I'd like to agree with you... But. Wait till the left leaning media gets ahold of this, just like they did to Jason Aldean... They will shred it and denegrate the hell out of it. The Karen's and commies will definitely bitch about it. I promise you this. They take anything like this as a THREAT.. instead of a wake up.
I'm going to softly disagree. There's a particular party that consistently raises taxes to fund this and that and "81 million" who voted in favor of that ideology.
Just a guy in the woods singing from his soul...and it blows away the garbage being made in multi-million dollar studios today. Really a wake up call to people, and as someone who regularly works 60+ hours a week, I feel every word he's saying.
I hope they don't destroy his music by over-production like they did with Melanie Safka. Different genres but very identical styes of singing: Strong, powerful and raw. Both with excellent musical, singing and writing skills. Over-orchestration or over-production will destroy the pure blues roots of this music. Bluesy country with raw soul. This is a historical throw-back to the source of blues, and people are being connected to it. I hope that doesn't change.
I'm an old soul, 69 years old, I'm white male, I cry, seeing people from all races relating to this song, I pray, this will bring everyone together, especially at this time in our world. It's time to vote, the bad ones out, and the good ones in like. We must all vote. GOD BLESS YOU ALL Peace out
They've had more than a century to dig in, figure out the limitations of the system, and exploit it. What happens when the masses finally figure out voting isn't actually their choice rather than a multi choice question with only failing answers? I agree with you, less than half your ages, and I agree that these next few elections will be the last ones with actual choice on the ballot. 10 years maybe and they're desperate to make sure they gain back the control they had until recently since WW2.
Thank you for calling him "brother". It's time we wake up and see that we're all brothers and sisters, regardless of race, gender, sexual preference, political standing or religion, we're in this together!
Amen!!!!!!! Been saying the same thing. We all Americans. Period. Only thing any gov fears is its Citizens UNITED... People need to learn that so they know why they work so dam hard to keep us fighting each other. Peace love n happiness
Obviously political beliefs matter and separate us. The modern democrats hate America, our constitution and values. They are not our brothers and sisters, they are the enemies of freedom. Sorry but Marxists of any kind are not my kin and I don't give a shit what happens to them good or bad.
40million up votes in 10 days. He is viral. People from all over the world are reviewing it and loving it. He's on ITunes...please, download his songs and show your support...he said the quiet part out loud, something we are afraid to say out of fear of being cancelled. He said it loud and proud and with heart. I've been sellin' my soul, workin' all day Overtime hours for bullshit pay So I can sit out here and waste my life away Drag back home and drown my troubles away [Pre-Chorus] It's a damn shame what the world's gotten to For people like me and people like you Wish I could just wake up and it not be true But it is, oh, it is [Chorus] Livin' in the new world With an old soul These rich men north of Richmond Lord knows they all just wanna have total control Wanna know what you think, wanna know what you do And they don't think you know, but I know that you do 'Cause your dollar ain't shit and it's taxed to no end 'Cause of rich men north of Richmond [Verse 2] I wish politicians would look out for miners And not just minors on an island somewhere Lord, we got folks in the street, ain't got nothin' to eat And the obese milkin' welfare [Verse 3] Well, God, if you're 5-foot-3 and you're 300 pounds Taxes ought not to pay for your bags of fudge rounds Young men are puttin' themselves six feet in the ground 'Cause all this damn country does is keep on kickin' them down [Pre-Chorus] Lord, it's a damn shame what the world's gotten to For people like me and people like you Wish I could just wake up and it not be true But it is, oh, it is [Chorus] Livin' in the new world With an old soul These rich men north of Richmond Lord knows they all just wanna have total control Wanna know what you think, wanna know what you do And they don't think you know, but I know that you do 'Cause your dollar ain't shit and it's taxed to no end 'Cause of rich men north of Richmond [Outro] I've been sellin' my soul, workin' all day Overtime hours for bullshit pay
He’s singing for all Americans. We’ve all had enough. He posted a thank you tweet yesterday, thanking everyone for the likes, comments and the shares of his song.
He is singing not just for Americans but whole dam world. We all in the same boat right now. Your cousins in Canada here are suffering just as much with the same bs
@@davidrobbinssr8675 Exactly this is a world wide issue. The setting of his lyrics are america yes but this is a message heard and understood world wide right now.
The cry and angst in his voice is bone chilling, he is fed up and this is the blue collar anthem!!!!! 99% of the world can relate to this unfortunately
"... and not just minors on an island somewhere." Your reaction to that line was similar to mine. I grew up in the Sixties and this took me right back to that decade of protest. My only regret is that we don't have more of this kind of music because art can open people's minds better than any speech. Thanks for the reaction, J. Yeah, we need more good humans like Oliver.
@@mvubu6823 The first line mentions "miners" but in the next line he uses "minors" as indicated by the lyrics to the song. I believe he is referring to sex trafficking, alluding to a famous island visited by politicians and celebrities.
“People like me, & people like you” is the best verse of this whole song. It brings people together from their points of view not their color, birthplace, their family experience. Everyone is experiencing the same suffering.
@@ravenmasters2467 they know you know. That is why they indorse things that put out a direct threat against our lively hood. To create a diversion. They pay people to hype it up. Everything is bat shit insane.
Haha I'm only 50 but can this song bring us together or is there too much division that's already occured ? The rich men in Richmond love it when we fight amongst each other.
Agreed, my father is well into his 80’s and grew up with all the amazing protest music. I played him this and I saw him tear up a little. He said it’s like a modern Woody Guthrie.
