Deny Depose Defend - UnitedHealthcare CEO Murder Ballad - Joseph Terrell of Mipso

[@JohnGamerlTHEROYALBAVARIAN]

ATTENTION CEOs. Have your affairs in order before you decide to scam the public. We want you as healthy as you want us.

[@joseph_terrell]

i like that. that's the essence of solidarity. like eugene debs said, while there's a soul in prison i am not free.

[@OddWoz]

@@joseph_terrell yessir. A man of the people.

[@annmarieknapp2480]

😂😂😂😅😅😅

[@ab6565]

@@joseph_terrell Eugene Debs... a man with heart.

[@alden1132]

Our anger is a pre-existing condition...

[@factsmatter8449]

Rage

[@SumuduVNagodavithana]

"They will profit from the sickness of the people till the people make it end" is my favorite line.

[@hsabes400]

“Print this form to submit your claim” 🥶

[@Robert_Douglass]

Very cold.

[@HelenCamile63]

Thank goodness for that final line. You were too soft on the guy and his ilk.

[@heatherlamb3453]

It was a perfect ending to the song

[@jonservi9884]

Savage

[@brianstewart9679]

Amazing song. Inspirational. As some one from New Zealand i hope Americans unite and protest until you get what you are entitled too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@JerseyJersey100]

As an American I thank you good sir! And I sincerely apologize for Trump. I am embarrassed for my nation.

[@thirrinaust8868]

Protesting doesn’t do shit in the U.S.

[@Robert_Douglass]

​@@thirrinaust8868Our country was born in the fires and blood of revolution. What makes any of us think its rebirth will be any different?

[@wordzmyth]

Only working together as a recolution. United you can stand Divided you fall

[@alanknight3778]

@@brianstewart9679 New Zealander here too. Also hoping OUR government don't end up giving us the same bullshit 'health system' the poor old seppos got stuck with.

[@crackthefoundation_]

Is this incident going to bring about a true folk revival? I am here for it, hell yeah

[@lisafish1449]

I hope so. I've been a creeky old folkie since I was 13, and it does my weary old heart good to hear so many new songs

[@deborahw.a.foulkes6059]

It's happening already. So many songs out there now, often with the same title!

[@Washougalite1]

I found Jesse Welles yesterday. Another amazing talent ❤

[@OddWoz]

@@Washougalite1 I did just recently too. Incredible. It even got around on boomerbook. What an instant classic.

[@likeasoldier777]

The media is refusing to cover the protests going on in America. Rise up all

[@NameRequiredSoHere]

Boomer here who was heavily into folk music in the 60s. Love it.

[@A20-w8l]

A hero is born when his deeds are sung. I missed this rebellious American spirit, I thought the state had snuffed it out. I'm so glad I was wrong.

[@lisafish1449]

That spirit only slept. Now, when it seems darkest, it rises.

[@need-to-know-]

No it was deliberately defunded and kept out of the light.

[@dudeonbike800]

"The state?" Ha, ha, another duped by corporate America.

[@JB-tr6nu]

The state and corporate America are now the same

[@JB-tr6nu]

​@dudeonbike800 the "state " and corporate America are now the same

[@KevinBrady-fy3cx]

This is brilliant. It is wonderful to see revolutionary music reappear after such a long silence. Young Luigi has turned the world upside down

[@leodawn5913]

You mean right side up!! he turned the world right side up. It was upside down, now It is right side up. I’m sure that’s what you meant. And I also know you meant he turned the monopoly insurance companies upside down.!!!!! whatever the case we have a long way to go to make things right, and we must remember that movement in the 60s failed, Ronald Reagan made sure of that

[@Nat-oj2uc]

True. Solidarity from Russia🙌 And no I don't support putin. I hate him

[@JasonHall-m3q]

Murder ballads like this have been missing. This is amazing ❤️

[@infoSeeker007]

Let's definitely send a message to the judicial system on this Healthcare nightmare.✅ Luigi Mangione NOT guilty ✅✅✅✅✅

[@googlesucks662]

It began with Rich men North of Richmond. MAGA and Luigi have continued it.

[@rehamkcirtap]

I thought it was gonna be a gimmicky piece of crap but this is a proper South Carolina murder ballad. Impressive stuff

[@Kyle496]

Murder ballad? I saw justice being done. You can't murder a serial killer.

