"Does it deserve that billion views?" Too bloody right it does! This song and video should be a mandatory part of education for every civilised person.
Crazy fact about the black and white filming: those were not staged shots of the boys and the soldiers, those were just recorded live at the location they set up for the video. And the vocalizations she does at the end of the chorus is known as keening, a traditional but disappearing mourning practice from Irish funerals, and she was mourning two young boys lost in an IRA bombing with this song
@@christinerobinson9372 its called keening which was sung like this at irish funerals. Not so much now. An Irish yodel is called lilting. Lilting is a form of traditional singing common in the Goidelic speaking areas of Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Mann. Totally different and sounds different too. Keening is only used when mourning while lilting can be used to express any emotion.
@@lfcgero35 Thank you for the info on Lilting, I have not heard it called that before but I am sure you are right. What Delores is doing in this song is Lilting, In fact, Lilting is such an apt description of what she is doing that I can not understand why you and a few others continue to insist that it is keening. As you know about Lilting and Keening, I am sure you know about Banshees, the Sidhe who would fly about a house where someone lay dying. They warned of the impending death by wailing and crying. Now I ask you, is what Dolores does in the song wailing or crying, or is it Lilting? Would the Banshees terrify anyone by hiccuping as they flew around? I am aware that Keening is done at funerals and wakes. Imagine family members sitting around hiccuping. Professional Keeners were hired by the family members of well-to-do people who may not have had anyone to mourn them. These professional mourners would wail and cry like the Banshees and were judged on their professionalism by how intensely mournful their performance was. Does that sound like what Dolores is doing here? I am also aware that there are modern-day mourners who sing beautiful songs and call it keening. But true keening is a wailing of intense sorrow that can not be contained. I know this personally. It's not hiccuping and it's not singing.
@@lfcgero35 Thank you for the info on Lilting, that is new to me. I have only heard it referred to as the Irish Yodel. But I must ask you, isn't it obvious that what Delores is doing in the song is Lilting? In fact, "Lilting" is such an apt description for the sound she is making, I can't see how it could be mistaken for keening. The origin of Keening is the story of the Banshees, sidhe who at nightfall flew around the house wailing and crying mournfully, warning of impending death. I am sure you know this. Would the sound Doleres is making scare anybody? I am aware that Keening is done at funerals and wakes. The family of the well-to-do and powerful who were perhaps not well-loved in life would hire professional Keeners to wail and mourn at the wake. They wailed and mourned, they didn't hiccup. Modern professional keeners sing lovely songs. Nice, but not keening. With Banshees flying around the house wailing, screaming, and crying all night long, the family inside would be terrified. Would anybody be terrified if the Banshees hiccuped around the house all night? Would they even be heard?
Yep , I was in my late teens when this gem was released. It's the war between northern and southern Ireland, a bomb was planted inside of a trash can and 2 little boys were killed. The song was for them.
This song is about "the Troubles" - the decades-long armed conflict in Northern Ireland between the Protestants and the Catholics over whether Northern Ireland should be part of the UK which was Protestant or the rest of Ireland which was Catholic. DEFINITELY check out more of the Cranberries: Ode to my Family, Linger, and Dreams are three of their more famous songs.
I've always thought "The Troubles" was a ridiculous name for a civil war. It's an extreme example of the stereotypical British propensity for understatement.
RIP: Delores O'Riordan U R Missed 💔🔥 "Bad Wolves Zombie (Official Video)" they did a cover to this song and Delores was due to perform with the band. But she died the night before. However, they went on and did the cover and proceeded to give all the money to Delores' s children. The video is beautiful and definitely worth watching.
That is what Northern Ireland was like before the Good Friday Agreement. The song is about a bombing in Warrington in which two children were killed, and the need to move on
Right! I guess if this video was made today it would say before or at the end of the song… live footage was used in this video or something like that. Yeah that’s not a prop lol
The lead singer’s name was Dolores O’Riordan. The cranberries were an Irish Rock group from Limerick. This song was released in 1994. Dolores wrote this song as an homage to Johnathan Ball and Tim Parry who were killed in 1993 Warrington Bombings. This song also remarks about generational prejudices that started in 1916 and finally ended in 1998. This song and music video are emotionally very heavy. This song covers heavy situations, impactful lyrics, and fear provoking imagery.
I think the imagery is about much more than fear. The song talks about hostilities that have gone on for centuries and flared up in 1916, leading to a war of independence and a civil war, followed some decades later by the troubles that began in earnest in Northern Ireland in 1969. For the people that were born into the situation there was nothing abnormal about it, it was just life. Because it went on so long several generations grew up in that abnormal environment and the entrenched "zombie" thinking passed from generation to generation on both sides. The kids playing at the destroyed houses in the video was a normal scene, as were the soldiers on the streets and I think the video is asking people something like "this is normal for them but does it does this look normal to you?". The song came out at a time when many people, myself included, were doing a lot of thinking about the stalemate in Northern Ireland and how to break the cycle. Many believed that it couldn't be done and the song was aimed at the mindset that needed to change.
