oh yes, those corrupt sacks of corp controlled (insert word) He made an Anthem for all of us, I for one am done with how stuff is going, Biden failed all of us and sends more and more of OUR tax money to a war
English teacher here and noticed your confusion as to the spelling. Miners are the guys who look for coal, minors are the kids. It doesn't matter, but hoping one day it will matter again!
Well, Politicians didnt lookout for the minors Epstein island either, or they wouldnt have sealed and hidden away the list of elites in Epsteins black book.
The crazy part about his story is that he was dealing with substance abuse, reached his rock bottom and prayed to god that if he helped him through this situation that he would devote his life to god and helping others. Then he made this as his very first public song just recorded in his backyard and it instantly changed his life.. less than 30 days after reaching rock bottom and praying to god.. its a remarkable story.. hes been approached by labels trying to buy his soul but he refuses. He will remain independent and make music that touches the hearts of everyone.
Rich men north of Richmond..Wow! Talk about hitting the nail right on the fucking head..BULL'S EYE! It just rings true. And to the very depths of your soul. What a gem! Thank you Oliver Anthony.
@@dougdaniels7848 the rains falls on the righteous and the unrighteous. God says don't murder, to be sober, to be married to one woman and raise kids, to love one another. All people do is kill each other, get pissed drunk and abuse drugs, fck around having kids for multiple men and with multiple women and hate each other. Hardly God's fault that we don't listen to Him. Its all our own making.
exactly. i been stating...stay independent, like Tom MacDonald, so you do not sell your spirit and soul to the Devil fortune and fame... he needs to stay where he is meaning do not change his lifestyle because it is exactly that which gave him the raw passion, heart, emotion, spirit and soul to make the music he does, you change that recipe then you change the whole thing.
@@RemnantDiscipleLazzaro-Rev1217 Tom McDonald's is a pandering clown. He is just taking advantage of the gullible cult. Oliver is making honest music.
It really rich compromised politicians selling out everyone else. They play divide and conquer so people are fighting each other and not noticing what the politicians do to everyone. God bless❤
My father was labourer in a hot African sun and he did it for 27 years to feed 3 kids and his wife. My mother swept my high school steps. I didn’t get any easier but I’ve been blessed in my life. I know what this man is talking about. More power to you brother ❤
I am all teared up... And i am not even American, I am Greek living in the Netherlands, this guy touched my soul, we are also selling our souls in this part of the world. Great song, GREAT VOICE...
Oliver was 30 days sober when he did this video ,one night he dropped to his knees and asked God to help him get over his drinking problem and depression. (A local paper interviewed him) Now look at him all i can say is God is good and I wish this guy the best of luck. I just hope Tom,Adam and Upchurch get to him and let him know to stay independent and not give his soul to the music industry. ✌🏼♥️🇺🇸
@@ryaniscool.1245 I was not comparing him to thim I was just stating hopefully they can talk to him about staying Independent and not signing to a label.
Gentlemen, welcome to authentic, real, raw, Appalachian Blues. Sung by an authentic Scotch-Irish Appalachian boy. Appalachian Blues like Bluegrass has it's roots in Irish folk music and Mississippi Delta blues. Just a factory worker and tradesman a few weeks ago, writing songs and singing in the woods with his dogs. THIS is the REAL DEAL. Enjoy.
Thank you for sharing that.. it's educational - i love to learn especially utmost when it's about what God/Jesus teaches. I see Appalachian folk make clear it's not country music, it's Appalachian folk music.
@@RemnantDiscipleLazzaro-Rev1217 Yes. "Appalachia Blues" officially, but given the Irish influence is absolutely a form of folk music!! Oliver is a classic example of a descendant of the Scotch Irish people who when they found Appalachia settled there as it reminded them so much of home: The hills/mountains of Northern Ireland.
The other day me and my girlfriend were out at dinner, and a guy on a motorcycle rode through dowtown on a motorcyle blasting this song. We both js looked at eachother an smiled, it really is the people's anthem. You could feel it, everyone there knew the song.
Out of the ten richest counties in the US five are around DC. Four in Virginia and one in Maryland. That tells me our public servants are living much better that the rest of our country. We’ve been sold out to foreign countries and corporations. Enough is enough.
