During all the racial and civil unrest of summer 2020 I had a job as a regional supervisor of a pool company. I was also going through the absolute worst break up I hope to ever go through. I saw the wildfire going on in the world around me, but it was hard to focus on because of the raging wildfire within. That opening pedal steel swell cuts through my soul like a hot butter knife because it takes me back to listening this song while driving pool to pool through Atlanta and having tears for the world around me as well as tears for the pain I felt. Just a song that gives an overwhelming emotional response man, perfection.
Craziest story ever… Your story is the exact situation II was/am in only I own my own pool business and I’m on an island 3700 miles from anywhere. So many of their songs are seemingly the soundtrack to my life and my heart. If your still doing pools and looking for something to do there are worse places to be. Hotlanta ain’t bad but this is the %1 of the %1.
Thank you for writing this! As a white Southerner, as a social worker, as someone who is involved in racial justice but who also loves my family and my culture, it's difficult to know what to say or how to feel about the good and the bad.
. You took the words right out of my mouth ...I couldn't agree more... It does put us in a bad place at times... And just think about the whole country being at war... Sometimes brother against brother....If its difficult for us just think what they went through...I cant imagine...
It is hard to apologize for something you haven't done. At the same time time it is hard to understand how someone can't step into the shoes of another person and perceive their hardships for what they blatantly are. Hate is a scary thing.
There's no help! I heard their cover of Boots of Spanish Leather and have been in love ever since. Pretty sure I've had to listen to everything they've ever done now. All the live performances on YT, all the albums. Just spectacular music, amazing onstage chemistry, beautiful lyrics. Good luck!
Like many Wars - the Civil War was completely avoidable , my own family dismissed family slaves by 1858 but kept one as a family member and Nanny until her death.The institution was too costly to keep .
It's pretty straight forward so hopefully everyone lol. Unfortunately natural selection for humans died out thousands of years ago so maybe about 50% understand
@@tawpaw6790 I thought it was about forest fires and how the ecological system has progressed over millions of years with a little touch of hereditary. Haha
umm... EVERYONE, unless of course you are trumper, an anti vaxer, an anti masker, a pro child death via covid, a ron desantis, a 'i raise money through the gop fund raising machine', oh and if you are ron-a-non johnson, oh and let's throw gov texas right in there with them, sh*theads are still driving around the south in their trucks w their flags, i saw one yesterday, with big trump flags, disguised as the back the blue flag (inverted colors fading to deep blue stripes at the bottom), these mf's are 4 real, and if you are such a big adult, tell me how to make them stop, i've asked, i've begged, i've attacked them; they aint, and will not, go away; the more you push them, the more right they think they are, and yes, they are violent, i know lots of them, many of them are my neighbors, as neighbors they are kind enough and decent to me, i am white, and can wear the clothes and drive the trucks they respect; but they are insane; and they are violent, they have guns, lots of them, and they are waiting to use them. Now, they have no idea, bc they really are not so bright, that whatever hollow sound in their brain that they hear when they hear the word 'militia' means 'some' thing. They and all their redneck buddies, let's call it like a bonus item, so multiply their stupid militia times 50 or times 500 or times 5,000 or times 50,000 or let's say they get their right wing brothers in hungary and other eastern european countries and let's say they get some turkish and russian fighters too. The US military, along with the fbi cia nsa aft and even border patrol -- we will ANNIHILATE the f*ck out of them. they basically have a bunch of muskets, trucks with rims they cannot afford, boats that only play loud music, piss ant tactical gear from rural king or online similar, they are goat roapers in the face of the strongest military that has ever existed, they have no command and control infrastructure, they own no aircraft, ships, satellites, signals intelligence, etc BOLO they want insiders in these services, they have a few, let's slate them for an hard core 3%, that's being generous, active duty, 3% is not enough for a coup; the 97% who honor their oath, they will crush them, and i'll help them, and so should you
Johnny Cash says that you should keep you political convictions to your self although, Steppenwolf and Frank Zappa wrote lyrics that still hold true today. Monster and Trouble Everyday.
Love yalls Music but not the Politics of Indie Bluegrass style people that come with it. Freedom of the music yall play only comes from a true free market capitalist country you live in.
Brave men fought with the battle cry Tears filled the eyes of their loved ones and their brothers in arms And so it went, for Joseph Warren It should have been different It could have been easy His rank could have saved him But a country unborn needs bravery And it spread like wildfire [Chorus] Wildfire From the ashes grew sweet liberty Like the seeds of the pines when the forest burns They open up to grow and burn again It should have been different It could have been easy But too much money rolled in to ever end slavery The cry for war spread like wildfire [Chorus] Wildfire Wildfire Civil War came, Civil War went Brother fought the brother, the South was spent But its true demise was hatred passed down through the years It should have been different It could have been easy But pride has a way of holding too firm to history And it burns like wildfire I was a born a southern son In a small southern town where the rebels run wild They beat their chests and they swear we're going to rise again It should have been different It could have been easy The day that old Warren died hate should have gone with him But here we are caught in the wildfire [Chorus] Wildfire Wildfire Wildfire Wildfire
I hope it counts as a view every time I start this song over. My 10 month old daughter is just passed out in my arms in our garage from stepping to this over and over and over. One of those moments you wish would never end. Thanks MO.
the moments in life that really matter right there im glad you got to enjoy that moment and you can think of it every time you hear the song even when shes older that is beautiful
Funny enough, I have a newborn and this on the short list for getting her to sleep. Just rocking away and crooning (badly), much as I want to see the adult shell become I know I'll miss these days.
