American Rapper FIRST time EVER hearing Hank Williams, Jr. - "A Country Boy Can Survive"

[@kevinterrell9849]

Hank Williams, Jr. - "A Country Boy Can Survive" was released in 1981

[@melissatomlin13]

Yah this is 42 years old

[@KarriSimone]

I WAS going to say it might be older than Black Pegasus

[@sojmike4761]

The video still looks so fresh...it's probably hard to tell with a first viewing

[@jodyparkercraven]

Song was released in 1981 the video was released in the 2000s

[@countryyankee6389]

The year I was born and I love this song

[@bella-xp7qd]

Hank Sr was 29 when he passed away Jan 1, 1953. He had a mild form of spina bifida and he self medicated with alcohol and drugs. Hank Jr. was 3 years old. Name on his guitar, Bocephus is the nickname his father gave him. Back story on the beard and glasses, he was hiking up a mountain and fell 500 ft hitting his face. Took surgeons multiple surgeries and 2 years of rehab, they thought he'd never sing again. He wears glasses and beard to hide the scars. Check out Family Tradition it tells the story.

[@marcatkinson4149]

I remember there being a movie about him, maybe a television movie, not sure, I saw it decades ago. Don't know if it's 100% true or not, but it tells about all that as well.

[@markstone1619]

@@marcatkinson4149 You're correct. I saw that movie of his life story long ago. It's called "Living Proof".

[@larrywilliams2929]

@@marcatkinson4149is it not the song “All in Alabama” that’s talks about his fall from Ajax mountain

[@Sportsref13]

@@marcatkinson4149 100% True.. 525 feet fall.. and hit a boulder face first .. and as we all know.. He survived

[@Heywoodthepeckerwood]

Great reaction and I enjoy your commentary. Sub’d

[@ctbsancho2516]

We're all country boys..no colors...just freedom and self resilience. You're awesome dude. Appreciate you

[@cindymccormick4479]

Amen

[@jacobestes6289]

in the Marines, we are green and dark green only...........

[@LisaD143]

💯💕

[@JustoJuarez-oy9ct]

Exactly brother

[@ec954]

Yes, man! We are all country boys.

[@GettumMuddy]

I hear you. It’s not about race it’s about culture. I will protect your family like it’s my own. That’s what country is. God, family, country.

[@evolutionviii12]

Dude. Family Tradition and Whiskey Bent and Hellbound are just as epic as Country Boy Can Survive. Hank Jr. is known as one of the outlaws of country music, him and Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Paycheck, and Johnny Cash, to name a few. Some of the best country music came out of those guys in the 70s and 80s.

[@Lynds77]

Waylon is my ❤

[@emerje0]

How can you forget Merle? Unlike some of the other outlaws he actually has an extensive rap sheet, even did time in San Quentin, he was there when Johnny Cash played there and it changed his life forever. I think just based on what BP said in this video he'd really like "The Fightin' Side of Me" which is about standing up for America.

[@evolutionviii12]

@@emerje0 yeah. My bad. I love the Pancho and Lefty album he did with Willie!

[@captainhands3558]

​​@@Lynds77"I think I'm gonna kill myself" by waylon is the first emo song

[@jeffreysmall2397]

Don't forget red white and pinkslip blues by his alter ego bo cefus lol...and you gotta give his daddy props as well hank Sr. Song hey good looking and I'm so lonesome I could cry...he's was one of the God fathers of country! Along with Charlie pride, and others. Waltons family is massive...you got Brianna harness which is his grand daughter and struggle jennings and Wray jennings are phenomenal as well

[@laurietillman4362]

I grew up as a Montana farm girl. I’m 56. This song meant a lot in 1981 and the message holds true today. Country folk DO survive!!

[@blakekeithley3400]

I remember seeing the tour boss just outside Columbia Falls . It would have been about the same time as the fall.

[@blakekeithley3400]

Now try” all my rowdy friends”

[@laurietillman4362]

@@blakekeithley3400 I know this one well, too. Gotta love Bocephus!!

[@ricknelson5493]

yep, '59 MI. same here.

[@barbarahallowell2613]

53, born and raised out in the woods of MD. Family from WV for ages on. I rock the RWID, Redneck Woman In Disguise ( a friend coined that in about 87.) I can work my on grid self employed job just fine. If we get to a bad place I'll survive. My Grammie and Daddy taught me everything I'd ever need to know to do that. I was at a friend's house a month ago for party for the kids. They set up a s'mores making area with all the this and that's and this HUGE expensive grated firepit the size of my bathtub, it had gas lines. (Thats all cool, really) The gas wasn't working and out of 25 adults only myself and one other were capable of building a fire, let alone a sustainable member one for s'mores. Just damn! We all had lighters, so not even a challenge? How can you be in your 20s or older and just not know how to build a fire???? Anyway. Glad I watched this and your reaction. All good and peace. ❤😊❤

[@mdlamborn]

This song is like 40 years old. Just goes to show nothing ever changes.

[@KnOnHeavensDoor]

It's the more things change the more they stay the same .

[@Snipergoat1]

Yeah I remember listening to it 30 years ago and it's wasn't new then.

[@fitzyfresh843]

There are no new problems just new people causing the same problems.

[@gregoryhamilton2557]

Quit talking and let the music play. Everybody knows the song except for you.

[@johnphillips5026]

Only think changing is our GOV is ruining our lives, they think they are in charge of us, and they are taxing us to death.

[@stevecavender5963]

41 years ago! And just as relevant today....

