Songwriter Reacts: Tyler Childers - Long Violent History 

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I'm a fairly new subacriber and 68 year old white Grandma. This song left me in chills. I'm so thankful I had a Daddy that didn't teach me to hate based on the color of skin or circumstances. He was born in 1912 and his Daddy before him in 1884 but I never heard a bad word from them toward others. But I realize I have white privilege. I have never been scared to death when a cop car pulled me over except that one time outside Memphis but at no other time have I felt fear when I saw lights in my rearview mirror. I have black friends and cousins going back to when slave owners took advantage of the people they owned. Just saying that leaves a raw taste in my mouth but that is the history of the South and it's people. Thank you for speaking up! When I had my DNA done a few years ago and found that while I'm mostly European, thank God I have some African and Native American mixed in, it gave me a new perspective of Southern roots. Thank you for giving me a new artist who has become the world of ths generation like Bob Dylan was for mine.

The very end is kentucky's state song. My old kentucky home. Love your reaction brother.

This man said, "I'm a white boy from the white side of the tracks in Brookhaven, MS..." Now, I'm in my mid-40s. Burt, you look about the same, maybe late 30s/early 40s. Point is we're talking about segregated towns, different worlds really... in the 80s and 90s! And it persists today sadly. To me Tyler is simply trying to say, be empathetic. Put the shoe on the other foot for just a minute. And I can't understand how honest decent people can't grasp that. Fun fact: I grew up in the northeast but actually ended up staying in Brookhaven, after a few twists and turns during a week in New Orleans in my 20s. Thanks for the video, Burt. Appreciate the perspective. Good luck with the channel.

I've loved Tyler Childers since I first heard him, even though I never really liked country/bluegrass type music. Now I have an even deeper respect for him as an artist and a person. Thanks so much for posting your reaction, this was very interesting!

Nice reaction, as a former local in his area this hits home. The last verse of just how much conviction do you think we actually would have. Can you imagine on a good day 4 or 5 would show up to stand up. He really puts the truth out in this

I think there is a double meaning in the lyric of “How many boys could they haul off this mountain? / Shoot full of holes, cuffed and laying in the streets / Till we come into town in a stark raving anger / Looking for answers and armed to the teeth.” Not only did I interpret it as flipping the narrative, but also as the possibility of our differences escalating the violence to war. That line “How many boys could they haul off this mountain?” made me think of that.

As a son of Mexican immigrants, I appreciate your perspective on this song. Thank you for your honesty. I am privileged in many ways: My complexion is white, I’m straight, and I’m a man. My struggles are pretty limited. My heart goes out to the ppl that truly struggle.

As someone who only just stumbled upon here because of this video, thank you. Its important to get these messages out there. I may be the odd one out here, but I feel in my soul what Tyler had said during his accompanying messaged to this song: "I venture to say if we were met with this type of daily attack on our own people we'd take action in a way that hasnt been seen since the Battle of Blair Mountain." He says a lot more than I think he wanted to say, or perhaps even knows. Blair Mountain was far more than just white folks. It was multiracial, native born and immigrant. We all looked at each other and said to hell with the company, to hell with the sheriff, to hell with the feds. Worker power or no power. Thats a message, I think, that needs to come back after so many long years of losing each other.

I do love Tyler Childers. Because of where my family comes from, I totally 'get' him. And his music is grand. Especially love 'Way of the Triune God.'

I'm just finding Tyler Childers and his music and as another white person from the South with a lot of family members who ride the right end of the political spectrum and carry a lot of ignorance and sometimes hate in their hearts for people who don't look/talk/live like they do, I think it is SO important that there be more folks from the South and other traditionally conservative regions who are speaking out about these issues. 1) because I think changes in thinking are more likely to come about for some of these folks if they see more people from backgrounds like theirs stepping up and being vocal about these issues, but also 2) because I think we really need to step up and stop allowing the burden of this fight to rest solely on the shoulders of black and brown folks. We should be raising up their voices and holding space for them, especially in spaces like the South and Appalachia where speaking out could literally be deadly for them. Thank you for contributing to this collective voice and showing that it is possible to honor southern heritage while also recognizing the "long violent history" that non-white residents have faced and continue to face in this country. Happily subscribing!

Respect burt standing up for all of our brothers of color by far my favorite RU-vid creator 🙏🏽

Awesome video man, I don’t know how I saved this one for so long! Really love your reaction videos great take and always enjoy your commentary.

