THE TRUTH! Oliver Anthony Reaction - Rich Men North of Richmond

[@CedricandBrian]

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[@magicpyroninja]

If this song doesn't hit you in the feels. You're too detached from society. You've got too much money

[@shrugger1]

I've never seen so many reaction videos for a song in my whole life. Some aren't even in English.❤‍🔥

[@youKnowWho3311]

Sounds like the Boys from Virgina have stewed long enough. When they decide to come out of those woods. They best be left alone. The Sacklers and Barons have raped them long enough. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2Ouh4FueK6fbMU kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z33aq6Fro7GFhtk&pp=gAQBiAQB8AUB

[@masterrex4947]

He says look out for miners-as in coal miners. Not just minors on an Island. Heavy but great song choice. Love it! He's speaking for all of us!

[@jeremytrent3534]

Why do you pause every other second?

[@2010CLDLKIDS]

This song broke me. I am a 38 yr old hard working father of 4. I cried when I first heard it. Absolutely inspiring to see this blow up. 👏

[@Wernotfree]

I have seen a few men in the last couple of days tear up for the world to see. Working two and three jobs to support their families. Daddy's never home. Another way to break down the American family.

[@chrisz7083]

You're not the only guy. It's hitting most people and breaking people down.

[@jjustworking]

Same. Tradesman and dad to two. Song hits different. Goes beyond all our barriers. Digs at your heart, because many of us live the lyrics. And the pain expressed is lived. God bless

[@trmanley6689]

Truth is brutal. We all want the best for our families.

[@BlackAndGoldAllTheWay]

6.5 million views in 4 days.. I have never seen a person that took ahold of the American people in such a short time and in such a good way. He woke the people up now we all need to come together and make a change. It’s exactly what the government doesn’t want to happen

[@epep50]

I'm a disabled vet working 50+ hour weeks in surgery at the VA making sure my brothers get the best in the OR. I live payday to paday and am grateful for that. Not the American dream I grew up thinking was obtainable with hard work and living a moral life. It's crushing to know Ill do this til I die and nobody cares. This song speaks to so many men just going through it. Love that you guys covered this.

[@Robjay1795]

You are doing gods work. May sound ordinary, but thats what you do. You dont have to go to church on sunday, you are praying all workday long. Greets from germany

[@kennyhouser3467]

Thank you brother. I don't know where you're at but one of these days you might be working on my back. Literally broke myself for this bullshit both in service and out. I don't say that like it's something special either. This world is built on the backs and shoulders of men willing to do what's necessary to make society run. It's high time we kick these corrupt, geriatric scumbags to the curb and get back to creating the world we all envisioned. I don't have much left to give but I will damn sure give what's left to set things right.

[@zuzupetals6025]

❤

[@aprilrawls5162]

Amen ❤

[@thomasgentry6201]

Retired USN recovering Alcoholic. My Man Drinking and living on ? all the while . Yep no Bitching. this is an expression of reality today Washington Politicians are brought off on BOTH sides of Isle! God Bless!

[@joannesullivan7391]

Just a real man speaking truth😢 the song made me cry like a baby

[@CorrectingRegret]

Exactly!!! This isn't just a song.. its a lamentation.. he's crying out for the state we are in. It resonates with SO many people.

[@barkburton1]

You know something is amazing when anyone, anywhere and in any country can relate.

[@jeannehendricks2705]

Oliver had an offer from a record company for around $8 million and turned it down. His music touches everyone.

[@RoninRoads]

Trucker for 10 years over a million miles. Up before the sun and I always start my day with this song! God bless you sir!

[@ale8oneale8one22]

6.2 million views now; was 5.4 million when I went to bed a few hours ago.

[@BRADY0EARL]

I found you guys because of this song. Subscribed and liked and shared.

[@thomasnichols3825]

It is called a "Resonator"

[@CedricandBrian]

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[@immunity_playz115]

Never thought a song could hurt like this one does this is my 7th time listening to this and i shed a tear each time

[@mmcq3360]

We love and support you red blooded American men and God bless y’all ❤

[@brookside109]

I just listened to this song and when he sang about taxes, it hit me right. I was looked at my upto date year salary and taxes with all my overtime. Half of my earnings is taken in taxes, Rico,medic aid and I get the other half.

[@CedricandBrian]

It is sad. I told my children there was actually a time in history when people actually “paid“ their taxes; but now the government does it for us, and “takes“ what they feel is theirs and leave us with the rest. Thank you for watching our channel. - C -

[@briamericanmade9002]

I know you dudes and didn’t know why I never subscribed to you boyzz! Now I am!!!

[@SusieQusie]

He got offered $8 million record deal and turned it down. Kudos to him.

[@bethanysummers3616]

Oliver will be performing at Portsmouth Ohio river days on September 2 filming his new video for his KZbin channel

[@Chris58315]

One love! Respect to you two.

[@JohnTurner313]

I've been a wage slave and taxpayer for well over 40 years. Oliver Anthony singing nothing but truth and it hits deep.

[@Patrick-fk4ef]

I looked at my paycheck the other day, I worked 95 hours. 41 of those hours - a full-time job - went towards paying taxes, so politicians can send more money and weapons to Ukraine, or drone-strike kids in the Middle East, or pay their corporate buddies. It's more accurate to call yourself a wage earner and a tax slave. You have a choice to work wherever you want. You're forced to pay taxes.

[@isitoveryet9525]

He turned down over $8million in deals since he went viral Bc he won’t be controlled. The man’s walking the walk.

[@mediocretroll2842]

Wage slave - damn I feel that one. Getting older don't make it no easier neither.

[@shanehambrick7565]

Im a 49 year old blue collar guy with 2 kids, one with autism. This song hits me so hard. We scrape by everyday and im just so tired of working so hard and it's never enough. This is the anthem of the working man

[@wickedskittle9917]

I'm 30 and my husband is 33. We have two kids, one with ODD. We are drowning and all he's done is work. For twelve years for the same place that wouldn't give a damn if he dropped tomorrow but he can't leave or we lose everything. There's too many of us struggling in the same way. I'm sorry

[@SandwichKing-lj4ej]

The problem is our debt based fiat monetary system. Inflation taxes poor and middle class and allows government to get huge funded by inflation, and swells asset prices of the wealthy. The rich get richer and poor get poorer. The solution is to end federal reserve, outlaw fractional reserve lending, and go back to gold and silver money. Stop inflation to stop the theft and shrink government.

