The reason you hadn't heard of him is because before July 25th nobody outside of this Man's family had heard of him. He's an overnight sensation and well deserved.
@@alansmith4595yep. Thats his back catalogue, mostly just made with his iPhone. And they all hit simultaneously AFTER this one did because people wanted to hear what else he's done.
@@user-qr8ki8ue4i to be specific, a "Dobro" Is a specific brand, owned by Gibson that produces Resonator Guitars... The instrument is a resonator guitar, the most famous brand of resonator being Dobro... Just figured I'd clarify for general knowledge sake...
Probably the most powerful song written in over 50 years. It is uniting people against the abusive power class running the country for their own enrichment at the expense of the nation. And it ain't just in America. Some are saying he started a revolution. His music certainly is revolutionary. The records labels are groveling to sign him. He has turned down 8 million on the spot for signing. He is still living in a trailer on a little bit of land singing in local venues.
That's the thing no one was paying attention now they are and we have to try to trust we can make difference by just trying make body's a little brighter so send this song to Anyone Oliver's song is the best best way for people to get paid to be equal and have a future future so make a little happier
The WEF is breathing down the entire planet's countries. Look what their recommended Green policies on growing food did to Sri Lanka? Starvation, politicians killed in the streets, etc...
@@mattbrothers2979 Hey everybody!! Over here everybody!! Look! It seems that Matt is onto me!!! See Matt, nobody cares. Oh, and that's 53 more likes than YOU just got. 🤣🤣🤣
He lives in Richmond Virginia, he’s referring to the rich men in Washington. This guy is amazing! This is Appalachian folk music at its finest. Love this!
I checked a couple of hours ago and he'd taken the top 3 spots on itunes and had 2 more in the top eleven. Doing alright for someone all no one had heard of 5 days ago.
@@Music-Is-Real-Love I think it was he wasn't the savior of the small town. Basically the same thing. After he made all that money off of singing about the small towns. I was furious.
Everybody is just used to the soulless garbage that gets produced and called music these days when someone actually comes out and produces something from the heart from the soul, it resonates deeply with people. It kick you right in the feels
This is not only an anthem of od American workers, it is an anthem of the workers of the world. There are rich/selfish ashols all over the world... singing songs against them is not enough if you want a better life... chrs from Eastern Europe/Serbia
I'm seeing comments from all over the world across Oliver's videos! From Iceland, to Ireland and the UK, to Russia and to South Africa! He's resonating with people all over! 💘🌎🥰🥰🥰🥰
the big surprise is its trending number 1 on canadian itune charts ,, maybe people are waking ,, he also has 3 or 4 other songs trending now that he has been discovered by the people
Hi from Montreal! I've watch a couple of reaction video on this song and I gotta say, yours is spot on. The condition of masculinity is dreadful in North America right now. When blue collar young men are being shamed for being masculine, their paycheck is getting taxed to oblivion and inflation on houses and food is out of control, the dream of raising a family and owning a house is gone. Or any dream for that matter. My father was providing for 6 kids by himself (Edit: By himself financially, my mom stayed at home and did an amazing job helping in every way she could raising us) on a full time construction worker salary 30 years ago. Try to do that today. No wonder we end up with the suicide rate and opioid addiction that we see in young men in North America right now. This guy resonate with everyone in the middle class because hard work doesn't mean success anymore, it's just mean being a cattle getting drained by the government. At 8% inflation, if you don't have an 8% yearly raise, you are getting poorer by the minute. Also, Rich men north of Richmond refers to Washington DC and CAUFIELD!!! GO-HABS-GO!
I've always heard it called a steel guitar down here in the south. Wonderful sound. This is what we all need right now. I feel like this song is bringing us together for sure! And those rich men north of Richmond definitely won't like that!
We call it a dobro. My dad bought, sold, traded, and repaired stringed instruments for almost 20 yrs after retirement, especially bluegrass instruments. He even built a dobro (and a fiddle) from scratch. ❤
An overnight sensation. Authentic, raw and heartfelt. Hits your soul at the deepest level. Sobering reality check too. "Wish I could just wake up and it not be true but it is ". We gotta clean out DC before they break us all and we lose everything including our freedoms. Our children's and future generations too. I'm so glad he addressed the high suicide rate of young men in our country. This song hits everyone hard but I see it's hitting men harder. With all the toxic masculinity bs and other social pressures it's hitting them harder. We can't allow that to continue. Without men our country will die. We need strong men and fathers. It's a dobro guitar
The beauty of this song is that every word is right on point and on target and at the same time every line is also a metaphor for the much bigger picture and problem.
