The part with two times "Bombs" in a row has such a deep meaning. She sings it twice for the two boys, Jonathan Ball and Tim Parry, who got killed by a bombing attack.
@MillerEP1
Жыл бұрын
Some context: The Irish had an insurgency against British rule which started in 1916-1918 (and lasted into the 1990s), called "The troubles" around Catholic-Protestant lines (among others) In 1993, some children were killed by the IRA by a bomb hidden in a trash bin. They were killed getting a card for the mother on Mother's Day. Delores heard the explosion and immediately wrote the song in protest. She uses traditional Irish "Keening" in her song which is used for expressing grief. It really is magical, and the symbolism is spot on.
@mvdh877
6 ай бұрын
She didn't hear the explosion herself, but she heard about this incident during their UK tour
@NCSUJenny
3 ай бұрын
I have a reply KZitem has informed me I may not post it. You know what KZitem and England don't own the whole world 😂
@NCSUJenny
3 ай бұрын
Anyway the gist is ENGLAND DOESNT OWN EVERYTHING FOREVER but I guess YT is against that😊
@arno1811
Жыл бұрын
The reason they wrote this song is heartbreaking. Look it up. Beyond words.
@kitharley6159
Жыл бұрын
The late Dolores O'Riordan was an incredible songwriter, and you can't go wrong listening to the Cranberries! I'll jump on the bandwagon for tracks like "Linger", "Salvation", "Just My Imagination", and "Animal Instinct", among others.
@boblewis8838
Жыл бұрын
"Her voice is special". Yes; she was special. RIP
@thehauntedravenaj5668
11 ай бұрын
Her voice, that keening… it actually reaches out caressing you before reaching in and snatching your heart and squeezing it, twisting it, forcing every nerve in your body to come alive…. It is so beautiful and distinctive… and when she lets her voice open completely…. It is chilling in a beautiful way. I played this CD to death and had to replace it twice.
@emilybarner3440
3 ай бұрын
Evocative and accurate description, thank you for sharing it
@areacode911
2 ай бұрын
Love her guitar solo, she made her guitar sing.
@AB-gg7ci
Жыл бұрын
This song is in protest of the bombing in Warrington England which killed 2 young boys in 1993 😢
@MrSoda007
2 ай бұрын
This video brings back some crazy memories growing up in N.Ireland back in the day 👍
@ZeroOskul
Жыл бұрын
See: Northern Ireland The Troubles to understand the historical context. The troubles were a religious ethnic conflict that lasted from the late 1960 till 1998. It was a very bad time. Images from the period are mindblowing.
@Skylordious
Жыл бұрын
To all reading this comment, an homage tribute to Dolores O'Riordan, Bad Wolves - Zombie They released it after her death and she was suppose to reprise her vocals for the song, but Bad Wolves released it anyways in tribute and donated all money raised to her children. Just a add on if you want to review :)
@espenvippen
3 ай бұрын
"Zombie" is a protest song by Irish alternative rock band the Cranberries. It was written by the lead singer, Dolores O'Riordan, about the young victims of a bombing in Warrington, England, during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
@indiantinamorals5791
10 ай бұрын
Great reaction, thank you. It is a protest song, the war between Ireland and the UK, the struggle to reunite Northern Ireland with the republic of Ireland from the hands of the British empire, not from the good English people themselves. Many innocent souls were lost, on both sides. After hearing about 2 more innocent boys getting killed by a bomb, Dolores RIP wrote this song in protest against all the violence and begged for a truce and peace. Please pray for the people in Gaza, Palestine etc. tonight. Peace
@Cerridwen7777
Жыл бұрын
Dolores is the voice of my youth. Living in Chicago in the 90s, evening walks w/ this on my discman lol.
@elizabethfranco1284
Жыл бұрын
Please you owe it to yourself to read about The Troubles in Ireland and the story about this song
@IndianTee
4 ай бұрын
Great reaction RTR's, thank you. Peace and love from a troubled Ireland
@AndrewBoland-ju4ls
Жыл бұрын
Definitely do some more of The Cranberries, Dreams, Linger, Ode To My Family, When You're Gone, Animal Instinct, Promises, Just My Imagination, Salvation, Ridiculous Thoughts, You And Me, Analyse, Stars, Free To Decide, Time Is Ticking Out, Never Grow Old, Tomorrow Sorry for so many, just thought I would recommend, so many songs about so many different things, great reaction
@FloraWest
Жыл бұрын
If anyone is looking for a great book about The Troubles, check out " Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland" by Patrick Radden Keefe. Really well written and does a really good of picking a specific, personal story and zooming in and out between that and the bigger political context.
@justjim3687
6 ай бұрын
What did you say……? Fellopian tubes for vocal cords….. WOW It takes singing from the diaphragm to a whole different level.