[@TheCAB207]

I wish you and your family all the best brother ❤️🙏

[@henrycabeceiras4901]

People do care. Don’t let the politicians or celebrities tell you how well your doing!

[@wickedskittle9917]

@@frekibodgaedir4893 no, ODD. Occupational defiance disorder

[@m.f.r.5827]

I cried like a baby because im an old soul living in a new disgusting world created by corrupt politicians and elites. Time to take the country back

[@johnnyappleseed5590]

Satanists are running most of the globe already this is the End Times.

[@sfckrbec]

Sorry bro, I'd love to join you but I have to go back to work.

[@Alshe1221]

Amen!

[@amp8899]

⁠@@sfckrbec🤣🤣🤣🤣 gotta clock back in

[@alberttwangle893]

Don’t worry the leftists will get us where we need to be.

[@brucebeath9548]

This song is an anthem for the whole world suffering under corrupted governments who work daily and get taxed to hell with no returns. From South Africa.

[@briancanfield5658]

Every moron that voted for Joe Biden needs to listen to this song

[@iamacalmocean2080]

Amen from Australia 🇦🇺💫💪🏽💚let’s go people. Rise up. We have the numbers, not the elites. They are nothing if we stand up and say NO FUCKING MORE. WEVE HAD ENOUGH. PEOPLE WANT FREEDOM AGAIN!!!

[@michaelmisczuk1188]

Good to hear from you.

[@jg7702]

Welcome to Capitalism. The rich get rich, and the poor get poorer.

[@bigsmoke7381]

@@jg7702has nothing to do with capitalism if you think America is capitalist you’re mistaken

[@Distinction_custom_watches]

As I disabled Vet, who feels this country has turned their backs on us… this songs hits deep.

[@DS_37]

Amen

[@mickicoyle3987]

Thank you! 😘❤

[@teralynyoung-ux5ws]

So sorry!! You deserve all the good stuff. 👊🏼💛

[@monztunes6850]

Some of us still live you guys. My cousin was a saw finder in Afghanistan for 9 years, the gov has let him rot to addiction.

[@ttrmotocross]

The politicians might've, but the people haven't. There are millions upon millions who are more thankful than they could ever put into words. Keep fighting, you're appreciated.

[@Wernotfree]

True country fans have been thirsty for this kind of music for years. Good to hear it again.

[@buffhead2004]

Country? I can't stand country music and I LOOOOOVE this song! He isn't the next Jason Aldean. He's the next Elvis. Edit: I'm not saying it's not country. I'm saying that it crosses over seamlessly.

[@Wernotfree]

@@buffhead2004 . That's the awesome thing about this guy. I have heard him described in so many ways. Bob Dylan is one. Even some I didn't know. And now you with Elvis. Now that you mention it, you could be right. I can see it.

[@danielstonemusic94]

At least since 2009 ish.. at the latest..

[@armorboy24]

It's like honey for my ears

[@rondabrewer3185]

I think all of us, who have lived long enough to remember real music, actually written & sang by real artist, have been waiting….I lived through the 70’s & 80’s & have often wondered if there would ever be a time, we would turn on our radios & hear this caliber of music again !!

[@marieneu264]

This guy doesn’t have to worry about being cancelled, because he wasn’t known before this, which allowed him to be genuine and not give a sh*t. Love him!

[@-KIMISAFOX]

You can't cancel true emotion.

[@edittheworld-ct5yu]

He has said that this song is primarily about red.

[@kellyjo6978]

This goes beyond party

[@DavidSmith-wr5sj]

There's absolutely nothing to cancel here, he makes it clear this is not a right or left thing. It's a total scope of how broken America and frankly the world is. And he's god damn right. They're a club and none of us are in it.

[@Ericsaidful]

​@edittheworld-ct5yu This is a Libertarian Anthem. Not Conservative and not progressive. Democrats aren't Liberals any longer. Classic Liberalism is modern day Libertarianism. Careful what you vote for. If you're voting for Liberals, just remember what you're handing over in exchange.

[@deborahvretis3195]

It went up to 7,000,000 in 4 days. This is our anthem. I have two sons, who are young men. The line where he says, "young men putting themselves 6 feet in the ground." Hit me hard, because it's happening, and no one is talking about it. Oliver Anthony is our blessing. I got goosebumps the first time I watched this video. I also watch every reaction I come across, so I can click the "like" button.

[@DisplacedUnderDog]

Even in the reaction videos, no one mentions that hard hitting line. Damn shame for sure. Mother of two boys, and little sister to seven older brothers here, married to a vet, Army combat veteran for a husband who now is a blue collar working man. That line hit hard for him. No one talks about it, and yet we have a real problem with our men feeling displaced these days. I feel this one as well.

[@AngelaUpdike]

Lmao. Me too. 😂😂😂

[@PlagueKing_LordFalix]

It's at 10 mill now.

[@steffenaltmeier6602]

try 15@@PlagueKing_LordFalix

[@kevinmeyer5485]

I literally bawled when I heard that line for the first time.

[@jasonhowe4390]

I'm a 42 year old dad that's worked since I was 10. I'm not ashamed to say that this song has had me in tears. I feel every word

[@Christina-os1yg]

Me to brother! Been working since 11 and I have 3 kids and 3 jobs!!

