.

  • @bawbagindustries
    @bawbagindustries Рік тому +123

    As a young man, I cut my teeth playing in the same Limerick pubs as "The Cranberry Saw Us" and was also recording demos in Xeric studios while Pearse Gilmore was recording their first demos with their new lead singer as "The Cranberries".
    There was a sense of excitement about the band even then, with this waif of a girl writing the songs and singing in her broad County Limerick accent. Fast forward to 1993 - I see them supporting Hothouse Flowers in Stockholm and they are already well on their way to becoming superstars.
    If ever there was a band that was greater than the sum of their parts, it was this one. It was pure joy to see a band from one of the most deprived cities in Europe conquer the world stage. And such a tragic ending for an outstanding talent - I was devastated when Dolores died.

    • @BobbyGeneric145
      @BobbyGeneric145 11 місяців тому +7

      An excellent memory to have.. Thank you for sharing.

    • @talideon
      @talideon 10 місяців тому +11

      ​@@system3008Limerick was pretty bad, and before the early '90s, Ireland was one of the poorest countries in Europe, including the old Eastern Bloc.
      You're mistaking Ireland back then for Ireland now.

    • @BobbyGeneric145
      @BobbyGeneric145 9 місяців тому +2

      Bro I've been looking for this comment for months just to read it again!

    • @system3008
      @system3008 9 місяців тому

      @@talideon I'm not going to pretend I know what that looks like because I don't. I've got a feeling were all going to suffer this immigration wave. Which is completely illegal.

    • @Dilydaydream1
      @Dilydaydream1 6 місяців тому +1

      ​@@system3008ireland in the 80s and 90s seen a generation leave our shores to work in UK and US. We were the paupers of the eec

  • @foreveralone11w
    @foreveralone11w 5 місяців тому +27

    "When you're gone" is an extremely overlooked masterpiece ❤

    • @johnpawlik2886
      @johnpawlik2886 4 місяці тому +1

      Yes! With some vocal technique that coach would find very interesting

  • @TheFadingTale
    @TheFadingTale Рік тому +21

    I remember back in 1994 when I first heard Dolores's voice. It was HUGE experience, I instantly fell in love with her voice. And now, after so many years, I still have goosebumbs hearing her voice... and a lot of tears knowing that we won't hear anything from her. But she was a real treasure.

  • @mpmlopes
    @mpmlopes Рік тому +501

    Dreams should be next, it's not just her main track, her backing vocals are going to make you jump out of your chair.

    • @seanj3667
      @seanj3667 Рік тому +4

      I'd love to see something live. Also, Bad Wolves' cover of "Zombie" because that video... damn.

    • @mpmlopes
      @mpmlopes Рік тому +9

      @@seanj3667 unfortunately live version of Dreams won't have the backing vocals, which, from a singing point of view is the best part of the song.

    • @martineriksson3504
      @martineriksson3504 Рік тому +5

      Dont forget the amazing drums!

    • @BdhhVsvs
      @BdhhVsvs Рік тому +3

      Dreams at woodstock 94 please haha

    • @zerocool3466
      @zerocool3466 Рік тому +3

      Yes dreams is the best song ever

  • @dasninjastix
    @dasninjastix Рік тому +27

    Beautiful, lovely, angelic, such a touching song. Her voice is like a cold, thin breeze on an otherwise warm and sunny day. Just immediately steals your attention and tickles your skin. Miss her dearly.

  • @Sotnasbentsion
    @Sotnasbentsion Рік тому +88

    In my humble opinion, they have the best Music Videos ever made
    And I also think they capture the soul of the 90's, in other words, they are the soul of 90's.

    • @madsquishy3410
      @madsquishy3410 Рік тому +2

      Agreed!!!!

    • @BobbyGeneric145
      @BobbyGeneric145 11 місяців тому +3

      Definitely... Everything good about 90s music is in The Cranberries.

    • @Murcatto-hu1ym
      @Murcatto-hu1ym 11 місяців тому +2

      Totally agree. Especially this video. It's not simply reminiscent of a fun and great childhood, it's a childhood lived in poverty with the people around you struggling to stay afloat, not a childhood of big hopes and dreams, but of harsh realities. But 20, 30 years on yearning to go back to that time when you might not have had much, but you had the warmth and safety of your family's love.

  • @Shichiaikan
    @Shichiaikan Рік тому +16

    This has always been my favorite Cranberries song. It's basically just perfection.

  • @calibadgerdude6082
    @calibadgerdude6082 Рік тому +74

    This song never fails to make me weep, especially the video with all its images of home and family.

  • @ravensis
    @ravensis Рік тому +19

    As I've grown up with this song, the "Does anyone care?" line morphed from "Does anyone care about where I came from? Does anyone care about how much I miss home?" to "Does anyone care to give this sort of childhood to the next generation? Will you care enough to give this to your kids?" - In my different stages of life, I see that line as so many things. This is one of my favorite songs on that album, and I hope you do Daffodil Lament next! It's a whole emotional ride from sad to relieved to happy.

