Yep! This my childhood TOP song. This song is year 2001. :)) And it still beat my speakers everywhere and new 'youngtimers' will listen to this song, even if they don`t want to. Love this song!! My childhood!
So true. To me it was like most of the stuff they did went understood by to many. If only people would have seen the messages behind there music just imagine how different there careers could have had much more of an impact
Oodles Loodles I was literally just pointing out the irony. Not negatively. TBH it is kind of a nice sign for humanity that positivity is taken from a song such as this. Sorry if it came off as me being a cunt. ;)
This song was written in 45 minutes. When Sonny and the guys were recording for a new album, there was a school shooting that took place 1 miles from the recording studio in San Diego, CA. Everything went into lock-down around them. The guys had kids in school, they got together and prayed for the situation that was taking place. Sonny then went to a corner in the studio and starting praying and writing, 30 minutes later Sonny emerged to share the lyrics that had been laid on his heart, and the guys starting putting down the music and it all came together in 45 to 50 minutes total. Go God.
@ righteous I do know it was written due to a couple of high school shootings. Santana High school in Santee (SD), CA which is where they were in the studio and Columbine High school. As far as the song being written in that amount of time is anyone's guess. From my understanding, Sonny was driving when he noticed the helicopter and emergency vehicles heading towards the HS. Regardless if it took 45 minutes, 45 hours or 45 days to write, it is and will be 1 of the best songs written about what some of our youth are currently going through or have gone through.
Damn well said brother. The opening to this song and Southtown are forever in my bones, sometimes it just rolls into my head and my foot starts shaking to it. It's never left me since I heard it back in the day, I'm 31 now. This band is amazing.
@@samuelr8174 southtown! ive never seen POD live but in 2017 I went to facedown fest. War of Ages played who is from where POD is kinda from and Sonny came out to do a cover of southtown with them. totally unexpectedly. it was so damn cool!
I was 20 when this song came out, my brother was 21. I lost my brother few years back, it was his favourite song till he died. I miss him when listening to this song. 😞
Payable On Death isn't Nu-Metal man, they're Christian Metal with Hip-Hop influence thanks to Eek-A-Mouse joining up for several songs with them. I Disagree about Nu-metal aging too, all the issues most of the bands within the genre are still present to this day and getting worse. In a way, what was said in the early 2000s are even more impactful now.
This song takes me back to days when I was a teenager and lived in a home with no electricity and having a abusive father who didn’t care of me and did what you never do to a daughter now i find my daughter that’s 7 years listening to it and I cry every time because am happy that I kept my promise I will never give up and my daughter will never go through what I did
Love this! I’m so happy how strong you endured your younger years, and how you chose to not make your daughter another statistic of abuse. You are truly inspiring!
@@robertgabrielli220 I was going to say Robert, wasn't the inspiration for this song were the shootings in San Diego? Santana High, and the shooting at a fast food place. For us in SoCal this touches home a little too close.
I’ve actually heard that this track was written on the day of the March 5th Santana High School shooting as the band was headed to a studio to record just a few blocks from the school when they caught word of what happened.
@@yaboikungpowfuckfinger7697 actually they already had it written before that happened. After they seen the media reports they allowed the song to be adopted for CHS high school massacre
@@shawnwalkom6035 Since you seem to be struggling with the meaning of words, here ya go. Religion - 1) The belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods. 2) A particular system of faith and worship.
dave bcf me struggling? Lol you obviously have comprehension problems since you misread my comments. Christianity isn’t a religion it’s the foundation for a personal relationship with Jesus. I don’t have a belief in Jesus, I have a working relationship with Him aka not religion. I can read magazines about Lebron James even a biography, watch all his games but do I really know him? Now if i go to his house and spend time with him and we exchange phone numbers and talk to each other we have a relationship big difference
Songs like this. Society: "Meh." WAP. Society: "Oh yes Cardi B you Queen slay it girl. Speak that truth." Yeah society is truly and utterly fucked big time.
