Billy Strings - Watch It Fall (Official Video)

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"Watch It Fall" off Billy Strings' newest album, HOME. HOME is available now, via Rounder Records. Listen and order here: found.ee/StringsHOME
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About HOME:
Billy Strings has been hailed as the future of bluegrass, transcending tradition and genre with his high velocity, flat-picking guitar technique and intense, confessional songwriting. HOME, Strings’ remarkable second studio album, is undoubtedly the Michigan-born, Nashville-based artist’s bravest excursion thus far, completely rewiring bluegrass with elements of punk, country, folk rock, and genuine psychedelic exploration to fashion something altogether his own. Strings has infused the aesthetic with his own experiences and inspirations, adopting traditional sonic and lyrical idioms to confront contemporary social truths. With guest appearances from the likes of Jerry Douglas and Molly Tuttle and produced by Glenn Brown (Greensky Bluegrass, Marcus Miller), HOME marks a landmark on Billy Strings’ ongoing creative journey, its fearless songs and freewheeling approach recasting string-based American music in his own inimitable image.
"Watch It Fall" Lyrics
Well it's not so easy now
Though it never was back then
We still can't seem to work this out
But you can still pretend
And these tattered walls and burning bridges
Quickly start to fall
How long until there's nothing left at all?
I've been to California, man
I've seen them city lights
Been stranded in the desert
Scorching days and freezing nights
I'll never understand
Why people try to walk so tall
How long until there's nothing left at all?
Don't you love what you got used to?
When we used to feel so free
Won't you wait a while in silence, love
Watch it fall with me
Well the old men said the great big apple
Is rotten to the core
With Wall Street skimming from the till
While no one minds the store
And how could someone get so low
In a building so damn tall?
How long until there's nothing left at all?
While chunks the size of Delaware
Are falling off the poles
Our heads are buried in the sand
Our leaders dug the hole
Like junkies hooked on fossil fuel
Headin' for withdrawal
How long until there's nothing left at all?
Don't you love what you got used to?
When we used to feel so free
Come and wait a while in silence, love
And watch it fall with me
Now the answers in our heads
To the questions that were asked
It boils up from underground
And leads us to the past
To a place that's long forgotten
When we had enough for all
How long until there's nothing left at all?
Don't you love what you got used to?
When we try to make our stand
The hourglass is growing empty now
Just to leave a pile of sand (Watch it fall)
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@johndoughe2071 Год назад

Billy Strings was my gift from God, his music helped me stop shooting meth cold turkey. My dying mother gets to see her baby boy sober tomorrow. Thank you Mr. Strings.

@kimberlycurtsinger72 Год назад

This comment hit me in my Soul. A mother of an addict. Their never no how many nights that we couldn't sleep because we where scared to death if getting that Horrific call. Your son / daughter has OD and I'm sorry to say they didn't win this fight. 😢Thanx you from one mother to another for giving your momma her baby boy sobber. Much luv son

@darrencurtin2386 Год назад

Amazing to hear brother. Many blessings in your road to recovery

@Pinkeye82517 Год назад

Thank God! You never know who’s life you’ll save. Everyone has blessings to share they don’t even know about. Peace to all

@rob_9876 Год назад

Keep up the good work! Prayed for you.

@richardjohnson5873 Год назад

Man that's awesome! I was able to quit that shit too... It wasn't easy then but is now compared to this great life I have now!!!!

@elkulinomantapo Год назад

gonna leave this comment here, whenever someone likes it, I'll be reminded of this masterpiece.

@REDACTEDx7.62Nightmare 5 месяцев назад

Take another reminder ❤

@andrewwright5407 5 месяцев назад

And another one

@kendralawrence4246 5 месяцев назад

One more for the road 😊

@cameronhenderson7997 4 месяца назад

😁

@MarisaDwyer 4 месяца назад

Well said. By Billy and by you.

@ronkrautheim8133 2 года назад

I've seen The Dead countless times, I've seen John Mayall, I've seen Taj Mahal, Led Zep. and many other greats from the past, but I have never witnessed another person with as much talent as Billy. His superb competence on guitar would be enough to put him over the top, but that's only one segment of this kid's talent. My wife and I are living on the pittance the American government doles out to old farts, so we couldn't afford tickets to Red Rocks, and such places, but we drove over three mountain passes to see them play at a free show in Steamboat Springs, and now I could die happy; I got to see Jerry Garcia, and Billy Strings in the same lifetime! How cool is that?

@sgenetti77 2 года назад

That's actually really cool, man. I'm a single dad and I took my 20 year old hip-hop loving son to see him in Cincinnati in March and it was epic. I am not into the Dead's music much at all ("Friend of The Devil" is likely my favorite Dead tune) but when Billy covers their songs I don't care, and the vibe from the two Dead shows I did go to in my early 20's was pretty incredible. Billy's songs have had a sort of transformative effect on me. The lyrics are deep and insightful, and somehow seem like some of them were written just for or about you or your life situation. It's a little strange. I play loud rock guitar, love older metal, heavy melodic rock bands like Soundgarden, etc and I am utterly captivated by Billy's music and I also don't really like bluegrass much, at least not the traditional stuff. It just doesn't seem to matter that bluegrass is the vehicle for great songwriting, because at the end of the day that's what his true talent is after sheer technical ability on the guitar, which is impressive enough on it's own and what first caught my eye about him with "Dust", like many others. What a ride!

@justaname2422 2 года назад

Let there be songs to fill the air!