[@UntetheredBanshee]

Truly!

[@Robert_Douglass]

Especially the way it ended. It's like, none of it makes any difference, except when we are eventually forced to make a difference. It almost always ends in blood.

[@hartleyw6323]

Right!? And a masterful performance!

[@joseph_terrell]

thanks man. i love the old ones, glad for a chance to channel them

[@sfinxen1917]

Absolutely great, solidarity from Sweden

[@timmanion2197]

Joseph - that’s an INCREDIBLY thin line you chose to walk, and in my writer’s book, you nailed it. Respect!!!!

[@portablegoose]

Dude, this needs more views. Really clever storytelling my man

[@deefenestration7989]

I beg to disagree. Murder ballads condemn murderers and venerate victims. This is an old fashioned outlaw ballad.

[@joseph_terrell]

thanks a lot

[@TikiKitiVideos]

We are going to break a long-time rule we have and share this video. Remember Woody Guthrie and how he started. This is so well done. Thanks.

[@oneofmany1087]

For what its worth from Buffalo Springfield. reminds me of that song

[@joseph_terrell]

🪕❤

[@-jess--here--]

For others that are down a rabbit hole looking for Deny Defend Depose songs, United Heath by Jesse Wells and Deny Defend Depose (metal version is my preference) by The Dusty Show are two that I recommend checking out.

[@kimoandrews5802]

I would prefer listening to an autotuned queef played on a loop.

[@bogeysbaby]

Jesse Welles is an incredibly gifted songwriter and guitarist.

[@tatelabianca666]

check out Joe DeVito!

[@Robert_Douglass]

Saw them both. About time AI was used for something good. Definitely give them a watch!

[@HelenCamile63]

Jesse Wells nailed it. Made me cry then I shared it with my family and friends.

[@JohnSchmitzMusic]

Great song. Everyone needs to hear this.

[@mrs.brunke443]

A true ballad in the old style. And a pointed commentary done with true musical poetry.

[@joseph_terrell]

thank you for listening 🙏

[@charlottekl2958]

This was the 3rd result when I searched "murder ballad" with this exact song in mind. Happy to find the full version here; I saw the short one from TikTok on Bluesky.

[@joseph_terrell]

glad you found it!

[@beccaleigh7744]

Wow! This must be getting throttled. Absolutely spectacular! (If you like this song, Jesse Welles also wrote a good one about the situation.)

[@allisonsanders3384]

LOVE Jesse!

It is getting throttled.

[@mariawilson9838]

Fantastic, I believe people hear better through music

[@stjecat]

A chill on that last line. Excellent work

[@JohnnyCatFitz]

Why no like/dislike? They're trying to undo the fire that was lit in our collective psyche. Don't forget your burning feelings !

[@sugarbabybeauty9524]

This is *incredible*. My jaw dropped when you gave that last line

[@jarizona55]

Universal healthcare now

[@crackthefoundation_]

and FREE LUIGI!

[@oldmanSturzl]

A presidential pardon on the last day of office would be a big middle finger to the oligarchy.

[@tofu_golem]

If we had universal healthcare, Brian Thompson would still be alive. How's that for irony?

[@tlk0216]

It's no better obviously you never been out of the country and needed care. As if govt is the model of efficiency and morals. Use your brain!

[@OddWoz]

@@oldmanSturzlBiden IS THE OLIGARCHY

[@benjaminpack2922]

The Daily Mail reported that Thompson earned around $10 million per year with his salary at United Healthcare. dang, while none of us condone (or are supposed to) we are still listening... How many died on those three words?

[@user-ll7dy4hh5i]

Whoever turned the guy in was a douche! This guy is a modern day Robinhood, or Janosik for us of Slavic heritage. I'm attending a town hall for two dying hospitals tomorrow where I will recommend that the staff take over the hospitals as owners. My suggestion is to have a board of doctors run the hospital and everyone gets paid fairly. No more CEOs, no more greed, just fair healthcare at affordable prices. They will be non-profit.

[@carlareac5762]

They've been refused the $10k Reward apparently. Hahahaha!

