Dolores O'Riordan had a special voice. RIP. The world will miss you

Im from Northern Ireland and this song is our unofficial national anthem. I grew up in a divided community between catholics and protestants and this song brings us together

Her vocalized 'noises' in this is called Keening in Ireland (5:42 ) . It's a type of mourning song. It very closely resembles someone sobbing over a loved ones passing. She does it justice in this song. I had to tell my own mother my brother passed away. The sound of a mother crying out for her child who is gone is haunting, and I feel those two kids who motivated this song (died in a random bombing on mothers day while buying her a card) were given their proper. Enjoyed the reaction. Lead singer is Dolores "Riordan. RIP.

The back story behind this song is incredible, I’m not religious but I really pray that the peace in Northern Ireland can be maintained.

Delores O'Riordan was the lead singer of The Cranberries. She passed away on her way to do a cover of this song with Bad Wolves. They still went on with the cover in honor of her. This song was about Ireland.

If I'm not mistaken, I believe that vocal style is called keening. It's used at Irish funerals to convey grief. 😣

Dolores O'Riordan our Irish angel, RIP 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

This, to me, is one of the most powerful songs ever written. There isn't a time I listen to it that my eyes don't well up with tears for a million reasons.

This song was written in response to 2 young children that were killed by a bombs planted by the IRA in England. The fight between the IRA had been going on for decades. Dolores was tired of innocents being killed. Great touching song by a great artist. RIP Dolores. 🥺

Dolores was a beast. “Linger” is my favorite of theirs.

One line. " When the violence causes silence we must be mistaken." shakes me everytime.

Love the Cranberries! RIP Delores O'riordan. Her voice is amazing.

You are dealing with a real Masterpiece here. Even before Dolores sings her first note, this song sweeps away any contemporary music, and when she does, is literally lights years away from the current compositions. This is a forever hymn. The production and the video superb.

This song makes me cry, everytime...

They're from Limerick Ireland. I stayed in a home next door to the remaining band members and was woken to loud music at 2 a.m. Best night of my life.

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Cranberries - So Cold in Ireland. 'Linger' and 'Dreams' were their first two songs to be hits, but they have many beautiful songs. Love to Delores.

This song is about "The Troubles" in Northern Ireland. Catholics versus Protestents. Lots of car bombs, urban warfare, etc. You guys need to do some online research about it. Back in the 70's and 80's, the Irish Republican Army (the IRA) made the news almost on a weekly basis.

Quite probably the finest call for peace you will ever hear. It’s generally about the Troubles in Northern Ireland, but specifically it was a reaction to two boys who were killed by a bomb.

These are the scenes of my youth - I grew up and still live in N. Ireland. The army was everywhere, machine guns were a non-remarkable thing cos they were an every day sight. Bombs & bomb scares were so common that they became almost 'normal'......Police & Army checkpoints were every few miles, so you would have to produce photo ID....most times with an AK-47 inches away from your face. Our so-called 'peace' is still very fragile. R.I.P. Dolores for giving us this song💔....it is part of our history and 'The Troubles'. It's message is overwhelming powerful.

Dolores is one of five best female rockers ever.

Its about the collateral damage, especially children, in the mindless violence of war. Bad Wolves did a wonderful tribute to her after she died.

The lead singer is in irish-born lady that passed away in 2017 from an alcohol-related drowning. Her name was Dolores O'Riordan'. The song she wrote zombie was a result of two young men being killed or boys in 1993 in Northern Ireland caused by the troubles and the IRA. Dolores's voice control at the end of her notes as she rolls off and up as throwing your voice kind of is called keening. It is a practice used in singing at Irish funerals.. a war protest song leaning heavily towards Los pain and becoming numb to the bombs and the guns and child abductions because they needed fighters they were forced. Really difficult time in Ireland during the 20th century from 1916 Forward. Study History!

My god,what a powerful video! My heart breaks for those who have suffered in Northern Ireland. I've always wanted to visit Ireland,but now that Delores and Sinead are gone,Ireland is not the wonderland I always imagined it was.Stay safe over there.Blessed be!