Yeah people are always talking about rich business men but I care waaay more about rich politicians that became crazy wealthy while they are supposedly career public servants.
@@Olivia-bl8ez all multi-millionaires from a $187,000 a year salary. The fact is, and the hard truth is, no is going to stop it. America is soon to be a 3rd world economy and we're watching it unfold.
This isn't just a song, it's an anthem for all the people being stepped on and forgotten about in Middle America. People are fed up, and this song perfectly demonstrates how we feel.
Middle America is just the tip, the rest of us are under the foot of tyranny in the west, battles will be fought but the war will be won by the people!
Something about these guys talking about their favorite country artist bring back faith in humanity for me. I love every genre of music, and it's nice to see other cultures be open minded about country music.
😂😂😂😂 Working??? He’s an out of work alcoholic musician that “woke” up the insurrectionists😂 Appealing to the crybaby😭 complainers that want nothing more to bit ch about EVERYTHING. Man up💪🏼
I think that line has 3 different meanings to be taken from it. 1- Miners, not minors on an island 2- Miners, not miners on an Island 3- Minors, not minors on an island
Saw that... was awesome to see... he also has his own YT channel... has had it for awhile but should blow up now... does some covers and other originals... worth checking out for sure...
There were hundreds of iconic anti Vietnam war (protest) songs of the 60’s and 70’s. Now we have the first New World Order Protest anthem!!! 🌟 Thank you Oliver Anthony!
Instead of taking aim at our capitalist overlords (billionaires), he calls out people on welfare. So it’s all poor people’s fault? This song is so dumb and it’s sadly predictable that a certain portion of the population will just eat it up
Exactly! All politicians and the top1% concluded with each others. It has always been this way but now it is far worse because now they want to control everything with AI.
So glad I found the CF. Good review. From the heart. I've been around a while and I know heart when I see and hear it and experience it. I pray for unity in our nation. Your faces tell the truth.
@livinglife4835 yes, but she had to step out of her bluegrass roots and do pop country to get anywhere. Don't get me wrong, I love her pop country, it's just nice to see bluegrass getting some mainstream respect.
I hope this brings a change to Nashville and the California pop bs is permanently excised from county music I gave up on country music when cmt started allowing bs like without me in there shows .
A lot of people complain about reaction RU-vidrs, but i think it's nice to see a reaction of something the rest of the people in your life might not even care about, and this song is important. And you're making a living from it, well-done lads. Thanks for the video. God bless.
As a richmonder, he’s def talking about DC I think. It’s a straight drive to DC from Richmond and there isn’t much between. Just suburbs for people working in DC.
He's an off grid farmer and just joined twitter recently. But 3 of his songs as of last night are the top 10 of itunes. This song is now known as the anthem to the working class.
@@slipstreammonkey Off Grid simply means self sufficient. Well water, solar, wind or generator for power. Usually a garden and some livestock. You can do it on 2 acres, 5 10 or 90!
@@littlewing4299 cool, so my power gets shut off and suddenly I'm cool cause I live off the grid. It's bogus, he worked in a factory and he'll stay in a factory.
@@slipstreammonkey What? Off Grid pertains to his home and land lifestyle choice, which has nothing to do with where he works. I guess he will work in the factory if he needs to until he doesn't have to. Maybe he will make bank off his music. Who knows? Why does it bother you?
Brothers- this song is for me and YOU. it's for all of us under the foot of politicians. Black, white, men and women- anyone under a hundred thousand a year.
I taught high school English for 35 years and it's refreshing and encouraging to see young men have thoughtful and intellectual conversations about today's issues.
I often wonder what my high school English teacher Mr. Lundquist would think about today's current political environment. He was my favorite teacher because he taught us more about life than just book learning. You know, how to think. Not what to think.
He is viral now - he just sang live for the first time ever in a Richmond farmers market The crowd was singing along. This man is the original. Untouched by any label or promoter, just pure raw emotion
His first time with that many people, before he sang, he made like a speech, and was saying how back in June he played there and there was about 20 people, and now hes playing and theres 6000 and how if he can do it then we can, and then he read out of the bible!
He should stay away from the money handlers, they'll have him wearing a cowboy hat and singing about partying everyday in a pick up truck with a girl in cut off jean shorts. This song is promoting itself with its simple truths, and people everywhere know it. The New World Order is set to take control of every aspect of your life. I'm 70 years old and will not live to see it, but my children and grandchildren will. Something needs to change and quickly.