@Kenttx100 Год назад

Did you take out a loan to get there?

@ronkrautheim8133 Год назад

@@Kenttx100 might as well have. I only wish I could afford to catch more of his shows, but I'd have to take out a mortgage to get a seat at some of them. Don't read me wrong, I fully understand how much it mist cost to put on shows with today's prices. Too bad there's nothing along the order of the three day line parties at the Capital in Passaic NJ when John Shear was promoting Dead Shows. Oh well, there's always RU-vid.

@ronkrautheim8133 Год назад

@@Kenttx100 "Once in a while you can get shown the light, in the strangest of places, if you look at it right."

@user-qb3eo9hh5n Месяц назад

I’m Japanese and I love this song!

@UKTHUGZOFWAR90 17 дней назад

I’m an alien 👽 and I love this song

@PINEPUPPY 3 года назад

In this era of unrest, pandemics, mega fires and hurricanes, Billy Strings Band is a shining light. Long may they shine!!!

@WrathofThePack 3 года назад

Agreed, brother!

@angelovanoeveren7936 3 года назад

Long may they shine!!! 🤜🏼💙🤛🏼

@rebeccaherron3789 3 года назад

Boredom inspires creativity. This young man is one creative fellow. Love his music so much!🎼🎶🎶🎶

@chuckdanger4696 3 года назад

@@angelovanoeveren7936 ok l8

@gatormcklusky5850 3 года назад

@@rebeccaherron3789 Boredom inspires creativity..Really? What a strange thing to say, Better yet what a strange outlook, Many things inspire creativity i would put boredom at the bottom of the list If it must be on the list at all.👈

@darylgaskinsmusic9593 3 года назад

This dude is hella underrated as a lyricist. Whenever I bring him up to my friends, there always like “dude that guy can pick that guitar like crazy!” Which is true as hell don’t get me wrong, but damn if he can’t write some good ass lyrics! Well rounded artist man

@jamespatrick3462 3 года назад

"Dust in a baggie" is great and the original video recorded in a living room with his friends is priceless.

@bridgetrobertvandeputte2713 3 года назад

This isn't billies writing, it's a song from the sixties

@CorneiliusLibowitz 3 года назад

@@bridgetrobertvandeputte2713 OK, name that tune................................

@camplethargic8 3 года назад

@@bridgetrobertvandeputte2713 Wrong on both counts: song is co-credited to Aaron Allen (born 1981) and William Apostol (aka 'Billy Strings' born 1992) www.allmusic.com/song/watch-it-fall-mt0057179849

@halfairley6044 3 года назад

I get lost and found with this guys music and lyrics. He's definitely got goin' on!

@DomesticTruther 2 года назад

You put your fingers on the pulse of the nation with this one brotha

@kaustik185 2 года назад

Same with the great divide. As a German, shit like this really lets me understand the state of the union. Bless yall were up shits creek just as much

@eansba88- 2 года назад

@@kaustik185 funny how where ever ya are, humans are basically the same. We need food and shelter, crave companionship and love, and its culture (food, art, music) that highlights just how similar we all are. Be it Germany, United States, or Timbuktu, we can all converge over some tasty grub, and tap our feet to the same tunes.

@jordan9604 2 года назад

@@eansba88- Missouri here. I love the fish farming community and how intertwined it all is. We all move around fish and employees but we always stick to the tried and true roots. No matter how the industry changes. All for one, One for all.

@simplyDiann Год назад

I first saw Billy when he was about 16 playing in a local band with my husband's cousin. It was clear that he had immense talent. I feel privileged to have seen him play in small venues and regional Michigan festivals as many times as I did.

@Ban_Usury_Worldwide 10 месяцев назад

@@eansba88- Ya dude, those 'migrants' that rape young girls in groups and humiliate them, they just wanna get along bro. Like, totes.

@randysuggs7591 3 месяца назад

I shed some tears listening to this. He's right and we all know it. We are watching our country fall in real time. Something will be left here after this is all over but it won't be us humans.

@jasongordon9811 2 месяца назад

Just a pile of sand

@joshbeaudreaux2514 Месяц назад

Just the Demonrat unbelievers, they get to stay

@VideoSaySo 3 года назад

In 100 years this young man's name will be mentioned alongside the likes of Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and Hank Williams.

@wormwood078 3 года назад

Lets not get hasty now. Lol

@charleshirtz2075 3 года назад

Have to wait for the scalpers to stop scalping first.

@Hanzyscure 3 года назад

100 views a minute! Everyone hit like if you like. God bless Billy's band and family.

@jf2369af 3 года назад

That's what I'm saying

@Kgforde0827 3 года назад

...and of course Doc Watson.

@martintaylor7158 3 года назад

This young man is using his bluegrass roots to show out. His talent is undeniable. It ain't every day you get to watch a legend in his prime.

@jonyajones6117 3 года назад

Blue grass= showout. Not so much

@jackfelix5140 3 года назад

Damn he's so fucking good

@blairo32 2 года назад

A legend in the making

@drewharrison1840 2 года назад

The bluegrass equivalent of seeing Jordan in the Mid-90’s

@jc3930 2 года назад

Lot more difficult to play bluegrass than to autotube a luke Bryan song about a yet I cool. Good day sir

@ajdsp 3 года назад

Woody Guthrie is smiling. BS will be remembered as one of the all-time great singer songwriters. He is a legend in the making.

@joanholliday403 2 года назад

I agree. I think Pete Seeger is pretty darn happy too.

