Sturgill Simpson - Turtles All The Way Down (REACTION!!!) 

I just imagine Sturgill watching this with a joint laughing his ass off.

This is one of the deepest, most well written songs ever made and anyone who’s done psychedelics gets it. “So to each our own ‘til we go home. To other realms our souls must roam, to and through the myth we all call space and time”

this album destroys all conceived notions of a "country record"- all the stereotypes and tropes we've heard for YEARS! While still being a very country record. I love it, destroy the past bring us to the future. It still brings me to tears years after hearing it for the first time. True Art! Thanks guys for your open minds, and discovery on stuff!

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Holy shit YES YES YES YES YES!! Thank you so much for doing another Sturgill song!’

"But I swear that God is there every time I glare into the eyes of my best friend" is a reference to his wife.

DMT, this is country music. Country, meet DMT.

"Oh, I get it. He's high." Laughed so hard.

Tyler Childers! Give this man the popularity he deserves.

George was actually pretty spot on here. He got a lot of that on first listen.

Mega bummed they didn't say anything about "Where reptile aliens made of light, cut you open and pull out all your pain"

Damn, the acoustic version he played on NPR Tiny Desk was hands down the best rendition of this song! Wish they heard that one!

At 5:34 when George got like a sudden epiphany or realization that it was drugs when he said OH !! was WAY too funny than I would've thought lmfaooooo. I thought this song had a very interesting story to it and the simple groove and tempo fitted well with the theme because you could just rock to it and his voice kinda sang it in like a bit of a lullaby fashion to me which was cool. Dope stuff from Sturgill Simpson and cool reaction as usual Lost In Vegas.

Turtles all the way down is a reference to the old legend that the universe sits on the back of a giant turtle floating through the cosmos,while he makes that reference the song its self is about psydelic drug use.In other words he's tripping balls.

I’ve watched this video many times because I love this song and the “oh I get it he’s high” part gets me every time 😂

"How you make illegal something that we all make in our brain" = DMT

I appreciate you guys doing Turtles all the way down. Ive been asking for this for months.. You guys need to do You Can Have the Crown by Sturgill simpson

Turtles all the way down is a reference to a story Sturgill told once on JRE: Sturgill was attending some type of lecture about the structure of the cosmos or something along those lines, and at some pint a lady stood up and said basically that there’s no way any of this is true because as a Native American legend states, we’re all just riding around on the back of a large turtle. The lecturer, or whoever was leading the discussion, in an attempt to show what a silly idea that was then asked, “Well, what’s the turtle riding on?” The lady responded, “It’s turtles all the way down” It’s meant to point out the absurdity of fundamental religious belief and how pointless it can be to try to change the mind of someone so invested in maintaining those beliefs however absurd.

Sturgill's new song "Sing Along" will blow you away. It definitely deserves a review.

I love you guys! It's so great to share in the experience of such smart, honest, informed people exposing themselves to all these different types of things. To be able to witness you two hearing pedal steel for the first time and see the joy it gave you gave me that joy all over again. THANK YOU FOR BEING SO BOLD AND HONEST.

To me this song sounds almost like Waylon Jennings singing a John Lennon song.

Woooow hardcore Waylon Jennings influenced sound from the 70's and 80's. "Boy named Sue" ~Johnny Cash. Dying to see you guys laugh at that one.

You guys are really the best, no matter the genre, always honest. I’ve gotta say y’all were spot on with this one, and got it on the first listen. Well done.

Dmt makes you see entities that are made of light and love. Some people see turtle like creatures and I assume that's what he is talking about. I know it sounds crazy, but I am happy to hear you guys recognize a lot of things in this song! Keep being you!! Great job!

No emphasis on the 'Gill' part of the name. Sturj'l. Hope that helps! :D

I clicked immediately when I saw this

Appreciate the variety you are exploring and the openness with which you examine the lyrics - peace

You guys need to hear Sturgill Simpson’s “welcome to earth: pollywog”! It’s like if Marvin Gaye did country.

Goddamn what a song. This album is a modern classic.

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Great job as usual. Always stoked to see a new video on my list.

Just found this channel and I was going to suggest this! Great to see you already on it.

