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Has anybody else seen this over the last couple days? Artist Oliver Anthony, a simple country guy in West Virginia has a song going absolutely viral. His voice is absolutely amazing. And his song has a message. Give it a listen if you havent heard..

Edit Note: Didn't intend to post the song to bring up politics. I know its impossible to not hear his lyrics, but I was mainly trying to showcase a guy who has a great voice & singing with lots of emotion, and has a unique style (to me at least).

 
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Good artist.

I won't get into the politics of the song but this won't go on my playlist. 🤷‍♂️
 
Good voice, really…different….lyrics, to say it non politically.
 
Yeeeaahhhh those lyrics will piss some off, so let’s do our best to not dive into that.

Cool voice though
 
Great song, glad to see it quickly growing in popularity. #2 on Apple Music's "Best New Songs" list and #5 on their "Top 100: USA". He does have an amazing voice.
 
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Talented for sure. Reallllly like his guitar haha.

as mentioned though. Not diving into it all here haha. I do think many can relate though (based on popularity already).
 
Lol
 
Song has been on my playlist the last couple of days. Really enjoy it.
 
Politics aside, strong opinions usually lead to great music
 
PPFour12 said:
From this…thing:

“Well, God, if you're 5-foot-3 and you're 300 pounds
Taxes ought not to pay for your bags of fudge rounds.”
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Ah after 300 pounds I couldn’t tell what he was saying lol
 
I love it! His story is great as well. I get people not wanting to dive into the politics of it, but honestly... it doesn't have to be political to say our country isn't doing so hot for the average person, which is the core of the message. He held a free concert today and Jamey Johnson showed up along with about 6k other people :ROFLMAO:. I hope his new found fame doesn't destroy him. These flash in the pan, overnight success stories don't end great a lot of times.
 
Pretty powerful stuff from him today:

It's been difficult as I browse through the 50,000+ messages and emails I've received in the last week. The stories that have been shared paint a brutally honest picture. Suicide, addiction, unemployment, anxiety and depression, hopelessness and the list goes on.

Im sitting in such a weird place in my life right now. I never wanted to be a full time musician, much less sit at the top of the iTunes charts. Draven from RadioWv and I filmed these tunes on my land with the hope that it may hit 300k views. I still don't quite believe what has went on since we uploaded that. It's just strange to me.

People in the music industry give me blank stares when I brush off 8 million dollar offers. I don't want 6 tour buses, 15 tractor trailers and a jet. I don't want to play stadium shows, I don't want to be in the spotlight. I wrote the music I wrote because I was suffering with mental health and depression. These songs have connected with millions of people on such a deep level because they're being sung by someone feeling the words in the very moment they were being sung. No editing, no agent, no ********. Just some idiot and his guitar. The style of music that we should have never gotten away from in the first place.

So that being said, I have never taken the time to tell you who I actually am. Here's a formal introduction:

My legal name is Christopher Anthony Lunsford. My grandfather was Oliver Anthony, and "Oliver Anthony Music" is a dedication not only to him, but 1930's Appalachia where he was born and raised. Dirt floors, seven kids, hard times. At this point, I'll gladly go by Oliver because everyone knows me as such. But my friends and family still call me Chris. You can decide for yourself, either is fine.

In 2010, I dropped out of high school at age 17. I have a GED from Spruce Pine, NC. I worked multiple plant jobs in Western NC, my last being at the paper mill in McDowell county. I worked 3rd shift, 6 days a week for $14.50 an hour in a living hell. In 2013, I had a bad fall at work and fractured my skull. It forced me to move back home to Virginia. Due to complications from the injury, it took me 6 months or so before I could work again.

From 2014 until just a few days ago, I've worked outside sales in the industrial manufacturing world. My job has taken me all over Virginia and into the Carolinas, getting to know tens of thousands of other blue collar workers on job sites and in factories. Ive spent all day, everyday, for the last 10 years hearing the same story. People are SO damn tired of being neglected, divided and manipulated.

In 2019, I paid $97,500 for the property and still owe about $60,000 on it. I am living in a 27' camper with a tarp on the roof that I got off of craigslist for $750.

There's nothing special about me. I'm not a good musician, I'm not a very good person. I've spent the last 5 years struggling with mental health and using alcohol to drown it. I am sad to see the world in the state it's in, with everyone fighting with each other. I have spent many nights feeling hopeless, that the greatest country on Earth is quickly fading away.

That being said, I HATE the way the Internet has divided all of us. The Internet is a parasite, that infects the minds of humans and has their way with them. Hours wasted, goals forgotten, loved ones sitting in houses with each other distracted all day by technology made by the hands of other poor souls in sweat shops in a foreign land.

When is enough, enough? When are we going to fight for what is right again? MILLIONS have died protecting the liberties we have. Freedom of speech is such a precious gift. Never in world history has the world had the freedom it currently does. Don't let them take it away from you.

Just like those once wandering in the desert, we have lost our way from God and have let false idols distract us and divide us. It's a damn shame.
 
Lefty Moonshot said:
Has anybody else seen this over the last couple days? Artist Oliver Anthony, a simple country guy in West Virginia has a song going absolutely viral. His voice is absolutely amazing. And his song has a message. Give it a listen if you havent heard..

Edit Note: Didn't intend to post the song to bring up politics. I know its impossible to not hear his lyrics, but I was mainly trying to showcase a guy who has a great voice & singing with lots of emotion, and has a unique style (to me at least).

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I've been selling my soul working all day!
hah relatable)
 
Not a fan And it’s nit because of the politics or the message.
 
Bosco... said:
If all you hear is politics then you need to listen closer.
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Exactly. I really Love this song. It was written from the heart!!
It's what a lot of people feel right now. If that hurts your feelings sorry but not sorry.

Like @Bosco... said It's really not about politics.
Listen to the words!

#TruthHurts
 
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Worker's lament, in the style of Woodie Guthrie etc. Totally political, which is not an indictment, it just is (talk of 'control'? yeah, I think so). A song for the times. His story above will resonate with a lot of folks indeed.
 
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