@gangoffour6690 2 года назад

Hey Vermont. New Hampshire here ✌

@damnedyankee946 2 года назад

@@gangoffour6690 Maine 😉

@0sker1 2 года назад

Funny you mention. Just moved to Guthrie's hometown

@TakeCareMan 3 года назад

Bluegrass, trains, mountains, rivers, lakes, hiking, and a wake up call - what's not to like. "How could someone get so low in a building so damn tall?"

@celenabarclay1488 3 года назад

Profound!

@gatormcklusky5850 3 года назад

whats not to like.... Well maybe its the force fed wake up call, Maybe it's the violence that's projected onto a good god loving person if they won't raise their fist ,(HAVE TO SEEN THE LATEST NEWS CLIPS OF PEOPLE TRYING TO SIMPLY HAVE A MEAL) Do you know what that's called when one is in fear for their life if they don't follow a certain ideology ?? do you.. That is what's not to like.✌

@TakeCareMan 3 года назад

The Truth how you get all that from this song? I just like the reminders about the planet. It’s not force fed. You don’t have to listen.

@gatormcklusky5850 3 года назад

@@TakeCareMan I get the feeling you mite not be educated or on top of exactly what's going on in the streets with a certain organization today . this song is speaking to more than the planet.

@TakeCareMan 3 года назад

The Truth Well your feelings would be wrong: www.linkedin.com/in/toddstanfield/

@imaginemoore5912 3 года назад

Why isn't this song being played on every radio station in the country. Damn!!

@CorneiliusLibowitz 3 года назад

Because commercial radio sucks ass..... Too many other great, young talented peeps will never be played on commercial radio.......Molly Tuttle, Justin Johnson, Rhiannon Giddens, Dom Flemons, Larkin Poe, Samantha Fish, Sierra Hull, Sarah Jarosz.....and the list goes on......

@ryanduray1 3 года назад

Take a look at what tops the charts. Talent like this has no business being anywhere near that garbage.

@jfritch1446 3 года назад

That’s what happens when you’re independent and haven’t sold your soul yet

@jysmtl 3 года назад

I don’t listen to country radio anymore.

@scratchpad7954 3 года назад

I heard it on KRCL-FM (90.9 MHz) in Salt Lake City, Utah and I loved every second of it. But, I agree: in the hardship that has been 2020, between COVID-19 and the many other things that have happened in 2020 that have become memes for all the wrong reasons, we need more music like this that is a beacon of light, especially on local community radio and other noncommercial/educational stations.

@KyleNobes 2 года назад

"Our heads are buried in the sand, our leaders dug the hole." Awesome.

@joedeli1095 2 месяца назад

Love the train footage. My Papaw was a conductor on the Clinchfield Railroad for 50 years. Been gone since 1979. Still miss him...

@scottjones2972 3 года назад

With what modern country music has evolved into.. Thank God Billy is keeping Bluegrass Bluegrass.

@jackfelix5140 3 года назад

He really stands out

@patricklilly2520 2 года назад

I wish I could like your comment more than once...

@chrisstucky2261 2 года назад

Modern country. You evidently haven't used RU-vid long enough to see there is still real country. Pop country is trash which is what your calling country

@patricklilly2520 2 года назад

@@chrisstucky2261 K

@patricklilly2520 2 года назад

Sure...

@louceca7997 3 года назад

Im a 45 yr old Aussie and a fan of Americana / Bluegrass, and i have to say , were witnessing greatness here with Billy. His music is incredibly melodic and lyrics resonate powerful messages, just like all the old school greats. Keep it up Billy, looking forward to seeing your star continue to rise.

@dahnabirdyoung2178 3 года назад

You are sooooo right baby!!! :)

@fredmichaels418 3 года назад

All I ask is JUST ONE Collab with Colter Wall ! That would be EPIC !

@kirsty7387 3 года назад

Im 48 year old Brit. I feel the same.

@jackfelix5140 3 года назад

I love him so much ,,I think he gets his inspiration from the spiritual

@jackfelix5140 3 года назад

@@dahnabirdyoung2178 how are you dear

@probablynotanagent5594 3 года назад

Im from a small town. Joined the military and traveled the world. Came home to my small town again...and ill be dammed if I didn't feel every line as if Mr.strings was talking to me as if it was a one on one conversation.. hits the heart. We've lost our way as a society. What "really" matters to us. Our little corner of the world? Or the reason why we hide in it.

@cathyhoard7404 3 года назад

.....amen!!!......small town!!!

@MsNickie1001 3 года назад

I was just thinking something similar about Billy, and what a treasure he is. People like him teach us what’s important, and what’s right.

@EF-fc4du 7 месяцев назад

Hide in it? If only. We spend way too much time interfering elsewhere!

@j.b.l.tones33 3 года назад

Bittersweet. I can feel this in my core. This song is a masterpiece.

@tahoemike5828 3 года назад

This is a masterpiece.

@miserymedia 3 года назад

My Grandpa hopped trains to Moab UT during the depression to find work. Met Grandma there. This hits my soul. Thank you.

@emeryherman4443 3 года назад

I was “stranded in the desert” in Moab a couple years back. We were gonna sleep in the car but the guy running the lazy lizard hostel put is in a room for dirt cheap.

@kellykennedy3394 3 года назад

My granddaddy hopped trains, too, for the same thing. He was born 1900.

@tonysnow7005 3 года назад

Im from Utah and Moab is super hot desert territory. Everybody who has seen the big rock arch in pictures of Utah thats Moab.

