Yep! This my childhood TOP song. This song is year 2001. :)) And it still beat my speakers everywhere and new 'youngtimers' will listen to this song, even if they don`t want to. Love this song!! My childhood!
So true. To me it was like most of the stuff they did went understood by to many. If only people would have seen the messages behind there music just imagine how different there careers could have had much more of an impact
This song was written in 45 minutes. When Sonny and the guys were recording for a new album, there was a school shooting that took place 1 miles from the recording studio in San Diego, CA. Everything went into lock-down around them. The guys had kids in school, they got together and prayed for the situation that was taking place. Sonny then went to a corner in the studio and starting praying and writing, 30 minutes later Sonny emerged to share the lyrics that had been laid on his heart, and the guys starting putting down the music and it all came together in 45 to 50 minutes total. Go God.
@ righteous I do know it was written due to a couple of high school shootings. Santana High school in Santee (SD), CA which is where they were in the studio and Columbine High school. As far as the song being written in that amount of time is anyone's guess. From my understanding, Sonny was driving when he noticed the helicopter and emergency vehicles heading towards the HS. Regardless if it took 45 minutes, 45 hours or 45 days to write, it is and will be 1 of the best songs written about what some of our youth are currently going through or have gone through.
Oodles Loodles I was literally just pointing out the irony. Not negatively. TBH it is kind of a nice sign for humanity that positivity is taken from a song such as this. Sorry if it came off as me being a cunt. ;)
I was 20 when this song came out, my brother was 21. I lost my brother few years back, it was his favourite song till he died. I miss him when listening to this song. 😞
Payable On Death isn't Nu-Metal man, they're Christian Metal with Hip-Hop influence thanks to Eek-A-Mouse joining up for several songs with them. I Disagree about Nu-metal aging too, all the issues most of the bands within the genre are still present to this day and getting worse. In a way, what was said in the early 2000s are even more impactful now.
@@robertgabrielli220 I was going to say Robert, wasn't the inspiration for this song were the shootings in San Diego? Santana High, and the shooting at a fast food place. For us in SoCal this touches home a little too close.
I’ve actually heard that this track was written on the day of the March 5th Santana High School shooting as the band was headed to a studio to record just a few blocks from the school when they caught word of what happened.
@@yaboikungpowfuckfinger7697 actually they already had it written before that happened. After they seen the media reports they allowed the song to be adopted for CHS high school massacre
Damn well said brother. The opening to this song and Southtown are forever in my bones, sometimes it just rolls into my head and my foot starts shaking to it. It's never left me since I heard it back in the day, I'm 31 now. This band is amazing.
@@samuelr8174 southtown! ive never seen POD live but in 2017 I went to facedown fest. War of Ages played who is from where POD is kinda from and Sonny came out to do a cover of southtown with them. totally unexpectedly. it was so damn cool!
This song takes me back to days when I was a teenager and lived in a home with no electricity and having a abusive father who didn’t care of me and did what you never do to a daughter now i find my daughter that’s 7 years listening to it and I cry every time because am happy that I kept my promise I will never give up and my daughter will never go through what I did
Love this! I’m so happy how strong you endured your younger years, and how you chose to not make your daughter another statistic of abuse. You are truly inspiring!
@@shawnwalkom6035 Since you seem to be struggling with the meaning of words, here ya go. Religion - 1) The belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods. 2) A particular system of faith and worship.
dave bcf me struggling? Lol you obviously have comprehension problems since you misread my comments. Christianity isn’t a religion it’s the foundation for a personal relationship with Jesus. I don’t have a belief in Jesus, I have a working relationship with Him aka not religion. I can read magazines about Lebron James even a biography, watch all his games but do I really know him? Now if i go to his house and spend time with him and we exchange phone numbers and talk to each other we have a relationship big difference
Pearl Jam's "Jeremy " is pretty similar. (also an amazing song) Based on a true story about a kid who was bullied with a pretty heart hitting back story of neglect and such, the song is literally about him going into class one day and shooting him self in font of his class. Its rough but an amazing song that sends an important message which Pearl Jam delivers humbly. (if that's a fair statement)
This is a band of Christians. Listen to that greatness! Christ is exalted. It’s good to see a band use their gifts from The Creator God for good and not selfishness. God bless.
POD was recording this album in 2001, when taking a break they heard sirens a few blocks from them & Santana High Shlooter! They wrote this song, sums up Youth of The Nation! Alive & Boom have epic videos!