Others pointed out that my old Kentucky home is the state song. Just wanted to add another layer to point out it's a Stephen Foster song made as a minstrel song imitating black music. Added another layer of depth. God bless Tyler Childers.

i have this album on vinyl and may i just say ITS ALOT BETTER ON VINYL!!!! you can hear the pulls of the fiddles, the plucking of the banjo, the in take of everytime tyler about to sing and its soooooo amazing to hear the whole vinyl playing it just beautiful. you should try it to be honest

Hell of a song, great reaction. Love from Louisiana.

Beautiful Reaction Burt love ya brother. Love all my ladies and brethren of minority, with my head hanging in absolute disgust. Over the systemic racial inequality through glorified ignorance of un-evolved prejudice, and the fear to own up to the long atrocious history of inhumane acts of violent extremism an bigotry. Shame on all perpetrators then and now whom turn their nose, and misguided beliefs up to the god given RIGHT! Of simply fair an even odds of opportunity, and basic freedom and equality.

I’ve been trying to find someone’s reaction to this Tyler Album. As a huge fan I was shocked to see that a lot of people let it go under their radar. I don’t know if that is because of the subject matter or the largely musical component of the album, but either way thank you for your video. Kind you today and love your stuff!

My old Kentucky Home!!!!!

Burt, thanks for the great open and honest review of this song. I love all Tyler Childers stuff. My 36 year old son introduced me to him last year. My son covers Whit house road in his act. Universal sound is great too. Have you heard of Billy Strings. Listen to his stuff. The Home album just won a Grammy. While I’m waiting here is one of my favs. And Meet me at the creek. Listen to him!!

Keep fighting the good fight, brother. Cheers from Kentucky

Amen!

Yup. Agreed.

i'm starting to rethink country music. thanks.

A wise Father would have that talk with their child.

Hmmmm, I hear a little Kurt Cobain in Tyler Childers. Kurt Cobain kinda Squealed when he sang.

Shake the Frost, Charleston Girl, Rock Salt and Nails, All Your’n, Down Low with Town Mountain at Red Rocks!! Thanks!!

The first time I listen to Tyler Childers was in Irvine Kentucky and it was the song I swear (to god and country squire and then he played play me a hank song man I absolutely love him now I live in Oklahoma and I got my wife and kids hooked on him

That last fiddle piece is My Old Kentucky Home for those who don’t know!!

My take on the last verse and chorus is that, yes, we would rise up in a rage, but 30.06’s and old pistols won’t prevail. They Just give you more dead boys. So you keep your head down and try to get through life. That is the fate of our black brothers. Great song.

The end was Stephen Foster's "My Old Kentucky Home". Go Tyler, and go Burt

Dead flowers are okay! Townes Van Zandt wrote a song about them!

You should listen to Tyler Childres way of truing god he is absolutely the best

Burt Byler love your Channel.

Tyler Childers is an angel 😇

It is interesting to hear him say that there are several conversations he will not have to have with his white son. I do not have kids, but I absolutely do remember my father having those conversations with me. From the time I was old enough I was absolutely taught how to act around cops, and crazy people of any color. Dont get me wrong, Tyler Childers is amazing, and no one should ditch him over this message. We should all have empathy for people of all skin colors, and if you dislike BLM, it should be because they are charlatons who are profiting from public support and buying million dollar mansions, but we should all believe that human lives matter and have empathy and actual support for them with physical actions and not just prayers. That said, sometimes I think we jump on bandwagons merely because it feels right.

In my opinion this is the most pivotal work of country music in 50 years. This isn’t some pseudo woke bullshit. This is an appeal for what’s right. If only the people of Appalachia could realize how much they have in common with the black lives matter movement. Beyond frustrating

I am white and my dad had that talk with me.

Thanks for your reaction videos. I like Tyler and Colter very much. I would like to recomend Shakey Graves "Roll the Bones" if you want a talented musician. Not sure how his music would be classified, but I'm sure you'll like it.

Loved this song from the day it was released. Everyone also needs to check out Living Colour's version of the Springsteen song "American Skin" and look up the story behind it. I'm mixed Latino and white but look completely white therefore enjoy the privilege. Yet me relatives, including my much darker brother, get looked at with suspicion and distrust. And I'm never afraid to get pulled over by the police. My dad (RIP) got pulled over twice by Border Patrol twice on the same trip and they asked to look inside his truck. He was 70 at the time with my mom who is even whiter than me traveling with him.

Hey burt! I love your channel. I was hoping I could see you react to a woman named Sierra Ferrel. Shes absolutely amazing. Something about her voice harkens back to songs from the 20s. I think you will love her. If you do, let me know. #musicrevolutionaries

You should react to shake the frost by Tyler, big iron cover by colter wall, or broken window serenade

I'm white and I live in Sacramento California I'm fearful every day of my life

Blind Furys Video brought me here.