@_s827 3 года назад

we still do it!

@kaileymoore8463 2 года назад

I met my dirty kid when he hopped off a CSX in my hometown. I traveled the country with him. We are now settled in the same town he hopped off in several years ago. We are married and have a beautiful daughter. I never knew what it was like to feel truly free until I let society go for a while. I hope my daughter can explore this earth to the fullest. We only have one life to live, why not make it count.

@Shadow-Banned-Conservative 2 года назад

Just came across this young man. I'm a metal head but I definitely appreciate skill and talent. His lyrics are incredible, guitar work is insane and I'm now hooked.

@jesusl.4228 Год назад

i think you may have felt more than you know with this statement. Billy while he is a bluegrass player, he also played heavy metal and brings a lot of that into his bluegrass playing. listen for those metal riffs in some of his arrangements. watch this breakdown of billy with trey playing meet me at the creek and it breaks down the song including the metal riffs. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Nn7tU9bHC8w.html

@meowtherainbowx4163 Год назад

Dude, same. I had been meaning to get into bluegrass because I knew there was a lot of talent that went into the playing, but when I heard Billy Strings, I knew that he also had the songwriting to back it up. The structure of his songs is flexible and experimental at times without having to go too far from his roots. Of course, he and his buddies can shred for days. Also, the lyrics are poignant. One of the things that turns me off from a lot of country music (and probably bluegrass from what little else I’ve heard) is when they start listing country stuff and virtue signaling about how patriotic they supposedly are. It feels pandering, and I don’t culturally relate to the rural lifestyle, so if I’m gonna hear a song that mentions it, it has to say more than “You do this too, right?” In this song, there’s a vague sense of antagonism to elitists in the coastal cities, but it feels more justified and generalizable to anyone whose success is unsustainable and founded on making the world worse, not a mindless appeal to being a country boy. In short, Billy Strings is a great artist who deserves to reach sky-high popularity. I’m going to guess that there are other bluegrass artists doing cool things if I just look for them, but he makes a great entry point.

@BigDal542 Год назад

I mean, bluegrass is to country what metal is to rock and roll, so it's an easy transition to make, check out devil makes 3, yonder mountain string band, sam bush, leftover salmon, and many others and I believe you will be pleasantly surprised

@roxannethompson9896 Год назад

I took am a metalhead. The hard, crazy shit. Slaughter to prevail, Dethklok, and anything else hard but I ABSOFUCKINGLUTLEY love any guitar that is being shredded so that means some bluegrass and old school rhythm and blues are in rotation.

@datagoodies 7 месяцев назад

First time my much younger metal head husband and I could agree on music. Married 17 years.

@dcary2772 3 года назад

In a dark place in my own, I came upon this amazing talent. While Bluegrass isn't in my usual rotation of music, this guy definitely has changed any preconceived notion I may have had. What an amazing video, from an amazing singer and artist. So glad i found this

@6GorillaBiscuits 2 года назад

Hey bud hope everything is going with you, it’s sucks being in a dark place but if you keep looking you’ll find some light

@kaustik185 2 года назад

CHURCH

@tanyaraven9492 2 года назад

Your sentiments echo mine. I've seen more comments from folks like us who say Bluegrass isn't what they normally listen to, but they've been captivated by Billy. Billy has assembled an amazing group of musicians and it's exciting to watch them light the world on fire. Hope this music is helping you out of your dark place. It's difficult to feel sad when all your body wants to do is move to the beat.

@briant6669 2 года назад

Every genre of music has its masters and to only listen to one type of music is to deny yourself so much.

@JenniferGarcia-gs4ub 2 года назад

🙏♥️

@jimrebr Месяц назад

This is beyond wonderful and sad, I love trains 🚂!! My husband does too. I grew up next door to train tracks, my husband and I loved visiting my parents, we just spent February and March in that house, because my parents were placed in hospice house, with 24 hour care. Mom passed away 3-19-24, and I miss her constantly, she was my lifelong mom and best friend, because she had me 7 days after her 20th birthday. My papa is dying now too, this has been a hard year, but we got tickets to see BMFS at the Gorge in early April. I dedicate this song to my mom and dad.🩷😇

@michaelspruce7916 3 года назад

Wow a word smith only comes along once in a while. Brilliant billy

@drewharrison1840 3 года назад

What are the chances he can write like this while being able to play like that. A generational talent

@matiaslehmuspolku 3 года назад

Didn't come here to talk about politics or the Covid-19. Came here to see and hear the two most beautiful things on earth. Billy String's music and views of the America. Wish that I could be there someday to just stare at those views. I mean my home country Finland is great but you guys sure have more to see! Greetings from Finland!

@hallucinatingsiren 3 года назад

This is obviously a political song.

@wilkiepup1 3 года назад

America is blessed. But socialism is knocking at the door and has been since the fifties. Some of us are not willing to see it all go up in flames. We weren’t born yesterday and know what we are losing. Causing a racial divide is part of the plan to kill our country. Wake up before it is too late. Ask Venezuela.

@Flipmusic5 3 года назад

@@wilkiepup1 jesus Marilyn

@thomasstevens9551 3 года назад

@Gabriel Martin yeah put a dollar sign on everyone buying a Strings ticket. Idiot.