I was born a southern son, 65 years ago. I'm nearly finished reading John Jakes "North and South" trilogy. This song sums it all up. Rarely, at my age, do I find things that move me. Remarkable.
Unfortunately I'm just now hearing you guys thanks to my @tinydesk exploration. I can't say enough about this track. Very well laid out and beautiful. The nee album is awesome, can't wait to hear you guys in New Orleans. Mississippi hears you!!!
Absolutely beautiful... We just had a celebration of life for a close friend/soulmate and I played this album during the scattering of ashes. It will forever hold a very special place in my heart
Yes indeed being born in West Virginia with the family story of the ancestor who fought for the South then switched to The Union then left and hid in hills rest of the conflict. Points to the US problems with race. Not even mentioning what we did to Native Americans.
This weekend I had the wonderful pleasure of attending Anastasia Music Festival in St. Augustine, FL. One of my favorite acts there was Mandolin Orange. They were entertaining, witty and very good musicians. While they had numerous original songs that were very good, this one really moved me - to tears actually. I spent a lot of time yesterday watching all I could on YT. One poster below said it as well, but I can't stop listening to this song either. As one born and raised in south ga, i found it so very powerful. Very powerful.
This song is actually incredible I listen to it all the time because the sound is rare…it’s that good…but the South weren’t brave they were racist fucks and they got their asses kicked as they deserved. When I see the confederate flag now I laugh because how pathetic these clowns are that still represent hate..they’re no longer relevant…No one respects the losers of the South that lost the civil war…thank God they lost.
I caught these guys at a free outdoor show in saxapahaw,nc.7 yrs ago and flipped out on them,seen them every time they've came anywhere close since last time a year ago,turned a friend onto them who is straight rock and he loved this song,the first time I heard it,it was live. Needless to say I got it on cue in my phone and play it often,try "Spanish leather"if u enjoy this one.go see them live trust me u won't regret it
your music pours out of a special place inside. loved it when you came to Denver and looking forward to all the wonderful melodies your futures hold. many blessings!
Look out guys, Kyle over here thinks he holds the moral high ground. Meanwhile, his compatriots burn and loot every major city across the country, resulting in the deaths of 30+ innocent Americans. You people have concocted this myth that those you disagree with are Nazis or bigots... but it's YOU that suppresses the speech of others and constantly classifies people by their skin color and race. America isn't impressed, Kyle. You aught to look in the mirror my friend.
The irony of your reply I fear may be beyond the grasp of your understanding. It's a song about a your Country, destroying itself from within. How it tore at the seams, from hatred that spread like wildfire. I merely found resemblance to the current moment in time. You created a narrative in your mind about who I am and somehow my affiliation with the group you think I belong to. The group you seem to define as the "other". Truth is I hold no quarter within your Country yet it saddens me to watch it consume itself with so much hate and divisiveness. I wish you well, I wish you and the people you care about well. I'm not your enemy, I'm likely a friend you will never meet.
@@ffbeaumonster No, if you listen closely, it is a song that claims there is some evil force in this country that started with slavery and was never stamped out after the civil war. It is just another attempt of mainstream culture to villainize half of the country.I am neither a Republican nor a Democrat. But I am sick of watching the left demonize the right. As an independent bystander, I have the ability to view the situation somewhat objectively. It is the left in this country that is tearing everything apart. They are the reason we are "caught in a wildfire". Mandolin Orange is openly anti-conservative, Trust me, I've been to one of their concerts. Listen to the way this song makes a blanket demonization of "the south". That doesn't seem very constructive now, does it? If you can't see what the true purpose of this song was (to scold half the country), then you are wearing a blindfold. You cannot sit around a campfire and hold hands and have unity when one side is burning the country to the ground. Sorry, not even all of the hippy energy in the world could make that work.
To me, your lyrics for this song is as good, meaningful, and important as anything written by Bob Dylan. And well played. Unlike Dylan, I don't think anybody but you can sing this song. So thoughtful, and smart. Haunting. True.
I love the sound of the song, but it sounds like the words only voice the modern narrative of the civil war. History is written by the victors I guess. The war wasn't just about slavery, it was about states rights and the tyrannical government the fed was becoming. The states aren't supposed to be one country, but many country's that are united in specific matters. And now we have an absurdly powerful and corrupt federal government.
