True. But there’s always a downside grasshopper.. there’s more folks than ever putting there stuff out independently but alot of it’s noise (matter of perspective) Lotta folks taking up space.. anyone can make it but damn.. sure is crowded
@@terrywbreedlove "And the obese milkin' welfare Well, God, if you're five-foot-three and you're three-hundred pounds Taxes ought not to pay for your bags of Fudge Rounds" What's the metaphor here?
He's referring to people getting rewarded for sitting on their pockets all day while others are out grinding, making things happen. Welfare became a reward system for those that are flat out lazy and funded by those that live paycheck to paycheck working jobs that alot of welfare recipients consider below them. Welfare is supposed to be for a hand up, not a hand out. Most Americans realize the importance of welfare, but know how abused its become.
@@TubaTones BS--it is not right that us taxpayers have to pay for some who milk the welfare to keep their 5'3" 300lb body full of bags of fudge rounds....while most can barely buy enough food and gas to keep our ourselves alive...
@@TubaTonesthe only lyric you’re talking about is referring to the lazy people who use government assistance to stay lazy rather than putting in the effort to better themselves. If you’re 5’3” and 300lbs using government money to stay 300lbs then you dont really need it compared to people who actually are starving.
I’m absolutely certain that this song is on such a higher level than the music you listen to, you can’t even consider them both music. This is what music is. You liking it is entirely irrelevant, it’s legitimate music. I trust you’ve never actually heard music. Only garbage with catchy beats with lyrics some asshole in a corporate office wrote for your pawn of an “artist” who is nothing but a bitch for these oligarchs and simply do what they say. Tell me, what absolute garbage with utterly meaningless lyrics do you listen to? @@TylerSmith-qx6uz
@@craigmusa2254your comment just makes you sound stupid. If you don't understand it, you're too young or just don't give a damn about anyone else's life.
i’ve been an avid hater of country music my entire life. rich men north of richmond completely changed my whole perspective on the genre. thank you for opening my mind to a world of music i didn’t know i would love.
Same here buddy. Ended up on a boat for a weekend and the only CD was Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard- “Pancho and lefty”. If you’re getting older and tired and ever been done wrong by a woman it is an incredible album. Especially if you drink and smoke, I’d recommend it heavily.
This man is the most humbled person I've ever seen he cancelled a concert at Cotton eye Joe's in Tennessee because they were charging people $130 a ticket he wouldn't do it because they were charging the people too much they was going to give him $150,000 for 60 minutes and he was going to do it but he was driving in his truck and his friend told him what they were charging people and he pulled off the side of the road canceled the concert this is a good man right here he cannot be bought
@@j102h pls continue to put a human on a such a high pedestal why don’t you. This man is not God. A quick google search will show you what I’m talking about. This isn’t about me trying to deceive you 😂
@@MfConnor he sounds like a human person to me with a human voice. I would say hes a very good singer, and if you ask me, he sounds like Ed Sheeran, is Ed a soul singer?
I don’t like it. I think it’s a trap. It’s tempting people into despair and victimhood. He keeps saying “this is how things are now” in a defeated way. Eff that. The fight isn’t over. He’s demoralizing people and tricking them into loving defeat. Just look at the record label he signed with. He’s a snake.
@@barneyboyle6933it’s not acceptance it’s the harsh reality and his tone of voice reflects that it’s a reality. Yes the fight isn’t over and he never said definitively this is how things will stay just you know. Recognizing there is a problem and giving it a platform for others to see it as well. Once you recognize there is a problem and you can get others to admit there is a problem, you can go about fixing it. You can’t fix a problem if you aren’t able to recognize it as one. That’s all this song did was put it in a format to where many people can see that there’s a problem here and it can be a “it is what it is” situation or you can have a backbone and start the slow journey to fixing it. That is all or at-least how I interpreted it. Life’s all about perspective my friend
@@barneyboyle6933it is the way things are now. That don't mean you can't change it. I've also heard he wrote it when he was dealing with depression. And I can tell you, when i was feeling down n out like that, I wrote what I felt. Got some damn good poems and songs out of it. Aint nobody a victim unless you let yourself become one. They said I had depression, but I aint never HAD depression. Catch me? (*Edit idk what label he signed with tho so you could be right, but we could both be)
@barneyboyle6933 💯 bud! ❤ It's more conditioning, brainwashing the majority to know, think and believe all the bad, and wrong and furthermore that there is nothing you can do. I've been trying to drip feed this to people for time now. Imo this guy is another who will be famous for 15 minutes then fade into obscurity. Duality at work again.....the one side he's singing loud with heart and soul about the wrong done to us, and at same time he's a "nobody" who can again give that little false hope to people that, you can do it....another pide piper!
Just sang from his heart told the truth and ppl need to hear others go thru the shit and we all living this life we all got our struggles edit thank you everyone
Sounds more like he needs to make better choices about where he works to me …. Unless he wants to go thru life always blaming “The Rich Man” for his troubles ….
I think most people are missing the point of this song in that he's lost hope. Hope has been stolen from his by those controlling our society. Without hope people are sitting on their asses and smoking pot all day because they see no point in putting effort into life.
@@bubbajones4522 When you blame other people for your situation, you`ve given them permission to control you. Stop making excuses, breaking promises and blaming others. Easy to say, hard to do, but watch your world change for the better when it becomes your mission.
@@curbmassayea you gotta take responsibility and initiative in your life absolutely but, the rich get richer while the middle class get closer to poor, price of life goes up and our pay stays the same. Our food is poison and if it’s not it’s expensive, our media is poison. You can grind and grind all day but it can feel hopeless when the powers that be wanna keep you down. When life feels like an endless grind to just keep the lights on and food in your families belly it can feel hopeless for sure.
@@bubbajones4522He's not doing it becuawe there's no point so might as well smoke weed all day your making it way to simple. He's saying people like him and many turn to other avenues just to avoid a shitty life which is true.
damn this videos are straight trash these days. video is titled "how oliver anthony got the no. 1 song with no prior songs" and then tells you jack shit. most of us humans are so fucking stupid we watched the whole thing knowing full well it was click bait and not going to tell us anything. explains the state of the world.