[@patricequinn7733]

There were Doctors' Consortiums before they were bought out by msga insurance companies. HMO's were touted as cost savings for "consumers,"

[@TC38Cole]

Nah, the gubermint bypassed all protocols. How you get immediate bodycam footage and security photos inside private businesses without a FOIA request or warrants issued? Which is NOT instantaneous. By using the resources of the national spy administration. They're tracking all of us. Those "RFID security chips" on your REALID, passport, bank cards, and credit cards are tracking chips. They wanted to go with implanted microchips, but they pushed the religious rhetoric a little too hard, and the enslaved rejected the idea as the "mark of the beast." So, they switched to tagging "required documents." Add in the data collected from your cellphone, tablet, computer, smart watch, smart TV, smart house, alexa, siri, echo, fitness tracker, GPS pet collars, airtags, doorbell cameras, traffic cameras, security cameras, etc. There are currently two different people being blamed and punished for "turning him in." They're false flag operations to distract you from the truth. The agency used the available resources and then launched a few smoke screens to distract you from their infringement on our rights under the homeland security act.

[@chuckheppner4384]

"A protest song is a song that's so specific that you cannot mistake it for bullshit. One good song with a message can bring a point more deeply to more people than a thousand rallies." Phil Ochs “Music doesn't lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music. I wish they'd had electric guitars in cotton fields back in the good old days. A whole lot of things would've been straightened out.” It's time for a new National Anthem. America is divided into two definite divisions. The easy thing to cop out with is sayin' black and white. You can see a black person. But now to get down to the nitty-gritty, it's getting' to be old and young - not the age, but the way of thinking. Old and new, actually... because there's so many even older people that took half their lives to reach a certain point that little kids understand now. When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” Jimi Hendrix

[@bielbyw]

I immediately thought of Ochs the first time I listed to it

[@chuckheppner4384]

@@bielbyw Right on, Woody comes to mind as well. 🙏🏻 “Music is, to me, proof of the existence of God. It is so extraordinarily full of magic, and in tough times of my life I can listen to music and it makes such a difference.” Kurt Vonnegut

[@joseph_terrell]

people always mention dylan or woody, but Ochs another great from the era!

[@chuckheppner4384]

💯%🏹@@joseph_terrell 🎯 "The widespread belief that Yuppies as a class would perish from Brie-cheese poisoning turned out to be over-optimistic." Alfred Adler

[@renaephillips8306]

Love this!

[@Me-sm8os]

This is amazing, I keep playing it. Since the incident first happened I keep thinking of “the hero of Canton, the man they call Jayne” and this fit so well into that folk music niche while having brilliant lyrics and beautiful fingerpicking. Excellent work, thank you.

[@alisondiem202]

I was just wondering where the Pete Seegers and Woodie Guthries are, esp. about this topic and BOOM, here you are. Fantastic song.

[@AndrewThoesen]

KZbin algorithm: we think you’ll like this revolutionary music. What do you mean capitalism is a snake that eats its own tail?

[@josephgeorge5741]

Viva la Revolution!

[@MP-db9sw]

This stands up with Jesse's. Great song, thank you!

[@Robert_Douglass]

That ending was stone cold. Brilliant!

[@jennyjennyjenny3210]

Man this is amazing. Noticed that in one section he said it with delay, I have been seeing different words being used across news and wondered about why there seemed to be variance in reporting, it’s cool he worked that into his verse. Would love to see a full length vid captioned like the TT and the short, it’s really helpful and appreciated to have it that way. Thanks to the artist, this is so powerful and it’s good music too.

[@Captain1Pocket]

The book about the health insurance fraud is called "Delay, Deny, Defend" yet the bullets said "Delay, Deny, Depose". I think some reporters are just sloppy reporters. I catch them on bad reporting more often than one might suspect. What's really amazing though is when they all reports the news verbatim. You can really tell they are not new reporters and just "public relations". It seems most news is canned, packed in corn syrup, homogenized, and fortified for your convenience. Real news requires uncomfortable truths and funding and effort. Mostly big conglomerates don't care for any of that. Not long ago, the news was ad free and news stations were seen as a public service that played an important role as the "4th check" on government. The news didn't make any money, it lost money, intentionally. It was simply part of being a radio or television station. You did it for free.

[@ptkato_]

"Delay, Deny, Defend" is a book, allegedly the words carved in the shell casings came from it

[@joseph_terrell]

thank you. i noticed some discrepancy in which words were reported. just uploaded a full version with subtitles too!