I mean, this song was big when it came out. Charted in 15 countries, cracked #18 on the Top 40, and was even nominated for a Grammy. A lot of the pop audience nowadays would either barely remember this song or not have even been born when this released.
Ive loved this song since I was a teenager I grew up in New Zealand with no school shootings. I only just realized he was talking about a school shootings. It's deep and we had one shooting in a mosqu and that was traumatic I can't imagine living in America .I think somebody better pray for America. If it was my country I would not stand for that . It's not normal
Young Pug those topics are present, but the actual subject matter they are used to represent is the hypothetial mentalities of the shooters and some of hypothetical victims. And yes, it is inspired directly by the Columbine and Santana school shootings that too place in the 1990s. By the bands own accord this is the case. that doesn’t mean that can’t cause people to relate in their respective ways.
POD was recording this album in 2001, when taking a break they heard sirens a few blocks from them & Santana High Shlooter! They wrote this song, sums up Youth of The Nation! Alive & Boom have epic videos!
Pearl Jam's "Jeremy " is pretty similar. (also an amazing song) Based on a true story about a kid who was bullied with a pretty heart hitting back story of neglect and such, the song is literally about him going into class one day and shooting him self in font of his class. Its rough but an amazing song that sends an important message which Pearl Jam delivers humbly. (if that's a fair statement)
This is a band of Christians. Listen to that greatness! Christ is exalted. It’s good to see a band use their gifts from The Creator God for good and not selfishness. God bless.
@@scottferrell2806 I always thought their hip hop influences were one of their strong points. Especially their songs that have a more hip hop flavor. I say that, because they cover rap, rock, metal, hip hop, and reggae stylings very fluidly.
Just watched your reaction. This is a powerful song. I was moved by it when my son introduced me to it years ago. It's still relevant today. Keep doing what you're doing. These reviews help bring people together. It also does this old man's heart good to see the music I've listened to for so many years keep living and entertaining new people. Blessings and peace.
this song should be played in an auditorium at the beginning of every school year from grade 7 up. Video put up on the big screen and the students provided with the lyrics and followed by a q and a about what they saw and heard. This shit is heavy and real and in your face. LONG LIVE POD and their message
I remember where I was the exact time I heard this song. I was in high school and columbine had already happened. I was a lost youth. I already was into the band but still 15 years later it still gives me goosebumps. This song was the 2000s version of "Jeremy" by pearl jam. (If you haven't reacted you should.) I believe there's more to this song but Jeremy is just as powerful .
This song gives me chills every time, thanks for reacting to this. I saw them perform this live years ago & they brought up a bunch of kids to sing the last chorus, it was haunting
This song is so real life. It hurts to know life is so cruel. This band is telling the world something has to change. And that takes you me our hearts must change. Remembering a great man said. LOVE ONEANOTHER AS I HAVE LOVED YOU. AND THEN I WILL KNOW YOU.. LOVE SO SIMPLE, SO FREE. THAT MAN WAS. JESUS!
The drum kick is Deadly!! And lyrics are extremely Heavy ! One best track in 90's San Diego style !! All the youth souls may they travel well to our heavenly Father 🙏
Jamel, these guys are considered Christian Rock/nu-metal; I'm an agnostic and have been my whole life, but these guys rock hard, sound good, and their music also inspires me spiritually. In a similar vein, yet great in their own right, I'd recommend Thousand Foot Krutch as well. I've seen them both live multiple times, and they are both the Real Deal Holyfield. A quick comment as an aside, Katy Perry seemingly got a big break as a POD backup singer. Give it a RUclips search, and you can catch her playing backup singer/dancer on a Tonight Show performance by POD well before she was a household name.
POD Youth of the Nation 2001. Good choice. Forgot about this one. Request: Bisso na Bisso G.Diamond channel. Rap from the Congo Band from around 1999 Song. Early- mid 2000's ?
I really connected to this song when I was a teen because this is how I felt. Very suicidal and not feeling heard or loved. I made it through. But to all of those who didn’t.. I hurt for you. Rest In Peace.
