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20 lug 2020 · The Hidden Meaning Of The Cranberries' Zombie. Written during the peak of the grunge movement in the mid 1990s, Irish rock band The Cranberries' 1994 hit "Zombie" bombarded airwaves and marked a new era of success for the group.
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" 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.
- Alternative Rock Grunge
- The Troubles
- O’Riordan
- Protest
- Zombies
- The War in Iraq
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In Ireland, from the 1960s until the late 20th century, there was a conflict in which 3,500 died, thousands were injured and more than 10,000 bomb attacks took place. With this as the backdrop, O’Riordan was inspired to write. Specifically, she wrote the song about the deaths of three-year-old Johnathan Ball and 12-year-old Tim Perry. Both had died...
The Cranberries’ lead singer said she was pushed by “a feeling” to write the song and it came to her “subconsciously” while the band was touring in 1993. She wrote the song on an acoustic guitar and when the band returned home, she continued to hone it. “I remember being in my flat,” she said, “coming up with the chorus, which was catchy and anthem...
In 1994, O’Riordan said of the song that she was upset that bombings and warfare were being undertaken in the name of Ireland. “The [Irish Republican Army] is not me. I’m not the IRA. The Cranberries are not the IRA. My family is not. When it says in the song, It’s not me, it’s not my family,that’s what I’m saying. It’s not Ireland, it’s some idiot...
The title of the song and its chorus is likely a reference to mindless troops, just following what the authorities say, killing or harming with no personal thought on the matter. Others believe that the zombies might be the many dead in Ireland who continue to haunt the region with their memories. The message combined with the singer’s warbling voi...
In 2003, with officials knowing the power of the song, and as the war in Iraq waged on after the 9/11 attacks in the United States, the British Government, and the Independent Television Commission released a statement that said, certain “sensitive material” would be removed from the airwaves, including “Zombie.” Even MTV Europe complied. And in 20...
After the song was released in 1994 just a month ahead of the band’s album, No Need to Argue, the track hit No. 1 on the charts in Australia, Belgium, France, Germany, and more. It also hit No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song won Best Song at the 1995 MTV Europe Music Awards, as well. Today, it remains the Cranberries’ mo...
- Jacob Uitti
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- Senior Writer
13 apr 2018 · “Zombie” is a song performed by the Irish rock band The Cranberries. This song is widely considered to be one of the most famous protest songs of all time. It’s lyrics are primarily about the infamous Warrington bombings and the innocent victims it left behind.
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19 set 2023 · A furious anti-terrorism lament, ‘Zombie’ found The Cranberries unleashing an aggressive song that became one of their biggest hits.
- Tim Peacock
15 gen 2023 · The cranberries revisited Zombie in 2017, less than a year before O'Riordan's tragic death, when they re-recorded an acoustic version with the Irish chamber orchestra for the band’s reworked greatest hits collection Something Else.
Zombie è un singolo del gruppo musicale irlandese The Cranberries, pubblicato il 12 settembre 1994 come primo estratto dal secondo album in studio No Need to Argue. Considerato il maggior successo del gruppo irlandese, ha raggiunto la top 10 in 25 paesi e ha vinto un MTV Europe Music Awards nel 1995 nella categoria Canzone dell'anno .
