The Cranberries - Zombie

If there's one Cranberry song that stands out, it's "Zombie," written by the late Dolores O'Riordan, whose lyrics are filled with extraordinary meaning.

I sang with The Cranberries in the 1993 movie. Everyone's doing it, so why can't we? The album has sold more than 5 million copies in the United States and was recently reissued to celebrate its 25th anniversary. However, the Irish band achieved international fame a year later with the album No Need to Argue, which included the band's most popular song, Zombie. This song topped the charts in February 1995 and stayed at number one in Korea for one week.

The single won Best Song at the 1995 MTV Europe Music Awards and is one of the band's most popular songs, but many fans don't know what it means. Zombie has all the elements of the grunge genre that enjoyed its heyday in the mid-90s. Combining string guitars and tight rhythms with O'Riorda's signature vocals, he applied the traditional Irish singing style of alternating low and high notes to the exciting vibe. rocker of the decade.

If there's one Cranberry song that stands out, it's "Zombie," written by the late Dolores O'Riordan, whose lyrics are filled with extraordinary meaning.

I sang with The Cranberries in the 1993 film Everybody Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? The album has sold more than 5 million copies in the United States and was recently reissued to celebrate its 25th anniversary. However, the Irish band achieved international fame a year later with their album No Need to Argue, which included the band's most popular song, Zombie. The song peaked at number one on the LOS40 chart in February 1995 and was the number one country song for one week. The single won Best Song at the 1995 MTV Europe Music Awards and is one of the band's most popular songs, but many fans don't know what it means. Zombie has all the elements of the grunge genre that enjoyed its heyday in the mid-90s. With string guitars, tight rhythms and O'Riordan's signature vocals, he adapted the traditional Irish singing style by alternating low and high notes in the atmosphere. rocker of the decade.

The Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan performing "Zombie" in Berlin in 2002. The Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan performing "Zombie" live in Berlin in 2002. / (Marcel Mettelsippen/Getty Images)

The play, written entirely by Dolores O'Rior, is a lament for the war resulting from the deaths of Tim Parry and Jonathan Ball, aged 12 and 3 respectively. On March 20, 1993, an Irish Republican Army (IRA) bomb exploded in Warrington, England, killing two children and injuring dozens. The IRA armed group is the main Catholic republican organization in Northern Ireland and has waged violence for decades to force the region to become part of Ireland instead of the United Kingdom.