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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 music video for the Cranberries' "Zombie," the 1994 political protest song written and sung by the late Dolores O’Riordan, has surpassed 1 billion views on YouTube. “Zombie” is the third ...
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 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 ...
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.
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.
It was released on December 3, 2011 as a digital download in Sweden and it was released worldwide in January 2012. The song's chorus interpolates The Cranberries' "Zombie", as written by Dolores O'Riordan. "In Your Head" was written by Lucas Secon, Quiz & Larossi and Mohombi, and it was produced by Quiz & Larossi & Lucas Secon.