Y2Chris---in a traditional sense---this music is "country" but in today's standards--it really falls more into the genre of "Americana/American Roots Music" with their style coming more from the bluegrass style. It is great that there are those of the up and coming generations who are going back in time a bit to take the best of what the past music---REAL MUSIC--has to offer and then take it to put a more modern, 21st Century spin to it and groups like Mandolin Orange are doing that! Thank goodness that some people want to make music that is REAL, has a connection to the past and honors that, but makes it fresh and relevant, with such music being done not to just sell more records and other things-but because music in and of itself-----that speaks to more than just superficial things----has value and meaning. This song and the other things that this young couple have already done musically and I hope they continue doing so----will be music that people can come back to in 50 to 100 years and more and find it still stands the test of time-----that is was music "meant to last" and not just be a hit for the next 30 seconds, then move on to make the next great hit and so on----most modern pop music of all sorts seems to have lost that quality--it is mostly "throw away music"
I hope the singer enjoys his self flaggelation. He clearly gets off on it. Hating yourself for being a white southerner is a form of self agrandization. " look at me see how superior I am? I hate myself for being a white southerner. See how superior I am?"
Over and over 👍. Good 😊👍 toons fire sure. Echo and repeat tomorrow echo reverberation and repeat tomorrow echo reverberation back to work and repeat tomorrow echo reverberation. Love you all past heaven LYPH
This is in all ways is a really pretty song from the instrumentation part to the lyrics--which are very powerful---and those words making connection between points of history--from the days of the Civil War--a war that in a way never really ended to today with where we are now. From the bombing of a church in Birmingham that killed four little girls; the killings of "freedom riders" both black and white; the water hoses, Billy clubs, whippings and police dogs let loose on freedom marchers in places like Selma to today---with the rally in Charlottesville last summer and the death of one young lady after some fool ran his car into a crowd of counter protestors. John Brown was right, there would be a bloody war against slavery, but all the blood that was shed in that great war that almost did render asunder this nation, didn't truly wash away one of the Great Sins of this nation----a combined one of Slavery and Jim Crow. I do love this song and I love Mandolin Orange. I do hope to get to see them perform live at some point in 2018---they do need to come back to the US from being on a long tour of Europe.
And isn't it a double kick in the pants that the original slaves were sold in Africa by their fellow African natives to the Europeans ? That's a point seldom made anywhere in the discussion of slavery. I'm amazed there isn't more hatred ( actually there doesn't seem to be any ) of their ancestors for that most " original sin " ... wouldn't you say ?
Beautiful sentiment, listen to the words and whether or not you agree with their lives and lyrics, you'll have to agree this world might be a better place if more people thought this way
I understand what this song was written for, but the first time I heard it I was in the middle of an estae battle of my fathers that just passed, on of my sons and his girlfriend got very shady and greedy and forged a will, all my other children were appalled and fighting began, the part that breaks me EVERTIME is "Brother fought brother", this song speaks of our battle, very ugly and painful, havent spoken with my son since 💔😢
Jason Smelski As an individual who knows multiple Professors, studies American History, and specifically the Civil War. Along with other subjects like Political Science, economics, psychology, and sociology. I like the melody but it brings the wrong message and the lyrics aren’t correct in regards to history. Saying pride goes over history. Well there was a reason, and is a reason people can have pride, there is nothing wrong with that. It wasn’t of oppression or hatred regarding the topic of slavery. I’m not a hateful person and neither were the Veterans that you’d talk too in the early 20th Century. Neither are a great deal of individuals who understand. There’s a great book on Nathaniel Bedford Forrest and the KKK. Also the LOC that gives facts why the south really went to war, which wasn’t Slavery. I’ve also read thousands and thousands of letters. You’d be surprised In the context Union Soldiers talked of blacks just as you would Confederate soldiers. Reasons of why people enlisted. Plus people don’t fully understand slavery in our own country let alone internationally, like England for example. What was going on in 1860 and the 20 years prior. Definitely not worth getting in a negative debate but as someone who wants to preserve history as a professor, writer, for “what actually happened”, versus memory “what we think happened and how we perceive it” I notice a great deal of this. It doesn’t help with the media either confusing the situation even further. Gary Gallagher and Professor Tom Clemens say the same thing. Keep an open mind, look towards the facts and information. Check out my Instagram if interested in knowing first hand knowledge on the Civil War. Issiah Bernaiche, thank you! Peace and love.
This is a wonderful song but what the hell is he singing about? "The day that old Warren died hate should have gone with him" What exactly is the "hate" that Joseph Warren had?
I've known rivers: I've known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human blood in human veins. My soul has grown deep like the rivers.-Langston Hughes; my prelude to the rain..be easy everyone of yall
I'm a POD Manager at Bonnaroo, but they also came to the theatre in my hometown that I work out and I saw their show and met them. They're lovely, can't wait for them to grace the farm with their audible love♥
Yeah it’s not like he pointed his gun at the head of a pregnant woman. George Floyd was a bad person, I’d say Trump is a bad person and in general the entire political class is full of bad people. We need a new generation of heroes.
