The Cranberries The Sad Story Behind 'Zombie'
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Today we take a look at The Cranberries biggest hit song 'Zombie' from their sophomore record and the true events that inspired the track.
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By 1994, grunge was in its last throes as nirvana was done, alice in chains were on hiatus, pearl jam was growing more uncomfortable with success and fighting with ticketmaster and punk rock was all of a sudden becoming fashionable. One band who got their start just as rock music was changing was the Irish band The Cranberries who achieved international fame with their multi-platinum debut record 1993’s Everybody Else Is Doing It So Why Can’t We?, The album featured several hit songs including Linger and Dreams, but in 1994 the band would release the biggest song of their career as they readied to release their sophomore record 1994’s No Need to Argue. In September of 1994 the band dropped the song Zombie the first single from the new record and This is the dark history of the song.
Released in September of 1994, Zombie was an anti-war anthem that took aim at the religious violence in Northern Ireland also known as “The Troubles”. It was a far cry from the music heard on the band’s debut record, but by this point in time the violence in Northern Ireland was relentless and occurring almost on a weekly basis. Up until this point almost 3,500 died and tens of thousands were injured in more than 30 years of conflict. There would be one incident in particular which inspired the creation of the song and that occured On March 20, 1993. Explosives hidden under a garbage can in the city of Warrington in Northwestern England took the lives of a 3 year old and 12 year old boy and injured dozens of others. The two boys had gone shopping to buy Mother's Day cards on one of the town's busiest shopping streets and the same point in time The Cranberries were on tour in the UK and frontwoman Deloris O’Rierdon was on the band’s tour bus in London when she heard the news. It was something that would stick with her for the next little while. And almost 2.5 decads after writing the song O’ Rierdon would look back on the song saying
“I remember at the time there were a lot of bombs going off in London and the Troubles were pretty bad,”. “I remember being on tour and being in the UK at the time when the child died, and just being really sad about it all. These bombs are going off in random places. It could have been anyone, you know? 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.
“It’s a tough thing to sing about, but when you’re young you don’t think twice about things, you just grab it and do it. As you get older you develop more fear and you get more apprehensive, but when you’re young you’ve got no fear.”
And the song was written by O’Riordan originally on acoustic guitar late one night by herself on the groups UK tour. When O'Riordan took it into rehearsals they played the song on electric guitar.
“It was extremely busy and we were working all the time around the clock,” she said. “That song came to me when I was in Limerick, and I wrote it initially on an acoustic guitar, late at night. I remember being in my flat, coming up with the chorus, which was catchy and anthemic. So I took it into rehearsals, and I picked up the electric guitar. Then I kicked in distortion on the chorus, and I said to Ferg [Fergal Lawler, drums]: ‘Maybe you could beat the drums pretty hard.’ Even though it was written on an acoustic, it became a bit of a rocker.
“That was the most aggressive song we’d written. Zombie was quite different to what we’d done before.”
The band would record the song in Dublin with producer Stephen Street, who spent a fair deal of time getting the guitars to sound like other alternative music that was popular at the time. However, O’Rierdon would push back against the assertion that the band was capitalizing off the popualrity of grunge music revealing
“It came organically because we were using our live instruments, we were plugging in a lot, and we started to mess around with feedback and distortion. When you’re on tour you start to mess around a bit more with the live side of things. There were a lot of bands around that were part of the grunge thing, and this wasn’t grunge, but the timing was good. We couldn’t have really fitted in with grunge, because we were just a different type of a band. We were Irish and from Limerick, - Hudba
A father whose kid died in that explosion was later shown the video for Zombie and started weeping heavily. When he regained his composure he thanked Dolores and the band for writing the song.
Colin Parry. Father of Tim Parry, murdered by the IRA at the age of 12.
@@peteconrad2077 by the english government you mean?
@@rodrigocautela no. The Provisional IRA. Read a book.
Let’s remember the two innocents this song was written for. Three year old Johnathan Ball and 12 year old Tim Parry.
Let's not, unless we know them personally.
They, literally, don't mean a thing to people that don't know them.
Except for the stupid religious amongst us, we don't bekieve we need more bodies on this earth.
I'm not saying they SHOULD have died, but they did...so what.
