Oliver Anthony - Rich Men North Of Richmond | Music Reaction
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“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” - Chinese Proverb
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Two weeks ago Oliver was in the woods unknown singing out to the world, then this, 28M views on UA-cam in 12 days. The lyrics touch us because we know it's truth. The resonator guitar touches us because it harkens back to a simpler time. His voice touches us because it has passion and a cry in his powerful voice that we feel in our hearts. He is touching the heart of the world wherever an incompetent corrupt conflict/division creating government and greedy corporations abuse and steal from working people. That's everywhere in the world today. Lord, it's a damn shame.
And he just turned down an eight million dollar record deal offer, and has had several other offers, as I'm sure that you've heard. I wonder if he would have uploaded this if he'd known what was coming?
and it's jumped to almost 50 million 9 days after your comment. It's 2nd on the global charts - it's a world wide pain/concern, not just an American heartache.
one of the beautiful things about this song is the emotion it stirs, in the best of ways. he is a rare bird indeed.
You did a great job analyzing the "folks in the street ain't got nothing to eat and the obese milking welfare" many reactors gloss over or criticize it but i think you two hit the nail on the head.
He has a beautiful voice, brilliant lyrics, and a sweet melody! The world agrees! Beard, You're spot on!
Nice conversation about real issues. Thanks guys
I don't regularly listen to country music but this song was powerful the first time I heard it. You can tell in his voice that this is his real and honest lived emotions. Anybody with a pulse, or who has had to work work, this song is gonna resonate. He shot this on his property with a mic and Radio West Virginia dudes shot the video and produced the song a little. Not a lot because you actually hear the bugs/locusts buzzing deep in the background Sheesh! Anyway, he's got other songs that are dope but his song "I Gotta Get Sober" is the real ish. Thanks! #OliverAnthonyMusic
Chris is awesome! “Oliver Anthony” is a tribute to his grandfather.
Was wonderful to watch your reaction and hear your thoughts how this man has touched many of us all over the world. Sending blessings and love from Canada
This is a once in a lifetime song. I feel like GOD is speaking to me and to the World through Oliver.
Agree totally. Once in a lifetime work of art, even.
WTF. no wonder people say trump supporter is cuckoo bananas and bend over backwards to defend Biden when he abandons east Palestine. if u really think God is talking to you u need help asap
His Other songs are also good.
Very thoughtful and articulate reaction. Thank you.
As a kid working construction and to see my paycheck, a good paycheck, cut so deep by a political class to buy votes with my labor. I drove a beat up truck while people playing the system were almost making what I was. "You man are putting themselves 6 feet inthe ground..."
Thank you for doing jobs that most people avoid because we need people like you.
Beautiful double brick backdrop....this guy is astonishingly correct and representative of the best of America. I was introduced to his music yesterday morning I've been laser-focused on everything that he's doing I'm putting out there because I think everyone is feeling the same and speaking the same and understanding the same in our world today. Thank you so much for sharing❤
Oh, he's fed up. You can hear it in his voice and lyrics.
Your assessment of bloated dysfunctional welfare system, I concur. The GOOD news is he turned down $8,000,000 from the rich men. Go kick rocks. He's got brass balls and an old soul
Brass indeed. Wow.
It is a sadly timeless song. 100 years ago the Battle of Blair Mountain happened, the largest labor uprising in US history. And it happened in that part of the world, Appalachia. And it was coal miners, wish politicians would look out for miners.
Those labor movements led to gains that eventually, along with other factors, got us into the 50s and 60s when you could get a livable wage job with a high school diploma and get a house, a car, and raise a family on a single income. The decline since the 70s has been dramatic and we are right back to where we were in 1921 when the Battle of Blair Mountain happened.
Maybe this time it will be the battle of cleaning out the universities. Wonder what all the self deletions are from. Look there.
No, back in the 50's the country's economy was cranking as the U.S. was the only industrialized power that hadn't been flattened by the war. Our government hadn't been captured by the greedy Europeans yet(Kennedy assassination) and the average CEO only made 30x that of the average worker. We still had the traditional American classless society.
Now we have a European style 2 class society and because the European "Elite" that run the show (Rothschilds, Soros's ect.) have failed to take over the world(globalism) they can no longer afford to pay us, the new "working class" enough money to survive.