Ireland!, the lead singer is Dolores o'riordan she died a few years ago RIP

Grew up listening to them when they finally broke into the US music stream being back then that alone was a feat for most bands overseas. That song was written based off Ireland's at that time current events that was going on that most of the world wasn't completely aware of until they released the song and video. Delores did get a bunch flak from Ireland's government because they didn't want the world to know what was really going on there. They were part of the exposure type bands that came to the music scene back in the 80s-90s. Another one of those bands was Gorky Park. Their official video for My Generation shows what some of the things Russian citizens were dealing with up until the fall of the USSR and the Berlin wall fell. For us kids it was eye opening to know and see first hand just how other countries treated their citizens via music videos instead of just reading it in history books or national geographic movies shown in school.

90's music deserves tremendous respect. Bands like Cranberries were breaking off crazy hits it seemed almost daily. I remember hearing "Zombie", for the first time, almost as if it were yesterday.

I have listened it few month ago still my one of the all time greats.

Bad Wolves/Zombie..As tribute to Dolores O'Riordan R.I.P.

This was a call out to the bombing in the North of Ireland that killed two young lads. They are painted in gold because they are supposed to be precious but the armies on both sides (IRA and British) were blindly going around bombing each other like zombies. The Cranberries are really great band I would get into them in your own time, I love their album "no need to argue" its just beautiful. They have tons of great tracks, another rabbit hole for you. Love from Ireland.

Zombie is a song by the Irish band The Cranberries, released in 1994 as a single and on their album No Need to Argue. It is a protest song that addresses The Troubles in Northern Ireland, in particular the deaths of two children (Jonathan Ball and Tim Parry) in the Warrington bombings.

Bad that we will never hear this voice live, RIP amazing Dolores!

PLEASE do more Cranberries! Linger, Dreams, Ode to my family, Dreaming my dreams, and more! So many great great songs to choose from one of the most unique voices in all of music. One of the few artists that can bring a tear to my eye. RIP

"Zombies" refers to the idea of people and generations fighting with no real idea of why they are fighting each other- factions of people living in the same place. Historically Britain/ England trying to overtake Ireland, - managed to take a small square of the place, but church became involved too. Huge disputes between Catholic and Protestant, fights led to tanks, military,bombs, many killings. Idealism and political goals became forgotten, and generations grew up as "zombies", simply fed hatred in a divied society.

as a musician this song is a true work of art, puting aside delores ' amazing vocals, openihrd 1 would think is gereric eminor, but nopes there's a sneaky f in there resonating with haunting reverb, ive never heard this before nor since, theen to Csuspended, fkn masterpiece.

Imagine sitting through this with a big smile on your face.....

The message of this song is so powerful. I’m not Irish but it surprises me to this day that people were not aware of what was going on in Ireland. Or, they didn’t realise the extend, or worse, they didn’t live through it so didn’t care 😢 I legit cried when I first heard this song. Delores has unfortunately left us. RIP Delores

honestly, can't believe you hadn't heard of them before 😳 they are CLASSIC

When I was around the age of 5 or so, my dad showed me this song and I have loved it ever since. 17 now.

This song has such a deep and resonating meaning, about children being killed in a fight that they didn't choose. So sad!😢

RIP Delores 2016 2017 and 2018 hurt bad with the deaths of so many artists Chester, Chris Cornell, Prince, Tom Petty music will never be the same without them.

Now listen to Bad Wolves version of this song, they was gonna duet the song with Dolores but the day they were to record she died unexpectedly so Bad Wolves went ahead recorded and released the song....all proceeds went to her children

I love you!! RIP dolores 🙏🏼🇬🇧♥️☦️🎶

She is speaking of the troubles. My Grandparents told us all about these times. Still happening as far as I understand. So sad. Thank you for shining the light on these tragedies. Thanks!!!

Been listening to this since 1993. Still give me my Irish chills everytime. I am 41 now and I will still listen to 91.