He's just a factory worker out of Virginia. It's been like a divine intervention. That is the only way I can explain it. This is his first video with pro equipment. Some of his videos were filmed with his phone. The guitar is called a Resonator guitar.. It's been around for many decades. Usually used play in the blues.
Yes he’s Virginian, our friends just saw him play live in Currituck. “The rich north of Richmond” is how many of us farm Virginians talk about the cronies in DC. Richmond is our capital and DC is a straight 60 min shot up I95 from there.
I prefer politicians who did NOT make their riches north of Richmond. Who instead donated their entire salary to charity and their total net worth went down not up while serving in politics. Bring Orange Man BACK 2024!!!💪🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
@@patriotsfootballplc ah! The lack of education isn't an excuse to not see the obvious , what did the moron do as president apart from giving the rich tax breaks.
Prayer takes many forms, it could be quiet, it could be a shout from a mountain top & of course through music. Judging from the comments & reactions this patriot story teller is stirring souls. Like David, let his song be heard, the trumpets sound, the people pray and be God's instruments to healing and restoration. During the 60's it was Credence Clearwater Revival - "Fortunate Son" that spoke for the times... now it's Oliver Anthony with "Rich Men North of Richmond." One more thing- "God's children are not for sale " - Sound of Freedom - +JMC
God is truly working through him to unite us. I've watched reactions to this from around the world. This hits for most of humanity. You are correct, it's a song for the generations. Like American Pie and the ones you mentioned. I've enjoyed hearing the personal stories that come from the watcher after hearing it. We all are connected and this song proves it. He prayed to God and this is what he gave us.
Riding the viral wave as good as this song is I'm getting more spirituality from all of your reactions to it. I truly didn't know there was so many true Americans out there. This song makes me strong awake hopefully happy sad and blinded to color. So tired so so tired. From a old vet from Alaska. Love you all .
Good catch, Tyler Childers and Oliver Anthony have the same kind of "vibe" because they were both born and raised in the Appalachian Mountains in what is coal country as was Chris Stapleton... The area is FULL of wonderful storytellers with BEAUTIFUL voices....We here in those mountains have always known this and now, the rest of the world is learning of it too...
I don’t know where people are getting this from, Farmville is not in the mountains, not really even close to the mountains, I should know, I live in the adjacent county to the one Oliver Anthony is from. He lives a couple hours southwest of Richmond, VA.
The reason this is so effective is that's it's not a protest song, it's an honestly agonized cry from the heart and soul of a man desperate to just get it off his chest to release the pent up pressures of pain and frustrated demoralization that so many of us can relate to. When you want to know who seeks to rule you just look to those who are trying to silence you, for myself all I can do is hope Dr. King was right when he said “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.”
Yes he is an American who lives in Farmville, Virginia which is near Richmond, Virginia. Just North of Richmond is Washington D.C. The guitar is a Resonator. A guitar built to sound like a banjo. This is an anthem for the working class and you can tell he is singing from experience and he goes deep in his heart and soul.
He lives in a small town in Virgina, USA. The Rich Men North of Richmond refers to the politians in Washington, DC (North of Richmond, Virginia). Excellent lyric referrence and goes right to the heart of every working class person in any country. Look up the lyric about miners and minors - another excellent referrence to the miners in the Appalacian country that have been swept aside by Chinese buy out of coal mines. If this isn't an anthem for our time - I don't know what is. God bless this young man ❤
You’ve never heard of him cuz he was just a good ol boy from some holler in Va no knew before this. And you’re part of the movement he made by accident 👏🏻
Agree with everything you said. Yes, we understood what you meant. The fact that this song is going viral, says it all. More people in our country still have morals, believe it God, believe in merit, not equity, America needs to wake up before it's too late.
Great reaction, thanks. I relate to your reaction. My wife and I have 6 children, 5 male 1 female. Our oldest is 24. Young children need to know their history, everyone go back 5 generations or more it grounds your children. Why is our immediate history 5 generations not know for each of us? Its so the new world is always "new". I was born in Virginia, my grandma was born on Prince Edward Island, Canada. Fantastic song
you haven't heard of him because he's a farmer from Virgina that lives off the grid and records his music on his cell phone to post on RUclips. he's been playing soulful bluegrass like this for 3 years to about 200 people. some college kids with a RUclips record label found him and did a studio quality production for him and it got 7 million views in 4 days.
