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Bad Wolves Release Their Version Of ‘Zombie‘ In Dolores O’Riordan’s Memory
The Cranberries Singer Was Set To Re-Record ‘Zombie’ With Bad Wolves On The Day She Passed
Proceeds Will Go To O’Riordan’s Three Children
Bad Wolves’ Tommy Vext Discusses Decision To Release The Track With Rolling Stone Magazine
Listen to the track on Spotify / YouTube
NEW YORK, NY, January 19, 2017: Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan was set to record vocals for hard rock band Bad Wolves’ cover of ‘Zombie’ this past Monday, January 15th, the day of her tragic passing. Today the band release their version of ‘Zombie‘ in her memory, with proceeds going to O’Riordan’s three children.
“It was the greatest honour to know she liked our version and wanted to sing on it,” says Bad Wolves singer Tommy Vext. “We’re deeply saddened by the sudden loss of Dolores and by the fact that she’s leaving behind three children so we are donating the proceeds from the song to her kids.”
“It’s such a powerful song and the themes are still so relevant, we wanted to release it in her memory,” he continues. “The original lyrics include the line ‘It’s the same old theme Since nineteen-sixteen. In your head, in your head, they’re still fighting’. It’s a reference tothe IRA bombings during the Irish Rebellion. We changed that lyric to say ‘2018’ and she was really excited about that because the nations may have changed but we’re still fighting the same battles today. Humanity is still fighting to assert itself despite all the conflicts.”
Vext further discusses the decision to release The Cranberries’ genre-defining in an exclusive interview with Rolling Stone.
Listen to Bad Wolves cover of ‘Zombie’ on YouTube:
Read the band’s original statement on Facebook and Twitter.