It’s an anthem for anyone who wants to live free, keep the money they earn and protect children and the vulnerable. Great reaction. Everytime he gets to the miners/minors line, the faces of those who get it are absolutely amazing. Protect Oliver Anthony at all costs. He made some pretty bold statements about some powerful people. Generic enough but if you know, you know.
He sings the words that so many of us are feeling. The rich are getting richer, and the rest of us are treading water if we're lucky. I'm a 72 year old living in Alabama, a Blue Dot in a sea of Red. But we all can relate to the message in this song and the way it's delivered. We all need to be better humans.
My neighbor played me this song several days before it went viral and I was in tears because it hit so close to home. Things are not going well for most people in this country. He is giving the forgotten people a voice.
things aren't going well for anywhere in this country. Some communities are better at hiding it. Went to the Thrift Store for a 'new pair of shoes' on Friday. Even the Thrift Shop outside the 1%'ers community was stripped bare for the first time in 30 years...crazy what the world is coming to (or turning away from God willing)
Thank you for talking about this. As a Canadian this is speaking volumes to us too. Doesn’t matter who you are or where you are this man nailed it. This song is from the heart where it should be
I played this at the nursing station at my hospital, 5 seconds in nobody said a word, people were tearing up. This song struck a nerve with us working class that we have so needed for a long time.
Yea, it kinda is. The man himself told the repubs running for president that it was about their policies, thats what put him were he is. Like it or not. He's correct too
Dude has some amazing music. I checked out his other songs, and they are just as good. Great music evokes emotional responses. Ive listened to this song at least 50 times already.
This song hit my soul. Doesn't matter if you are a Republican, Democrat, or Independent. Does not matter your ethnicity, this song is about the feelings of everyone.
This song is about blaming the government for poor people taking your money through tax dollars. It does not blame wealthy people taking your money because they do not pay a large enough % of riches you make for them toiling for hours...day after day. It blames poor people and the govenment...not wealthy people taking from you. And by your comment wealthy people have succeded...it hit your soul.
It’s been a world-wind watching the reaction videos of you all. Not only do we see the soul in this song, but we see it through your reaction too. Thank you, brothah!
When I first listened to this song a couple of days ago I thought he was talking about Miner's then my head just blew up when I realized he is talking about minors. That revelation just set me back in my seat, all I could do was cry about that because that one little part of the lyrics put the whole song into perspective. God Bless this Man!
Thanks for spreading the word, brother. Those rich men north of Richmond (Washington DC) are driving our wagon off a cliff, and all of us, Republican and Democrat, black and white, man and woman, gay and straight, are all about to go over the edge, unless we pull ourselves together and take back the reins.
U sound like a bot I hope you aren't cause what you are saying sounds like freedom from this prison we have ALL been in, waging cage matches against each other. I wonder who is the director because this dude has brought in replacements and everything. They are about to get three hots and a cot.
So unless you have been living on another planet--the party of rich people and corporations, the party for tax cuts for corporations and rich people (including a 2 trillion dollar tax cut for them in 2018), the party of union busting, the party of race baiting and revisionist histories, the party of deregulating for large businesses, the party that wanted to break up NATO, the party that is against minimum wage and for offshoring work whenever possible, the party for yearly 800 million dollar defense budgets full of weapons the military says they don't need, the party that gets good men like Oliver, here, to think someone is going to come for his guns and his bible--against all evidence--the party that thinks drag shows are a bigger threat to society than gun violence that is the worst in the western world--including `40,000 deaths each year, the party of support the blue while voting to cut the budget of the cops at the FBI, or calling the cops beaten during Jan 6 "actors", the party, well, of an incompetent, venal, narcissistic, pathological liar, is not the same as the other party with regard to what Oliver is unhappy about. They ain't the same and I hope that the false equivalence that people feel the need to make, falls away with the tsunami of truth that is out there, and accessible on most outlets not named OAN, Fox, Newsmax and the like.
Proud US Navy Vet here. Tears to my eyes. So true. Politicians should take notice. "Your dollar ain't S**t." When the everyman loses faith in the US Dollar, you better wake up to this man sending a flare up.
Oliver Anthony just did more for all the working men and women -don’t matter what color- in three minutes than every politician everywhere combined in the last three decades. He put into words in the most beautiful way possible our collective frustration.
Nah. All he did was parrot right wing talking points, punching down at welfare recipients and blaming taxation instead of the massively obvious elephant in the room- that capitalism has been suppressing wages since the Reagan administration while also raising prices on everything. Of course right wingers want you mad at taxes instead of capitalists, it keeps your eye off the obvious truth that they have been bleeding the middle class into non existence for the last 40 years.
People with common sense are getting into the cultural fight. That’s what it takes to sway society. Not sure if it’s enough to save us, but we can’t win without a cultural revolution.
@@311chanman yes. The left has been fighting a cultural revolution since the 60’s, by using academia, Hollywood, art and music to indoctrinate the youth with Marxist ideology. The right is finally fighting back. I have more examples, if you’re interested.
“livin in a new world, with an old soul.” breaks me every time i hear it. jawn been on repeat since i’ve first heard the song. exactly how i feel. this guy understand.
I absolutely love your response to the lyrics "I wish politicians would look out for 'miners' -- not just 'minors' on an island somewhere"......powerful absolutely powerful...his lyrics and your reaction!
Yours was the only reaction video I wanted to see....this song hits on every level for every man/woman in the USA. Race, color, creed makes no difference, this song is for all of us.