[@timking8281]

Damn Right

[@BlackPegasusRaps]

This came out in the 80’s and he sang are you ready for some football!? WTF!? That’s crazy!! 🤯 I didn’t know that was him 🔥

[@terridoesculture]

I was just giggling. I was like how did you never watch MNF lol

[@jakeb4208]

Citizen soldier reason to live is an amazing music and think I think that you and your subscribers will enjoy it

[@emerje0]

If you think this sounds prophetic then you should listen to his song "Mr. Lincoln". It's not about politics it's about how unbelievably ridiculous America can be.

[@emerje0]

Oh, and I don't know if you bother with Kid Rock, but when he mentions "Hank" in his songs this is who he's talking about.

[@jcsftwre]

I was in the Army deployed with Pershing II nuclear missiles in West Germany (1981-1984) and when we would go into the barracks every night this song would be rockin' in at least one room.

[@mattrogers8280]

This song is 42+ years old and sounds better than most of the music out today. Thank you for giving Hank play time. Hank is on tour right now

[@jameshaynes6992]

Why do people always say things like it’s better than today? Why can’t people appreciate good music in 1981 and now. There are tons of songs as good or better.

[@gman4860]

Cause what is being sold as “country music” in 2023 sucks!

[@ricknelson5292]

​@@jameshaynes6992the crap they call country today is pure trash

[@richardkeel866]

I think this song is talking about the Jimmy Carter era. Things got pretty bad back then to. Gas lines, inflation ect. I was laid off from the foundry and ended up joining the navy for a paycheck.

[@mmaloney196915]

Agreed 💯

[@chrisnutley5747]

It was true more than 40 years ago, and true today. I am 54 now.....12 year old country boy when it hit the radio. And my friends and I called this "the anthem". We lived it, and it shaped our lives. Damn proud of it, too

[@MarkD-vg4st]

I have never had a hunting or fishing lic in my life, have never hunted in hunting season, and have never been caught, and mexico has great seeds and over five thousand different types of corn, a vet, and a bad ass shot with rifle, pistol and shot gun, and smooth with cold steel iam the person people like miss Clinton knows not to say boo to! God bless ya all.

[@rickshawwheelchair]

Don't you mean 44 not 54 years old?...I can do math

[@rickshawwheelchair]

And it only could've hit the radio no sooner than 38 years ago.

[@terry.seahawksgravesen714]

I know the exact day this song came out I’m 59 everybody was rocking to Hank Williams Junior, but I’ll let you guys do your own research I seen him live I don’t know how many times a man can play every instrument out there. His daddy was a legend, and so is Junior, Mr. Bocephus if you want to hear a really good song, look up that one they call me Bocephus!!! God bless America.

[@jdlamb2012]

Ne too bro!

[@johndezarn4303]

Air Force vet here, my red, white and blue comes first! ( Texas Flag right under it 😇) I appreciate your honest commentary, I'm going to check out the rest of your videos, thanks for being great!

[@robincanter5835]

No. It was uploaded to youtube 11yrs ago. The song is over 40yrs old! This is truly the American anthem.

[@ALGOBESS]

YES!!

[@snowysnowyriver]

Yup.....I have the original vinyl album. ❤

[@dkat8087]

@@snowysnowyriver I think I need a cassette tape on a portable recorder from the radio. I was a kid, that was an I had🥴 I wore that out and bought a CD when they came out (I think I replaced it when I worked security at one of his concerts decade or so after that- guess I me the song😼

[@RedRabbit4230]

It was uploaded more than 11 YEARS it depends which one of the uploads you pull-up.

[@Freedom_Half_Off]

​@@RedRabbit4230 I still support the no research before hand approach . I have seen people go way off target on their reactions because of "research"

[@sgttombailes3380]

I'm 72 years old and grew up on a farm in the country.. I love Country Music and I played in a Country Music Band since I was 15 years old.. One thing our Country Dads taught is How to Survive !! We raised and hunted and fished, grew everything we needed to eat. Relied on no one. But we shared with any one who needed it. Everyone was welcome at our house.

[@flowerchild6641]

Born and raised in the country and still do at the age of 60 .. live 25 miles from any towns in 3 directions! I'm a Gma I can pew pew, fish grow, preserve and cook, split wood etc !! Country women Will survive....

[@rickreese5794]

Jr. Is The Man😊

[@Taco_eatr]

A lot of the young people just don't understand

[@diannadavis1362]

​@@flowerchild6641Amen sister

[@briarstick6500]

Right there with you

[@ritchschut1997]

How do you know a song is truly timeless. When it still speaks to people and is still applicable more than 40 years after it was released!

[@penniewilliams3153]

Country girl here 53 years old...grew up in a little tin traiiler with no running water....we hunted we fished....we grew our own food. Washed our clothes in a wringer washer.....this was ny. Loved every bit.of it.

[@addicted2chaos]

This song came out in 1981 and very quickly became an anthem for the entire country culture

[@Teresa-z2c]

Check out David Allen Cohe(hope I spelled cohe right)

[@johnlazasyourhealthinsuran8407]

David Allan Coe​@@Teresa-z2c

[@jestep9]

I’m 62 and I needed to hear your reaction right now. Your generation may have a chance if there are more like you.

[@snowysnowyriver]

Totally agree with you! I'm heartened to see reactions like this. The interesting thing is that the vast majority of these positive reactions for vintage music are coming from young bIack people. Well.....young by my standards as I'm 73!! I love watching them discover musical history and I love their open minds and their honest opinions. I've lost count how many of these channels I am subbed to, and I love them all.