[@seelenwinter6662]

its no masterpiece... he only sing what everybody is thinking... stand up against all that gates, zuckerberg, jobs, bazzos etc pp... in a few years we will not more have the chance to do it... in a view years they controll us so much, that they know before us what we wanna do and dont let us do this... every handy, every car, every smart home control us... for that all is getting digital... if we wanna stand up, musk only have to turn down our cars, zuckerberg our internet etc pp and they can put us in 1 second back to the stone age again... and the rich ones live their life like before... but we are guilty, we buy this handys, cars, alexas... the ddr, china or sovjet union had not this control over the humans like in the world we live now and we are so stupid and pay for it... we made us a slave by our own... and the rich ones only laugh about us and our stupididy... and its all the same if you vote for biden, trump, clinton, obama or or or... michelle obama was for a view days in germany and got for a lecture from 1 hour 700.000 euros... how long must a normal worker work for this...? and she is only the women from a former president... why to hell she got so much money for a view stupid words in front of a few stupid rich (wo)mens in germany...?????????????

[@dellis2852]

Bless you, brother.

[@rickthompson4315]

Catch me Bro... 64 next moth. Moving the Finish Line. My Mom & Dad died at 82. They Set the bar High! I'll be 64 next month... You do the Math...

[@LakrisaAlarie]

It is enough. We are just conditioned to believe it isn't. Believe me, it will never feel like enough by the standards we strive for. We aren't broken, the system is broken.

[@jessicastephens5269]

The first time i heard this song, i was at work while my babies slept at home. I cried and had to go to the bathroom cause it hit hard This man has so much truth in this song and worldwide it's resonating. ❤

[@I32-JK]

If you've ever left for work before the sun came up and didn't get home until after the sun went down knowing you're trading time with your family so that someone else gets rich, this song hits hard. But if you've also buried your friends who couldn't cope with the world that walked away from them, looked evil people who've hurt the innocent in the eye, or watched people trapped in a cycle of abuse; get ready to be angry too.

[@artmusicloveandwords]

This.

[@pathacker4963]

I have come home so tired I fell asleep eating dinner. Great song.

[@kylecabaniss7814]

I've seen the sun come up twice in a shift. Missed things with my son, so sore I'm bare able to move, stripping at the door to make sure all the dirt stays outside. All just to get a check that barely covers half of the rent.

[@gottaloveitgottaloveit8273]

My husband for 30 years retires in 9 weeks. Starts at 5 am gets home 5:30. Cannot wait for him to enjoy life. We both still have to do side jobs to survive. It is a dam shame!!

[@bobbyporter4731]

Well worded brother

[@stevenwright6573]

Dude goes hard in the paint. That second verse was like being punched in the teeth with a fist of truth. America needs more of this. The pushback to reclaim America will now commence.

[@deborahvretis3195]

Yes, it will.

[@thomasgentry6201]

Carry on!

[@debimartin4237]

That 2nd verse was rough. "Wished politicians cared about miners and not just minors on an island somewhere." This young man is a brilliant writer.

[@spacepirate3312]

That's my favorite thing about this song and people first listening to it. It sounds like a basic country bop but then smacks you in the face with all the truth and feels.

[@darksmoka1]

Dont forget the rest of the world once you succeed...we all need this anthem ❤❤❤🇬🇧🤝🇺🇸🤝🇨🇦💥💥💥

[@PlebeianFemale]

My husband cried to this song! He’s a hard working man, and we have two new children. Trying to buy a house in the middle of drowning in this economy has caused so much financial stress. We’re there for each other and I help as much as I can, handling all our finances and trying to find a remote job to do while preparing for homeschooling. I can’t help but feel what he feels, and to know that everyone else feels this way too is heartbreaking. I’d say it’s time for a revolution, but as long as everyone feels like they’re drowning by themselves, nothing will be done. This song is bringing us all together, helping us realize we’re not alone, we’re not doing something wrong. It’s the government fucking us all while telling the working man he’s racist, homophobic, transphobic, bigoted and toxic. Everything is beating down the blue collar man. If we just punched back…

[@mickicoyle3987]

Praying for a prosperous life for you.

[@PlebeianFemale]

@@mickicoyle3987 thank you, man!

[@meechmil1198]

I don't know what to do anymore. All I do is work. By the time the paycheck comes in we have 10 bucks to our name😢

[@donjackson5522]

@hannahsherman6900 Be strong. Especially in the homeschooling. I’m the father of three beautiful girls, all homeschooled. We’ve struggled to get by for the last 21 years so they could be brought up right. Sometimes I was working 100 hours a week. Right now I get up at 2am to go to work. They are worth every sacrifice.

[@PlebeianFemale]

@@donjackson5522 I agree! In this economy I’ll definitely have to do some kind of work. As much as it stresses me out, I’ve considered taking in a couple kids of my working mother friends to babysit for money. And Greg’s job is a bit restrictive since it’s so physically demanding, he can’t physically do the job for more than 12 hours a day. I don’t wish that for him anyways. None of the elders in our family understand the truth of the economic situation, and have all refused to take us into their big empty homes, as much as they love us and talk about how they don’t see their grandchildren enough. We asked for one year, of paying half of their tiny mortgage, so that we could save up instead of paying 2k rent. Then we could get a house. But they’ve resolved that they want their alone time and aren’t entitled to help us. It’s probably because we’re not Christian, and we don’t parent how they did. That’s fine, that’s they’re choice. But now we’re drowning, and will be until this economy collapses. And then what? I hope it means we can afford a home and we won’t be affected. But will it affect his job, the jobs of my friends? There’s so much to worry about right now. It’s been hard staying away from alcohol and CBD, cause we know that in our current states we’d end up abusing both and avoiding the problem. We need to live through this stress for the sake of our kids.

[@americanpatriot68forever48]

This is EXACTLY what America needs, More REAL Music that is saying what the Majority of Americans feel!! Great Reaction!

[@briancanfield5658]

New conservative anthem!!, FJB

[@brotherskeeper100]

The world needs.

[@tedk2814]

I wish this video could be played outside voting places this coming November. Vote the scumbags out and the patriots in, its up to us.