The opposite of them dying is : MORE people on earth.
Societies biggest problem is Overpopulation. The Second, is allowing Religion to exist instead of Truth.
Besides all this...ignore it all....HOW can we "remember" these children if we did not know them?
You are,literally, asking people to be Sad about kids they don't know.
Why!?
Why should ppl stop their day and be sad about kids that died decades ago?
It makes no sense at all. I bet you voted for Trump...
@@BeastOuncelifeian you my friend are delusional. This is a video about the background of a song and you don’t think people the song were written about are important? That contradicts reality. Your little rant was painful to read, please keep your thoughts to yourself
The night Tim Parry died in the dairyfarm a young 17 year old Damian Walsh was working on a youth training project 2 undercover British soldiers watched on from bushes sat and watched the UFF drive in and shoot Damian dead there had also been an army checkpoint outside the entrance of the dairyfarm 5 minutes before he was shot remember him he was a young innocent lad too
@@BeastOuncelifeian Oh you poor dear
@@BeastOuncelifeian don't cut yourself on all of that edge
In my humble opinion this was easily one of the most powerful song of the nineties.
I CONCUR VEHEMENTLY!
No doubt.. whatsoever
Absolutely. 🤘
Of all time
the message is like the war that still continues.🙏🏼
It's so sad that Delores passed away a few years back! She was so well spoken, intelligent and talented! rip!
Her name was Dolores.
R.I.P. 🙏❤️
Murdered some would sat
We’re very proud of her here in Limerick
@@sudilos1172 links? I'm curious
She did what she should have done as a songwriter. She brought social awareness to the events of the time. This is the part of history that music has always been about. I miss her profoundly to this day.
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a rebel from rebel country.
Nah, she went above and beyond her job as a songwriter. Celebrities LOVE to use their platform to bring awareness to shit they don't really care about, and aren't effected by. They love acting like activists without any real risk or authenticity whatsoever. Delores was special. She's a legend because she's special. She's strong-willed, with a genuine soul and would risk everything to put out a strong and meaningful message. She wasn't a part of history because it's "her job" to spread social awareness on issues as a song writer. EVERY celebrity out there does this to sparkle up their image and boost their career. They don't risk anything. As soon as they accidentally say something worth giving a shit about, they apologize in Chinese and never speak up again. Delores is a diamond in the rough. We don't need more preachy political song writers, we need more authenticity. That's what lead to her having a strong and meaningful political message in the first place.
@@GlitteryGhost I think I agree with how you put it, better than my own attempt.
@@GlitteryGhostthis song is the opposite of what you described Dolores doesnt actually understand what she’s singing about the whole song is completely ignorant
My band was the sole opener for the Cranberries U.S./Canada tour in 2003. They were complete professionals and treated us very well. We had the time of our lives! It doesn't seem that long ago, but it was! RIP D!
What was the name of your band
Delores had such a beautiful voice
Haunting voice really
Dolores.
@@patrickmohan2220 quit correcting everybody on the stupid spelling of her name. You can spell it either way.
@@hollywood2499 I didn't correct "everybody" on the spelling of her name. Just the people who can't/won't spell correctly. By your logic, I'm going to start calling you "Holy"
It's a powerful voice.
I've heard lots of singers cover Zombie, but no one quite does it justice. Dolores really tailored the song to her own unique vocal style. She was one of a kind.
I was in tears 😭 when she passed.. the song is beautifully written
Yip, I find it very hard to listen to without getting emotional being that I'm from Northern Ireland and grew up with a lot of the stuff that she sings about. Great tune though.
Me too. I was shocked and very sad.
Cranberries' Delores' 'Zombie' still helps me process grief.
She was supposed to lend vocals for Bad Wolves version at the time she passed, which Bad Wolves decided to give all proceeds to her kids from the cover.
RIP Dolores you’re voice was a gift, and I’m so thankful I was able to hear you live
Dolores
@@DonesdeMotivacion thank you for the correction
Hi
I have lived in Warrington UK for my entire life and listening to this song brings back a lot of painful and terrifying memories.
I was just 14 when the bus that my friends and I were on had just turned onto Bridge street approaching the town centre when the 1st bomb went off, and before we could comprehend what had happened we heard the second explosion and could clearly see the carnage unfolding.
