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O’Riordan's mother Eileen has stated, "It wasn’t written as a political song but as an anti-violence, an anti-war song." [38] O'Riordan never revealed the origin of the "zombie" reference in the lyrics, a concept which admits a personal interpretation of its meaning. [29] However, there was a divergence of opinion among writers on the subject.
The O'Riordan written track "Zombie" is, according to her, about the Warrington IRA bombings in 1993 that resulted in the death of two children. [9] " The Icicle Melts" a track written by O'Riordan, she states in a 1994 issue of Vox magazine [ 10 ] as well as a 1994 Hot Press article [ 11 ] that the song was written about the case of James ...
Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan (/ oʊ ˈ r ɪər d ən / oh-REER-dən; 6 September 1971 – 15 January 2018) was an Irish musician who was the lead vocalist and lyricist of the alternative rock band the Cranberries. [2]
The Cranberries were an Irish rock band formed in Limerick in 1989. The band was originally named The Cranberry Saw Us and featured singer Niall Quinn, guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan, and drummer Fergal Lawler; Quinn was replaced as lead singer by Dolores O'Riordan in 1990, and the group changed their name to the Cranberries.
O'Riordan, whose hits with The Cranberries such as "Linger" and "Zombie" catapulted her to fame, was described as the "voice of her generation." Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan laid to rest ...
Dolores O'Riordan, the lead singer of rock group The Cranberries, has died suddenly in London at the age of 46.
Dolores O'Riordan escapes from the press and drives in her jeep as her band performs with yellow walls behind them. Dolores appears in a white outfit singing the song in a birdcage and dancing by a giant picture frame. At the end of the video, the last 30 seconds plays the interlude where the whole video reverses back to the beginning.
Dolores O’Riordan died by drowning due to alcohol intoxication, an inquest into the death of The Cranberries singer was told Thursday. The Irish singer was found dead in the bath of a London ...