I grew up with the Cranberries, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Garbage, Soundgarden, and others and I've seen reactions to these on various channels and it's interesting to see your generation react to the differences in tone in music back then. Every generation has its' problems but our generation really embraced our pain like an old friend and sang about it proudly and defiantly as part of our identity. Most modern songs shy away from getting "too dark" or "too real" and I think that difference in music reflects the generational differences in a nutshell and our generation's annoyance with younger folks who are easily triggered by comparison.
"our generation really embraced our pain like an old friend and sang about it proudly and defiantly as part of our identity" That is the honest truth, right there. Still do embrace it. Maybe something we have in common with the greatest generation. My Grandfather grew up during the Depression. Always said, 'hardship builds character', and I believe it.
@@dmwalker24 I agree, well said. There's not one day I can't go without listening to my fave music from bavk then. This definitely being one of the many songs I like to listen to religiously.
Well said. Without knowing the history behind this song, it's still a killing song, but knowing it, it hits a whole different way. I heard it when it came out, I was in middle school and didn't even speak English back then, then even once I learned it and was able to understand the lyrics, I had to look into what it was about specifically, and I get shivers every single time I hear it to this day.
Out of curiosity, if you don't mind me asking, how old are you? I've loved this song since I was kid, admittedly because the Cranberries were a guest star in one episode of Charmed, and they sang this song.
When I hear this song it makes me want to cry. So much violence in the name of ... what? Yes peoples have convictions....but to have it taken out on innocents. This was Delores's and the Cranberries reaction to a horrible act of violence.
This song is about the Violence in Northern Ireland between the IRA (Irish Republican Army) and the British Army or the English Rule over Ireland. In the 1970's and 1980's there was a fair amount of killing on both sides. For the most part it was about the English trying to keep control and the Irish, who were wanting to become a complete sovereign nation under a total Irish Government. The fight began a long time ago, but it really kicked off in 1916 with the rebellion. Very bad things were done on both sides. The IRA were most times referred to as terrorist. One man's terrorist can often be another man's or nations Freedom Fighter. In 1776, when we in the United States were still referred to as the British Colonies or the Colonials, we were referred to as terrorist or insurrectionist. Just saying! In case you are wondering, my ancestry is British and Scottish.
You have an interesting description of the conflict in Northern Ireland. The issue was the Catholic minority civil and human rights being violated. The Irish Protestant majority and British made life pretty harsh for Catholics with job and housing discrimination. Bad actors on both sides to be sure. Things much better now.
No no, the IRA were deffo terrorists by definition. They bombed shops, cars, and buildings in England, killing hundreds of civilians, if not more, over thirty years.
@@jimtarrant1860 in certain respects, yes things are much better - but you should try being a Nurse from Monaghan who worked in the North, being harassed by the PSNI because of nothing apart from where I'm from (I've never had a single criminal conviction ANYWHERE; never broken the law), and trying to reason with them to stop harassing me and let me get on duty (I worked as part of the emergency crash team) because if one of their colleagues got shot in the line of duty I'd be needed to help try save their lives!!!.... Yeah.... Not everything has magically disappeared - there's still a good deal of bigotry going on!!!
John Parker thanks for sharing some more details. Most young Americans just assume there was a bunch of people in Ireland that wanted to fight themselves. They don’t understand the long reaching power of the British and that the conflict centered around the Irish not wanting to be run over by the Brits like so many other nations on the planet suffered. African Nations, India, America and the list goes on. Of course we can bring up the Catholic/Protestant aspect but the Brits would use any reason to take over a nation.
It is Lilting, not Keening. Keening is wailing with screams and cries. If you had attended Dolores's funeral, you might have cried, sobbed, and wailed with sorrow. That is Keening.
This was so different from anything else the Cranberries had done previously with the heavy guitars and the dark political theme. I can’t imagine anyone who wasn’t blown away the first time they heard it, even people who were familiar with their work before “Zombie”. This was their game-changer. Dolores O’Riordan was one of the most unforgettable singers and no one will ever come close.
Dolores' reaction to two children, a three- year old and twelve-year old, killed in Warrington in March 1993 when a bomb exploded in a bin. Over 50 injured.
To be honest, when I first heard this song what is now at least 20-odd years ago, I did not appreciate just how deep the song is. The raw emotion that comes across in the video and the lyrics is real, as it was written shortly after yet another terrorist attack that took the lives of two young children. It was the result of a civil war in Northern Ireland that lasted decades, though in Britain it is still euphemistically called “the troubles”.
the greatest anti-war , anti-violence song ever. a cry from a broken heart to stop the violence. it's in response to an ira bombing in London in 1993 that killed two young boys. she's addressing the bombers directly, screaming at them in pain. "what's in your head zombie" means, what the f$$k is wrong with you planting bombs, killing innocent people; you're brainwashed, a zombie, deranged by the fantasy of violence."