2 young boys were killed.
I will never forget that day.
The Cranberries released the song Zombie in protest to the violence that had occurred not just for that day, but for the continuing atrocities in Ireland.
For Dolores O'Riordan to sing alongside the Bad Wolves in an updated cover of this song in protest of the violence which still occurs till the present day would have been amazing, and I'm whole heartedly saddened that she died before it was made possible.
This song will be forever in Warringtons heart.
Thank you
I'm from Warrington and lived here all my life too. I was only 9 but remember that day very clearly, also the gas incident just weeks prior too. It's was a horrible scary time, I always walk past the fountain and think of that day.
@@Rezurrekted Hi Rez, They bombed the town because the 2 men responsible for bombing the gas works were caught and the IRA demanded their release.
Their demand was obviously refused and so they decided to bomb the town center in retaliation.
I live about a mile away from that mural that says "prepared for peace, ready for war"!
I have visited Dublin and saw the woman statue that was hit with a ak47 in the city centre.
I live beside a road in south armagh where there are 3 murals
Say which side "of d' vall" you live on...
and I'll know how to give you a hard time :)!
But with MUCH restraint and respect to ALL...
!(: I won't, I'll just settle to smile, laugh and sigh ;)!
!!!(: HAPPY HALOWEEEeeen EVERYONE :)!!!
@@MooseBme bruv that’s creepy even for the Halloween
I think O'Riordan has never gotten enough credit for her lead guitar work on this song. Most people probably assume that the other guitarist played the solo at the end, but you can clearly see Dolores playing it in live footage.
I was at a Cranberries concert quite some years ago. The band was great ... and Dolores was special. She was outstanding, she was the head and the heart of this band. She gave this band emotions and energy, and that's what she gave to each person that listened. This lady is one of the best and most talented performers of all times.
In my opinion, Dolores is one of 5 best female voices ever, and also she is one of 10 best female guitarists ever.
@@Llucmajorer1 There is almost nothing to that solo.
@@Llucmajorer1
One of the best female guitarists?
Moat ridiculous thing I’ve heard this month.
@@TheBigMclargehuge Yea, This ain't the 80s. You don't have to be a guitar God to wow them in later music. Not taking anything away from O'Riordan. Just sayin . But I can certainly hear that she was nothing ordinary. Very special. I always said as a guitar player of sorts, I would have pursued the music business longer had I known It would be much easier to satisfy an audience in coming years at the time
For those that have seen war, whether military or civilian, this song resonates deeply. Everytime I hear it my own experiences play in head as a sort of music video. Just an outstanding deeply moving piece of music.
Ptsd
I’ve been fortunate enough to see The Cranberries live three times. Watching this made me tear. Even though I can always hear voice and never forget the great times I had listening to her, I will alway miss her.
What's awesome is that this song was so good that people like myself, completely oblivious to the meaning at the time, loved it. Because - it's just a good song by itself. Back then, we didn't have the internet to look up every reference or innuendo, and I'll be damned if local TV informed us of the truer meaning. It wasn't until, maybe a decade later that I even realized there might be a deeper meaning to the song. And when I did, my mind was blown.
She made a difference. Changing peoples awareness, attitudes, intellectual positions, it all make a difference.
My maternal grandmother fled Ireland in 1916 because of the the Troubles then (she was 16), I was born in 1965 and learned about the "modern" Troubles.
My grandmother lived to see Peace finally come to Ireland 🇮🇪
I was just a kid in Australia when this happened and remember it well as my family were from Ireland and Scotland my grandparents were gypsies and basically ran from there homes to escape the hate and seeing the hate again rise so much really hurt them and even myself as a kid. Sadly this song still has a lot of meaning in today's world.
Those of us who have traced our lineage much before dna tests were so easily to acquire, we're proud of where we come from. And of that means being hated by a group of bullies, so be it. Bring it on. They don't know how outnumbered they really are I guess.i am American, if you need to know.
My first concert- The Cranberries. It was everything.
Dolores was the greatest female voice of last 30 years, but also she was an awesome guitarist. Her skills were incredibles, with piano, folk music, rock music, indie style, pop music...
