Pills are a big problem in old Appalachia coal towns, much like meth in the Midwest and South West. Tons of small towns are being ruined by these epidemics but you'll never hear about it on the news.
@@Ephem13 yep. Lost two cousins back to back from this. They were siblings. They have one sister left that doesn’t touch the stuff. She’s got to be one of the strongest people I know. My family is from Appalachia and there really is a massive drug problem there.
I think the best thing about this song is the audience he intended it for. Its a small audience, but we love him for it. I had a very similar conversation with my dad before he passed. The world just kind of keeps on moving by while generations of Appalachians break their backs (my dad did the same) or get black lung providing for the family. All those broken down bodies meant that pain medication became insanely common in the home. The opioid crisis in eastern Kentucky, where I am from and where Tyler is from, is often ignored by mainstream media and especially Senator Mitch McConnell. My dad had to eat pain meds like skittles just to get out of bed everyday. And a lot of us Kentucky boys have had our history with addiction over the years. We all know too many people who have gone too soon from an overdose, suicide, or locked away for far too long all because of pills (percs and Xanax mostly). We watched friends and family become strangers that aren't to be trusted even though we still love them. Its a long hard road in these mountains. Watch Tyler's recent video on BLM and listen to the new song "long violent history".
My Pappaw hurt his back in the mines I’m from letcher county by the way and they messed up his back during surgery he was really mentally scarred from it because he didn’t know how he was gonna provide for his family all that you said is true
I don't agree. This message feels deep to everyone. It's very human, and we've ALL been touched in some way by addiction whether it's friends, family, or yourself. We all feel this. And most of us know what it feels like to grind for dollars on the hour, and to have something pushing us, and to sometimes forget what that is.
Finding Tyler Childers , Sturgill Simpson , Colter Wall, in 2021 ( I found most in 2019/2020) Is like finding the grunge scene in the 90s. So much raw talent .
That's a great comparison. Just like grunge changed and brought back rock for generations so has these 3 artists. Add Whiskey Meyers and BlackBerry Smoke to that list too
Eyyy, Texas Country “Red Dirt Country” been around a long damn time. Roger Creager, Pat Green, Jason Boland, Honeybrowne, Cross Canadian Ragweed, The Charlie Daniel’s Band, Wade Bowen, Cory Morrow, Kevin Fowler…etc. guess if you don’t know you don’t know.
I live in the same town as tyler childers. Actually know him and his wife. We are in the heart of the opiod epidemic here in eastern ky. Pills have destroyed us. That's what the line keep youre nose on the grindstone and out of the pills is referring to
All this is SO heavy and f’d up on SO many levels. From someone who feels life, who wants us to wake the F up, who can’t quite follow the crowd that wants to keep the shit at a distance so they can keep livin the ‘good’ life… Almost enough to take those anti sad pills that numb the shit in hopes of livin that ‘good’ life. But naaah…U can keep the ‘happy pills’ ill stay with caring and feelin life…even if it ain’t easy!!!
As someone from Appalachia (he’s from eastern Kentucky and I’m from West Virginia) this song has a lot of meaning especially about stayin outa the pills. Some town in the coal fields had population less than 1000 and at one time there was over a million OxyContin pills handed out by a single pharmacy...in one year!
That’s a fucking insane statistic 😳 Given the number of deaths and misery, could be argued that the opioid crisis and how it came about is tantamount to a crime against humanity
@@jabbawalkiie5019 Tyler is amazing no doubt. If you haven't yet check out Whiskey Myers. They're more of a southern rock band, that introduced me to Tyler Childers.
@@jabbawalkiie5019 that's because country today is influenced by pop. Childers brings back the Outlaw country from the olden days and it seems new and fresh but in reality it is just resurrected greatness.
Stevie idk if you know this, but this message has a direct correlation with the opioid crisis in most of Appalachia. Down here, telling your kids to “stay away from the pills” is more common than it should be
I've lived my whole life in the hills of eastern Kentucky Appalachia. Watching you react to this song the same way as I do made me feel very connected to you. It's rare for a hillbilly to feel seen by the rest of society. Thank you so much!!! Immediate subscribe
Country and hip hop are very similar in that a lot of complete trash makes it to the top of the radio plays but if you dig down to the good stuff you find really amazing art.
Tyler is awesome and struggled with addiction. They flooded Opioids to Appalachia like they did crack to the cities. He has so many good ones. Whitehouse Road, Lady May, Coal, Hard times, he gets super southern with some of the reference but he’s great! Thanks for covering...Maybe Jamey Johnson High Cost of Living or Whiskey Meyers tunes
Listen to Colter Wall “Devil Wears a suit and tie” the entrance is like this one, catch you off guard. “Thirteen silver dollars” and “Kate Mcannon” are both good story telling songs
Good ole KY boy from the hills. I've seen Childers live twice. He's Unique and in his own lane. If u get a chance to see him live, its worth every minute.
