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Summary Of The Song 'Zombie' By The Cranberries
In the song ‘Zombie’ by The Cranberries, it has a story behind it like many other songs. The singer, who also happened to be the songwriter, is named Dolores O’Riordan. In an interview, she stated she wrote this song in protest of how “... innocent people are being harmed.” She took a larger stand for that viewpoint after she witnessed a mother getting her child taken away during the IRA bombing and England and Ireland War. It impacted the singer emotionally; as a result, it motivated her to write the song. There is evidence to provide further details on the songs importance. One piece is when the song says, “it’s the same old theme since 1916.” This verifies the time period when the bombing and war occurred. When the song says "and the

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