"Organized" Labor is one of their scams. All of the Union Bosses slavishly support the "Democrat" Rich Men North of Richmond.
Don't get it confused, we know exactly what's up.
Yep, back when would have been a Dem. And God Bless them and Matewan
BS. What got us into the relative prosperity in the 50s and 60s was the GI Bill and about 300,000 less citizens, mostly men due to WW2 and another 37,000 in the korean war. All at a time when we had barely 140 million in population. Basically, anyone who wanted a job had one and had good pay because the job market was that good due in large part to the Marshal Plan sending US goods over to Europe and east Asia. Labor did jack for all of that. In fact, the only people that "won" on Blair Mountain were corrupt government officials, including President Harding. Blair had absolutely nothing to do with perceived prosperity of the 50s and 60s. I say "perceived" because Appalachia was not prosperous during that time period as you implied, and has, in fact, remained among the poorest areas east of the Mississippi to this day.
@@Kainis80 I was speaking more in terms of the rise in labor organizing, the actual jobs were due to multiple factors, not the least of which was that the US was not rebuilding post WWII like much of Europe and so we took the manufacturing lead in the western world, providing a boom of manufacturing jobs.
And Appalachia did not see the same success as other parts of the nation in that era, also true. But the idea that labor organizing in no way impacted the wages of the laborers filling those manufacturing positions is not accurate.
What Blair Mountain was was a flashpoint of a specific time period in US history when the conflict between labor and owner was coming to a head, and I was comparing then to now because it seems like we are entering a time when it is going to come to a head again in some way. The wealth gap is larger now than it was then.
Humanity’s chance to become one
I call it getting The Fuzzy End Of The Lollipop.
Spot on -
Well, I can see who the brains is.
Great dissection of the lyrics. nice show .......
Great react. Thank you
Love u guys
This song is the current times answer to Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are a Changin'" and The Cranberries' "Zombie". Even I'd say CCR's "Unfortunate Son". The people attacking him for being an industry plant and tearing him down are the enemies. Anyone who can hear this song and react with hatred and suspicion are exactly what needs to be changed.
if this song touches you then there is still hope🇨🇵
The fact that he is so independent that he has the basic license of DistroKid and goes No. 1… crazy
"Look out for minors not miners on an island somewhere" epstein minors
The sirens in the background right after the song ends, felt like an exclamation point to the message of this song. Degradation HAS BEEN HERE for way too long.
Great reaction...ill sub...❤
I just listened to the remix from Chris Webby. Straight truth and 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I was moved almost as much by your gentleness/concern and honesty in the review as I am by his work. You showed so much respect for the artist/performance and the topics he addressed it was powerful. I agree with the assessment re homeless/vs welfare. A segment of the media really clung to that line as "punching down" when it was the opposite. He didn't say someone shouldn't be able to eat what they want. He said TAXPAYERS shouldn't be paying for unhealthy food, let alone providing resources to someone who clearly has more then enough access to food at the EXPENSE of those who legit need help and aren't getting it. It's a combination of tax fraud/misapplied resources because you are correct - there is a fixed budget for every welfare program. So, every instance of abuse is literally taking food, housing, etc. out of the hands of legit needs and that should be taken seriously out of respect for the taxpayers AND the potential recipients.
Got two more songs out already. Gotta listen to them too...
The important thing is that we pray for Oliver to stay humble and not be corrupted by the same system he’s fighting against.
41 million views this is God's intervention to bring us back together all all colors and all nationalities
I wish I could sit down and talk to you too and answer a lot of questions I'm 63 and I have figured out an awful lot
Really honest, Sounds like you have some reality in your life.
