Benjamin Tod -- Using Again [REACTION] 

Ben did write this song. And it’s about his life.

I will rise we ain't even kin war inside of me These are some of my favorite songs by Benjamin Tod. Amazing songwriter and artist.

The line “I held a needle like a gun in my hand.” Literally made me cry. I can speak for myself and damn near any other alchie or junkie I’ve shown this to, Ben put our inexpressible sadness and confusion and frustration into a couple of minutes of audio that represents how we feel in so much more effective a way than we ever could. Idk if someone not dealing with addiction can resonate with this song, but if you’re able to, this few minutes of audio is the best representation of addiction I’ve ever encountered.

Love this song. One of the most haunting lyrics I have heard.

Damn it! that shit hit deep broke this stone heart down! Wow

Thanks for the review, "I will rise" is another killer set of lyrics.

Ive heard this over 100 times and my back still tingles everytime.

I’m glad you treated the act. You never know what someone else is going through…..

I'm 41, listen to a LOT of music and went through a terrible heroin addiction that ended in two overdoses. I'm 5 years clean but this song is by far and away the best song about addiction I've ever heard. I feel like I wrote the lyrics to this song. This is particularly about relapsing which is the hardest part of getting sober. Everyone celebrates your sobriety initially but when you have that first almost inevitable fuck up (overdosed laying next to my wife) it becomes a new rock bottom. I relapsed and overdosed 3 months after getting clean and it lost every single ounce of good will I had earned from every friend and family member. I got clean but thay relapse probably cost 2 years of trust from everyone I know. It's brutal but hey sometimes you can escape like myself it just sucks and actually takes a couple years

I Will Rise by him has a similar feel, albeit more uplifting. Highly recommend it, as well as anything by Benjamin Todd or The Lost Dog Street Band. Great reaction and review as always, I was waiting for this one!

He writes all his songs. He’s authentic as they come.

Ive been listening to him alot the past couple of days, great songwriting. I like his song "I went down to georgia" his friend wrote it before he passed on.

Aweaome reaction, haunting but honest lyrics. Hope all is well your way!

He lived it ...

Wow!

Thanks for the reaction, I had roughly the same feeling the first time I listened to this song.

Earned my sub with this

I love all their music but I love sick pup. Reminds me of life growing up.

Tod is an amazing talent.this vid was the first one of his l watched...glad l found him.

A really good follow-up to this is his song "I Will Rise"

What I really enjoy about Ben's music whether it's his Lost Dog Street Band or his Solo stuff is he's not afraid to go there and expose what he's been through. In some way or form most everyone can connect to at least something within his songs if not the entire song. He makes it ok for others to say 'Damn I'm not alone, I can relate to this and it's ok to speak about those dark feelings deep within.' Life is not perfect and neither are we but we can always keep moving upward and forward regardless how many times we may slip, fall. Cheers all!

This song hit me hard ! Thank you , Benjamin Todd

Benjamin Tod and Lost Dog Street Band are beyond amazing. Seen them twice in concert and they are the real deal. So authentic and so deep are the songs they write.

Yup. It's his song, his story, his life.

Totally from the depths of addiction. The heart and soul of many if not all addicts/alcoholicso at some point. "Pitiful and incomprehensible demorlization." AA Big Book. This had a real Irish/ Celtics sound to it. Really liked it but it brings tears to my eyes. I'm so thankful I am no longer in that situation.

Great review. Thank you

When your down like that not even God can save you

Man, this one is rough for me but I love it. This was my life about a decade ago, and the writer of this song had to have been there too.

He saved my life.

Moving song...I usually don't get into lyrics with this level of self-deprecation, but this one pulled me in. And the fact that he even mentioned God, means he's still thinking about Him... I think that's important. Sorry I've been out of pocket for awhile, but 2020 has turned out to be a real bitch! But I do appreciate you reaching out to me during this time, it meant alot. I know I missed some good songs, but I'm glad to see you've been able to keep the channel as always, fun and positive.