The Pandemic struck and spread far and wide Indiscriminately took thousands of our loved ones’ lives And half of the nation stayed defiant and refused to believe It should have been different It could have been easy But politicians ignored it all for the sake of the economy Now here we are, Forsaken in the Wildfire.
This song is so beautiful it makes me want to cry every time it’s such a peaceful melody and it’s definitely going to live on as the most beautiful song I’ve head in this day and age
I dunno what it is about that live at the mansion gig set. I rate it over the official audio. Can anyone tell me if that recording is true live? Because we love that version in Northwest Tasmania. Peace.
What an incredible song. Brilliantly written. Nuanced. Patient. But so powerful. I am a southern son too and I know this situation first hand. Absolutely beautiful and insightful song. Everyone should hear this.
During all the racial and civil unrest of summer 2020 I had a job as a regional supervisor of a pool company. I was also going through the absolute worst break up I hope to ever go through. I saw the wildfire going on in the world around me, but it was hard to focus on because of the raging wildfire within. That opening pedal steel swell cuts through my soul like a hot butter knife because it takes me back to listening this song while driving pool to pool through Atlanta and having tears for the world around me as well as tears for the pain I felt. Just a song that gives an overwhelming emotional response man, perfection.
Craziest story ever… Your story is the exact situation II was/am in only I own my own pool business and I’m on an island 3700 miles from anywhere. So many of their songs are seemingly the soundtrack to my life and my heart. If your still doing pools and looking for something to do there are worse places to be. Hotlanta ain’t bad but this is the %1 of the %1.
love you man, no, it's not your fault, keep/stay paying attention, you are not alone, and yes, we support you 100%
@@Big_Blue_Eyeland shoot man you work on Malta or something? I’d like to leave ATL ASAP and have plenty of experience in pools lmao
Lol, I can comment BLACK POWER! But not the inverse.
Kinda says a lot, without having to really say it.
Moves me to hear the truth so beautifully represented by this great song.🤟
Great pedal steal tack !
Thank you for writing this! As a white Southerner, as a social worker, as someone who is involved in racial justice but who also loves my family and my culture, it's difficult to know what to say or how to feel about the good and the bad.
. You took the words right out of my mouth ...I couldn't agree more... It does put us in a bad place at times... And just think about the whole country being at war... Sometimes brother against brother....If its difficult for us just think what they went through...I cant imagine...
It is hard to apologize for something you haven't done. At the same time time it is hard to understand how someone can't step into the shoes of another person and perceive their hardships for what they blatantly are. Hate is a scary thing.
Amazing, I just... don't know how to agree with you more here.
Right
mr. ALLcaps the fuck you on about? Please 🤚🏽
i can't stop listening to this song help
I know. I’ve been listening for several weeks now. It hits just right in so many ways. Gah! So delicious and such wild commentary.
Same....
There's no help! I heard their cover of Boots of Spanish Leather and have been in love ever since. Pretty sure I've had to listen to everything they've ever done now. All the live performances on YT, all the albums. Just spectacular music, amazing onstage chemistry, beautiful lyrics. Good luck!
Same
Yup!
waaaao!!!!!! love this song.
Like many Wars - the Civil War was completely avoidable , my own family dismissed family slaves by 1858 but kept one as a family member and Nanny until her death.The institution was too costly to keep .
There's no better statement of where America is today.
We ignore history.
Relevant!
Beautiful!!!! Can't wait to see you guys again!
I'm a fan!
His voice reminds me of Robert earl keen
Was thinking Jimmy Buffett, but better
How many people actually understand what this song is about?
It's pretty straight forward so hopefully everyone lol. Unfortunately natural selection for humans died out thousands of years ago so maybe about 50% understand
@@tawpaw6790 I thought it was about forest fires and how the ecological system has progressed over millions of years with a little touch of hereditary. Haha
umm... EVERYONE, unless of course you are trumper, an anti vaxer, an anti masker, a pro child death via covid, a ron desantis, a 'i raise money through the gop fund raising machine', oh and if you are ron-a-non johnson, oh and let's throw gov texas right in there with them, sh*theads are still driving around the south in their trucks w their flags, i saw one yesterday, with big trump flags, disguised as the back the blue flag (inverted colors fading to deep blue stripes at the bottom), these mf's are 4 real, and if you are such a big adult, tell me how to make them stop, i've asked, i've begged, i've attacked them; they aint, and will not, go away; the more you push them, the more right they think they are, and yes, they are violent, i know lots of them, many of them are my neighbors, as neighbors they are kind enough and decent to me, i am white, and can wear the clothes and drive the trucks they respect; but they are insane; and they are violent, they have guns, lots of them, and they are waiting to use them. Now, they have no idea, bc they really are not so bright, that whatever hollow sound in their brain that they hear when they hear the word 'militia' means 'some' thing. They and all their redneck buddies, let's call it like a bonus item, so multiply their stupid militia times 50 or times 500 or times 5,000 or times 50,000 or let's say they get their right wing brothers in hungary and other eastern european countries and let's say they get some turkish and russian fighters too. The US military, along with the fbi cia nsa aft and even border patrol -- we will ANNIHILATE the f*ck out of them. they basically have a bunch of muskets, trucks with rims they cannot afford, boats that only play loud music, piss ant tactical gear from rural king or online similar, they are goat roapers in the face of the strongest military that has ever existed, they have no command and control infrastructure, they own no aircraft, ships, satellites, signals intelligence, etc BOLO they want insiders in these services, they have a few, let's slate them for an hard core 3%, that's being generous, active duty, 3% is not enough for a coup; the 97% who honor their oath, they will crush them, and i'll help them, and so should you
Il n'y a pas une journée où je n'écoute pas Mandolin Orange
Johnny Cash says that you should keep you political convictions to your self although, Steppenwolf and Frank Zappa wrote lyrics that still hold true today. Monster and Trouble Everyday.