  • @mos63halan68
    @mos63halan68 Рік тому +104

    I love her strong Irish accent that comes through in her singing. Very powerful to me.
    Watch any interview of Dolores and you’ll see just how rich her accent is, sometimes you have to really work at catching particular words. Most noticeable to me in this song when she sings ‘my mother’. Beautiful

    • @doloreserin
      @doloreserin Рік тому +3

      I love Dolores' accent in her singing and in interviews. It's so unique and amazing.

    • @azeiras
      @azeiras Рік тому +2

      Definitely "mother" is really a strong word , right to our deepest heart..

  • @lisablacker3102
    @lisablacker3102 Рік тому +226

    Wonderful analysis of a beautiful song., and as for the portrait of JFK, his success and Irish roots were a point of pride for many Irish people.

    • @banixoidle
      @banixoidle Рік тому +5

      Indeed. Just commented that not realizing you already had.

    • @JohnDoe-ff2fc
      @JohnDoe-ff2fc Рік тому

      @@Airborne_Airassault JFK was the 1st Catholic elected to the Presidency. Prior to him, Catholics were subject to lack of trust. I guess that they feared that the Pope might hold sway over the country.

    • @dessertstorm7476
      @dessertstorm7476 Рік тому +12

      Seems like she doesn't even know they are Irish. She thinks the R sounds are exaggerated for effect. That's called an accent...

    • @JohnDoe-ff2fc
      @JohnDoe-ff2fc Рік тому +8

      @@dessertstorm7476 She knows quite well. She broke down "Zombie" and the struggles between the Protestants and Catholics.

    • @gillescoin2374
      @gillescoin2374 Рік тому +4

      Thanks for anwering this question i've been having for decades... !

  • @Jlsc477
    @Jlsc477 Рік тому +100

    Her voice alone invokes so much emotion in me, but the lyrics push it over the edge. Tears, every time I hear this song.

    • @actonscaletrails2753
      @actonscaletrails2753 Рік тому +3

      truth.

    • @kyloren1014
      @kyloren1014 Рік тому +4

      Yes I’m tearing right now just her voice and Elvis do that to me

    • @fapmashina1
      @fapmashina1 Рік тому +4

      No worries, I'm grown man and this beautiful song played by such a heavenly voice of Dolores always brings me very close to tears.
      It is so emotional yet beautiful song that resonates with everyone that has soul!
      Kind regards from Croatia

    • @raycrabb3386
      @raycrabb3386 7 місяців тому +2

      I recall the first time I heard this song and album. Virgin Store, Dundee on the morning of its release.
      Knocked me for six and I spent the entire album just stood pretending to browse.
      Of course I bought it. Brings tears to my eyes still.

  • @kyleechristina1231
    @kyleechristina1231 Рік тому +132

    After her father passed away she would refuse to perform or sing this song especially for her live performances because she’d be in tears. The one show she did live she brought this song back into her set but started crying before the lyric about her father and had the audience finish it for her as she was in tears. You can see every emotion she felt through her songs both early on in her life and even later as she performed these songs a lot, even the songs on her solo albums she did. She has and always will be one of the greats in my opinion. Just wish she got more recognition for her talent than she’s been given. She is 100% my idol and always will be. Every single time I sing her songs I channel her energy and imagine as if she was right there singing with me ❤

    • @LordEagle
      @LordEagle 10 місяців тому +2

      😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭👍

    • @farid_290
      @farid_290 7 місяців тому

      is there any vid abt that live perform?

    • @neiljames473
      @neiljames473 5 місяців тому +2

      I'm welsh.. she brings my emotions 2 another level.. be proud Ireland xx

  • @madsquishy3410
    @madsquishy3410 Рік тому +7

    This just transports me back to being a freshman in high school and sitting in my bedroom listening to Cranberries CDs and just having that teenage melancholy lol. Also their music was so good for breakups. Just so much emotion coming out of her soul. It's just tangible. God I miss the 90s

  • @garybradshaw5118
    @garybradshaw5118 Рік тому +125

    When people talk about the cranberries it’s usually zombie and Dolores style in that song. She was much more than that. This song shows that, next try Dreams please and be amazed

    • @daveharvey5764
      @daveharvey5764 Рік тому +3

      Animal instinct

    • @caprise-music6722
      @caprise-music6722 Рік тому

      She?

    • @Mentat1231
      @Mentat1231 Рік тому +1

      100% agree, especially the vocalization toward the end.

    • @mmattson8947
      @mmattson8947 Рік тому +1

      It isn't a great song, but I really enjoy "You and Me".
      For the main chorus, they double her voice with a trombone (or maybe it is a French horn), which is unusual.