The drums MAKE this song. Everything else was fantastic, but the drums took it too a new level. One of the most formative songs of my youth in the 90's.
This song came out when I was 12. I haven't listened to them in years but I love watching people hear her voice for the first time. 99% of people have a clear physical reaction, it's brilliant!
Dolores had a phenomenal voice this song was mainly directed to the Warrington bombing in which two young boys lost their lives dolores was actually from my hometown here in Limerick Ireland
Yeah man, Delores... she had one of the most amazing voices on the planet. As others have said, check out the Bad Wolves (official video) cover of this song. Delores was supposed to sing it with them but sadly she passed away the night before the recording session. The Bad Wolves video is a classy tribute to her. Not many covers are worthy of the original but that one effing nails it hard! RIP DELORES
It relates to the killing of two young boys in Warrington UK by the IRA in a bomb attack it's one of best anti war songs ever written the reference to the lyrics " What's In Your Head Zombie " means actually what are you thinking innocent children are dying it's time to stop fighting before more children die but are you so wrapped up in a war you don't see what's happening around you RIP To All the people who lost their lives Irish and English and my heartfelt condolences to those who lost loved one's # Be Kind ❤️ # Peace To All ❤️
The Troubles was an undeclared civil war. The murals on the walls depict support for various paramilitary groups.(aka terrorists). There is an interesting irony.... the song is written by a Republic of Ireland Catholic in protest at the murder of 2 children in England by the PIRA. Watching the video depicting the true story of a soldier killing a in Ulster made me as angry. I am a Scottish born Protestant. Both Delores and I are equally angered by both atrocities neither care who's side we should or should not be on. When this video was produced I was one of the zombies who believed in the struggle. This video opened my mind to both sides of the horror. However the reaction to Warrington was the beginning of the end of the war. This song hit the zeitgeist perfectly, maybe Jonathan Ball and Tim Parry did not die in vain. RIP to them and Delores.
What did u get from the video? You didn’t say. It may be “catchy,” but it’s actually really educational, heartbreaking, meaningful, deep and powerful. And the voice of Dolores is one of the most uniquely stunning ever in music.
To finish the story the 1st verse is about boy 1 who was killed instantly. Verse 2 is about boy 2 and the mother having to make the decision to pull the plug
Great reaction, thank you so much for appreciating Dolores's voice and the fantastic band. It's about the war in Northern Ireland. Please pray for the people in Gaza, Palestine and all around this paradise we live on called earth. Peace to you all. Love from Ireland
So, let me get this straight. This dude has never heard of the Cranberries, System of a Down, Disturbed (also didn’t know The Sound of Silence was Simon and Garfunkel), and had never listened to Eminem. Has he just not had access to music of any kind until this point in his life for religious reasons or something?
That vocal anomaly you clearly like... It drove her vocal coach nuts. They tried so hard to break her of it. Pretty sure she quit the lessons, and now her distinct vocals are what Cranberries are famous for.
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This song is about 2 young boys who died in a bombing in Northern Ireland back during 'The Troubles' that were going on during the 90s. and before. Please do some research. This is more than a hot lick.
"For being shot in 2009". It may have been uploaded in 2009 but Zombie and the music video goes back to 1994. It's almost 30 years old (damn I feel old).
Almost done with The Troubles A Secret History a seven part documentary on UA-cam. The Trouble happened during a large portion of my lifetime but I never really knew much about it other than what I gleaned from the occasional news story in the US. This song speaks to me now in a way that it otherwise wouldn't have.
The gold in front of the cross was to represent religious iconry. From late 60s to the 90s 6 counties in north of ireland were in the grip of a civil war between catholics and protestants and british soldiers were on the streets. Thousands were killed over 30 years. 1916 refers to the easter rising rebellion in dublin against British ruling us. Ireland was declared a republic during it but it didnt officially become a republic till 1922. 6 counties remained part of the UK. If you enjoy harmonies listen to linger and dreams by cranberries, the celts by enya (fugees sample boudica) harrys theme by clannad....
Sad story. She was supposed to meet the band Bad Wolves in the studio to help them remake this song and she never showed up because she committed suicide
Just to clarify what has already been alluded to below: the Cranberries are Irish. Northern Ireland is part of the U.K., but the IRA was (not so much now) a terrorist organisation that wanted to return Northern Ireland to Irish Republican rule. In March 1993, in Warrington, England, two little boys were out, reportedly buying a Mother's Day card, but were blown up by an IRA bomb. This incident is what inspired the song ("Another mother's breaking heart is taken over...") To add to the tragedy, many years later, the Cranberries singer, Dolores, ended up drowning in the bath in a hotel room, after drinking heavily. It is hard to find another song so steeped in tragedy.