[@jennyjennyjenny3210]

@ I saw that! Thanks so much, and thank you for the reply!

[@lemonlordminecraft]

The storytelling similarities make this an approximate sequel to Big Iron

[@aura_bella]

Saw this on tiktok and i’m so glad to see a full version in my recommended. Adding this to my playlist

[@martyschrader]

"We're sorry -- your claim is denied. Your lead poisoning condition is a direct result of lifestyle choices and is therefore not covered by your policy."

[@NijosoSefzaps]

This is my favorite version so far.

[@jay.u]

A woman was arrested of saying those words

[@yolyk78]

Badass! Thank you. We love this song. I hope Luigi hears this melody.

[@joseph_terrell]

i wondered the same. it went big on tik tok before he was captured so its possible...

[@PurdyBirdProductions]

"And we'd appreciate - print this form to submit your claim..." Hoooly shhit... I got goosebumps!!!!

[@williamsobat8339]

Deny, Depose, Defend has become a call for action.

[@KFMorrison-z8w]

Great Song. So sad that 80% of all Americans owe $10,000 or much much more for healthcare expenses. 80% of all bankruptcy in the United States are because of healthcare expenses. This needs to change for the better.

[@joseph_terrell]

incredible how bad it is. hoping this is a moment more people realize it doesn't have to be this way. it isn't this bad anywhere else in the developed world.

[@dsclaud]

Shit dude, that last line is like a blade! Excellent!

[@heatherlamb3453]

Yes!! Thank you to the people like you who can put how we are feeling into words when I am left speechless!! Very well done. Thank you for sharing

[@JAVI-ti8uq]

Holy shit! I was not expecting this song to be so good. Bravo, sir. The talent flows strong with you.

[@MargeErin]

Excellent tune! You're an artist in the best tradition of Woody Guthrie. Bravo!!!

[@lazy_lefty]

That ending line hit so hard

[@danielking2944]

I’m glad you pronounced the lyrics clearly so old folks can understand. Some of the other 3D songs sound good but I wish they would print the lyrics for us to read. Fortunately, I have socialist health care from VA and Medicare so I have hearing aids and eye glasses. I wish everyone had the same experience.

[@OddWoz]

Damn bro. Got this on Apple Music already for us! Instant classic too. Thank you. 🙏 Best to you and yours this holiday season.

[@janeymitchell4675]

I hope everyone understands this IS where we are.

[@ChrisCooperXmarksthespot]

Sir, you make this Boomer proud.

[@zbowman7428]

Free LUIGI

[@andrewpatton6194]

Solid song dude keep them up!

[@connor-n4l]

This gave me chills. Oral history in the making! ❤

[@Star2ice]

Love this song and you are amazing. Let's play it everywhere. We can't let the media stop talking about Luigi ❤

[@maximilienleroux8950]

Universal healthcare now ! Season's greetings from France.

[@ghggp1]

Bravo! You are a poet and capture the dilemma of our times! So many have needless died and suffered due to the for profit policies of United Healthcare! I certainly do not condone murder. Yet, I am against all corporate corruption that allows the many to perish…. yet didn’t see the handwriting on the wall!

[@deborahw.a.foulkes6059]

Great song. Have shared it.

[@brodiepellerin4806]

The song flows well, great storytelling! Also I am a sucker for murder ballads but a great deal of em are about killing innocent people (usually women) for no good reason, so this is a lot less deplorable

[@dandoohan7223]

Most murder ballads are cautionary tales though, in other words examples of what not to do. The traditional murder ballad formula is about 20% set up, 10% murder, and 70% consequences.

[@susanbuck4366]

Good song writing! I got the message...

[@Aaa-hl6oj]

I didnt know i wanted this but Im glad i found it

[@jonathanbrookphotography1883]

Beautiful skill in your writing and performance. You were inspired by Heaven to play your part in this Heavenly mission. I sincerely hope you get the help to produce it as a powerful music video to make it reach more people. It’s already powerful as it is. I love the ending Plot twist, empathetic and compassionate. It’s about to invoke our sympathies for Brian Thompson’s wife, then it reminds us who the real victims are. I am sorry, but I have no sympathies for that woman, living on blood money. Her and her kids will have enough blood money to live luxuriously for the rest of their lives. I hope his kids grow up to hate what their father did. leave it to their classmates to be brutally honest with them. I hope they get to hear this song when they’re old enough to empathize with the real victims who lose a family member, and then have nothing to live on, no means of support.

