Hilltop Hoods- Stopping All Stations | Reaction

[@megank9865]

In Australia, a digger is a war veteran. This came about in reference to world war 1 and 2 war veterans that fought from dug out trenches. But it is now used for all Australian armed service personnel, past and present, with the utmost respect for their service and sacrifice. This track always gives me chills, love it ❤

[@ThatSingerReactions]

Oh interesting

[@seanbutnotasheeple2090]

Once a Digger, always a Digger 👍🇦🇺

[@malxbl]

Nice one digger!

[@dalts9327]

The term digger actually dates back to 1850 where it was an Australian term used for the miners (mainly in Ballarat) during the gold rush.

[@MurdaCrumpet]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4GQY4aqZZyZfpo No this is the best one yet 😅

[@Bookluver29]

I love the way the story is told, with each verse from a different party's perspective. You can see the lives of each main character in detail and how everyone else looks to them. Like the woman - who reminds the veteran of his late wife, and is just some stupid bint to the muggers, and to herself she's a single mother who hates her life but is doing what she has to to survive. It's an awesome way to start getting people to think about it.

[@billylionisnotagoat]

its like a book called "talking to stangers" fucking brilliant

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

It’s about hard times colliding. The old man who fought a war, the young lady stripper living on benifits, the young dude who never had a chance in life and they all collide in this tragedy. It’s one of, if not, their best. So much talent musically and storytelling. Each verse is a different perspective. Thanks for sharing these legends with the world brother

[@incolink]

yeh the 3 stories converge in the third verse it really is a masterpiece..

[@TorqueMediaau]

the "restrung" version of this adds an element of depth and emotion to the song. its such a great song with great story telling. You can close your eyes and just picture the entire situation.

[@GraceTorqueGarage]

restrung by far is my fac version, adds a positive spin,

[@matthewcooper9136]

Yeh love the flip that they put on it Not just a simple remix

[@humveedownunder6516]

Totally agree, the restrung version is amazing. They managed to take a great song and make it even better.

[@ramboozled4438]

Yeah i prefer the restrung version.

[@daneshemlowski157]

100% the whole restrung album is great but the way they do this song is great

[@TheCosmicTeapot]

Here's another fun fact. The artificial voice sampled at the beginning is recorded from a train platform in Adelaide (their home city). You could press a button on the train platform and that voice would tell you when the next train would be arriving and if it was express or would stop at all stations.

[@jasonjohinke5651]

Balair line

[@TheCosmicTeapot]

@@jasonjohinke5651 Indeed. Blackwood (their suburb) is on the Belair train line.

[@oakay2000]

@@TheCosmicTeapot an insane shout out, knowing most people wont recognize it

[@TheCosmicTeapot]

@@oakay2000 Since you liked that bit of trivia, have some more. There's a train station at Blackwood (where they grew up) and I wouldn't be surprised if they sampled it there.

[@schmoholio3000]

Adelaide lad right here and this is my favourite track from the Hilltops. Everything from the way they sampled the voice recordings from the platform information machines, to the sounds of the trains, the tracks used and those lyrics that paint the story from each perspective.... Knowing those actual locations etc, this track not only gives me vivid images of the characters playing out their stories, it also is a track that I'll put on if I'm away from home and want to reconnect with memories from living in this area. The way that they tell a simple snippit of a story, in such detail, then tie them all together. This is what Aussie hip hop is all about. Lyrically expressing the truth and rawness of life while giving people perspectives to ponder. Not sure if you put it all together in the end because I know that I had to listen to it a few times to connect all the nuances of each of the three stories. It's like the movie "fight club" but with a slick beat, woodwind and audible treats for your ear holes. Love your work man. ✌️

[@Mahashma]

5019 represent bruv

[@joeldwyer7254]

dunno man u got me thinking thou, powder the monkey, Fifty in five, etc

[@Dug6666666]

First time hearing that one as well. I'm with you I wanted to process the lyrics. That one is up there with Eminem's "Stan" for story telling. So each verse was from the perspective of three different people struggling with life getting on the same train.