Oh and also if memory serves ( but it often dosent) it was rwritten about two boys who were killed by an NRA bomb while they were getting mothers day cards
It was written about an IRA car bombing in England that killed two school children….here’s what the singer Delores said about the reason and meaning behind the song….. “There were a lot of bombs going off in London and I remember this one time a child was killed when a bomb was put in a rubbish bin -- that's why there's that line in the song, 'A child is slowly taken,'" O'Riordan told Songwriting Magazine. "We were on a tour bus and I was near the location where it happened, so it really struck me hard - I was quite young, but I remember being devastated about the innocent children being pulled into that kind of thing. So I suppose that's why I was saying, 'It's not me' - that even though I'm Irish it wasn't me, I didn't do it. Because being Irish, it was quite hard, especially in the UK when there was so much tension." She told Vox magazine in 1994 that the song was written in part as a mechanism to grapple with her identity as an Irish citizen that did not support the actions of the IRA. "The IRA are not me. I'm not the IRA. The Cranberries are not the IRA. My family are not. ... When it says in the song, 'It's not me, it's not my family,' that's what I'm saying. It's not Ireland".
There’s a op 100 songs done here in Australia, this was no 2 when it came out. They did a top 100 of all time 10 years later and this didn’t make the top 100, was a travesty, or the musical interests of the people who were inclined to vote at the time. Either way easily deserved of a place high up on list of best songs at the time and previous to over past 30 years
And yes young man if you don't know the history of Ireland you can't understand this song and the passion of the artist it's all about general knowledge
@@Officialcammm doesn't matter Bro. You make the vids. You decide how. If she doesn't like it she can choose to not watch. I like how you make your video's. You do you. Can't please everyone
"Does it deserve that billion views?"
Too bloody right it does! This song and video should be a mandatory part of education for every civilised person.
Yup
Absolutely right !!!!
@interestedbystander196 Fantastic comment, God bless you xx
Crazy fact about the black and white filming: those were not staged shots of the boys and the soldiers, those were just recorded live at the location they set up for the video. And the vocalizations she does at the end of the chorus is known as keening, a traditional but disappearing mourning practice from Irish funerals, and she was mourning two young boys lost in an IRA bombing with this song
Her singing style here is known as keening. Its usually sung at funerals of significance or in this case, utter tragedy.
Not keening. Irish yodel.
@@christinerobinson9372 its called keening which was sung like this at irish funerals. Not so much now. An Irish yodel is called lilting. Lilting is a form of traditional singing common in the Goidelic speaking areas of Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Mann. Totally different and sounds different too. Keening is only used when mourning while lilting can be used to express any emotion.
@@lfcgero35 Thank you for the info on Lilting, I have not heard it called that before but I am sure you are right. What Delores is doing in this song is Lilting, In fact, Lilting is such an apt description of what she is doing that I can not understand why you and a few others continue to insist that it is keening. As you know about Lilting and Keening, I am sure you know about Banshees, the Sidhe who would fly about a house where someone lay dying. They warned of the impending death by wailing and crying. Now I ask you, is what Dolores does in the song wailing or crying, or is it Lilting? Would the Banshees terrify anyone by hiccuping as they flew around? I am aware that Keening is done at funerals and wakes. Imagine family members sitting around hiccuping. Professional Keeners were hired by the family members of well-to-do people who may not have had anyone to mourn them. These professional mourners would wail and cry like the Banshees and were judged on their professionalism by how intensely mournful their performance was. Does that sound like what Dolores is doing here? I am also aware that there are modern-day mourners who sing beautiful songs and call it keening. But true keening is a wailing of intense sorrow that can not be contained. I know this personally. It's not hiccuping and it's not singing.
@@lfcgero35 Thank you for the info on Lilting, that is new to me. I have only heard it referred to as the Irish Yodel. But I must ask you, isn't it obvious that what Delores is doing in the song is Lilting? In fact, "Lilting" is such an apt description for the sound she is making, I can't see how it could be mistaken for keening. The origin of Keening is the story of the Banshees, sidhe who at nightfall flew around the house wailing and crying mournfully, warning of impending death. I am sure you know this. Would the sound Doleres is making scare anybody? I am aware that Keening is done at funerals and wakes. The family of the well-to-do and powerful who were perhaps not well-loved in life would hire professional Keeners to wail and mourn at the wake. They wailed and mourned, they didn't hiccup. Modern professional keeners sing lovely songs. Nice, but not keening. With Banshees flying around the house wailing, screaming, and crying all night long, the family inside would be terrified. Would anybody be terrified if the Banshees hiccuped around the house all night? Would they even be heard?
Long time fan of the Cranberries and never knew that. Thank you.
