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爱尔兰乐队The Cranberries成立于1990年，虽然目前已经趋于沉寂，但是早在刚成立以后的几年内他们就奠定了在爱尔兰乐坛的地位，直到现在，提起爱尔兰的音乐，人们都会联想到The Cranberries。

The Cranberries的主唱是Dolores O'Riordan，她一副天使般的嗓子, 尤其是她独特的咽音发声, 更是受到后来的一些女歌手相继的模仿(比如王菲，最先是模仿冰岛的Björk，后来模仿的对象就是Dolores O'Riordan，不仅在音声上，在个人形象是也模仿)。

The Cranberries在1994年发行的第二张专辑《No Need To Argue》是他们销量最高的一张，全球销量1700万张，今天我们将要听到的《Zombie》正是出自这张专辑。

《Zombie》是一首反战歌曲，讲述了从1916年开始北爱新教徒与天主教徒之间的冲突以及北爱的和平进程，控诉了爱尔兰共和军(IRA)的暴行。

The Cranberries用悲凉的缓拍描述了灰蒙蒙的战争疮疤，在拿着冲锋枪士兵监视下玩着游戏的天真小孩，Dolores似漫不经心的吟唱，淡淡的哀伤，澎湃着的感情不留痕迹地被压抑着的声音掩饰着，心里有婉转的疼痛，到副歌时，Dolores用尾音的变化和拖长表现大声的控诉和谴责。任何描述、修饰都显的无法企及和苍白，惟有爆发的诅咒来得如此铿锵掷地。

抛开背景，说说音乐本身，浑厚的贝司、干脆的鼓点，一点也不显得拖泥带水，这又是一首世界级的经典。

这首《Zombie》，可能很多人都听过，因为李宇春翻唱过，不过我挺纳闷，这么严肃的题材，李宇春翻唱了，她是怎么办到的？我的猜想是：要么李宇春是北爱的新教徒的中国的后裔，要么就是爱尔兰共和军在远东地区的奸细。

Another head hangs lowly
Child is slowly taken
And the violence caused such silence
Who are we mistaken

But you see it's not me,
It s not my family
In your head,in your head
They are fighting
With their tanks, and their bombs
And their bombs, and their guns
In your head
In your head they are crying

In your head, in your head
Zombie, zombie, zombie
What's in your head, in your head
Zombie, zombie, zombie

Another mother's breaking
Heart is taking over
When the violence causes silence
We must be mistaken

It's the same old theme since 1916
In your head,
In your head they're still fighting
With their tanks ,and their bombs
And their bombs, and their guns
In your head
In your head they are dying

In your head, in your head
Zombie, zombie, zombie
What's in your head, in your head
Zombie, zombie, zombie