[@bennymcslats]

Absolutely. The way it gets tied together is brilliant. It was inspired by some real life incidents. Check out the “restrung” version. Suffa delivers an alternate third verse. Brilliant track

[@WendyKay84]

I don't usually get real excited about rap, but the Hilltop Hoods pick the best samples, and put them together in the best way. They're great storytellers, and I think there's something about hearing them rap in something close to my own accent too. They have an original style and they're awesome.

[@Fluffy-34NEO]

1st verse is from the old diggers (veterans) perspective, he smiles at the chick that reminds him of his late wife and she says something he cant hear cause of his hearing aids, he is the "old mug" thats staring at her in verse 2 that she walks past and says "hey wtf you staring at" and verse 3 is the guys that get on the train and rob him. its built so well too because from his older perspective shes just a pretty lady and they are just a group of boys laughing and joking, from her perspective hes a seedy old man and they are a group of thugs and from their perspective hes just an easy way to make money cause they have had a hard life and shes just in the way...

[@lukeeverett6520]

He needs to do a reaction to realising it’s all the same story!

[@Andrew260RS]

Wow! Never realised this! That’s deep!

[@bigdrunkhunter8729]

OMG YESSSSSSSS listened to this on repeat back early 2000s. The Caboolture line was my line!! The nostalgia of that train voice is wild. Shit is so hard and so heart wrenching. An incredible story told in 3 different perspectives, it's such art. Thank you so much! Keep on with the Hoods please ❤

[@seanbutnotasheeple2090]

Caboolture line, ay? Had some good times on that ride home from school.

[@GraceTorqueGarage]

bloody scabbo cabbo pmsl love the song

[@seanbutnotasheeple2090]

@@GraceTorqueGarage @Bernard T Grace Oi, Balmoral SHS 😆, thank you very much.... we only caught the Cabo train to hook up with loose Northsiders.. Cleveland line change at Central, grab a cheeseburger, back on the train to party with girls of Northside.... 🤔😬😆

[@ewatfred]

That train announcer voice was recorded at the Blackwood train station. "The next train to Adelaide will depart from platform 1, stopping all stations." Fair nostalgia for me too cos that was my train station I used to catch from all the time to get to town.

[@GraceTorqueGarage]

@@seanbutnotasheeple2090 ha ha only spent 3 months traversing between moronfield and brendale cos I was dumb enough too loose my lisence......yo that's another old school hilltop Hoods song "dumb enough"

[@ShoeStringKings]

The sentinel is another great story telling song of theirs

[@brendanc5926]

100%

[@Judemay01]

Classic Hoods!

[@l33pi3p3r]

Would be my number one of hilltops tracks

[@chrisonuttah7546]

Best track in the album imo

[@onetwoer]

My number one

[@bigdrunkhunter8729]

Sorry for the comment spam but MAN so glad you gave the lyrics the attention they deserve. I personally love all Hoods but believe their earlier stuff is so much harder, bar heavy and raw, maybe it's sentimental but this era truly is great

[@countrabricksbuildcraze8916]

word 😊

[@rhythmandblues_alibi]

Golden era for sure 👌

[@MissKittyJones]

Thank God!!!! I am just gunna to wait because it seems some Angels out there is doing you right and introducing our hip hop. Your appreciation and love warms my soul. Thank you - for taking the time and being gracious... the number of videos and music you go through. It all has to start sound the same... So how you make each video seems so unique and enjoyable. You Sir... are amazing!!!! ❤Hilltop Hoods, Izzy, Bliss... so many. Thanks.

[@mikegregory5620]

A Digger is a slang term for an Australian Soldier, Strife is slang for getting into Trouble. Hard Yakka means Hard Work and Dole is slang for welfare

[@MattJoyce01]

I love the way you take the time to listen, read, process, digest...then comment, then listen again with greater understanding. So good to watch. Bravo.