She died in her bathtub on 15 January 2018 at the age of 46 in a London hotel.. I am one of her biggest fans 🙏🏻

This song was written in response to the senseless killings of 2 young boys (Jonathan Ball 3 y/o and Tim Parry 12 y/o) in Warrington Ireland in1993. The incidents occurred when 2 separate bombs, planted in trash cans by the IRA (The Irish Republican Army) went off while the children were innocently playing in the streets. This was a par for the course back then in Northern Ireland in which a "war" had been going on for decades hence "Since 1916". This was commonly called "The Troubles" and was horrifying yet it sort of became common-place for the soldiers with their "Tanks and their Bombs and their guns" to be heavily present throughout the streets... The reason she says "Bombs" twice in the chorus is in reference to those 2 two boys who were killed.... That's a VERY brief synopses of the song, to the best of my ability. I just felt these were important pieces of history to share..... FACT: her vocals are called "Keening". It's an old Irish mourning ritual performed at funerals that mimics the mournful wails and cries of Mothers and loved ones....Peace :)

I sincerely love how you guys don't pause and talk over the video, I appreciate that

Sometimes it's tough watching a new reaction to such a heartbreaking song sung by someone who unfortunately is no longer with us. It just brings you right back. She was a true warrior and advocate for all things good.

I love how your whole mood switched from "vibing to a great piece of music" to "holy s**t, what's going on?" at the scene where the four kids stood around the cross holding each others hands and finally starting to inaudibly scream, acompanied by that aggressive drums. And don't worry, that scene catches me every single time I watch that music video, it is just that impressive. Living in Europe and being born in the early 1980s, you learned a lot what was going on there and you instantly understood the images and knew who the zombies were they sang about.

One of the best songs of all time.

She had one of the best voices in music.she died to early.RIP Delores O’Riodan the cran berries.they have many hits. This is about the war in Ireland Catholics and protestants.

The control you hear in her voice Is from her background in yodelling. In fact there are some songs out there of her just yodelling. She definitely had a unique voice. Check out ANY song on the "No Need to Argue" album. It won't disappoint. RIP DOLORES 🙏

When I was young, my mother read the paper one morning and was crying. I asked her what was wrong and she tried to explain about the conflict between two groups of people that caused the death of some incident children. Later this song came out and it hit me to the core. I'm passionate about my beliefs, but if someone has a different point of view that's fine, I don't hold that against them.

The song is basically an anti-war song. More specifically, it's about the Irish Troubles, a time in Ireland from the 60s through the late 90s. There was a lot of conflict between the British military and the IRA (Irish Republican Army, who were either freedom fighters or terrorists, depending who you ask, but who have a history of bombing). In 1993, there was an IRA bomb in Warrington, England that killed two young boys, and Delores couldn't stand anymore. So she wrote this song condemning both sides -- the British and the IRA -- for the senseless and mindless violence, comparing them to zombies because they're so focused on their supposed "cause" that they don't think for themselves or care who gets hurt.

Look in live!!! Congratulations from Resende-RJ - Brazil! I'm love Dolores!

This song gets me every time. So emotional. NEXT DO THEIR SONG LINGER.

The cross and children represent a vigil for 3 children killed in a bombing. The lyrics "It's not me, or my family. In you're head zombie" is pointing out the apathy towards conflict zones that most people don't care about because it doesn't directly effect them. RIP Dolores.

Delores had the voice of a true angel 👼. R.I.P. DELORES O RIORDEN.

Thats our Delores :) givin' it heaps as always may she rest peacefully :):)

The front woman's name was Dolores O Riordan she died by drowning due to alcohol intoxication at 46 yrs old found submerged in her bathtub at London's Park Lane Hilton Hotel in 2018. Such a beautiful voice.

Check out their song: Dreams. Totally diff & uplifting feel, but equally awesome

I'm so proud to be of Irish heritage. My great grandmother left County Cork by herself to come to America

If the day ever comes that I don’t get chills listening to this song, I must be dead. Chills every time.

Thaaaaank you for doing my request!!! I love yall!

Now you gotta try Bad wolves version of "zombie". Has to be my favorite covers of all time.

