She's not so much referring to apathy, I believe, but the historical attitudes and antipathies people hold in their heads that keep hostilities going. When she says 'it's not my family', I think she's referring to people who are willing to dismiss the damage being done if it doesn't affect them personally. This song was written in the light of an IRA bombing in the UK that killed 2 young children out shopping with their family. The whole context of it was the period called 'The Troubles' in Northern Ireland.
I *think* it's not me it's not my family was Irish people protest against the IRA who were perpetuating the violence...or so I recall. 🤷 I think the zombie refers to apathy. Apathy of placing a bomb and not caring about the "collateral damage".
@@robertcampomizzi7988 I think you are thinking of the protestors saying to the IRA .'Not in my name', meaning don't claim you are doing this on behalf of us.
According to her, that bit about "it's not me, it's not family" is a direct response to the IRA bombing that inspired that song and a statement by the IRA saying they spoke for the Irish people after a bombing killed some civilians, including two kids. She was basically saying, "Nah, man. You don't speak for me and my loved ones. We don't condone what you're doing."
Very powerful song. I don't know if this is true, but I have heard it said that a member of the IRA leadership once stated that they had to sign up to the Good Friday Agreement, in part because of this song. There is an old saying in some parts of Ireland which goes something like "Never anger a poet, because the shame may haunt your family for generations". And hearing how she delivered that lyric? Man she is PISSED at them. Protest song ? It's also a diss song, and it bites.
It was specifically inspired by the IRA bombs in Warrington on 29th March 1993 when 2 bombs placed in bins outside shops killed 2 boys aged 3 and 12 who were out buying mothers day cards, which is where the lyrics another mother's breaking heart is taking over, came from, this event sparked a woman in southern Ireland called Susan McHugh to start a movement called Peace 93, stand up and protest against the violence, they set up a book of condolence and organised mass letters of apology from the Irish people which were later sent to the boys funerals, the song was released in 1994 to highlight the issues, after this the Irish government signed an agreement to make extradition of terrorism suspects to the UK possible and this all helped to kick start the peace process, which has helped eliminate the violence in Northern Ireland, unfortunately the murder off the 2 boys is still an unsolved crime.
@Penderyn Exactly, speaking as an English man and protestant, Michael Collins was a freedom fighter, fighting for justice for the Irish people, and was a hero, standing up against the odds and the oppression of the British Empire. The later version were pretty much organised criminals hiding behind the banner of freedom fighters. They ran protection rackets, all the cabbies in Northern Ireland had to give the IRA a cut of their money, they delt drugs, ran sex workers, all in the name of raising funds for 'the cause'.
It wasn't inspired by it. The inspiration was the war in NI, the Warrington bombing was a trigger. That bombing certainly proved the IRA right. They said that one person killed in England was worth 1000 in Ireland.
@@PanglossDr I am pretty sure no one in their right mind can call the IRA right since the days of Michael Collins, when they actually stood for something rather than glorified gangsters which is basically what they become.
I still remember the first time I heard this song...saw the video on MTV (back when they still played such things). I remember being rooted in place, my jaw agape, covered in hardcore goosebumps. I was just a teenager. Now, in my mid 40s, it still hits me right in the feels. Every single time. This is art, and an indictment of war and violence, that will live forever.
I don't think it's about being apathetic to the violence as much as it's about the craziness of letting some old hatred live on. Before you know it you are teaching the kids to think the same way and the zombie of hate in your head just won't die.
Thank you so much for hearing this great female vocalist. Would love to also see a reaction to Allanis Morrisette's song You Oughta Know . Great musicians on her Jagged Little Pill album. SHE rocks, too.
The payload of a revolutionary song is the lyrics. Dolores O'Riorden and the Cranberries managed to infect enough Northern Irish and British Zombies with the messages "Another mother's breakin' heart is taking over" and "When the violence brings silence we must be mistaken" to end the bombings and the war. God bless them.
I think she's referring to people being like zombies because this has been happening forever and they are numb to it, since it wasn't anyone in their family who got hurt. The conflict is just part of day-to-day life or the news cycle. It doesn't matter much to them that it was children who were killed. Sadly, that is the attitude somewhere else in present time...
Others basically said as much with the location and date of the actual incident. She's directly addressing those responsible for the.bomb, asking "what's in your head?" Elsewhere in the song I thunk she's basically accusing them of fighting a war that only exists in their own heads, at least if attacking non combatants including children is the way they fight it. Also, in addition to singing the living shit out of this song, I'm pretty sure that's her playing rhe lead too.