[@Tazza81]

Been listening to the 'Hoods since 99 when I first heard them on an old 4 elements effects mixtape. Can't believe that was 23 years ago. Amazing to see how far they have come over the years.

[@melissajackson1814]

It's so good watching and witnessing your appreciation of your Aussie brothers from other mothers 👩 👩‍🍼 ❤️

[@melissajackson1814]

I've apparently got a really high music IQ so this is profoundly enjoyable for me. Thank you 😊 💓 ☺️ 💗 💛 💖

[@stevefoulston]

Hilltop Hoods are an Australian hip hop group that formed in 1991 in Blackwood, Adelaide, South Australia. They are regarded as pioneers of the "larrikin-like" style of Australian hip hop.The group was founded by Suffa (Matthew David Lambert) and Pressure (Daniel Howe Smith), who were joined by DJ Debris (Barry John M. Francis) after fellow founder, DJ Next (Ben John Hare), left in 1999. The group released its first extended play, Back Once Again, in 1997 and have subsequently released eight studio albums, two "restrung" albums and three DVDs.Six of their eight albums have peaked at number one on the Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) Albums Charts, recently setting the record for most No. 1 Albums by an Australian band or group: The Hard Road (2006), State of the Art (2009), Drinking from the Sun (2012), Walking Under Stars (2014), Drinking from the Sun, Walking Under Stars Restrung (2016) and The Great Expanse (2019). Three tracks have reached the top 10 on the ARIA Singles Chart-"Chase That Feeling" (2009), "I Love It", featuring Sia (2011) and "Higher", featuring James Chatburn (2015) - while a further two tracks - "Cosby Sweater" (2014) and "1955" (2016) - reached the top 5. "1955", featuring Montaigne & Tom Thum, peaked at number 2 in the Australian charts. Peace out.

[@ewatfred]

Also Suffa bought me a beer once at the Blackwood Hotel.

[@Mybabycase]

They deffinetly are not larikin types they are poetic hip hop rap style don’t insult them by calling them larikins

[@icarii9366]

Good to see you found The Hoods mate. Respect.

[@paulrodsted3905]

I have commented this before, I don't really like rap/hiphop etc but love Aussie hiphop like the hoods and bliss n esso.... great songs and music

[@seanbutnotasheeple2090]

Very talented blokes. Love it 🇦🇺👍🍻 I've been listening to them since high school, I'm 35 now and they're still my go to after a few drinks.

[@danieldoherty130]

Have ya herd rapper Complete . One slice 👌 👏

[@danieldoherty130]

Or Greeley grow up or G'day 3 😁

[@seanbutnotasheeple2090]

@@danieldoherty130 Susan?

[@frankmorris2603]

A crew with a message. Powerful.

[@l33pi3p3r]

Iv been a mad hilltop fan since day one. This is one of my favourite songs the boys. Thank you for letting me re-live hearing this song for the first time.

[@duckman162]

one of my favorites. the song is about the different stories of three people. the old veteran (digger), the woman (stripper) living on the dole aka welfare and the criminal. listen to this multiple times and you will see this masterpiece for what it is! @thatSingerReactions

[@MDL513]

Also, "stopping all stations" referring to stopping by each person's perspective

[@TOFAWIZZLE]

I only thought about you reviewing this song the other day. I knew you’d appreciate the best with the story telling. So good to have 3 sides in one song.

[@crikeymacca]

Is and always will be my favourite Hoods song. Love that you discovered it and are spreading it around the world. Peace

[@Twenty_Six_Hundred]

Was waiting for this reaction lol. Yeah as someone from Adelaide 'stopping all stations' pretty much sums up riding the train system in Adelaide during the 90s. I was a teen in the late 90's and was heavily into graffiti and hip hop. Was from the Western burbs however Adelaide is small so everyone kinda knew or knew of each other back then. Hilltop Hoods knew alot of 73A graffiti artists in the southern burbs. Long story short as a graffiti artist i rode the transit system everyday as it was basically the life. Seen alot of shit happen back then on the lines. These days times have changed, from the few recent years i have caught a train. Security is all revamped, cameras everywhere and even police patrols enter rail cars at any random station.