[@briancanfield5658]

@@tedk2814 it’s the SCUMBAGS that voted for Joe Biden that’s the problem

[@1sthawkfeathers547]

​@@tedk2814Time to put a PA under the hood ! Great idea 🎉❤

[@lissa2621]

I'm a mother of 4 son's who I have witnessed the "New World" tearing my son's down while they fight, claw, and try to survive. It's disheartening, and this song I listen to every day, because I actually find comfort in knowing it resonates with all blue collar workers including me. We're all in this song!!!

[@Eclecticajewels]

As a mother of 2 sons I see the same with them and it breaks me to see them suffer constantly. God help our boys today in this "new world" 🙏

[@DjWellDressedMan]

"Oliver Anthony really does punch down on the poor. The lives of ordinary working people are being torn apart by the rich, he laments, but we can fix it if we cut welfare - and taxes too. Listening to the lyrics in that context, I came to understand why the song had gone viral among rightwing figures in the US. It’s a classic example of the divisive narrative that bosses have used to pit worker against worker since the days of Joe Hill. If the poor are fighting one another over racial hierarchy or cultural grievance, their anger will be directed away from the people responsible for their plight - the rich who exploit those in work and abandon those in need." Billy Bragg 2023

[@Ssshortman]

​@DjWellDressedMan you need to listen to it again. He isn't punching down on the poor, he's pointing out the corruption in the system and the misuse of welfare. Why should his overtaxed dollars go to pay for the obese to milk the system or a 5'3" / 300lb lazy person scarfing down fudge rounds while he works himself into an early grave? He's just pointing out what we all see. This song isn't a right wing anthem, it's a heartfelt call from the soul of the people. That's why it's gone viral, He's speaking the truth.

[@knighthawk3759]

This resonates a Heck of a lot more than just blue collar it resonates with every American that still believes in the dream of America

[@DjWellDressedMan]

​@@knighthawk3759 The American Dream is long gone and as George Carlin said ""You have to be asleep to believe it.""

[@douglasquade8752]

I'm a 57 yr old father and grandfather I broke out in tears when I first listened to this song!

[@shanghunter7697]

Same here and i openly wept when i first heard it. A REAL man cries......Please never forget that. Best wishes to you and yours sir !!!

[@richardkafka5625]

He sings this from DEEP in his soul! So powerful.

[@daytripper9253]

Yes, and this song hits very deep in my soul. I am living in the new world with an old soul!

[@Gwydion_Wolf]

As someone who spent all of my 30's trapped in a job at a non-climate controlled warehouse working 14 hour days 5 days a week and 8 hours on Saturdays while never bringing home over 1800$ a month, this song is so damn true. F-Politicians making 80k/year who complain that their not being payed enough. Even 'state-level' politicians who complain that 30k/year is 'to little'. "Serving" in Government is suppose to be a PART TIME job, not some damn career that makes 6x more than any 'working class' job.

[@ThePokie71]

80,000....they make 180,000 a year, and free Healthcare for life..🤷‍♀️

[@CB13212]

You were legit a slave

[@johnl6569]

​@ThePokie71 don't forget insider trading and kickbacks from lobbyists

[@lexstacks6944]

This is why politicians hate Trump. Because he exposes them.. in return they slander and arrest him. Go trump

[@thedude828]

​@@johnl6569right bro its crazy corrupt!

[@26japrey]

He has already turned down an 8 million dollar music deal. Doesn't want to be a musician or famous. The line about getting kicked down brings tears to my eyes every time. Heart wrenching song

[@outlawsntattoos]

He doesn't want the record labels having control of his music .

[@DuckFanDane]

It’s not that he doesn’t want to be a musician or even that he doesn’t want to be famous. He doesn’t want to be controlled by the record labels he can’t be bought.

[@Amocoru]

I'm a grown ass 40 year old man and I don't feel things on the deep level very often but this broke me. I teared up a bit. It reminded me of growing up poor in rural SC and picking cotton and tobacco when I was 12-13 years old out in the country during the Summer. Weeding the soybean fields, pulling up potatoes and peanuts because if I didn't my family couldn't eat. I feel like I never fully felt how hard it was until this song and it hit me like a brick wall. This was therapy for me.

[@summerfieldmartin912]

I think this song was a release for us all, everything we've been holding back for so long.

[@bridecolbourne1305]

🌅💗🙏🏼🥰

[@CharlesWilliams-ou2cr]

👌…from Blenheim, SC

[@livefreeordie4955]

52 yrs - Summerville Green Wave

[@kathymc234]

I'm with you. I grew up in Western NC and picked apples. Then we canned all summer to have food for the winter.

[@philk9227]

This is an anthem for the average working people of the world right now! Appreciate what you do guys, all the best from the UK

[@erniemeadows7727]

Help to send this around the world

[@TeeDeeTD]

6 months later and I still get chills every time I listen to this song. Amazing, emotional, touching. There’s so many words to describe this song. So applicable to our society. Beautiful song, love the raw vocals!

[@CedricandBrian]

This is one of those songs that will definitely stand the test of time. - C -

[@candacemurphy8765]

Just one man with a guitar and heart-felt and heartbreaking lyrics. Not only does this video have four million views, the song is in the #1 spot on iTunes. He has other songs in the numbers 2, 3, 6, 10, 12, 15 and 20 spots. Not bad for a guy nobody heard of a month ago.

[@bruno2235]

they didn't hear about him even 1 WEEK ago!! Hopefully he goes FAR!!!

[@businessacc179]

8.2 million now, 10 hrs later 👏🏻🙌🏻 wishing him all the best

[@BJC62]

The play on the words miners and minors is brilliant. Yes Oliver, they know that we know what they're doing and that's what scares them.

[@Appaddict01]

So is Rich Men North of Richmond.

[@Pellzor]

Trust me, they aint scared.

[@theway5563]

@@Pellzor - Unfortunately, you are right. Our founding fathers told us to maintain an organized military of the people for the people and by the people. We weren’t just to keep individual weapons but have an organized structure in the case of a tyrannical coup. Don’t let our men who died or were forever maimed for this country become meaningless. Without a middle class, those with will completely trod down all of us withouts. We must maintain a buffer between these two variables or we will loose all of of liberty. The Constitution was framed to protect our God-given rights. Our rights do not belong to any government. Our government MUST be of, by, and for the PEOPLE - not corporations. Stand up Americans and fight for your rights before it is too late. The real power that should not be is mocking us with their duping delight smirks. Mandates of any kind are against the rule of law.

