You cried! Good! -that means you are Human!

The sad thing is that this song is still relevant, in every war zone, in every conflict, in every street quarrel, domestic violence.

This song broke through the noise and hate. It seemed like the first thing that the people in Northern Ireland and the people in Britain had agreed about in about eighty years. Stopping the fight was finally more important than winning it.

The way Dolores uses her voice is the traditional Irish mourning expression at funerals. How fitting and great and emotional.

Don’t worry virtually everybody who saw this for the first time did exactly the same as you and had tears , it done it’s job , sadly the lead singer Dolores passed away in 2018 but she left behind such a beautiful legacy , great reaction

PS- yes it’s the war, but the beauty of her vocals is her keening (Irish ban sí signing). It’s the most emotional act a woman can undertake it our culture

I'm from Northern Ireland, and this song hit really hard, I could listen to her voice for ever, brilliant

The line 'it's not me, it's not my family' was her saying that even though she was from Ireland, the killings and bombings were not in her name nor represented all those who were Irish.

This shows actual footage of British soldiers in Northern Ireland in the early '90s; the "Troubles" had been ongoing since 1916 as referenced in the song. Two young boys had gone to a shop to buy their mum a card for Mother's Day when the shopping area was fire bombed and the two brothers perished. It happened in 1993; The Cranberries recorded "Zombie" the following year.

I love that you've said: "What people had to go through just cause we all couldn't love each other." And I absolutley agree with you.

It's okay to let it out. I was crying right along with you. This is an incredibly powerful song sung by the incredibly powerful voice of Delores O'Riordan as a response to the death of 2 children who had been killed in an IRA bombing. Peace to the 400 year conflict between the Irish and British was finally brokered in the 1990s.

Fun fact, when Dolores showed the band the song she wrote, she asked the drummer "Can you please hit the drums real hard?".... I think he did a good job on her request.

I think one of the more chilling and moving parts of this video is the fact the shots of the soldiers, the murals, blown up buildings ect it's all real. the director went and walked around filming before the band got there.

This song came out in the 90's. At that time the civil war in Bosnia was raging and I was a teenager back then growing up in Bosnia, this song made such an impact. The pain in this song is real.

For a song to bring you to tears you realise the power of music & that you have just witnessed a classic. R.I.P Dolores we miss you but your brilliance lives on forever.

Wow, this song hits a lot different now that I’ve seen the footage from Ukraine. It’s hard to believe we keep having to go through this pain and learn these same lessons over and over again. May we find wisdom and kindness. 🙏🏻

I refuse to ignore the background noise. I realize that for you it might be a disturbance but for me it is amazing to hear such a foreign sound while you speak about your emotions relating to this song. For me it makes it even more poignant that even though we live different lives we can still relate to eachother on a very basic human level.

28 years after this song was released and it still brings tears to my eyes

Thank you for your beautiful honest reaction. The Cranberries have a large catalog of beautiful music. Dolores always put 100% emotion into every song she sang. She had a way to make you feel what she was singing about that very few other musicians can do. She was not only a great musician, songwriter, and performer. She was also a terrific human being that cared about humanity. She was/is really something special.

Legitimately one of the greatest tracks ever made.

Ironically, I never felt moved by this song until I understood what it was about. The lyrics had a completely different impact once I understood what the song was about. I just thought it was a good song with a good beat.

It’s a masterpiece, very much right up there with smells like teen spirit of the same era.

The "troubles" in Northern Ireland are as deep, as they are long. God bless and keep the people of Ireland.

Wow, for the first time with this song, it's really a beautiful reaction, full of humanity. Well done and thank you for having such a big heart 👏👏👏👍🌹💐🌺

Given the war in Ukraine at the moment this song has more revelance now than ever!

Song makes me cry every time(literally!) Dolores write this for two boys!

Listening to this song and seeing the people of Gaza and the little children suffering really broke me down.......i am now crying......feeling the pain of all the misery they are going through right now.

You are a beautiful woman with a good heart. Excellent reaction you are correct life ought to be about love not war, you are a wise woman. Dolores was a fantastic singer her spirit lives on through her music. Best wishes from Ireland.