Coming from a southern Native American I like this song even though it is kind of full of shit
#WWG1WGA #MEGA #MAGA #MOCHA Time 4 #TheGreatAwakeningWorldwide
The Resistance #QAnon New Slang #PanicInDC Red Rabbits #ObamaGate #QKnightedNations
Love yalls Music but not the Politics of Indie Bluegrass style people that come with it. Freedom of the music yall play only comes from a true free market capitalist country you live in.
wat da fak ya on about bro
Brave men fought with the battle cry
Tears filled the eyes of their loved ones and their brothers in arms
And so it went, for Joseph Warren
It should have been different
It could have been easy
His rank could have saved him
But a country unborn needs bravery
And it spread like wildfire
[Chorus]
Wildfire
From the ashes grew sweet liberty
Like the seeds of the pines when the forest burns
They open up to grow and burn again
It should have been different
It could have been easy
But too much money rolled in to ever end slavery
The cry for war spread like wildfire
[Chorus]
Wildfire
Wildfire
Civil War came, Civil War went
Brother fought the brother, the South was spent
But its true demise was hatred passed down through the years
It should have been different
It could have been easy
But pride has a way of holding too firm to history
And it burns like wildfire
I was a born a southern son
In a small southern town where the rebels run wild
They beat their chests and they swear we're going to rise again
It should have been different
It could have been easy
The day that old Warren died hate should have gone with him
But here we are caught in the wildfire
[Chorus]
Wildfire
Wildfire
Wildfire
Wildfire
First line is "brave men fall' not fought.
@@luckyladycj thank you karen for correcting all of us like you know all the words to songs pssh
@@megan1039 www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/Mandolin-Orange/Wildfire
@@megan1039 That's not what Karen means, Karen.
Also a missing chorus between verses 3 and 4.
I hope it counts as a view every time I start this song over. My 10 month old daughter is just passed out in my arms in our garage from stepping to this over and over and over. One of those moments you wish would never end. Thanks MO.
the moments in life that really matter right there im glad you got to enjoy that moment and you can think of it every time you hear the song even when shes older that is beautiful
Funny enough, I have a newborn and this on the short list for getting her to sleep. Just rocking away and crooning (badly), much as I want to see the adult shell become I know I'll miss these days.
@@echo4kw ha! I play this when I put my son to sleep. Magic.
The song is absolutely beautiful. We need to pay attention and learn to love one another before we burn ourselves and our nation to the ground.
Havent been this addicted to a song in years, 3 months on its so so good. wish you guys could come to the UK hope to hear more music soon :)
Same here ❤️
Man, it's like you folks have brought good music back to life again! Can't stop listening...so good !!
This song was wrote to be heard and spread in 2020.....
i did not steal this idea but i just heard this song for the first time and my first thought was you could add a verse for The Now.
I agree.
@@showellblades6963 Should have been different, Could have been easy, but Democrats ran Forgetful and Sleezy and they lost just like wildfire!
cportz1966 🇺🇸
@@cportz1966 Republicans lost with a battle cry, tears filled the eyes of the proud boys and their lovers in arms. So it went for the orange clown.
I was born a southern son, 65 years ago. I'm nearly finished reading John Jakes "North and South" trilogy. This song sums it all up. Rarely, at my age, do I find things that move me. Remarkable.
love this too
Unfortunately I'm just now hearing you guys thanks to my @tinydesk exploration.
I can't say enough about this track. Very well laid out and beautiful.
The nee album is awesome, can't wait to hear you guys in New Orleans. Mississippi hears you!!!
I found them on Tiny Desk too!
Absolutely beautiful... We just had a celebration of life for a close friend/soulmate and I played this album during the scattering of ashes. It will forever hold a very special place in my heart
Sorry to hear, sure it was beautiful.
My condolences. May your friend Rest In Peace.