It's the most powerful song I've heard in a very long time. It's raw, authentic, real and heartfelt. It hits your soul directly if you have one. I cried the first time i heard it and I still get goosebumps. His story is inspirational. He struggled with alcohol and depression when he fell to his knees and prayed to God. God took it all away. A local radio station recorded this and posted it. He was so surprised when so many people resonated. Polo tv posted him at the farmers market today about 2 hours ago. Standing room only and everyone was singing along.
The sad truth is both political parties have no clue that this song is about both of them , this is the anthem for the middle, hits hard and to the point. The elites have no response to this or it’s popularity.
I’m from the uk I felt every word .This is a song is for the working classes every where in the west, his voice is so beautiful real/raw honest talent telling the truth.
Word this goes for the whole worker population not just the west, the children working in sweatshops in asia for western companies could resonate with this song too if they could speak english shit same for africa, this the global effect of the system (corrupt governments x capitalism)
Thx for checking out this song guys, I’ve can’t stop listening to it and seeing peoples reactions, it’s really resonating with people all over the world
It’s funny. Inbred rednecks think people give two $hits what they think of them. This song isn’t doing anything worldwide. It’s just more talking points that get idiots to spend money. The conservative right just looooooves the idiots. Cha, Ching!
This man brings tears to my eyes with this song.... I work so hard only to survive and keep my head above water , I work for a fortune five Hundred conglomerate but I d😢earn the fortune five Hundred salary making me employer even more rich while he has figured out a way to not pay his fair share of taxes on his employees and manipulated his employees to file taxes differently than normal because the tables have changed and his employees end up owing when otherwise they never made enough to ever owe the IRS our tax information is being misused so my very wealthy employer doesn't have to pay his fair share of taxes....we ended up owing instead! I'm tired of the wealthy not being held accountable for anything and stealing from the one's that keep his $ rolling in! When will something change?!..... when things change is when our ENTIRE GOVERNMENT IS REVAMPED FROM TOP TO BOTTOM AND THE WEALTHY ARE SCRUTINIZED WITH THEIR SHADY BULLSHIT THAT AFFECTS THE ONE'S THAT NEED THEIR CRAPPY LITTLE JOBS!
It’s a double entendre. Wishing politicians cared about minors, not just minors in the face of the media but the child miners on the islands that have child labor mining precious metals and resources.
@@christopheryou5040I think it could have a couple meanings, miners as in coal miners, then minors on island somewhere is the second one referring to Epstein Island and all the politicians ….Coal mining is fading out in Appalachia and a lot of small towns that depended on it are dying off because there’s nothing here, not much here but coal mining, logging and oil and natural gas production
"Oliver Anthony really does punch down on the poor. The lives of ordinary working people are being torn apart by the rich, he laments, but we can fix it if we cut welfare - and taxes too. Listening to the lyrics in that context, I came to understand why the song had gone viral among rightwing figures in the US. It’s a classic example of the divisive narrative that bosses have used to pit worker against worker since the days of Joe Hill. If the poor are fighting one another over racial hierarchy or cultural grievance, their anger will be directed away from the people responsible for their plight - the rich who exploit those in work and abandon those in need." Billy Bragg 2023
I've been watching you guys for sometime now, watching all you guys be completely into this was worth the watch by itself. Beneath the heavens we are all one...
This is the kind of folk/country music I appreciate. The working man's blues. Not that truck-driving, buy shorty a drink finger-snapping commercial pop stuff.
What happened to rap music is the same thing that happened to country music. Back in the 90's and even 2000's when there was actually good rap has been replaced with absolutely garbage which is what is popular. Same with country music. The good stuff gets covered up with all the crappy garbage over produces trash gets pushed to the front
This song brings me to tears every time! We the people are ALL in this together. We are more alike than we are different. It’s time to start acting like it! ✌️🇺🇸
If you got an American flag in your comment calling for everyone to do nothing, you either didn’t understand or you’re being paid by someone north of Richmond to throw water on the fire
“Young men are putting themselves six feet in the ground, cause all this damn country does is keep on kicking them down.” The reaction I see every from male I show this song to, and every one of them on RU-vid. It’s unfortunate as fuck that everyone feels that line.