I’ma coal miner who’s been crushed several times, and I know what he means.. some of America’s best-black-white, don’t matter have become hooked on pills only because they went to work...broken dreams of wv...I played baseball in college and lived in the projects and worked with many black coal miners... we’re all just the same to be sure, God loves us all... gotta stay at it or the devil will stay after you.......Preston Lilly
Im glad I saw your comment, I took the lyric "out of the pills" because southern ohio is known for the prescription pill mills. I never thought about folks hurt in the mills. thanks for sharing
Childers is probably one of my favorite artists right now he's got alot of good song like white house road and checkout hard times. Super emotional and relatable.
“And out of the pills” is a reference to opioids which have overrun eastern ky where Tyler is from. “Daddy f***** up his back” is a reference to the coal mining industry in the area. The song is about his father hoping he can stay away from drugs and other trouble and do well enough to make it out of their small town.
Imagine if every piece of wisdom a man has to impart to his son is given in a single conversation. This song punches me in the gut every time I hear it.
Good stuff! I also think that it sounds like his Dad did get hooked on "the pills" since the song starts by saying "Daddy worked like a mule mining Pike County Coal. He fucked up his back and couldn't work anymore". Pain pull addiction is a bad epidemic in the US right now and if I'm not mistaken, Childers is from Kentucky right on the line of West Virginia which is coal county and I'm sure has lots of towns being torn apart by the opioid epidemic. Deep song - great review!
Born and raised in eastern ky and opioid epidemic is a way of life around here, chances are if you’re not a school teacher, hospital, police/ems, or coal you’re drawing checks for being “disabled” and dealing pills or even meth. Stuff really tears families apart around here and sadly you see it everyday in eastern ky (Tyler’s county is just one over from mine)
You nailed it man. I was born in Charleston and my blood runs deep in those mountains, I have family from Logan County to Harpers Ferry. The opioid epidemic has hit those mountain communities hard, theres tent cities on the Kanawha River from Charleston to Deep Water, all addicts man. I think a lot can be learned from situations like this, this is where the inner cities and the back country have A LOT in common. Same struggles, people just trying to survive and that takes its toll when so many attempts at a better life have been failures. When the deck is stacked against you, wrong choices are the easiest ones. I fought addiction for the better part of my life, Im 42 now and 2 years sober. I know the pain and struggle of addiction, my dad is a veteran and Ive watched the VA keep him addicted to opioids for 30 years now. He pulled the plug and quit cold turkey just a few weeks ago. The man is 70 years old and detoxed like somebody coming off heroin. We can already see a change in him, couldnt be more proud of him. Better late than never. This is America man, we need to take better care of one another.
Man, it’s crazy how a song can be interpreted so many ways. I always thought his pops got on them pills and then off again and he is telling Tyler to stay off of them but Tyler kinda struggles with any kind of drug to escape reality. I’m probably off but that’s how my mind works! I love the song no mater how it is. Love Tyler Childers period!
This is how I interpreted it bc this is what happened to my Dad. Broke his back and got addicted to pain pills and it went down hill from there. He still always taught me not to mess around with any of it though and still have your morals. I relate to this song so much.
My grandpa was from Hazzard KY. Very very very poor. My great grandma had my grandpa at 14 yrs old. Married at 14 seems unreal but that's the way is was then. He ran away and ended up in Chicago where he meet my Puerta rican grandma who ran away to Chicago. Family of runners.
Dude, you’re the example. Music touches, doesn’t matter who you are, when something touches base, you appreciate it. There’s sound, message, and the mix of the two and you exemplify it very well. I’d have a beer with you and listen to music.
Stevie, I was watching your response very carefully and you did not disappoint. I'm a Producer on the side of Soul, Jazz, Soul House Music, Neo Soul and I still recognise the beauty in this song. I'm so glad you are diversified in your opinion. Keep it up.
This is a real message in the coalfields of Eastern KY and the southern WV.. We have an epidemic pill problem that is affecting everyone's family! First time I have heard this song but is real as it gets!
Being from Eastern KY I can second this. He’s always been able to tell a story that explains the struggles of where we live and how much a grind it is just to survive at times.
I just subscribed because of this Tyler Childers video. But just wanted you to understand where we are from and how it applies to this particular song. We are from the tristate area where Kentucky,West Virginia, & Ohio meet. We are known for being the Overdose Capital of the US. A whole generation of kids (us) grew up and got addicted to opioids. There were so many pill mills (cash for prescriptions) in our area. I cant count how many people that i know have Overdosed and died. And yes it mostly started because we are a blue collar, hard labor type of community. You cant talk to anyone who either has been addicted or loves someone that is/was. So the lyrics "keep your nose on the grindstone and out of the pills"is pretty straight forward. His dad wanted him to get out of these hills and not become an addict like most of us were at one point or another.
Tyler Childers COAL. Give you a glimpse of what alot of miners go through in Appalachia. And how hard life is for us hillbillies in the mining industry.