She undoubtedly deserves to be with the group of Janis Joplin, Pat Benatar and Joan Let.
She truly had a unique voice!
I think you forgot about the only female to be in the rock n roll hall of fame twice, and was known for her voice, Stevie Nicks
I was at a Cranberries concert quite some years ago. The band was great ... and Dolores was special. She was outstanding, she was the head and the heart of this band. She gave this band emotions and energy, and that's what she gave to each person that listened. This lady is one of the best and most talented performers of all times.
Yeah if you dismiss Amy Winehouse and Liz Fraser of the Cocteau Twins !
She's distinctive, that doesn't make her great
Ok your delusional. No way is she the greatest female artist of the last 30 years. Have you not been following music radio over the last two or so decades
May Dolores soul live forever
she was one special kind of Pixie of music and art
and a very adoring woman
People saying they're not a fan, give yourself a chance to listen to at least 2 of their albums, you'll be mesmerized and fell with them in a lifetime.
I will always love you Delores. No matter where I end up and even if I live to be 102 and living in a box in detroit. Your name will never be forgotten I will always love and listen to your music. Much love Malcolm. Love you and miss you. Forever ❤️
Dolores!
It’s really sad that Bad Wolves wanted her to be a part of the remake of Zombie but she ended up passing away before she had that opportunity. Thank you for such a good video about Delores. 👍
it's just a cover, she never met nor spoke to them, the cranberries said on ABC that didn't liked their cover, the metalcore band released their commercial story 2 or 3 days after her death during the mourning, fame can't wait ahah They didn't get famous for covering the song, they got famous for O'Riordan dying and the whole story built around that.
Stop the BS thank you for your reply and I know the video was about the song but I’m the type of person that thinks about the whole situation and not just the song. There was a lot more sadness IMO that took precedence over just the song itself. I hope you have a wonderful day 😊
Stop the BS thank you 👍
Her name was Dolores, not "Delores" and it's better she wasn't involved with that abortion of a cover.
@@brezhoneg9159 thats bullshit. She died the day she was supposed to go in and record her vocals.
I remember hearing about this when I was a preteen. I was dumbfounded that a first world country in the 90s would be going through this. It was horrifying! Every single time I hear this song I start bawling..it is truly epic.
When I was a karaoke DJ I was often requested to sing this song. It's one of my favorites and I've always had a good idea where the inspiration came from... I hadn't realize those events occurred on my birthday. This is one of those songs that I feel in heart, even after all these years.
To describe it as a religious conflict is missing the mark a little. It's significantly more complicated. Coincidently, I've just returned from a visit to Derry. I go maybe a few times every year or so. I've been lucky enough to meet and talk with former members of the IRA, the members of the Museum of Free Derry in the Bogside (commemorating Bloody Sunday in '72), including family members of those murdered, and members of the loyalist Apprentice Boys who kindly invited me into their headquarters for a chat (I'm a history professor - but from the south). There's been an awful lot of progress up there - interesting people all... but my goodness the bitterness is still present throughout.
I'm a photographer and videographer from Dublin. Would love to go and photograph all these people you mentioned.
@@kapturelab I can put you in touch with a few of the main centres and people if you like! :)
@@UselessHumansMusic Can you tell us a bit more about that bitterness? Is it mutual from all former opposing sides? Or is it primarily going in one specific direction?
@@evilcam It's a difficult situation up there; it's a clash of two old cultures that paradoxically share much in common. These differences are palpable though - whether it be the various graffiti, flags, sidewalks painted etc. Even though people are getting along more than ever, there is still the feeling that many cannot move on from the past. I don't mean this in a judgemental way of course; just an observation from talking with many organisations up there.
@Paul McGowan I look forward to your many cited and academically peer reviewed sources.
I still love this band and when she left this world to soon it broke my heart.
I'm glad she really pushed this song.
It was a gift to the entire world 🌍
As a Australian I loved this song, still do. I always believed this song was about what happened in 1916 or 17 at the post office, the rebellion. I really didn't know about the two boys going to get cards for their mum, R.I.P. boys. And I didn't like the remake of the song.