After 25 yrs it still bring me to tears, (metal head from australia) lol. Great reaction.. geve validation to people telling me back then i was listening to crap.. pure poetry with a seriouse education, which gave me heads up further in life.. thanks . Keep up the great reactions..

I loved watching you showcase your emotions throughout this video. Your gorgeous face go from anticipation to full realization of the meaning of the song!!! Great reaction!!!!!

Your authentic and emotional reaction is so appreciated

I'm from the UK but this music video also always reminds me of stories from an interview with a survivor of the Rwandan genocide who was a kid then but is now a adult & saw horrific things happen to her brothers, sisters & parents. similar parallels

This is a powerful song, Dolores O'Riordan's singing is unique and exceptional. The message in the song is so powerful that I'm not surprised to see the tears, proving you have a good heart.

😊 As always a wonderful reaction. Poor Northern Irland . Long war and the wall is still there in Belfast. Hope they will have peace one day.🌷🌷

I’m from the Republic of Ireland, 40 years Old , thankfully I’ve never had to experience what was happening in the north of Ireland but it was always constantly on the news and papers etc., it was part of life. Thankfully there is peace there now.

The story of what inspired this song it's even more impacting. For mothers day two boys went out and bought their mother a card which they decided to mail as a surprise as they did the mailbox exploded from a mail bomb killing the boys. Delores being a mother wrote this song hoping no mother would have to experience this again. It was so impacting that a cease fire was agreed to days after the songs release.

Don't worry about controlling emotions, that was never the intention of this song I believe. I'm a 35 year old guy and I cry whenever I hear this song.

Feeling speechless after watching this video, is the appropriate response. I dread war too. And, I appreciate your emotional honesty. Thank you.

RIP Dolores! The world needs you more now than ever!

The group said they wanted you to feel this song!

The Northern Irish conflict were daily news in the 70’s and 80’s. Religion is a hell of a thing if you take it too seriously. The song wakes the same feelings in me as the tv-broadcasts did in my youth. Your reactions touched me deeply. Makes me somehow wish I could hug you and comfort you. So genuine. Thank you for that. 🙏🏼 Maybe you should do a reaction to Gerry Rafferty and his masterpiece “Baker Street”? I think that you feel the lyrics there too. 😘🇩🇰

I grew up with this song because my parents love music from the 70s to 90s and this masterpiece was in every Playlist. Even if I wasn't able to remember all the songs I grew up with, this was the one I could never forget. As a child I didn't understand the lyrics because English isn't my native language but I couldn't forget all the emotions it made me feel. Nostalgia, grief, anger... Like a companion that had been there by my side since I was born and stays with me until I pass away. Whenever I feel frustrated, sad or helpless and just want to scream but can't, I think of this song and feel comforted. Because someone managed to raise her voice in such a beautiful way.

You are gorgeous and have a pure soul! Don't be afraid to cry, this song has a real message that everyone can relate to, I'm a 32 yr old Aussie male, and I've heard it 1000s of times and it always makes me cry, she had something so unique in her voice and message like nothing I've ever heard. RIP Dolores.

Everyone gets emotional when they see this video & hears the song for the first time. It still gets to me after many times of listening & watching it.

If you're not touched by this song you are not a human being. I don't know how many times I've seen it over the years and I still have tears in my eyes......and even more tears when I see another human being that is moved by it. Thank you.

Your reaction is human...I think anyone who hears, sees and understands the song and video is gonna cry. I am so glad you understand the song. Dolores, the singer, unfortunately passed away the day before the re-release of what I believe was her greatest work. Other comments further down will explain the song in greater detail. Thank you for being you ❤

For me this song always felt like it was speaking to my family and community. Irish-Americans, especially in the north, were pretty much universally on the side of the IRA. and it felt like every actual Irish person is singing you don't know what you're talking about. You're not here, you don't see the damage. Which we didnt. We just supported the end goal of a unified Ireland

Masterpiece! Nothing else to say. ❤ Their Video shows one thing! Humans never learn!

I've seen this music video countless times and it still never fails to give me chills--- so powerful and poignant and hard to watch all at the same time. Truly a masterpiece.Your reaction reminds me of my own the first time I saw this video.