Love that you mentioned the power of his voice and the power of the message! I never had words for why the songs which gave me goosebumps took longer to learn the lyrics lol another bit of power here which idek if Tyler Childers was aware of was his clothes.Those boots tell me this guy is flipping real. 😊 great vid
Stevie, my son introduced me to Tyler Childers. My son was killed last August. hit by a motorcycle while walking with his girlfriend, please listen and check out his other songs. The messages are heart breaking
This is the most honest reaction I've seen in years. Most these channels are fake and it's easy to spot. Awesome to see someone truly get emotional and motivated to discuss lyrics that inspire them to ponder.
I dunno, I’m not a young black man, but I can relate to the experience because the music paints a picture I can relate to. Music builds bridges between us.
You can identify as one no problem, everyone does it these days. There's people identify as gay unicorns so you being a young black man should be easy.
Both Tyler and Chris Stapleton were there on the ground, after the flood, helping people clean up. I grew up in Pike/Letcher counties. My papaw worked for Consolidation Coal Company for 45 years. My dad worked for Bethlehem Steele for 14 years, until they closed the mines. I left there in 1992 for a better life, but I will always miss those hills. Unfortunately, big pharma knew what was happening there and took advantage, flooding the area with opioids, using the people as test animals. My brother was a cop there for 14 years before leaving. He said once Kentucky initiated the pain clinics, all the drug paraphernalia was just replaced with Suboxone packages everywhere you look.
Just watched this again from you. I like your reaction. Tyler Childers just dropped a new album couple weeks ago. Gospel type, his way of course. The way of the triune God song and video is my favorite. If you're mom went to church as a child think she would like watching it too.
Tyler, Chris Stapleton, Loretta Lynn, and several others are from the same region here in Eastern KY. The song is raw and real. All dads here tell their sons here to Keep their nose on the Grindstone ( work hard and stay away from trouble ). The dad is basically messed up his back and probably going to a pain clinic and doesn't want his son killing his self in the mines, but the son is already on pills and feels helpless. Theres already been family impacted
Check out Colter Wall if your talking about a voice that will shock you try "Kate McCannon", "Devil wears a suit and tie" or "Fraulein feat Tyler Childers".... two of the most powerful voices in country music. Colter is more of a story teller..probably one of the best story tellers out there today. He has an uncanny ability to have you hanging on ever word and waiting for more of the story. Great channel!!!!! Keep up the great work.
Welcome to the future of country music bro. Glad you checked him out. Please do more Tyler, check out Colter Wall as well for mind melting lyrics and voice skills
I appreciate tf out of you for this reaction. I was not expecting it to be so positive but it lets me know my subscription to your channel was a good move. Real recognizes real.✌🏼
You are one of my two favorite reactors. I especially love when you appreciate people like Chris Stapleton, Marc Broussard, and Tyler Childress types. Artists who bring vocals and art to music. Thank you.
the whole song is about drug addiction being a huge problem in Appalachia. His dad struggled with a pill addiction after hurting his back. So he gave his son advice and said "focus on the grind and keep away from the drugs so you can make it out of these hills. Drug addiction will hurt the ones you love the most and you won't be able to repair the relationship."
Being from Southeast Kentucky, I can tell you this is 150% RAW and REAL. Coming from 3 generations of coal miners from Leslie, Perry, and Harlan Counties, here's how I take the meaning: So basically his dad was a miner, and more than likely the mine caved in with him in it, crushed his back and is now going to a pain clinic and taking percocet to just be able to get out of bed. Hes also burned bridges in the family and his addiction is ripping his family apart. Hes telling Tyler to stay focused and dont follow his path with percocet addiction, but it's too late. He is battling his own demons and he cant find work ( basically feels hopeless ) His other song Hard Times kinda ties in with this.....or at least that's my opinion.
Hey brother, great pick for a song, one of my favorite artists. Check out his song “follow you to Virgi” and keep a Kleenex close. Man has amazing songs! Also check out colter wall.
Just came across this, liked and subscribed cause this dude is my freind...Tyler is no bullshit!!! The whole band is stupid good! Thanks for givin my homie a listen!
First time hearing this song. Was scrolling your page from Chris Stapleton reactions. Wow! Amazing singer and song! Great reaction as well! Also Chris Stapleton has new music out. Please react to Cold. It's amazing.
He's Kentucky 100% So am I and I think he lived a county over from me. But Tyler is the best representation of my State. Struggle, kindness and an overwhelming desire to have a good time
It’s crazy that this is probably one of his most powerful songs and arguably the most relatable to so many people considering all the reaction videos from different people on RUclips and yet it’s not on a single album that’s been pressed.
I’d love to see your reaction to Brooks and Dunn “I believe” music video. It’s a powerful message with one of the best country voices ever Ronnie Dunn. It’s country but I think you’ll appreciate it.