[@High_Caliber]

@@snowysnowyriver I think it comes from them calling us all racists non. stop. for the past decade. It's kind of nice to tune all that out and just prove them wrong in private. I don't feel the need to defend myself from people who's opinions are almost assuredly just terrible.

[@andreacombs8986]

I agree 💯

[@nottelling9472]

54 here. Totally agree.

[@tracey1157]

This was back before music artists walked hand and hand with politicians! Music artists used to push back AGAINST politics so idk what happened but we sure could use that sentiment again

[@ScorpioKing1]

That man can also play any instrument in the world, and play it like a master. Not to mention in his youth, he fell 500ft off the side of a mountain and survived. 💯 badass

[@roberthiggins1419]

Facts

[@Spicoli1Bilek]

And he shoots lightning out his eyes and firebolts out his arse!

[@SunnyJoinAZ]

Truth ❤

[@1twistedcpl6575]

@@Spicoli1Bilek truth...Ajax mntn Montana. Two yr recovery with multiple surgeries. Including several skull and facial.

[@tessasnow]

I remember that. 🖖🏻🇨🇦

[@valeriecross5879]

I met my husband when I was 13 and he was 14 at a hank Williams jr. concert in 1990! We’ve been together for 34 years married 32. We did things lil backwards in our life BUT God’s been good in our lives! We have a son, dnl, and 2 handsome grandsons. All started with that concert❤️

[@lainedelfelder4283]

The song is timeless, because all of history repeats itself. It will forever be an anthem to those who won’t give in and take it.

[@C0ldIron]

We’ve seen this shit before and we still ain’t buying it.

[@gruntlyg3156]

This isn't history repeating itself. Something started a long long time ago ... its just been slowly intensifying and raging on as silently as possible so as not to attract too much attention. You span certain ideals people aren't too keen to the idea of over generations, many will just take it as the norm. Or what they now call 'the new norm'. The New World is here .. but its been here for a while. Stop letting them divide us.

[@MidnightMark12]

@@C0ldIron There is no 'we' for you. There is just you.

[@carlspackler1431]

Mark Twain once said "History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes" Very profound statement...

[@kevinredford2946]

Well said

[@jasonturner8840]

After listening to your reaction/take to this song that was actually released 43 YEARS AGO, I have the utmost respect for you! keep doin what you are doin!

[@BamaBred85]

I'm 38. Born and raised in Bama. We grow up on Hank. Glad you found him. And this is my first time seeing you and I'm following.

[@canyonbeary]

I grew up in west virginia and I love the line he says about us

[@brendangibbons6094]

Sorry for ya being from Bama

[@amyschreiner4504]

@@brendangibbons6094oh, honey don’t be sorry…it’s a great honor to be from sweet home!

[@bethalvarez6956]

I’m a rancher! And I’m a 68 year old woman that breaks horses and raises cattle and grow my own food

[@Ant1matter2]

GIRL YOU ROCK !!!

[@bethalvarez6956]

Thank you!

[@HS-hr5wp]

God bless wish I lived that life

[@jamief7102]

Bro, Hank been sangin way before 11 years. Love how open minded you are. Peace.

[@teeyoung8389]

Its America!... doesn't matter what Skin colour!..🤺🤺🇺🇸🇺🇸💕.

[@TheKingdomC]

Hank is known for writing timeless truths. He is a living Legend. ✨️

[@tracyfrazier4278]

I know this came out a long time ago but right now it's screaming about what we need to live. Prayers for East Tennessee, North Carolina, Florida and all of the places that can survive and WILL. RIP to all the people that were just perished for these Hurricanes

[@sandiepreedom4262]

Love Hank Jr. My cousin lived right down the road from him for many years. He came by one time when I was maybe 6 or 7 yrs old and I was so shy but I loved him so I ran out, shook his hand, and ran back inside! Loved your review of this song! I grew up on this music and lifestyle!

[@MichaelAbraham26]

Dude, just came across this. That's an anthem us county people hold to. My "black" wife and my "white" self have been building our homestead in the country. We can and will survive anything that wall street or a lame gov can do. Thanks for your commentary bro. Shalom.

[@melissafarmer4149]

👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻 AMEN!!!

[@kevinbambrick7730]

I would say 9o % of the usa can stand on there own two feet and that is what scares the hell out of the government

[@melstrashbin]

BLESS YOU

[@mikevezina4219]

Keep going brother!

[@bradycd7]

This country needs more people like y'all! ❤️

[@8cylinderstolife737]

Hank Jr. is literally a LEGEND of Country music and my father was a big fan of his Dad. Hank Jr. was also the face of Monday Night Football for so many years with his “are you ready for some football” opening music track and then was pushed out because he says things that are against the establishment/NWO.

[@GenX-Grampa]

All My Rowdy Friends are Coming Over Tonight

[@RichFrye]

@@GenX-Grampa If only he had changed the lyrics to all my commie friends are coming over tonight ESPN would still have him

[@TerriMoore-t5r]

This is my country...Hank Jr. and girls can survive too....Heck yeah

[@crazytrain03]

Hank Williams Jr. once fell off a mountain here in Montana. He fell 500ft down the mountain and broken a lot of his body....in his early 20's. He still recovered and became a music legend just like his father. Country boys very much can survive.

[@rickreese5794]

Bingo Pal 😊

[@johnwalters1055]

Great read he is an overcomer just like country folks are.

[@williamjones3480]

His head split open. His friend and his friend’s son was with him. His friend left to get help while his son stayed and held his skull together with his hands. He could see brain. The scars are so bad that Hank wears the hat, sunglasses and full beard at all times.