@jeffgaumond4250 3 года назад

@@wilkiepup1 I'm confident that when you retire, Marilyn that you will refuse to partake of your Social Security and Medicare benefits on philosophical/political grounds. While you're waiting you can stop using police and fire protection, public schools and roadways, and public utilities. They are "socialist" after all. I'm sure you want to be consistent with your values. The last time I checked we were already a slightly more affluent version of Venezuela we have our own wannabee strongman already clinging to power, regardless of the cost to the rest of us.Take your political crapola somewhere's else, No Sale.

@hithereimjack2252 3 года назад

"And how can someone get so low in a building so damn tall" BARS.

@MarkMasters... 3 года назад

Thank you Billy. Sincerely, The World...🙏

@co9productions 3 года назад

Billy Strings is the artist we need but don't deserve.

@PorkMcBeans 3 года назад

Haha, man... So sadly true. Go red legs!

@CorneiliusLibowitz 3 года назад

@@PorkMcBeans Go Cubs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@PorkMcBeans 3 года назад

Haha! Punk!

@jayeiben9431 3 года назад

Was gonna see him in Cincy this summer. F'in virus......

@celenabarclay1488 3 года назад

Indeed! Couldn’t have said it better myself. I concur, my friend 😊

@AsTheWheelsTurn 3 года назад

also props to the artists on this video. everything about this thru and thru from music to imagery was just gold.

@dustinroy4586 3 года назад

@billystrings You haven’t got the slightest idea as to how you and your fine tuned group of men have changed my outlook and perspective on my life. I will always be grateful for you, your band, your exceptionally amazing music, your outlook on life, your positivity and kindness. Ya changed me, man. All for the better.

@jackfelix5140 3 года назад

He's changed me too, Where are you commenting from?

@MotoStoriesandmore 2 года назад

Isn't it amazing to watch a legend develop right under your eyes? Talent so good you can'r even step to it, lyrics that rival any song writer ever. This kid is the real deal man. One of the best to touch a guitar and one of the best to put pen to paper. Life changing. See ya in Detroit on Nov 20!

@ronkrautheim8133 Год назад

How I wish........

@Changelingheart Год назад

@@ronkrautheim8133...yes but you do have 1 epic time to remember...❤

@varminttank 3 года назад

Had a terrible day at work got home and watching this everything is better now .. thanks billy ... love this song !

@varminttank 3 года назад

Awesome billy loved my comment... thanks man this means a lot to me . Your a huge influence in my guitar playing keep up these amazing songs...they are awesome

@jackfelix5140 3 года назад

Similar thing happened to me too

@drewharrison1840 3 года назад

Billy loves and interacts with his fans. He doesn’t take himself to seriously. He could, no one would blame him as one of the best guitarist to ever walk the face of the earth. But he stays grounded... think that’s what impresses me even more than his virtuoso singing and songwriting capabilities

@danielbrager3049 3 года назад

"Well the old man said the great big apple is rotten to the core. With Wall Street skimming from the till, while no one minds the store. And how could someone get so low in a building so damn tall? How long until there's nothing left at all?"

@nerradreknoy4729 3 года назад

Those be the type who think that they are the only ones smart enuff to run the world and there the only ones who can run the world funny thing is when shit hits the fan all there money and there so called wisdom won't help them survive on there own let alone take care of a family on your own

@mr.neqtan 3 года назад

Hits like a shotgun to the chest

@chunkylover54 3 года назад

same as it ever was

@patrickfoster4586 3 года назад

Billy is as talented a lyricist as he is a musician. One of the rarest gifts to mankind: A truly brilliant artist. Cheers P[>

@deborahwarren8343 3 года назад

Love it. Every word

@MrMcCoy-vs6ss 3 года назад

Billy Strings: a national treasure

@jase265 4 месяца назад

All I have to say is , this is where I come to hear real music played by real people, happy days from new Zealand!

@FZappa20 3 года назад

I am voting for this on TRL today

@donnope4414 3 года назад

Hey Billy, I doubt you’ll see this, but I just wanted to say that as a small town Missouri born boy, your music is one the greatest things I’ve ever heard. Gives me goosebumps every time. I’m glad just to be born in a time where I get to experience what you’re doing. Also, I’m 100% getting a tattoo of that guillotine with “watch it fall with me”. Cheers to you, my dude.

@caletennis5072 3 года назад

Missouri gang

@celenabarclay1488 3 года назад

Live long and love life, bro... everything is connected, don’t forget your worth and empathy for this beautiful world around us

@donnope4414 3 года назад

@Johanna Oh no! Anyway....

@bigtay522 3 года назад

I miss the bluegrass festivals in Missouri.

@lucasbrigden8455 3 года назад

@Johanna akaJo hahaha you must be a hoot at parties, also... bootlicker.

@diegoalba3295 8 месяцев назад

You cut me to the bone, no words. Regards from SPAIN.

@charlie3624 3 года назад

This guy is truly amazing...his voice speaks centuries of wisdom...don't ever stop your songs

@Kickstart500 3 года назад

Could listen to this young man pick all damn day.. and some days I do

@Simulera 3 года назад

This is a serious piece of folk music, dark and real, on the level in my eyes as Guthrie, Steger, etc; the highest level of that craft. I hope there’s a shining light song in there at some point as well. Thanks.

@bobcleversley4768 3 года назад

This is such a great song , fantastic lyrics and picking as usual . I’m an old metalhead but Billy has converted me . Hallelujah !!!!

@danielsizemore4996 3 года назад

Billy hasn't made me leave metal. He just added something more.