    • @SRDmotorsports
      @SRDmotorsports Рік тому +5

      I’m with you on “Dreams” !! One of my fav! ❤

  • @Adam_Le-Roi_Davis.
    @Adam_Le-Roi_Davis. Рік тому +34

    I loved your reaction and analysis of this, Elizabeth. Dolores wrote this about missing her simpler life when she was younger with her family after finding fame and all that it entails. The 'Does anyone care' line refers to the media wanting to know all about what she was currently doing and what was ahead for the band, but not caring about her really, she found fame difficult and sadly died from alcohol poisoning in January 2018. Other songs by them I recommend are: "Dreams", "Pretty", "Linger", "I Still Do", "Everything I Said", there are others but these for me are their best.

    • @aldeayeah
      @aldeayeah Рік тому +2

      I'm really fond of Ridiculous Thoughts, and it has some gnarly vocal stuff.

    • @doloreserin
      @doloreserin Рік тому +2

      I love Ridiculous Thoughts too, it's a great song.

    • @Adam_Le-Roi_Davis.
      @Adam_Le-Roi_Davis. 11 місяців тому +1

      ​@@aldeayeahYes, it's a great track, it escaped me when I made my suggestions.

    • @Adam_Le-Roi_Davis.
      @Adam_Le-Roi_Davis. 11 місяців тому +2

      ​@@doloreserinYes, that's another great track by them, it's a pity that people only seem to know the band for 'Zombie' not all the other great tracks too.

    • @doloreserin
      @doloreserin 11 місяців тому

      10:02

  • @billtbodger
    @billtbodger Рік тому +9

    I love this song so much, it is on my regular play list even to this day, Dolores has such yearning in her voice it is simply beautiful, the whole Album "No Need To argue" is one of those put it on and let it flow over you albums, Dolores has such a haunting voice at times and very few singers can even come close

  • @firemn4u
    @firemn4u Рік тому +66

    My belief on her use of “does any one care”, the whole song seems to be about how her family views her and the relationship they had with her. She mentions that she loved her childhood, but she also mentions that she became something else in life. Something that the family frowned upon? Maybe? They might have thought that she didn’t love her family and she asks, does anyone care. This is an ode to her family, saying she did love them, and her simple childhood. Her father has passed, graveyard scenes, and she’s reassuring them if her love for them and wondering if they care for her. My thoughts on why she says does anyone care.

    • @johndef5075
      @johndef5075 Рік тому +9

      I think its universal. We all wonder if anyone cares at some point in our lives especially the struggles.

    • @TheMCzorro
      @TheMCzorro Рік тому +11

      Someone in the comments mentioned that Dolores wrote the song on their first tour in the US, and now I feel like this can also be a question for people who came to see the show and hear Linger again. A lot of them probably wouldn't care about her being homesick

    • @MVK123
      @MVK123 Рік тому +3

      I always thought it meant that to her family she was still just Dolores, so they didn't see her fame as a big deal. But then hearing she wrote it as a homesick young musician in the USA, I thought it was about how people didn’t care that she was feeling torn up inside. I'm Irish and living away from my beautiful country for almost 10 years now. It's a magical place that you truly appreciate when you can no longer experience it every day 😢🇮🇪

    • @OrgaNik_Music
      @OrgaNik_Music Рік тому +4

      I always thought that everyone's childhood story is important to them, but how much does anyone care about anyone else's childhood story, really? It's all more or less the same.

    • @khakicam5400
      @khakicam5400 10 місяців тому +2

      I thought that with the emotion of her music and her somewhat shy persona the public just assumed that she had a traumatic childhood and this is her "ode to her family" about how much she was loved, but does anyone actually care?

  • @arminmihandoust9469
    @arminmihandoust9469 Рік тому +20

    Finally!!!
    Her live performance on the Tiny Desk show is really awesome.

  • @waterbottle9603
    @waterbottle9603 Рік тому +18

    Thank you for analyzing this song!
    RIP Dolores, you're missed a lot by your fans, i wish i had had a chance to go to any of their concerts before she passed:(
    I highly recommend as some people suggested in other comments her somg Daffodil Lament, its quite beautiful

  • @fedzciulla
    @fedzciulla Рік тому +11

    One of the fist cds my brother bought was “No need to argue”, because Zombie was playing very often on the radio. Ode to my family is the first track of the album and what really got me, when I was fourteen, into one of the bands (I’m a hard rock guy mostly) that walked me through my hole life. Today, for me, is melancholy on top of nostalgia, and I think you pretty much caught the essence of it.

  • @JEndless2025
    @JEndless2025 Рік тому +129

    In my mind, Ode To My Family is the opposite side of the same coin as Zombie. Ode opens the album that Zombie is a part of. Both songs are tied to the same time and place. Ode is very airy and dream-like while Zombie is very harsh and powerful. Light and shadow. Different ways of viewing where Dolores comes from.