@@seanlong7870 it was written about an IRA car bomb in Warrington,England that killed two schoolchildren….here’s what Delores said about why she wrote 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".
Taylor Hawkins was the drummer for Alanis Morissette and then the Foo Fighters, he also played on an album for Coheed and Cambria. He was never a part of this band in studio or on the road.
Taylor Hawkins definitely wasn't the drummer his early career was with Alanis Morrisette. However unfortunately both Dolores and Taylor are both looking down on us now, Taylor is still pretty raw only a few months ago. But since Taylor was bought up maybe it is worth checking out the Foo Fighters where Taylor killed the drums so hard Dave took up singing and guitar after drumming for Nirvana. I'd start with Pretender, Best of You, Learn to Fly, My Hero and Everlong.
Great video!!! Child of the universe by Barclay James harvest please!!! This song is also about war. It was released in the 70s. It's an incredible statement. Thanks!!! 😀
Dolores O'Riordan wrote Zombie in memory of Johnathan Ball age 3 and Tim Parry age 12, when they were killed and 54 others injured in the 1993 Warrington IRA bombings. I agree with another commenter that she was doing her best to replicate the sound of their two families bain sidhe (banshee) wailing in grief... This song is a rejection of violence for the solving of political problems. WHAT'S IN YOUR HEAD???😭
She's speaking of a person's experience of being overloaded by the pain of living surrounded by war and fighting and death, as one would approach her or a person in that state and say hey zombie what's going on where are you... In my head...
Syed I got two songs From the Red Hot Chilli Peppers I think you would enjoy. Warped and Deep Kick. These are on their One Hot Minute album. It features Dave Navarro on guitar its also Flea at his best..
Don't forget the background. The IRA campaign was a reaction to 50 years of the Republican people of NI being treated as second class citizens in their own country. The British Government claimed the right to control NI. They caused the problem and so must accept the ultimate responsibility for every death caused by the troubles: whether IRA, British Army, UDA, civilian, Police, mother or child.
If you want a real curveball to react to, do "Egypt" by Kate Bush from her 1979 Xmas Special: ua-cam.com/video/B6mTxSqo7iI/v-deo.html You up for a challenge?
Now you've reacted to this, you need to react to the Bad Wolves cover version of this song. It is immensely powerful and pays tribute to Dolores. One not to miss!
There are an extremely small number of "cover" performances that I believe ARE worthy of original submissions. Bad Wolves firmly did this song justice. And that Delores passed before she could record it with them, is as tragic as the theme she so eloquently captured in this original. Only 1.2 billion views is sad, every one on earth should see this at least once....
Taylor Hawkins wasn't the drummer, ever , RIP Taylor ....RIP Dolores, voice of an angel 😇 ....FYI, Taylor Hawkins , drummer of Foo Fighters, and before Alanis Morissette. if you're going to react to different genres of music , at least do a bit of research first
No one should ever try ti cover this song. It's sacrilegious. Nope, never. Play it in your bedroom or something but never try to recreate this. I'm personally offended by the wolves bs track. The fkn nerve. Are you kidding me?
@@illadvyzd7111 they were supposed to record it with Dolores and the day she was to record it with them was the day she was found dead. So they went on to record it as a tribute to her, giving all of the proceeds to her children. I respect your opinion but I believe they did a beautiful job and many others do also.
Lyrics are always wrong ….another mother’s heart is TAKEN over is a much different lyric than taking over ..and whoever told you that was Taylor Hawkins is a liar ….they were an Irish band !
Yeah, Hawkins was the drummer for Alanis Morissette while she was touring Jagged Little Pill and was in a few of her music videos. No connection to the Cranberries aside from I'm sure being aware of their music.
I despised this song (and this band) when it first came out, and its sudden re-emergence in popularity is baffling to me. She has some of the most annoying vocals ever recorded. Utter crap. And no, I don't give a shit what the song is about; it's aesthetically displeasing.
Her use of Keening (Irish funeral wail) in this song is so bloody brilliant - Dolores collectively gave the world goosebumps.
It is nor keening. Keening has nothing to do with singing.
@@PanglossDr Well, whatever it is, it's annoying.
The Official Music Video Is A Must See,, It Definitely Adds To The Impact Of The Song/Message..R.I.P. Dolores 🙏 ❤
She's not so much referring to apathy, I believe, but the historical attitudes and antipathies people hold in their heads that keep hostilities going. When she says 'it's not my family', I think she's referring to people who are willing to dismiss the damage being done if it doesn't affect them personally. This song was written in the light of an IRA bombing in the UK that killed 2 young children out shopping with their family. The whole context of it was the period called 'The Troubles' in Northern Ireland.