I really wish you watched the concert version of this song!!!... You would've appreciated how great Dolores O' Riordan really was!! And the crowd participation is AMAZING!! RIP Dolores O' Riordan

She was a great singer. RIP..

Your not only gorgeous you have an incredible soul. Thank the lord for people like you gives me hope the planet might be ok someday.

It's a powerful song, no doubt. No matter how many times I see the video, it hits hard emotionally every time. There are not many songs that can do that.

The scene with little boys screaming, is too chilling and so well done to achieve that effect.

I’ve heard this song 1000 times and every time this video makes me damn near ball. You wouldn’t guess by looking at me lol. Delores has such a beautiful soul. She will never truly die.

Zombie was a visceral response to the death of two children in an IRA bombing in the Cheshire town of Warrington. Three-year-old Johnathan Ball was killed when two bombs hidden in litter bins detonated on a busy shopping street in March 1993. Tim Parry, aged 12, died five days later. After this song was aired, the IRA agreed to put a stop to the violence.

The entire "No Need to Argue" album is fantastic, all the songs are beautiful. Listen to "DREAMS" by them as well (different album)

She was going through it when she wrote this one. Big emotions, well translated into words.

I heard this song thousands times, but started crying after first 10 seconds. It's tragic magic.

Agreed, tears ,amazing. Thank you.

Drop dead gorgeous

Thank you for a beautifully genuine reaction and analysis. During a period known as 'the Troubles', an ethnonationalist conflict in Northern Ireland from the 1960s until 1998, more than 3,500 people died and tens of thousands were injured in the more than three decades of the complex and often brutal conflict. The IRA, which was devoted both to removing British forces from Northern Ireland and to unifying Ireland, killed almost 2,000 people during this time. During this time, over 10,000 bomb attacks were perpetrated in Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Great Britain, in an armed conflict fought between the Provisional IRA, the Ulster loyalist paramilitaries, and the British security forces. This song was written in response to the death of Johnathan Ball, 3, and Tim Parry, 12, who had been killed in the IRA bombing in Warrington, northwest England, when two devices hidden in litter bins were detonated. Ball died at the scene of the bombing as a result of his shrapnel-inflicted injuries and, five days later, Parry lost his life as a result of head injuries. 56 others were injured, some seriously. Parry died in his father's arms in Liverpool's Walton hospital. The two boys had gone shopping to buy Mother's Day cards on one of the town's busiest shopping streets that day.

I was ugly crying the first time I watched this. The scene with the boys holding hands and silently screaming destroyed me. The anguish on their faces are just so guttural and real. It really hit it home hard.😢😢😢

Made me cry the first time I heard it when it was released and I was 18, now im 47 and it still gets me every time! Probably the most emotionally charged music I have ever heard and the hardest on the soul to listen to 😭 still Dolores and the Cranberries did more for relations and to break tensions between Ireland and England than our governments did in 800 years! Politics divide and music unites 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿❤️‍🩹🇮🇪

Of course, you know that you have to see the Zombie cover by Bad Wolves. It’s a cover because she was scheduled to perform with them on the day she died. They did the tribute to her and gave all profits to her children.

No one's voice carries as much emotion as Delores.

This song always gets me. Your reaction is what we should all feel like, This song is a masterpiece.

This song is so powerful, tears are usually brought out by this one.

I feel that alot of your viewers that have seen or heard this song before were waiting for the exact same reaction that they experienced for themselves. It’s just an amazing song. Thankyou for this

Once again, I'm impressed by your ability to not only understand what the song is about, but to also FEEL what the song is about on your first listening. I subscribed to your channel because you stand out among all of the KZfaq reactors.

The first time I heard this, I was in my kitchen, making dinner, and I came out, because of her voice, her lyrics...that is the definition of the magic of music. Even without images, her voice is so mournful, and the band so charged, that that message would have been felt, even if you didn't understand the language. No matter your god, or gods, nothing is as holy to the world as music. Let's hope more songs do this, again, and again, until the zombies are touched enough to understand the powers of love. Then this music will still be sung, but as a warning, not a memory. We miss her still!😎🙏💛🧡❤💜💙 Namaste empress, you have a new subscriber. 😊✌

Beautifully said my friend! This song is so powerful. She’s from Ireland & there was war going on at that time. Please watch more Cranberries songs reactions. Please!