There was serious violence in Northern Ireland in the 70s, 80s and 90s. As well as the IRA bombing places in england
@@mag5020 To be honest; The Troubles were a time of violence, fear and despair throughout the British Isles. Since I heard of the violence that has erupted in Belfast following the hijacking and subsequent burning of a bus; I have listened to "Zombie" again because I'm quite certain that Brexit will probably bring about a revival of The Troubles throughout Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England.
I cried when I heard the song after reading about the incident in Wikipedia. Imagine. A guy from India who had no idea of the Irish terrorism was brought to tears listening to this magnum opus by Dolores. What a beautiful song.
Nice work man, always great to see some of the bands from our little island getting some love. Slainte 🇮🇪
"At the MTV Awards, the band beat up both Michael Jackson and TLC" Dang, The Cranberries didn't mess around!
good one!
Wile E. Coyoder oh yeah, when backed up against a wall, they could fight! lol cheers
true! they even brought their tanks, and their bombs, and their guns
They also had serious beef with rap group onyx back then that the Cberries settled the only way they know how, street shit.
Don’t Fock with the berries bruh
The Cranberries opened for The The during their first tour of North America. I met Matt Johnson after one of their concerts and he introduced me to Delores and she was the most down to earth, honest musician I've ever met. She was truly such a decent soul and it was terrible that she had to leave so soon.
Fair play to Bad Wolves for donating the money. Lovely gesture.
Right. And to be honest, the video for the cover was touching, honoring Delores in the original. Fair move indeed.
That was very nice of them to help her kids out.
They are good dudes and the cover was solid. Shame it didnt go the way everyone planned
God this song always brings tears to my eyes and I had no idea what it was about. Great song writing 💕
My mother was supposed to go to town that day but was stuck in traffic, she used to meet her friends at the back of the old market where boots used to be, she was in the same year and high school of Tim, what happened to those boys was awful and will always stick with me when I hear this..
My thoughts and prayers will always go out to Tim and Johnathan's family and to Delores for being such an inspirational women in the music industry 🙏
REST IN PEACE DOLORES 😇❤❤
Zombie is a song i grew up listening to and never understanding the lyrics since english isn't my native language. It was just a cool song at the time, but when you learn what it's about and the tragedy of events it denounces, it takes a whole new dimension in your heart.
Thank god we have artists like this to raise awareness and help us bring a stop to senseless violence.
Another great episode. Really enjoy your stuff, especially the fact that you keep it factual. As a free range musicoligist (See my sagging shelves) nothing turns me off more than misinformation and my detector remains silent during your videos. Thank you!
I played this song a few times at open mic night with some Philipinos in China. We nailed it. Full band, all coming together as strangers bc every one knows this song and its catchy and easy. Good times. What a legacy she made. See you in the dust.
I was born and raised in Warrington, the bombing happened when I was 7 and I remember my school teacher telling us about it in the days after (she was in the building next to one of the bins). It happened on Bridge Street, there's a big memorial fountain there now. Interesting and informative video as always, thank you :).
Love your channel dude, I'd be very bored on my lunch breaks at work without it!
Can u tell me what the bombing & war was about? Im from asia and i just know UK as what it is today. Its hard to imagine one of the modern country in the word has history like this and its not even that long ago.
I'm so sorry you had to grow up in Warrington
@@tinlaa7519 As always, it was about religion.
@@erik_griswold Its not about religion, its about power and control of Northern Ireland that happens to be broadly divided along religious lines because of the countries involved. The UK who are mainly protestant and Ireland who are mainly catholic.
@@tinlaa7519 The war is about which country gets to govern Northern Ireland, The UK or the Rep. of Ireland. Thankfully a compromise has been reached with the Good Friday Agreement and both countries agreeing the people of Northern Ireland will decide for themselves
Delores was really brave to do this song thats when the Ira bombings took place
Should've mentioned that this song also polarised Irish outrage and actually brought about a tentative cease fire
My brother loved this song, could never figure it out, until I listened to it, now love “DR” ... What a voice
I was born in Slovakia and I was 6 when it come out and I love it even when I didn't understand what is about as it was not in my language. Now 26 years later I live in Belfast still love the song and by looking at video few places looks same still but trouble's gone and now everyone know what is like "life behind the wall"...