Incredibly deep and powerful song. I love music and art and film and I can absolutely see an incredibly powerful and devastating film being made by just adapting the lyrics here.
When it was on the radio it got wore out. But it is a timeless song! I always get emo with this one because I was like really young when it came out and times for youth are more tough than ever! Music is a good outlet!
I remember when I bought their hit multiplatinum album Satellite and how amazed I was by it......i remember listening to the album on a sunny day and looking outside of my window and feeling so connected with the world because I knew that millions of others were listening to the same album at the very same time as I did
Tourniquet - Pathogenic Ocular Dissonance Bride - Psychedelic Super Jesus Mortification - Scrolls of the Megilloth Living Sacrifice - Flatline Deliverance - Weapons of Our Warfare
Third Eye Blind has a ton of songs that would be really interesting to see reactions to. Definitely one of those bands that produce deceivingly poppy sounding songs that are not as upbeat when you actually listen to the lyrics.
Most people do not know that P.O.D. is actually Christian based and therefore all of their songs are about truth and positivity. They have been around for a long time,, i was listening to them in the early 90s. Great sound and message!
I came here to see your reaction to one of my favorite songs that I haven't heard in a while and I just realized that I almost became one of the people POD described in the song. So weird because I listened to their music constantly when I was 11 yo and they helped me get through shitty times but over the years I ended up representing one of the characters in this song. It hit me hard. Thank you for this reaction.
This song is actually Futures out our nation right now as kids are being bullied and people are taking those kids are just trying to fit in with the crowds and can't so those people try to change their lives to do so and this is what is happening to our nation right now kids are literally retaliating and shooting other kid why because they don't feel like they fit in and tired of being bullied listen to the lyrics this song plays out the future look at all the mass shootings that have happened in Colleges and Schools this song pointed it out
Also I want to suggest this band All That Remains Songs: Two Weeks, This Calling, What if I was Nothing, Asking Too Much, This will probably not end well, Everything's Wrong, Forever in Your hands and Madness
Amen brother. I did a youth lead service at our church one day and I featured this song because of how powerful it was for me. Thanks for your comments and your positive Joyeuse attitude. I enjoy your videos and your insight. I don’t get why people have to have keyboard courage and run their mouth’s just to be negative. It does nothing to the human spirit from a positive standpoint. Keep up the good work regardless of the likes or dislikes for that matter.
This song is almost 20 years old and ain't a damn thing changed.
T3h P33j nope. Its gotten worse.
Yep! This my childhood TOP song. This song is year 2001. :)) And it still beat my speakers everywhere and new 'youngtimers' will listen to this song, even if they don`t want to. Love this song!! My childhood!
The good old music dude!!! Sound fresh
I recall this album came out on 9/11 that same year. Felt fitting for such a tragic time to have such a powerful album.
Some kids they talk about in this video have kids that age themselves.
Always felt this song was so underrated.
For me it seems like their whole music career they were underrated :(
So true. To me it was like most of the stuff they did went understood by to many. If only people would have seen the messages behind there music just imagine how different there careers could have had much more of an impact
Very true buti liked it cause even though it was mainstreamed it was so underrated that it was almost underground. To me anyways
Underrated? C’mon this song and this video was massively on the radio and on mtv at its time. I personally get to know POD because of this song
The "Christian" label turned alot of secular fans off. Too bad...
Great song by a band not afraid to spread truth and positivity. If you haven't reacted to "Alive" by POD it's another good one. Peace and Love to all.
"Alive" is a good one.
I agree with this recommended reaction as well.
Odd place for the comment even if you’re right. A song about a school shooting I mean xD
@@RennyBQUEEN your comment makes no sense ... so what's your actual point?
Oodles Loodles I was literally just pointing out the irony. Not negatively. TBH it is kind of a nice sign for humanity that positivity is taken from a song such as this. Sorry if it came off as me being a cunt. ;)
This World need more music and messages like this, we are in wrong direction.