I *think* it's not me it's not my family was Irish people protest against the IRA who were perpetuating the violence...or so I recall. 🤷
I think the zombie refers to apathy. Apathy of placing a bomb and not caring about the "collateral damage".
@@robertcampomizzi7988 I think you are thinking of the protestors saying to the IRA .'Not in my name', meaning don't claim you are doing this on behalf of us.
I think that people who keep fighting a war just because they always have and no longer know why, are really ZOMBIES. Dead in the head.
@@heliotropezzz333 thanks!
According to her, that bit about "it's not me, it's not family" is a direct response to the IRA bombing that inspired that song and a statement by the IRA saying they spoke for the Irish people after a bombing killed some civilians, including two kids. She was basically saying, "Nah, man. You don't speak for me and my loved ones. We don't condone what you're doing."
Very powerful song.
I don't know if this is true, but I have heard it said that a member of the IRA leadership once stated that they had to sign up to the Good Friday Agreement, in part because of this song.
There is an old saying in some parts of Ireland which goes something like
"Never anger a poet, because the shame may haunt your family for generations".
And hearing how she delivered that lyric?
Man she is PISSED at them.
Protest song ?
It's also a diss song, and it bites.
That never happened
Needed to watch the video with this song - would add another level with the tune,
It was specifically inspired by the IRA bombs in Warrington on 29th March 1993 when 2 bombs placed in bins outside shops killed 2 boys aged 3 and 12 who were out buying mothers day cards, which is where the lyrics another mother's breaking heart is taking over, came from, this event sparked a woman in southern Ireland called Susan McHugh to start a movement called Peace 93, stand up and protest against the violence, they set up a book of condolence and organised mass letters of apology from the Irish people which were later sent to the boys funerals, the song was released in 1994 to highlight the issues, after this the Irish government signed an agreement to make extradition of terrorism suspects to the UK possible and this all helped to kick start the peace process, which has helped eliminate the violence in Northern Ireland, unfortunately the murder off the 2 boys is still an unsolved crime.
@Penderyn Exactly, speaking as an English man and protestant, Michael Collins was a freedom fighter, fighting for justice for the Irish people, and was a hero, standing up against the odds and the oppression of the British Empire. The later version were pretty much organised criminals hiding behind the banner of freedom fighters. They ran protection rackets, all the cabbies in Northern Ireland had to give the IRA a cut of their money, they delt drugs, ran sex workers, all in the name of raising funds for 'the cause'.
The British army killed hundreds of kids in Ireland
It wasn't inspired by it. The inspiration was the war in NI, the Warrington bombing was a trigger.
That bombing certainly proved the IRA right. They said that one person killed in England was worth 1000 in Ireland.
@@PanglossDr I am pretty sure no one in their right mind can call the IRA right since the days of Michael Collins, when they actually stood for something rather than glorified gangsters which is basically what they become.
I still remember the first time I heard this song...saw the video on MTV (back when they still played such things). I remember being rooted in place, my jaw agape, covered in hardcore goosebumps. I was just a teenager. Now, in my mid 40s, it still hits me right in the feels. Every single time. This is art, and an indictment of war and violence, that will live forever.
This to me is one of the very best songs of the '90's, for several reasons first the intensity and heavy subject matter, simply brilliant
This is a great tune. I also love Linger by the Cranberries
The drummer NEVER passed away! only the female vocalist.
The video is chilling. RIP DOLORES ❤ YOU ARE MISSED.
Taylor Hawkins was the drummer for the Foo Fighters. Fergal Lawler was the drummer of the Cranberries.
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You need to see the VIDEO. Talk about POWERFUL.
The Cranberries "Salvation"...Nuff Said.
I don't think it's about being apathetic to the violence as much as it's about the craziness of letting some old hatred live on. Before you know it you are teaching the kids to think the same way and the zombie of hate in your head just won't die.
This entire album is pure gold
4:39 looking at the stream comments, Taylor Hawkins didn't play for The Cranberries, he played for Alanis Morissette.
ahh so someone's lying to me lol
This comment is correct
Thank you so much for hearing this great female vocalist. Would love to also see a reaction to Allanis Morrisette's song You Oughta Know . Great musicians on her Jagged Little Pill album. SHE rocks, too.
The singer Dolores O Riordan is also the writer of the song.
Greetings from Brazil !!! I love your reactions Man!!! You should react to linger , great song from Cranberries!!!.