One week ago he was playing to 20 people and no one knew who he was. Days later he has a #1, millions of people know who he is, while playing in front of thousands with everyone singing his songs. Amazing.
He sings truth, from the heart. He sings what we don’t know how to say, or don’t have the courage to say. This reminds me of some of the songs from the 60’s to 70’s.
And already TMZ and Rolling Stone magazine is making him into a bad guy. I'm sure main stream media will follow suit. Media is one of the top reasons our country is what it is today. I think it's a good song, sung from from the heart.
@@t-reyh5937 it's a whiney song. This guy has the advantage of white privilege even though he is a hillbilly and the world has not changed as far as white privilege is concerned.
This man has come into all of our lives and blessed us with his powerful and heartfelt words. It's gut wrenching because every single word of it is true and relatable! No matter your color, creed, sex, age. This song is for all of us.
7m views in 4 days and it's not on tending!? Mainstream doesn't like this guy already. We got to blow him up despite them trying to keep him down already!
There's a video of him playing at the farmers market today that was posted about an hour ago. It was packed and everyone was singing along with him. Standing room only. So happy for him! He had no idea this song would hit the heart of so many.
I was only ELEVEN years old when Jimmy Carter was elected President and really could not understand my parents frustration and disdain for how things went when he was the President and now fast forward forty seven years and I now FULLY understand what they thought, how they felt and the total realm of what life was like then. I was just too young to get it!
I think a powerful line people miss is "Young men are putting themself 6 feet in the ground, cause all this damn country does is keep kickin them down"... FACTS
There are no differences, all these “perceptions” are fed to us, red herrings to control us. You vs me, us vs them, white vs black, to distract all of us being in the same boat.
this country had been kicking them down too long. its a tragedy. worst of all is that them kicking them down also affected other countries young men as well in one way or another
I'm so moved by the unity around this song. It's so encouraging to see folks from all walks of life resonate with this message. This common experience from so many people who are "not on my side" really is restoring my hope in how we can all get along and how we are not as different as it seems on the surface.
That bar, "I wish politicians would look out for miners and not just minors on an island somewhere" is one of the most powerful bars ever sang in a song.
@@kathymarch3653 but it also could be minors, you know, look out for the younger generation and let them be young and stop indoctrinating them into this trans BS.
I'm a pretty hard nosed country girl and crying isn't normal for me but for some reason this song hit me really hard. I think it's all the stress I've been under just trying to feed my family and pay my bills. He's right. It's all just to much to bear anymore. Not sure how much longer I can hold it together 😞
It's not "some" reason, we all know what that treason is, this is just the awakening to the pain of it. Hold it together the best you can and know that a whole lot of us have been doing that while knowing all of this and much more for many, many years. God bless you.
@tommyers4842 miners, as in coal miners. I saw the words written out on Twitter. What you said will also work. So sick of the shit they be doing to the kids..
All this division in the world today being crammed down everyone's throat and blame is being tossed around. Then one song comes along and we all look around and remember, we are all on the same damn boat, and it ain't the fault of anybody standing next to us.....Powerful stuff.
Just came across this young man and this song, and… it’s just blown me away. WOW! My jaw hit the floor. You can feel his pain and frustration in every single word clear to the depths of your soul. PS, I wasn’t crying… my allergies were just bothering me. Hahahaha!! 😂😂😂
Old soul is a southern phrase we use for someone who is wise beyond their years. I was called this by most of my friends and family. He’s definitely got an old soul.
I have watched many reactions of people looking at this singer. The skepticism before beginning then just explodes into instant understanding and then the different emotions over the faces as they absorb each sentence and phrase is amazing to watch. You also was with him after a few words and understood this guys pain and desire to change the country.
I've been watching several reaction videos to this song. One thing they all have in common is the pause. It's hard to unpack all of what this young man is putting down all at once. They say that the truth is a tough pill to swallow, this is a lot of truth hitting you in roughly 3 minutes.
Right there with you. He HITS hard and he isn't mincing his words. UA-cam and Google will censor anyone that says anything about that island and all the corrupt officials tied to it. I have seen it first hand.
This song goes viral, not because everyone likes the music or the beat, but because of the words. 80% of this Country understands what he is saying. It doesn't matter which side of the political fence you are on, the POLITICIANS are killing this Country!!
Stupid voters are just as responsible. Stupid voters voting for handouts and all the chains that come with the handouts. Watching TV until their brains are so saturated with subversion and propaganda that they can't think for themselves. The rich men north of Richmond can only exploit us all if they get enough support to do so.
i'm trans so it matters very much what side of the political fence i'm on, since conservatives claim i'm a danger to children and have openly called for "transgenderism" to be destroyed. "BoTH sIDes R tHe SAmE" putting aside the culture war bullshit that conservatives run on (since they quite literally have no policies), which political party is about to shut down the government (again)? which party nearly had us default on our debt payments, which lowered our global credit rating? which party is trying to improve access to healthcare, to bring manufacturing jobs back to the US, to regulate for cleaner air and water? i don't even LIKE democrats because their corporate interests, but there's no comparison to the absolute clown show of the republican party. christ on a goddamn cracker, the reason this song is "popular" is because it's a *populist rant*. it's simplistic, dog whistling nonsense. i can't express how disappointing it is to see people consume this and parrot it back so uncritically.
I been listening to this song everyday since it came out. I’m 60 hours and 4 days into a 5 day week and trying to score an extra day so I can choose what bills to pay. Father of two with a wife who can’t work. It’s real for us. We are here and we are outside. It feels like nobody has seen us in a long time. Thank god for Oliver Anthony.