[@incrediblepony]

He straight up hit the head on the nail. He told everyone that people are not enemies because of ANYONE else other than the people who crave money and power. He voice is filled with emotion and pain. His frustration feels so fucking real. This song is golden and I hope that it reaches even MORE people. Because pepole needs to hear it.

[@MrPhife333]

This guys is spitting Truth out of his mouth like bullets, and each one gets you strait in the heart.

[@rhondasponders52]

I’ve listened to this song probably 42 times in 24 hours and it still gives me chills and tears. This is definitely our National Anthem Right Now!!!!

[@SwampDawg00]

Facts!!!

[@jongoffinet8511]

Same!

[@JaredWellentin-iv4th]

Same

[@kimwells8395]

Yes! Sharing this to anyone who will listen or just close enough to hear me.

[@DjWellDressedMan]

"Oliver Anthony really does punch down on the poor. The lives of ordinary working people are being torn apart by the rich, he laments, but we can fix it if we cut welfare - and taxes too. Listening to the lyrics in that context, I came to understand why the song had gone viral among rightwing figures in the US. It’s a classic example of the divisive narrative that bosses have used to pit worker against worker since the days of Joe Hill. If the poor are fighting one another over racial hierarchy or cultural grievance, their anger will be directed away from the people responsible for their plight - the rich who exploit those in work and abandon those in need." Billy Bragg 2023

[@evolutionviii12]

I guess John Rich heard this and offered to do something with Oliver. I think he offered to produce his record. Freaking awesome song, and his voice has so much soul to it!

[@tedk2814]

Yes, I have heard that several producers have contacted him, offering to do a proper studio version. This song has more work to do and hearts to touch and hopefully ignite the true American patriots spirit to take back our country. VOTE!!!, make it a landslide........

[@PredTrades]

[Verse 1] I've been sellin' my soul, workin' all day Overtime hours for bullshit pay So I can sit out here and waste my life away Drag back home and drown my troubles away [Pre-Chorus] It's a damn shame what the world's gotten to For people like me and people like you Wish I could just wake up and it not be true But it is, oh, it is Livin' in the new world With an old soul These rich men north of Richmond Lord knows they all just wanna have total control Wanna know what you think, wanna know what you do And they don't think you know, but I know that you do 'Cause your dollar ain't shit and it's taxed to no end 'Cause of rich men north of Richmond [Verse 2] I wish politicians would look out for miners And not just minors on an island somewhere Lord, we got folks in the street, ain't got nothin' to eat And the obese milkin' welfare [Verse 3] Well, God, if you're 5-foot-3 and you're 300 pounds Taxes ought not to pay for your bags of fudge rounds Young men are puttin' themselves six feet in the ground 'Cause all this damn country does is keep on kickin' them down [Pre-Chorus] Lord, it's a damn shame what the world's gotten to For people like me and people like you Wish I could just wake up and it not be true But it is, oh, it is [Chorus] Livin' in the new world With an old soul These rich men north of Richmond Lord knows they all just wanna have total control Wanna know what you think, wanna know what you do And they don't think you know, but I know that you do 'Cause your dollar ain't shit and it's taxed to no end 'Cause of rich men north of Richmond [Outro] I've been sellin' my soul, workin' all day Overtime hours for bullshit pay

[@BuildswithBrian]

Thanks for this 👍

[@deborahvretis3195]

Thank you. I've been trying to get it all written down, then get lost in the listening. I appreciate that you got it done. ❤

[@alanpipkin8212]

I've listened to this song so many times now, but there's something about reading the lyrics while listening that just hits harder. Emotionally it just hit me. Wow, it's such a powerful message. Thank you for sharing the lyrics.

[@m_5373]

Thank you.

[@m_5373]

Me too!

[@jmh8510]

Think you missed “Young men putting themselves in the ground bc all this dm country does is keep knocking them down”

[@malakithstormcrow4184]

Seems like most reactors are missing/misunderstanding that line

[@jared30]

They obviously heard and shook their heads they just wanted to hear the song play.

[@saltymisfit6566]

I miss that line the first six times I heard it too. But every verse is just so f****** powerful

[@redneckroy8947]

That verse broke me. I'm a 39 year old father, divorced. Watched what society did to me and am scared to death for my son

[@hminchella7423]

​@@redneckroy8947God bless you sir. Dr Jordan Peterson on KZbin is an amazing support for men. I recommend him.

[@DVDFHardTarget]

This is why they control the flim stars and musicians. This is just one song, but the feelings and the message it stirs in you is so powerful you can only imagine if more of the actors, singers/rappers jumped onboard without worrying what their puppet masters would say what a better world we would live in.

[@marcoslattes3662]

Yeahh, lets jump into the wagon but with no drugs, ideologies, color or creed.

[@mwhite7712]

"I wish politicians would look out for miners. And, not just minors on an island somewhere." is honestly the hardest lyrics I've heard since Lil' Wayne said, "Real G's move in silence like lasagna." Just B A R S. 🔥🔥🔥

[@michelangelotroccoli7748]

Don't compare that fuckin clown with that elementary bar to real shit like this

[@mclostinthewoods]

As a veteran and a father of 4 young men, this song shut me down. It broke open emotions I normally don't have to deal with. I fear for my sons entering this nation as adults in a time where they are blamed for every ill just because they are men. Truth speaks to truth, and this one hit me hard. I make more money at this point in my life than I've ever made before, and less to show for it than ever. The cost of everything has at least doubled. My work gets harder, responsibilities get deeper, and the rewards for it continue to diminish. We're at a time when we're more focused on mutilating children to suit their parents' polilitical ideology than we are on addressing the rates of suicide in veterans and young men. Our priorities are way off.

