The Manliest Song Ever Made 

"Life sucks cus you cant show emotions, cus if you do your son will think its okay to show emotions" Thanks Dax

Wow, such a powerful song. No twerking needed. No sagging pants. No bla- uh scary people. Real powerful message for real American men around the world. We are not collectively responsible for the way the world is. Thats just how it is. I love my wife and her boyfriend.

Dax: "soceity tells men are they arent allowed to cry this is so sad" Dax in the same song: "you cant show that youre hurt in front of your kids cause they'll adopt the same trait and start a generational curse" hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Legit forgot about Dax's existence until now

Being a man means hating yourself and also women, this song is 📠📠📠📠📠📠📠📠. Are you even a man if you aren't emotionally stunted, materialistic and bitter?

"We can't show emotion because society wants us to keep quiet and be strong." "HEY IF YOUR SON CRIES TELL HIM TO SHUT UP AND BE STRONG!"

I expected Fantano to start saying "Young man, there's no need to feel down, I said, young man. Get yourself up off the ground."

🔥I played Dax in front of my girl, now i'm sitting in the cuck chair crying about how hard it is being a man! 🔥 Dax speaks for us 💯

the music video's comment section has some real "he's one of the good ones" vibes

i think its funny that in 2019 quadeca and dax collaborated and in the time since then, quadeca has become a fully fledged experimental artist, dropping one of the most interesting folktronica albums of all time and dax still makes the same song over and over

Guys who relate to this song never take their lunch breaks and think that shows good "work ethic"

No drugs, No swearing, No naked women, Just 100% song

No but seriously you have to make a video about those artist whose audience falls under the “I don’t listen to rap, but THIS?! This is REAAAL music” trope. I feel like no one talks about how cringe it all is

Did you guys know Dax was a janitor? I know, I know, it is a well kept secret.

Anytime someone says "I dont usually like hip-hop" or "well im not normally a fan of rap" I cant help but audibly groan .

these guys will get so so close to criticising capitalism but then just blame the wamens instead

0% naked women 0% drugs 0% guns 0% talent 🔥

"No one cares what we have to say," said the man with a record deal.

No drugs, no drinking, no twerking, no sex, just workin country men and 100% DAX

Sounds like a Bo burnham song but it’s actually serious instead of joking

Earlier this week i was next to a guy in traffic blaring this song with his window down and when it ended, he played it again. I thought to myself "this dude just found out what emotions are". I had no idea it was Dax until watching this video and had a flashback to being stuck in traffic.

This is so manly, i felt the man coming inside of me.

this a secret “cringing with” video

Imagine being so down bad that you feel like Dax is speaking for you.

I'm 136 years old and I usually don't listen to this kinda music but this is REAL music, unlike all that Ariana Gomez or Miley Spears crap. Since I'm old that means my opinion holds more weight

It’s just hilarious to me with all these Dax memes because ik somewhere out there, some poor kid doesn’t know it’s a joke.

Dax is just a country gal at heart

Ah yes the hiphop sub genre of "cringe rap" hopsins legacy continues

trying to do everything yourself is a losers mentality and men should already know this. i play an mmo and for 10 years played solo because i have crushing anxiety. recently got on medication for it and actually joined a group for the first time and learned more about the video game in 3 hours than i did in the 10 year leading up to that point.

Bring back "Cringing with..."

I miss when Dax was just going to school dressed like Superman on the wrong day.

No drugs No sex No violence No.

dax truly is one of the artists of all time. keeps making.. uhm.. songs.. that are, truly songs.

Truly one of the men of all times

what a lyrical genius, he's so manly he made my testosterone ooze out the moment I saw his face

Appreciate the commentary my man and thank you for taking the time. I genuinely enjoyed listening to this🙏🏾

As a young male I agree with Anthony. We live in a world where men like Andrew Tate who support and share ideas like that it's hard seeing other men in my age following these ideologies and opinions. It's really toxic, dump and it just doesn't have to be that thing. Men don't have to weight the world on their shoulders and they don't have to feel obligated that they have to solve and control everything. If you are a man and you have strong emotions just cry, it's cathartic and when tou bottle your emotions inside you and keep them in your head only you're slowly destroying yourself

Some people need to figure out that you don't have to undermine someone else's suffering in order to feel your own.

melon man should make a self help tape for men honestly i think a lot of the kinds of guys in dax's audience need it

I can’t believe JB Smoove made an autotune country ballad

nobody has it harder than men, outside of everyone else

I think the problem is generalization. For most simpletons like Dax, it is easier to make assumptions about people based on societal norms or stereotypes, rather than taking the time to see them as complex individuals with their own stories. For example, it is not accurate to assume that all men share the same tendencies when it comes to expressing emotions in front of others. It is tragic that in 2023, we still can't move beyond simplistic archetypes and see people as the unique individuals they are.

guys who make fun of guys for being “soft” or “feminine” and make fun of guys that are in touch with their emotions and not afraid to express themselves in any way are honestly just insecure with themselves and i hate people like that so much. just be a nice person and let people be how they want to be