@@JJJOOSSHHHThat remains to be seen. There's only one way to remove a corrupt system, and it would mean the lives of millions of people will be forever changed if not lost. Most people recognize that. History shows there will be a breaking point.
There are two kinds of country music; you've got "my girl left with the dog, the beer's run out, and my truck broke down", and then there's REAL country music like this.
I came here to say exactly that... it may be an American song and it may be a folk song...but it's speaking the Truth to every single country on this planet. It represents every single citizen on this Earth that has felt the exact same sentiment in the exact same way he sang it. Fed TF Up Beyond Belief is the vibe from this song... Ready to Shut Shit Down is the tone of his voice. I LOVE IT. I hope that he stays independent... Hellyweird is corruptible and he needs no change from any part of the "SIN-dust-ry".
@@hornyconvict I literally don't see what all these clowns see in this song lmfao. Its literally so fucking basic, nothing about it is complex or hard to understand. Just goes to show how you need to really dumb something down for people to understand. Very on brand for the people of Appalachia.
That line “wish politicians would look out for miners, not just minors on an island somewhere” is absolute 🔥🔥 I think it means that they should care about the coal miners (and other poor hardworking folks) and not just be looking at teenage girls (minors) on a private island of a rich man (Jeffrey Epstein and the many politicians who he flew in to party there with underage girls). Wow 💣
I’m a South Korean American immigrant and the song hits my soul deeply. I’m glad many of us Americans with different color, culture and background can resonate with a song written from a man’s heart.
@CongressSux1776 you're kidding right? You become an American when you come here. I'm guessing you're one of those people who yell "go back to where you came from" when you're angry. Unless you're native American, you really can't talk regarding that.
This is the new anthem for “We The People!” It’s not for a specific side, Republican or Democrat. It’s for all of us who are FED UP with our government!! United we stand divided we fall.
It's absolutely for a specific side, mostly the right. Not everyone agrees with this non-sense. Some of us are happy for our tax dollars to be used to help the less fortunate. Why would he call out the least fortunate people on welfare when there are plenty of fat cats milking the country illegally for far more than any welfare recipient.
We live in Richmond, VA, and my husband drives to washington daily for work and it's a shame we have the homeless posted up right outside the White House. It's crazy and we can all relate to this song. He's speaking to all of us.
I'm Portuguese and I can relate to what he is singing, I think most people around the world, if they listen the song, they will feel the same way. Very few rich man control the world now and although the countries in Europe have a lot of political partys to vote for ( Communist, Socialist, Christian Democrat, Royalist, Green, Liberal, Anarchist, Nationalist Patriotic, etc.), they are in the rich man pocket. Our clown president is going around now in ex-Portuguese Africa, preaching the war in Ukraine so the rich man north of Richmond (Virginia) can make billions of dollares. Pray my dear, pray.
Saying saving the children being molested and also the West Virginia coal miners. That was WV biggest economy back in the day but bc of “going green” they took a huge hit and the people been feeling it ever since.
They only control the ones who will put on a mask, that their poison shot and close down their business while their meager wealth is redistributed to the top .0000001%. @@Oilman6969
They don't want the men of America uniting and fighting back against them, so they divide and down trodden you all to not unite or have the energy and finances to. But at the end of the day, if a farmer can't sell their food, they will just trade it for goods they need and skip the currency issues.
