Is Zombie by The Cranberries an anti-war or anti-IRA song?
“Maybe but calling Zombie an anti-war song is a stretch. It's an anti-IRA song. It's a "let it go you delusional murderous pricks and stop saying you're doing it for us" song.”
Summary
“Zombie” was written by The Cranberries after the 1993 IRA Warrington bombing and explicitly condemns IRA violence, making it an anti‑IRA protest song. It is also widely characterized as a broader anti‑war, anti‑violence anthem calling for peace, so describing it solely as an anti‑IRA song and dismissing its anti‑war message is inaccurate.
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- The tragedy that inspired Zombie - The Cranberries' biggest hit
"The IRA are not me. I'm not the IRA," she said. "The Cranberries are not the IRA. My family are not. "When it says in the song, 'It's not me, it's not my family,' that's what I'm saying.
- Ireland’s embrace of Zombie song at Rugby World Cup stirs debate over lyrics | Ireland | The Guardian
Colum Eastwood, the leader of the Social Democratic and Labour party (SDLP) in Northern Ireland, sought to deflate the controversy. “Zombie is an anti-war song written after the IRA killed 2 children in Warrington,” he tweeted. “Stop trying ...
- Ставший спортивным гимном хит Cranberries вызвал скандал - Газета.Ru | Новости
Песня группы Cranberries «Zombie», ставшая неофициальным спортивным гимном для ирландских фанатов регби, вызвала скандал в Ирландии.
- “What’s In Your Head” The Cranberries’ “Zombie” Stands Against Braindead Violence Plaguing their Homeland. – Music Politics
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- Zombie (The Cranberries song) - Wikipedia
The Cranberries are not the IRA. My family are 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 idiots living in the past". At the time, O'Riordan received criticism for "Zombie"'s "hard-hitting lyrics"; she nevertheless pointed out that the song was written from a humanitarian point of view.
- Zombie (песня) — Википедия
— «Зомби») — песня-протест ирландской рок-группы The Cranberries, вышла в рамках альбома No Need to Argue в 1994 году.
- Zombie (chanson des Cranberries) — Wikipédia
Zombie est une chanson contestataire ... Troubles, et contient des références à l'insurrection de Pâques 1916. Zombie rend également hommage aux victimes de l'attentat de l'IRA, le 20 mars 1993....
- Zombie | Cranberries World
She added, “The IRA are not me. I’m not the IRA. The Cranberries are not the IRA. My family are 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 idiots living in the past, living for a dream.
- The harrowing true story of Zombie by The Cranberries - Radio X
Zombie was a direct response from the Irish musicians to the horror of Warrington and all the other atrocities that had taken place, pleading: "Another mother's breaking / Heart is taking over / When the violence causes silence / We must be ...
- Singing of anti-IRA Zombie song is not partitionist - Shane Coleman | Newstalk
The idea that the singing of the anti-IRA song Zombie by The Cranberries is partitionist is not supported by the facts, Shane Coleman has said. The song was written by the Limerick group in the aftermath of the Warrington bombing in England ...
- Why has Ireland's new adopted rugby anthem stirred up IRA controversy? Fans are belting out the Cranberries' 90s hit Zombie at the World Cup and it's top of the Irish charts... but some claim it is a political statement | Daily Mail Online
Former Ireland hooker Shane Byrne said fans were not trying to send a political message, despite the song's perceived anti-IRA stance · Former Ireland star Trevor Ringland believes fans were simply revelling in a famous win over the Springboks as they joined the singalong · Byrne then elaborated further, suggesting fans singing along to 'Zombie' in Paris weren't trying to send a political message just as anyone chanting a popular pro-IRA refrain was not expressing support for the paramilitary group.
- The Zombie/Celtic Symphony Row and the right to disagree - Gript
And it was a real issue. Celtic Symphony had a chorus supporting the IRA and Zombie was a full throated condemnation of the IRA inspired by the Warrington bomb that killed two children.
- История песни: The Cranberries «Zombie» — Радио ULTRA
The Cranberries – это не ИРА. Как и моя семья. Когда в песне поется: «it’s not me, it’s not my family», – именно это я имею в виду. Это не Ирландия, это какие-то идиоты, живущие в прошлом, живущие мечтами. […] …мне все равно, это протетанты или католики.
- Zombie, des Cranberries : un appel à la paix en Irlande du Nord | Arts et Vie
Dans tous les cas, Zombie est une dénonciation de la guerre et constitue un véritable hymne à la paix. Pourtant, cette chanson a souvent fait polémique, que ce soit à sa sortie, ou plus récemment dans les stades de rugby.
- Zombie : l'histoire du tube devenu l'hymne de l'Irlande à la Coupe du Monde de Rugby | SFR ACTUS
Mais si la chanson a connu le succès ... et le sens de son texte : "L'IRA n'est pas moi. Je ne suis pas l'IRA. Les Cranberries ne sont pas l'IRA....
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