We really are I miss what music used to mean
Try VOB, God allow me please to play music. Hijab girl with metal band.
This song was written in 45 minutes. When Sonny and the guys were recording for a new album, there was a school shooting that took place 1 miles from the recording studio in San Diego, CA. Everything went into lock-down around them. The guys had kids in school, they got together and prayed for the situation that was taking place. Sonny then went to a corner in the studio and starting praying and writing, 30 minutes later Sonny emerged to share the lyrics that had been laid on his heart, and the guys starting putting down the music and it all came together in 45 to 50 minutes total. Go God.
Love was/is the answer to every situation Sonny sang about. In 1 John 4, it says that God is Love!
Beyond art
Any way to confirm this ?
"God" lol... yeah I'm sure God is the reason all the good things happened and he is not the reason that all these horrible things happen
@ righteous I do know it was written due to a couple of high school shootings. Santana High school in Santee (SD), CA which is where they were in the studio and Columbine High school. As far as the song being written in that amount of time is anyone's guess. From my understanding, Sonny was driving when he noticed the helicopter and emergency vehicles heading towards the HS. Regardless if it took 45 minutes, 45 hours or 45 days to write, it is and will be 1 of the best songs written about what some of our youth are currently going through or have gone through.
This song came out about 19 years ago, I was 13 - the youth of the nation. I'm 32 and this song applies to the current youth of the nation.... So sad!
Damnnn 19 years passed, im same age as u
Same age here.
Almost 20 year . Album came out on 9/11/2001
Same here. Man, miss my youth and I agree with you!
I remember this to my first year at high school
It’s been years but the intro bass and drums are still iconic and always in my head
Damn well said brother. The opening to this song and Southtown are forever in my bones, sometimes it just rolls into my head and my foot starts shaking to it. It's never left me since I heard it back in the day, I'm 31 now. This band is amazing.
@@samuelr8174 southtown! ive never seen POD live but in 2017 I went to facedown fest. War of Ages played who is from where POD is kinda from and Sonny came out to do a cover of southtown with them. totally unexpectedly. it was so damn cool!
I was the "youth of the nation" when this song came out, it was a favorite of mine back then and still is to this day. Such a good song.
🙌🏽
I was 20 when this song came out, my brother was 21. I lost my brother few years back, it was his favourite song till he died. I miss him when listening to this song. 😞
Goodness this comment hit me hard... I was as well, and nothing changed it got worse.
Unlike a lot of nu-metal, This song aged very well
Which is sad as fuck if you think about it.
Not in a good way. But a realistic way that will never change.
You could only find them in the Christian section at the cd store back in the day.
As a snob metalhead a-hole as I am: This song is really good. Period.
Payable On Death isn't Nu-Metal man, they're Christian Metal with Hip-Hop influence thanks to Eek-A-Mouse joining up for several songs with them. I Disagree about Nu-metal aging too, all the issues most of the bands within the genre are still present to this day and getting worse. In a way, what was said in the early 2000s are even more impactful now.
This song takes me back to days when I was a teenager and lived in a home with no electricity and having a abusive father who didn’t care of me and did what you never do to a daughter now i find my daughter that’s 7 years listening to it and I cry every time because am happy that I kept my promise I will never give up and my daughter will never go through what I did
🙌
I'm sorry you went through that but you came out stronger and wiser ❤
Love this! I’m so happy how strong you endured your younger years, and how you chose to not make your daughter another statistic of abuse. You are truly inspiring!
Thank you all ❤️
Keep up the good work momma
This track is from 2001. Columbine was one of the inspirations for the track.
P.O.D are San Diego natives the Santana High School and Granite hills shootings were the other two. They happened March 5th and March 22nd, 2001.
@@robertgabrielli220 I was going to say Robert, wasn't the inspiration for this song were the shootings in San Diego? Santana High, and the shooting at a fast food place. For us in SoCal this touches home a little too close.
I’ve actually heard that this track was written on the day of the March 5th Santana High School shooting as the band was headed to a studio to record just a few blocks from the school when they caught word of what happened.