I have alot of respect for you and your reactions. We could not be more different in who we are...but we are very much alike in our thinking. Keep doing what you do, and being true to yourself.
I have found so much awesome music because of your videos. I've been sitting here for 3 freaking hours watching your reactions. I already know if you're watching it, it's gonna be good.
I can never just watch one of your reactions 😂 I'll come across one then 2 plus hours I snap out of it and realize I didn't do anything I was supposed to... oh well! Also you're the first "reaction channel" I've ever made a suggestion to and I have MANY bc I'm a music lover of basically all genre's 🎶🎶🎶 The reaction I just watched was Tyler Childers ( I haven't heard one of his yet that I didn't love) so it got me thinking that I needed to recommend Sturgill Simpson "You can have the Crown/ Some Days... Live at Sun King Brewery 😍 I'm a huge fan of country but only a handful of the newer "country" just ain't country to me but Tyler and Sturgill make my heart happy knowing that country's not completely dead yet💜 I'd love to see your reaction to Sturgill!!!
I've seen a few people suggest colter wall- Kate mccannon. Great song. It's a throw back to old school murder Ballards. Have to do the live session one.
Jonny Lang was my favorite blues singer in the 90s.WALKING AWAY was one of his best songs.Great lyrics.He was very young(15)when I saw him on tv playing with BB KING.check it out.
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this is real country music, seldom heard on radio
🎯
This is red dirt right here. Some of the best there is
Outlaw country
Yes. The corporate pop-country industry never does stuff like this.
Hell ya it is, warren zeiders is good to
Original 16 Brewery Sessions - Colter Wall - "Kate McCannon"
you wont be expecting his voice
Second this choice
Yup. Most def!
Love that song! Amazing “old country” style vocals with original strumming and a kick drum!
Or sleeping on the blacktop, or the devil wears a suit and tie
Colter wall devil wears a suit and tie...
Idk who knows this but tyler was actually addicted to pills and alcohol for almost 10 years and he's 6 months sober now
I do and I look up to him.
Pills are a big problem in old Appalachia coal towns, much like meth in the Midwest and South West. Tons of small towns are being ruined by these epidemics but you'll never hear about it on the news.
@@Ephem13 yep. Lost two cousins back to back from this. They were siblings. They have one sister left that doesn’t touch the stuff. She’s got to be one of the strongest people I know. My family is from Appalachia and there really is a massive drug problem there.
All the more reason to love Tyler.
yeah. love TC. And he speaks so much truth in his words. Hope he stays clean despite his new popularity.Shout out to stevie. much love!
Go down the Tyler Childers rabbit hole my guy! Songwriting at its finest
Fo realz
And dont forget sturgil simpson
Yes sir
Most definitely
I think the best thing about this song is the audience he intended it for. Its a small audience, but we love him for it. I had a very similar conversation with my dad before he passed. The world just kind of keeps on moving by while generations of Appalachians break their backs (my dad did the same) or get black lung providing for the family. All those broken down bodies meant that pain medication became insanely common in the home. The opioid crisis in eastern Kentucky, where I am from and where Tyler is from, is often ignored by mainstream media and especially Senator Mitch McConnell. My dad had to eat pain meds like skittles just to get out of bed everyday. And a lot of us Kentucky boys have had our history with addiction over the years. We all know too many people who have gone too soon from an overdose, suicide, or locked away for far too long all because of pills (percs and Xanax mostly). We watched friends and family become strangers that aren't to be trusted even though we still love them. Its a long hard road in these mountains. Watch Tyler's recent video on BLM and listen to the new song "long violent history".
don't give up America needs you and its time you all had the focus.
Thank you for sharing
Hell of a comment brother ^^
My Pappaw hurt his back in the mines I’m from letcher county by the way and they messed up his back during surgery he was really mentally scarred from it because he didn’t know how he was gonna provide for his family all that you said is true
I don't agree. This message feels deep to everyone. It's very human, and we've ALL been touched in some way by addiction whether it's friends, family, or yourself. We all feel this. And most of us know what it feels like to grind for dollars on the hour, and to have something pushing us, and to sometimes forget what that is.
Finding Tyler Childers , Sturgill Simpson , Colter Wall, in 2021 ( I found most in 2019/2020)
Is like finding the grunge scene in the 90s.
So much raw talent .
So true, the "outlaw scene" outside of Nashville is so full of raw talent it is like alot like the 90s grunge scene
Recent discovery of all that you described. It's so true, Im so happy that this side of country exists.
That's a great comparison. Just like grunge changed and brought back rock for generations so has these 3 artists. Add Whiskey Meyers and BlackBerry Smoke to that list too
Wish everyone could see this comment
Eyyy, Texas Country “Red Dirt Country” been around a long damn time. Roger Creager, Pat Green, Jason Boland, Honeybrowne, Cross Canadian Ragweed, The Charlie Daniel’s Band, Wade Bowen, Cory Morrow, Kevin Fowler…etc. guess if you don’t know you don’t know.