5:10 I've watched 30 or so of these reactions and you are only the second person to acknowledge this line. 50,000 people killed themselves in America in 2022. 75% of them were men and no one cares.
Blessings from just south of the border in Minnesota. I've been seeing every reaction to this song I can, because of the universal reaction we all have to this. It's a primal scream for freedom in a top-down society that wants to destroy hope and expects complacency in our misery. This song is doing something to every human spirit who hears it and unifies us in knowing we aren't alone, there are more of us than them and it doesn't have to be this way if we forget outward differences and see each other's spirits. Even the puppet masters are just men and they only keep us down by maintaining as illusion of helplessness over us.
You’re exactly right. He is able to articulate so beautifully what so many people have trouble putting in to words(but so desperately needs to be said.)
He's from Virginia USA, directly below DC. You have a great presence dude. Would love to see that flag ironed and hung with a bit more respect. Enjoy a Maudite for me - I miss it overhere in the anglosphere!
He’s been sober for less than two months, got down on his knees and prayed to God for help. Paraphrasing his story from something he posted. Less than 30 days after that, this song went viral. I’m old enough to remember Woody and Arlo Guthrie. This song has a similar feel to their styles, and is an anthem for the working class, a down-to-his-soul protest against our government’s policies.
Everybody is saying Country but this is pure roots folk music.. Glad someone else picked up on it.. I to remember the Guthries... My father used to play Alice's Restaurant to me and my brother when we were tots..
I'm so glad you picked up on young men putting themselves 6 ft in the ground. That made me sob. My sons, 32 and 29 have lost about 10 high school friends from su!c!de and od's. Life is so hard and sad. It's the bastards running the world. I don't think they're human, seriously. Thank You!
He grew up in FarmVille, a little town outside of Richmond, Virginia. Their median income is half the US median income. He lives in a little trailer on some property with his dogs. He just turned down $8M contract. He doesn’t want to play stadiums. He was just recording songs on his iPhone. He’s got more than a dozen songs on iTunes. 9 are in the top 25. This song is the number one iTunes song globally. He was delivering welding parts. Very humble guy. I’ve listened to most of his other songs. They’re beautiful. Moving. Appalachian folk songs.
7 days later he's at 29 MILLION views. This humble man and his song are a needed, thoughtful miracle. I have watched so many of these reaction videos and they have all hit the same. People utterly gobsmacked with emotion upon their first listen.
Wow. After bing-watching all the rection vids to Mr. Anthony's song I've found this one. Way different. Actually communicating something from within (I mean articulating it, because every reactor tries to convey something, to a degree). You have a way with words. That's a win. It was an honor and a pleasure to listen to you. Good job.
Made perfect sense. This is the modern day Thomas Paine - Common Sense. 1776…. The patriots are being bourn every moment this song plays. Rejoice…. We will be free again.
This is his first song recorded via a microphone instead of his phone. Radio WV discovered him a couple of weeks before when he played to about 20 people at a farmer's market.
I just found your page today after being blown away by this song and looking for reactions. Of the few that I’ve listened to, you gave the most thoughtful and concise/succinct review of this song and how it made you feel. Great work! And you’ve got a new subscriber.
The war on men is just heartbreaking. Keep your head up boys, just know many of us do appreciate what you do and know our society depends on you being here ❤
This song deeply resonated with me, Oliver's genuine emotions matched the deep frustration that is all too common for the once 'mighty' middle class. Every government solution involves us all giving up a little more. The common people must realize we are ALL just cogs in the machine, put away our political boundaries to stand together against the corrupt ruling class. I am a new fan, looking forward to more based truth from Oliver Anthony.
@ElliotQuinn The song title "Rich Men North Of Richmond" means this... "Rich Men" (Politicians) in Washington DC is "North" of "Richmond", Virginia, USA
Nice to see a fellow Canadian enjoying the truth of this man's lyrics. Canadian, American, British, etc. etc. - we're all living through the same imposed evil. I'm glad to see that people are now waking up.
Things will only get better if YOU tell the truth at home. And then to someone else. And that means that at some time you're going to have to be impolite, a hard task for a Canadian *smile*. If only we could all be half as honest as Mr. Anthony.
We need ppl like him and Jordan Peterson, ppl that tell the truth no matter how uncomfortable it is. btw I'm a Metalhead and I love this song...... It's a resonator guitar
Thank you!! I’ve been waiting for someone to immediately understand the young men like the way I did- about the attack on men & masculinity. Nailed it for me.