[@oldirtyshinobi420]

Sounds like something a city boy would do… at least he’s not a shitty land owner like all the new out of staters moving here to the Bitteroot

[@williamjones3480]

@@oldirtyshinobi420 riiiiiiiight. Whatever you say, doobie mcpotbreath. Thank you for your contribution to society. You are making sure that couch in your mom’s home doesn’t float away.

[@gloriagarcia8416]

Being from Texas, I was raised on this song! My grandparents were from Mexico but raised us on a farm with the same survival skills and principles as county folks. That's why I find this song so relatable, and I love it! ❤ It's also disappointing to see that this song came out in the early 80s, and NOTHING has changed!! This song still applies to the world we are living in today. 😢

[@invictusbp1prop143]

“Raised us with the same survival skills and principles as country folk”. ….no man, they raised you with those things because they were country folk too. Country folk come in all shade#k because being from the country ain’t got a damn thing to do with race. It has to do with independence, individualism, not being afraid of hard work, and not relying on anyone for anything. I’m from Texas too, and I’ve hung with, ridden with, worked with, shed blood with, and stood arm in arm with country folks that were Mexican and black and everything in between, drunk as hell singing along to this song in somebody’s pasture, or their daddy’s deer lease, or on some power line clearing or dead end road many nights, and we all knew we were the same.

[@haveyouflossedtoday]

@@invictusbp1prop143 Thanks for saying this!

[@bastiat9049]

It’s about to get worse though.

[@danielparsons3037]

​@@invictusbp1prop143God bless country folks

[@yvettemartinez6417]

Yes. Exactly my dad's music that was a Trucker, but said he hated Mexicans

[@craigsmiley-t7w]

Just a 57-year old business owner from Ohio that appreciates your reaction to this song - this song always gets me...

[@PennyWinter]

Love that song. Listen to Hank Williams III some songs are nasty

[@Musication717]

After hearing what you had to say, you just got yourself a new subscriber.

[@yaelisme]

This song and Copperhead Road. Two favorites of this country girl.

[@yvettemartinez6417]

Yesss....

[@bradycd7]

love love LOVE Steve Earle!!

[@davidsparks1923]

Don't promote Copperhead Road. That's shit country. Lol

[@TwoKeysStudio]

I've never heard Copperhead Road, so I checked it out from your comment. Terrific song!

[@Alvin-r7t]

If u never heard better listen then u know whats good. 😊

[@thomaswhitten2537]

The song captures the essence of the rural lifestyle and the indomitable spirit of a true country boy. It speaks to the challenges faced by those living in rural areas and their ability to persevere through adversity. Hank Williams Jr. narrates the story of a man who is self-reliant, resourceful, and unaffected by the luxuries of the modern world. It is an ode to the resilience, toughness, and pride of rural America.The lyrics also touch upon the importance of family and community. The close-knit relationships and mutual support in rural areas play a significant role in a country boy’s ability to overcome challenges. The song celebrates the values of hard work, determination, and loyalty that are ingrained in the fabric of rural America.

[@cassandratorres3519]

Amen!!!

[@tinatimthompson3115]

And we thank Jesus for everything we do get... we dont take it for granted.😅 Blessings ❤❤❤

[@lisabain4012]

I live in the Midwest and it’s the same here. We can survive.

[@CodaddyHagler-xc3we]

North Carolines…..but anyone could be country. Being from here doesn’t make you country, just southern.

[@sigsour2266]

Before I watch the reaction....any country boys from the south like me will tell you.....this is our anthem and it always will be. Literally this song is universally loved by all country people . I even have black freinds that go crazy for this song when it gets played. We all still love rap music and everything else too but I'm js

[@rickreese5794]

Bingo Pal 😊

[@Aftershock1268]

Swamp to ahitty city you got it

[@sigsour2266]

@Aftershock1268 actually I do live in the swamps of Florida lol my Florida is not beaches and Disney World. It's dirt roads and Gators

[@tricky2055]

@@sigsour2266Hah! So, the good part of Florida!🎉

[@kurtsherrick2066]

Raised on the Hatchie River in West Tennessee my Southern Brother. Moonshine Central. Grew up in the woods. 62 years old now and I wouldn't want to live in the woods now but I can. I fly the Southern Cross. It is maybe the most beautiful Flag ever created. Proud of my Ancestors South and the North that fought in The War Of Northern Aggression. I had three Ancestors fight at Shiloh and many other Engagements. Two for the South and one from the North. I have my Federal Ancestors release from the Federal Army after the war. If they would display it at Shiloh National Battlefield I would donate it because it is great condition. It is kept in a dark closet. My Federal Ancestor moved South to Marry my Great, Great Grandmother from Arkansas after the war.

[@anonymousone2843]

This song describes my thinking to a "t". I was raised in the country in Pennsylvania. I live 7 minutes away from my parents, who still live in the house I grew up in. Almost 50 years I have lived here. Corona came, nothing changed within a 15 mile radius of us. People go crazy in cities, like in 2020, and nothing changes at all for us here. I have a farmer for meats, one for produce, one for hay for the horse, one for cracked corn forbmy chickens, have a big garden that I can, deydrate, and freeze my veggies from, a few fruit trees, and 3 acres between my neighbors and I. It would stink to lose power at the tip of my fingers and internet, but Ilwe would survive with the fire places, some shot guns, hunting rifles, hand guns, fishing poles, and some hard work. God Bless 🥰

[@jacquesanitabourgeois3850]

"you don't want the government to give you shit because then you owe the government" ----truer words have never been spoke

[@mikenicks7129]

Amen!!!🙏🙏🙏

[@ginger7044]

amen brother

[@Jeffbambam]

Growing up in the south, this is one of those "everyone knows it by heart" songs and it very much expresses how we feel and how we are raised from a early age . Thank you for covering (AKA) brother Bocephus . This was released in early 80s

[@mikimiller7389]

I agree growing up in the south myself this was a regular on any station 81'

[@lindseyholl8821]

This and all my rowdy friends have settled down lol, I fucking love it!