Yeah my man, I can tell you the change started happening in the late 90s when shareholders were put ahead of workers and it's purely become about profits for the people who already have money. 1 salary could look after a family your size and a vocation once a year. Now most families need both partners to work and they worse off then a partner with 1 salary over 30 years ago
@@frankconley6321 my son is also supposed to be on disability and being refused his schools is costing me half my annual salary out of pocket off the top. but this is the job i chose this life so i move forward shrug it off as best i can and go back to work
This ain't right wing, left wing. Black or white. This is who 99% of who we are.
🎯 Amen 🙏
Heritage America......We must continue with what our founders had intended, God, country family the world is watching.
I'd like to agree with you... But. Wait till the left leaning media gets ahold of this, just like they did to Jason Aldean... They will shred it and denegrate the hell out of it. The Karen's and commies will definitely bitch about it. I promise you this. They take anything like this as a THREAT.. instead of a wake up.
Us vs the status quo
I'm going to softly disagree. There's a particular party that consistently raises taxes to fund this and that and "81 million" who voted in favor of that ideology.
Just a guy in the woods singing from his soul...and it blows away the garbage being made in multi-million dollar studios today. Really a wake up call to people, and as someone who regularly works 60+ hours a week, I feel every word he's saying.
"One crying out in the wilderness....."
Yep. This is actual art. Most modern country lacks everything that makes art 'good art'. No truth, no authenticity, and no artist's pride.
I hope they don't destroy his music by over-production like they did with Melanie Safka. Different genres but very identical styes of singing: Strong, powerful and raw. Both with excellent musical, singing and writing skills.
Over-orchestration or over-production will destroy the pure blues roots of this music. Bluesy country with raw soul. This is a historical throw-back to the source of blues, and people are being connected to it. I hope that doesn't change.
@@crforfreedom7407agreed I hope this man stays solo
I feel every word too, right in my soul and the pit of my stomach! I don’t know Oliver Anthony but he is a National treasure!
Black, White, Asian and Hispanic - this song speaks to all of us. They want to separate us into tribes but we're all just one tribe.
That is something the rich men nord of Richmond (or where ever your politicians are) don't want us to realize. Which is exactly why it is like this.
I'm an old soul, 69 years old, I'm white male, I cry, seeing people from all races relating to this song, I pray, this will bring everyone together, especially at this time in our world. It's time to vote, the bad ones out, and the good ones in like. We must all vote. GOD BLESS YOU ALL
Peace out
64 I agree
They've had more than a century to dig in, figure out the limitations of the system, and exploit it. What happens when the masses finally figure out voting isn't actually their choice rather than a multi choice question with only failing answers?
I agree with you, less than half your ages, and I agree that these next few elections will be the last ones with actual choice on the ballot.
10 years maybe and they're desperate to make sure they gain back the control they had until recently since WW2.
old, young, black, white, left, right. we all know when things ain't right.
Amen!
Right back at you, love and STRENGTH from IRELAND 🍀🙋
This song has united the country, and honestly the world, more in 3 minutes, than politicians have in 3 decades.
Exactly!!!
Politicians don't want the people united. They're dividing us on purpose.
Oliver Anthony and Jamel out here doing the Lord's work
And that is exactly what they fear.
Resonates up here in Western Canada
Powerful
Thank you for calling him "brother". It's time we wake up and see that we're all brothers and sisters, regardless of race, gender, sexual preference, political standing or religion, we're in this together!
Amen!!!!!!! Been saying the same thing. We all Americans. Period. Only thing any gov fears is its Citizens UNITED... People need to learn that so they know why they work so dam hard to keep us fighting each other. Peace love n happiness
Obviously political beliefs matter and separate us. The modern democrats hate America, our constitution and values. They are not our brothers and sisters, they are the enemies of freedom. Sorry but Marxists of any kind are not my kin and I don't give a shit what happens to them good or bad.
White, black, or any color of the rainbow, we’re Americans. We breathe the same air, and bleed the same blood.
I think most people realize we are one people but mainstream media selling something else
And we only hate each other bc THEY tell us to!
40million up votes in 10 days. He is viral. People from all over the world are reviewing it and loving it. He's on ITunes...please, download his songs and show your support...he said the quiet part out loud, something we are afraid to say out of fear of being cancelled. He said it loud and proud and with heart.
I've been sellin' my soul, workin' all day
Overtime hours for bullshit pay
So I can sit out here and waste my life away
Drag back home and drown my troubles away
[Pre-Chorus]
It's a damn shame what the world's gotten to
For people like me and people like you
Wish I could just wake up and it not be true
But it is, oh, it is
[Chorus]
Livin' in the new world
With an old soul
These rich men north of Richmond
Lord knows they all just wanna have total control
Wanna know what you think, wanna know what you do
And they don't think you know, but I know that you do
'Cause your dollar ain't shit and it's taxed to no end
'Cause of rich men north of Richmond
[Verse 2]
I wish politicians would look out for miners
And not just minors on an island somewhere
Lord, we got folks in the street, ain't got nothin' to eat
And the obese milkin' welfare
[Verse 3]
Well, God, if you're 5-foot-3 and you're 300 pounds
Taxes ought not to pay for your bags of fudge rounds
Young men are puttin' themselves six feet in the ground
'Cause all this damn country does is keep on kickin' them down
[Pre-Chorus]
Lord, it's a damn shame what the world's gotten to
For people like me and people like you
Wish I could just wake up and it not be true
But it is, oh, it is
[Chorus]
Livin' in the new world
With an old soul
These rich men north of Richmond
Lord knows they all just wanna have total control
Wanna know what you think, wanna know what you do
And they don't think you know, but I know that you do
'Cause your dollar ain't shit and it's taxed to no end
'Cause of rich men north of Richmond
[Outro]
I've been sellin' my soul, workin' all day
Overtime hours for bullshit pay
He’s singing for all Americans. We’ve all had enough. He posted a thank you tweet yesterday, thanking everyone for the likes, comments and the shares of his song.