[@nancygreen8186]

My neighbor just came over a few days ago and told me her son 40 years old slit his wrists and killed himself. He leaves behind a sixteen-year-old son and my neighbor is 68 years old and has to raise this boy. She also has to work to make ends meet. Sad times. I know you must know what is going on today . Your post is so true

[@whatthehell1012]

​@@nancygreen8186Jesus Christ..

[@mclostinthewoods]

@@nancygreen8186 We've lost 3 friends in their 30s and 40s over the past 10 years to suicide. All with families. All good men. 2 were veterans. It's heartbreaking. It's a loss that can't be rationalized or reconciled. It just never stops hurting.

[@saheliaterly1804]

💯 agree

[@SouthValleyKnifeCo]

​@@mclostinthewoodsthere are days I've considered it. But I could never do that to my little girl. But shit is tough, but I've taken to the mindset that if I give up, they win. I'll be damned if I let that happen.

[@jeffvossen5854]

He has 4 spots in the top ten iTunes chart and this one is currently in the one spot

[@Wernotfree]

He has nine in the top 25. Amazing

[@chucknorris5141]

Father of 3, forty nine years old. This hits. The struggle is real.

[@Nox-jx9rz]

this guy Oliver was a bit of a troubled soul dealing with depression and other similar mental ailments and alcohol issues. then one day it just broke him and brought him to his knees. he was never really a religious man but he made a promise to God that he would go sober if He helped him fulfill his dream. about 30 days later he had a friend invite him over to make a video to upload and this was the song recorded. as with about about 1-2 days of release he's blown up faster than a fat man at cracker barrel buffet. John Rich has already tapped him and offered to help him produce an album and i think a contract was offered as well. still catching up to the info on this guy a bit.

[@jenniferraymond3913]

The Lord keeps his promises

[@deborahvretis3195]

Oliver said he was not rushing into anything just yet. He has some concerts arranged. I heard that at the first one, the entire audience sang it with him. FABULOUS!!!

[@higgybonk845]

Grew up listening to rap but been dipping into country for the past year or so. This song is one of, if not, the greatest piece of music I’ve ever heard. This comes right from the soul, even in a small coastal town in England this hits hard

[@ajikpajik9331]

You should listen to Small Town England by New Model Army, I think that might speak to you also.

[@Honor_and_Steel]

You could make this fit your country fairly easily too. Just change it to Rich Men East of Bristol. Still fits the meter and rhyme scheme. Maybe change Fudge Rounds to a snack cake or something from the UK too.

[@rainbowcrewmagic9303]

Check out the dead south they are a bluegrass country band and so worth finding broken cowboy and gunslinger glory are fantastic I highly recommend x

[@isayusayweallcansay]

BidenHarris economics drove this man to write, sing this song..

[@parkerdeamer5721]

Bro same I grew up on rap.. and since listening to country and particularly this song. I cant listen to rap anymore.. it's so trash 😅

[@ravenmasters2467]

'No lyrics wasted'. Absolutely right. No filler. No throw-away lines. Every word meant something and was heartfelt.

[@LaddFPF]

I love this song, we all have that feeling of working SO HARD for crumbs. For pennies. This speaks to not just Americans of all walks of life across the entire political spectrum, but I've seen people across the WORLD feel it. Canada, Australia, UK, Europe.... God Bless Oliver Anthony.

[@tanyamckinnon5376]

And Keep him!

[@hildeiratorvenes803]

I'm in Norway and the same shit is happening here. This is a song for all of us, all over the world

[@eilselp11]

We need more people to scream the truth at the enemy instead of screaming at each other, thanx guys.

[@alw1915]

Man its been a long time since we were gifted a song that is so universally relatable. Musical masterpiece. Its so rare to get art that stokes so much thought and emotion.

[@ronnieknight5436]

What a brutally honest song. For all the hurt, hardworking people of the world. The elites won’t want us united but this song is unifying without doubt. Brought me to tears. He’s singing for us all.

[@EvaMay-k1f]

Im a 43yr old vet born and raised in northern Virginia and man it's so gross what the swamp has done to this country. If i knew then what i know now i never would have signed that line real talk. This song is amazing and dude is a truther

[@StorytimeWithLana]

This song speaks to the forgotten man, huh? I tell ya, I felt that song. About the 5ft 3in, 300 lbs line, I have complained about that very thing so often. I can't believe we have to (blue collar) go by a budget to get by, barely have enough to buy what you need, much less what you want, and there will be these huge ppl blowing hundreds of dollars of our tax dollars on buggies full of junk food. Lately, w/the ever-rising food prices, it royally ticks me off. (Oh, I see Brian understands) 😁 Looking forward to the review of Tom and Adam's new song... EPIC! (I'll set a reminder to look out for it in my noggin) Love you guys, keep humping. ❤

[@cjkool9464]

This is one of those songs that isn't just an anthem for america. This is a world shaking anthem. This one of those gems in the rough that has caused more people to come together instead of dividing us. The amount of passion he shows as he belts his heart out grasps everyone's attention as nothing else in the music media today shows this level of emotion. But above all this is a song that everyone can relate to. We're all in the same boat here in america and we're the only one's that can fix this and come together as americans. Screw being divided. We need to work together to fix what is wrong in our own country and our own lives.

[@SUzzer-jy9lj]

The HELL it isn't!!! WAKE UP America

[@Avallachgrey]

As someone who weighs almost 400 lbs, I'll have you know I pay for my own got damned fudge rounds. But the man is right. I whole heartedly agree the American people are watching the American dream be smothered in the crib right before us. And it's infuriating.

[@Laura-vv6cf]

He has his own channel with about a dozen songs. He also put out an intro video about himself a few days ago. He mentioned his line was hurting children. Said he'd respond to everyone, gave email, and was going to be in NC for a concert this weekend. I was just like you guys. He popped up on my feed and I was wowed.