@ericmatteson8888 3 года назад

Billy has some roots in metal too

@chipscrumbs3094 2 года назад

Sonme of the graffiti in this was done by an artist from a collective. He recently passed away

@MrRuffle 2 года назад

Slayer likes this

@mr-mizu 3 года назад

Wow. This is epic. The music, the message, the filming everything.

@bjornragnarsson8692 3 года назад

Billy is one hell of a lyricist. Listen to the message, everyone!

@archeravelin545 3 года назад

This is the best music video I have seen in decades. Thanks for letting me know that the hobo life is still a reality.

@donaldmuller5986 11 месяцев назад

My mother and I went and saw Billy and the boys in 2017, she died New Years Eve that year. His music has helped my heart and soul heal. Still broken but better.

@michaelkenna2024 2 года назад

Billy Strings is 100% talent. He falls in line with Clarence White, Tony Rice, Chet Atkins and Doc Watson. Music fans blessed to have the spirit of Billy Strings with us. 😎

@babybeau8888 3 года назад

Billy strings is turning into a living legend among country/folk artists. Hes much more than just fast fingers, his singing and songwriting matches his fast fingers now.

@ASFARASICANTELL 3 года назад

Billy has changed my desire to play guitar and practice. Everyone I show his music to sees the light. Horses always drink water when it's this good.

@dericspencer5728 3 года назад

I feel wondering souls like Stobe, and No feet Pete in this wonderful song. Thanks for the great memories.

@stevemellgard6393 6 дней назад

This is just brilliant. I think Woody definitely would approve.

@GardensGuitars 3 года назад

I've been convinced for months now that Billy Strings is the best thing to happen to bluegrass in 3 decades and perhaps the greatest guitar picker of today. Turns out, he's also a wise philosopher. Thanks for this great song and video!

@peacefuljeffrey 3 года назад

How in the world does such a young guy know not only what music is supposed to be but also what a music video is supposed to be?! I am sharin’ the hell out of this.

@jackfelix5140 3 года назад

It's just so perfect, he completely shows a great talent

@Hitch960 3 месяца назад

My new favorite song! Awesome great. Billy Strings and Old Crow Medicine Show, Molly Tuttle and more, blue grass is here and love it. Down home up in the holler, Tennessee is the most relevant state we got. Keep on volunteerin'!!!❤

@Hitch960 3 месяца назад

I wrote that a while back, I still mean every word. Long live Billy Strings!

@davidojohn_ 3 года назад

Best artist and song of the century. Much love billy, from a small town in Sweden

@seanbrown8722 3 года назад

Pure Americana. God bless this man and his soulful tunes.

@DawnFrankHundley 3 года назад

Thumbs up before the premier, everything this guy does is awesome!

@Billy0Jay 3 года назад

So agreed.

@markevans8461 3 года назад

Couldn’t agree more

@Hus7484 3 года назад

He's got that Midas touch my ears love so much!

@americascout6764 3 года назад

Amen

@stephenrandolph87 3 года назад

I just lost my grandmother and just discovered you. She would of loved your music Billy ty for beautiful 🎶

@ZiqM4 3 года назад

sorry for you & you're families loss.. not sure if religious or not, but i hope shes in a better place.

@patrickfoster4586 3 года назад

Lost my grandmother a few years ago and miss her terribly. Sorry for your loss man. Prayers. P[>

@gummybeartakeover3916 5 месяцев назад

❤️‍🩹

@eye_IZ 10 месяцев назад

“The song talks about how things are falling apart. The protagonist reminisces about the past and wishes things were still like they used to be. They talk about how society is corrupt and how people are addicted to things that are bad for the environment. Despite all of this, the protagonist still wants someone to watch the world fall with them.”

@highenergyog 3 года назад

Hi kid , I'm 60 years old and love your music and messages in your lyrics.

@jysmtl 3 года назад

I’m 69 and feel the same

@yvonnegivens2941 4 месяца назад

62 and in love with BMFS!

@santamax70 3 года назад

Boy God that is something fine right there. Better music than I've heard in a long long time. The video tells a story of its own. There ain't a better musician out there right now.

@aceofspadeslandscapelesson8219 Год назад

They say some of the best artists have suffered some kind of trauma in their lives. Not sure what Billy's been through, but his music speaks to my soul to the core.

@juliadixon8465 Год назад

He had a pretty serious addiction to several substances. He's basically clean now but for herbals.

@TheHamburgler123 9 месяцев назад

That freighthopping footage set to some Billy Strings is just too good. Some good ol' fashioned Americana.

@emptypromises2962 3 года назад

I'm a locomotive engineer/machine operator in Sweden. While the scenery here in Sweden is a joy to behold while driving, I must say it really doesn't compare to USA. Sweet video. I wish I could come work in the US instead. Oh, and Billy Strings rocks!

@charlesissleepy 3 года назад

well, I'm not sure you're giving your country enough credit. This is a handpicked collection of shots, with plenty of monotony in between

@LineDriveBros 3 года назад

You don't want to be a locomotive engineer in the United States. While the scenery can be amazing, the carriers are slowly erasing as many jobs as they can. Class 1 railroads make billions in profit every quarter, but yet want to get rid of conductor jobs. They are pure greed. PSR comes first. "Uphill slow, downhill fast, tonnage first, safety last"

@danielmccurdy9948 3 года назад

Empty Promises One of my favorite bands is Alloy Six from Sweden. Very 60's oriented.