It wasn’t shot in 2009 that’s just when it was uploaded to their UA-cam page that videos was actually shot and released the mid 90’s…like 94/95
Thanks, was going to comment that. One of the most iconic songs of the 90's !
Released in 1994
Haha, I wasn't the only one thinking of correcting this 😂
Yep , I was in my late teens when this gem was released. It's the war between northern and southern Ireland, a bomb was planted inside of a trash can and 2 little boys were killed. The song was for them.
Also RIP Delores, you are still so admired , loved and missed. Your voice still makes ppls jaw drop because it is so amazing
This song is about "the Troubles" - the decades-long armed conflict in Northern Ireland between the Protestants and the Catholics over whether Northern Ireland should be part of the UK which was Protestant or the rest of Ireland which was Catholic.
DEFINITELY check out more of the Cranberries: Ode to my Family, Linger, and Dreams are three of their more famous songs.
I've always thought "The Troubles" was a ridiculous name for a civil war. It's an extreme example of the stereotypical British propensity for understatement.
History is important to this song. So many don't get it including his post on You Tube.
Shit talk from UK as usual there narrative . Wasn't about protestants or Catholics is about imperialism and occupation the troubles were
The IRA and U.V.F,U.D.A
Were in it
RIP: Delores O'Riordan U R Missed 💔🔥
"Bad Wolves Zombie (Official Video)" they did a cover to this song and Delores was due to perform with the band. But she died the night before. However, they went on and did the cover and proceeded to give all the money to Delores' s children. The video is beautiful and definitely worth watching.
"The Cranberries - Dreams (Official Video)"
God I miss Delores
@@dennytaylor1005 me too
I love both versions.
@@dennytaylor1005 then learn to spell her name... Dolores
That is what Northern Ireland was like before the Good Friday Agreement. The song is about a bombing in Warrington in which two children were killed, and the need to move on
"Where'd this kid get this gun from!?" LMFAOO 🤣
Right! I guess if this video was made today it would say before or at the end of the song… live footage was used in this video or something like that. Yeah that’s not a prop lol
live in the netherlands, guns are not that hard to get... and in case of need, we can print
Dolores has one of the most amazing voices! ♥
The lead singer’s name was Dolores O’Riordan. The cranberries were an Irish Rock group from Limerick. This song was released in 1994. Dolores wrote this song as an homage to Johnathan Ball and Tim Parry who were killed in 1993 Warrington Bombings.
This song also remarks about generational prejudices that started in 1916 and finally ended in 1998. This song and music video are emotionally very heavy. This song covers heavy situations, impactful lyrics, and fear provoking imagery.
I think the imagery is about much more than fear. The song talks about hostilities that have gone on for centuries and flared up in 1916, leading to a war of independence and a civil war, followed some decades later by the troubles that began in earnest in Northern Ireland in 1969. For the people that were born into the situation there was nothing abnormal about it, it was just life. Because it went on so long several generations grew up in that abnormal environment and the entrenched "zombie" thinking passed from generation to generation on both sides. The kids playing at the destroyed houses in the video was a normal scene, as were the soldiers on the streets and I think the video is asking people something like "this is normal for them but does it does this look normal to you?". The song came out at a time when many people, myself included, were doing a lot of thinking about the stalemate in Northern Ireland and how to break the cycle. Many believed that it couldn't be done and the song was aimed at the mindset that needed to change.
@@mikekelly5869wow talk about speaking truth wonderful but tearjerking song
I grew up with the Cranberries, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Garbage, Soundgarden, and others and I've seen reactions to these on various channels and it's interesting to see your generation react to the differences in tone in music back then. Every generation has its' problems but our generation really embraced our pain like an old friend and sang about it proudly and defiantly as part of our identity. Most modern songs shy away from getting "too dark" or "too real" and I think that difference in music reflects the generational differences in a nutshell and our generation's annoyance with younger folks who are easily triggered by comparison.
"our generation really embraced our pain like an old friend and sang about it proudly and defiantly as part of our identity" That is the honest truth, right there. Still do embrace it. Maybe something we have in common with the greatest generation. My Grandfather grew up during the Depression. Always said, 'hardship builds character', and I believe it.
Still love Garbage's Queer. 🤟
And The Offspring's Americana album - The Kids Aren't Allright is just *chef's kiss*
@@dmwalker24 I agree, well said. There's not one day I can't go without listening to my fave music from bavk then. This definitely being one of the many songs I like to listen to religiously.
Well said. Without knowing the history behind this song, it's still a killing song, but knowing it, it hits a whole different way. I heard it when it came out, I was in middle school and didn't even speak English back then, then even once I learned it and was able to understand the lyrics, I had to look into what it was about specifically, and I get shivers every single time I hear it to this day.