I live in the same town as tyler childers. Actually know him and his wife. We are in the heart of the opiod epidemic here in eastern ky. Pills have destroyed us. That's what the line keep youre nose on the grindstone and out of the pills is referring to
Yep. I'm from Martin County and it's so sad to see how much ugliness the pills have brought to the beauty of the hills.
Im a Native to Wolf County. I worked EMS in Lexington before pcsing to Fort Drum, and the opiod crisis has destroyed Kentucky.
From Breathitt and have lost friends to the pills.
All this is SO heavy and f’d up on SO many levels.
From someone who feels life, who wants us to wake the F up, who can’t quite follow the crowd that wants to keep the shit at a distance so they can keep livin the ‘good’ life…
Almost enough to take those anti sad pills that numb the shit in hopes of livin that ‘good’ life.
But naaah…U can keep the ‘happy pills’ ill stay with caring and feelin life…even if it ain’t easy!!!
As someone from Appalachia (he’s from eastern Kentucky and I’m from West Virginia) this song has a lot of meaning especially about stayin outa the pills. Some town in the coal fields had population less than 1000 and at one time there was over a million OxyContin pills handed out by a single pharmacy...in one year!
I'm from VA so ik what your saying
That’s a fucking insane statistic 😳
Given the number of deaths and misery, could be argued that the opioid crisis and how it came about is tantamount to a crime against humanity
I feel it. Wv born and raised too. Sad but true this is the truth that we grew up with
Tyler Childers - White House Road, is another great song by Tyler from the same music session as this Grindstone performance. hes brilliant
Get me higher than the grocery bill 🎶
Yes!!! 100% agree.
I'm not a country fan but Tyler Childers is different to me. He has a one of kind vibe with it. I hope he blows up and stays original.
@@jabbawalkiie5019 Tyler is amazing no doubt. If you haven't yet check out Whiskey Myers. They're more of a southern rock band, that introduced me to Tyler Childers.
@@jabbawalkiie5019 that's because country today is influenced by pop. Childers brings back the Outlaw country from the olden days and it seems new and fresh but in reality it is just resurrected greatness.
Billy strings- dust in a baggie. Kid is amazing on the guitar.
For sure man
The original not the new crap. He went to hippie.
100%
AGREED! HE IS #2 AFTER COLTER WALL
Hell yea
The reason this song hits so hard is because he sings from a place where he didn’t listen to his pops and he learned the hard way
It takes twice as long to build bridges you burned. Love it. Always sticks with me.
Stevie idk if you know this, but this message has a direct correlation with the opioid crisis in most of Appalachia. Down here, telling your kids to “stay away from the pills” is more common than it should be
Truth
true
Came here to say this
Another one about the crisis is “Oxycontin Blues” by Steve Earle. If you like this one, check that one out. Dark stuff.
Facts
I've lived my whole life in the hills of eastern Kentucky Appalachia. Watching you react to this song the same way as I do made me feel very connected to you. It's rare for a hillbilly to feel seen by the rest of society. Thank you so much!!! Immediate subscribe
Country musicians are, in my opinion, some of the greatest story tellers in music. They tell the story of loss, and hurt, joy, and life’s troubles.
Country and hip hop are very similar in that a lot of complete trash makes it to the top of the radio plays but if you dig down to the good stuff you find really amazing art.
Tyler is awesome and struggled with addiction. They flooded Opioids to Appalachia like they did crack to the cities. He has so many good ones. Whitehouse Road, Lady May, Coal, Hard times, he gets super southern with some of the reference but he’s great! Thanks for covering...Maybe Jamey Johnson High Cost of Living or Whiskey Meyers tunes
Listen to Colter Wall “Devil Wears a suit and tie” the entrance is like this one, catch you off guard. “Thirteen silver dollars” and “Kate Mcannon” are both good story telling songs
Good ole KY boy from the hills. I've seen Childers live twice. He's Unique and in his own lane.
If u get a chance to see him live, its worth every minute.
Long Violent History Tyler Childers has heart.
I came here to mention that
"A Long Violent History"-- a sound so old and lyrics so fresh that the Man in Black would do a cover of it.
Came out on my 30th birthday :)
Uncle Lucius Keep the wolves away would good to do.
Absolutely not. This song haunts me😂😂😂😂😂
It's a true story about his life
Absolutely!! 2 of my favorite songs. They both sing about the same thing.
Facts
That is one of the few songs that has actually brought me to tears.
I’ma coal miner who’s been crushed several times, and I know what he means.. some of America’s best-black-white, don’t matter have become hooked on pills only because they went to work...broken dreams of wv...I played baseball in college and lived in the projects and worked with many black coal miners... we’re all just the same to be sure, God loves us all... gotta stay at it or the devil will stay after you.......Preston Lilly
Everyone that works with coal is black at the end of the day no matter what color you are when you get there
Im glad I saw your comment, I took the lyric "out of the pills" because southern ohio is known for the prescription pill mills. I never thought about folks hurt in the mills. thanks for sharing
Shake the frost. Hands down best song by Tyler
I love watching people discover Tyler's music, I'm so glad you had a good experience with this song!