@emptypromises2962 3 года назад

Daniel McCurdy I'm listening to their album right now. It's great. I've never heard of them before. Thanks for the tip. 🙂👍🏻

@emptypromises2962 3 года назад

charlesissleepy Yeah, of course they use the views best suited for the video. But still, here in Sweden it really doesn't matter if you're in the northernmost or southernmost parts of the country, still you have an 85% chance of seeing only pinetree forests. 😄 And Sweden is a fairly big country after all. It measures around 3300 miles from the north to the south. Of course east to west is significantly shorter. 🙂

@jmartoftheu.p.291 3 года назад

"Watch It Fall" Well it's not so easy now Though it never was back then We still can't seem to work this out But you can still pretend And these tattered walls and burning bridges Quickly start to fall How long until there's nothing left at all? I've been to California, man I've seen them city lights Been stranded in the desert Scorching days and freezing nights I'll never understand Why people try to walk so tall How long until there's nothing left at all? Don't you love what you got used to? When we used to feel so free Won't you wait a while in silence, love Watch it fall with me Well the old men said the great big apple Is rotten to the core With Wall Street skimming from the till While no one minds the store And how could someone get so low In a building so damn tall? How long until there's nothing left at all? While chunks the size of Delaware Are falling off the poles Our heads are buried in the sand Our leaders dug the hole Like junkies hooked on fossil fuel Headin' for withdrawal How long until there's nothing left at all? Don't you love what you got used to? When we used to feel so free Come and wait a while in silence, love And watch it fall with me Now the answers in our heads To the questions that were asked It boils up from underground And leads us to the past To a place that's long forgotten When we had enough for all How long until there's nothing left at all? Don't you love what you got used to? When we try to make our stand The hourglass is growing empty now Just to leave a pile of sand (Watch it fall

@waylonfrazee4625 3 года назад

Thank you

@otterrockmusic6294 3 года назад

Thank you... shit's getting real when folk music leads the way with socio political writing, that forces you to think to understand...

@poppacapps5573 3 года назад

Heavyweight lyrics.im blown away .

@spawn1086 3 года назад

Just blown away if you pay attention.

@malachikeefe7873 3 года назад

Thanks

@lowellarnett3172 4 месяца назад

Beautiful art thank you sir! I would be remiss if I did not point out, "A place long forgotten where we had enough for all", is 100% magical thinking. We have, today, the most for all we have ever had, one hundred years ago people worked from daylight till dark in hopes there children wouldn't starve come winter, now we work hard to make sure the kids have unlimited internet on their 5G coverage. Gratitude is the most vital virtue we have forgotten.

@annemiller5131 3 года назад

Oh, how I wish Steve Goodman could see this! Like a sequel from the next generation, feeling the urgency of end-times nearing, and not just for the rails. Thanks, and looking forward to more of this music.

@ten-percent 3 года назад

Was born and raised in the graffiti community and never listened to country/bluegrass much. Seeing Indecline doing art for music in this genre is something I never thought I’d see. It’s perfect.

@jphillips7495 3 года назад

You know what’s profound about this song? I’ve been reading some of the comments about what this song means. What people get out of this song varies so much from politics the land the struggle in every man’s( and woman’s) heart. The simple fact that this song inspires so much thought in so many is simply..miraculous. People as what’s missing in main stream music...that’s it right there.

@jysmtl 3 года назад

J Phillips Right on. Some people are getting too wrapped up in every word and overthinking it. The song is beautiful and inspirational in every way.

@leavemealone.2150 3 года назад

The ability to provoke inspiration and varied relatability in minds of many people on many different paths is the mark of a wonderful, gifted and talented musician/writer/poet/wordsmith/etc... Thank you Mr Strings!! Keep it up man, you sir are touching hearts and changing minds for the better. Long may you run.

@guesswho6014 3 года назад

I could not be more impressed with a song that is a reckoning for America. Woodie Guthrie was a world class artist during the time of the Great Depression and Dust bowl in Oklahoma. He joined forces with the Socialist party and fought for the rights of the common working man by unionizing. Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Johnny Cash and others followed in his steps helping to make life better for the common working person. I just can't say enough how Billy Strings caught that spirit with this song. It's not a fight to overcome and push back anymore. It's a song that gives me hope we'll still be civilized showing each other love and respect as we become aware of the hard facts and in spite of those facts enjoy life and keep loving.

@misskinzy 2 года назад

How does he transform such simple words to incredible imagery & manipulate that guitar to sing that way

@thepeopleshistoryofus 3 года назад

The ghosts of Pete Seger and Woody Guthrie live in this song.

@gradybrown6236 3 года назад

Amen, I'm glad I'm not alone in that respect.

@MrGerradk 3 года назад

Another great song by Billy Strings. I only wish my dad had lived long enough to hear Billy's music. He would have loved it as much as I do. Thank you

@MilkyMaccyMilkers 2 года назад

I really really love the banjo-holding skeleton at 1:16 !! Props to the artist for every piece but that one in particular is a friggin' killer piece.

@cianoleary5584 2 года назад

I feel a tattoo coming on!

@imdabeast100 2 года назад

@@cianoleary5584 I have none but that piece is near the top of my list for potentials

@lakeminnetonkaoutdoors7532 9 месяцев назад

so sick, every tag was a masterpiece i felt like, whoever produced that video did a killer job, love the song even more now

@B3astmode131 7 дней назад

This is one of the most beautiful and truthful songs I've heard in a long time , Billy

@NASkeywest 3 года назад

A man with long hair, a green shirt, with a satchel over his shoulder sent me here from 2012.