Me to love them so sad she went to soon but and now Almost all music is fake
I’m enjoying seeing a younger generation delve into the music I grew up with.
Out of curiosity, if you don't mind me asking, how old are you? I've loved this song since I was kid, admittedly because the Cranberries were a guest star in one episode of Charmed, and they sang this song.
yes, there is still hope
When I hear this song it makes me want to cry. So much violence in the name of ... what? Yes peoples have convictions....but to have it taken out on innocents. This was Delores's and the Cranberries reaction to a horrible act of violence.
RIP Delores
It's one of the most beautiful songs ever made.
I am over 6'5 260lb and I can't listen to this without shedding a tear.
This song is about the Violence in Northern Ireland between the IRA (Irish Republican Army) and the British Army or the English Rule over Ireland. In the 1970's and 1980's there was a fair amount of killing on both sides. For the most part it was about the English trying to keep control and the Irish, who were wanting to become a complete sovereign nation under a total Irish Government. The fight began a long time ago, but it really kicked off in 1916 with the rebellion. Very bad things were done on both sides. The IRA were most times referred to as terrorist. One man's terrorist can often be another man's or nations Freedom Fighter. In 1776, when we in the United States were still referred to as the British Colonies or the Colonials, we were referred to as terrorist or insurrectionist. Just saying! In case you are wondering, my ancestry is British and Scottish.
You have an interesting description of the conflict in Northern Ireland. The issue was the Catholic minority civil and human rights being violated. The Irish Protestant majority and British made life pretty harsh for Catholics with job and housing discrimination. Bad actors on both sides to be sure. Things much better now.
No no, the IRA were deffo terrorists by definition. They bombed shops, cars, and buildings in England, killing hundreds of civilians, if not more, over thirty years.
@@jimtarrant1860 in certain respects, yes things are much better - but you should try being a Nurse from Monaghan who worked in the North, being harassed by the PSNI because of nothing apart from where I'm from (I've never had a single criminal conviction ANYWHERE; never broken the law), and trying to reason with them to stop harassing me and let me get on duty (I worked as part of the emergency crash team) because if one of their colleagues got shot in the line of duty I'd be needed to help try save their lives!!!....
Yeah.... Not everything has magically disappeared - there's still a good deal of bigotry going on!!!
@@awopbopaloobopawopbamboom5041 Thanks for serving people even though some were against you 🙏
John Parker thanks for sharing some more details. Most young Americans just assume there was a bunch of people in Ireland that wanted to fight themselves. They don’t understand the long reaching power of the British and that the conflict centered around the Irish not wanting to be run over by the Brits like so many other nations on the planet suffered. African Nations, India, America and the list goes on. Of course we can bring up the Catholic/Protestant aspect but the Brits would use any reason to take over a nation.
Keening - the high lilt in her voice at the end of words -done at Irish funerals
That Irish keening sound she does at the end of some of the words in the chorus is amazing
It is Lilting, not Keening. Keening is wailing with screams and cries. If you had attended Dolores's funeral, you might have cried, sobbed, and wailed with sorrow. That is Keening.
This was so different from anything else the Cranberries had done previously with the heavy guitars and the dark political theme. I can’t imagine anyone who wasn’t blown away the first time they heard it, even people who were familiar with their work before “Zombie”. This was their game-changer. Dolores O’Riordan was one of the most unforgettable singers and no one will ever come close.
I loved your face when Dolores sings zombie! Zombie! Eh eh eh 😅
Her voice was amazing 👏 😍 😭 💖
RIP Delores, you will be missed. I just love cranking this song at full volume while driving.
Your not alone I do it myself
Dolores' reaction to two children, a three- year old and twelve-year old, killed in Warrington in March 1993 when a bomb exploded in a bin. Over 50 injured.
To be honest, when I first heard this song what is now at least 20-odd years ago, I did not appreciate just how deep the song is. The raw emotion that comes across in the video and the lyrics is real, as it was written shortly after yet another terrorist attack that took the lives of two young children. It was the result of a civil war in Northern Ireland that lasted decades, though in Britain it is still euphemistically called “the troubles”.
the greatest anti-war , anti-violence song ever. a cry from a broken heart to stop the violence.
it's in response to an ira bombing in London in 1993 that killed two young boys. she's addressing the bombers directly, screaming at them in pain. "what's in your head zombie" means, what the f$$k is wrong with you planting bombs, killing innocent people; you're brainwashed, a zombie, deranged by the fantasy of violence."
The drums MAKE this song. Everything else was fantastic, but the drums took it too a new level. One of the most formative songs of my youth in the 90's.
This song came out when I was 12. I haven't listened to them in years but I love watching people hear her voice for the first time. 99% of people have a clear physical reaction, it's brilliant!
this song is so up to date
80' 90' had the best music, tv, movies. Songs had meaning.
This song and the video are from 1994.