[@Deugzo1]

I really really appreciate the way you find out the meaning of the song/lyrics your listening too. With most reactions they just listen through, miss the point & meaning then at the end say “let me know what you think in the comments”. It’s so good that you take the time!!! Huge fan👍😎😁

[@liamdiacci]

If you're loving the hilltops journey man check out The Hard Road (Restrung), the same songs but played by an orchestra and they've tweaked some of the lyrics in some songs. This was one of the absolute standouts from that album of reimaginings.

[@MattJoyce01]

The whole of restrung is epic. I really like it.

[@jemborg]

I would love to see him review _Hard Road_ too, he has good sensibilities. But he gets a ton of requests man, so, as a filter, he normally only responds to paid ones.

[@Wallypole12]

I would watch him review every HTH song haha

[@fracksha4428]

Early morn, train station Aching from the arthritis This war veteran knows what a hard time is He needs his pension, dementia and half blind is The reason he rides the train with no car licence So he boards with an expired ticket has a swipe Gets a fine 'cause the change he got don't add up right We're taking about a man who never lived a lavish life Caught up in the age of computer chips and satellites A lovely lady boards looking tired and half awake He smiles, she's reminds him of his wife that passed away She says something as she walks right past his way His old hearing aid don't last quite half the day Some young gentlemen alive with their laughter Approach the old timer and put a knife to his heart to Explain that money or blood's the price of their barter To a man whose friends probably died for their fathers [Scratches: DJ Debris] "Taking a train, taking a train" "I-I- I head toward the train-tra-train station" "Riding the caboose to hell" "W-W- We're from a city heroin loves, the devil's in charge" Whatever it takes can justify Whatever ends we make Whatever the price To the end of a life, it's just an observation So take a ride we're stopping all stations It's been a long night the suns lifting on a cold Morning but she's drugged and drunk tripping on her stroll On the way home, she's done with stripping on a pole But she can't pay for her son living on the dole Jumps a train puts on her gloves she's wearing black Being watched by some old mug she's glaring back She's on edge and got the bug from sharing smack So she says, "Hey, what the fuck you staring at?" He smiles, an unsteady hand rubs on his dome She takes a seat, a messy band of ruffs board alone To the digger with a machete at his lungs and he's prone He can barely stand but ready to stand up for his own She tries to help him she doesn't choose to flee the car And catches a blow with enough bruise to leave a scar She starts fainting, the rooms moving and seeing stars Aint it amazing how courageous human beings are? [Scratches: DJ Debris] "Taking a train, taking a train" "I-I- I head toward the train-tra-train station" "Riding the caboose to hell" "W-W- We're from a city heroin loves, the devil's in charge" Whatever it takes can justify Whatever ends we make Whatever the price To the end of a life, it's just an observation So take a ride we're stopping all stations He knows nothing but toil, strife and hard yakka Pissed at the world for playing wife in a slammer This man was never given a life on a damn platter So he jumps a train with knife and bandanna Boys at his back, sleazy, hardened and far From givin' a fuck, an easy target his mark He sees an old man and says "See we'll part with your hard Earned cash or rest in peace we can start with your heart?" Some girl steps not afraid she's gonna cop it sweet And gets decked before she made it even on her feet The old man leaped to her aid and to his horror he'd Thrusted his chest into the blade of his robber's piece He grabbed the wallet, dropped the knife as he fled the car Concerned about the loss of life he'd never went this far What's done is done, he'd got the prize and he'd spent his half Of two dollars in change and a pension card So take a ride, 'cause we're stopping all stations

[@roostersbays95]

for 60 years the northern line out of Adelaide has seen a lot of the most horrendous crime/ tragedy bought about by hard drugs

[@Wickedkittin]

This is my favourite Hoods song too. I love the way each verse is told from each person's perspective.