@RedTopReactions
6 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@elizabethfranco1284
Жыл бұрын
The Troubles that occurred between the late 60’s and late 90’s between the Catholic Irish and the English Protestants had their roots in 1916. Dolores wrote this in 1994 after the deaths in 1993 of Timothy Parry 12 and Jonathan Ball 3 from an IRA bomb that detonated in a trash can in Warrington England
@garyrobb5341
Жыл бұрын
My great-great- (maybe another great or two) grandfather, James Robb the second (They didn’t say junior then.) was born on the ship Agnus crossing the Atlantic to America from Ireland just before the revolution war. He and his family were exiled instead of prison for insurance fraud by his father James Robb who had a fine fabric trading business. And a friend in trouble. Patrick had an old ship Hazard that wasn’t worth much. The two were loading the Hazard with crates of sand insured as fabric intending go to sea and sink the ship. (With someone conveniently alongside to rescue the crew.) But they got caught. Fortunately James had married Lady Margaret Barr, whose father Lord Barr was quite wealthy and a member of parliament. So they got away. Poor Patrick went to prison.😢
@amypowell6307
Жыл бұрын
Ireland was full of slavery of their own people and war. I'm Irish, so I grew up knowing this from my family. Look up the history of Ireland.
@jl2937
Жыл бұрын
I thought the Irish were slaves of the British for years. Im Irish too. Does being Irish necessarily mean you are right?
@amypowell6307
Жыл бұрын
@@jl2937 actually no it doesn't, but it's history. Why be rude if you don't know that?
@ZeroOskul
Жыл бұрын
I don't come around often but I hadda come for Dolores O'Riordan. Cheers!
@brettbridger362
Жыл бұрын
The band was offered a lot of money NOT to release the song. They chose to release it anyway.
@lolly5657
11 ай бұрын
Some sources believe the 1972 tragedy of Bloody Sunday in Derry is considered the catalyst that triggered the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Although there had been previous instances of violence, this was different. It involved the killing of civilians by soldiers in full view of the media, which fueled hostilities on the nationalist side. As a result, more people joined Nationalist paramilitary organizations. At the time, the Original IRA and Sinn Fein were moving towards Marxism. This paved the way for a surge in membership to the Provisional IRA among disaffected and angry young people. Never an excuse, never an eye for an eye. Dont want the world to be blind. Just a futile attempt to understand. Children should never be in the cross fire. No one should have to worry about just going to the shop. I don't think this song will ever lose it's power over me. It is powerful
@Wickwok
Жыл бұрын
my grandpa on moms side was in the IRA. He was a bad MF and he HATED the british. funny thing is my dad is english. Thanksgivings were fun.
@jonsmith7718
4 ай бұрын
great choice for reactions :)
@RedTopReactions
4 ай бұрын
Thanks! 😊
@alexlek1535
Жыл бұрын
A melhor reação que já vi parabéns ❤
@dimitriodee
Жыл бұрын
Please do some more Cranberries, I’m here for it . If you are the breaker of barz then you should look into these lyrics also .
@anthonyguadagnino2681
Жыл бұрын
This is more alternative than rock
@judithlarkin7435
Жыл бұрын
I've seen them twice and she sound's exactly like that unreal I've their autograph aswell they played in Dublin in the 90's I was front row at a small venue in Dublin live the channel ❤
@voidcore1
Жыл бұрын
Its not a modern pop song per see it actually has meaning.
@Sarah-rm4nm
10 ай бұрын
I have a question: Have you never had European history??? How can that be that you have never heard of IRA?? I grew up in Germany and we learned this in history class
@tobytaylor2154
Жыл бұрын
I'm English, I had a few around me wounded/disfigured and killed and I was nearly blown up twice....crazy and tough times on our own soil. ✌️ to all in nth ireland 🇬🇧
@kmfarns8
Жыл бұрын
Based on a true story of a child being blown up by a bomb in Ireland…real footage in the video…sad story…we lost Deloris way too soon! ❤😢
@caffeinatedkatie4696
Жыл бұрын
Ive heard many irish people talking about keening which is a mournful singing usually at funerals
@LG-lk5es
25 күн бұрын
You are the only reactor realized breed kids for war…and they were doing it in the shadow of the soldiers.
@dantastic6262
Жыл бұрын
Not sure you noticed that the singer was also playing lead guitar
@RedTopReactions
Жыл бұрын
dang no i didnt lol
@brianmcafee2269
11 ай бұрын
Super like
@RedTopReactions
11 ай бұрын
Super!
@antonyware9887
10 ай бұрын
Same old team since 1916. Refers to the Republican movement in Ireland
@libraryfiles4470
Жыл бұрын
3 STRANGE DAYS WITH INTRO SCHOOL OF FISH
@triptrip3041
7 ай бұрын
Free 🇵🇸🍉
@79bewareofpuppies97
Жыл бұрын
It's Heaven's holy child is slowly taken, not head hangs.
