Zombie Wasn’t Just a Massive Hit; It Was a Protest Song

Remember the Cranberries? They’re not really around anymore, but back in the ‘90s the band from Ireland was making real waves in our neck of the woods. In 1993 they broke into the mainstream with their aptly named debut album, Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?

Zombie music video / The Cranberries / Fergal Lawler, Mike Hogan, Dolores O'Riordan / Dolores O'Riordan

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Singer Dolores O’Riordan, guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan and drummer Fergal Lawler then recorded their second album, No Need to Argue, which managed to be even more successful than the first. And the reason for that was their powerful first single, Zombie. As it turns out, the story behind the song is just as strong.