[@winter4097]

Audience with the devil is my old time favourite next to this one ♥️

[@winter4097]

SAME!

[@craigallen3752]

My favourite song from HTH. I love the way that they explained the same situation from 3 different persons perspective in each verse 👌🏼

[@joedoe999]

As an Aussie fuck it was gold watching you do a double take on the lyrics to truly hear the story at hand.... this is what hilltops do... they rap stories :) i dont know if you do requests from here but id like to make one and give you another story =) Bliss and Eso - Headless Princess

[@ThatSingerReactions]

I'll try to remember this one 💯

[@dylandeane6440]

100% will second this, will blow you away.

[@jessedonnellan]

Great recommendation! One of my favs from BnE ❤

[@12pm_KDOGS]

Bliss N Eso; headless + bullet and a target + sea is rising got to do these three 🤙 sydney

[@ironiconions1620]

Other Hilltop Hoods tracks to check out: Recapturing the Vibe (restrung), The Sentinel, The Certificate, Chase that feeling

[@madkeenbushman1958]

Cheers big fella appreciate it.

[@robwaters7123]

It's one story intertwined. Old vet getting robbed, striper tries to help him and gets smacked, third guy is witnessing

[@beckahcauchi4047]

Brilliant. Much love from Adelaide. Love ya work. "The next train to Adelaide" lol that really was from the little speaker at train stations ya push the button and it announces the train time. It thought that was clever.

[@seanman6691]

This is one of those songs that I remember every word to

[@D-DUB1980]

Im from Adelaide where hilltops hoods are from.. Mad respect for this reaction ✊🇦🇺

[@louislynge]

This is defenately one of my fav's from Hilltop Hoods. It is a deep song "stopping all stations" (is an aussie term for trains that stop everywhere, which is what they did with this track). The show the story from all sides of the equation. The old man, the girl and the thugs.

[@daryl8462]

Love the fact too that the boys opened the track with a sound grab of the SA rail announcement ( The next to Adelaide....) Big time nostalgia hit for a old 5052 resident.

[@madkeenbushman1958]

Lyrics are my world I love lyrics and yes this one is so very deep.

[@footfalcon100]

'Audience with the devil' is another one you would like by Hilltop Hoods it features only Suffa Stoping all stations is also one of my favorites ✌️

[@michaeltaylor1315]

Yes. Co-signing this suggestion 100%

[@glenn9229]

agree.....its wicked story telling

[@feathersz1952]

They started when Tupac was coming out. But Australia gets everything last on the trade routes. So they have a distinctly 90’s hip hop vibe to them. Cosby sweater.

[@philby1979]

one of my favourite Hoods songs, seeing them live is amazing.

[@thataussieguy2478]

you gottta get onto hilltop hoods 1955 one of my favorites

[@bigbrothertw]

Dude 1955 ain't good

[@jesmyers8859]

The third is the group of “young gentlemen”

[@Prefer2Hibrn8]

So glad you are loving the ‘Hoods. Best in Australia 👍

[@TheKlane94]

A digger is an Australian soldier (the veteran), The veteran was stabbed and she helped him

[@Noturbuddyfriend]

Stoked that you've cottoned on to Hilltop Hoods! They're OGs, you might like Bliss n Eso and Seth Sentry.

[@jayvee2386]

It's actually the same story from the perspective of each character. The old vet gets on the train, says hello to the stripper the fkers get on the train to rob the veteran and the stripper tries to help.. it's in some Tarantino type level of sorry telling .. I spent half my life in them trains in Adelaide and know that intro so well, those train rides never failed to surprise me..

[@notthisguyagain4635]

Man I remember that, the next train to Adelaide will depart from platform 1 stopping all stations. Usually it meant me and my friends, brother were heading into the city for a skate or tagging and stealing food n drink or a combo of all. That was around 30 years ago now, good times.