Childers is probably one of my favorite artists right now he's got alot of good song like white house road and checkout hard times. Super emotional and relatable.
This man is a top tier songwriter! Watched him play to rooms of 50-60 people, and I’m so proud of his success.
Tyler is perfection
I enjoyed watching your reaction to TYLER. He is the best!
Tyler is one of my favorites. So happy to see you do this one! He’s a phenomenal song writer, and obviously, the voice.
You won’t regret listening to Tyler Childers. Dude is amazing
“And out of the pills” is a reference to opioids which have overrun eastern ky where Tyler is from. “Daddy f***** up his back” is a reference to the coal mining industry in the area. The song is about his father hoping he can stay away from drugs and other trouble and do well enough to make it out of their small town.
Was waiting for someone to post that! Thanks
Imagine if every piece of wisdom a man has to impart to his son is given in a single conversation. This song punches me in the gut every time I hear it.
Good stuff! I also think that it sounds like his Dad did get hooked on "the pills" since the song starts by saying "Daddy worked like a mule mining Pike County Coal. He fucked up his back and couldn't work anymore". Pain pull addiction is a bad epidemic in the US right now and if I'm not mistaken, Childers is from Kentucky right on the line of West Virginia which is coal county and I'm sure has lots of towns being torn apart by the opioid epidemic. Deep song - great review!
Born and raised in eastern ky and opioid epidemic is a way of life around here, chances are if you’re not a school teacher, hospital, police/ems, or coal you’re drawing checks for being “disabled” and dealing pills or even meth. Stuff really tears families apart around here and sadly you see it everyday in eastern ky (Tyler’s county is just one over from mine)
You nailed it man. I was born in Charleston and my blood runs deep in those mountains, I have family from Logan County to Harpers Ferry. The opioid epidemic has hit those mountain communities hard, theres tent cities on the Kanawha River from Charleston to Deep Water, all addicts man. I think a lot can be learned from situations like this, this is where the inner cities and the back country have A LOT in common. Same struggles, people just trying to survive and that takes its toll when so many attempts at a better life have been failures. When the deck is stacked against you, wrong choices are the easiest ones. I fought addiction for the better part of my life, Im 42 now and 2 years sober. I know the pain and struggle of addiction, my dad is a veteran and Ive watched the VA keep him addicted to opioids for 30 years now. He pulled the plug and quit cold turkey just a few weeks ago. The man is 70 years old and detoxed like somebody coming off heroin. We can already see a change in him, couldnt be more proud of him. Better late than never. This is America man, we need to take better care of one another.
Man, it’s crazy how a song can be interpreted so many ways. I always thought his pops got on them pills and then off again and he is telling Tyler to stay off of them but Tyler kinda struggles with any kind of drug to escape reality. I’m probably off but that’s how my mind works! I love the song no mater how it is. Love Tyler Childers period!
This is how I interpreted it bc this is what happened to my Dad. Broke his back and got addicted to pain pills and it went down hill from there. He still always taught me not to mess around with any of it though and still have your morals. I relate to this song so much.
Tyler Childers - White House Road .... is full of Bars
I’m actually from pike county Kentucky.. born and raised... this song hits home hard. Tyler is from east ky too.
My grandpa was from Hazzard KY. Very very very poor. My great grandma had my grandpa at 14 yrs old. Married at 14 seems unreal but that's the way is was then. He ran away and ended up in Chicago where he meet my Puerta rican grandma who ran away to Chicago. Family of runners.
His delivery and message are perfect together.
Tyler Childers always goes hard. A lot of good tunes
When you said “geetar” I knew it was gonna be a good video.
Dude, you’re the example. Music touches, doesn’t matter who you are, when something touches base, you appreciate it. There’s sound, message, and the mix of the two and you exemplify it very well. I’d have a beer with you and listen to music.
Stevie, I was watching your response very carefully and you did not disappoint.
I'm a Producer on the side of Soul, Jazz, Soul House Music, Neo Soul and I still recognise the beauty in this song.
I'm so glad you are diversified in your opinion.
Keep it up.
Tyler Childers, Chris Stapleton and Sturgill Simpson are all from eastern Kentucky. All are fine writers and musicians.
This is a real message in the coalfields of Eastern KY and the southern WV.. We have an epidemic pill problem that is affecting everyone's family! First time I have heard this song but is real as it gets!
Being from Eastern KY I can second this. He’s always been able to tell a story that explains the struggles of where we live and how much a grind it is just to survive at times.
Tyler Childers just featured this reaction on his TikTok
Bro, I love watching people step out of their normalcy to understand other styles of music. Great reaction to a great song!