@@yaboikungpowfuckfinger7697 actually they already had it written before that happened. After they seen the media reports they allowed the song to be adopted for CHS high school massacre
Fun fact : P.O.D. Stands for Payable on Death. They are a Christian Rock band.
One of the many great Christina bands coming out of So Cal in the 90s and one of the few that broke through to have mainstream success
Religion is poison
Jeff Spicoli christianity isn’t about religion it’s about a relationship with your Creator
@@shawnwalkom6035 Since you seem to be struggling with the meaning of words, here ya go.
Religion -
1) The belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.
2) A particular system of faith and worship.
dave bcf me struggling? Lol you obviously have comprehension problems since you misread my comments. Christianity isn’t a religion it’s the foundation for a personal relationship with Jesus. I don’t have a belief in Jesus, I have a working relationship with Him aka not religion.
I can read magazines about Lebron James even a biography, watch all his games but do I really know him? Now if i go to his house and spend time with him and we exchange phone numbers and talk to each other we have a relationship big difference
This song makes me cry and gives me chills every time I hear it! Nothing has changed!!!! So sad we never learn
You should have learned by now that tragedy will never go away.
Pray to your God, the end is nigh.
"Those who do not learn from the past, are condemned to repeat it..."
SADLY it has, FOR THE WORST
And yes some of us have not LEARNED ANYTHING!!!🥺
Jim Jones?@@youtubecommenter2527
One with a great vibe like this is "Everlast - What It's Like" you would love it
Please yall make this comment explode. I said the same thing❤️
Songs like this.
Society: "Meh."
WAP.
Society: "Oh yes Cardi B you Queen slay it girl. Speak that truth."
Yeah society is truly and utterly fucked big time.
I mean, this song was big when it came out. Charted in 15 countries, cracked #18 on the Top 40, and was even nominated for a Grammy. A lot of the pop audience nowadays would either barely remember this song or not have even been born when this released.
Nothing rock is mainstream anymore. Just shallow pop music.
I haven't heard most of these Songs in years.
I feel like I'm on this journey with you Jamel aka Jamal.
one of my favorites as a kid. crazy how its still relevant today
There's nothing more gratifying to an artist than to touch and impact a soul to it's core.
Ive loved this song since I was a teenager I grew up in New Zealand with no school shootings. I only just realized he was talking about a school shootings. It's deep and we had one shooting in a mosqu and that was traumatic I can't imagine living in America .I think somebody better pray for America. If it was my country I would not stand for that . It's not normal
This song holds a special place in my heart.
This song brings out highschool memories. I have to confess, even 20 years later song is marvellous!
It’s about the columbine shooting so I hope not
Young Pug those topics are present, but the actual subject matter they are used to represent is the hypothetial mentalities of the shooters and some of hypothetical victims. And yes, it is inspired directly by the Columbine and Santana school shootings that too place in the 1990s. By the bands own accord this is the case. that doesn’t mean that can’t cause people to relate in their respective ways.
In these times of fear and paranoia your videos are a nice way to ease the mind
POD was recording this album in 2001, when taking a break they heard sirens a few blocks from them & Santana High Shlooter! They wrote this song, sums up Youth of The Nation! Alive & Boom have epic videos!
Wendy Shank Truth
Pearl Jam's "Jeremy " is pretty similar. (also an amazing song) Based on a true story about a kid who was bullied with a pretty heart hitting back story of neglect and such, the song is literally about him going into class one day and shooting him self in font of his class. Its rough but an amazing song that sends an important message which Pearl Jam delivers humbly. (if that's a fair statement)
Jeremy spoke in class today!!
This is a band of Christians. Listen to that greatness! Christ is exalted. It’s good to see a band use their gifts from The Creator God for good and not selfishness. God bless.
Nu Metal gets a bad rap, no pun intended, but i think it actually holds up allright.
I think the artists that approached it the right way were the ones that had the staying power.... Korn, POD, and a few others had it right...