Chris Ledoux This Cowboys Hat it's a very powerful song especially in the divided country we live in today

You guys are really just scratching the surface of Sturgill. He has such a diverse and dense body of work that never gets old and brings such a refreshing sound to the stale and superficial world of modern country music. Awesome reaction.

first time viewer of lost in vegas. you guys have great rapport and a wonderful open mindedness to this song. i enjoyed your review and hope you guys have a lot more success. subscribed.

Man, Simpson's voice is something else. Gave me chills. Another stellar reaction, and another artist to keep an eye on. This song is definitely going on the playlist. My musical repertoire has grown exponentially thanks to Lost in Vegas, and for that, all I can say is thank you, gentlemen. The world needs the Freethinker movement. #freethinkers I would like to hear you react to Lingus by Snarky Puppy. The muscianship in this song is out of this world.

Wait, you skipped the part about the aliens.

Yes! It is a odd song. It's does have this beautiful comforting feel. One of my favorite songs.

Just found this channel. Love what y’all are doing, and I love the diversity of genres. DMT is specifically what Sturg is talking about when he mentions chemicals that we all make in our brain. It’s also how he saw reptile aliens made of light that cut you open and tear out all your pain.

To give some perspective. My father had committed suicide 5 years ago. The aftershock almost ruined my life. I was on hard drugs and on the verge of suicide. My friend introduced me to psychedelics and they saved my life. They taught me how to love myself again and showed me that my life has purpose.

Very interesting song. I really do love the sound also. My first hearing it, so thanks for the exposure to new music.

The DMT reference explains a lot lol. Plus the video is tripping balls crazy 😂😂

Hey there fellas! I think your videos are a wake up call to everyone around the world! Get out there and listen to everything, and i mean LISTEN! This was a great tune to hear out. I have mad respect for you two gentleman to get on here and put all of it out there. Could you please do a request for me with one of my favorite bands "The Smiths" . Id love to hear your reactions to either "Panic" or "The Boy with the thorn in his side" . Again thank you and keep up the fantastic work you two. I will be looking forward to tuning in! Cheers from California!

Call to arms by Sturgill Simpson! Its such a great medley of genres and the lyrics are some of his best and most relevant in todays work. Plus its off his grammy winning album which was up for album of the year.

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First time listener, going to be tuning in to your past entries and future. Love the unbiased analysis of a concept. Keep on keepin on from Austin Tx!

You should check out "The Promise" by Sturgill. Great cover of the song by "When in Rome". Its his most impressive vocal performance, IMO.

YEEESSSS!!!! This song is the best!! This song is about psychedelic drugs btw. And George, turtles all the way down means pretty much how you interpreted it. You guys should do “It ain’t all flowers” it’s so different than any other country song I’ve ever heard, it’s almost like a 60s-70s psychedelic rock/country song

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Oh hell yeah I was hoping y’all would do this one

i love you guys! keep bringing the great videos! #freethinkers

Lol oh noes you skipped the best lyrics: "Where reptile aliens made of light cut you open and pull out all your pain."

"Turtles all the way down" is an expression of the problem of infinite regress. The saying alludes to the mythological idea of a World Turtle that supports the earth on its back. It suggests that this turtle rests on the back of an even larger turtle, which itself is part of a column of increasingly large turtles that continues indefinitely en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtles_all_the_way_down

Love this channel!! Much respect

There are a lot of people doing what you guys do but your two are far superior to everyone else. Keep it going!!!!

So glad y’all did this song! 👍🏻 Please look at Uncle Lucius-Keeping the Wolves Away!

I appreciate you guys continuing to branch out and further explore, and introduce to us, a lot of music you/we would never have even considered giving a chance. I would really, really like to see a reaction to : Astronautalis - "The River, the Woods" - an "indie" rapper whose poetic style, particularly on this song, I really like Infectious Grooves - "Violent and Funky" - funk-metal with a BADASS bassline Caligula's Horse - "Rust" - an accessible, if not outright catchy, prog-metal track that I think the LIV guys will dig, especially the "heavy" part PS - Thank you for the early upload. It gives some us on the East Coast who have 9-5s a chance to comment without it being buried. :)

Just ran across this, you guys are great!

Killer tune. Another great video guys! Here's another shout out for Between the Buried and Me- Selkies Keep up the great work, gents

Do Cody jinks please come on you won't be let down I promise you

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Been waiting for this!