The wonderful Dolores O'riordon died in London in 2018. Her voice, the music the Cranberries produced will always be remembered. You cried, we've all cried, but music is the universal language that trancends borders & is understood the world over. Congratulations for discovering the Cranberries. Peace out.

Powerful reaction to a masterpiece. RIP Delores. 🙏 😢

Loved your reaction and absolutely love your method of reaction (non-pausing, adding subtitles to express your current state/emotion/feeling in the moment so you don't talk over the content). I think you're a create content creator to watch, so I'll check out more of your videos. Thank you for your content and being authentic :)

I get chills every time the children scream on the breakdown. Everytime without fail

Your emotional reactions are so genuine and really beautiful. Thank you for sharing your heart. Beautiful!!

I've heard this song countless times, and watched god knows how many reactions to this,but I was crying with you,I knew it was coming but you definitely set me off....👀😭🤷‍♂️😂 great reaction 👏💜

I was 6 when the troubles really kicked off and lost my father at Age 8 due to Them. We were from the edge of Belfast . It's great watching your reaction to this song . And hearing your heartfelt comments on how we should live . All the best from N. Ireland.

RIP Delores... Fantastic musician.

Thank you so much for sharing your reaction to this song, Empress. I really appreciate the text as well to help us understand the moments you reached. I think it's such a powerful song with different layers to understand. Even though the lyrics correlate with a particular historical event, with the way it's worded, the lyrics can have meaning to us beyond just that one particular tragedy. Thank you for explaining your thoughts on some of the lyrics and what they mean to you.

Thank you for your wonderful reaction, and for your words. I was very moved.

I was lucky enough to be part of the roadcrew for Cranberries in 97-99. Can't really describe Dolores with words. She was a strong voice against IRA, but was the kindest soul I've met. To know I'll never hear or meet her again... it's still so sad

I am not ashamed to admit that this song brings me to tears every single time. But everyone needs to hear it, think about it, and put aside their hate. We don't need to hate each other. We don't need to hurt each other. Let it stop.

i grew up in Belfast, born there in the 70s, still here, know this song well, things maybe arnt as bad as they were in the past, the paramilitaries' no longer kill people from the other communities, instead they have turned the guns on their own communities to keep themselves in control of the streets , the peace walls separating the communities have been made higher while the paramilitaries have grown more powerful with thousands of members, this song has never made me emotional [maybe desensitized] but for some reason your reaction pulled my heart strings. i know we are living in a tinder box and that it would only take a spark to reignite the troubles, i wish more people could see what this song is saying, thank you Dolores O Riordan, may you rest in peace x

Since 1994, I almost always get tears when I hear the song - I know the background of the song. You are wonderfully emphatic ❤

This was heartbreaking to watch, couldnt hold back the tears. The way you describe your emotions are so spot on, love your reactions, keep it up! Best luck to you from Sweden!

We need more innocent and beautiful souls like you

You are a marvelous person.

Born and raised in N. Ireland. This was just life. One of my earliest memories is being in Belfast when 21 bombs that were planted by the IRA exploded, but it was a daily thing all over N. Ireland. 2000 bombs in Belfast in 1972 alone.

I come from the UK and remember the war going off all through my childhood in the 80s and 90s. Song still hits me today 30 years later. One of the greatest songs ever written

I'm from the North of Ireland and lived through this and absolute love this song

I don't cry often but I cry almost every time I hear this song. Even after having just heard it.

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.

Actual insightful interpretation with genuine compassion, we are witnessing a solid human here.

Beautiful reaction 💜

I always cry listening to this song too. I was 16 when this song came out, and this song being for the 2 boys who were killed in a bombing in Ireland. We the world heard abt it, and then got this gem of a masterpiece from the cranberries, and Dolores beautiful voice just makes it last forever. R.I.P Dolores and thank u for touching us all with ur music😢

I'm glad you saw and heard, Those of us who have seen war can never stop seeing... I hope that little bit of understanding never leaves you. Bless you.

It's beautiful your reaction ♡

This song is about 2 young boys killed by the I.R.A.. and about the troubles here in Northern Ireland before peace. This song is hard hitting I don't blame you for crying this means you're human you've a heart of gold