The lyrics are very real! Us wives are out here watching our young husband working themselves to death, literally. Putting young men six feet in the ground, facts! Wives and mother's feel this and Oliver is telling the absolute truth.
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The reason you hadn't heard of him is because before July 25th nobody outside of this Man's family had heard of him. He's an overnight sensation and well deserved.
We need to thank his Dogs for sharing Oliver with us.
Wow.
Thank you Doggos.
Not true. He's had A dozen songs out. He has 9 in the top 25.
@@alansmith4595not until after July 25.
@@alansmith4595yep. Thats his back catalogue, mostly just made with his iPhone. And they all hit simultaneously AFTER this one did because people wanted to hear what else he's done.
Amen
This man called out to God at his lowest, and God answered.
I feel this is God speaking to all his Creation, thats why it hits different.
I agree. God works in mysterious ways. 🙏
God is great! God bless
Yes! I felt the same!
I totally agree. The Father has put Oliver in this place at this time for a reason. 🙏♥️
Nothing to do with your imaginary friend
It's a Gretsch resonating guitar which gives it a banjo/guitar sound. This man hit on so many subjects with few words and a ton of soul.
I think it's called a "Dobro."
Pretty sure it's a Gretsch G9220 Bobtail Resonator. A working man's dobro.
@@-Thunderyou are correct
@@user-qr8ki8ue4i to be specific, a "Dobro" Is a specific brand, owned by Gibson that produces Resonator Guitars... The instrument is a resonator guitar, the most famous brand of resonator being Dobro... Just figured I'd clarify for general knowledge sake...
In essence, an acoustic banjo. 😊
You can hear the pain and sorrow in this man’s voice, God bless this true patriot!!!
Guy's belting his heart out with two good boys 🐶🐶 at his feet and a deer stand behind him 💗🥰🥰🥰
I’m a lefty but I would take a bullet for this man.
Probably the most powerful song written in over 50 years. It is uniting people against the abusive power class running the country for their own enrichment at the expense of the nation. And it ain't just in America.
Some are saying he started a revolution. His music certainly is revolutionary.
The records labels are groveling to sign him. He has turned down 8 million on the spot for signing.
He is still living in a trailer on a little bit of land singing in local venues.
That's the thing no one was paying attention now they are and we have to try to trust we can make difference by just trying make body's a little brighter so send this song to Anyone Oliver's song is the best best way for people to get paid to be equal and have a future future so make a little happier
This song is for EVERYONE!! Left or right, black or white or brown, gay or straight, American or foreign. We are all in this. Suffering is Universal!
Amen!
Just *another* old soul living in a new world here from South Africa.
We are all suffering.
The WEF is breathing down the entire planet's countries. Look what their recommended Green policies on growing food did to Sri Lanka? Starvation, politicians killed in the streets, etc...
AMEN
Hello from Virginia
Facts ❤
It's for people like me, and people like you.
This guys is spitting Truth out of his mouth like arrows, and each one gets you strait in the heart.
Do you just post the same line on every reaction
@@mattbrothers2979 Hey everybody!! Over here everybody!! Look! It seems that Matt is onto me!!! See Matt, nobody cares. Oh, and that's 53 more likes than YOU just got. 🤣🤣🤣
@@mattbrothers2979I was about to say the same thing lol. Seen this comment a couple of times
He’s playing a dobro guitar. Some people call it a resonator interchangeably but there is a difference.
Damn straight
He lives in Richmond Virginia, he’s referring to the rich men in Washington. This guy is amazing! This is Appalachian folk music at its finest. Love this!
Farmville, Virginia. Not too far away from Richmond, though.
He was in NC yesterday live playing the song for a huge crowd at the Outer Banks. Hardened men were sobbing...
@@Tina-mt9cl saw that! It was awesome!
@@TheHibbitydibbity thank you for clarifying that.❤️ looks like a beautiful place.
At his live show, he gave us hope by reading Psalms 37: 12-20.
"Rich men north of Richmond" refers to Washington DC
Yes….the ones who are worth $200K, get elected, and end up worth billionaires.
Working man’s anthem…blessings .
It's a dobro style resonator guitar. Old school. Love it.
My Grandpa owns his own Opry and he use to always have that type of guitar in his living room.
This is true country music..."with a voice from you and me!"
I checked a couple of hours ago and he'd taken the top 3 spots on itunes and had 2 more in the top eleven. Doing alright for someone all no one had heard of 5 days ago.
Thanks for the update. As soon as I heard his music, I downloaded all of it.