[@wishtheyunderstoodme]

If you listen to these guys for long enough you'll be a changed man trust me

[@danielpasser8768]

Man, watching you listen to this song had me tear up. It’s so powerful, listening to the three stories intertwine, especially how they show how people get to their different points in life. You sympathise for all three characters. If you want Hilltop Hoods bars, check out Dumb Enough. So many funny lines. If you do listen, some useful context: ‘Left Foot Right Foot’ is their first album, theirs a great line in the song that really lights up if you know that.

[@Rangatology]

I got chills from the story telling - I think that’s not a prevalent today as it used to be.

[@whippycabra1328]

Damn straight it's not like the 90's

[@jesmyers8859]

Hey! Love your stuff, just curious do you listen to the hoods in your “own time”. Is the list of his songs you’ve heard growing faster than just the songs you react to?

[@ThatSingerReactions]

I kinda just started getting into them this would probably be the 3rd or 4th song. But so far none on my playlist. BUT this one will be the first. Even tho I like all the songs this one is my favorite so far 💯

[@62fairlane]

Great questions Jes👍

[@ThatSingerReactions]

Or are you asking do I hear it before I react to it?

[@jesmyers8859]

@@ThatSingerReactions not if you listen before you react but if you listen to songs you haven’t reacted to in your spare time

[@ThatSingerReactions]

@@jesmyers8859 nah not at all I usually got the same 200 songs on repeat forever 🤣

[@MartySmith]

Goosebumps! Everytime, goosebumps!

[@smashleafinch8733]

Absolutely adore the hoods, like this is my late teens in a nutshell it just brings back memories of summer and backyard parties.

[@bluecloudrevs6383]

Good choice

[@richardwehipeihana8154]

I remember walking up to the blue post at Noarlunga station, pressing the button and hearing that Exact recording. Ahh memories.

[@Ninja-Dev]

@ThatSingerReactions bro you've gotta do Hilltop Hoods Cosby Sweater :)

[@hudson109]

What i love about Hilltop Hoods , you can visualise what they are singing about in every song

[@smellyhippi]

So when you would go to the train stop it and pressed the button, it would say "The next train will depart from platform 1 stopping all stations." and they took that and produced their song with it.

[@dronus4x4]

Reminds me of catching the 73 from Noarlunga every day. The train honk was from the orange trains and the voice was exactly the same. Good song

[@danieleck4350]

Broooo, The hilltop hoods are unbelievable. The lyrics, the content, the production and live shows are amazing. I have been a longtime, die hard fan since the dropped "the nosebleed section" around '99. This track is up there with the most well written and deeply meaningful tracks. I cried the first few times I heard this song, and watching you react almost as much as I did the first time I heard these songs makes me so proud of the Hoods. Proud to be Australian and proud of you for discovering this talent. If you haven't already checked out their deepest album, their debut "Left Foot, Right Foot" check it out asap! The track "what the seasons change" will blow you away! ❤️✌🏻

[@alandoherty1332]

The " digger" is an aussie vet . Coz they dig and lived in trenches during the war.From the first verse .

[@justin8079]

My favourite Hilltop Hoods track probably, that or City of Lights. The Hard Road Restrung is cool, it's the version of this album that they did with The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. Should check it out if you haven't already bro. Much love from Western Australia. Oh forgot to mention: the version of this song on the restrung album has a way happier ending!

[@Darksoull.]