This is the all lives matter of men's rights

Fantano is doing much more at this point than just reviewing music. Talking about the toxicity of the constructed roles we embrace unconsciously in society and the expectations we think others have of us is very important imo and not easy to notice. Making music about these roles and promoting them is recycling this oppression all over

The only thing you ever need to know about Dax is that when he came on the scene, his ego was already so big that he expected Eminem to text him just because he attached his name to his number publicly, then acted surprised when Em never did 😂

this video is so incomprehensibly based. men love to complain about how society wants them to be cold emotionless breadwinners but never stop to think hey am i perpetuating the very narrative thats keeping me down? is the way im talking about this making it easier for other men to break the stigma? there's always acknowledgement that there's a problem with how men are treated but never any self awareness that they might be part of the problem

Can't wait for a disstrack named "Melonshot"

The comments are so wild on his music video. They genuinely talk like its the most impactful song ever written and life changing.

Did you know he used to be a janitor?

Anthony with all the Andrew Tates in the world, I genuinely think of you as a positive online voice/role model for young men. You’re very grounded and I am always interested in hearing your opinion on societal issues. Thanks for helping me out over the years ❤

I want to talk about something today. I just got back from listening to how to disappear completely by Radiohead, one of the greatest songs of all time (in my opinion). I was crying while listening to it, I was grieving some stuff I don’t really want to mention. How to Disappear Completely is one of the most emotionally impactful songs ever and it really is presented amazingly over time and is one of the songs that presents the most in the least amount of lyrics, it provides a hauntingly beautiful melody filled with violins. It has genuinely been so impactful to me. Now, I’m going to present a song EVEN BETTER, How to Disappear Completely does NOT compare AT ALL to this song, I present… Dax’s to be a man, I MEAN THE LYRICS ARE AMAZING I OOVED THE PART WHERE HE SAID: I watched ma granpa say penis… I MEAN WOW

I grew in a half Jamaican household that was very traditional when it comes to men. "Men are strong, emotionless providers that can't have feelings and feelings are for weak and gay men", all that awful crap. I learned in spite of that, its perfectly normal to have a healthy relationship with your emotions. Its okay to cry, laugh, say your depressed and the rest. More people relate to you when you're genuine about your emotions and not this weird monolithic toxic dude who is too badass for feelings. In fact, most dudes I know who bottle up their feelings later on down the line have some sort of massive emotional explosion that does way more damage to everyone around them than being open about it would have ever done (getting into fights, becoming overly aggressive or worse). But alas, a lot of people missed the point of The Sopranos.

And the crowd goes mild 😅 also Dax wasnt even smart enough to think up that women children and dogs bar he hoovered that right from Chris Rock's Netflix special he thinks he's slick

Dax crawling out of the grave dear god

I feel like bell hooks would have dropped a fire response to this song

I live in the south and I resonate with the idea of women also reinforcing toxic masculinity: it's a cultural thing that people just accidentally defend by ignorantly opening their mouth to play devil's advocate which is basically the practical science of reactionary thinking.

Dax is the gift that keeps on giving. Treasure trove of memes

Dax? More like Dacks, cause I pulled his pants down and stole his lunch money in third grade

There seems to be a lot of people in this world who don't know the difference between 'not getting it' and 'getting it but not liking it'.

“And give her your last name” i love how this still means something. Something you had no control over, but it’s ‘muh heritage.’ It’s also used as if it’s some weird ass gift to the woman he marries, nothing of substance, just another link in the family chain.

Good thing I’m a manly man to listen to it

You always upload during my evening mood downswing and I really appreciate it

T….that’s not Dax that’s actually Jak from Jak and Daxter….

I can feel Dax's lyrics coming inside me.

This song moved me, but I didn't cry! I wish I was a dog so hard! Then they'll love me for who I am not just for my money.

I do relate to some of the things he’s saying but not because society molded me like that or because of my peers, for me it comes from how I was raised. My dad was a very traditional and conservative person, he never let me cry or share my feelings or anything like that, he said it was feminine. Growing up that had a real impact on my social life and how I interacted and treated other men and women. It wasn’t until my early twenties did I really realize how toxic that was and try to break out of that shell, but still I find myself not talking about my feelings or feeling guilty when I cry and shit like that. After so many years it just becomes embedded in your brain that that’s how you should and shouldn’t act as a man. It honestly really is something that bothers me almost every day, going through high school I had undiagnosed depression and anxiety and it wasn’t until just a couple months ago did I get the courage to go to the doctor and actually talk about these things. Even still I have a hard time telling people I’m on anxiety meds just due to the fact that I don’t want them to judge me even tho I know now that they won’t

0:18 But that's Jak

Dax is truly the poetic philisopher we didnt deserve, but needed

Fantano just spitting non-stop facts the whole video, I loved it. Thank you

Someone on RYM said that this song is for people who watch Sneako, and I think that's as accurate as it gets.