Are you guys old enough to remember when John Mellencamp said he wasn't the savior of The working Man. I haven't listened to his music since.
@@WernotfreeOMG, I didn't know John Cougar .M. said that.
It was really arrogant of him to say that.
He's always been one of my all-time favorites.
@@Music-Is-Real-Love I think it was he wasn't the savior of the small town. Basically the same thing. After he made all that money off of singing about the small towns. I was furious.
You hadn’t heard of him before because he was unknown when this was uploaded on Thursday morning.
Honestly one of the best reactions I’ve seen, and from a Canadian, lol. Good luck up there brother, I know it’s worse there.
I'd cry in my Canadian beer, but it costs $60 for a case 😅
Talk about a song that hit a nerve! Has he awakening the sleeping giant?
Everybody is just used to the soulless garbage that gets produced and called music these days when someone actually comes out and produces something from the heart from the soul, it resonates deeply with people. It kick you right in the feels
After watching hundreds of reviews of this song, you are the first person I’ve seen make the connection to war on masculinity.
This is the very fist time he had every sang into a microphone. No one heard of him before
“How come I’ve never heard of him?”
Because this video came out Monday and is his first time singing into a microphone.
This is not only an anthem of od American workers, it is an anthem of the workers of the world. There are rich/selfish ashols all over the world... singing songs against them is not enough if you want a better life... chrs from Eastern Europe/Serbia
I'm seeing comments from all over the world across Oliver's videos!
From Iceland, to Ireland and the UK, to Russia and to South Africa! He's resonating with people all over! 💘🌎🥰🥰🥰🥰
A yankee here. The “rich men north of Richmond” is speaking of the politicians in Washington DC. Washington DC is north of Richmond Virginia
As long as the chews control our countries this is what will happen. Nothing will ever change before that.
the big surprise is its trending number 1 on canadian itune charts ,, maybe people are waking ,, he also has 3 or 4 other songs trending now that he has been discovered by the people
That’s because Canadians are tired of This Bullshit
You know that this guy is a REAL COUNTRY BOY........you can see it in the deer stand behind him.
He's an Appalachian Man.
Makes me kind of proud.
Hi from Montreal! I've watch a couple of reaction video on this song and I gotta say, yours is spot on. The condition of masculinity is dreadful in North America right now. When blue collar young men are being shamed for being masculine, their paycheck is getting taxed to oblivion and inflation on houses and food is out of control, the dream of raising a family and owning a house is gone. Or any dream for that matter.
My father was providing for 6 kids by himself (Edit: By himself financially, my mom stayed at home and did an amazing job helping in every way she could raising us) on a full time construction worker salary 30 years ago. Try to do that today.
No wonder we end up with the suicide rate and opioid addiction that we see in young men in North America right now. This guy resonate with everyone in the middle class because hard work doesn't mean success anymore, it's just mean being a cattle getting drained by the government. At 8% inflation, if you don't have an 8% yearly raise, you are getting poorer by the minute.
Also, Rich men north of Richmond refers to Washington DC and CAUFIELD!!! GO-HABS-GO!
Bingo ❤
I totally agree with you, from France.... We're just in the same situation
Bc he walked outta the hills and recorded a song that has struck the nation ! It's not left or right , this is America!
You nailed all the key points of this song. The rich men north of Richmond - our political class - despise their own people and their own country.
Oliver is speaking for ALL of us.
I've always heard it called a steel guitar down here in the south. Wonderful sound. This is what we all need right now. I feel like this song is bringing us together for sure! And those rich men north of Richmond definitely won't like that!
Same! I've seen people commenting and saying its called a "resonater," I think? But in the South, its a steel guitar, lol. ❤
We call it a dobro. My dad bought, sold, traded, and repaired stringed instruments for almost 20 yrs after retirement, especially bluegrass instruments. He even built a dobro (and a fiddle) from scratch. ❤
I'd consider it a dobro guitar. With a pedal steel guitar the player usually sits to play it...Unless it's Junior Brown.
7.6 million views in 4 days
Thank you Lord! 🙏
Oliver Anthony voices the pain and suffering of many. God Bless him and hope we hear more of his wonderful talent.
An overnight sensation. Authentic, raw and heartfelt. Hits your soul at the deepest level.
Sobering reality check too. "Wish I could just wake up and it not be true but it is ".
We gotta clean out DC before they break us all and we lose everything including our freedoms. Our children's and future generations too.
I'm so glad he addressed the high suicide rate of young men in our country. This song hits everyone hard but I see it's hitting men harder. With all the toxic masculinity bs and other social pressures it's hitting them harder. We can't allow that to continue. Without men our country will die. We need strong men and fathers.