It's authentic, in an inauthentic word
It's been such a long time since you two have popped onto my feed, have to admit I forgot all about you and I consider you two of my favorite reactors. I'm scrolling through your videos from the past 6 months to see what you've been reacting to and why the algorithm hasn't sent you my way. Have you guys reacted to Hi Ren? Or anything by Ren? I'm sure you've seen him making waves with all the other reactors, are you deciding to avoid him because you don't want to hop onto the latest thing? If thats the case I completely understand your hesitation but I implore you to reconsider. Ren is the kind of artist that you both would fall in love with. Creative, smart, funny, talented, multi dimensional, rapper, singer, songwriter. His song Hi Ren is essentially one of the best pieces of.musical theater I have ever seen. I've been watching music reactions pretty religiously for nearly a decade now and ren is the first artist I've seen who makes reactors bring other people onto their channel just to show them Rens music ..and I don't mean one or two reactors I mean dozens of the most popular reactors. Black pegasus has probably had 15 people on at this point to introduce them to ren. If you decide to give him a look I'll give you my personal list of songs to check. Start with Hi Ren. It's his seminal work and the song that put him on the map. It's a back and forth saga between himself and his demons. Portraying the personal struggle he went through while suffering from undiagnosed lym disease. I believe from about 17 to 27. He's early 30s now and finally getting the right treatment.
Next you could go in alot of directions, if you want to hear him rappity rap to an old school hip hop beat you can go with The Hunger, wildfire or what you want. But if it was up to me I think Genesis is the pick here. Well produced rapping with a sick video.
Next I would check out his live buskin performance of I shot the sherrif/road to Zion/ hiphop. It's the one he wears red suspenders in.
After that bit of fun I would check out Jenny's tale/ screeches tale/ violets tale......in that order, all at once. They are three parts to one story.
After that you can have some
Fun and check.out power, humble, the ocean/ fire / suicide / murderer. Go nuts. Every song is a bop. Thanks guys .love ya
This is the first video shot on a real camera with a real mic. All his other videos are all shot on his phone and uses his phone mic
I am surprised you reacted to Oliver but not to Hi Ren by Ren. He is blowing up everywhere.
Rich Men North Of Richmond, he's talking about Wash. DC.
People all over the country need to have a discussion of what you see in his message and galvanizing themselves to try and change the country to a better direction. Many on the left aare going to go to great lengths to try to find something about him to where they can attack his message. Watch them, it has already started.
Dude nailed it...obese part...right on
u r still a vrgn
What did u not like it 😂
This couldn't possibly have been a more dull reaction video lol. You guys got any emotions over there? 😂
He's mourning the world we grew up in, but lost. He knows that we will probably be in the new world for a very long time, if not indefinitely. The song is a lament
And a call to action not acquiescence.
We're homesick for a place that doesn't exist anymore.
I hope you young people understand this
Ok
Regarding the obese part - there's a UA-cam channel that goes into Appalachia to interview people and he digs into the epidemic of the current generation that just doesn't work and instead "collects checks".
He's talking to people in their 20's who are saying something like up to 50% of their graduating class turned 18 and applied for welfare and disability. Their parents collect welfare, disability and social security, so they turn 18 and start applying for assistance.
He asked "what disabilty checks are they getting at 18?" and one person replied he knows of a friend on disability for anxiety and another for back problems. I'm sure obesity is a common one as it would likely give you anxiety and back problems.
Then they just live with their parents and bring in 600-800 a month. Thats preferable to many people vs working in today's climate.
Please do
RØRY - hurt myself
Hailee steinfeld -afterlife
The man had a coupla things he wanted to get off his chest. Election have consequences, stolen elections have catastrophic consequences. Yep, welfare kings and queens. Moreover, we pay for their junk food. He also references the fact that rich people and politicians are engaging in and enabling child sex trafficking. Thanx guys. Peace.
Do you guys have a bulldog? Swear I heard snoring, lol.
Sadly, there are many people out there taking from the system because they have no desire, no motivation to work and they have figured out how to play rhe game to their advantage while meek or embarrassed people who have hit hard times dont even know what is available to them and work some crap job or 3, until they drop. I know several elderly whose pathetic social security barely cover their rent and desperately need assistance. Have a chat with some of them and hear how they believe rhe people in power just hope they die soon so they are one less problem for power mad, greedy politicians.This country is messed up and the bottom line is an alarming number of people care only about themselves and what they can get and this inflation and insane taxation multiplies it all by 100! I see it firsthand and it makes my heart ache.😢
Chris webby remix of this
What you missed was miners on an Island, some ware is in reference to Jeffrey Epstine's Island ware all the politicians were going to for under age children
People, the problem of poor vrs rich has always been with us and it will always be with us. The yin and yang, positive negative, etc.The great thing the US offers is the opportunity to change your status.