@@shakeandbaked1medieval peasants had more days off than the modern working class citizen. Capitalism and corporate greed absolutely fucked the working class and now there is no middle class and they aren't building any new affordable entry level homes. Our bosses want us to live at work and bend over backwards for the company that doesn't give a flying fuck about you. But yea stop smoking pot because that's the problem with the world. Not the fact corporations, gov, and private entities have overstepped boundaries and abuse the fact that now people are more easily controllable than ever because they are literally too tired/broke to actually give a shit, much less do something about it. Meanwhile the next generation is addicted to Internet devices and social media and zero communication skills in person, the system isn't even broken, its all by design
He literally blames obese people for all of the problems.. the fuck are you all on about? Not only that, but it was straight up confirmed that he's an industry plant for right wingers....
Saw him in concert at the Ozark Amphitheater in Missouri! Just fantastic. From his soul to his speaking and incorporating actual scripture to a half drunk half high crowd… was powerful. Living on his own terms.
He's got an extremely STRONG country voice. The PASSION in his soul comes straight out of his mouth. So precise, too. He's got a very special talent. His song writing capabilities are just as good, too.
@@BlazeQuotes I think you can really see it when CZcams reaction channels really get a hit with it. No matter what type of music they normally react to, the words get them. The song is literally just 4 chords but had such an impact on the nation.
@@jlvandat69I take no responsibility for the current economic state of the United States of America, did I "lose" 6 billion dollars overnight due to an accounting error? Should I take responsibility for the president drone striking people who both deserve and don't?
@@peskypenguinz I think you misunderstood me. I will try and explain better. It's unrealistic for a person to take responsibility for things outside their control such as how each tax dollar is spent or decisions made by military commanders during war. I was referring to responsibilities related to our own life. For example, my financial condition....it is I who chooses how and when to spend money so if I don't have a good savings account, it's my fault. Also in terms of personal health...It is I who chooses what to eat, and whether or not to exercise regularly. If I am obese, I take responsibility for that. I see way too many people who are dissatisfied with their life and blaming others, and it's concerning.
As a 41 yr old father. This song brings me hope that I'm not alone thinking stuff ain't right. I've always known, but looking forward, for the kids, makes me sad sometimes. We got to make some changes folks. It's going to hurt. It's going to be scary. But as long as we got eachother and God, we will be fine ❤️❤️🙏🙏💪
There’s a pretty good video of Victor David Hanson on Independent Institute talking about the whole of the issues and how the left,politicians, Universities etc all know each other work one way or another together and how they have been and are destroying the country and have taken it way too far with their crazy self serving policies
Here in The Netherlands also a huge hit and a lot of people can relate to it. Similar shit is going on by the governments printing money and spending like it’s nothing but in the end the lower and middle class can pay the price for it. Bring back musicians again and let them write their own songs… lots of love and respect!
Not universal. It's a first world problem so not universal. English language song likely more relevant meaning for Americans UK Can Aus NZ. Lot of Europe has good working pay conditions, good work life balance, good holidays etc . Places like Sweden Denmark etc People in Africa Asia and the Americas would love to have a damn job with overtime to go to and pay to feed and provide for their kids and families.
@@user-em4dx6sg7y I beg to differ frontwards, look at the problems Sweden is facing now with immigration etc. Also in europe we saw our savings go up in flames worth only 80% of its original value, and with the first world leading the rest of the economy, It’s a global issue…
From all the comments, so many People listen yet few understand his message. Which is drinking and drugs will chain you to that lifestyle with no escape. But in a month time the song will begin to fade away and they’re still drunk and taking drugs. Shame but It’s a sad life for many.
That opening line hits you right away. Most songs you gotta wait a little bit for the lyrics to come in, but his just hit you as soon as the song plays and every line is just perfect and relateable
He made plenty of money where he worked. His suffering was self induced. He says he went home to waste his life away. He had plenty of money to do whatever he wanted with his life.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT... HIS ANCESTORS STOLE EVERYTHING FROM THE NATIVE AMERICANS... LOL HE IS SHAMEFULLY COMPLAINING... HE WOULD BE IN EUROPE... HIS ANCESTORS STOLE EVERYTHING FROM THE NATIVE AMERICANS... HE HAS NOTHING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT..
@@John.Christopher it wasn’t the phone, it was the fact he recorded it on CZcams and then downloaded the sound mix from CZcams to then upload to Spotify and it sounds like that. No mixers, no fancy microphones, just a man and his feelings!
Seen him last week. And wow what a voice this guys got on him. Only a few hit hard like that. First was Pantera. Then Chris Cornell then Chris Stapleton. Oliver was up there for me personally on hearing them live. No playback nonsense. Straight up vocals.
@@loading3933Yes very true. I saw him perform and met him, he doesn’t really like all the attention but at the same time he does a little bit. I think it’s just some adjustments he needs to tend to since his life has drastically changed all of a sudden
This is a great example of you never know whats around the corner.... From gaining everything, to losing everything. Be thankful for every little thing!
This is one of the most profound happenings in music, not to mention in popular culture. This is someone being embraced by the masses for all of the right reasons. He’s touched people’s souls with a song he wrote about his experience making his way in a dark and unfair world. He doesn’t need a nice ass, or a sculpted physique, or money, or a bunch of material fanfare. He wrote an honest song about an honest man living an honest life, and that’s it. This is why I love music, and this is among the best uses I’ve ever seen for the internet and streaming video platforms. I hope this guy enjoys his newfound fame and that his audience allows him to make a living singing his songs, if that’s what he wants. Joe Rogan’s guest really hit it home when he said, “Now that’s soul. You know he sounds just like that in person.” Yep. 👍
I think the boys confused. Seems like he points the finger equally at politicians and poor people for his problems, and those things are not in the same world of problems. Does some of your tax dollars go to poor people? Sure. But the majority of it goes to rich people as decided by our politicians. I wish it was reversed. I wished the poor got 90% of our taxes and the defense contractors and all the other ghouls who are raking in our money got the 10% but that’s not how the politicians set this all up. This kid is mad and rightfully so, but he’s lost about who to blame.