The payload of a revolutionary song is the lyrics. Dolores O'Riorden and the Cranberries managed to infect enough Northern Irish and British Zombies with the messages "Another mother's breakin' heart is taking over" and "When the violence brings silence we must be mistaken" to end the bombings and the war. God bless them.
A Must Hear Classic With A Positive Message,, Argent "Hold Your Head Up"
People in war on all sides can become Zombies.... Numbing to the killers and seeing your friends killed...
Great reaction and analysis of a fantastic song
RIP Delores
RIP 🙏Dolores ❤️
I think she's referring to people being like zombies because this has been happening forever and they are numb to it, since it wasn't anyone in their family who got hurt. The conflict is just part of day-to-day life or the news cycle. It doesn't matter much to them that it was children who were killed. Sadly, that is the attitude somewhere else in present time...
She and many other singers were obviously influenced by Sinead O'Conner...she was the first to sing some highly emotional and "different" vocals.
Others basically said as much with the location and date of the actual incident. She's directly addressing those responsible for the.bomb, asking "what's in your head?" Elsewhere in the song I thunk she's basically accusing them of fighting a war that only exists in their own heads, at least if attacking non combatants including children is the way they fight it.
Also, in addition to singing the living shit out of this song, I'm pretty sure that's her playing rhe lead too.
Have you seen the actual video for this song?
@@seanlong7870 it was written about an IRA car bomb in Warrington,England that killed two schoolchildren….here’s what Delores said about why she wrote 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".
Taylor hawkins was the drummer for foo fighters who recently died the singer for cranberries died of alcohol poisoning 2016 I think
Yea, Taylor did play for Alanis Morissette before Foo Fighters.
she died from accidental drowning, not alcohol poisoning.
@@alzer6467 wasn’t she drunk in the tub or something
Taylor Hawkins was the drummer of the Foo Fighters.
You should check out the Bad Wolves cover/ tribute of this song!
Yes! But be sure to first see the Cranberries' official music video of the song. It makes the Bad Wolves tribute cover so much more powerful.
This song always brings tears! War of any kind always makes mothers cry.
Need to watch with the official video.
Way more impactful.
One of the greatest songs of all time.
So, the vocal effect you are referring to is (supposedly) an adaptation of traditional Gaelic keening.
Really never heard that b4
💜💜💜 this song. Powerful!!
A melancholic masterpiece. It is about WAR.
C.
1916 probably refers to the Easter Rebellion in Ireland.
Syed, watch the video, very powerful.
I am familiar with all your artist you have reacted to.But this one is a first for me. Vocals are great!! STRAIT UP FIRE!!👍🏻👍🏻✌✌
Gotta do the official video
Holy shit! I didn't know Taylor drummed on this!
Everyone's gonna tell you to do the Bad Wolves cover next, and for good reason. Have a box of tissues ready.
Taylor Hawkins was the drummer for Alanis Morissette and then the Foo Fighters, he also played on an album for Coheed and Cambria. He was never a part of this band in studio or on the road.
thank you! I thought I was losing my damn mind because I just kept thinking "that's not right" lol
If you haven’t seen the video it will clarify the anguish you hear and may not have heard about previously.
Taylor Hawkins definitely wasn't the drummer his early career was with Alanis Morrisette. However unfortunately both Dolores and Taylor are both looking down on us now, Taylor is still pretty raw only a few months ago. But since Taylor was bought up maybe it is worth checking out the Foo Fighters where Taylor killed the drums so hard Dave took up singing and guitar after drumming for Nirvana. I'd start with Pretender, Best of You, Learn to Fly, My Hero and Everlong.
Great video!!!
Child of the universe by Barclay James harvest please!!! This song is also about war. It was released in the 70s. It's an incredible statement. Thanks!!! 😀
Dolores O'Riordan wrote Zombie in memory of Johnathan Ball age 3 and Tim Parry age 12, when they were killed and 54 others injured in the 1993 Warrington IRA bombings. I agree with another commenter that she was doing her best to replicate the sound of their two families bain sidhe (banshee) wailing in grief... This song is a rejection of violence for the solving of political problems. WHAT'S IN YOUR HEAD???😭
She's speaking of a person's experience of being overloaded by the pain of living surrounded by war and fighting and death, as one would approach her or a person in that state and say hey zombie what's going on where are you...
In my head...
This is quite out of character for the Cranberries. Not that they didn’t have other good songs, but this is the only one that made it to my playlist.
The Troubles began in 1916.
Syed I got two songs From the Red Hot Chilli Peppers I think you would enjoy. Warped and Deep Kick. These are on their One Hot Minute album. It features Dave Navarro on guitar its also Flea at his best..