Right now we are in the ebb and flow of a downturn in the economy.
Our dollar is devalued because we're printing way too much money, inflation is rampant for the same reason, and the government with all their policies to try to fix this inequality are making it worse.
"What a damn shame what the world's gotten to".
She talks about him instead of the song.
FASCISM IS AT THE ROOT OF WHAT OLIVER SINGS ABOUT BEING BROUGHT TO US BY BIDEN AND HIS UNIPARTY ALLIES. OLIVER IS TRULY BLESSED LIKE MARVIN GAYE WAS FOR ANOTHER GENERATION.
Do you guys even have a clue what this is about? Your Reactions are nill.
enlighten us, please and it’s got to be good if you’re going to convince anyone that it’s anything more or less than what he said. that’s why this song hits most people in a profound way, simple truth.
@@stephenkevindoss1474 they are trying to analyze a song they do not understand really. They come from an urban environment where they are very much part of the "rich men north of richmond", which isn't just DC, but places like NYC too. They have not worked a blue-collar job in their lives, and it shows because they are trying to react to something they do not feel and are basically trying to insert themselves based on what they have heard from other's reactions on the internet.
*You have missed the point of the "welfare passage" in the song's lyrics and the whole of the song.*
You talk like government is right but people are "taking advantage of it" and "of the system." That is not what he sang about at all.
Oliver's point is this: Fatties are taking advantage of their neighbors, their young male neighbors who are worked to the bone for bullshit pay, who must pay those taxes imposed upon them by AN EVIL GOVERNMENT, i.e., the rich men north of Richmond, these young men who end up in the grave early because everyone is kicking t hem down.
It is the men of government who are causing all of the problems and they can do it only because they get enough support from the people who are on the receiving end of their largess.
Social democracy, i.e., imposed income taxation to fund welfare for political favoreds, is the true evil. Politicians would have zero power and could not do the bidding of billionaires without it.
Republicanism, the original design of the USA, from 1781 to 1912, is what made the USA great, what fueled the westward expansion, what gave right to the foundation of everything enjoyed today: electricity, telecom, air travel, automobile, steel, etc.
Definitely the hottie gf / wife has the brains and not the bearded guy.
Reactors who don't lift an eyebrow with miners/minors reference show that they are clueless to current events and they should not be allowed to vote. Slaving away at a dead end job is an easy grab. Miners/minors let's you know if you're truly paying attention.
It's a shame really, this song had so much promise in the first 60sec. After that it turns into a self parody, ,talking about people with nothing to eat and obese milking welfare. Oh well, guys got a killer voice hopefuly he can figure some things out, I would be willing to check out his stuff in the future.
You don’t find it disheartening that there are homeless people starving while some people on welfare are obese, obviously not starving? He’s pointing out the stark contrast. It’s sad you don’t care about the homeless but instead want to protect those who abuse the welfare system. Maybe you are one of them, hence your guilt is kicking in….
Welfare should be for those that need it, not those who take advantage of it.
Someone being obese does not in itself mean they are abusing the system. It's not a zero-sum game, and in the wealthiest country in the world, the fact that anyone goes hungry while we create billionaires is gross and shameful. @@jenniferglenn14
Is this really the number 1 song on Billboard, Cruel Summer is so much better than it
That song came out 4 years ago
You may be young, but popularity is never related to quality. This song however means something.. so it's gonna have legs.
all his songs hit good, hit home from a place that truth comes from, from your soul . if you are young give this song some years and it will age just fine, because this is truly a rare instance where something unites so many…
lol You obviously never struggled in life, hence you thinking Taylor swift song is so meaningful
@@jenniferglenn14 I never said they song was bad even though it's not my genre of music but for it to be the number 1 song in the world doesn't make any sense when they are other song that has more streams and sales than it. That's the way how the Billboard works or atleast how it used to work because I don't think it works like that anymore.
They never hated BABY GOT BACK OR FAT BOTTOM GIRLS SONGS. WTF !
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I don't think that these two can relate to the song probably need to go with out in order to understand
It's called a reaction. Video.... And these fools didn't even react to the most important part of the video.