One of the kids (mercifully) died at the site of the bombing. The “child slowly taken” was taken off life support a few days later.
Dolores had a phenomenal voice this song was mainly directed to the Warrington bombing in which two young boys lost their lives dolores was actually from my hometown here in Limerick Ireland
Yeah man, Delores... she had one of the most amazing voices on the planet. As others have said, check out the Bad Wolves (official video) cover of this song. Delores was supposed to sing it with them but sadly she passed away the night before the recording session. The Bad Wolves video is a classy tribute to her. Not many covers are worthy of the original but that one effing nails it hard! RIP DELORES
The Cranberries "Salvation"...Nuff Said.
"Salvation" is another good Cranberries song to check out.
It relates to the killing of two young boys in Warrington UK by the IRA in a bomb attack it's one of best anti war songs ever written the reference to the lyrics " What's In Your Head Zombie " means actually what are you thinking innocent children are dying it's time to stop fighting before more children die but are you so wrapped up in a war you don't see what's happening around you
RIP To All the people who lost their lives Irish and English and my heartfelt condolences to those who lost loved one's
# Be Kind ❤️ # Peace To All ❤️
The Troubles was an undeclared civil war.
The murals on the walls depict support for various paramilitary groups.(aka terrorists).
There is an interesting irony.... the song is written by a Republic of Ireland Catholic in protest at the murder of 2 children in England by the PIRA. Watching the video depicting the true story of a soldier killing a in Ulster made me as angry. I am a Scottish born Protestant.
Both Delores and I are equally angered by both atrocities neither care who's side we should or should not be on.
When this video was produced I was one of the zombies who believed in the struggle. This video opened my mind to both sides of the horror.
However the reaction to Warrington was the beginning of the end of the war. This song hit the zeitgeist perfectly, maybe Jonathan Ball and Tim Parry did not die in vain.
RIP to them and Delores.
What did u get from the video? You didn’t say. It may be “catchy,” but it’s actually really educational, heartbreaking, meaningful, deep and powerful. And the voice of Dolores is one of the most uniquely stunning ever in music.
To finish the story the 1st verse is about boy 1 who was killed instantly.
Verse 2 is about boy 2 and the mother having to make the decision to pull the plug
Great reaction, thank you so much for appreciating Dolores's voice and the fantastic band. It's about the war in Northern Ireland. Please pray for the people in Gaza, Palestine and all around this paradise we live on called earth. Peace to you all. Love from Ireland
A truly amazing talent, RIP 😢
No no no, how could you not heard it before 🤯🤯 i thought that everyone know that song!!!!
For those who don't know, this song was about an event in history known as "The Troubles".
Her voice will be missed!
So, let me get this straight. This dude has never heard of the Cranberries, System of a Down, Disturbed (also didn’t know The Sound of Silence was Simon and Garfunkel), and had never listened to Eminem. Has he just not had access to music of any kind until this point in his life for religious reasons or something?
Delores’ was taken, …. But that voice and that song are immortal.
God wanted to get a message across, hence … Delores 😓💙🤘🏻
that moment when we all simped in front of that voice !
That vocal anomaly you clearly like... It drove her vocal coach nuts. They tried so hard to break her of it. Pretty sure she quit the lessons, and now her distinct vocals are what Cranberries are famous for.
This was filmed in 1994, not 2009, which makes it even better.
May I recommend watching videos with lyrics? It can help. This one is potent for anyone Irish or of Irish descent.
It saddens me how this song has become more and more relevant since it was written.
💔 RIP Delores
She put it ALL out there...
This song was a tribute and wrote because of 2 special people that were killed in an Ira bombing.
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Nice reaction, check out Dreams, very good song by them I think you'll dig it.
Do I cry every time I hear it? Yes. Yes I do.
This was actually shot in the 90's after a bombing from IRA that killed children.
Yes, released in 1994
This song was in protest to a bombing in Warrington England which killed 2 young boys in 1993 😢
Welcome to my generation!
That's right new dude, this song is a masterpiece. And that's that.😅
This song is about 2 young boys who died in a bombing in Northern Ireland back during 'The Troubles' that were going on during the 90s. and before. Please do some research. This is more than a hot lick.
song/video is actually from the 90s, not 2009 but i know the video was remastered to 4k a couple years ago and re-released
My mother would play this all the time and explain the troubles to me
Plus dad explaining the highland clearances
And at school ppl told me that's not what happened
And at home watched fire bombs and gut shots
But I'm wrong for teaching my history to anyone
"For being shot in 2009". It may have been uploaded in 2009 but Zombie and the music video goes back to 1994. It's almost 30 years old (damn I feel old).
Hi from Ireland ☘️ the trouble's in Belfast cranberries brilliant 👌
There's a certain poetry to the fact that that difficult violent-filled period is called "The Troubles" and the name Dolores mean "pains, troubles".