I grew up during the Troubles in Belfast, this song always gets to me
I sorely miss the very talented Delores O'Riordan & the rest of The Cranberries. They, like fellow Irish artists such as U2 & Boomtown Rats before them, created some timeless classics that I believe will be continued to be re-discovered by new musicians & new fans into the future. 🤘
They were my absolute favorite band when I was a teenager. My youngest child was born the day she passed. I was filled with so many emotions that day. R.i.p Delores. ❤
Your absolute favorite band when you were a teenager, and you still don't spell her name correctly?
@@patrickmohan2220 I guess. 🤷♀️
It's one of those songs that makes me cry sometimes. Not entirely for what it's about but simply hearing Dolores do it and the fact she's no longer here to do it in the future. "Zombie" was a big hit in the USA reaching #22 and was also #1 on the Modern Rock charts for six weeks.
I recently heard the Bad Wolves "Zombie" cover and I cannot imagine a cover that misses the point more than that one does.
Thanks for your opinion,shame it's so wrong.
minners71 Alright, I’m curious- how is the Bad Wolves cover equivalent to the Cranberries’ original? The original is very specific to a specific time and place, the Irish Troubles. This isn’t a vague “rebellion” song, it is literally about a time of terroristic warfare that resulted in many deaths on both sides. I remember when the IRA was “officially” disbanded and it was a big fucking deal.
The Bad Wolves cover just turns it into a generic struggle. Modernizing the “it’s the same old theme/since 1916” lyric is just lazy and shows they didn’t care about the actual history of the song they were covering.
Dolores was going to sing it with them but died
@@VegasLounge that lyric is in the original song by the cranberries also
Imagine the guy who did the cover donated every cent he made off it to her kids while he was struggling and people still talk shit about him and the song. More than enough reasons not to like people.
Trueley an amazing talent. At 62 yrs young it still rocks me.
I loved her...their music got my through some tough young years living in a punk squatter type house ....missing my mom...ode to my family alway hit me hard....and when she passed..I actually tear up ..... she was a beautiful soul...
I am here after watching Army of the dead, the song hit a spot in my heart. I had to know the story behind it. Now I love it Even more
1993/94 those were some fun years. The Cranberries helped make that time unique. Dolores O. was pretty hot with short hair not many women can pull that off.
Zombie is and will always be a phenomenal track. it gets me every time i hear it.
Nice that the band that covered her song donated the money to her children. I’m sure they were appreciative..she had a great voice.
What a fantastic and haunting album. I played the hell out of this back in 94-95.
There is one song of theirs in particular I really like, "Linger". Beautiful! 👍👌
Her heart was too Beautiful for this world. She was a gift. A national Treasure.
She is incredible
That song was the first ever song I heard from the cranberries.. and will always be my favorite.. the cranberries my first concert...💯
I’ve had this song in my head for about a week. Thanks for the vid.
Aidan King Whenever I get a random weird song stuck in my head, I use that part of this song to get it unstuck.
It always works.
Science would say your brain knows the song and you can't get it out of your head until you finish. It's like a subconscious problem your brain wants to solve. Then again that is open to interpretation.
As far as grunge goes in 1994, you forgot to mention Soundgarden. That seemed to be a pretty big year for them.
Those dark wizards from the northwest were so far beyond every other band of their's, or any generation. I don't even consider them grunge. I consider them messengers.
Their biggest album “super unknown” came out
@@AndySalinger33 I wouldn't describe them as grunge either by this point, nor AIC and definitely not Pearl Jam.
@@larrydavid6852 "Grunge" is really only what the bands that came from Seattle got lumped into, it's not really a genre of music.
@@AllisonChains64 oh okay, thank you for clearing that up for me. Almost thirty years of listening to these bands and I had no idea.
You said sad history of zombie, I think however true that is, there's some happy undertone in the article, the band achieved a level of success with their single no other Irish band has including U2. Even with Bad Wolves covered Zombie, still got to number 18, shows how relevant the song is today and can be appealing to other situations similar to the tension between UK and Ireland.
This song came out when I was in high school, and I didn't pay much attention to it given the band's history of softer songs. Then one day I was home sick and heard the song several times, and it grew on me.
My dad got me into the cranberries when I was little and remember singing this song in the car never really understanding fully how sad and dark the song was.