He is singing not just for Americans but whole dam world. We all in the same boat right now. Your cousins in Canada here are suffering just as much with the same bs
@@davidrobbinssr8675suffering more you mean
Working men anthem
@@davidrobbinssr8675 Exactly this is a world wide issue. The setting of his lyrics are america yes but this is a message heard and understood world wide right now.
agreed
The cry and angst in his voice is bone chilling, he is fed up and this is the blue collar anthem!!!!! 99% of the world can relate to this unfortunately
Not just blue collar but for all of us who have worked and struggled to pay the bills and make ends meet.
Country is "3 chords & the truth". This is country. This is truth. This is all of us. This song & presentation hits hard. God Bless
"... and not just minors on an island somewhere." Your reaction to that line was similar to mine. I grew up in the Sixties and this took me right back to that decade of protest. My only regret is that we don't have more of this kind of music because art can open people's minds better than any speech. Thanks for the reaction, J. Yeah, we need more good humans like Oliver.
Then lyric is miners, as in coal miners... but the double meaning is so darn smart.
@@mvubu6823 The first line mentions "miners" but in the next line he uses "minors" as indicated by the lyrics to the song. I believe he is referring to sex trafficking, alluding to a famous island visited by politicians and celebrities.
The Island must be remembered, justice for those harmed.
@@michaelp.7893 surprised how many folks miss that.
@@michaelp.7893there are several islands not just Epstein unfortunately
“People like me, & people like you” is the best verse of this whole song. It brings people together from their points of view not their color, birthplace, their family experience. Everyone is experiencing the same suffering.
i totally agree with your point but (i think its the next line) 'they dont think you know, but i know that you do' is the one that gives me chills.
@@ravenmasters2467 they know you know. That is why they indorse things that put out a direct threat against our lively hood. To create a diversion. They pay people to hype it up. Everything is bat shit insane.
Haha I'm only 50 but can this song bring us together or is there too much division that's already occured ?
The rich men in Richmond love it when we fight amongst each other.
To me the line you reference describes the real definition of Woke, in its original form. @@ravenmasters2467
@@MrTheHillfolkthose of us in Richmond are far from rich... Northern Virginia "elite" control way to damn much
An artist like Oliver only comes around once in a generation.
You are absolutely correct
Woody Guthrie 2.0
Nah they only get discovered once a generation. Many stay in the shadows waiting for their day.
rara avis
Agreed, my father is well into his 80’s and grew up with all the amazing protest music. I played him this and I saw him tear up a little. He said it’s like a modern Woody Guthrie.
It’s an anthem for anyone who wants to live free, keep the money they earn and protect children and the vulnerable. Great reaction. Everytime he gets to the miners/minors line, the faces of those who get it are absolutely amazing. Protect Oliver Anthony at all costs. He made some pretty bold statements about some powerful people. Generic enough but if you know, you know.
Wonderful comment. Couldn't have said it better. ❤
He sings the words that so many of us are feeling. The rich are getting richer, and the rest of us are treading water if we're lucky. I'm a 72 year old living in Alabama, a Blue Dot in a sea of Red. But we all can relate to the message in this song and the way it's delivered. We all need to be better humans.
You got it brother.
My neighbor played me this song several days before it went viral and I was in tears because it hit so close to home. Things are not going well for most people in this country. He is giving the forgotten people a voice.
things aren't going well for anywhere in this country. Some communities are better at hiding it. Went to the Thrift Store for a 'new pair of shoes' on Friday. Even the Thrift Shop outside the 1%'ers community was stripped bare for the first time in 30 years...crazy what the world is coming to (or turning away from God willing)
@@saltyyankee5149same here. The thrift stores around here are bare. It’s almost like in 2020 again
Yeah i hear that. Heard it several weeks ago and had the same feelings.
Well since diaper Don destroyed the country it is easy to see why.
Truth and soul will hit you in your gut, this brother gave me chills and lumps in my throat .
I'm canadian, and this song made me shed a tear . This hits us hard too, we are in the same boat as you Americans
Our real enemy is not each other, it’s the rich men north of Richmond!
Let the church say Aaaaaaamen!!!!
The passion in his voice brings a tear and goosebumps to me every time I hear it
Thank you for talking about this. As a Canadian this is speaking volumes to us too. Doesn’t matter who you are or where you are this man nailed it. This song is from the heart where it should be
That song is going global. It hits hard
I played this at the nursing station at my hospital, 5 seconds in nobody said a word, people were tearing up. This song struck a nerve with us working class that we have so needed for a long time.
This song isn't about left and right. It's about Good vs Evil! Very simple!...from Wyoming USA 🇺🇸 👋🤠
I keep saying, the lyrics taken as a whole, would best be described as producers vs parasites.
Yea, it kinda is. The man himself told the repubs running for president that it was about their policies, thats what put him were he is. Like it or not. He's correct too
Dude has some amazing music. I checked out his other songs, and they are just as good. Great music evokes emotional responses. Ive listened to this song at least 50 times already.