@piusvapor
7 ай бұрын
Songs about revenge and how stupid we all are to garnish it. We are all zombies.
@Bekka_Noyb
Жыл бұрын
That in yer head/zombie part was sampled in a rap song a while back too Such a powerful song! ♥
@scottnukend
3 ай бұрын
Do Cranberries - Linger. Then watch Dreams by them, you'll like
@denisebulgariu964
Жыл бұрын
Some imagines are real.
@aylakornahrens-h2h
2 ай бұрын
Dolores was right, they were like zombies they had no remorse they kept killing and killing, growing up during the troubles was terrifying because you knew that you could get bombed even as you were walking to school they had no remorse.
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2 ай бұрын
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@Metal-Bane
Жыл бұрын
Yah, Irish. Na Trioblóidí. 1916 means the Easter Rising. Its hard to understand. Its these thing...all of the island hate each other. That was never a UK.
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Жыл бұрын
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@juliawolna9646
10 ай бұрын
Not sure, if "it's fire"... Scorched earth, I'd say, with too many people to mourn.
@vinfluenza
Жыл бұрын
She was sunk in a jakuzzi, in a London hotel room being complite drunk ( R.I.P Dolores
@hermannlandmeyer1004
10 ай бұрын
In my opinion, this song can easily be transferred to today (Ukraine war, war in the Middle East and elsewhere). The same theme
@beverleytarran2983
Жыл бұрын
🔥🔥🇬🇧
@rogerweston7450
Жыл бұрын
You should also check out the cover of this song by Bad Wolves. Dolores O'Riordan(the singer from The Cranberries) was due to sing on this cover, however she died the day before the recording was to happen.
@ThomasNolan-rx8zr
Жыл бұрын
🇮🇪
@kennethslayor8177
Жыл бұрын
If you like meaningful lyrics you should try rap and country artist Jelly Roll. His newest album is Whitsett Chapel: "Unlive" ft. Yelawolf, or "The Lost". Older stuff is good too, like "GLitter", "Can't go home", and "Same Asshole".
@Frankthetank164
Жыл бұрын
One day Ireland will be untied and free
@svenpedersen9140
Жыл бұрын
She is dead now. RIP, a graet singer
@RedTopReactions
Жыл бұрын
WHAt... really?
@mvdh877
6 ай бұрын
@@RedTopReactions yep really.....Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan (Ballybricken, September 6, 1971 - London, January 15, 2018)
@eshuorishas9987
Жыл бұрын
Cool reaction but let the song play a bit so we can get into it and so can you.
@johnnymayweather7476
Жыл бұрын
Eminem- in your head song uses the hook from these song. even more powerful once you learn the meaning of the song.
@PUNKinDRUBLIC72
Жыл бұрын
It's not your fault that you're American, but this song is way above your head. You'd have to Google it to understand it!
@rayray6982
Жыл бұрын
Gotta hear Bad Wolves cover that she was going to sing with them and she died that morning! Its fantastic
@chandlerkerns6966
11 ай бұрын
My friend/ the irish were not white for some time
@billythekid1365
Жыл бұрын
RIP Sinead O'Conner
@mvdh877
6 ай бұрын
wrong vid i think lol this is not sinead O'çonner
@bluevitriol5128
3 ай бұрын
is this ancient religious warfare? Nahhh just some troubles.....
@colincrowley1280
Жыл бұрын
Now you need to do Bad Wolves cover of this song
@PrimaWhiteKitty
Жыл бұрын
In my interpretation, she says, ".. And their bombs" twice, because the war she is singing about in Northern Ireland ( imagine a tiny little area) there was dropped over 10,000 bombs. That's too many. And she is asking the soldiers / zombies what in the world is in their head that is making them do this. They're not thinking, they're just being like zombies-totally brain dead.
@achbe13
Жыл бұрын
man you pause too much
@mvdh877
6 ай бұрын
tipical american pause every 5 seconds or so
@EpiicxFuziion
Жыл бұрын
She killed herself
@DaShap
Жыл бұрын
Not really. She passed out after consuming a mix of Rx drugs and alcohol and happened to be in a bathtub. So she drowned. No suicide note, ruled accidental death. Will never really know.
@mvdh877
6 ай бұрын
@@DaShap drugs is killing yourself so yes she did kill herself
@jbird4478
Жыл бұрын
Do us a favor and don't try to sing along with her. It makes my ears bleed.
@RedTopReactions
Жыл бұрын
okay ill try harder next time
@FloraWest
Жыл бұрын
Do what you want-it's your channel after all!@@RedTopReactions
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