These guys put out good messages for sure. I couldn’t stand any kind of rap until I heard guys like this. They opened my mind.
@@scottferrell2806
Rage against the machine did it first. And better.
@@scottferrell2806 I always thought their hip hop influences were one of their strong points. Especially their songs that have a more hip hop flavor. I say that, because they cover rap, rock, metal, hip hop, and reggae stylings very fluidly.
@@purplebeard1526 Linkin Park & Jay Z mashup album was fantastic
Just watched your reaction. This is a powerful song. I was moved by it when my son introduced me to it years ago. It's still relevant today. Keep doing what you're doing. These reviews help bring people together. It also does this old man's heart good to see the music I've listened to for so many years keep living and entertaining new people. Blessings and peace.
This song gets me every time. Give What it’s like by Everlast a chance too.
Love that song
Yes, also like his "Stone In My Hand"
Everlast absolutely.
Pretty trippy I've been watching both videos last few weeks .. Both very powerful and deep.. Great songs.
Exactly one of best songs ever
When they do this song in concert, they put the mic out for the audience to sing the chorus. Everyone feels it! Amazing!
this song should be played in an auditorium at the beginning of every school year from grade 7 up. Video put up on the big screen and the students provided with the lyrics and followed by a q and a about what they saw and heard. This shit is heavy and real and in your face. LONG LIVE POD and their message
I remember where I was the exact time I heard this song. I was in high school and columbine had already happened. I was a lost youth. I already was into the band but still 15 years later it still gives me goosebumps.
This song was the 2000s version of "Jeremy" by pearl jam. (If you haven't reacted you should.) I believe there's more to this song but Jeremy is just as powerful .
Literally always think of Jeremy when I hear this, good lookin out too 🙌🏽
This song gives me chills every time, thanks for reacting to this. I saw them perform this live years ago & they brought up a bunch of kids to sing the last chorus, it was haunting
this song was one of those songs that always gave me goosebumps cause it has such a powerful message. Great reaction man.
Preaching truth through music.
P.O.D. putting this song together is the definition of "Capturing lightning in a bottle".Good for them.
This song is so real life. It hurts to know life is so cruel. This band is telling the world something has to change. And that takes you me our hearts must change. Remembering a great man said.
LOVE ONEANOTHER AS I HAVE LOVED YOU. AND THEN I WILL KNOW YOU..
LOVE SO SIMPLE, SO FREE. THAT MAN WAS.
JESUS!
P.O.D. Southtown my man!!!
Yes!!!
YES!!!!
Yes, one of my favorites also the song they did with Ekamouse without Jah nothing, The song they did with Matisyahu Strength of my life.
Great song!!!
Yes, pretty please!
POD has some great songs with some deep lyrics
*We are, we are... the youth of the nation*
This song always gives me chills.. even after all these years
The drum kick is Deadly!! And lyrics are extremely Heavy !
One best track in 90's San Diego style !!
All the youth souls may they travel well to our heavenly Father 🙏
Never knew that when this song came out, how relevant it would still be today.
Jamel, these guys are considered Christian Rock/nu-metal; I'm an agnostic and have been my whole life, but these guys rock hard, sound good, and their music also inspires me spiritually. In a similar vein, yet great in their own right, I'd recommend Thousand Foot Krutch as well. I've seen them both live multiple times, and they are both the Real Deal Holyfield.
A quick comment as an aside, Katy Perry seemingly got a big break as a POD backup singer. Give it a RUclips search, and you can catch her playing backup singer/dancer on a Tonight Show performance by POD well before she was a household name.
Ryan M not Christian Rock homie.. just positive music
Looks like you enjoyed this one. Check out P.O.D's "Boom"
This ☝️
Lol. I recommended this as well.
The music video is hilarious.
I would recommend as well.
Love the video for it too
The song that changed my life was "Satellite" I think its one of their best. This song is the song that made them famous...along with BOOM
S-s-s-satellite!