Latest statement by Oliver(Chris) Anthony---It's been difficult as I browse through the 50,000+ messages and emails I've received in the last week. The stories that have been shared paint a brutally honest picture. Suicide, addiction, unemployment, anxiety and depression, hopelessness and the list goes on. Im sitting in such a weird place in my life right now. I never wanted to be a full time musician, much less sit at the top of the iTunes charts. Draven from RadioWv and I filmed these tunes on my land with the hope that it may hit 300k views. I still don't quite believe what has went on since we uploaded that. It's just strange to me. People in the music industry give me blank stares when I brush off 8 million dollar offers. I don't want 6 tour buses, 15 tractor trailers and a jet. I don't want to play stadium shows, I don't want to be in the spotlight. I wrote the music I wrote because I was suffering with mental health and depression. These songs have connected with millions of people on such a deep level because they're being sung by someone feeling the words in the very moment they were being sung. No editing, no agent, no bullshit. Just some idiot and his guitar. The style of music that we should have never gotten away from in the first place. So that being said, I have never taken the time to tell you who I actually am. Here's a formal introduction: My legal name is Christopher Anthony Lunsford. My grandfather was Oliver Anthony, and "Oliver Anthony Music" is a dedication not only to him, but 1930's Appalachia where he was born and raised. Dirt floors, seven kids, hard times. At this point, I'll gladly go by Oliver because everyone knows me as such. But my friends and family still call me Chris. You can decide for yourself, either is fine. In 2010, I dropped out of high school at age 17. I have a GED from Spruce Pine, NC. I worked multiple plant jobs in Western NC, my last being at the paper mill in McDowell county. I worked 3rd shift, 6 days a week for $14.50 an hour in a living hell. In 2013, I had a bad fall at work and fractured my skull. It forced me to move back home to Virginia. Due to complications from the injury, it took me 6 months or so before I could work again. From 2014 until just a few days ago, I've worked outside sales in the industrial manufacturing world. My job has taken me all over Virginia and into the Carolinas, getting to know tens of thousands of other blue collar workers on job sites and in factories. Ive spent all day, everyday, for the last 10 years hearing the same story. People are SO damn tired of being neglected, divided and manipulated. In 2019, I paid $97,500 for the property and still owe about $60,000 on it. I am living in a 27' camper with a tarp on the roof that I got off of craigslist for $750. There's nothing special about me. I'm not a good musician, I'm not a very good person. I've spent the last 5 years struggling with mental health and using alcohol to drown it. I am sad to see the world in the state it's in, with everyone fighting with each other. I have spent many nights feeling hopeless, that the greatest country on Earth is quickly fading away. That being said, I HATE the way the Internet has divided all of us. The Internet is a parasite, that infects the minds of humans and has their way with them. Hours wasted, goals forgotten, loved ones sitting in houses with each other distracted all day by technology made by the hands of other poor souls in sweat shops in a foreign land. When is enough, enough? When are we going to fight for what is right again? MILLIONS have died protecting the liberties we have. Freedom of speech is such a precious gift. Never in world history has the world had the freedom it currently does. Don't let them take it away from you. Just like those once wandering in the desert, we have lost our way from God and have let false idols distract us and divide us. It's a damn shame.
@@ChristiantrospectiveGamerbecause he gets sued playing anyone else’s songs. Imagine being President and saying you are going to clean up the swamp, but not cleaning up the swamp, and then claiming the swamp needs cleaning up. You people are suckers!
@@ChristiantrospectiveGamer Why Ruin It? Why Take a Message or Music people Left, Right or Center like me would Enjoy and be absorbed by, and Ruin it as a Trump Song? This Becomes a Trump Song, that Man my Enemy! Trump would of Turned Republic to Empire! And We'd Go the Way of Rome! You are the Domestic Enemy! The Partisan! The Divisive trying to Divide the Indivisible! Understand That! Understand the Way We Fall is at Each Other Throats! And you Need to Loosen your Grip on your Other, your Fellow Americans!
@@ChristiantrospectiveGamer You Know What I Think Huck every Politician there is (But Sununu), Government and Your Daddy Figure Trump aren't the Answer! WE THE PEOPLE are!!! Divide and Conquer Age Old Trick, I am Not a Trump Supporter! A Leftist! Even a Centrist! I am an American!
I've watched at least 300 reactions to this song as well as every interview OA has made. What I've noticed is that lots of people fall in love with OA just from this song. But, every little bit of extra information; from his songs, interviews (he has only done 2 interviews -- Joe Rogan and Jordan Peterson), etc. -- my respect and admiration for him has only increased! Really appreciated your reaction! Keep up your great work! 🙂❤
I stumbled across your channel, and loved it! I'm an old lady (68), I identify with the song and love that you see the same evils that I do in our current situation. I watched your Eminiem videos, never knew the meaning of Stanley. Love your channel!!
Guys, Imm an Iraqi living in Zimbabwe and this song resonates with all of us. Rich men north of Richmond have global reach. We all the same ! Much love !
My girlfriend's kid sent me this song last week. He's not even 20, but he's been working a few years now and feels the pain already. I'm an old dog at 46 and feel bad he feels that way already. It's a damn shame...