    • @ger3721
      @ger3721 Рік тому +5

      Thank you for completely understanding this song. Not many do. 🤘

    • @kismitj
      @kismitj Рік тому +2

      thank you.

    • @bigg2988
      @bigg2988 Рік тому +2

      YES.

    • @DaozangD
      @DaozangD Рік тому +3

      The same place, the same circumstance, the same sadness, a different point of view.

    • @MVK123
      @MVK123 Рік тому +2

      Not really. Zombie is about bombings during the Troubles of Northern Ireland, whereas this one was about her homesickness as a young musician in the USA

  • @marksanders2784
    @marksanders2784 Рік тому +48

    Dolores certainly was incredible. My personal favourite form this album is Ridiculous thoughts, another great (and I feel technically interesting) performance.

  • @whatever1512
    @whatever1512 Рік тому +144

    More Cranberries please. Any song from No Need to Argue would be great, but I really love Daffodil Lament. Also Dreams from their debut album is an absolute must. And I hope no one brings up "keening" again like they do on every Cranberries video. I don't know how that misconception got started, but it was only after she died. This isn't keening, people. She just really loves her vocal breaks.

  • @mrjackpotz
    @mrjackpotz Рік тому +14

    she wrote all the songs too. amazing top tier talent

    • @eboethrasher
      @eboethrasher Рік тому +1

      Most in conjunction with the guitarist, important distinction that they had a good writing partnership.

  • @thethunder9991
    @thethunder9991 Рік тому +8

    Haunting yet tender voice, sad she's gone.

  • @nickmcshane1299
    @nickmcshane1299 Рік тому +6

    So happy you covered this song, it absolutely melts me every time I hear it!

  • @TheErikBallew
    @TheErikBallew Рік тому +43

    There is a Portuguese word that kind of discribs the feeling songs like this give people
    Saudade - A deep and philosophical longing for something that's likely lost forever. The feeling involves recognizing the transience of life while also desiring something more permanent.

    • @NudnikShpilkus
      @NudnikShpilkus 6 місяців тому +1

      That word describes perfectly the dream I awoke from this morning. I awoke with a lingering sadness from a dream that combined a couple of memories from my visits over the years to where I grew up in NJ - the sight of the hole where my paternal grandparents' house was, after they were both gone and it had been knocked down, and the home (empty, the last I saw it) of my surrogate grandparents that lived next door (and made up for my maternal grandparents' absence). In the dream, the neighbor-grandparents' house was nothing but a hole, partially back-filled. The neighbors were Irish-Americans from Jersey City, a police officer and his wife. Every time I visited NJ, I would go visit Agnes and spend some time with her. The last time I saw her, she was mostly absent, and she had a live-in nurse looking after her. The next time I went back, she was gone.

    • @deangills-je6sv
      @deangills-je6sv 2 місяці тому

      I also saw this word described as “ Being happy from sad memories and sad from happy memories “
      Kind of like
      You can miss someone but remember the great things
      You can miss great and happy times

    • @pedrofr1434
      @pedrofr1434 2 місяці тому

      galician word too meu irmán

  • @annajohnson5053
    @annajohnson5053 Рік тому +4

    Dolores is the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen and heard. She breaks my heart every time I hear her.

  • @boblazarjr5559
    @boblazarjr5559 11 місяців тому +2

    That point where Delores’ voice breaks almost like a yodel still kills me every time even all these years later. I knew she was spectacular the very first time I heard her sing.

  • @devonmoreau
    @devonmoreau 11 місяців тому +3

    As a father, this song has made me tear up countless times, one of my favorites by this band 🥰

  • @robertl2995
    @robertl2995 Рік тому +24

    Yes, more Dolores! Would also like to see your reaction to Hope Sandoval/Mazzy Star

  • @paulovianna1882
    @paulovianna1882 8 місяців тому +3

    My mom would play a cassete on our way home everyday, and this song was the 1st one on the list. Probably an anthem about motherly love to me, makes me weep every single time.

  • @dar._
    @dar._ Рік тому +3

    Equating her harmonies to layers of memory was so insightful, and opened an aperture of interpretation and perspective to me, thankyou.

  • @n.johanness7451
    @n.johanness7451 Рік тому +8

    I used to nearly hate this song back in the day because I heard it too often, but I’ve started to appreciate it more since I’ve had time to put a distance to being drowned in it so much way back then. It is a nice song.

  • @89smokey
    @89smokey Рік тому +2

    I SO admired and loved Dolores for not trying to disguise her native accent. She totally embraced her Irish heritage and made it a focal point of her songwriting. MORE Cranberries!