Yes indeed being born in West Virginia with the family story of the ancestor who fought for the South then switched to The Union then left and hid in hills rest of the conflict. Points to the US problems with race. Not even mentioning what we did to Native Americans.
A perfect song for July 4, 2020
Oh, this is compatible with my weed.
Well done.
Well written.
With loving voice.
what a beautiful song, not only a haunting melody, but brilliant lyrics
America and Trump, you could have learned from this song alone
Absolutely can't stop listening to this.
Brilliantly done guys!
See you @ HRB.
This weekend I had the wonderful pleasure of attending Anastasia Music Festival in St. Augustine, FL. One of my favorite acts there was Mandolin Orange. They were entertaining, witty and very good musicians. While they had numerous original songs that were very good, this one really moved me - to tears actually. I spent a lot of time yesterday watching all I could on YT. One poster below said it as well, but I can't stop listening to this song either. As one born and raised in south ga, i found it so very powerful. Very powerful.
Tyler Jones !
As a Southern son born in a Southern town with ancestors who fought for the South, I agree with the message of this song.
It could’ve been easy.
Right with you, brother.
All they had to do was let em go, but nah
All wars are bankers wars.
My ancestors too,ironically an abolistionist.
This song is actually incredible I listen to it all the time because the sound is rare…it’s that good…but the South weren’t brave they were racist fucks and they got their asses kicked as they deserved. When I see the confederate flag now I laugh because how pathetic these clowns are that still represent hate..they’re no longer relevant…No one respects the losers of the South that lost the civil war…thank God they lost.
I caught these guys at a free outdoor show in saxapahaw,nc.7 yrs ago and flipped out on them,seen them every time they've came anywhere close since last time a year ago,turned a friend onto them who is straight rock and he loved this song,the first time I heard it,it was live. Needless to say I got it on cue in my phone and play it often,try "Spanish leather"if u enjoy this one.go see them live trust me u won't regret it
your music pours out of a special place inside. loved it when you came to Denver and looking forward to all the wonderful melodies your futures hold. many blessings!
The reminder of our common revolutionary struggle makes the Civil War and current differences so much more tragic. It should have been different...
2020 America are you listening.....?
Look out guys, Kyle over here thinks he holds the moral high ground. Meanwhile, his compatriots burn and loot every major city across the country, resulting in the deaths of 30+ innocent Americans. You people have concocted this myth that those you disagree with are Nazis or bigots... but it's YOU that suppresses the speech of others and constantly classifies people by their skin color and race.
America isn't impressed, Kyle. You aught to look in the mirror my friend.
The irony of your reply I fear may be beyond the grasp of your understanding. It's a song about a your Country, destroying itself from within. How it tore at the seams, from hatred that spread like wildfire. I merely found resemblance to the current moment in time. You created a narrative in your mind about who I am and somehow my affiliation with the group you think I belong to. The group you seem to define as the "other". Truth is I hold no quarter within your Country yet it saddens me to watch it consume itself with so much hate and divisiveness. I wish you well, I wish you and the people you care about well. I'm not your enemy, I'm likely a friend you will never meet.
@@ffbeaumonster No, if you listen closely, it is a song that claims there is some evil force in this country that started with slavery and was never stamped out after the civil war. It is just another attempt of mainstream culture to villainize half of the country.I am neither a Republican nor a Democrat. But I am sick of watching the left demonize the right. As an independent bystander, I have the ability to view the situation somewhat objectively. It is the left in this country that is tearing everything apart. They are the reason we are "caught in a wildfire".
Mandolin Orange is openly anti-conservative, Trust me, I've been to one of their concerts. Listen to the way this song makes a blanket demonization of "the south". That doesn't seem very constructive now, does it? If you can't see what the true purpose of this song was (to scold half the country), then you are wearing a blindfold.
You cannot sit around a campfire and hold hands and have unity when one side is burning the country to the ground. Sorry, not even all of the hippy energy in the world could make that work.
only to repeat in 60 yrs funny how we have so many reminders in society as if they work
"Its OK to be a terrorist if you're not white or not right"
You're a joke
So glad my nephew introduced me to their music. I bought this album because of this song.
My favorite song in the whole world right now
To me, your lyrics for this song is as good, meaningful, and important as anything written by Bob Dylan. And well played. Unlike Dylan, I don't think anybody but you can sing this song. So thoughtful, and smart. Haunting. True.
This country was never the same after… what lies have sprung forth from the ashes of what could’ve been… it should’ve been easy…
Ahh it should’ve been different, it could’ve been easy 💔
If only y’all knew how much your music makes me speechless…. I’m in constant awe!
Their music makes you feel like being home ,when you were a child !! Warm,conforting, safe ,like a GIANT HUG😇 PEACE LOVE N HEALTH TO ALL !! ✌🎶💓🎶😇
They will answer to a Higher authority, a Guillotine.