It is his generation that will be robbed more than any other before his in America. The working middle class and working poor have been systematically destroyed by the corrupt monetary policy of the democrats and the neo cons ( all who detest MAGA). Banks get bailed out when their gambling doesn't pay. NAZIs in Ukraine get trillions to pay for their people's pensions and to launder for the political campaigns of democrats and neo cons. Meanwhile we the people of America get screwed. We need a thousand more songs and a thousand more singers writing songs about this situation. The first thing the godless Marxists sought to destroy was art. Let's we the people take it back. It is more powerful than standing armies.
Old dog at 46? Man No, you just continue to support that young man with your experiences and advice! I can guarantee that Oliver Anthony is the product of someone in his life who took the time to share with him what it was like what it is like and what it will be like. Better times are just ahead! The American people have seen some difficult situations in the past and WE will overcome!
He posted this on his page, his name is Christopher Anthony Lunsford, Oliver Anthony was his grandfather's name and he's paying homage to him by singing under "Oliver Anthony music" It's been difficult as I browse through the 50,000+ messages and emails I've received in the last week. The stories that have been shared paint a brutally honest picture. Suicide, addiction, unemployment, anxiety and depression, hopelessness and the list goes on. Im sitting in such a weird place in my life right now. I never wanted to be a full time musician, much less sit at the top of the iTunes charts. Draven from RadioWv and I filmed these tunes on my land with the hope that it may hit 300k views. I still don't quite believe what has went on since we uploaded that. It's just strange to me. People in the music industry give me blank stares when I brush off 8 million dollar offers. I don't want 6 tour buses, 15 tractor trailers and a jet. I don't want to play stadium shows, I don't want to be in the spotlight. I wrote the music I wrote because I was suffering with mental health and depression. These songs have connected with millions of people on such a deep level because they're being sung by someone feeling the words in the very moment they were being sung. No editing, no agent, no bullshit. Just some idiot and his guitar. The style of music that we should have never gotten away from in the first place. So that being said, I have never taken the time to tell you who I actually am. Here's a formal introduction: My legal name is Christopher Anthony Lunsford. My grandfather was Oliver Anthony, and "Oliver Anthony Music" is a dedication not only to him, but 1930's Appalachia where he was born and raised. Dirt floors, seven kids, hard times. At this point, I'll gladly go by Oliver because everyone knows me as such. But my friends and family still call me Chris. You can decide for yourself, either is fine. In 2010, I dropped out of high school at age 17. I have a GED from Spruce Pine, NC. I worked multiple plant jobs in Western NC, my last being at the paper mill in McDowell county. I worked 3rd shift, 6 days a week for $14.50 an hour in a living hell. In 2013, I had a bad fall at work and fractured my skull. It forced me to move back home to Virginia. Due to complications from the injury, it took me 6 months or so before I could work again. From 2014 until just a few days ago, I've worked outside sales in the industrial manufacturing world. My job has taken me all over Virginia and into the Carolinas, getting to know tens of thousands of other blue collar workers on job sites and in factories. Ive spent all day, everyday, for the last 10 years hearing the same story. People are SO damn tired of being neglected, divided and manipulated. In 2019, I paid $97,500 for the property and still owe about $60,000 on it. I am living in a 27' camper with a tarp on the roof that I got off of craigslist for $750. There's nothing special about me. I'm not a good musician, I'm not a very good person. I've spent the last 5 years struggling with mental health and using alcohol to drown it. I am sad to see the world in the state it's in, with everyone fighting with each other. I have spent many nights feeling hopeless, that the greatest country on Earth is quickly fading away. That being said, I HATE the way the Internet has divided all of us. The Internet is a parasite, that infects the minds of humans and has their way with them. Hours wasted, goals forgotten, loved ones sitting in houses with each other distracted all day by technology made by the hands of other poor souls in sweat shops in a foreign land. When is enough, enough? When are we going to fight for what is right again? MILLIONS have died protecting the liberties we have. Freedom of speech is such a precious gift. Never in world history has the world had the freedom it currently does. Don't let them take it away from you. Just like those once wandering in the desert, we have lost our way from God and have let false idols distract us and divide us. It's a damn shame.