  • @danholmesfilm
    @danholmesfilm Рік тому +77

    If you want a unique live performance from Dolores you should check out her impromptu performance of Go Your Own Way in a radio station booth, frickin amazing

    • @GrandpaOCE
      @GrandpaOCE Рік тому +6

      yeah amazing perfromance

    • @TheFadingTale
      @TheFadingTale Рік тому

      yeah, totally agree

    • @sowdust75
      @sowdust75 11 місяців тому

      I would love to see you analyze this, especially Go your own way!

    • @Gator24
      @Gator24 16 днів тому

      Definitely one of my favorites by her. I wish we could have the whole song of her singing.

  • @alextozzi8619
    @alextozzi8619 Рік тому +1

    Tears come to my eyes everytime I hear this song... but thats what music is at the end... emotions...
    We miss you Dolores 😢 ❤
    Thanks Elisabeth ❤❤

  • @zombiination7717
    @zombiination7717 11 місяців тому +3

    RIP Delores. She is one of my favorite singers. Her death left a hole in my heart.

  • @grunthostheflatulent9649
    @grunthostheflatulent9649 Рік тому +1

    I've always loved this song.
    I never fully uderstood the lyrics or watched the music video.
    I had a tear running down my cheek reading the lyrics and watching the music video.
    She delivered her longing for home and her people in such a heart wrenching way.
    A gentle soul taken far too young.

  • @malarki6645
    @malarki6645 Рік тому +36

    As you did Zombie and now this one... Dreams and Promises are both really good too ... She really had a voice that gave you goosebumps when listening to her .. Such a talent!

    • @DefinitelyNotBender
      @DefinitelyNotBender Рік тому +4

      I hope she sees this comment because those are the two songs I want to see her react to next.

    • @hivegaming5287
      @hivegaming5287 Рік тому +6

      Promises!! 😢

    • @malarki6645
      @malarki6645 Рік тому +2

      I remember many years ago seeing her perform Dreams at the Much Music Headquarters in Toronto Canada and was amazed at how good she sounded especially singing that song I was shocked that she actually made me like the live version even more than the studio one.
      @@DefinitelyNotBender

    • @itseperkele181
      @itseperkele181 Рік тому +3

      Promises kicks so much ass. Its my favourite song from them.

  • @statich1
    @statich1 11 місяців тому +2

    Deloris was, is, and will always be such a force. So glad she was able to share her talents with us during her "not long enough" time here on earth

  • @raelshark
    @raelshark Рік тому +11

    Thank you for covering this. I adore this song! My favorite of theirs, and I really appreciate you giving a vocabulary to what strikes me so much about her vocal performance in it.

    • @TheCharismaticVoice
      @TheCharismaticVoice  Рік тому +1

      Glad you enjoyed it! ❤️

    • @callumkent7155
      @callumkent7155 11 місяців тому

      @@TheCharismaticVoiceplease do their song LINGER. It’s the type of song you will adore

  • @СтаньоКоновски
    @СтаньоКоновски Рік тому +1

    One of the best, sweetest and emotional songs ever written. From our beloved sister and this amazing band. Get me to tears almost every time. Im so glad that people like you can find , experience and feel this kind of music. Thank you! And, some tears are from joy. Is what missing in the world now days. They are the best. Is very gorgeous and special, when see people show theyr feelings and emotions genuinely.

  • @bwalker77
    @bwalker77 Рік тому +4

    This is the first song I liked from Cranberries. I hadn't heard the song since Dolores died. Hearing it today, with its lyrics full of nostalgia about the moments in her life when she was happiest is just... it hits hard.

  • @stephaniewilsonviolin
    @stephaniewilsonviolin 11 місяців тому +1

    Dolores is my all-time favorite female rocker. I am so sad that she is gone. I have loved the cranberries since I was 18 years old. So many memories, so many great songs, and she was truly amazing!

  • @mrlayhee
    @mrlayhee Рік тому +10

    Another tragic loss of an amazing singer. still give me goosebumps when I hear her sing.

  • @cssneil
    @cssneil Рік тому +5

    Delores's voice is so perfect in this song. The Cranberries were big when I was in my teens and I will always have memories of their music linked to those carefree days. Thanks for giving them more exposure and hopefully turning new people on to their music. I would love to see you analyze Portishead and Beth Gibbon's voice. She is another unique talent from the UK.

  • @t.ackerman8368
    @t.ackerman8368 Рік тому +3

    This is a masterpiece of an album. I've loved it ever since it came out when I was in high school.
    I think I always understood the repetition of "does anyone care?" as carrying a note of desperation to convey her feelings and to be understood, but feeling like she's just not getting through to the listener. You know that feeling when you are trying to put something into words perfectly or convey something in a piece of art but it feels like no one is really getting it.

  • @kevinstenger9758
    @kevinstenger9758 Рік тому +1

    Delores is my favorite singer. She's not afraid to use that beautiful Irish accent and Irish passion in her singing! 30-ish years after buying this album, she still gets me teary-eyed. More Cranberries please!