Ive loved this song since I was a teenager I grew up in New Zealand with no school shootings. I only just realized he was talking about a school shootings. It's deep and we had one shooting in a mosqu and that was traumatic I can't imagine living in America .I think somebody better pray for America. If it was my country I would not stand for that . It's not normal
Young Pug those topics are present, but the actual subject matter they are used to represent is the hypothetial mentalities of the shooters and some of hypothetical victims. And yes, it is inspired directly by the Columbine and Santana school shootings that too place in the 1990s. By the bands own accord this is the case. that doesn’t mean that can’t cause people to relate in their respective ways.
I remember where I was the exact time I heard this song. I was in high school and columbine had already happened. I was a lost youth. I already was into the band but still 15 years later it still gives me goosebumps. This song was the 2000s version of "Jeremy" by pearl jam. (If you haven't reacted you should.) I believe there's more to this song but Jeremy is just as powerful .
The drum kick is Deadly!! And lyrics are extremely Heavy ! One best track in 90's San Diego style !! All the youth souls may they travel well to our heavenly Father 🙏
@@scottferrell2806 I always thought their hip hop influences were one of their strong points. Especially their songs that have a more hip hop flavor. I say that, because they cover rap, rock, metal, hip hop, and reggae stylings very fluidly.
Songs like this. Society: "Meh." WAP. Society: "Oh yes Cardi B you Queen slay it girl. Speak that truth." Yeah society is truly and utterly fucked big time.
I mean, this song was big when it came out. Charted in 15 countries, cracked #18 on the Top 40, and was even nominated for a Grammy. A lot of the pop audience nowadays would either barely remember this song or not have even been born when this released.
this song should be played in an auditorium at the beginning of every school year from grade 7 up. Video put up on the big screen and the students provided with the lyrics and followed by a q and a about what they saw and heard. This shit is heavy and real and in your face. LONG LIVE POD and their message
Jamel, these guys are considered Christian Rock/nu-metal; I'm an agnostic and have been my whole life, but these guys rock hard, sound good, and their music also inspires me spiritually. In a similar vein, yet great in their own right, I'd recommend Thousand Foot Krutch as well. I've seen them both live multiple times, and they are both the Real Deal Holyfield. A quick comment as an aside, Katy Perry seemingly got a big break as a POD backup singer. Give it a RU-vid search, and you can catch her playing backup singer/dancer on a Tonight Show performance by POD well before she was a household name.
This song is so real life. It hurts to know life is so cruel. This band is telling the world something has to change. And that takes you me our hearts must change. Remembering a great man said. LOVE ONEANOTHER AS I HAVE LOVED YOU. AND THEN I WILL KNOW YOU.. LOVE SO SIMPLE, SO FREE. THAT MAN WAS. JESUS!
Just watched your reaction. This is a powerful song. I was moved by it when my son introduced me to it years ago. It's still relevant today. Keep doing what you're doing. These reviews help bring people together. It also does this old man's heart good to see the music I've listened to for so many years keep living and entertaining new people. Blessings and peace.
Third Eye Blind has a ton of songs that would be really interesting to see reactions to. Definitely one of those bands that produce deceivingly poppy sounding songs that are not as upbeat when you actually listen to the lyrics.
This song gives me chills every time, thanks for reacting to this. I saw them perform this live years ago & they brought up a bunch of kids to sing the last chorus, it was haunting
The fact that this video doesn’t have the most views across reactions for this song is mind boggling. Best take by far and I’ve watched them all multiple times over the last 7-10 years when I want to reminisce.
Tourniquet - Pathogenic Ocular Dissonance Bride - Psychedelic Super Jesus Mortification - Scrolls of the Megilloth Living Sacrifice - Flatline Deliverance - Weapons of Our Warfare
POD Youth of the Nation 2001. Good choice. Forgot about this one. Request: Bisso na Bisso G.Diamond channel. Rap from the Congo Band from around 1999 Song. Early- mid 2000's ?
Wow Man! This took me way back! I'm 33 and back in High School I was in a Church Pantomime Dace Group and we did this song and traveled around to a lot of different Churches and Performed this during Sunday Service's. I haven't heard this in years. P. O. D. Stands for " Payable On Death" they were a Christian Rock group.