Goddess rest her precious soul. She was an amazing person

i listened to this for the first time 27 yrs ago and luvd it then and still luv it it today

Thank you SO much for reacting to my favorite band♥ I miss Dolores O'Riordan every day. They have a couple more well-known songs like "Linger" and "Dreams", maybe even "When you're gone" or "Ode to my family". Hopefully you can react to these too :)

Sadly the scars of the past turmoil can still be seen in Ireland. I was so sad when Dolores passed away, such a talent and gone much too early. The songs "Linger" and "Dreams" are absolutely fantastic and a must listen. They had me as a fan from the first album they released and I own every CD they did. This band is remarkable and it's totally because of Dolores O'Riordan and her haunting voice that is so versatile and carries such emotion into their songs. They have so many good songs it's hard for me to suggest because you'd have a huge list so the one's I did mention will start you at the beginning of this bands journey.

Great irish band fronted by Dolores O'riordan who was a multi talented singer songwriter but was Aldo hot as hell

THE CRANBERRIES ARE ONE OF A KIND!

The band is from Limerick Ireland and formed in 1989. The lead singer is Delores O' Riordan but unfortunately she was found in a swimming pool dead in 2018 from an accidental drowning. They decided to disband in 2019 because Delores was the sound of the band and without her voice the band could never be the same. They were considered the best alternative rock band of the 90s and won numerous awards. Love watching your reactions. Love the energy you two bring to your videos. Keep rocking those tunes 🤘🏻

You have to do the Bad Wolves cover of this song now 🔥🔥🔥

r.i.p the woman with a magical voice ... the world has lost a queen

We Miss You Dolores...We still cry. Soft kisses und warm hugs sweet one.

This song was written in response to an IRA bombing in Warrington, England where two children died: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrington_bombings And "The Troubles" in Northern Ireland in general: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Troubles

I love how you guys are jammin at the beginning and then the screaming scene starts and you both reacted accordingly. The music is such a bop, but then you realize there’s some horrible shit goin down in the message. It’s a very powerful song. Excellent reaction.

She made this song because some is all video, all three boys died, in Ireland. Wish we still had her with us.

Love to you both ❤ your fantastic al the very best from Ireland ☘️☘️☘️🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲☘️☘️☘️☘️

Request. Divinyls - I Touch Myself Chrissy Amphlett also was lost way too soon. RIP

She was planning a re release if this before she was killed

im hnalf irish and half english and this so means so much to so many, i hope the peace last forever with never a shot fired again.

RIP BEAUTIFUL DOLORES AND THE TWO KIDS!🙏🏼🤍

THIS SONG IS ABOUT THE SOLDIERS WALKING AROUND LIKE IF THEY'RE LIFELESS... A.K.A ZOMBIES... WHAT'S IN THEIR HEAD?? FEEL ME??

RIP Dolores O'Riordan. I love Ordinary Day song 2007 year. The Cranberries very much loved in Russia.

One of my favorite songs from the 90's.

Glad you are interested in "Zombie". Research the history of why "the Cranberries" wrote this song about Irish history.

They gonna get SHOOK when they Hear the Goddess sing.x

WOW WOW WOW and folks thats the end of my vocabulary OH MY GOD en chore give your love to Delores Love from Australia

Dolores was a beautiful woman, inside and out. May she eternally rest in peace and respite.

You both are amazing people

Don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone look so happy listening to this, guts me every time I hear it

This is one of most powerful songs ever written and performed.

A MUST REACTION IS....Roberta Flack...First time ever I saw your face. Live Version only. You feel and see the emotion. The most beautiful song ever

Zombie" is a protest song by Irish alternative rock band the Cranberries, written in memory of the two young victims who were killed in the 1993 Warrington bombings, Johnathan Ball 3 and Tim Parry 12.

Y’all just seem like really genuine awesome people!!

I met Dolores in 1992, a beautiful, warm, sweet soul.

Its a song about not being able to get over a war when the fighting is over. Basically the "Zombie" here is a fighter in Northern Ireland that can't stop remembering the horror that they saw during the fight. Its a song about PTSD... from the perspective of the people that LOST the fight.