😂😂 pump the breaks. This song is extremely basic. Outside the lyrics its nothing special. Basic chord progression on an out of tune guitar with no vibrato in the vocals not singing with his diaphragm.
I'm 46 and I've been working 70-80 hours a week for the last 28 years. My father showed me this by working his ass off his whole life only to get cancer and pass away at 56. He told me he wished he would have been able to spend more time with us but he had to make money to feed us and keep a roof over our head, he didn't even get to enjoy his golden years of retirement....I'm afraid that's the path I'm on now, we are ALL just slaves of the system
Until you find out the artist is upper middle class and this song is actually almost completely unknown outside of conservative echo chambers, but was astroturfed to appear popular.
The song comes from the heart of this honest gentleman and is not divided into colors and flags, but into honest feelings that every man feels, regardless of which country you come from.
Tell me when manual labor pay has ever been good. I’m 50. Wasn’t good when I was younger. My dad did it his entire life. We had no money. Funny how there’s an enormous amount of opportunity out here but dum dums sit around and bitch about everything. Make yourself better. I bet he isn’t fussing after that song hit the charts.
@@rooster6461 I work for myself and do pretty well, so I'm eating high on the cow.. Get a skill set and become a sub-contractor of your skill. Don't get paid for time get paid for your skill.. Pays more and you don't sing songs like this sad shi
He’s an industry plant. This was definitely written by experienced people in a very nice studio lol. It is still a great song though and I’m happy to see his success
I'm not a fan of her music, but Taylor Swift is a bad example. She's written most of her own music, that's why she went back and re-made a lot of stuff under "Taylor version" after being fucked over by the record label that first scooped her. It's an interesting story I'd recommend reading up on
Just got off a horrible 12 hr shift stuck in a dead end job been looking for over 2 yrs for something better. This song made me break down in tears cause so true for most of us in this world
When that happened to me I was praying every single day that God would have someone notice my hard work and offer me a better job or that I would run into someone and make a friend that would offer me a better job and after like 6 months that actually happened and I was making double what I was making before I was praying about it
@@victormunoz1571 it’s not always what you know but who you know and also the location of where you live. If you live in an area that the economy is shit and theirs very little options in that area unless you know someone or were taught by your family like your dad or given an opportunity than you don’t have much options other than maybe school and some ppl can’t wait 4 years or more to make good money they have to make money right when they are old enough like me where I had to start working when I was 15 or I wasn’t gonna eat enough food. You can’t sell drugs in certain areas either cause not all places have a market for it and police are heavy and theirs more ppl that will tell than stay solid so that might not be an option there either. A lot of ppl need to either work their way up and that takes years and years of not taking days off and working harder than anyone else in the whole company and not making mistakes much or you need to know someone or go to school.
That works out to about 60hrs a week. 6240 hours total in 2 years. If you spent that much time building a small construction/landscaping company for yourself after 2 years you'd be telling your 3 employees what to do. Facts. Take some initiative. Peace.
@@aprilaclarkgotta have the capital funds to start something like that. So please, the people who were given things, don't act like it was hard. Don't act like people can just go out & get 100k loans. it's rude to have this thought process in general. 5 years ago when i was struggling, i just had to keep going... now i am in 6 figures a year, but i still remember where i came from & dont demean or talk down to people.
@@kdingo2909 its not in Scandinavia or germany what so ever: then again, its not any kind of music style your would here in these regions - perhaps its just in the old ‘Commenwealth’ its happening
@@Norseraider84 It's pretty much illegal for Germans to think for themselves these days anyway. And Swedish citizens have to pay through the nose for the handouts to illegal immigrants and their countless family members. Either you're in a bubble or willfully ignorant.
@@Norseraider84bud at the end of the day everyone can relate to this even in other countries. You think you can only relate to songs in your language? You ain’t been working all day for bullshit pay?
Good music will always touch the soul. This song represents the human condition as we know it at the moment. Every word is truth and every lyric is sung with conviction. Thank you for allowing us to connect with you Oliver.
Except for dumb contradictory lyrics about welfare and obesity. A lot of those people are fat from cheap g0yslop that has very little nutritional value. A lot of those poor fat white people are in the same boat as him - getting exploited while the jevvish elites enrich themselves and have their own pedo islands
Jesus character was clinically insane... he fastest in the desert for 40 days and he started to exhibit signs of schizphrenia/psychosis... he started hallucinating and saw this character of the bible called "Lucifer" and Lucfier was "invisible" and had "Invisible powers" and only the people who had schizophrenia/manic psychosis could see the fake bible character... it's sad jesus needed a psych ward...
I ain’t cried in pain but once as an adult. I mean yeah when my kids said dad or when I think of my sons first fish! This guys song brings tears every time. It’s so true!!! It’s like what I believe was pulled from my head and put in a song
@user-pv8zw2bp9c Virginia is part of the South there genius... can tell you aren't from the south. WV here, most southern northern state (civil war) &, most northern southern state (we're the last southern state before you hit northern ones). Learn your shit if you're gonna talk it there hoss.
That song always gives me chills and brings the tears up man. I think what it was is that he just sat and thought for a but, and just put the common man's internal thoughts into music. He said something we've all been feeling, and thats what art really is. He connected, because he actually relates
It relates because he has suffered. That first verse is personal, written in the first person. Those who feel they have suffered similarly relate to him.
This is the best part about the internet. We don’t need a label to be heard anymore.
it's a damn shame what the world's gotten to? man it's always been that way
True. But there’s always a downside grasshopper.. there’s more folks than ever putting there stuff out independently but alot of it’s noise (matter of perspective)
Lotta folks taking up space.. anyone can make it but damn.. sure is crowded
But you need a label to continue
@@xxZerosumxx social media manager at most
@LavaDude He's signed with the UTA label last year.
Hell of a singer right from the heart.......resonates with 90% of the human race.
Let’s goooo
Exactly!!!❤
99% probably
Nope
Probably 99% of us now consider most the wealth is with the top 1% 😂 what a legend this guy is
YOU COULD FEEL THE SOUL &PAIN IN HIS VOICE
Because it's all true!!!