It's a dobro guitar
This hits right at home. Its a song to all the working men and women all over the world. From the north of sweden.
The beauty of this song is that every word is right on point and on target and at the same time every line is also a metaphor for the much bigger picture and problem.
He's just a factory worker out of Virginia. It's been like a divine intervention. That is the only way I can explain it. This is his first video with pro equipment. Some of his videos were filmed with his phone. The guitar is called a Resonator guitar.. It's been around for many decades. Usually used play in the blues.
you havent heard of him because this the first song he ever recorded with a mic and not just his cell phone
Well he’s been helping all y’all out because everyone reacting to this video I’m following! 😁✌️
My thoughts exactly. If I have no other comment to make, I comment.
"Oliver brought me here. 🙏"
Yes he’s Virginian, our friends just saw him play live in Currituck. “The rich north of Richmond” is how many of us farm Virginians talk about the cronies in DC. Richmond is our capital and DC is a straight 60 min shot up I95 from there.
You're not dumb. You're smart to ask questions! You're an old soul. ❤
I prefer politicians who did NOT make their riches north of Richmond. Who instead donated their entire salary to charity and their total net worth went down not up while serving in politics. Bring Orange Man BACK 2024!!!💪🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
Orange man is one of the fool
@@zombie-xj7gc I see you are running around self projecting again huh🙍🏿♂
@@patriotsfootballplc ah! The lack of education isn't an excuse to not see the obvious , what did the moron do as president apart from giving the rich tax breaks.
That type of guitar is called a dobro. It's what Lynard Skynard is singing about in the Ballad of Curtis Loew
Prayer takes many forms, it could be quiet, it could be a shout from a mountain top & of course through music. Judging from the comments & reactions this patriot story teller is stirring souls. Like David, let his song be heard, the trumpets sound, the people pray and be God's instruments to healing and restoration.
During the 60's it was Credence Clearwater Revival - "Fortunate Son" that spoke for the times... now it's Oliver Anthony with "Rich Men North of Richmond."
One more thing- "God's children are not for sale " - Sound of Freedom - +JMC
God is truly working through him to unite us. I've watched reactions to this from around the world. This hits for most of humanity. You are correct, it's a song for the generations. Like American Pie and the ones you mentioned. I've enjoyed hearing the personal stories that come from the watcher after hearing it. We all are connected and this song proves it. He prayed to God and this is what he gave us.
Prayer does nothing, actions do
@@zombie-xj7gc agree- as evidenced by the song which is waking people from their quiet slumber...
WAKE UP AMERICA! this man speaks the Truth! I just think he just changed the world!
Riding the viral wave as good as this song is I'm getting more spirituality from all of your reactions to it. I truly didn't know there was so many true Americans out there. This song makes me strong awake hopefully happy sad and blinded to color. So tired so so tired. From a old vet from Alaska. Love you all
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Hey bro, thank you for your words at the end, that meant a lot. And i ain't gay, but I know a handsome man when I see one. 😂 Take care! ❤
That's awesome to hear thank you so much for the support and hahaha thanks man I appreciate it!! 😂
He is speaking for tens if not, hundreds of millions of people in North America
Bluegrass style music comes directly from one's soul. Love it.
Good catch, Tyler Childers and Oliver Anthony have the same kind of "vibe" because they were both born and raised in the Appalachian Mountains in what is coal country as was Chris Stapleton... The area is FULL of wonderful storytellers with BEAUTIFUL voices....We here in those mountains have always known this and now, the rest of the world is learning of it too...
I don’t know where people are getting this from, Farmville is not in the mountains, not really even close to the mountains, I should know, I live in the adjacent county to the one Oliver Anthony is from. He lives a couple hours southwest of Richmond, VA.
The reason this is so effective is that's it's not a protest song, it's an honestly agonized cry from the heart and soul of a man desperate to just get it off his chest to release the pent up pressures of pain and frustrated demoralization that so many of us can relate to.
When you want to know who seeks to rule you just look to those who are trying to silence you, for myself all I can do is hope Dr. King was right when he said “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.”
Yes he is an American who lives in Farmville, Virginia which is near Richmond, Virginia. Just North of Richmond is Washington D.C. The guitar is a Resonator. A guitar built to sound like a banjo. This is an anthem for the working class and you can tell he is singing from experience and he goes deep in his heart and soul.
So what’s up with Washington?