You should do Ballad of A Broken Man by Lost Dog Street Band. Fantastic tune by the both of them. He wrote this song and you’ll really feel it! Thanks for givin Benjamin Tod some light, he deserves it.

Wow 👏 fire

Id have to agree with all these requests for I Will Rise by Benjamin Tod. Its one of his bests

Benjamin is great. You can feel all the pain in every word sung

His songs are all wrote by him Benjamin tells his story by music and it’s wonderful

Yes!

"Damn" Sums it up nicely

Great tune. Would be interested in your thoughts on Glory Bound.

This song hits different

Would love to see you listen and react to Casper Allen - Paper Ships. Friend of Benjamin Tod, and amazing lyrics.

my favorite tune of his that i've yet come across. he does a killer cover of the mountain by steve earle. sierra ferrell also covers that same song, maybe even better than tod does.

Sad. A person with no hope. First timer hearing him. Going to have to check out more.

Benjamin Tod writes all his own songs

Hey Don! A really good song from Ben would be from Lost Dog Street Band called 'The War Inside Me' great tune you see maturity of his song writing and hang out to the end of the video when they talk to his wife about Ben for a few moments.

Great song, good vocal range

Heart of gold album is great!

Could you please please please react to They’re hanging me tonight by Marty Robbins?

New legend are uprising

Benjamin Tod's songwriting saves lives. Check out Hill country devil. Beautiful song writing with similar struggles. Kerr county dopesick blues is a good one.

That was a great reaction. I love his music. I would love to request you react to Hank Williams III- country heroes. Thanks

There's an artist named Hill country devil that's pretty good friends with Ben. You should check him out as well. But anyways nice reaction I'll be subbing and waiting to see what you bring next

Lost Harold Reid of the Statler Brothers. So we need a good song. Thank you world. The movies. Do you remember these. Some memories last forever. Almost anything will do.

Having seen this with family members, it could be called "The Rock Bottom Blues" and everybody around them lives a part of it.

Ben wrote it, nobody else writes their songs

Long violent history, Tyler Childers

he wrote it

Please do 'Snakes and Waterfalls' by Nick Shoulders. You could probably use a pick me up after this...

He wrote this.

The song is dark, but I really like his voice!!!

All songs are written by himself or him and someone else

Requesting "He Ain't Country" by Claude King.

Ben writes all his music, unless it's specifically a cover.

If your into lost dog you got to check out hill country devil "rats get fat" or "glory" great storytelling in his music.

It’s hard I know damn do I know

Don't know who wrote this? Ben did, from the deepest darkest pits of depression and addiction. That you can't count on.

blue ducks from lonesome dove

So in my "New Country" playlist it contains Lost Dog Street Band, Tyler Childers, Colter Wall, Ian Noe, Charley Crockett, Joshua Hedley, The Country Side of Harmonica Sam, The Dead South (all you reacted to), Parker Millsap, and Matt Heckler. I'd like to see you react to Matt Heckler - Blue Eyes Dancing. Matt is an amazing fiddle player. The link I'm gonna share Benjamin Tod joins him. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HwREKEuNUqc.html Also my favorite Parker Millsap song is Heaven Sent. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6LWMHV6iqvk.html Parker has a lot of good songs and more up beat songs too. Thanks Don.

If you want to see good in humanity go to one of his videos and read the comments. Nobody judging or tearing down. Just stories of struggle and people offering words of encouragement and stories of getting through this crazy life.

He hates himself so much for the life he’s living - he half hopes there’s no God (as he’s heard in the modern world) but he’s confident either way because he actually NEEDS an ultimate judgment and damnation - because (as I started) he hates himself. Truly heartbreaking

been there didnt get a tshirt 30yr road free now never met a drug addict that wanted to be one HAKAD

and benji is from mars

😢 💔

“I don’t know who wrote this”. Uhm, Benjamin Tod wrote it.

Ben wrote it cmon man !! do youir homework

Nope. I didn't like it at all. Benjamin and his song sound like it should be performed at a coffee shop somewhere, like an old school beatnik joint.

He's not country. He's pretentious. He can't play guitar and his lyrics are generic.