That’s our Southern brother just pouring his heart out!!!!
He is singing what people's hearts are feeling, this is a song for the people❤
Are people really that concerned about what people on food stamps eat though?
@@NinjaThatLongboards You missed the class when they taught about using Metaphors in grade school right ?
@@terrywbreedlove "And the obese milkin' welfare
Well, God, if you're five-foot-three and you're three-hundred pounds
Taxes ought not to pay for your bags of Fudge Rounds"
What's the metaphor here?
Think it through @@NinjaThatLongboards
@@NinjaThatLongboardspoint is they’re gettin fat off the money of hard workin people when they themselves aren’t doin shit.
Not just the words but the pain of life itself comes through his voice. It resonates through anyone that ever worked a dead end job just to survive.
Except for the fact that half ways through the song, he turns on those very people and attacks the poor and working class.
Read the lyrics.
He's referring to people getting rewarded for sitting on their pockets all day while others are out grinding, making things happen. Welfare became a reward system for those that are flat out lazy and funded by those that live paycheck to paycheck working jobs that alot of welfare recipients consider below them. Welfare is supposed to be for a hand up, not a hand out. Most Americans realize the importance of welfare, but know how abused its become.
@@TubaTones BS--it is not right that us taxpayers have to pay for some who milk the welfare to keep their 5'3" 300lb body full of bags of fudge rounds....while most can barely buy enough food and gas to keep our ourselves alive...
@@TubaTonesthe only lyric you’re talking about is referring to the lazy people who use government assistance to stay lazy rather than putting in the effort to better themselves. If you’re 5’3” and 300lbs using government money to stay 300lbs then you dont really need it compared to people who actually are starving.
Don't mistake envy for 'pain'
A lot of Country music is full of soul! It’s part of what true country music was built off of; Blues and Soul. Love Oliver Anthony’s voice!
Absolutely love his voice..
sad that they dont make real country music anymore
Meh. This is more like mountain music then country music.
Radio wv and appalchia untold are full of appalchian singer song writers just like him
Old country music yes, this new era of "country" music is garbage in my opinion.
Power of social media. There's so much talent everywhere .
No one should have a monopoly on talent or anything else for that matter
He sings from the heart.
yes HE duze & U know wut els 🤨 mother fucka can sing & he'z singing from a place that'z deep down & so real it'z on a nutha 🎚️ level
It’s a pretty lame song though.
@@TylerSmith-qx6uz not if it'z real nigga 🤨 WUT are u 1 of thoze PROS'STATE🧐SER'VAYEZ
I get goosebumps and chills every time I hear his voice it’s crazy
I’m absolutely certain that this song is on such a higher level than the music you listen to, you can’t even consider them both music. This is what music is. You liking it is entirely irrelevant, it’s legitimate music. I trust you’ve never actually heard music. Only garbage with catchy beats with lyrics some asshole in a corporate office wrote for your pawn of an “artist” who is nothing but a bitch for these oligarchs and simply do what they say.
Tell me, what absolute garbage with utterly meaningless lyrics do you listen to? @@TylerSmith-qx6uz
He did what music use to be…put his heart in it.
Ok lol
@@craigmusa2254your comment just makes you sound stupid. If you don't understand it, you're too young or just don't give a damn about anyone else's life.
Clearly you’ve never heard of Jelly Roll
Nobody said he’s the only one ,if yu feel he didn’t put his heart in it then say that.
@@dibonaa808thegreat7 The song is about fat people eating all his food away, isn't it? xD
It still gives me chills...
and tears...
i’ve been an avid hater of country music my entire life. rich men north of richmond completely changed my whole perspective on the genre. thank you for opening my mind to a world of music i didn’t know i would love.
Ya and that song fucking blows
Same here buddy. Ended up on a boat for a weekend and the only CD was Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard- “Pancho and lefty”. If you’re getting older and tired and ever been done wrong by a woman it is an incredible album. Especially if you drink and smoke, I’d recommend it heavily.
Country is about real life even of you don't live in a rural area. It's relatable.
@@joshmcdevitt137 Ah, glad to know you had a terrible time. We hope you don't return.
@@joshmcdevitt137why dont you like it? Are you using food stamps to buy fudge rounds or something?
I can't describe it but the first time I heard him sing, it felt like it went through me and gave me cold chills. So much emotion in that man.
I honestly felt like munting.
That’s how country use to be, now it’s nothing but pop music with an accent
Me too
This man is the most humbled person I've ever seen he cancelled a concert at Cotton eye Joe's in Tennessee because they were charging people $130 a ticket he wouldn't do it because they were charging the people too much they was going to give him $150,000 for 60 minutes and he was going to do it but he was driving in his truck and his friend told him what they were charging people and he pulled off the side of the road canceled the concert this is a good man right here he cannot be bought
A man of integrity can't conform with the system.
Let's pray this soul remains.
@@mubashirmohiuddin5346 Don't make shit up. We can tell.
@@j102h pls continue to put a human on a such a high pedestal why don’t you. This man is not God. A quick google search will show you what I’m talking about. This isn’t about me trying to deceive you 😂
He's pretty arrogant about those on welfare.
It needs to be on the goddamn radio
Main stream media would never allow that
But I agree
@@alexdonnelly9821high school dropout wonders why he can’t make a living.
I think he's probably doing just fine at this time. @steveb796
@@crazydee1955 gonna have to change his tune then.
That's that deep soul music. Got to be in you, not on you ❤
That’s just music, dudes calling cultural appropriation already by saying “that’s soul right there”
@@missionpupa That's your opinion, but if you can't look at him and listen to him and think he's got soul in his voice....you may be lacking
@@MfConnor he sounds like a human person to me with a human voice. I would say hes a very good singer, and if you ask me, he sounds like Ed Sheeran, is Ed a soul singer?