Smoking hot satellite
Being in my late 20s this song meant so much to me growing up!! So sad to see how music changed so much yes this song is deep deep!! Love P.O.D
Timeless song and message..
Check out "Southtown" by them, it was there first hit and still rocks to this day.
Love Southtown and also Teachers i thrashed this CD in my early 20's
Bru POD and System of a Down Toxicity were my first CD’s I ever purchased dope
Fuzzy, I think both came out the same week in 01.
Mine was weird al bad hair day, in the good ol' pre 9/11 days
Did we just become best friends?
Christopher Fowler ruclips.net/video/3-ZUDtaGf3I/видео.html
These guys are still making great music today :) Great band and great people.
I’m 36 now and this song till this day hits me and makes me cry. I been bullied my whole life and I to thought of suicide. I cry because I understand
POD Youth of the Nation
2001.
Good choice. Forgot about this one.
Request: Bisso na Bisso
G.Diamond channel.
Rap from the Congo
Band from around 1999
Song. Early- mid 2000's ?
Love it! Do P.O.D. "Alive" next. That is a classic video!
I really connected to this song when I was a teen because this is how I felt. Very suicidal and not feeling heard or loved. I made it through. But to all of those who didn’t.. I hurt for you. Rest In Peace.
Love P.O.D. glad I found that you did a reaction!
RIP Gun Violence victims 🙏
I've heard this song 1000 times but today it gave me chills.
POD reactions:
- Here comes the boom
- Alive
- School of Hard Knocks
Southtown
Romeo Oscar Bravo The new dad rock
Going in blind is another good one.
South town, Set It Off
Yes, Southtown.
I didn't realize there was anyone who hadn't heard this song before
Incredibly deep and powerful song. I love music and art and film and I can absolutely see an incredibly powerful and devastating film being made by just adapting the lyrics here.
Great reaction brother. This song needs to make a comeback today. God knows this generation needs it 💯
Wore out many cd listening to this! My life was once headed on the wrong track. Music has brought me out of alot. May it always continue!
Amazing song. It was contemporary and prescient at the same time and unfortunately not enough people were listening. 😔
When it was on the radio it got wore out. But it is a timeless song! I always get emo with this one because I was like really young when it came out and times for youth are more tough than ever! Music is a good outlet!
Seen them at a all ages festival type concert. When they performed this song they had all the kids come on stage and sing with them.
I thought I was old when I turned 22. Never thought I'd live that long. I cry every time I hear this song.
there is so much p.o.d to listen to, its a rabbit hole that you should def go down
I remember when I bought their hit multiplatinum album Satellite and how amazed I was by it......i remember listening to the album on a sunny day and looking outside of my window and feeling so connected with the world because I knew that millions of others were listening to the same album at the very same time as I did
pillar - bring me down
skillet - monster
blindside - pitiful
thousand foot krutch - war of change
Tourniquet - Pathogenic Ocular Dissonance
Bride - Psychedelic Super Jesus
Mortification - Scrolls of the Megilloth
Living Sacrifice - Flatline
Deliverance - Weapons of Our Warfare
I was in high school when this album came out and it blew my mind. The whole album was amazing.
It came out in 2001. I’m really glad you got to hear this song. 19 years later and still a favorite.
I get chills every time I hear this song. Very powerful like you said.
There's also this song by P.O.D - "Goodbye For Now" where the then unknown Katy Perry sing backup vocal and can be seen near the end of the video.
Third Eye Blind - Semi Charmed Kind of Life and Jumper
Motorcycle Drive By, How's it Going to Be, and Slow Motion too!
Third Eye Blind has a ton of songs that would be really interesting to see reactions to. Definitely one of those bands that produce deceivingly poppy sounding songs that are not as upbeat when you actually listen to the lyrics.
@@MC-uj5gg oh absolutely! They have a great catalog of songs
A must
POD has been telling straight Truth from the beginning... Christ Exalting !
Although I do not agree with religion as a whole. P.O.D been spitting out truth and fire music since theve been around.