WOW!! Love Mandolin Orange 🌟 Americana. Where We Go One, We Go all ❤ We Are One 🌋
Found this song at Matt Dillahunty's suggestion. It is terrific!
I love the sound of the song, but it sounds like the words only voice the modern narrative of the civil war. History is written by the victors I guess. The war wasn't just about slavery, it was about states rights and the tyrannical government the fed was becoming. The states aren't supposed to be one country, but many country's that are united in specific matters. And now we have an absurdly powerful and corrupt federal government.
The Wild fire is getting hotter everyday! What a shame we can't get along! 🔥
The wildfire you see on the news and social media looks insurmountable, what about the one within and physically around you? Is it even warm?
Peaceful racial separation IS our only solution
I'm not a huge country fan but this style is pretty damn good!
Y2Chris I would call this more bluegrass than country. I'm not a huge country fan either but I love some bluegrass
The Civil War was started with no intention at all of either side ending slavery.
this isnt fricken country god dammit its bluegrass and folk
Y2Chris---in a traditional sense---this music is "country" but in today's standards--it really falls more into the genre of "Americana/American Roots Music" with their style coming more from the bluegrass style. It is great that there are those of the up and coming generations who are going back in time a bit to take the best of what the past music---REAL MUSIC--has to offer and then take it to put a more modern, 21st Century spin to it and groups like Mandolin Orange are doing that! Thank goodness that some people want to make music that is REAL, has a connection to the past and honors that, but makes it fresh and relevant, with such music being done not to just sell more records and other things-but because music in and of itself-----that speaks to more than just superficial things----has value and meaning. This song and the other things that this young couple have already done musically and I hope they continue doing so----will be music that people can come back to in 50 to 100 years and more and find it still stands the test of time-----that is was music "meant to last" and not just be a hit for the next 30 seconds, then move on to make the next great hit and so on----most modern pop music of all sorts seems to have lost that quality--it is mostly "throw away music"
its bluegrass not country I'd like to say
Come (back) to Texas!
I hope the singer enjoys his self flaggelation. He clearly gets off on it. Hating yourself for being a white southerner is a form of self agrandization. " look at me see how superior I am? I hate myself for being a white southerner. See how superior I am?"
Over and over 👍. Good 😊👍 toons fire sure. Echo and repeat tomorrow echo reverberation and repeat tomorrow echo reverberation back to work and repeat tomorrow echo reverberation. Love you all past heaven LYPH
This is one of those tunes that linger in my mind!Love your music. Thank you
Love the song, don't agree with the political view. Disliking Federal overreach is not necessarily hate. No matter what the liberals say.
Love this song.
Here we are caught in a wildfire...
Jesus this is like amazing... Just beautifully written and sang and played perfectly.
Absolutely fine music. Americana at it's very best. I find myself humming these tunes while I work.🤟😎🎵
Love the song, has a great tempo and hook (wildfire).. Then ( I'm waiting) nothing
Love u all past heaven.. blessed be the believer. You all rock muddfossil style 😎 👌 ✨ 🙌 👏
Great song. Didn't the North hate the South just as well?
Shouldn't pin all the "hate" on just one side.
This is in all ways is a really pretty song from the instrumentation part to the lyrics--which are very powerful---and those words making connection between points of history--from the days of the Civil War--a war that in a way never really ended to today with where we are now. From the bombing of a church in Birmingham that killed four little girls; the killings of "freedom riders" both black and white; the water hoses, Billy clubs, whippings and police dogs let loose on freedom marchers in places like Selma to today---with the rally in Charlottesville last summer and the death of one young lady after some fool ran his car into a crowd of counter protestors. John Brown was right, there would be a bloody war against slavery, but all the blood that was shed in that great war that almost did render asunder this nation, didn't truly wash away one of the Great Sins of this nation----a combined one of Slavery and Jim Crow. I do love this song and I love Mandolin Orange. I do hope to get to see them perform live at some point in 2018---they do need to come back to the US from being on a long tour of Europe.
And isn't it a double kick in the pants that the original slaves were sold in Africa by their fellow African natives to the Europeans ? That's a point seldom made anywhere in the discussion of slavery. I'm amazed there isn't more hatred ( actually there doesn't seem to be any ) of their ancestors for that most " original sin " ... wouldn't you say ?
When that steel guitar hits just right 👌
true artistry, original creativity in every way
Please come back to Florida I'm sooooo sorry I ever missed you guys😢 you are so amazing
Beautiful sentiment, listen to the words and whether or not you agree with their lives and lyrics, you'll have to agree this world might be a better place if more people thought this way
I understand what this song was written for, but the first time I heard it I was in the middle of an estae battle of my fathers that just passed, on of my sons and his girlfriend got very shady and greedy and forged a will, all my other children were appalled and fighting began, the part that breaks me EVERTIME is "Brother fought brother", this song speaks of our battle, very ugly and painful, havent spoken with my son since 💔😢
How bout now?