[@lindseyholl8821]

Ain't just about folks from the south....I'm from Pennsylvania and we definitely got that hillbilly pride here too

[@ModernDroneServices]

Im glad to see young folks getting into each others music. Music touches the soul of so many people we need to share it.

[@carriethompson447]

Yo, you're right, Black Pegasus Hank Jr. does sound like a prophet. He's epic! One of my few favorite Country boys! Thank you! He's got alot of great tracks

[@tlgarrison8433]

I'm 65. My mama and daddy were raised during the Great Depression. Daddy grew up in Baltimore and Mama in rural North Carolina. Both families were poor and struggled, but their experiences were extremely different. Mama never went hungry because they grew crops, hunted, and fished. They weren't cold because they had wood for the stoves to keep the house warm. And they weren't subject to crime. The biggest struggle Granddaddy had was earning enough money to keep the family farm. Daddy's experience was very different living in Baltimore City. The same is true today (2024). I live in rural Virginia and my brother lives in the suburbs of Baltimore. He and SiL complain about food prices all the time. I have my kitchen garden, which produces enough fruit and vegetables so that my family doesn't have to buy much. My adults kids come for Sunday supper almost every week. In the winter they do their "shopping" in "Mama's pantry" for canned vegetables and in the summer they take the newly picked stuff. As long as I can weed a garden and boil water for canning, my family will never go hungry.

[@jennifermurphy4925]

The only people that screaming racist are keeping it alive, if people keep it alive,they're racist. No doubt this division, resist the agenda/ Roderick. Save our God and country, BLESS you all!

[@wymanhewitt]

This song was released 42 years ago. August 1981.....And the lyrics still hold true today....

[@melissacohagan3896]

❤❤❤❤

[@cogbd]

Hank Williams, Sr. is a country music legend. And Junior had to carve his own niche in the tradition. Great song!

[@frankboykin4723]

Don't forget about Hank the 3rd

[@what8586]

hank sr was he part of the highway men with willy and johny cash

[@LaSmoocherina]

Hank Williams senior is awesome.

[@razbodian555]

​@what8586 nope Hank sr. Predates all of them. He died at 27 in 1953 new years day.

[@MarkBanegas]

And now Hank the third is keeping it going. The record he did "with" his dad and grandad was amazing. And he's dipped his toes into metal, which is just amazing. Hellbilly Joker is one of my favorite records of all time.

[@Satchero]

You have earned my subscription, good commentary. Love your though process and open mindset. Well played my friend.

[@amyheer7524]

His father served up magic in musical form. You should listen to "I'm so lonesome I could cry". One of his daddy's best.

[@chrisfrey9488]

That's my favorite Hank Sr. song. I also like his song Tear in My Beer.

[@nancyjanzen5676]

​@@chrisfrey9488they managed to dub Jr in with Sr on that one.

[@Seamus.MacLeod]

Hank Williams, Sr. was one of the greatest of his era. Waylon Jennings has a song titled "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way", singing about the changes in Nashville between Hank's time and his. Outlaw country has always been my favorite: Willie, Waylon, Bocephus, Coe, Paycheck, Prine...So much for you to check out waiting to be discovered. And this song was released in 1981.

[@whisperinghillfarm6854]

Your facial expression when the song talked about his losing friend his life was so real, like you understood his pain. Hank Jr would be touched by your reaction. 2020 woke many people up about why country people do what they do. God bless you and yours.

[@whisperinghillfarm6854]

BTW, if you want to learn how to survive another 2020, come on down to Hamilton, Alabama and our good ole boys both black and white, will show you the ropes. Warning though, you will get dirty! LOL

[@davidgrossmiller7073]

Paycheck that's on spot. Take this job and shove it

[@marcuskarachun9408]

I remember buying this album when I was 12 years old in 1982. Hank Jr and his dad are legends.

[@tnridge]

hank 3 is amazing to

[@justdone1068]

Yes gen x 🎸🤟🕊️

[@FrankPierece]

going to be 50 years old next year

[@craigbassett1492]

Only a true artist is willing to experience other artists with an open mind. Love it!

[@IronRaspberry]

Hank Williams JR is close friends with Kid Rock. Williams jokingly calls Rock his “rebel son.” When Rock first met his hero Williams, he introduced himself by saying, “I know more of your songs than you do.” They’ve even done a few awesome music collaborations together. As for his father Hank Williams SR., he became one of the biggest stars in country music - paving the way for those who followed, and a hero to many big names in the country music industry. Hank Williams SR. was known for his relationships with African-American blues singers - most importantly street musician Rufus "Tee Tot" Payne, who was significant in his musical development. Williams was a young white musician in the Jim Crow south. As a teenager, Williams used play his guitar on the street or on the front porch with Tee Tot. The older singer taught him to play blues guitar and got Williams interested in blues rhythms and phrasing, which would become central to his specific style of country music. He is regarded as one of the most significant and influential American singers and songwriters of the 20th century, and is known as "the Father of Country and Western Music"

[@jtaye2051]

They're both in Gretchen Wilson's Redneck Woman along with a bunch of other cameos it's awesome.