@jasonlovallo1785 3 года назад

Same

@troybailey2297 3 года назад

always knew he had side quest for me glad ive accomplished it

@aaronkeith7336 3 года назад

Someone please explain this to me. You’re the 3rd-4th comment I’ve seen mentioning a guy in a green shirt.

@troybailey2297 3 года назад

@@aaronkeith7336 reference to dust In a baggie video awhile back

@dakotabeeson 3 года назад

His name was .....Shaggy

@joshuabarrios9738 3 года назад

I just found this guy! He reminds me of Bob Dylan echoing the soul of a nation. In a time of lies and strife its wonderful to hear something real. Thank you Bill.

@erinlocke2501 3 года назад

Then you have to go listen to "Meet Me at the Creek" immediately!

@joshuabarrios9738 3 года назад

Good lord! 9 minutes of pure talent! You cant beat authenticity. You cant buy, you cant fake it. Thank you so much for the share. Any more hidden gems send them my way. Thx again.

@erinlocke2501 3 года назад

Ok, here are 4 more for you: "Ready for the Times to Get Better" "Windy and Warm" with his Dad, Terry "Summertime" this cover is the way it is supposed to be sung/played IMO "Dire Wolf" Dead cover song, but YES!

@joshuabarrios9738 3 года назад

You're good people Erin Locke. Thx. Try out the band: 'The Decemberists' on "The Tiny Desk Concert" channel. Me thinks you will like. God speed friendo.

@TeddyLovesBacon 2 года назад

"how long until there's nothing left at all" Love this ❤️🙏❤️

@brentanllewellyn3898 2 года назад

I cant remember the last time i heard music that spoke to me. I feel this in my bones, My heart and whats left ov my soul. Thank you Bill.

@jasonk.3278 3 года назад

Simply beautiful, needed that today.

@wblanton87 3 года назад

I am seriously addicted to this song. How it reminds me the way it was growing up in the 90s my kids today will never get to experience my childhood in today's creepy world

@cathyhoard7404 3 года назад

....i grew up in Canada...late '60s...1070s.....and i feel the same way!!

@aidanbrown7670 2 года назад

I love everything about this song, the lyrics, the message, the singing, the instruments. I'm watching a legend being born, he is so fucking talented.

@Perfumery_by_Sabin 2 месяца назад

“Like junkies hooked on fossil fuel, headin for withdrawal. How long until there’s nothin left at all?”

@teatime2595 Месяц назад

Bio fuel and water are some of the best options

@goodcitizen-rn9797 3 года назад

Man, these lyrics put tears in my eyes. 2020 has been quite the year.

@protech12110 3 года назад

Kudos Mr. Apostle et al! Thank you for your music, your spirit and your voice of reason.

@dahnabirdyoung2178 3 года назад

I LOVE THIS!!!! These Railroad Artists are incredible and an insight to our rails....Somehow Billy Strings hits the note in your heart that makes you wish YOU were the one jumpin' on the train....I'm proud to say that Billy Strings is of 'MY ' generation....because he will be listened to and remembered LONG after he is gone....Thank you Brother!!!

@loco.joe.goldfinger 3 года назад

The way his voice breaks on the first chorus "when we used to feel so free", almost as if whimpering... it just always gets to me. This is for sure one of the most moving songs I have ever heard.

@joseywales7930 3 года назад

Greatest band to come along in a very long time.

@345345345rtrt 3 года назад

Since Grateful Dead.

@davidpritchard5539 3 года назад

Man! Some of these runs Billy does on guitar are unbelievable. I really hate that you don't hear stuff like this coming from the radio anymore. What a commentary on this beautiful country.

@BrendanMacWade 3 года назад

This young Bluegrass master is going to be a highlight of this year's Newport Folk Festival. He's more than earned that honor.

@joelmiller7295 Месяц назад

Killed it fellas!

@calebhenderson 3 года назад

Definitely your calling Billy. Keep at it brother...you’re the best!

@johnlangrose3753 3 года назад

A brand new instant instant classic "';:-^) With the scintillating prescient irony of John Prine and the angelic confidence of another late-great, Doc Watson - meet (or listen again to) Billy Strings. A clarion statement . . . Brilliant in all aspects of lyric and song. Wow!

@robertprimeau4182 3 года назад

I love Billy style he's a musical savant and I love listening to his music his lyrics his skill as a musician I believe he's one of the best I've ever heard I've been listening for a long time thank you for your time

@brianwalkosz9567 2 года назад

Haven't seen him live yet. Just saw this video. Haven't hopped a train in decades. Never was I so free

@saorsablack9895 3 года назад

Dude - I just happened upon this GORGEOUS SOUND!!! Many Thanks Mr. Billy... Thank You Thank You 🙏 ThankYou

@staive70ss 3 года назад

BS is a once in a generation musician. Incredible lyrics, Billy!!!

@wdtarpley03 Год назад

When no matter we’re I am in my life or my friends are in theirs there is music wether it’s Tony or Ali or Doc or Scruggs that reminds me who we all truly are and hope one day we can get back to truly being on a river or in the woods but free from the chaos that surrounds us at this moment in time. I love you all , thanks for the the coolest friends ever.

@bobp6443 13 дней назад

First saw him on a sort of "walk-by" stage at Madison, IN River Roots festival as he sang "Dust in a Baggie" and others with Don Julen when he was starting out as a local boy, and became an instant fan. Now that he's world famous, I'm going to have to pay a much higher price to see him again, but the plus side is it will be among a huge crowd of dedicated fans who love and appreciate his music!