This is the sound of America's soul saying we've had enough
ENOUGH SAID
Great reaction video, thank you. This singer speaks for everyone all over the world and it's so amazing how much this song has taken off.
Dude, your translation of your thoughts into words hits hard. Thank you.
Technically, it is sort of a banjo guitar. And, it is a great performance! Peace, Love!!
He lives in a small town in Virgina, USA. The Rich Men North of Richmond refers to the politians in Washington, DC (North of Richmond, Virginia).
Excellent lyric referrence and goes right to the heart of every working class person in any country.
Look up the lyric about miners and minors - another excellent referrence to the miners in the Appalacian country that have been swept aside by Chinese buy out of coal mines.
If this isn't an anthem for our time - I don't know what is. God bless this young man ❤
You might want to hear Oliver Anthony on his own channel. This music is now his mission. Great reaction.
This man literally sang from his heart and soul. It resonates across the globe ❤💔
You’ve never heard of him cuz he was just a good ol boy from some holler in Va no knew before this. And you’re part of the movement he made by accident 👏🏻
It's awesome and he sings the TRUTH.
Great Song filled with truth bombs 💣 Great reaction ! Strong 💪 masculine men are wanted and needed now, more than ever!
You touched my heart…❤️My tears are here for my beloved country…Thank you Oliver, your words are how I feel………
The guitar is a resonater. Gives kind of a dobro twang to the guitar.
Agree with everything you said. Yes, we understood what you meant. The fact that this song is going viral, says it all. More people in our country still have morals, believe it God, believe in merit, not equity, America needs to wake up before it's too late.
Do you think you've seen more Oliver anthony reaction videos than me?
I know youre here.
There can be only one.
challenge accepted!
ive been fucking camping for two days waiting for people to react
Bruh, talk about binging all weekend! 😂 I was refreshing at one point yesterday, upset that I had seen them all. 😂
RUclips doesn’t even recommend reaction videos when I search for them anymore.
I've lost count of the # of reactions I've watched. I'm the reason this is blowing up.😂
So honest and heart felt. ❤
God is working great things through this man. He should be in all of our prayers!
This Phenomenal song is for everyone "Worldwide" .. I believe things will get better!❤️
Great reaction, thanks. I relate to your reaction. My wife and I have 6 children, 5 male 1 female. Our oldest is 24. Young children need to know their history, everyone go back 5 generations or more it grounds your children. Why is our immediate history 5 generations not know for each of us? Its so the new world is always "new". I was born in Virginia, my grandma was born on Prince Edward Island, Canada. Fantastic song
Listening from the island today. Cheers.
Elliot, you did an excellent job expressing your thoughts, N'est-ce pas?. I'm from Ohio, but I remember a little bit of high school French!
Haha merci !!! :)
Good reaction video. I like that you comment about his voice and not just the lyrics. Liked and subscribed.
you haven't heard of him because he's a farmer from Virgina that lives off the grid and records his music on his cell phone to post on RUclips. he's been playing soulful bluegrass like this for 3 years to about 200 people. some college kids with a RUclips record label found him and did a studio quality production for him and it got 7 million views in 4 days.
5:10 I've watched 30 or so of these reactions and you are only the second person to acknowledge this line. 50,000 people killed themselves in America in 2022. 75% of them were men and no one cares.
Blessings from just south of the border in Minnesota. I've been seeing every reaction to this song I can, because of the universal reaction we all have to this. It's a primal scream for freedom in a top-down society that wants to destroy hope and expects complacency in our misery. This song is doing something to every human spirit who hears it and unifies us in knowing we aren't alone, there are more of us than them and it doesn't have to be this way if we forget outward differences and see each other's spirits. Even the puppet masters are just men and they only keep us down by maintaining as illusion of helplessness over us.
Spot on
The guitar is called a resonator ... I believe that they're made by Gretch. The style is also called a Dobro.
You’re exactly right. He is able to articulate so beautifully what so many people have trouble putting in to words(but so desperately needs to be said.)
You did make sense talking about the message. What makes this song great is Oliver's ability to speak volumes in an economy of words
Authentic. Real. Honest. Raw. Soul-wrenching truth. Poetic. It is the protest song of our age.
Man singing about his home but we're all dealing with the same problems around the world
He's from Virginia USA, directly below DC. You have a great presence dude. Would love to see that flag ironed and hung with a bit more respect. Enjoy a Maudite for me - I miss it overhere in the anglosphere!