This song hit my soul. Doesn't matter if you are a Republican, Democrat, or Independent. Does not matter your ethnicity, this song is about the feelings of everyone.
This song is about blaming the government for poor people taking your money through tax dollars. It does not blame wealthy people taking your money because they do not pay a large enough % of riches you make for them toiling for hours...day after day. It blames poor people and the govenment...not wealthy people taking from you. And by your comment wealthy people have succeded...it hit your soul.
@@SLG52 You apparently didn't listen.
@@SLG52listen again dumb@ss
@@SLG52… Your comprehension skills need to be brushed up… LOL… SMH
@@SLG52Bingo.
Living in the new world with an old Soul
Love this line
It’s been a world-wind watching the reaction videos of you all. Not only do we see the soul in this song, but we see it through your reaction too. Thank you, brothah!
When I first listened to this song a couple of days ago I thought he was talking about Miner's then my head just blew up when I realized he is talking about minors. That revelation just set me back in my seat, all I could do was cry about that because that one little part of the lyrics put the whole song into perspective. God Bless this Man!
Thanks for spreading the word, brother. Those rich men north of Richmond (Washington DC) are driving our wagon off a cliff, and all of us, Republican and Democrat, black and white, man and woman, gay and straight, are all about to go over the edge, unless we pull ourselves together and take back the reins.
U sound like a bot I hope you aren't cause what you are saying sounds like freedom from this prison we have ALL been in, waging cage matches against each other. I wonder who is the director because this dude has brought in replacements and everything. They are about to get three hots and a cot.
Amen, brother. Enough is enough - it is time to revolt against those who would put us all back in chains.
The lousy Dems! Just say it people!!
@@michaelasay8587It's both for sure but yes the Dems of now are out of control
So unless you have been living on another planet--the party of rich people and corporations, the party for tax cuts for corporations and rich people (including a 2 trillion dollar tax cut for them in 2018), the party of union busting, the party of race baiting and revisionist histories, the party of deregulating for large businesses, the party that wanted to break up NATO, the party that is against minimum wage and for offshoring work whenever possible, the party for yearly 800 million dollar defense budgets full of weapons the military says they don't need, the party that gets good men like Oliver, here, to think someone is going to come for his guns and his bible--against all evidence--the party that thinks drag shows are a bigger threat to society than gun violence that is the worst in the western world--including `40,000 deaths each year, the party of support the blue while voting to cut the budget of the cops at the FBI, or calling the cops beaten during Jan 6 "actors", the party, well, of an incompetent, venal, narcissistic, pathological liar, is not the same as the other party with regard to what Oliver is unhappy about. They ain't the same and I hope that the false equivalence that people feel the need to make, falls away with the tsunami of truth that is out there, and accessible on most outlets not named OAN, Fox, Newsmax and the like.
“People like me, and people like you…” Amen.
You said it right, SANGIN! He is touching the core of this country because WE the PEOPLE feel this and pray this! Great video!
Proud US Navy Vet here. Tears to my eyes. So true. Politicians should take notice. "Your dollar ain't S**t." When the everyman loses faith in the US Dollar, you better wake up to this man sending a flare up.
Oliver Anthony just did more for all the working men and women -don’t matter what color- in three minutes than every politician everywhere combined in the last three decades. He put into words in the most beautiful way possible our collective frustration.
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Nah. All he did was parrot right wing talking points, punching down at welfare recipients and blaming taxation instead of the massively obvious elephant in the room- that capitalism has been suppressing wages since the Reagan administration while also raising prices on everything. Of course right wingers want you mad at taxes instead of capitalists, it keeps your eye off the obvious truth that they have been bleeding the middle class into non existence for the last 40 years.
People with common sense are getting into the cultural fight. That’s what it takes to sway society. Not sure if it’s enough to save us, but we can’t win without a cultural revolution.
100% correct Lisa
A cultural revolution?
For real hopefully everyone can figure that out
There’s already a woke Cultural revolution so the Right is losing
@@311chanman yes. The left has been fighting a cultural revolution since the 60’s, by using academia, Hollywood, art and music to indoctrinate the youth with Marxist ideology. The right is finally fighting back. I have more examples, if you’re interested.
He did not go viral. People feel his soul they are felling equal pain we become one when we here this brother . God bless him xo ❤
“livin in a new world, with an old soul.” breaks me every time i hear it. jawn been on repeat since i’ve first heard the song. exactly how i feel. this guy understand.
He has musically articulated what the SILENT Majority cannot!
This is the Anthem for Revolution 2.0… This young man is the Thomas Paine of our time.
I absolutely love your response to the lyrics "I wish politicians would look out for 'miners' -- not just 'minors' on an island somewhere"......powerful absolutely powerful...his lyrics and your reaction!
The reaction to this song is something truly great. The tide is turning brothers and sisters. Eyes open. No fear.
It is completely authentic and integrated music. He sings from his soul. It rings out from his centre. No money can buy or create this.
All the pain, frustration, and anger of an entire nation watching the death of their country, in a song ! ✝️🙏🇺🇸
Very well said.
Amen 🙏
Amen!!
There’s no denying the man is a hell of a singer, pure raw talent
Yours was the only reaction video I wanted to see....this song hits on every level for every man/woman in the USA. Race, color, creed makes no difference, this song is for all of us.
Go look at his back story! He’s a authentic good person! Like us all life isn’t always easy! It’s a gift!
Bless his old soul!
This song had me crying like a baby. It cut deep. " Living in a new world with an old soul". Damn. That is exactly how I feel most days.