@missionpupa I see your point but I am going to agree to disagree on this one 😉 best to you 🥰
This is the kind of music that I’m glad is gaining traction. A genuine song with real emotions that is relatable to most listeners. Great tune
I don’t like it. I think it’s a trap. It’s tempting people into despair and victimhood. He keeps saying “this is how things are now” in a defeated way. Eff that. The fight isn’t over. He’s demoralizing people and tricking them into loving defeat. Just look at the record label he signed with. He’s a snake.
Shut up and listen to "WAP"
- corporate america
@@barneyboyle6933it’s not acceptance it’s the harsh reality and his tone of voice reflects that it’s a reality. Yes the fight isn’t over and he never said definitively this is how things will stay just you know. Recognizing there is a problem and giving it a platform for others to see it as well. Once you recognize there is a problem and you can get others to admit there is a problem, you can go about fixing it. You can’t fix a problem if you aren’t able to recognize it as one. That’s all this song did was put it in a format to where many people can see that there’s a problem here and it can be a “it is what it is” situation or you can have a backbone and start the slow journey to fixing it. That is all or at-least how I interpreted it. Life’s all about perspective my friend
@@barneyboyle6933it is the way things are now. That don't mean you can't change it. I've also heard he wrote it when he was dealing with depression. And I can tell you, when i was feeling down n out like that, I wrote what I felt. Got some damn good poems and songs out of it. Aint nobody a victim unless you let yourself become one. They said I had depression, but I aint never HAD depression. Catch me? (*Edit idk what label he signed with tho so you could be right, but we could both be)
@barneyboyle6933 💯 bud! ❤
It's more conditioning, brainwashing the majority to know, think and believe all the bad, and wrong and furthermore that there is nothing you can do.
I've been trying to drip feed this to people for time now.
Imo this guy is another who will be famous for 15 minutes then fade into obscurity.
Duality at work again.....the one side he's singing loud with heart and soul about the wrong done to us, and at same time he's a "nobody" who can again give that little false hope to people that, you can do it....another pide piper!
Just sang from his heart told the truth and ppl need to hear others go thru the shit and we all living this life we all got our struggles edit thank you everyone
As he said it
The market is just predictable 😅.
AI will never duplicate feelings, only manipulate. Don't be a stupid head down person.......look to the sky, that's where your Father dwells!
That the 2nd verse?
Sounds more like he needs to make better choices about where he works to me …. Unless he wants to go thru life always blaming
“The Rich Man” for his troubles ….
When Oliver Anthony I thank God you made number one song it needs to be on the radio amen God love goes to you
There's a very good reason that he's number 1.
You can honestly tell that the song is coming from the heart. Absolutely can’t fake that.
I think most people are missing the point of this song in that he's lost hope. Hope has been stolen from his by those controlling our society. Without hope people are sitting on their asses and smoking pot all day because they see no point in putting effort into life.
@@bubbajones4522 When you blame other people for your situation, you`ve given them permission to control you. Stop making excuses, breaking promises and blaming others. Easy to say, hard to do, but watch your world change for the better when it becomes your mission.
@@bubbajones4522He didn't lose hope. He is putting out the battle cry. Wake up and listen
@@curbmassayea you gotta take responsibility and initiative in your life absolutely but, the rich get richer while the middle class get closer to poor, price of life goes up and our pay stays the same. Our food is poison and if it’s not it’s expensive, our media is poison. You can grind and grind all day but it can feel hopeless when the powers that be wanna keep you down. When life feels like an endless grind to just keep the lights on and food in your families belly it can feel hopeless for sure.
@@bubbajones4522He's not doing it becuawe there's no point so might as well smoke weed all day your making it way to simple. He's saying people like him and many turn to other avenues just to avoid a shitty life which is true.
It’s bc it’s true to our core, and his song is dripping with true emotion. He wrote that from his soul.
damn this videos are straight trash these days. video is titled "how oliver anthony got the no. 1 song with no prior songs" and then tells you jack shit. most of us humans are so fucking stupid we watched the whole thing knowing full well it was click bait and not going to tell us anything. explains the state of the world.
Eh life has generally sucked for all of human existence, join the fucking club. Enjoy the good times and maybe don’t smoke pot all day.
@@shakeandbaked1medieval peasants had more days off than the modern working class citizen. Capitalism and corporate greed absolutely fucked the working class and now there is no middle class and they aren't building any new affordable entry level homes. Our bosses want us to live at work and bend over backwards for the company that doesn't give a flying fuck about you. But yea stop smoking pot because that's the problem with the world. Not the fact corporations, gov, and private entities have overstepped boundaries and abuse the fact that now people are more easily controllable than ever because they are literally too tired/broke to actually give a shit, much less do something about it. Meanwhile the next generation is addicted to Internet devices and social media and zero communication skills in person, the system isn't even broken, its all by design
He literally blames obese people for all of the problems.. the fuck are you all on about?
Not only that, but it was straight up confirmed that he's an industry plant for right wingers....
Bob dylan in the 60s
Saw him in concert at the Ozark Amphitheater in Missouri! Just fantastic. From his soul to his speaking and incorporating actual scripture to a half drunk half high crowd… was powerful. Living on his own terms.
He's got an extremely STRONG country voice. The PASSION in his soul comes straight out of his mouth. So precise, too. He's got a very special talent. His song writing capabilities are just as good, too.
you hear the despair in his voice like most of us
It is the most viral song ever
@@BlazeQuotes I think you can really see it when CZcams reaction channels really get a hit with it. No matter what type of music they normally react to, the words get them. The song is literally just 4 chords but had such an impact on the nation.
@@BlazeQuotesit kinda capped off at 60-70 mill it’s far from the most viral song ever
No it is not even close...
Yea it’s definitely a great song but far from “never gonna give you up” as far as viralism
America's New theme song
MAGAs new theme song.....the perfect "I am a victim" song. The rest of us take responsibility for our lives and blame no one.
@@jlvandat69I take no responsibility for the current economic state of the United States of America, did I "lose" 6 billion dollars overnight due to an accounting error? Should I take responsibility for the president drone striking people who both deserve and don't?