[@maximusX_]

he's also friends with Aaron lewis from stained he also has a song called country boy

[@larryclark4297]

Very cool

[@zheilman6]

And Kid Rock is great friends with Yelawolf. Full circle.

[@yvetteowens6924]

Love Sr Honkey Tonk and his alter ego luke

[@ezmarelazela5008]

Growing up in Louisiana it's always weird to think that people have made it their whole lives without ever hearing this song 😂😂😂 it's played at house parties and bar room since as long as I can remember and still plays in those places to this day. Great reaction you got yourself a new subscriber!

[@charissakington606]

"The American flag represents us all." AMEN!!! 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@WHITEBOYSICK]

Got dam right it does...

[@kesa7669]

Read a history book. It should but doesn't.

[@charissakington606]

Very ignorant and sound like YOU need to learn history. Sad you ate so brainwashed

[@cog4life]

PREACH!!!🇺🇸

[@Wrangzilla]

Every one of us. Blindly.

[@MedicatedOMO]

I've sat next to Hank getting a haircut, delivered coffee to his office. And watched him sing when he opened his club 3 miles from my house. I've got drunk with him and his crew back in 81. Hank is America. I think he has been awarded country music entertainer of the year 7 times and won a couple Grammys. You must have lived in a vaccume for 40 years.

[@pamelatify]

This iconic song speaks the same message of self reliance, strength and independence as his father did 40 years ago.

[@bradcrouse9100]

Hank is the real deal! Man fell from a cliff and still living, hunting, fishing and singing! Saw his son perform last year and he was very good and looked and sounded more like Hank Sr. I was born in 79 and Bocephus was my first favorite artist and still a favorite. He was a rebel in Country Music and often didn’t get the recognition from others in the genre. Or at least that’s how I see it.

[@tricky2055]

Amen!

[@1256sherry]

He fell off Ajax Mountain over 500 feet it took the rescue team over 4 1/2 hours to reach him his eye balls were handing out of the sockets he had 17 surgery's. That is way he has the beard and wears shades all the time 1:46

[@oiaudacityio]

Not even Ajax mountain could stop him 💪🏻

[@christyroper4122]

One of my favorite songs of all time. I love Hank Jr and saw him in concert in the late 80’s. Great show!

[@leonhart2452]

I love it when someone who hates country music actually listens to some good country. It's much more than the story being told. The passion you here in the voice tells so much more than the words.

[@porkflaps4717]

I don't think Black P hates country whatsoever.

[@josephpeluchette191]

He said he likes it now in beginning of video

[@jacoblanning]

well most new country music give actually good country music a bad name

[@RedRabbit4230]

So very true. Country just like Classic Rock, both are losing all of their best artists. ​@jacoblanning

[@mikemorgan2832]

You can go to any bonfire party in Kentucky and you'll hear this and everyone singing along. I listened to hip-hop and metal back in highschool 20 years ago and still knew every word to this song

[@1s.e.c.racing304]

Heck, hear this at the local dinner eating biscuits and gravy with the family.

[@CrashCourseFarm]

Kentucky here !! Everyone's invited

[@TheSksexton]

As a fellow Kentuckian, I can vouch for this, lol

[@williammansfield1151]

Yep

[@Herringboner]

Holy shit thats me as well.

[@icyinferno6891]

"He's just telling a story" probably the best definition of real country music.

[@GeorgeDavis-o5j]

Bocephus, Hank Jr is the MAN! He’s been around a long time and this one came out in 1981! I used to walk around with my BOCEPHUS t-shirt on that I bought at one of his concerts! He was, and still is, a GREAT ENTERTAINER! His father, Hank St. was great also, a living legend in country music! I could go on about both of them, but it would take some time! Salute to Hank Kr.( BOCEPHUS), and also to Hank Sr.

[@ginaeaton6680]

Kudos to you and your parents!! The lot of you seem to have produced a fine man! I'm an old, deep south, white woman... This is a young, black man... We have way more in common than our overlords would have us believe. A common love for God, family and country, will form ties that CAN'T and WON'T be broken!! Much love brother!!

[@Wernotfree]

Much love Sister. ❤

[@Whocarzz40]

racist when you have to make it about color you racist there is only one race Human.

[@vickiwelch2381]

I'm a 59 year old born and raised in Texas. Still live here in a small town in the country and I agree with you 100%.

[@Lin-so3hx]

I'm so glad your maturing and is waking up. Country music tells it all. We tell the truth. I don't listen to anything else.

[@valeriecross5879]

👏🏻❤️this

[@dodgeguy480]

The one thing these younger generations have shunned are the older generations who did grow up the way us country folk have. We have so much knowledge about everything Hank talks about. Us country folk can and will survive. Kudos to your openmindedness about this. Its great!

[@MrBobNLinda]

Hank Williams was one of the founding members of what is known as Country Music. This is his son, who sang all of his dad's songs as a younger man, but stepped out and away from that traditioinal line to forge an identity of his own. Hank Jr.'s sons have also moved in their own directions, just as their forefathers would have supported.

[@brianwolf692009]

Hank Jr. "Family tradition "

[@stevenewcomer8837]

His dad Hank died at 29 years old from drug/alcohol poisoning. Listen to the David Allan Coe song “The Ride”! DAC has some great songs. You should do “If That Ain’t Country”.

[@longwhitemane]

I think you mean "commercial" country music. The roots of country music belongs with the Hill People (of any race) since the beginning of this Great Nation.