Black, White, Brown, and Native Americans are all fed up, and Oliver just put it into words. His passion just goes right to your soul.
One week ago he was playing to 20 people and no one knew who he was. Days later he has a #1, millions of people know who he is, while playing in front of thousands with everyone singing his songs. Amazing.
There's something magical about it when it happens to good talent, organically, and not through something like American Idol.
He sings truth, from the heart. He sings what we don’t know how to say, or don’t have the courage to say. This reminds me of some of the songs from the 60’s to 70’s.
Yeah I don't listen to this hillbilly garbage. Neither does anyone I know. We stick to actual music and not this nonsense
And already TMZ and Rolling Stone magazine is making him into a bad guy. I'm sure main stream media will follow suit. Media is one of the top reasons our country is what it is today.
I think it's a good song, sung from from the heart.
@@t-reyh5937 it's a whiney song. This guy has the advantage of white privilege even though he is a hillbilly and the world has not changed as far as white privilege is concerned.
This man has come into all of our lives and blessed us with his powerful and heartfelt words. It's gut wrenching because every single word of it is true and relatable! No matter your color, creed, sex, age. This song is for all of us.
God bless him and protect him. This is the true.❤
❤ Rich men North of Richmond !!! Washington DC ! Politicians!
7m views in 4 days and it's not on tending!? Mainstream doesn't like this guy already. We got to blow him up despite them trying to keep him down already!
The comment section is being played with too.
I've been watching.
There's a video of him playing at the farmers market today that was posted about an hour ago. It was packed and everyone was singing along with him. Standing room only. So happy for him!
He had no idea this song would hit the heart of so many.
apparently the entire town came out to support the staff of the market to make sure everyone was taken care of...
I was only ELEVEN years old when Jimmy Carter was elected President and really could not understand my parents frustration and disdain for how things went when he was the President and now fast forward forty seven years and I now FULLY understand what they thought, how they felt and the total realm of what life was like then. I was just too young to get it!
Preach brother. We can feel this song because our souls are colorless. His soul is singing to ours. That is why we feel this so much.
I feel his pain. 😢😢
I think a powerful line people miss is "Young men are putting themself 6 feet in the ground, cause all this damn country does is keep kickin them down"... FACTS
And nobody wants to believe it
I don’t think anyone one missed it at all❤
There are no differences, all these “perceptions” are fed to us, red herrings to control us. You vs me, us vs them, white vs black, to distract all of us being in the same boat.
this country had been kicking them down too long. its a tragedy. worst of all is that them kicking them down also affected other countries young men as well in one way or another
I'm so moved by the unity around this song. It's so encouraging to see folks from all walks of life resonate with this message. This common experience from so many people who are "not on my side" really is restoring my hope in how we can all get along and how we are not as different as it seems on the surface.
This hit my soul. This is what we all feel…he put into a song!
That bar, "I wish politicians would look out for miners and not just minors on an island somewhere" is one of the most powerful bars ever sang in a song.
Miners* not just minors*.
Just to illustrate the clever use of the nomenclature
@@kathymarch3653 yeah I forgot to spell check that one,
Hard facts.
😂 ever you say..
Tell me you don't get out much without telling me you don't get out much
@@kathymarch3653 but it also could be minors, you know, look out for the younger generation and let them be young and stop indoctrinating them into this trans BS.
I'm a pretty hard nosed country girl and crying isn't normal for me but for some reason this song hit me really hard. I think it's all the stress I've been under just trying to feed my family and pay my bills. He's right. It's all just to much to bear anymore. Not sure how much longer I can hold it together 😞
I pray that our father in heaven lightens your load and blesses you so abundantly that you have blessings to share. Amen
Hang in there girl. God loves ya. You got this
You're not walking alone, the ONLY way I'm making is I'm grabbing Jesus coat-tails!
Please hang in there and learn to meditate a little, this helps so much. Think outside the box and make it happen, you can do this.
It's not "some" reason, we all know what that treason is, this is just the awakening to the pain of it. Hold it together the best you can and know that a whole lot of us have been doing that while knowing all of this and much more for many, many years. God bless you.
This guy is the real deal and speaks the truth I love him and I can relate so much to his song ❤
This reasonates with many people al over the world!
“Wish politicians would look out for miners and not just minors on an island somewhere” Knew you’d get that one!
AMEN!!!!
FACTS!
@tommyers4842 miners, as in coal miners. I saw the words written out on Twitter. What you said will also work. So sick of the shit they be doing to the kids..
@@tommyers4842 He's saying they should care more about MINERS vs Hurting MINORS on islands.. aka Epstien Island!
@@tommyers4842he meant minors. Lyrically he says " I wish politicians would look out for minors
NOT JUST minors on an island somewhere."
He's speaking the truth, amen 🙏 to the truth.
Shout out to you Jamel, keep up the good work brother 🤟
That song went viral because so many of us felt that song in our souls, he is spitting truth.
All this division in the world today being crammed down everyone's throat and blame is being tossed around. Then one song comes along and we all look around and remember, we are all on the same damn boat, and it ain't the fault of anybody standing next to us.....Powerful stuff.
This dropped on Thursday and now has well over 7 million veiws Including other channels sharing it!
This song is how many of us feel no matter who are what we are.
This song has gone around the world. People from every country can relate.