Don't forget the background. The IRA campaign was a reaction to 50 years of the Republican people of NI being treated as second class citizens in their own country.
The British Government claimed the right to control NI. They caused the problem and so must accept the ultimate responsibility for every death caused by the troubles: whether IRA, British Army, UDA, civilian, Police, mother or child.
Fergel Lawler is the drummer not Taylor Hawkins.
If you want a real curveball to react to, do "Egypt" by Kate Bush from her 1979 Xmas Special: ua-cam.com/video/B6mTxSqo7iI/v-deo.html
You up for a challenge?
THE DRUMS !!!!!!
I take it as some people are still fighting for Ireland since 1916
Taylor Hawkins was from Foo Fighters
Got to watch the video with the song
Request: Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band Full Album!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2 days ago??? poor you!!! I feel sorry for you..
Love the Cranberries
“I’d call this pop rock all day”…And you’d be wrong all day.
As somebody already said.....you should have seen the video.
Now you've reacted to this, you need to react to the Bad Wolves cover version of this song. It is immensely powerful and pays tribute to Dolores. One not to miss!
There are an extremely small number of "cover" performances that I believe ARE worthy of original submissions. Bad Wolves firmly did this song justice. And that Delores passed before she could record it with them, is as tragic as the theme she so eloquently captured in this original. Only 1.2 billion views is sad, every one on earth should see this at least once....
@Joe Smith Well actually, that would be going forward as it followed the original....
I'm 41 I can count 9 voices ....that's 🔥
You're missing half of this great song's impact by ignoring the official video....
He did watch the video on the other monitor during livestream.
1916 around the time of the Great War and how all the wars have impacted on the Irish since.
Hi Syed I'd love to see you react to Rebecca Black-Friday it's a great song to sing along too.
HAHA whats up Bobby! Nah man, thats a special treat for a lucky few
Bobbie! Dude, that song is still haunting me! LOL
Cover of this by Bad Wolves is a must IMO friend..great video
You mentioned like a songbird-
Eva Cassidy has a similarly hauntingly beautiful voice
“Songbird”
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So where’s the video????
Take a look at the video on your own. It is very powerful
So many strong opinions with so little reference??!!
Did you not react to the actual video because it would show the British Army and why this song was really written?
According to Delores and the band the song was written because of the Warrington bombing where the IRA killed two children.
Please watch the video fotmr the real deal. Be ware though you won't be the same after you do.
Good reaction Syed
May I request that you please stop pausing the video while playing, it ruins the flow.
Thank you, love from Ireland
Taylor Hawkins wasn't the drummer, ever , RIP Taylor ....RIP Dolores, voice of an angel 😇 ....FYI, Taylor Hawkins , drummer of Foo Fighters, and before Alanis Morissette. if you're going to react to different genres of music , at least do a bit of research first
You should also check out the Bad Wolves cover of this song.
No one should ever try ti cover this song. It's sacrilegious. Nope, never. Play it in your bedroom or something but never try to recreate this. I'm personally offended by the wolves bs track. The fkn nerve. Are you kidding me?
@@illadvyzd7111 they were supposed to record it with Dolores and the day she was to record it with them was the day she was found dead. So they went on to record it as a tribute to her, giving all of the proceeds to her children. I respect your opinion but I believe they did a beautiful job and many others do also.
They were both both worth about 50 million dollars. And I wonder who gets that money?
Lyrics are always wrong ….another mother’s heart is TAKEN over is a much different lyric than taking over ..and whoever told you that was Taylor Hawkins is a liar ….they were an Irish band !
will stop using AZ lyrics from now on, they have many mistakes!
Yeah, Hawkins was the drummer for Alanis Morissette while she was touring Jagged Little Pill and was in a few of her music videos. No connection to the Cranberries aside from I'm sure being aware of their music.
Song is nothing without the video.
Easily gets stuck in your head
in your head, in your head ... ZOMBIE ZOMBIE ZOMBIE
@@steviekc9057 dammit lol
@@arnoldcox9128 mwahahahaha
@@steviekc9057 now you're scaring me lol
Another part of the lyrics that are always wrong is she doesn't sign zombie, zombie, zombie its zombie, Tommy, Tommy as in Tommy a British solider
Troll
I despised this song (and this band) when it first came out, and its sudden re-emergence in popularity is baffling to me. She has some of the most annoying vocals ever recorded. Utter crap. And no, I don't give a shit what the song is about; it's aesthetically displeasing.
RIP Delores