Year 7, Day 337

Morning! Today's song is Zombie covered by Damned Anthem.

So Damned Anthem is a duo made up of Adam Dearborn and James Norman, who collaborate with other artists on their tracks, explaining why it is a woman's voice in this song, despite the group being men. They've done a lot of covers of stuff, and their music has been featured in all kinds of things, including a bunch of TV shows. The original song is by the Cranberries, and was released in 1994. The song was written by the lead singer in honor of two victims of the Warrington bombing that happened in England in 1993. It was one event from the 30 year conflict in Northern Ireland, where the Irish Republican Army was trying to get British Forces out of Ireland. There had been 10,000 bomb attacks, and Delores O'Riordan (the lead singer of the Cranberries) had been nearby on tour when the bombing happened. Being Irish herself, she was particularly devastated by the innocents being killed in the name of nationalism, and so this song came to be. Knowing the backstory gives a new meaning to the song for me, so I hope it helps you guys appreciate it more as well.

Peace.