Dude, you got me rethinking this entire song. I was 10 when it came out and I loved it, but now at 29 listening to it again is just mind blowing. Almost brought me to tears. People need to be good to each other, one small good deed, a smile when you walk by. Whatever it is, be good and the world is that much of a better place.
The best songs that stand the test of time are the ones that have something to say. Listening all over again in 2022 and we still haven't managed to change anything to protect our kids 💔
Incredibly deep and powerful song. I love music and art and film and I can absolutely see an incredibly powerful and devastating film being made by just adapting the lyrics here.
I really connected to this song when I was a teen because this is how I felt. Very suicidal and not feeling heard or loved. I made it through. But to all of those who didn’t.. I hurt for you. Rest In Peace.
I remember when I bought their hit multiplatinum album Satellite and how amazed I was by it......i remember listening to the album on a sunny day and looking outside of my window and feeling so connected with the world because I knew that millions of others were listening to the same album at the very same time as I did
As a metal head I am so happy seeing the rap/ hip hop community and everyone else who really never listened or liked metal/ rock music I like watching your reactions Thank you
When it was on the radio it got wore out. But it is a timeless song! I always get emo with this one because I was like really young when it came out and times for youth are more tough than ever! Music is a good outlet!
"Youth of the Nation" is a song by American Christian metal band P.O.D. It was released on November 27, 2001, as the second single to come from their second major label album, Satellite. It was inspired in part by the school shootings at Santana High School and Columbine High School. "Youth of the Nation" was the band's only No. 1 hit on the Modern Rock chart and reached No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100, their only single to reach the top 40, and No. 6 on the Mainstream Rock chart. The song was included in "Weird Al" Yankovic's polka medley "Angry White Boy Polka" from his 2003 album Poodle Hat, despite lead singer Sonny Sandoval's mixed race background. It was also featured as downloadable content in the music video games Guitar Hero 5 and Rock Band 3. The song's inspiration stems from a trip when the band was on their way to record for Satellite on March 5, 2001. They were held up in traffic and discovered that the reason was a shooting at Santana High School where a fifteen-year-old student named Charles Andrew Williams killed two and wounded thirteen. The album was consequently delayed, and the band was inspired to write "Youth of the Nation." In a 2008 interview, guitarist Marcos Curiel described the event: "We were rehearsing and writing Satellite a couple of blocks away from the school. One day on the way to the studio, there were all these helicopters and cars speeding by. We really didn’t know what was going on. When we got to the studio, this guy had the news on, and he was like, ‘This kid just went and started blasting fools.’ So we started jamming, and that rhythm just naturally came out, then Wuv [Bernardo, drummer] put that drumbeat on it, and the song was born." Curiel added, "When you can hear something that's going to uplift you like 'Alive' or something that's going to bring out knowledge like 'Youth of the Nation,' we've done our jobs as an artist." "Youth of the Nation" contains three stories of adolescent tragedy in American culture. It begins by describing a teenager skating to school only to be shot by a fellow student. Lyrics go on to speculate whether or not the boy who committed the act felt unloved. Following the chorus, a 12-year-old girl called "little Suzie" is depicted as having been abandoned by her father and subsequently "finding love in all the wrong places." Finally, another teen known as "Johnny boy" fails to fit in with his peers and ultimately commits suicide by firearm, "[telling] the world how he felt with the sound of a gat [handgun]." The music video for "Youth of the Nation" has the band performing the song in a room filled with photos of adolescents as seen on the single cover. It revolves around a group of teenagers taking a cross country trip in a car from New York City to Venice Beach in Los Angeles via Western Pennsylvania (New Kensington, Arnold, Cheswick, Harmarville), Carhenge is used as a backdrop for parts of the chorus along with other locales. The book On the Road by Jack Kerouac can be seen on the dashboard of the car. Directed by Paul Fedor, the video found significant airplay on MTV2. The video features a prefamous Joel David Moore as the teenager driving the car. Marcos Curiel noted that censorship of the video came into play due to Viacom: "We had a girl sitting on the hood of the car going down the highway trying to be free-spirited, you know? [...] But, Viacom and MTV had us edit that out because kids are so easily influenced." 2003 Grammy Awards Best Hard Rock Performance (nomination) 2002 MTV Video Music Awards Best Rock Video (nomination)
Also I want to suggest this band All That Remains Songs: Two Weeks, This Calling, What if I was Nothing, Asking Too Much, This will probably not end well, Everything's Wrong, Forever in Your hands and Madness