Certified Dax Moment

Dax looks like if you tried to draw kid Cudi from memory

This song was so manly that it untransed my gender. All the estrogen left through my pores and I instantly grew a two foot long unkempt beard.

It's actually kinda amazing that this song has 100% the complete opposite intended affect. Listening to it genuinely makes me want to unalive myself.

i genuinely have a lot of empathy for men who are stuck in this frame of reference, i feel like it’s not acknowledged enough how much patriarchal gender roles often make men miserable too

“We have it so hard with the limitations we set for ourselves… feel bad for us pls” 😔💔❤️‍🩹

Manliest song ever is Muppet or a Man

Melon, thanks for giving us this pep talk in an Adidas sweatshirt. You're a real (life) coach.

"Manthany Mantano" - missed opportunity

i have never seen a positive video about dax

A lot of people will talk about men not being allowed to show emotion or being confined to roles as a provider, but when anyone else calls them out on what they say, they'll go straight to attacking their masculinity... Like bro, you clearly don't care about men's health or moving past toxic mindsets around men, you just want clout. Men do face certain problems in society, there's a million different variables as to what people can deal with in any given situation. But you're not taking any steps to make things better, both in action and in dialogue. It's a fashion statement to you and not a message, because you've made yourself into a sum of a few actor's products.

Dude if you don’t show emotion in front of your children, or if you make emotions seem like a bad thing, that’s how they’ll view emotions for the rest of their life. Like they shouldn’t exist, and that can cause a whole host of issues. Guys who identify with shit like this are actually creating generational curses but according to this dude it’s the opposite

I just shaved my moustache after three years and I'm really vibing with this video rn

I'm glad i started watching it while taking a dump, laughter boosts my brick laying

I mean with this unconditional love Dax is lowkey correct. Fantano's point about abandoned dogs and children is incorrect, because once dog/child find their home they are unconditionally love. I understand that some people are cruel towards animals and children, but c'mon let's be honest, it's not majority. Children and animals are loved unconditionally, because they cannot provide for you nothing, they cannot help you with something, they are fully dependent on you and you still love them. When it comes to women it's a bit different case, but I also agree that they are much more likely to be loved unconditionally than men. Men don't have super high standards, they don't have much of them, women do have. Men have to fill much more criterias than women in order to be perceive as a serious person. They have to be competent, they have to have relatively high status, they have to be attractive, supportive, intelligent. Once I heard very insightful quote: "Women without job ends up with partner. Men without job ends up on street". If you check homeless statistics you will see how much more men than women are living on streets. Men don't mind to be in relationship with jobless partner, they happy, because yes - they like to provide. Ask your female colleague, mom if they will be keen on relationship with jobless man, highly fucking doubt it. I like Fantano, I can say I'm a fan and I love his professional reviews, but I don't agree on this one.

Another superb dissertation, humorously delivered. Love the Vedder impersonation....

Roc Marciano: Broke generational curses with my cursive. I understand the game and I know all of the inner workings. The pain run deep, you only see what it is on the surface. Dax: And our fathers' actions play a role and we end up like him So they can't let us see them hurt 'Cause we'll embody what we do and start a generational curse Man’s got 0 pen game

Getting a fantano video is the highlight of Dax’s career

This is basically Bo Burnham "Straight White Man" X "Country Song"

Anthony Baldtano, I gave ChatGPT the audio transcript of this video. Here's what it thinks of your review: The reviewer notes that Dax is known for his bangers and meaningful cuts, but this new track is a bit of a departure as it is more of a country ballad. The song is entitled "To Be a Man" and offers a viewpoint on what it's like to be a man. The reviewer criticizes the song for being weird, demented, twisted, and presenting an unhealthy viewpoint of manhood. The lyrics contain themes of loneliness and isolation, and the reviewer questions why manhood is associated with these negative connotations. The reviewer also criticizes the lyrics for perpetuating the stereotype that men are only providers and not seeing themselves as anything else other than someone who provides something. The reviewer encourages men to view themselves as more than just providers and to have other qualities that make them likable and significant.

The day Dax collaborated with K.A.A.N was the lowest point in K.A.A.N's career

fantano out here looking like barry dylan

I rarely watch your videos to their entirety, but Your critical psyco analysis of this artist's expression seems like an unwarranted, unqualified and definitely unsolicited attack on his character through a hateful liberal soy boy lens. It's got very big pseudo intellectual bully vibes. This masculine expression really ruffled your feathers. Why can't you just let the man be the man? It's just a song bro. Sheesh. Oh wait. Criticising creators is your shtick. It's how you make money. You don't create anything but criticism. Got it.

"Bitch it dosen't have too" hahaha exactly. Life is literally what you make it

Dax accurately calls out how our capitalist culture turns men into commodities and how patriarchy is actually hurting men but he fails to point out the actual causes within the culture.

this song moved me. moved me towards the speaker to turn that shit off

Ah yes, Dax, aka the white Hopsin.

MELON, CLOSE THE DOOR!!!

The dog, women and children part is plagiarized from a standup comedian, the rest comes from Sneako tiktoks.