I just subscribed because of this Tyler Childers video. But just wanted you to understand where we are from and how it applies to this particular song. We are from the tristate area where Kentucky,West Virginia, & Ohio meet. We are known for being the Overdose Capital of the US. A whole generation of kids (us) grew up and got addicted to opioids. There were so many pill mills (cash for prescriptions) in our area. I cant count how many people that i know have Overdosed and died. And yes it mostly started because we are a blue collar, hard labor type of community. You cant talk to anyone who either has been addicted or loves someone that is/was. So the lyrics "keep your nose on the grindstone and out of the pills"is pretty straight forward. His dad wanted him to get out of these hills and not become an addict like most of us were at one point or another.
Damn Stevie! Doing Tyler Childers!!! If you like this check out Benjamin Tod--Using Again
Make sure if you do,do the Gems on VHS version. It's more powerful than any other version.
THIS!
What an incredible song!
That songs rough on me...Zach Bryan would be another great one same style
That song is the anthem of my life. Damn near brings me to tears every time.
Tyler Childers COAL. Give you a glimpse of what alot of miners go through in Appalachia. And how hard life is for us hillbillies in the mining industry.
Haha I was just waiting for your reaction to his voice. You didn’t disappoint 😂
This is the exact EXACT reaction I expected. Hahaha. YES!!! Amazing. Thanks for giving this song and Tyler’s amazing voice the love it deserves ❤
lOVE sang'N Sundays!! LOve his vocal Tone and storytelling ability. Dont think i have ever heard his music. Now im a fan.
He has a new ep out ‘Long Violent History’. Powerful!
Dude has such a unique voice. I love him.
Love that you mentioned the power of his voice and the power of the message! I never had words for why the songs which gave me goosebumps took longer to learn the lyrics lol another bit of power here which idek if Tyler Childers was aware of was his clothes.Those boots tell me this guy is flipping real. 😊 great vid
Love Tyler. Very well grounded humble man. His lyrics transcend genre.
Stevie, my son introduced me to Tyler Childers. My son was killed last August. hit by a motorcycle while walking with his girlfriend, please listen and check out his other songs. The messages are heart breaking
Lord comfort your heart!
This is the most honest reaction I've seen in years. Most these channels are fake and it's easy to spot. Awesome to see someone truly get emotional and motivated to discuss lyrics that inspire them to ponder.
I dunno, I’m not a young black man, but I can relate to the experience because the music paints a picture I can relate to. Music builds bridges between us.
You can identify as one no problem, everyone does it these days. There's people identify as gay unicorns so you being a young black man should be easy.
Oliver Anthony for real need to review. His new cut is serious on spot.
Both Tyler and Chris Stapleton were there on the ground, after the flood, helping people clean up. I grew up in Pike/Letcher counties. My papaw worked for Consolidation Coal Company for 45 years. My dad worked for Bethlehem Steele for 14 years, until they closed the mines. I left there in 1992 for a better life, but I will always miss those hills. Unfortunately, big pharma knew what was happening there and took advantage, flooding the area with opioids, using the people as test animals. My brother was a cop there for 14 years before leaving. He said once Kentucky initiated the pain clinics, all the drug paraphernalia was just replaced with Suboxone packages everywhere you look.
One of my favorite country artists here. I'm glad that you appreciate the words that he's trying to share, it's a lifes worth of lesson in a song
Just watched this again from you. I like your reaction. Tyler Childers just dropped a new album couple weeks ago. Gospel type, his way of course. The way of the triune God song and video is my favorite. If you're mom went to church as a child think she would like watching it too.
Been watchin reactors for a minute, you're the first to watch Tyler Childers. Good on ya and much love
Colter wall. This generation of Johnny cash voice. Amazing. Writes all his stuff. His voice will shock you.
Tyler, Chris Stapleton, Loretta Lynn, and several others are from the same region here in Eastern KY. The song is raw and real. All dads here tell their sons here to Keep their nose on the Grindstone ( work hard and stay away from trouble ).
The dad is basically messed up his back and probably going to a pain clinic and doesn't want his son killing his self in the mines, but the son is already on pills and feels helpless. Theres already been family impacted
Check out Colter Wall if your talking about a voice that will shock you try "Kate McCannon", "Devil wears a suit and tie" or "Fraulein feat Tyler Childers".... two of the most powerful voices in country music. Colter is more of a story teller..probably one of the best story tellers out there today. He has an uncanny ability to have you hanging on ever word and waiting for more of the story. Great channel!!!!! Keep up the great work.
My man got the same look I had the first time I listened to this! It speaks to your soul!
Colter Wall- Kate McCannon or Sleeping on the Blacktop or Devil Wears A Suit and Tie
Gotta react to Tyler Childers- feathered Indian
More Tyler Childers (A Long Violent History), Colter Wall, Sturgill Simpson, and Billy Strings. Thank me later.
His voice is 100% pure Kentucky
Thank you for knowing what to find in this song a true message through music is universal
Love Tyler so much!! Glad you open to listening to good music!!