Just came across this young man and this song, and… it’s just blown me away. WOW! My jaw hit the floor. You can feel his pain and frustration in every single word clear to the depths of your soul. PS, I wasn’t crying… my allergies were just bothering me. Hahahaha!! 😂😂😂
ANOTHER TRUTH TELLER!!!!! IT TAKES EVERY VOICE❤🇺🇲💯🙏. STAND AND BE COUNTED
Old soul is a southern phrase we use for someone who is wise beyond their years. I was called this by most of my friends and family. He’s definitely got an old soul.
Thank you! That's the first time I've seen someone explain that line
I'm a old white cowboy.
I love knowing young people understanding this fantastic story!!!!
We're all just people.. love you all
This is an anthem for the world! Transcends race, borders and cultures…we are all in this together.
To anyone that has had to work and is a single father this song hits close to home for me. I love my Daughter
Good for you brother. This song especially resonates with men.
with you on that
I am also a single father that is raising 2 daughters. Best job I ever had(borrowed from Fury).
It hits me because I already lived all of this in another life, in USSR.
I miss my daughter....
I have watched many reactions of people looking at this singer. The skepticism before beginning then just explodes into instant understanding and then the different emotions over the faces as they absorb each sentence and phrase is amazing to watch. You also was with him after a few words and understood this guys pain and desire to change the country.
Brother has SOUL thats for sure
Bloody hell this song hits then hits again...
StaySafe Brothers&Sisters
❤2ALL
✌👍🤜🏽
Great song for the forgotten blue collar American . Raw and Heartfelt. Good stuff Jamal
I've been watching several reaction videos to this song. One thing they all have in common is the pause. It's hard to unpack all of what this young man is putting down all at once. They say that the truth is a tough pill to swallow, this is a lot of truth hitting you in roughly 3 minutes.
When hope and truth is scarce, the righteous gravitate towards it.
The song of the century! Finally a song with so much truth & tons of soul.
If you dont tear up listening to this for the first time then you're not really hearing it. Stay strong brothers.
If I don't cry like a child it means I'm deaf?
I'd cry if I did become deaf probabaly.
I did, when he sang "I wish I could wake up and it not be true".😢
He’ll bring us altogether. We all should care about our precious babies ☺️💕
Peace and Love! Livin in the new world with an old soul in Canada. This is a WORLD anthem. He is feelin what I am livin
Last time I checked...this song has more than 7 MILLION VIEWS!!!! Oliver broke the net world wide. He's also #1 & 2 on ITunes.
"I wish politicians would look out for Miners and not just Minors on an island some where"-Best line in a country song in a very long time
Amazing
Justice for innocents harmed.
truth, that hit hard af
Right there with you. He HITS hard and he isn't mincing his words. UA-cam and Google will censor anyone that says anything about that island and all the corrupt officials tied to it. I have seen it first hand.
What does it mean. Not from the states. Minors on an island somewhere ?
Spread this song beyond the hills and valleys of the world!
He poured his entire soul into that. How can you not feel it?
This song goes viral, not because everyone likes the music or the beat, but because of the words. 80% of this Country understands what he is saying. It doesn't matter which side of the political fence you are on, the POLITICIANS are killing this Country!!
Stupid voters are just as responsible. Stupid voters voting for handouts and all the chains that come with the handouts. Watching TV until their brains are so saturated with subversion and propaganda that they can't think for themselves. The rich men north of Richmond can only exploit us all if they get enough support to do so.
People behind the scenes, unelected officials, control the politicians. That’s the biggest crisis.
#voteoutliberalscoasttocoast
#TrumpKennedy2024
i'm trans so it matters very much what side of the political fence i'm on, since conservatives claim i'm a danger to children and have openly called for "transgenderism" to be destroyed.
"BoTH sIDes R tHe SAmE"
putting aside the culture war bullshit that conservatives run on (since they quite literally have no policies), which political party is about to shut down the government (again)? which party nearly had us default on our debt payments, which lowered our global credit rating? which party is trying to improve access to healthcare, to bring manufacturing jobs back to the US, to regulate for cleaner air and water?
i don't even LIKE democrats because their corporate interests, but there's no comparison to the absolute clown show of the republican party.
christ on a goddamn cracker, the reason this song is "popular" is because it's a *populist rant*. it's simplistic, dog whistling nonsense. i can't express how disappointing it is to see people consume this and parrot it back so uncritically.
AGREED 🙌🏻
Like the rest of us.. He's had enough! I don't often comment on your videos, but this one is fire!!
What a song ……. Man oh man he got that spot on !!! Lots of people fed up …….
Best reaction to this song ive seen yet. Youre right, protect this man!
I been listening to this song everyday since it came out. I’m 60 hours and 4 days into a 5 day week and trying to score an extra day so I can choose what bills to pay. Father of two with a wife who can’t work. It’s real for us. We are here and we are outside. It feels like nobody has seen us in a long time. Thank god for Oliver Anthony.
Honestly mate, reinforcing something like that can't be beneficial for your brain.
Yeah my man, I can tell you the change started happening in the late 90s when shareholders were put ahead of workers and it's purely become about profits for the people who already have money. 1 salary could look after a family your size and a vocation once a year.
Now most families need both partners to work and they worse off then a partner with 1 salary over 30 years ago
I understand you. I'm retirement age with a completely disabled wife who can't get disability and I struggle daily.
@@DJWESG1 its beaten into me every day of my life the reinforcement is done. he just put words to the struggle and the despair.
@@frankconley6321 my son is also supposed to be on disability and being refused his schools is costing me half my annual salary out of pocket off the top. but this is the job i chose this life so i move forward shrug it off as best i can and go back to work
He speaks for the working man and I agree.
That man is speaking for all of us!
He’s singing everything we feel.
protect this man at all cost!