I wouldn't say we live in one of the MOST violent countries in the world but it is certainly that way for some which is just disgusting to think about

Dead Flowers....Townes vanZant..

Can you do sturgill simpsons breakers roar

My Dad taught me how to act around cops. I'm white. Everyone should, even if you're white, teach your kids how to act around cops... Yes, Sir, Yes Ma'm, and comply. If you don't do that, understand that anything can happen, even losing your life.

Damn dog good video but you gotta have something better laying around than a 57 and some earbuds. WHERES THE GOOD GEAR?

A lot of uncomfortable white folks in here.. Maybe that was the point of the song?

I love the song and totally respect Tyler for this, as well as other things. I respectfully disagree with thinking you don't need to have that talk with your kids. Well, I can't disagree for you, considering I known nothing of your life or community. Any areas I've been, if I would've reached for something at the wrong time....I'm certain I would've been shot. The same way the white kid who did nothing wrong, had no reason for the cops to talk to him. They approached him from behind and he happened to be wearing earpods listening to music. He didn't comply because he didn't know they were there. Apparently he happened to pull his shirt up a little near his waste band. The officers shot him dead. The video of the white man crawling down the hotel hallway trying his best to obey confusing and intense commands, while crying and begging for the officer not to shoot him...suddenly the officer opens fire with a rifle and kills the man. There are many, many more. Just saying...I agree with Tyler, but I believe everyone should be nervous to spme extent.

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Also my parents did teach me how to act around police too and what to and not to do. So where does being White mean your parents don't have to teach you about police? Please answer that Mr. Byler.

I'm brown and never felt any fear around white folk, actually the racism seems to come from other minorities. And I have been in and stayed in alot of states

I love his music but the my question is is he a patriot or a left leaner ? I want to think he’s a one of us meaning Goerge Kirby was a felon pos

I refuse to be blamed for something I had nothing to do with just because of the color of my skin.

burt, respectfully, you have a few bad takes here. the first i noticed was calling the us one of the most violent countries in the world. that's simply untrue. we have one of the lowest violent crimes rates in the the world, and when you remove major cities, where the violent crime rate is greatly influenced by minorities in gangs, we have one of the lowest in the world. a vast majority of the us does not live in major cities, but rather in suburbs and rural areas with low violent crime rates. the second is speaking to your son about how to interact around police and "crazy white folks." you absolutely should, why would you not? knowing how to interact with police alone is important because one small mistake can lead to his life, regardless of race. same applies to so called crazy white folks. this goes into the third thing i noticed, police brutality against white people. you say that there would be mass hysteria if it occurs, but it does occur, it just never makes national headlines (and if it does it's a blip for 5 minutes). there was no national outrage when daniel shaver died? how many white people were unjustly killed and it never made the news? the media has a narrative it controls and shoves down our throats with the screens in our faces. once again, respectfully, i encourage you to do more research into the topic, not reading news articles, but the actual sources news articles use (studies themselves and statistics published by a variety of places like the fbi for instance), and talk to black people around you for their thoughts before you assume it. i know i'm a year late to this but for whatever reason youtube stopped putting you in my recommendations, so there's that edit: this reminds me of the video you made when morgan wallen said the n word. you sound too preachy in this man, no offense

It’s a great song but you should really have the talk with your kids because a cop will kill their asses just as fast, the news just won’t cover it.

Funny how people twist the song too fit there political standpoint. And please stop saying "my black and brown brothers" it doesn't sound as good as you think. It makes you sound racist thinking that how black people talk they didn't all grow up in the ghetto. A lot of them are very happy and successful. I will never say " I know how you feel " because that's ignorant to say. You will never know how someone else feels or what they've been through will never be comparable to you/me or anyone

I strongly disagree with his music, follow up video and you. I’m a brown man from cuba and I lived in Kentucky and I did very well over there. I think the real issue in America us minority have been groomed to feel sorry for ourselves and have a victim mentality. In his video when he was talking about how minorities are being killed because they were simply “fishing with their kids” was bullshit and just like always people leaving context out of the real story. Yes cops make mistakes as well but when they do and it’s ruled unlawful deadly force by a grand jury they get put in jail. But let’s remember that doctors make mistakes, electricians, plumbers,pilots make mistakes. Cops have a hard, hard job and they put their lives on the line for us and we need to understand that they don’t hunt for minorities they just make mistakes and then the news media makes it out to seem like they did it out of hate. Smh America is the best country for us minorities!! God blew the U.S.A

I can't trust anyone wearing a hat like that.

Like right off the bat - not 4 seconds into the video - your audio balance is trash. Overpowering background music while I'm trying to hear what you have to say.