  • @conorhal
    @conorhal Рік тому +22

    Yep, that was a portrait of JFK. As the first Irish-American president he was a great source of pride in the country and thus, the 'holy trinity' of portraits that hung in many a granny's parlor was The Sacred Heart, the Pope and JFK. I'm not kidding, it was really common to see back in the day.

    • @chrisconway7402
      @chrisconway7402 2 місяці тому +1

      My grandparents came over on the boat from Ireland, and there were so many pictures of JFK in their apartment, that as a 5 year old, I thought he was just another family member.

  • @PaulBuckner-c8h
    @PaulBuckner-c8h Рік тому +2

    Her voice in my ears is pure bliss.

  • @svenbendel7098
    @svenbendel7098 Рік тому +39

    Dolores died way too young. I feel like she had so much more to transport via her singing.
    Rest in peace, Dolores. We miss you!

    • @ThePolypam
      @ThePolypam 11 місяців тому +2

      Dolores and Sinead. Two great losses for Irish music 😢.

    • @Randy-do3dz
      @Randy-do3dz 4 місяці тому

      Rest in power. Not lost but gone before

  • @caracwailya
    @caracwailya 7 місяців тому

    I think all the natural joy you have as a person and listener is obscuring you from the pain and sadness mixed in with nostalgia of this song. Even when she sounds wistful Dolores sings “Unhappiness was when I was young….” The power of her voice is that she captures sadness and joy, strength and vulnerability all at once. “Does anyone care?” is a real sentiment she you are different and sad in your bones, as she surely felt. It’s an incredible song. So lovely and bittersweet

  • @meghanmonroe
    @meghanmonroe Рік тому +20

    The Cranberries, this album especially, just make me so so emotional. I cried when I was 13 and I cry now at 39. It's the same rush of melancholy and despair and rage and romance.

  • @GianpaoloPapa73
    @GianpaoloPapa73 5 місяців тому

    I'm crying now. Dolores is so into my heart. I miss her so much. I grew up with her songs in my ears and this one in particular can touch my soul at every listening.

  • @garylagstrom3864
    @garylagstrom3864 Рік тому +5

    When I think Ireland 🇮🇪 I think three bands: U2, Hot House Flowers, and The Cranberries! I’ve seen all three in concert! I saw both bands open for U2. They were all sensational but Delores vocals stuck in my head the most and just how beautiful The Cranberries sound is in general! RIP DELORES! Your voice is one of a kind in my book! Peace ☮️ ✌🏻 ❤

  • @michelleroop9991
    @michelleroop9991 11 місяців тому +2

    I love all of their music Delores will be missed forever she left us far too early.🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

  • @johnsmith1077
    @johnsmith1077 Рік тому +5

    I feel blessed that I was able to go to one of her concerts. It was an amazing experience

    • @carlgibbons5777
      @carlgibbons5777 Рік тому +1

      You mean "their" concerts. The music is just as important setting the mood/atmosphere as the vocals are in this band.

  • @Y_M1967
    @Y_M1967 8 місяців тому +1

    And watching the Cranberries live was one of the best concerts of the 90’s.❤️🙌

  • @TimmyB1867
    @TimmyB1867 Рік тому +5

    it's a grand song, and a wonderful video, for nostalgic feels. I've never been to Ireland, but it still brings in that feeling of "home" and "childhood" and the people and places we love.

    • @billh5923
      @billh5923 7 місяців тому +1

      Another vote for dreams

  • @digibirder
    @digibirder Рік тому +1

    You are such a sensitive person yourself Elizabeth. That is why you "get" Dolores so well. Thank you for the wonderful reaction! Such a humble personal song. The pure unfiltered humanity is so meaningful! Her style and singing techniques come from Dolores 100%. It's so easy to connect with her. Another artist with this subtle yet deep expression is Feist. "Hiding Out In The Open" is a great example.

  • @a-man2530
    @a-man2530 Рік тому +17

    My mam passed away last year at the realitively young age of 62, the first of her 16 brothers and sisters (we are a huge Irish family) and I found Deloras' raw vocals to be almost painful to my soul to listen to. Her voice is incredible, but maybe her vocal styling deep rooted in Irish mourning really got me - when I hear this song, it reminds me of the love my parents had for me and how they did their best to raise me to be a decent and caring man. It reminds me of cold eveinings by the fireside and my mam bringing in a sandwich I hadn't asked for - but I so badily needed. It reminds me of every hug we shared and the profound pain and emptiness that we suffer without her. It also reminds me of the beauty she left behind. So as I am trying to recoinsile with loss, I am too with this song....and I guess thats kind of beautiful.