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Yep! They are a Christian nu metal band. Full of good music. Not shoving it down your throat just spreading the love!
So true!
@@m3rkbullw0rm48 im glad you kept it real and positive...im not Christian but i have love. This song disturbs me in a good way. Wake up america.
Most people do not know that P.O.D. is actually Christian based and therefore all of their songs are about truth and positivity. They have been around for a long time,, i was listening to them in the early 90s. Great sound and message!
This is just a pure masterpiece. Love you p.o.d.
You might not know this but these guys made a song with Katy Perry.
P.O.D - Goodbye For Now
That's my favorite song by them and sleeping awake.
Actually...she sang backup on that song.
Still listen to that song all the time
P. O. D - Their song Beautiful is another song that has a powerful message about suicide. Check it out bro.
"Instead of taking the test, I took 2 to the chest"
Brother, listen to "Alive". It is very good. P.O.D is my favorite band and I'm happy to see you reacting to them.
Can't believe this is almost 20 years ago. It feels like it was yesterday.
This song is about a school shooting. How relevant even today.
I came here to see your reaction to one of my favorite songs that I haven't heard in a while and I just realized that I almost became one of the people POD described in the song. So weird because I listened to their music constantly when I was 11 yo and they helped me get through shitty times but over the years I ended up representing one of the characters in this song. It hit me hard. Thank you for this reaction.
Love watching your reactions! Keep it up man! POD - "Alive" and "BOOM!"
And Satellite
Shivers every single time without fail, man this song hits so hard. RIP to all those who went too soon, may god rest your souls.
Great band, lucky to have seen them live a couple of times and the opportunity to meet them multiple times. Humbled peeps.
POD always had that sound that took you to a different level. Wish they would make a big comeback. Also Limp Bizkit
I was in my 20's when this song came out and I still think that it's a good song
Me too I was 23 time flies
@@shakarussanders9911 yes it does
@@lacyinmon1004 I had to think about it I was actually 24 😄
I was 19 and yes, time flies like crazy!
@@shakarussanders9911 I was 23 as well in 2001.
Check out Seether - "Fine Again" and Shinedown - "45" and "Save Me"
(And if you like Shinedown, also check out their song "Crow and the Butterfly")
I'm Kazakh. I am a Muslim. but I've known this song for 12 years and it's still on my phone.
Those guys have been around for a while and then never put out a bad disk... Love POD..
Never noticed when the lyrics, "There's got to be more to life than this" plays the lights from the car make a Cross. That is awesome!
Check out “Fundamental Elements of Southtown,” also by P.O.D. That was the first song and video that I saw from this band. Very cool.
"I wouldn't say a single word to them, I would listen to what they have to say and that's what no one did."
P.O.D. stands for Payable On Death and they were a Christian rock band from the early to the late 1990's.
This song is actually Futures out our nation right now as kids are being bullied and people are taking those kids are just trying to fit in with the crowds and can't so those people try to change their lives to do so and this is what is happening to our nation right now kids are literally retaliating and shooting other kid why because they don't feel like they fit in and tired of being bullied listen to the lyrics this song plays out the future look at all the mass shootings that have happened in Colleges and Schools this song pointed it out
Brings tears to my eyes everytime i hear it
un saludo desde Colombia/greetings from Colombia
REACT TO "THE DAY I TRIED TO LIVE - SOUNDGARDEN " PLEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASE
Also I want to suggest this band
All That Remains
Songs: Two Weeks, This Calling, What if I was Nothing, Asking Too Much, This will probably not end well, Everything's Wrong, Forever in Your hands and Madness
Amen brother. I did a youth lead service at our church one day and I featured this song because of how powerful it was for me. Thanks for your comments and your positive Joyeuse attitude. I enjoy your videos and your insight. I don’t get why people have to have keyboard courage and run their mouth’s just to be negative. It does nothing to the human spirit from a positive standpoint. Keep up the good work regardless of the likes or dislikes for that matter.
This is one of my favorite song. I'm a father of 6. This song hits home