Congratulaitions - out of the 27 reactions I have seen you are the ONLY one who addressed the suicide rates among our young men correctly - thumbs up
He’s been sober for less than two months, got down on his knees and prayed to God for help. Paraphrasing his story from something he posted. Less than 30 days after that, this song went viral. I’m old enough to remember Woody and Arlo Guthrie. This song has a similar feel to their styles, and is an anthem for the working class, a down-to-his-soul protest against our government’s policies.
Everybody is saying Country but this is pure roots folk music.. Glad someone else picked up on it.. I to remember the Guthries... My father used to play Alice's Restaurant to me and my brother when we were tots..
I'm so glad you picked up on young men putting themselves 6 ft in the ground. That made me sob. My sons, 32 and 29 have lost about 10 high school friends from su!c!de and od's. Life is so hard and sad. It's the bastards running the world. I don't think they're human, seriously. Thank You!
You're exactly right brother, Olivers video blew up because of the incredible lyrics and beautiful delivery. ✌🇨🇦
American Revolution v2.0…joins us Leafs
He grew up in FarmVille, a little town outside of Richmond, Virginia. Their median income is half the US median income. He lives in a little trailer on some property with his dogs. He just turned down $8M contract. He doesn’t want to play stadiums. He was just recording songs on his iPhone. He’s got more than a dozen songs on iTunes. 9 are in the top 25. This song is the number one iTunes song globally. He was delivering welding parts. Very humble guy. I’ve listened to most of his other songs. They’re beautiful. Moving. Appalachian folk songs.
7 days later he's at 29 MILLION views. This humble man and his song are a needed, thoughtful miracle. I have watched so many of these reaction videos and they have all hit the same. People utterly gobsmacked with emotion upon their first listen.
Wow. After bing-watching all the rection vids to Mr. Anthony's song I've found this one. Way different. Actually communicating something from within (I mean articulating it, because every reactor tries to convey something, to a degree). You have a way with words. That's a win. It was an honor and a pleasure to listen to you. Good job.
Made perfect sense.
This is the modern day Thomas Paine - Common Sense.
1776…. The patriots are being bourn every moment this song plays. Rejoice…. We will be free again.
This is his first song recorded via a microphone instead of his phone. Radio WV discovered him a couple of weeks before when he played to about 20 people at a farmer's market.
North of Richmond is Washington DC. Oliver is from Virginia and Richmond is the capitol. Washington Dc is 2hrs north of Richmond.
Watched a lot of reviews cause I love this song it just speaks to my soul, but I have to say I think your one of the few who nailed it.
He's hitting all the nails on the head with a sledgehammer!
Resonating guitar, also known as a dobro.
Yep
I just found your page today after being blown away by this song and looking for reactions. Of the few that I’ve listened to, you gave the most thoughtful and concise/succinct review of this song and how it made you feel. Great work! And you’ve got a new subscriber.
Same : )
The war on men is just heartbreaking. Keep your head up boys, just know many of us do appreciate what you do and know our society depends on you being here ❤
This song deeply resonated with me, Oliver's genuine emotions matched the deep frustration that is all too common for the once 'mighty' middle class. Every government solution involves us all giving up a little more. The common people must realize we are ALL just cogs in the machine, put away our political boundaries to stand together against the corrupt ruling class. I am a new fan, looking forward to more based truth from Oliver Anthony.
Not Country ... Appalachian. This is a political anthem. North of Richmond is Washington D.C.
@ElliotQuinn The song title "Rich Men North Of Richmond" means this... "Rich Men" (Politicians) in Washington DC is "North" of "Richmond", Virginia, USA
Nice to see a fellow Canadian enjoying the truth of this man's lyrics. Canadian, American, British, etc. etc. - we're all living through the same imposed evil. I'm glad to see that people are now waking up.
Things will only get better if YOU tell the truth at home. And then to someone else. And that means that at some time you're going to have to be impolite, a hard task for a Canadian *smile*. If only we could all be half as honest as Mr. Anthony.
He expressed everyone in 3min.
What we ALL feel but can't express.....💓🙏
We need ppl like him and Jordan Peterson, ppl that tell the truth no matter how uncomfortable it is. btw I'm a Metalhead and I love this song...... It's a resonator guitar
Thank you!! I’ve been waiting for someone to immediately understand the young men like the way I did- about the attack on men & masculinity. Nailed it for me.
He’s talking about politicians in Washington DC (USA)
The lyrics are very real! Us wives are out here watching our young husband working themselves to death, literally. Putting young men six feet in the ground, facts! Wives and mother's feel this and Oliver is telling the absolute truth.