  • @sethpinson4694
    @sethpinson4694 7 місяців тому

    I can't get over the joy and intensity you bring to your reaction videos. The songs you react to bring me back to my childhood, 90s grunge rock....one of the best era's of rock. Watching your reactions is like hearing these songs again for the first time!

  • @AlexDeGruven
    @AlexDeGruven Рік тому +29

    Dolores's voice is, IMO, one of the absolute biggest losses for music in this century. I'm so happy I got to see her live and healthy, it's one of the best concert memories I have.
    I can't wait for you to look at Dreams. My absolute favorite of their songs.

  • @FabioOsorio619
    @FabioOsorio619 Рік тому +1

    Aside from her unique approach and sound, we must not overlook that the music itself accompanied by her singing not only automatically makes you feel things, but as love is a state of being, their music transports you to that place of being what they are conveying in their songs. Not a lot of artist can accomplish this, but Dolores and the Cranberries never miss the mark with each one of their songs. “Dreams” as a song, is powerful, not because is a beautiful love song, but because of the energy that always carries , moves and transmutes within you.
    Thank you Elizabeth for sharing your experience with us.

  • @laurie-annespooner2141
    @laurie-annespooner2141 Рік тому +3

    I love that you reviewed this song!! Big part of my childhood.

  • @onechopbuddy3849
    @onechopbuddy3849 Рік тому +1

    This is my favourite cranberries song, makes me cry for the nostalgia of my youth and the relationship with my dad I wanted but never had

  • @ecalzo
    @ecalzo Рік тому +5

    A beautiful song a beautiful voice a beautiful soul ... Would have been able to see them .. damn ... Amazing Cranberries amazing Dolores

  • @gliebzeit
    @gliebzeit Рік тому +1

    ❤❤❤ 😢 So very sublime. No voice ever like Dolores. Thank you for your reaction/analysis video, Elizabeth, always the best.

  • @glennrowe2961
    @glennrowe2961 Рік тому +3

    That surge and offset that fascinates you is just Delores being Irish.

  • @johnj28
    @johnj28 Рік тому +1

    I'm a 55 year old male and Dolores had a big impact on me. I mourn her passing because it was so tragic and she was so young. I find myself watching Cranberries concerts because I never got to see them perform live in person. She was very special.

  • @leighannenight
    @leighannenight Рік тому +5

    This is a tear jerker for me. I also love doing it for karaoke. 💙💙💙

  • @ericzeichert511
    @ericzeichert511 Рік тому +1

    What am I thankful for? The Charismatic Voice and the Cranberries, Wisconsin's state fruit. Happy turkey day to all, and RIP Delores.

  • @DaveCosley
    @DaveCosley Рік тому +5

    Love this song. I hope you eventually get the chance to analyze their song "I don't need/I don't need you". Delores does some really cool stuff with her voice on this song also. 😊

  • @jotajotabr
    @jotajotabr 11 місяців тому +1

    Thank you for bringing and having so much affection for a song that was part of so many good and difficult moments in my life, including the lack of Dolores.

  • @brianswift2706
    @brianswift2706 Рік тому +4

    What a voice. What a song.

  • @jaromenkaure7185
    @jaromenkaure7185 Рік тому

    I watched this reactions in tears. For both - no reason and 1000 of reasons. Thank you.

  • @ДаниилСугаков-ц4э

    Опять слезы на глазах. Любимая песня от любимой Долорес. Нежное и страстное признание в любви к своей семье, своей малой родине, своей Ирландии.
    А вы заметили с какой любовь в клипе сняты люди? С какой заботой к деталям? Как бережно и аккуратно. Каждый человек в видео, ребенок или старик, выглядит близким и родным, за каждым чувствуется какая-то история, они не безликие персонажи.

  • @tommimensonen
    @tommimensonen Рік тому +1

    This is my favorite song from The Cranberries. There is so much feelings that this song evokes and it always warms my heart even in the darkest of days ❤‍🩹

  • @kiino001
    @kiino001 Рік тому +7

    Dolores had a wonderful voice that complimented the songs perfectly.
    If you haven't already then you should check their first 2 singles Dreams, my personal favourite, and Linger, which was their breakthrough single. Both of these are earlier than Zombie so show the band when they were a couple of years younger.
    Dreams has at least 3 'official' videos if you search on UA-cam but the original, and for me the best, is
    'The Cranberries - Dreams (Dir: Nico Soultanakis) (Official Music Video)'
    which is from the original release of it as a single and shows as VEVO on UA-cam.

  • @hellebachmann8260
    @hellebachmann8260 2 місяці тому +1

    This song is one of my all time favorits ♥️

  • @jamiemacdonald436
    @jamiemacdonald436 Рік тому +13

    I love this song, and absolutely adore Dolores. Can't wait for tomorrow!

  • @decocatani
    @decocatani 10 місяців тому

    Dolores singing makes me cry every single time I hear. Since the first time I’ve heard. Always.