[@MrBobNLinda]

@@longwhitemane If you think about it, country music, be it "commercial" or not, was, and still is, people singing about life (usually theirs) and is subject to the same evolution as we all are. "Traditional" country music still belongs to those living a simpler life, but songs telling the stories of life evolve right along with the people that write them. Hank Sr. wrote about his life and events in his life and Hank Jr. did the same. The songwriters write stuff with sounds that they grew up with, which is why newer stuff started to sound like classic rock music, then you would see some rap, etc. in the newer music. It changes with the times, just like we do.

[@longwhitemane]

@@MrBobNLinda Well said. 😃 Please excuse me, but my family were Hill People and I'm a little over zealous sometimes. ❤️

[@KathyAnne28]

I was born in 89 and Hank and this song has been a staple my entire life. It's absolutely still relevant and very true. I love seeing reactions of those who have never heard of him or this song before. Classics are that for a reason

[@mountainman6709]

He is a true Patriot, I remember when this song came out, God bless the country boy

[@mopopskull9259]

Hank Jr is the real deal. He sings about his life. I've spoken with him on the phone several times. He loves living in the woods, hunting, playing music and drinking whiskey!😉

[@ziggenx79]

Bocephus!! It's amazing to me that some people are just hearing this for the first time and I'm so glad to see young people open to the old school sounds!! Hank Jr is one of the legendary country stars and old Hank Sr was in his time.

[@leahdoerr731]

Ditto

[@sheilasisk7550]

You talkein is why we we love your reactions

[@alexmurray5522]

This is a timeless song. Still true after 40 years.

[@scottpursselley3174]

I stumbled on this video and I'm glad I watched this. I LOVE your "American" attitude. You are exactly right in saying that you are an "American". This video was done in 1981, and it was relevant with it's time. Things were bleak then, but having lived through those times, I believe they are even bleaker now. If you're ever in the Ozarks, get ahold of me and I will see to it you get to experience some outdoor living. As a lifelong hillbilly, I can assure you that his song relates and is accurate regarding the "country folks" in this country of ours. It makes me happy that you understand what this song is saying.

[@carieannern]

This song is true American spirit. We don't need validation.

[@mikerobertson4041]

This song has a much deeper meaning that most people realize.

[@lilpoohbear653]

"for 43 dollars my friend lost his life"...gets me every time. Great song...glad you reacted to it!

[@dard4642]

I always loved how Hank Jr was able to take a corny line like "we say grace, and we say 'ma'am'" and make it defiant, confrontational, and in-your-face, like a dare.

[@CSF77733]

Grew up in Alabama loving both Hanks. Had black & white friends with rebel flags bcuz it was about being proud of the South. The saying is "The South Will Rise Again!" Just means we will be great again. ☺️ American flag is always first.

[@randalgordon1390]

Not 3 Hanks?

[@CSF77733]

@@randalgordon1390 you just made me look him up 😊 we'll see

[@PGF_consulting]

amazingly it came out 40 years ago...... shows the cycle of the country when we go back and forth in a two party system.... crazy. 40 YEARS AGO

[@jasondismuke4837]

The older you get, the more you can relate to country music.

[@melstrashbin]

I feel this hard.

[@steventweed3599]

Keeping it simple. For those who grew up in church, Hank Williams wrote the song "I Saw The Light".

[@EdieWeedy]

Want that song sung at my funeral! AMEN❤

[@jessemeek919]

Hard to believe you have never heard of Bocephus before, but I'm glad this relic from the past is still impacting the youth of today. I like what you have to say and the way you think young man. It's encouraging to see that a few can still think for themselves. I just subscribed. Keep it going young man.

[@TheNewsIsLying2U]

This is the attitude we’re seeing in North Carolina right now. The government isn’t coming for these people and they say “we don’t need you. We will help our neighbors and pull ourselves up.”

[@tammys.8513]

😂 U have a most excellent name tag!

[@josephmcclure9384]

Been living by these words since I was 9 years old. 💪. God Bless Hank Jr. 🍻

[@aprilreedy8104]

This came out 42 years ago. Hank Jr. , is a legend! He is a rebel in country music. The best kind!!❤

[@davidmorris8075]

Thank you for breaking it down this way,I've grew up on Hank jr and have watched several reactions to it,and they always just focus on his sound and breeze past the deep meanings of it,you saw the true point and passion for the country way of life that Hank was trying to get across,and you're right,it's even more true today

[@garysnow5054]

Amen brother. It’s heritage not hate.

[@user-kg7co9vi5r]

This song was released in the early eighties, the mark of a classic song is that it has the ability to remain current.

[@jwspells9527]

Love your honesty. Hank Jr is an icon in country music. His live show is unbelievable due to the many instruments he can play and how he connects with his audience.

[@Mike-dr5vc]

I saw him in concert a few years ago and I was thinking he won’t be very interesting to watch because of his age and this man came out on stage and said hold my beer and put on a kickass concert and he was all over the stage moving around and rocking the crowd. Hell at one point he was playing a piano on stage with his boots and his ass! It was hilarious and one of the best concerts I’ve been too.

[@Sharpester]

To go back to what you were saying at the end about hunting, the Confederate flag, and surviving. I'm in south Mississippi and have pretty much lived this song. For the majority of us Southerners, the flag is simply an easily recognizable symbol for the South. You see it on a truck tag, flag pole, or tattoo, you know they are someone who's proud to be from this area. A young black girl I used to hang out with had the rebel flag tattoo on one arm and tire tracks from mud grip tires running around her other arm. It's not a white thing, just a Southern thing. And as far as hunting goes, it's not all about shooting something. It's about spending countless hours out in the woods, watching and listening to nature. You learn to blend it and become part of it. Much like fishing is more about being on the water than just getting fish to eat. Great reaction, and I hope you cover some more of Hank Jrs music.