Cant help thinking it's more to do with the "trouble" in her head, she was brilliant. RIP
Wow. Bad Wolves donated some decent cash to O'Riordian's surviving children. Awesome gesture. Tears up my eyes and warms my heart. Just awesome.
No, they didn't. Where did you get this from? Their mum was worth an absolute fortune. Bad Wolves can't donate a penny to anyone, ever.
@@patrickmohan2220 did you watch the video all the way to the end?
@@patrickmohan2220 They say in the video. Did you actually watch it. 6.48
The 2 young victims, Jonathan Ball and Tim Parry are buried in the same cemetery, near my grandparents.
She was a beautiful soul never got to see them play last year in October since she cancelled because of her back health issues. I was hoping she would recover and heal but she left us early. I wish her kids the best cause they had a very awesome human being that they got to call mom. Been a fan of there's since I was a teen all I have is the ticket of the concert and certain lyrics on my wrist. I'm happy that she was a part of our time. She was a beautiful soul with a voice.
Gone too soon. But her music makes me feel like she has never left for a second.
I love The Cranberries, Dolores was a very nice and kind person ;,).
They are the band of my life.
Now I was told...
The song was actually about her mental fight against depression. So I listened to the song with that in mind and it fit at least in my head. With her death being related to depression it fits even more.
Whenever one reflects on something that has much negativity associated with some external conflict and the struggles and suffering physical trauma, it almost always has parallel or metaphorical meaning about the war that is within ourselves. That is always the hardest battle…our internal pain. I think it is kinda a given. If not, then you definitely could have found something that made people feel good.
Man, ill never forget seeing this video clip on tv when it first came out... I was about 13 at the time. it blew me away...
My All time favorite band in 90's the cranberries ..PH PH ..Rest in Peace Dolores ..
I know all to well what is what like growing up in N.Ireland back then, the constant threat of bombs back then was real, in my own town Enniskillen there was many bombs that had went off, some more serious than the other. Hopefully them days never return, it was truly horrific times.
Man I am just discovering this band and I am blown away. They seem so down to earth specially Dolores.
I wish I was born in the 90s.
So glad that you like the band I love, did you listen to any full album?
@@flaviojosefo7130 till now only four songs. Zombie. Linger. Dreams. Ode to my family
Right now I am trying to learn Zombie by ear. But surely I will check out all their albums. The main things I like about this band is their melancholy sound and their personalitys. I mean not many bands have the guts to speak about wars. Their sound is kinda alternative and I can hear the Irish folk music too. It's awesome.
@@flaviojosefo7130 I wish I had a time machine to go see one of their concerts. Unfortunately I was born in 2005 when The Cranberries were huge I was still in my diapers. 🤣😅😂
As an Scotts Irish American i can't imagine Going through the troubles, it would be like another civil war here.
You are just american
My ancestors where Scotts -Irish
@@thetruth1862 so your american
The popularity of that song, in part, forced Sinn Fein to the negotiation table.
you are a brave man for venturing near this subject. the comments will be lively.
Yeah my wife’s part Irish so she gave me her blessing
Love the video thank you so much🖤🎶
This band was way ahead if it's time. Like U2 they did not care about politics at the time.
@Rowan Melton Right!?!
did you watch the video, zombie is a political song, they clearly cared about the politics of the time
Are you for real? The song is literally about the political situation at the time
@@j24030 in most interviews where they talk about Zombie, Dolores says it's not about politics, it's (quoting her) about the soul and the innocent children who die during conflict
stop chattin out yer hole lad
Can we pretend the Bad Wolves’ version doesn’t exist?
I never even heard of them, but did they give up on coming up with a good band name and went with the lamest one?
Why, do you not like it?
The Shape thanks, big hard keyboard warrior. 😏 Also never heard of re-releasing a single to raise money as well as the increased airplay of the original following her death? Not like it’s been done before. The Bad Wolves cover furthered their career and was being released anyway. The only thing that would’ve improved it would have been if Delores actually had the chance to sing on it as planned.