@@peskypenguinz I think you misunderstood me. I will try and explain better. It's unrealistic for a person to take responsibility for things outside their control such as how each tax dollar is spent or decisions made by military commanders during war. I was referring to responsibilities related to our own life. For example, my financial condition....it is I who chooses how and when to spend money so if I don't have a good savings account, it's my fault. Also in terms of personal health...It is I who chooses what to eat, and whether or not to exercise regularly. If I am obese, I take responsibility for that. I see way too many people who are dissatisfied with their life and blaming others, and it's concerning.
@@jlvandat69 okay that's a very valid statement, thank you for clarifying.
@@peskypenguinz 👍👍
Still give me chills and a tear 😢. Stay blessed
He wasnt NOT getting anything done he was getting good at guitar and songwriting
What a great honest artist
As a 41 yr old father. This song brings me hope that I'm not alone thinking stuff ain't right. I've always known, but looking forward, for the kids, makes me sad sometimes. We got to make some changes folks. It's going to hurt. It's going to be scary. But as long as we got eachother and God, we will be fine ❤️❤️🙏🙏💪
I'm right there with ya my brother. We have to stand tall and hold the line!
There’s a pretty good video of Victor David Hanson on Independent Institute talking about the whole of the issues and how the left,politicians, Universities etc all know each other work one way or another together and how they have been and are destroying the country and have taken it way too far with their crazy self serving policies
We ain't alone brother.
What needa changing?
@@sempi8159 commonlaw revival needed. Love for God and Family. Less Government,not more. Ditch the FED, NIH, CIA, WHO, WEF.
Bro spoke the truth and was loved and cherished for it.
Been on our Playlist in South Africa for a while. Beautiful soul music.
The song Joe’s talking that Oliver recorded on his phone is Ain’t Got a Dollar🫡
True!
he definitely got a dollar now 😂
THE SAUCE! Thank you much!
Rich Men North of Richmond
Your channel name lmfao “cheekclappa”
the greatest songs have always been written from the heart
Lmao you people live in a world where there is one way to think and feel and no exceptions. It’s fucking delusional at best.
Never even heard of this guy but that small snippet made me cry
💯 10
The song is "Rich men noth of Richmond" and it's great because every single working class American can relate to it. It'll bring a tear to your eye.
I feel every word. Rough times these days, I just want to see my kids grow up happy and healthy. 🙏🏼
Facts
As do I. As do we all.
As do i.
Good music brings everyone's souls together
guy is a lazy pothead and makes a song whining about how much his life sucks.
Country Soul Music.
Real pain in music can be felt by all people not just country fans
His song is actually so much more than just for America. That song is universal. People around the world is feeling it.❤❤❤❤❤
Yes!!!!! You are so right. We may speak different languages but go through the same stuff 👍
Same old same old country music blah
Here in The Netherlands also a huge hit and a lot of people can relate to it. Similar shit is going on by the governments printing money and spending like it’s nothing but in the end the lower and middle class can pay the price for it. Bring back musicians again and let them write their own songs… lots of love and respect!
Not universal. It's a first world problem so not universal. English language song likely more relevant meaning for Americans UK Can Aus NZ. Lot of Europe has good working pay conditions, good work life balance, good holidays etc . Places like Sweden Denmark etc
People in Africa Asia and the Americas would love to have a damn job with overtime to go to and pay to feed and provide for their kids and families.
@@user-em4dx6sg7y I beg to differ frontwards, look at the problems Sweden is facing now with immigration etc. Also in europe we saw our savings go up in flames worth only 80% of its original value, and with the first world leading the rest of the economy, It’s a global issue…
His heart is crying out. True soul song
Hes crying out for trump
This is what you call a true country song. Not many have been over the past years..
@@EternalResonancedo you support Biden the pedo?
Must have made alot of bad decisions in life
From all the comments, so many People listen yet few understand his message. Which is drinking and drugs will chain you to that lifestyle with no escape. But in a month time the song will begin to fade away and they’re still drunk and taking drugs. Shame but It’s a sad life for many.
That’s because that song hits you where you live .i got all teary eyed the first time I heard that song .everything he sang peoples is feeling .
OMG this clip made me cry.
That opening line hits you right away. Most songs you gotta wait a little bit for the lyrics to come in, but his just hit you as soon as the song plays and every line is just perfect and relateable
Exactly..hits you in the heart
I wish politicians would lookout for minors, not just minors on an island somewhere
It's the last line for me
its the third one fir me bruther
He made plenty of money where he worked. His suffering was self induced. He says he went home to waste his life away.
He had plenty of money to do whatever he wanted with his life.
Every words that comes out from heart and through experience are the most powerful.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT... HIS ANCESTORS STOLE EVERYTHING FROM THE NATIVE AMERICANS... LOL HE IS SHAMEFULLY COMPLAINING... HE WOULD BE IN EUROPE... HIS ANCESTORS STOLE EVERYTHING FROM THE NATIVE AMERICANS... HE HAS NOTHING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT..
It’s hilarious how republicans try to use this as an anthem not realizing that the workers conditions are directly due to deregulation of corporations
The Bible says something like that
Oliver's Passion is Undeniable.
You're still soooo young, in birth years. Keep standing tall, loving your family and ENJOY.
Me watching this on a Samsung galaxy s20 just hurt my feelings 😂
😂😂 yeah what was that about??? It's a great phone 😂
Same
I use Samsung S10e, is that bad?
@@moretac Joe would spite you! But no, great device lol
@@John.Christopher it wasn’t the phone, it was the fact he recorded it on CZcams and then downloaded the sound mix from CZcams to then upload to Spotify and it sounds like that. No mixers, no fancy microphones, just a man and his feelings!
He sings from his soul ❤
Seen him last week. And wow what a voice this guys got on him. Only a few hit hard like that. First was Pantera. Then Chris Cornell then Chris Stapleton. Oliver was up there for me personally on hearing them live. No playback nonsense. Straight up vocals.
WHAT’S HIS NAME?
WHAT’S THE NAME OF THIS SONG?
Amazing lyrics. Real heartfelt he’s brilliant!!