Almost done with The Troubles A Secret History a seven part documentary on UA-cam.
The Trouble happened during a large portion of my lifetime but I never really knew much about it other than what I gleaned from the occasional news story in the US.
This song speaks to me now in a way that it otherwise wouldn't have.
Well done for educating yourself. Irelands history is still so young as a state. The last 100 years has shaped a small island
Great reaction video. Original video was in 1994. Way ahead of its time.
The gold in front of the cross was to represent religious iconry. From late 60s to the 90s 6 counties in north of ireland were in the grip of a civil war between catholics and protestants and british soldiers were on the streets. Thousands were killed over 30 years. 1916 refers to the easter rising rebellion in dublin against British ruling us. Ireland was declared a republic during it but it didnt officially become a republic till 1922. 6 counties remained part of the UK. If you enjoy harmonies listen to linger and dreams by cranberries, the celts by enya (fugees sample boudica) harrys theme by clannad....
Dolores' voice was so unique. She's sorely missed. 😢
Masterpiece! ❤
Sad story. She was supposed to meet the band Bad Wolves in the studio to help them remake this song and she never showed up because she committed suicide
This song always makes me weepy.
keening is the vocal style
Budy, just FYI, that song was made way before youtube was even a thing, so it's not 2009 ...
Just to clarify what has already been alluded to below: the Cranberries are Irish. Northern Ireland is part of the U.K., but the IRA was (not so much now) a terrorist organisation that wanted to return Northern Ireland to Irish Republican rule. In March 1993, in Warrington, England, two little boys were out, reportedly buying a Mother's Day card, but were blown up by an IRA bomb. This incident is what inspired the song ("Another mother's breaking heart is taken over...") To add to the tragedy, many years later, the Cranberries singer, Dolores, ended up drowning in the bath in a hotel room, after drinking heavily. It is hard to find another song so steeped in tragedy.
It's also for 2 boys that were killed in a bombing getting a mother's day card for their moms.
I've never seen anyone so cheerful about war before.
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Oh and also if memory serves ( but it often dosent) it was rwritten about two boys who were killed by an NRA bomb while they were getting mothers day cards
92 baby my father kills in ireland then married one so this son just makes me cry
Did I here “shot in 2009?” Dude. You should know UA-cam posting dates don’t mean the date they were shot. This was 1994.
I shortly a zombie anthem ❤
It was written about an IRA car bombing in England that killed two school children….here’s what the singer Delores said about the reason and meaning behind the song….. “There were a lot of bombs going off in London and I remember this one time a child was killed when a bomb was put in a rubbish bin -- that's why there's that line in the song, 'A child is slowly taken,'" O'Riordan told Songwriting Magazine. "We were on a tour bus and I was near the location where it happened, so it really struck me hard - I was quite young, but I remember being devastated about the innocent children being pulled into that kind of thing. So I suppose that's why I was saying, 'It's not me' - that even though I'm Irish it wasn't me, I didn't do it. Because being Irish, it was quite hard, especially in the UK when there was so much tension."
She told Vox magazine in 1994 that the song was written in part as a mechanism to grapple with her identity as an Irish citizen that did not support the actions of the IRA.
"The IRA are not me. I'm not the IRA. The Cranberries are not the IRA. My family are not. ... When it says in the song, 'It's not me, it's not my family,' that's what I'm saying. It's not Ireland".
RIP Dolores. I grew up with your extraordinary voice.
☘️🇨🇮☘️ Check out all their songs - DREAMS, LINGER, WHEN YOU’RE GONE, ODE TO MY FAMILY and everything else they have.
You've apparently did not hear much about the time of the "troubles" (in fact a low key civil war) in the Northern Ireland. Lucky you!
There’s a op 100 songs done here in Australia, this was no 2 when it came out. They did a top 100 of all time 10 years later and this didn’t make the top 100, was a travesty, or the musical interests of the people who were inclined to vote at the time. Either way easily deserved of a place high up on list of best songs at the time and previous to over past 30 years
Cranberries are great. FYI, the singer Dolores Oriordan died in 2018. RIP
Dolores R.I.P.
This was in the mid 1990’s not 2009 . About a conflict occurred before you were born
that's real footage of the war that claimed children's lives in Ireland
And yes young man if you don't know the history of Ireland you can't understand this song and the passion of the artist
it's all about general knowledge
You need to look more into why this song was wrote
Linger was another great song
Have you heard of Iron Butterfly. They started in 1968, the first "heavy metal group at that time.
The world lost an amazing talent when Dolores passed. This song will always keep her memory alive.
You can't keep your finger off the pause button.
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@@Officialcammm doesn't matter Bro. You make the vids. You decide how. If she doesn't like it she can choose to not watch. I like how you make your video's. You do you. Can't please everyone
Amazing but sad song.
Check out the live version