Pl0x ic1ty I think it’s dull and lifeless compared to the original. Delores sounds likes she’s itching for a fight because she’s so angry with the situation. The drums are thunderous and so aggressive to add to that bite. The Bad Wolves version sounds processed and has none of that raw emotion. It sounds like a paint by numbers “rock” cover done just because the original was a big hit. It was popular because of the performance as well as the subject matter, unfortunately the Bad Wolves version’s performance is nowhere near as raw and emotional as The Cranberries. Maybe it’s because they’re not seeing the troubles on a daily basis and are removed from the subject emotionally. Either way it just sounds lifeless in comparison.
That’s a horrible name for a band 🤣
Remember hearing this song didn’t know who sang it or who the band was. But it became a track that was played a lot on my CD player. Great track
I swear I check your channel like twice a month and there's always at least 7 to 8 new videos I'm interested in. I fuckin love your upload schedule
Thanks going forward to the new year there’s a new video every day
I remember when my mom first showed me this song
Just a perfect song in many ways.
What an amazing song, amazing artist. We used to cover this song with my band, I loved to sing it
As an Irish person, even I never really knew about the troubles until now.
So glad you’ve put a spotlight on this. I live only a few miles away from Warrington and was actually there today! There was also the Manchester bombing around the same time that is also near to me and I’d lucked out that day as I was due to go into the city but we stayed in as my mate had to babysit.
Also Warrington is a town not a city.
What happened in Warrington and Manchester would have been considered a quiet week in Northern Ireland.
The Police song Invisible Sun is about the troubles also. Video banned in England.
Good tune, I hadn't realized that's what it was about
Holy Wars by Megadeth is also about the troubles, though it paints an extremely inaccurate picture of what actually happened.
@@lovelylemonfactory I thought Holy Wars was about the Israel-Palestine conflict?
@@TimmyTickle Mustaine wrote it in NI when found people selling counterfeit Megadeth merch and was a old he shouldn't do anything about it because it is as funding "the cause".
It might take aspects from Israel also but largely it was written about the NI conflicts. He just didn't do a very good job researching what those conflicts were about
@@TimmyTickle www.loudersound.com/features/holy-wars-the-punishment-due-by-megadeth-the-story-behind-the-song
This is the article about it. It's funny I listened to the song today and thought, "actually the second half is a decent enough account of the Troubles/general Irish history" The line "Next thing you know they'll take my thoughts away" seems like a pretty apt description of how the English would kill Irish people for using their own language or teaching their own culture(thoughts if you would)....Ironically that bit is about a comic.
Mustaine doesn't come off as being all that bright, he caused a riot because he basically said "Up the Ra" and then played "Anarchy in the UK". That's a pretty sure fire way to piss both Unionist and Nationalists off.
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That song and video was not banned in England. The BBC chose to not broadcast it, they have a habit of not broadcasting songs for political or other reasons. The Pogues fairy tail of new york was censored by them but other channels played it uncensored. The BBC is not England, its one channel.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_banned_by_the_BBC
Awesome channel man keep up the great work.
Thanks
she knew what she was doing when she ripped up the check for a million dollars. The song has done and is still doing great. She must have have earned way more than a million from the song Zombie.
She was a talented and beautiful lady.
Speaking of Irish bands, My Bloody Valentine history maybe?
Speaking of MBV, do the drums on Zombie remind you of Only Shallow? Always thought it was deliberate.
I always stopped and listened to this song, so haunting.
I was in Warrington that day all the streets where blocked and there was police everywhere! Didn't have a clue what had happened 😔
I'm from Belfast and I cover the Troubles on my CZcams channel. It's a horrible history and a terrible conflict. God bless.
Not only does this song represent all of the innocent people who lost their lives during the troubles in Northern Ireland, England and the UK but also years of oppression and control by the British patriarchy in Ireland. This song is a symbol in Ireland of peace but also of a deep pain and loss that lives in within all of Irish people.
I was a US Army GI stationed in Wurzburg Germany in 1993-1996. I remember how the club's would just exploded when Zombie was played. It was so freaking powerful. Such good times, the entire club fucked up , screaming out of tune, and having the time of our lives. I was there.
Grüße aus Deutschland. Pass gut auf Dich auf 😉
Wow this is something I would have never learned I forgot about this song!
I enjoyed “linger” as much as “zombie.”