Just came across your video on RU-vid, I love Sturgill Simpson and your review was very refreshing to see someone being exposed to him for the first time. Keep up the good work

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Thanks for the video guys. Glad y'all liked sturgill Simpson. He's one of my all time favorites

You guys are the Kings of the music reaction space. You’ve been on another level with it since the beginning. I wish I had a friend I could talk to about music like you guys do. I admit to talking “with” you when watching your videos 😂. I’ll probably be the last person to cancel my Patreon. Peace and happiness to you both.

U lots are the only reaction Chanel I enjoy watching

Met the devil in Seattle spent nine months inside the lions den. Is a reference to heroin addiction when he lived in Seattle. Turtles all the way down the line is a poke at you don't know whats happening. People used to believe we were on the back of a large turtle floating through space

"the lion's den" is an ooollllddd metaphor for the womb

You guys are awesome. Definitely not going on my playlist, it just isn't my style of music but part of the reason I listen to you guys is because you open me up to things I would listen to on my own. Having loved an addict I believe that this is a song about someone who is an addict and has tried to become clean but just isn't really ready.

Uncle Lucius- keep the wolves away

He’s referencing DMT. It’s found throughout your body and in a wide varieties of plants across the world. Upon doing it, you realize that there is something more than can be explained. Also if there is not something more than can be explained, then it doesn’t make the trip worth while.

Great honest review guys! Seems like u got a lot of the same options as me as far as what sounds good and the meaning of lyrics. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 subscribing now!

Btw love when you give your opinion on what you think something means and then follow with “i’m not sure but that’s how I’m perceiving it” great attitude, a lot of people just just to conclusion and act like they know exactly what the artist meant even if it isn’t.

Haha, I've been listening to this song on repeat for the last 3 days.

Great reaction guys as always, pretty sure the songs about some psychedelic trip he had in the past, which probably explains all the crazy imagery he’s singing about.

You guys are lucky. I wish I could hear most of these songs for the first time again

Another great vid guys!

You can have the crown is Sturgill's best song. Tho I do love this one.

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Love the way you guys broke it down.

Sturgill breaks the laws of modern pop country music and just rocks out with a great message! I love your videos guys please keep them coming👍🏼♥️

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Sturgill Simpson is the shit! His style on this album is almost prog-country I don't really know how to describe it. Good stuff!

I think you guys are learning how to country-western because you nailed it! Keep it up guys!

This song sounds amazing when Sturgill goes solo with an acoustic guitar. He's a redonkulous player. If you have a mind to, check one of his acoustic dealio's on here. You won't regret. My personal fave is his appearance on the NPR tiny desk thingy.

I'll be damned not a bad way to end a drunken night that ended early lol good shit guys!!

You guys got to listen to “you can have the crown” by Sturgill Simpson

I love this song so much and I love that I found your reaction. It's all about Love and how through sacred plant medicine, he realizes that we're all in this hive together and we're supposed to be Living, Loving and to realize we're sentient beings who are all connected ❤️

Love this song, love everything you guys do. Watching you guys struggle with the message and then realize what it was about 2/3 through was so much fun. If you watch the video for the song, you would get it 30 seconds in. “Turtles all the way down” is a reference to Steven Hawking quote from his book “brief history of time.” You came pretty close to the meaning, because it is referencing an old women’s reaction to a speakers explanation of space and time. Her response was “everything you have said today was rubbish, we all know that the universe is just the earth on top of a turtle.” The speaker responds “ok, but what is the turtle standing on” her response “very clever young man, but we all know it is turtles all the way down!” Of course the speaker is speechless, how can you respond to a belief like that.

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Man,I was hoping to hear yalls reaction to "reptile aliens made of light,rip you open and tear out all of your pain"

One of the brilliant things of this song is that no words are repeated

I love you guys. Keep on keeping on.

You guys need to do some of the classic outlaw country stars like Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and the like. I personally recommend 25 minutes to go by Cash. Thanks for another hitter, fellahs!

ah man, gotta listen to some of his other stuff as well...he is a Veteran, a well travelled, experienced, addict and an outlaw troubadour, the real deal and with stories and genius. If my grandma was still alive she'd love him. A Waylon Jennings with an Elvis jive. Check out Tyler Childers too.

Most of your dialogue meshes nicely with my interpretations. Love this song. Good job guys. By the way the concept behind the name is worthy of further study. 😉

Outstanding work