Literally heard them for the first time tonight because of a friend’s FB post. Wow
Why does this song make me weep?
Amazing song! So beautiful and full of meaning! I just love these guys...
This song is perfect for what is happening in America right now!
truth
Whats happening in America?
I love the civil war 1800s feel.
the reason this energy does rule the planet cause most have lost connection with there soul
their, but, yeah.
Beautiful
I'm sorry but this is a masterpiece. No questions. No doubt.
Just discovered these two. I can't wait until they come play in the PNW
I wish i was southerner! Y'all should be proud of your culture! It's really genuinely beautiful culture you got! I love you southerners!!
JACK DOLAH why thank you. RHEC
We might talk slow, drink sweet tea, kiss our sisters, love NASCAR, and have horrible education systems but we is are smrt!
Jason Smelski As an individual who knows multiple Professors, studies American History, and specifically the Civil War. Along with other subjects like Political Science, economics, psychology, and sociology. I like the melody but it brings the wrong message and the lyrics aren’t correct in regards to history. Saying pride goes over history. Well there was a reason, and is a reason people can have pride, there is nothing wrong with that. It wasn’t of oppression or hatred regarding the topic of slavery. I’m not a hateful person and neither were the Veterans that you’d talk too in the early 20th Century. Neither are a great deal of individuals who understand. There’s a great book on Nathaniel Bedford Forrest and the KKK. Also the LOC that gives facts why the south really went to war, which wasn’t Slavery. I’ve also read thousands and thousands of letters. You’d be surprised In the context Union Soldiers talked of blacks just as you would Confederate soldiers. Reasons of why people enlisted. Plus people don’t fully understand slavery in our own country let alone internationally, like England for example. What was going on in 1860 and the 20 years prior. Definitely not worth getting in a negative debate but as someone who wants to preserve history as a professor, writer, for “what actually happened”, versus memory “what we think happened and how we perceive it” I notice a great deal of this. It doesn’t help with the media either confusing the situation even further. Gary Gallagher and Professor Tom Clemens say the same thing. Keep an open mind, look towards the facts and information. Check out my Instagram if interested in knowing first hand knowledge on the Civil War. Issiah Bernaiche, thank you! Peace and love.
Buck Buchanan every damn thing
Well thank you very much Sir! Greetings from South Carolina!
Gives me Colorado vibes
Front porch music" 🎶
Same here
This is a wonderful song but what the hell is he singing about? "The day that old Warren died hate should have gone with him" What exactly is the "hate" that Joseph Warren had?
I believe it's a reference to an officer in the American Civil War. That means the hate could have been for the northern states.
@@caitlincrowell5685 But he was in the Revolutionary war, not the civil war. Warren was lived in the 1700s, not the 1800s.
Hate isn't always a matter of race or colour... Sometimes it's just about freedom. (Yeah...I spelled color correctly ;-)
Superb!
This is an absolutely amazing song.
As I taste the salt from my tears . I closed my eyes & instantly Remembered!!! Why R U Here? And I Remembered that I'm here to bring the FIRE!!!!
I've known rivers: I've known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human blood in human veins. My soul has grown deep like the rivers.-Langston Hughes; my prelude to the rain..be easy everyone of yall
Can't wait to see you on The Farm this year!
I'm a POD Manager at Bonnaroo, but they also came to the theatre in my hometown that I work out and I saw their show and met them. They're lovely, can't wait for them to grace the farm with their audible love♥
Again so impressive with the mellow harmonic sound heartfelt.
Sharing this today...beautifully appropriate for our burnin reality of late.
Hearts on fire around the world today. Rest in peace Mr. FLOYD
Amen
Yeah it’s not like he pointed his gun at the head of a pregnant woman. George Floyd was a bad person, I’d say Trump is a bad person and in general the entire political class is full of bad people. We need a new generation of heroes.
@@nathanverster3301 take that trash somewhere else, you totally missed the whole point of the song and comment.
The Pandemic struck and spread far and wide
Indiscriminately took thousands of our loved ones’ lives
And half of the nation stayed defiant and refused to believe
It should have been different
It could have been easy
But politicians ignored it all for the sake of the economy
Now here we are,
Forsaken in the Wildfire.
You're joking, right?
I just found this band and I don’t regret any of it.! ❤️
This song is so beautiful it makes me want to cry every time it’s such a peaceful melody and it’s definitely going to live on as the most beautiful song I’ve head in this day and age
They just tried to rise again
I dunno what it is about that live at the mansion gig set.
I rate it over the official audio.
Can anyone tell me if that recording is true live?
Because we love that version in Northwest Tasmania.
Peace.
What an incredible song. Brilliantly written. Nuanced. Patient. But so powerful. I am a southern son too and I know this situation first hand. Absolutely beautiful and insightful song. Everyone should hear this.
"Pride has a way of holding too firm to history and it burns"...exactly
Love the Mandolin.
Loved this song on NPR.... Jesus bless
Amaizng ever thank you so beautiful