[@YoungMaterialist]

That last line hits harder than a bullet to the heart for real for real.

[@John-ro2ir]

All of our problems are class based.

[@eyedealist4214]

That last line was brilliant!

[@macareuxmoine]

Goosebumps. What a song 💔 however Luigi may fare from here on… he will know he’s not alone.

[@macareuxmoine]

Thank you for this wonderful song. Every movement needs it’s hymns and this might just be one of it. I hope Luigi will one day be able to listen to it.

[@noelligh]

fecking brilliant as good as Dylan cheers.

[@meribelgoldwin]

Wow. Beautifully melodic song. Powerful words.

[@wingmanbman]

yep... nice one... I was only familiar with Stephen Hemsley who exercised options to the tune of almost 100M in 2009 during the Great Recession when the market was in the toilet let alone the public suffering immense financial hardship. United Healthcare... what an awful company that has ruined so many lives.

[@Julzartnerd]

you have a beautiful voice, smooth guitar playing and great lyrics on this topic. You should be our modern day Guthrie or Billy bragg. we need our activists and union singers back.

[@joseph_terrell]

got to meet billy last year, what a great guy too

[@Julzartnerd]

@ sweet

[@samarhabib2614]

I've listened to a dozen songs on this... and this is by far the best!

[@Panbaneesha]

This is amazing! I hope this kind of music will prevent the righteous anger from being a straw fire.

[@jonhughes7264]

Thats a really really good song. This should get a lot of views.

[@callisto2895]

Thank you, I'm gonna check your other songs out. Take care ❤

[@Antarctica2025]

May your song enter the people’s history in ballad!

[@lavendereucalyptus3225]

Love your music, well written and composed. 🙏❤️🙏

[@CapnBlackJackHonour]

Woodie Guthrie smiles from on high

[@joseph_terrell]

🙏

[@chicofrijoles]

Powerful song. Thank you.

[@HasanAbiClipFarming]

huge Poor Man's Poison type vibes, love it so much

[@TommyLikeTom]

Brilliant song. I love how you make the scene into a western

[@joseph_terrell]

a duel at high noon in midtown...

[@robertwjtaylor]

Very nice work and performance!!!

[@jordanrice1323]

Hot damn, this video has 10% of the viewers liking and not a soul disliking. A truly pleasant surprise.

[@SagoDave]

Beauthiful work.Beautiful work.

[@EchoJ]

This is the best song I’ve heard so far with a “Deny, Depose, Defend” theme. Well done! 👍🏾

[@draconity]

This is a REALLY good song, holy crap my guy

[@kingayy9267]

This is incredible. You're very talented, friend!

[@JasonHall-m3q]

Omg this is amazing man. Great singing. Amazingly written. You absolutely killed it

[@rustyshackleford6035]

This was a Powerful song really touched me Free Luigi ✊

[@morningcoffee1111]

Whew! Truth and pain in those words. Beautifully done.

[@SarahZ]

This rules

[@joseph_terrell]

thank ya

[@rgc1124]

Ditto universal healthcare now…corporate greed preventing

[@OublietteTight]

Powerful. Definitely playing again. Thank you for your creative mind.

[@patriciam6541]

Excellent lyrics. I love these. Many of us remember the power of art, music

[@MoreOrLessDistracted]

Thanks. Nicely done. Do you ever share tabs?

[@joseph_terrell]

of course. even easier, I can tell you here that the verse is Am - Am - C - Am - G - G - Am - Am Am - Am - C - D - D - D - C (walkdown) - Am Chorus: C - D - E - E Am - G - D7 (with F# in bass)* - E - Am * 0 1 2 0 0 2

[@inliem5171]

American people: go out on the streets (real and digital) in masses and chant: UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE NOW!!! can't believe this is not happening, it would in my country.

[@JohnStrange-q8r]

Sacrifice our health just to build upon their wealth.

[@daanestad]

Excellent ...Dylan couldn't do better 🎶❤️🎶

[@mariannallan2204]

We’ll done! Beautifully captured the story.