The story is all about one train ride from the perspective of three different people. the first verse is the old digger (veteran), sees the young girl board and then the hoodlums board and try rob him. The second verse is from the girl who sees the old man looking at her as she boards the train, and then the hoods board and try rob the old guy so she tried to help hi and gets knocked out for her troubles. The third verse is from the point of view of the hoods, who board the train to rob someone and accidentally end up killing the old guy. If you enjoy the hoods songs.. after listening to the studio versions..... go listen to the (restrung) versions of their hit songs. It's different but also just as brilliant

[@Rob749s]

Not sure if you noticed, the song is about the same incident from 3 different perspectives: the old man/veteran, the stripper/tired mother, and the mugger/murderer. Hence "All Stations"

[@markmcallan973]

Thanks for doing this song bro! Im not into hiphop but i lovr this tune it hits hard! 🤟

[@roostoyworld2056]

I’ve been wanted a US perspective on Aussie hip hop for a long time now. This series great. Keep it up bud. FYI digger = veteran Cop it sweet = in this context to be hit by the muggers.

[@FustFPV]

when this came out, our grandparents were WW2 and vietnam vets. Alot were 14 year olds who lied about their age to fight with their dad who was drafted

[@emilysaphiresky6605]

So glad you did this song

[@megangreen788]

Hilltop Hoods you have to hear... Chase that feeling

[@Alcoholic1]

That train accouchement brings back memories of catching the blackwood line ahha

[@MichaelTaylor-rz4wm]

Outstanding reaction!

[@WacKEDmaN]

nice reaction... song is deep as... 3 people on the train.. 3 different perspectives, 3 different verses...

[@samanthaharrison4921]

She tried to stand up and help the old man, a 'digger' in Australia is our name for out veterans. Also the 'dole' is the nickname we use to reference welfare cheques

[@AuntyJenski]

Im from Adelaide. I been a hilltops fan since 2000. When catching the train (caboose to hell) The audio at the start of the song.. is actually what u can still hear at the station when u press the info button. This song reflects what was happening in 2006. In 2024, the devil has taken over Adelaide. If you dont have your own back.. youll be taken for weak.

[@Deatomizer]

Not sure if you know but the space bar can be used to pause and play vids on KZbin

[@riz3nfpv306]

The Aussie “ twang “ makes it easy to lose straight fire bars, when your used to the American hip hop accent. Props for digging in bro. A digger is a war vet, you need to know that to work that verse out

[@ageofragegamersinccozzie5t689]

A digger is an Australian war veteran btw mate 👍

[@ahoytheremate1954]

That train was a diesel leaving adelaide stn i live 2km from the hoods where they started Black Forest Adelaide South Australia if you want to hear this train it still runs to Belair stn up the the hill enjoy these great blokes

[@Sam_NotUrAvgTradie]