  • @cheeze_pizza
    @cheeze_pizza Рік тому +10

    Yeat’s Grave is one to check out. Very somber song but her vocals are just so amazing.

  • @Llucmajorer1
    @Llucmajorer1 Рік тому +1

    Dolores is a magician of nostalgia, I just love her. Miss her every day.

  • @miljanvukovic2858
    @miljanvukovic2858 Рік тому +9

    So, another request :) to analyze Mad Season or Portishead. The first band is a supergroup from Seattle with Layne Staley on vocals, and the second band is the amazing Beth Gibbon on vocals. Once again greetings from the Mediterranean coast.

    • @OmegaSoypreme
      @OmegaSoypreme Рік тому +2

      I'd love to see her listen to Wake Up by Mad Season. To me it's Layne at his best. And the subject matter of the song is so sad. Just a masterpiece imo.

    • @Suleclo
      @Suleclo Рік тому +2

      Yes - Mad Season needs to be done!

    • @dirtyaggelos
      @dirtyaggelos Рік тому

      I think she’s done Mad season in the past..

    • @miljanvukovic2858
      @miljanvukovic2858 Рік тому

      @@dirtyaggelos I didn't find it. Post the link if you have because I'm a big fan of Mad Season.

  • @blackestnite
    @blackestnite 11 місяців тому +2

    Her voice is like a warm blanket on a cool night, it's just so comforting. May Dolores Rest In Peace.. I always loved how her accent shined through in her songs and that she didn't feel the need to change it to sound like a typical band. If you haven't done yet, I would definitely give "Linger", and also "Dreams" from The Cranberries a go, two very very great songs. Linger has to be my favorite, the emotion of young love and rejection is felt through that song.

  • @Gary_M
    @Gary_M Рік тому +16

    If you ever react to more Cranberries you should definitely check out something from their NPR Tiny Desk Concert, it's amazing! One of the best Tiny Desks I've seen. She's even better in that stripped-down setting.

    • @flint9591
      @flint9591 Рік тому +2

      That concert was certainly superb !

    • @ledzepgirlnmful
      @ledzepgirlnmful Рік тому +3

      I watch their NPR concert at least once a month...
      One of my favorites for sure!!

    • @Dreyno
      @Dreyno Рік тому +1

      You should check Lisa Hannigan’s Tiny Desk Concert if you haven’t seen it. Fantastic.

    • @flint9591
      @flint9591 Рік тому

      Definitely a superb performance ! Always great audio quality, too@@Dreyno

  • @nighthawk20011
    @nighthawk20011 Рік тому +1

    Hearing her voice...no matter what the song hits me. I miss their music and think of all the songs that will never be sung.

  • @nannyalberte
    @nannyalberte Рік тому +3

    Thank you for keeping the dive into The Cranberries and Dolores, and enjoying it so much :) I hope you get to check Dreams, I think you'll get a kick from it, especially at the end :)

  • @WoodlandT
    @WoodlandT Рік тому +1

    This songs makes me cry every time I listen to it, always has but especially since I lost my mom 😢 It’s so beautiful 💙

  • @jsc315
    @jsc315 Рік тому +3

    The Cranberries are such a fantastic band

  • @karenpaxton
    @karenpaxton 7 місяців тому

    A truly Irish sound! I saw The Cranberries in the 90s. This made me cry for my mum and dad. Both now gone from the world.😢❤

  • @Arquibus
    @Arquibus Рік тому +10

    I hadn't listened to this song since she died. I was in tears pretty much from the beginning. I typically watch these videos while having breakfast or lunch, and let me just say I've never cried while eating pizza before now.
    I'm sure people said it in the chat, but the repetition of "Does anyone care?" speaks to me of isolation and loneliness, the kind you get when you're surrounded by people that don't connect to you. I think it's clear she was missing her family mightily, but also it rings true for the rest of us because we all feel alone sometimes, and can look at the world and feel invisible.
    I'd still like to see you listen to "Linger".

  • @a.ramosakadrumgrl6677
    @a.ramosakadrumgrl6677 11 місяців тому

    Delores was so incredible live, I was fortunate to see them once in my life.

  • @saltydroog854
    @saltydroog854 Рік тому +10

    She is such an intensely beautiful woman. And her voice is so naturally impassioned. Hind sight is always so cruel...and maybe it's clouding my judgement, but she appears so obviously complex and tortured, even in such a happily reminiscent video. I do not remember noticing that when this was new...Maybe I was just too young.
    This is such a beautiful song for Thanksgiving week. As hard as it is to miss your family and long for yesteryear, it's a wonderful indicator of a great childhood. We should all be so lucky to feel that particular kind of sadness.

  • @saleemfrazer3643
    @saleemfrazer3643 Місяць тому

    The final part of this song is still to this day my favorite piece of instrumentation and vocal harmony in music period.