Everytime i hear daddy i been tryin my own personal pain hits me like a ton if brickss and almost shed a tear...Real Man Talk
Welcome to the future of country music bro. Glad you checked him out. Please do more Tyler, check out Colter Wall as well for mind melting lyrics and voice skills
I appreciate tf out of you for this reaction. I was not expecting it to be so positive but it lets me know my subscription to your channel was a good move. Real recognizes real.✌🏼
You are one of my two favorite reactors. I especially love when you appreciate people like Chris Stapleton, Marc Broussard, and Tyler Childress types. Artists who bring vocals and art to music. Thank you.
the whole song is about drug addiction being a huge problem in Appalachia. His dad struggled with a pill addiction after hurting his back. So he gave his son advice and said "focus on the grind and keep away from the drugs so you can make it out of these hills. Drug addiction will hurt the ones you love the most and you won't be able to repair the relationship."
Being from Southeast Kentucky, I can tell you this is 150% RAW and REAL.
Coming from 3 generations of coal miners from Leslie, Perry, and Harlan Counties, here's how I take the meaning:
So basically his dad was a miner, and more than likely the mine caved in with him in it, crushed his back and is now going to a pain clinic and taking percocet to just be able to get out of bed. Hes also burned bridges in the family and his addiction is ripping his family apart. Hes telling Tyler to stay focused and dont follow his path with percocet addiction, but it's too late. He is battling his own demons and he cant find work ( basically feels hopeless ) His other song Hard Times kinda ties in with this.....or at least that's my opinion.
Love you did this song Stevie.
This song makes me cry every time I hear it. I can't listen to this around other people. This song has kept me from hanging myself, real talk.
Great breakdown of an amazing song
Shout out to all the people who make it out of them hills... knew I would make it out of Floyd Co, KY one day. Thank God I was from there.
Love me some Jamerson
Hey brother, great pick for a song, one of my favorite artists. Check out his song “follow you to Virgi” and keep a Kleenex close. Man has amazing songs! Also check out colter wall.
Long history of violence by Tyler Childers
Tyler Childers is so fucking good, this is what country music is supposed to be. Somewhere along the way we lost our soul, I hope we find it again
Yeah, that was a pleasure to listen to.
Loving these Sunday vids, Stevie.
Just came across this, liked and subscribed cause this dude is my freind...Tyler is no bullshit!!! The whole band is stupid good! Thanks for givin my homie a listen!
I love to watch different cultures colliding. Awesome video man
Wow! Awesome critique. Just awesome! You caught all the small details of that song!
First time hearing this song. Was scrolling your page from Chris Stapleton reactions. Wow! Amazing singer and song! Great reaction as well!
Also Chris Stapleton has new music out. Please react to Cold. It's amazing.
He's Kentucky 100% So am I and I think he lived a county over from me. But Tyler is the best representation of my State. Struggle, kindness and an overwhelming desire to have a good time
It’s crazy that this is probably one of his most powerful songs and arguably the most relatable to so many people considering all the reaction videos from different people on RUclips and yet it’s not on a single album that’s been pressed.
I’d love to see your reaction to Brooks and Dunn “I believe” music video. It’s a powerful message with one of the best country voices ever Ronnie Dunn. It’s country but I think you’ll appreciate it.
I have alot of respect for you and your reactions. We could not be more different in who we are...but we are very much alike in our thinking. Keep doing what you do, and being true to yourself.
I have found so much awesome music because of your videos. I've been sitting here for 3 freaking hours watching your reactions. I already know if you're watching it, it's gonna be good.
I can never just watch one of your reactions 😂 I'll come across one then 2 plus hours I snap out of it and realize I didn't do anything I was supposed to... oh well! Also you're the first "reaction channel" I've ever made a suggestion to and I have MANY bc I'm a music lover of basically all genre's 🎶🎶🎶 The reaction I just watched was Tyler Childers ( I haven't heard one of his yet that I didn't love) so it got me thinking that I needed to recommend Sturgill Simpson "You can have the Crown/ Some Days... Live at Sun King Brewery 😍 I'm a huge fan of country but only a handful of the newer "country" just ain't country to me but Tyler and Sturgill make my heart happy knowing that country's not completely dead yet💜 I'd love to see your reaction to Sturgill!!!
I really appreciate that you focused on the lyrics, another suggestion I'd make is Steeldrivers, Can You Run.
Thanks for shining some light on the real Country brother. If y’all like Country reactions... maybe it’s time to check out the 94 Club
I've seen a few people suggest colter wall- Kate mccannon. Great song. It's a throw back to old school murder Ballards. Have to do the live session one.
Stevie, check out the vocals and message of White Buffalo “The Whistler”. Very intense.
Jonny Lang was my favorite blues singer in the 90s.WALKING AWAY was one of his best songs.Great lyrics.He was very young(15)when I saw him on tv playing with BB KING.check it out.