I love this song so much. The Hard Road is my favourite Hoods album of all time! ❤ After seeing ThatSinger struggling to find the correct lyrics, I hope these help. [Intro] The next train to Adelaide will depart from Platform One. Stopping all stations.. [Verse 1: Pressure] Early morn, train station, aching from the arthritis, This war veteran knows what a hard time is. He needs his pension, dementia and half blind is, The reason he rides the train with no car licence. So he boards with an expired ticket has a swipe, Gets a fine 'cause the change he got don't add up right. We're taking 'bout a man who never lived a lavish life, Caught up in the age of computer chips and satellites. A lovely lady boards looking tired and half awake, He smiles, she's reminds him of his wife that passed away. She says something as she walks right past his way, His old hearing aid don't last quite half the day. Some young gentlemen alive with their laughter, Approach the old timer and put a knife to his heart to, Explain that money or blood's the price of their barter, To a man whose friends probably died for their fathers... [Bridge: DJ Debris] "Taking a train, taking a train" "I-I- I head toward the train-tra-train station" "Riding the caboose to hell" "W-W- We're from a city heroin loves, the devil's in charge" [Chorus: Pressure] Whatever it takes can justify, Whatever ends we make , whatever the price. To the end of a life, it's just an observation, So take a ride we' stopping all stations. [Verse 2: Pressure] It's been a long night the suns lifting on a cold, Morning but she's drugged and drunk tripping on her stroll. On the way home, she's done stripping on a pole, But she can't pay for her son living on the dole. Jumps a train puts on her gloves she's wearing black, Being watched by some old mug she's glaring back. She's on edge and got the bug from sharing smack, So she says, "Hey, what the fuck you staring at?" He smiles, an unsteady hand rubs on his dome, She takes a seat, a messy band of ruffs board alone. To the digger with a machete at his lungs and he's prone, He can barely stand but ready to stand up for his own. She tries to help him she doesn't choose to flee the car, And catches a blow with enough bruise to leave a scar. She starts faintin', the rooms movin' and seein' stars Ain't it amazin' how courageous human beings are? [Bridge: DJ Debris] "Taking a train, taking a train" "I-I- I head toward the train-tra-train station" "Riding the caboose to hell" "W-W- We're from a city heroin loves, the devil's in charge" [Chorus: Pressure] Whatever it takes can justify, Whatever ends we make , whatever the price. To the end of a life, it's just an observation, So take a ride we' stopping all stations. [Verse 3: Pressure] He knows nothin' but toil, strife and hard yakka, Pissed at the world for playing wife in a slammer. This man was never given a life or damn platter, So he jumps a train with knife and bandanna. Boys at his back, sleazy, hardened and far, From givin' a fuck, an easy target his mark. Sees an old man and says "See we'll part with your hard, Earned cash or rest in peace we can start with your heart?" Some girl steps not afraid she's gonna cop it sweet, And gets decked before she made it even on her feet. The old man leaped to her aid and to his horror he'd, Thrusted his chest into the blade of his robber's piece. He grabbed the wallet, dropped the knife as he fled the car, Concerned about the loss of life he'd never went this far. What's done is done, he'd got the prize and he'd spent his half, Of two dollars in change and a pension card... [Outro] So take a ride, 'cause we' stoppin' all stations...

[@retrospace4130]

all three perspectives . amazing song

[@Krakenled]

3 ppl, 3 chapters, chapter 1 is the veteran, chapter 2 is the stripper, chapter 3 is the robber.

[@thomasmitchell8385]

The Calling by Hilltop Hoods is one you should check out. definitely one of my favorites by them.

[@hokozebren]

RESTRUNG. Is a must. And then I’d insist on listening to “THE THIRST” all parts. It’s a great story

[@RandomCreationsOG]

I am pretty sure this is based around Noarlunga train station. I grew up in Hackham and it was rough. These boys are south Adelaide crew. Them and the Funkoars are telling the tales of down south in the 90's.

[@cydelegs]

Love hearing good songs by HH that I never heard till now

[@christhorney]

a digger is an Australian soldier. we call them diggers because in ww1 and ww2 a lot of our soldiers were from the gold fields, and obviously trench warefare, we also call them anzacs (australia new zealand army corps) and our remembrance day is called anzac day. you will hear the word digger in a lot of aussie music referring to the word soldier or warrior

[@robertshields7192]

🗨🗣🎤 Hilly Hoods Droping the Lyrical Reality Madness - Yes, Plan and Simple Doing Drugs and Being Thugs Just Don't ✂️ It ! Awesome Message in This Tune ‼️ L💙VE IT 🤜🏼🤛🏾

[@Wallypole12]

I don’t know if you have done the hard road yet but one of my all time HTH favourites

[@lukemullineux]

KZbin music usually has a lyrics tab you can hit for a song. Right in there.

[@PBMS123]

spotify has all lyrics and will show them as the song goes, highlighting the specific line you're on

[@Rusty_coit]

Look up their work with the Adelaide symphony orchestra

[@alanfulton5825]

One of the Best Aussie Hip Hop songs is Terra Firma - The night the heavens cried. You would not be disappointed

[@bellistraindriver]

One of my favorites, 3 stories in one song.

[@downeyd88]

The instrumental versions of their CD's are amazing and one's im precious about keeping safe. If you get a chance, check out Gingerbread man by Tenth Dan. I have no idea if he's still making tunes but that one is a definite banger that i still blast while driving.