[@tomsawyer6324]

Feeling this strongly as I work 50 plus hours a week to just get by. I'm 58 with my beautiful wife of 32 years who has 4th stage cancer yet has been denied disability benefits. Why? Been fed up with the system for years and continue to pray for a change for all the hard working people in this country. 🇺🇸Can't keep writing getting pissed off!!! Have a great day and better tomorrow

[@CedricandBrian]

Thank you for being transparent enough to share that my friend. I think your comment echoes the thoughts of millions of Americans today, and we are all getting fed up! Prayers going out to you, and your wife 🙏🏽. - C -

[@Stephanie-hq5gq]

My husband would have loved this song. Working overtime, no, no double pay for it, no holiday pay, and health insurance offered was crap. So we didn't have any medical, and he passed while working, driving truck. Turns out he had kidney cancer, so yeah. I hope your wife beats the cancer.

[@lesetoilesvagabondes3812]

keep fighting brother!

[@TheRampage25]

Prayers for you and your wife sir.

[@edwardfife8105]

Prayers for you and your family sir. I am your age and have dealt with similar struggles. Hang in there.

[@juliacrabtree5198]

He was offered 8 million last week and he TURNED IT DOWN🇺🇲‼️ GOD BLESS HIM ❤

[@calvinbennett3249]

This song makes me cry almost every time. The “young men are putting themselves six feet in the ground” line is incredible.

[@jackkonnof4106]

I hope this song will finally unite the people to rise up and put our government in check. It's long past time. Absolutely EPIC !

[@michael-sp7rn]

These "Rich Men North of Richmond seem to have forgotten the revolution fought to get out from under the rule of men who think like they do. This anthem should serve as a definitive warning shot across the bow.

[@jmbkc1391]

100!

[@goldeneyes2214]

No truer words were ever said…

[@stakerw]

He is a modern-day Thomas Paine. Paine's pamphlet ignited the 13 Colonies, perhaps this one will re-animate the corpse that is the USA.

[@ajikpajik9331]

I've never understood why America has political dynasties, surely you had a revolution to get rid of aristocrats.

[@paulnorris1593]

As Fortunate Son by CCR started a movement against the establishment. This is today's anthem because of the depth and simplicity of the message.

[@marcienisley4444]

He pulls at our very souls. He sings more than words can convey. I don’t understand completely but it moved me to tears. Listen to his other stuff. Equally moving.

[@kellie9276]

My husband is active duty and we're very fortunate to have a roof over our heads & food on the table, but its still been hard to keep our head above water the last couple of years. My thoughts are with everyone struggling right now, we'll make it out of this. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@bojanglesobrien6883]

Your husband is going to have to make a decision in the near future. People have had enough, it’s going to come down to brother vs. brother and citizen against the government. I’m thankful that I’m not still enlisted, no more being used by an indifferent minority to enforce their will upon the world.

[@loganpate5690]

I’m a 26 year old, Air Force medical retired, I work at a copper and gold mine in pain everyday tearing my body down farther and farther for pay that barely makes ends meet. We need some change in this country. So many angry Americans brought together with this song from so many different places. Great song

[@cproanddyson]

THANK YOU!!!!!! Someone finally understood the miner vs minor lines in this song. I've seen so many reactions to this song and I'm so sick of everyone missing this one. Kudos gents

[@GingeRenee]

This song had me in tears when I heard it. My heart hurts for all my fellow Americans and what we are facing during these times. My heart and prayers are with my fellow patriots. ❤

[@Vontharau47]

As a German living in Germany with almost 50% tax and a welfarestate where lazy ass people have even more money than folks that work everyday, this also brings goosebumps but also tears to my eyes. We can't do shit about it due to our past resolving solutions beeing a little... lets say excessive.

[@kristibrown5899]

Livin' in a new world, with an old soul. That line hits me hard. I am tired. 😢💔

[@sambee4927]

I had the same visceral reaction when I first heard it. Powerful. The anthem of our times.

[@denverbevins4052]

"All this damned country does is keep kicking them down." Considering how popular this song is, this lyric should worry everyone. No one can afford for middle America to give up. This is heartbreaking.

[@scottbolander8137]

This song is a funeral dirge for the country. Delivered by a man who is a combo of Bob Dylan, Nick Drake, and Hank Williams. That is why it is brings out these buried feelings in people who hear this song. Feelings that they had no idea had become so strong within them.

[@ebrahimmoradi321]

he's preaching. Ain't no other way to say it. Amen brother... our generation needed this. Thank you

[@gingerleamcwow435]

I watched my husband damn near fall to his knees listening to this. Everyone is exhausted and tired of putting one foot in front of the other each and every day, only to support and keep up the 1%. Oliver is begging us to wake up, America! Protect this man at all costs! HE speaks for each of us! ❤ OLIVER ANTHONY FOR PRESIDENT ❤

[@CedricandBrian]

I can picture your husband falling to his knees because I think this song has brought thousands and thousands of people to their knees with his raw, truthful lyrics! Thank you for watching our reaction, and make it a great day. - C -

[@markstone1619]

You're FAR from awake if you think that 'presidents' have any power. They have NO power. It's all a huge game of fooling the public by having 2 'sides' play off each other and has been that way for countless decades. That's how they have gotten ahead decade by decade for longer than we've been alive. Do you not really notice that when in office Bushes hate Clintons and Obama, and vice versa, yet when1 day out of office they are all 'best buddies'. That's the game! ANY president that even tries to go against them will end up like JFK within a few months and certainly won't live longer than 2 years of his 4 year term. No amount of agents could protect a president. Presidents haven't called the shots ever since the presidency was fully controlled after JFK's demise, which was 60 years ago. You need to understand the very powerful UNelected 'cartel' that has been pulling the strings of all presidents for over the past 6 decades. Understand how they built up that incomprehensible power by studying how the 1913 Federal Reserve was created, along with all their other global institutions. The 'cabal/cartel' of very powerful players tried this same takeover back in 1935, but thankfully it was thwarted by General Smedley Butler. He was their key man and they thought he could be trusted to do their evil deeds, but he spilled the beans on the entire plot. Not much different operation that what's happening today.

[@conniestancil2467]

😢

[@walternorris2609]

Amen

[@96redprelude]

We need more people like Oliver making music. Not being politicians. We are fighting a battle for our culture and tradition. Politics just follows the leaders in culture.