[@janettamcgee8124]

When I was a kid in the 1960's everyone called it the Rebel flag. Like you stated, it was a regional thing. Later the Dukes of Hazard made it popular again and EVERYONE wanted to be a Rebel.

[@dovydas4806]

Well put.

[@ncbeachfan2458]

Well said bro, VERY well said. ✌️

[@steveholloway6151]

Early 80s, Hank was the Entertainer of the Year 5 straight years, a great time to be alive! Hank played loud and proud, spoke truths, and stood up for the Red White and Blue.

[@hollypinkley]

YES - Country folks will survive!!! HANK ROCKS!!!! hIS DAD WAS A LEGEND!! Ands Jr is also a legend!!!

[@joshuamoore1322]

I can't believe some people never heard of Hank Jr. HE IS awesome!!

[@RonOverstreet-q9t]

For Real

[@johnthesavage381]

I'm 43 and never heard the lyrics before. Grew up with EDM and hip hop. This song hits hard. I feel like everyone can relate. Lived in an apartment next to an old black guy who had a rebel flag who tried to explain this stuff to me but back then, 10 years ago, I just didn't get it. Crazy how much my attitudes changed. Much happier now.

[@sharirihem1637]

Gonna make my son listen to it...

[@michaelconlin5614]

It's that culture, suppressed

[@catwithey7942]

I have a 38-year-old son named Greg. He was born in Florida but he has lived most of his adult life in Alabama. He loves Alabama and he is a hardcore country boy. He loves being country. He loves being southern and he loves his southern rebel flag. If you ask him what it means, he will straight tell you it means being a southerner! It means helping your neighbors, helping each other, or family is everything it represents, who he is and how he feels and how much he loves his country! It doesn't represent violence against any race, violence against any people, it doesn't represent racism, it represents where he comes from who he is as a person as a man as a father, a husband and as a son! Anybody who says that the rebel flag is a flag of slavery and racism doesn't know what they are talking about. They only want to separate us all and they want to perpetuate their agenda of keeping us separate, keeping us at war with each other, keeping us hating each other!

[@BuckInchuteranch1]

My old bull riding buddy felt the same way, and he was(RIP Robert) a black man from ol’ Mississippi. He wore a rebel flag hanging out his back pocket.

[@Lunachic0711]

Fa real

[@Lunachic0711]

Y'all we bout to be back to the horse and buggy days

[@scottprice8994]

@catwithey7942-- "Anybody who says that the rebel flag is a flag of slavery and racism doesn't know what they are talking about." The Confederate flag was the flag developed to represent slave states when they seceded from the United States to fight a war against the United States because they feared they would be forced to give up their slaves when Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the United States. Lincoln wanted to prevent other states from becoming slave states, but they pushed Lincoln to support a total ban on slavery. By definition, the Confederate flag is a flag of slavery and racism. Those who flew the Confederate flag were fighting for slavery to continue. Saying otherwise does not make it true.

[@vegasjh]

“Heritage” or “Hate”? Different people at different times have used the Confederate flag as a symbol of both and of other things. Trying to reduce the flag to a single meaning distorts the flag’s history and ignores the very real influence that history has had on perceptions and meanings.

[@davbulla413]

i was born in 1970 , raised in Texas on a 500 acre ranch , my dad gave me my first pocket knife at 7 , taught me how to use it and respect it , i bought my first 12 gauge shotgun, with money i earned at 10 years old . the next year Hank Williams Jr relased " A County Boy Can Survive " and it's true, i love that song. seeing your reaction brings hope for our future, thank you

[@kellytrimble7019]

Hank Jr. Was the son if the country ICON Hank Williams. He did the entro to Monday Night Football for years with his song. He’s country rock.

[@harleyadam4813]

This song is as relevant now as it was when it was released over 42 years ago. I live in southern Maine. I was taught how to hunt, shoot and fish by my father. I learned gardening and sowing from my mother. They both taught me to be polite and respectful, but independent and cautious. Martial arts taught me discipline and awareness. I can work on my own car, motorcycle and house. I can weld and fabricate. I own a bow, a shotgun, a rifle and a pistol. You want what's mine? Come and take it. Even if I get driven out of my home.....I live in Maine and I know how to live off the land.

[@williamhoover3250]

Brother, I absolutely love your take on this. True Southerners love the Confederate flag. Not as a symbol of racism, but a symbol of solidarity of what the truth out South represents. Family (of all colors) , self-sufficiency, and protecting your own. Funny thing is, MOST bikers, where are the patch of the rebel flag. Not as in racism, but they are rebelling against society and government. 90% of the rebel flag has nothing to do with racism. I am so thankful for young people like you that are willing to open your mind to what the mass media promotes. So happy I stumbled across your page.

[@billyhaney7836]

💯 glad I run cross u I’m cool with u2

[@charliecat2345]

I agree with everything in your comment! Riley Green has a song That Ain't My Dixie that explains the Rebel flag and the South better than anything I've ever heard. Well worth a listen if you haven't heard it.

[@suzannetitus1422]

When I was young, lived with my Grandmother who supported us from the few acres of land she had. With an orchard, garden, berries, chickens, and barter she thrived. Never had to worry about not having what we needed. I miss that time.

[@jacindaholm9706]

I absolutely love what you said about the American flag. It DOES represent all of us. ❤🇺🇸