He put his soul in that song hats off to him
Yea talkin about the new world.. Trump really fucked this country up
holywood will fix that 'soul' problem he has
give it a couple years
@@TheTookiplatypus😂😂😂true
@@TheTookiplatypus💀😂
😂
He deserves to be famous. His voice is outstanding… and the lyrics are what most of us are feeling.
men like him don’t seek fame from the world they only want to pour their heart and soul into a song for us to drown away in
@@loading3933 that’s what makes him even more likable.
@@loading3933Yes very true. I saw him perform and met him, he doesn’t really like all the attention but at the same time he does a little bit. I think it’s just some adjustments he needs to tend to since his life has drastically changed all of a sudden
This is a great example of you never know whats around the corner.... From gaining everything, to losing everything. Be thankful for every little thing!
Sang from the soul….. you can fill it. Awesome! ❤❤❤❤❤❤
This is one of the most profound happenings in music, not to mention in popular culture. This is someone being embraced by the masses for all of the right reasons. He’s touched people’s souls with a song he wrote about his experience making his way in a dark and unfair world. He doesn’t need a nice ass, or a sculpted physique, or money, or a bunch of material fanfare. He wrote an honest song about an honest man living an honest life, and that’s it. This is why I love music, and this is among the best uses I’ve ever seen for the internet and streaming video platforms. I hope this guy enjoys his newfound fame and that his audience allows him to make a living singing his songs, if that’s what he wants. Joe Rogan’s guest really hit it home when he said, “Now that’s soul. You know he sounds just like that in person.” Yep. 👍
It's too bad he turned out to be a marxist faking shill
I think the boys confused. Seems like he points the finger equally at politicians and poor people for his problems, and those things are not in the same world of problems. Does some of your tax dollars go to poor people? Sure. But the majority of it goes to rich people as decided by our politicians. I wish it was reversed. I wished the poor got 90% of our taxes and the defense contractors and all the other ghouls who are raking in our money got the 10% but that’s not how the politicians set this all up. This kid is mad and rightfully so, but he’s lost about who to blame.
The World needs a new Merle Haggard. This guy would fill those shoes perfectly
😂😂 pump the breaks. This song is extremely basic. Outside the lyrics its nothing special. Basic chord progression on an out of tune guitar with no vibrato in the vocals not singing with his diaphragm.
@@preston2636 it’s not about structure or technique. It’s about resonating with people.
I'm now 28 years old and I've been saying this the last few years and people thought I was weird or lazy for thinking the way Oliver does.
I'm 41 and I remember people saying this 20 yrs ago.
I'm 46 and I've been working 70-80 hours a week for the last 28 years.
My father showed me this by working his ass off his whole life only to get cancer and pass away at 56. He told me he wished he would have been able to spend more time with us but he had to make money to feed us and keep a roof over our head, he didn't even get to enjoy his golden years of retirement....I'm afraid that's the path I'm on now, we are ALL just slaves of the system
Awesome song makes me cry everytime I hear it 😢😢😢
AMEN ABSOLUTELY love him.
HE'S SINGING FROM HIS HEART DEEP IN HIS SOUL RIGHT ON MY BROTHER AMEN
I cried the first time I heard it
@@Krisplantlol
Until you find out the artist is upper middle class and this song is actually almost completely unknown outside of conservative echo chambers, but was astroturfed to appear popular.
Amen? Wtf does the word amen have to do with your sentence?
@@Krisplantthat’s pretty pathetic
You can't sing or write a song like this unless you have lived the pain. I think we can all agree at this point, he speaks for us all.
Yes indeed
@@DamaniDugger-qq1bchu
"Jamie, pull up that video of that grizzly singing the world number 1 song”
That song hits so hard ... BANGER !! ❤️💯❤️🔥🙏
Yea that’s a great track, because people can relate & he delivers the vocal from the heart
Unique human being who hasn't evolved.
The song comes from the heart of this honest gentleman and is not divided into colors and flags, but into honest feelings that every man feels, regardless of which country you come from.
He's fantastic. Love this
During hard times, it's a frequency that we vibe with.
He's singing about a true story for a lot of people
God bless Oliver Anthony AND everyone who identifies with his soulful masterful words.
This song is hot trash.
You must made some bad decisions in life to relate to this song
Tell me when manual labor pay has ever been good. I’m 50. Wasn’t good when I was younger. My dad did it his entire life. We had no money. Funny how there’s an enormous amount of opportunity out here but dum dums sit around and bitch about everything. Make yourself better. I bet he isn’t fussing after that song hit the charts.
@@0397rbhow’s that boot leather taste?
@@rooster6461 I work for myself and do pretty well, so I'm eating high on the cow.. Get a skill set and become a sub-contractor of your skill. Don't get paid for time get paid for your skill.. Pays more and you don't sing songs like this sad shi
Can’t fake the heart in this song. Not written by 13 people in a 5 million dollar Taylor swift studio. Love this dude!!
He’s an industry plant. This was definitely written by experienced people in a very nice studio lol. It is still a great song though and I’m happy to see his success
@@blake8181schizo maxing
I'm not a fan of her music, but Taylor Swift is a bad example. She's written most of her own music, that's why she went back and re-made a lot of stuff under "Taylor version" after being fucked over by the record label that first scooped her. It's an interesting story I'd recommend reading up on
@@blake8181lmao definitely not a industry plant
lots of the Swift songs written by ugly old women in middle America, Taylor will add or tweak one or two works then add her name as a cowriter.
This guy touched everyone in this country.
Rich Men North of Richmond
Just got off a horrible 12 hr shift stuck in a dead end job been looking for over 2 yrs for something better. This song made me break down in tears cause so true for most of us in this world
When that happened to me I was praying every single day that God would have someone notice my hard work and offer me a better job or that I would run into someone and make a friend that would offer me a better job and after like 6 months that actually happened and I was making double what I was making before I was praying about it
Get yo bread up
@@victormunoz1571 it’s not always what you know but who you know and also the location of where you live. If you live in an area that the economy is shit and theirs very little options in that area unless you know someone or were taught by your family like your dad or given an opportunity than you don’t have much options other than maybe school and some ppl can’t wait 4 years or more to make good money they have to make money right when they are old enough like me where I had to start working when I was 15 or I wasn’t gonna eat enough food. You can’t sell drugs in certain areas either cause not all places have a market for it and police are heavy and theirs more ppl that will tell than stay solid so that might not be an option there either. A lot of ppl need to either work their way up and that takes years and years of not taking days off and working harder than anyone else in the whole company and not making mistakes much or you need to know someone or go to school.