[@nancysego4989]

This is the official war cry for Americans. Civil War, v2.0. WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER! 🙌🏽🙌🏼🙌🏾🙌🏻🙌🏿

[@miahlee2525]

08:50 “I hope he doesn’t get cancelled, bc he was spitting facts”…think about what that man just said. We the ppl can get cancelled for saying the truth…what kind of country has the US become? This is not what America stands for, the worry of being cancelled for speaking the blatant truth. Think about this my fellow citizens and then think about what kind of future we want in this country for our kids.

[@eerhtM]

I know I'm just a random comment in a sea of epic responses, but I want to say that I'm a brand new listener who found yall while enjoying many reactions to this incredible song, and I consider yall's reaction and vibe to be the most inviting and comfy out of all the new channels I checked out during this rabbit hole. Godspeed.

[@CedricandBrian]

Thank you!

[@Thebob6]

I agree this is one of the best reactions and I’ve seen them all.

[@marcy5kids]

Same!❤

[@kimhoffman-labar8971]

I have been waiting for you guys to review this!!!!! I have forwarded this song onto everybody that I can think of. I think it’s a perfect anthem of what our world has come to. I’d love it.

[@lesliegraham7470]

I’m a 32 year old mom of 4 kids from 14-6 and this song gutted me. I am so terrified for my children with how this world is going. This song hit so hard because it’s so true. We shouldn’t be struggling how we are.

[@tyalexander8154]

You are absolutely right mam I have 3 adult children and 2 grandchildren and my kids are working they butts every day just to keep their heads above water I help them out now and then when I can my wife and I are raising 1 of our grandson because my daughter can not afford the both of them and the thought of grandsons growing in a communist country just makes me sick to my stomach. God bless

[@oc2108]

Oliver Anthony's next song should be "My name is Oliver Anthony, and I'd never commit suicide" These demons can't handle being called on their shit.

[@amandalawson7586]

I'm 50. This got me in my feels big time. I went on medical leave for a still unknown autoimmune disorder and they decided to part ways with me a week after my 25 year anniversary. Meant I spent half my life busting my body in a factory.

[@_Clayton.Bigsby_]

I finally said fuck it. I get by, but life's too short to waste it away on a company who's not gonna give a shit if I die tomorrow cause I'm expendable in their eyes.

[@pumpkinheadghoul]

FYI, according to an interview he did a couple of days ago, when Oliver Anthony recorded this song and shot the video he had been just 30 days sober. He said he dropped to his knees and asked God for help to kick his addiction to alcohol, and all I can say is SOMETHING very powerful is working through him. This is one of those rare moment we all get to witness where someone creates something truly great, and shares it with the world. We don't get to witness such moments but a handful of times in a lifetime, and I feel privileged to be witnessing this one. I've now heard this song no less than 50 times over the past three days, but the very first time I head it I knew I was witnessing something very special, and I also knew this young man's life was about to change more profoundly than he could ever have imagined. I truly hope he's ready for it, and I hope he has some good guidance along the way, because I think he's in for a hell of a ride now. I'd also like to point out that one of the genius aspects of this song is it offends NO ONE! It doesn't play to one group while slighting another. Nor is this just a song for Americans. I've seen people all around the globe already commenting on what this song means to them. This song will truly connect with EVERY working class human being EVERYWHERE in the world, and it doesn't matter their gender, their sexual orientation or the color of their skin. This is one message EVERYONE can come together on. Wouldn't it be even more special if this humble man living his humble life was the one to bring us all back together? One can hope.

[@AngelaUpdike]

I said the same thing when I heard him tell his story - God does work in mysterious ways ❤

[@stiks9672]

Correction on offending no one. It offends politicians. But nailed all the major points. Beautiful song.

[@darrellwood1594]

This song needs 100 more verses.I could listen to this man vent while playing his guitar for an hour long song.Simply amazing emotion and truth!

[@bennyblanco84]

The worst thing about this song is I’ll never be able to hear it for the first time again. It hits hard. Amazing writing. Initial reactions are sad, but anger at the mess we’re in quickly follows.

[@usakittykatkat994]

So true!, it’s sad😿

[@josephmclennan1229]

overtime taxed at 48%

[@MsBethannp]

I feel like this guy has blown up over night. We first heard him Wednesday and were instantly fans. He has a lot of other good songs as well, definitely go down that rabbit hole

[@SwampDawg00]

Absolutely!! ☝️💚

[@superman6338]

Quite a few of his songs are now in the top 25

[@chrismiller643]

He's already turned down an $8 million record contract. 2 weeks ago he was playing for 25 people. Stay independent is right. Protect this man at all costs!!!! 4 chords and the truth!!!!

[@tchaser5858]

I've been watching a lot of reaction videos to this song and they've given me goosebumps to see you and all the others just getting blown away by this guy and his song.

[@phancy4072]

The melody is amazing, the story is phenomenal and the message is amazing.

[@graceelizabeth3050]

I found it on ITunes for 99 cents and downloaded it immediately. This is something I’m proud to support. The pain in his voice moved me and most of us can relate to this song.

[@MonkeyhammerTP]

He turned down an $8 million record deal. He didn't sell out. He's a real one. Hopefully he gets more than 8 million iTunes downloads.

[@sazzle3312]

This song sends shivers up my bk, there are no drums but I feel my heart beating to a rhythm, 27 years ago the last time I actually felt a song the first time I heard it.❤

[@decapolis01]

I think Radio West Virginia is a guy that goes around the mountains and records people playing and singing. They are all unknown regular folk.

[@Monica-sw9ld]

That's very cool! So many artists out there that otherwise may never be heard.

[@1sthawkfeathers547]

I had my grandfather's 1927 Dobro. In 2009, I had to sell it to pay my property taxes. It makes me cry to hear a resinator play, but put these words with it, and I am sobbing. This young man is a God's Blessing. He has said what we could not and released it through song. ' Perserve Me,Oh God for in Thee do I put my Trust ' Psalms 16:1