That works out to about 60hrs a week. 6240 hours total in 2 years.
If you spent that much time building a small construction/landscaping company for yourself after 2 years you'd be telling your 3 employees what to do. Facts.
Take some initiative.
Peace.
@@aprilaclarkgotta have the capital funds to start something like that. So please, the people who were given things, don't act like it was hard. Don't act like people can just go out & get 100k loans. it's rude to have this thought process in general. 5 years ago when i was struggling, i just had to keep going... now i am in 6 figures a year, but i still remember where i came from & dont demean or talk down to people.
His heart hits everyone's heart through this song.
Hes definitely in the holler- Tennessee 🧡
I'm not attracted to specific music styles, but I'll listen to whatever is authentic.
The voice of every working class man
Every US workingman perhaps
@@Norseraider84no not just the USA I'm in Ireland and were going through the same shit it's happening everywhere my friend
@@kdingo2909 its not in Scandinavia or germany what so ever: then again, its not any kind of music style your would here in these regions - perhaps its just in the old ‘Commenwealth’ its happening
@@Norseraider84 It's pretty much illegal for Germans to think for themselves these days anyway. And Swedish citizens have to pay through the nose for the handouts to illegal immigrants and their countless family members. Either you're in a bubble or willfully ignorant.
@@Norseraider84bud at the end of the day everyone can relate to this even in other countries. You think you can only relate to songs in your language? You ain’t been working all day for bullshit pay?
Damn! Buddy has some pipes! Thats crazy, no wonder he's hit the top of charts, he's got some soul for sure
Glad to hear that Cam
❤wow!!! Total truth coming out of his mouth❤❤❤him and all Americans right now going thru the same hardship!!!❤❤❤love it😊
I think we ALL are feeling that right now.
Good music will always touch the soul. This song represents the human condition as we know it at the moment. Every word is truth and every lyric is sung with conviction. Thank you for allowing us to connect with you Oliver.
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It’s always been this my friend. Things have not changed except the rich got richer and the poor, more poor.
Until you listen to the rest of the song past this clip. Turns out the main cause of all our problems are fat people.
Except for dumb contradictory lyrics about welfare and obesity. A lot of those people are fat from cheap g0yslop that has very little nutritional value. A lot of those poor fat white people are in the same boat as him - getting exploited while the jevvish elites enrich themselves and have their own pedo islands
Jesus character was clinically insane... he fastest in the desert for 40 days and he started to exhibit signs of schizphrenia/psychosis... he started hallucinating and saw this character of the bible called "Lucifer" and Lucfier was "invisible" and had "Invisible powers" and only the people who had schizophrenia/manic psychosis could see the fake bible character... it's sad jesus needed a psych ward...
This guy has totally nailed the anguish so many people feel. I can’t believe the emotion this brought out of me
Definitely. We all see inflation spike, our money become worthless, and food become expensive.. and Chris really spoke to all of us.
Seeing people identify with this so deeply makes me know the world is truly doomed. I hate you all
College is free now, certifications are low cost, no reason to live like this. Jobs everywhere. Artificial intelligence wtf are Y'all doin
@@SashleyStevensnaw, I don't sell my souls for bull shi pay, I went to college and got an skill set
@@0397rbyou have more than one soul? Damn, that’s hardcore. And you “have an skill set”. Hahah yeah right.
it's not just his singing ability that got him that hit, it's what he's singing about that so many people related to it. He struck a cord in people.
Thus made me realize you only get one life.
Cherish it while you have it.
When you hit a Homerun, like that, it shows how real of a person you are.
I ain’t cried in pain but once as an adult. I mean yeah when my kids said dad or when I think of my sons first fish! This guys song brings tears every time. It’s so true!!! It’s like what I believe was pulled from my head and put in a song
👊🏼yip I feel you
Crazy nothing makes you cry but a song? Maybe it’s a country thing or something.
True.
@@5methoxycrazy how some people put words into other peoples mouths then argue against those words which were never said.
@@heatshield ikr
He conected with what so many feel. Beautiful song.
It's time for all good men to stand up and be counted
The pain in his voice just rings true for every person who knows the struggle is real.💯🔥💯🔥💯🔥💯🔥
Southern guy with such a big heart!!! You gotta love him!!!❤❤❤❤
He's from Virginia. 😂😂😂
@user-pv8zw2bp9c Virginia is part of the South there genius... can tell you aren't from the south. WV here, most southern northern state (civil war) &, most northern southern state (we're the last southern state before you hit northern ones). Learn your shit if you're gonna talk it there hoss.
@@user-pv8zw2bp9cyeah that’s south
The lyrics hit home with so many people
I'm a old-school butcher..... this shit hit my feelings.
Not a country fan but I can relate to every word!!
Lord knows that boy was born to sing. Please don't stop making music
Yep. That is indeed how the masses feel.
Feels good knowing you’re not the only one
Damn, that song resonates with a lot of Americans! ❤❤❤ Soul at its core!!!!
It resonates with a lot of every one's every where's.
Yeah people all over the world are suffering and just to live has become super expensive almost everywhere
That song always gives me chills and brings the tears up man. I think what it was is that he just sat and thought for a but, and just put the common man's internal thoughts into music. He said something we've all been feeling, and thats what art really is. He connected, because he actually relates
😂😂😂it’s a brainless propaganda piece
@@suspecthighly9852Wow. It must absolutely suck to be a cynical Regard
It relates because he has suffered. That first verse is personal, written in the first person. Those who feel they have suffered similarly relate to him.
guy is a lazy pothead and makes a song whining about how much his life sucks.
You need to check out the dax collaboration with this song
Damn that shit hits right in the feels
This song gave me goosebumps, and almost brought a tear to my eye.