P.O.D. - Youth of the Nation I Singer Reacts I
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P.O.D. - Youth of the Nation (Official Music Video) [HD]
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It was released long enough ago, that the youth are now 40.
still 39 here :D
45
38 😊
Grew up in SD was in 8th grade when the shooting happened. Love POD. 36 now
Hey I'm only 35 lol
"told the world how he felt with sound of a gat..." this line still sends shivers down my spine, every single time. 23 years later and this song is criminally relevant to the US. STILL.
not only still, its hundreds of times worse than it was back then. a school shooting used to happen only a handful of times a year across the entire country. now there's a handful every week. keep selling them guns, profits at all costs over the peoples lives.
i cant listen to this song without a tear coming to my eye when i hear this line thinking about a good friend that took his own life in this fashion
And in reality that's when the unfortunate trend began. 1999 Columbine.
@@kennethcelorio4937There were school shootings way before columbine but that’s what everyone remembers as the “beginning”.
Problem is theres no real solution to the problem.
"instead of taking the test I took two to the chest" is always a eye opener in these lyrics
yeah I remember that day good thing they missed my vitals. AH living as a teen in the 90's.
in lyric writing- i always thought this is such a hard line like jesus there is no way to misinterpret it
I like that one, and the other one is there's no turning back, he told world how he felt with a sound of a gat.
I always tought it was "I took a tattoo to the chest" lol
The pictures in the back are ALL the children who were killed in School Shootings and it always hits 😢 different. I remember hearing this when it first came out and it’s was very “RAW” and RELEVANT because of the SCHOOL SHOOTING’s. It’s a GREAT SONG. Thank you for taking the time to listen to this OG Song. 🎧🎼❤️🩹🎶🙌🏽
In a 2008 interview, guitarist Marcos Curiel described the event:
"We were rehearsing and writing Satellite a couple of blocks away from the school. One day on the way to the studio, there were all these helicopters and cars speeding by. We really didn’t know what was going on. When we got to the studio, this guy had the news on, and he was like, ‘This kid just went and started blasting fools.’ So we started jamming, and that rhythm just naturally came out, then Wuv [Bernardo, drummer] put that drumbeat on it, and the song was born."
Not just school shootings.
It's all the teenagers/children that were murdered, went missing or committed suicide in their hometown of San Diego over the course of the year that the album was released.
Sonny said there are thousands of them throughout the entire stage.
theres many faces on the walls in the background of the video but the song was made for the school shootings that happened at Santana High School and Columbine High School. Maybe all that were not only killed but also injured but survived.
@@Fox22791 The song was made for the variety of issues youth during that period were facing, prominent among them being s-cide (which TH-cam won't let us say by name).
the background pictures of the kids breaks me every time, I'm a grandfather now
The song's inspiration stems from a trip when the band was on their way to record for Satellite on March 5, 2001. They were held up in traffic and discovered that the reason was a mass shooting at Santana High School, where a fifteen-year-old student named Charles Andrew Williams killed two and wounded thirteen. The album was consequently delayed, and the band was inspired to write "Youth of the Nation."
In a 2008 interview, guitarist Marcos Curiel described the event:
"We were rehearsing and writing Satellite a couple of blocks away from the school. One day on the way to the studio, there were all these helicopters and cars speeding by. We really didn’t know what was going on. When we got to the studio, this guy had the news on, and he was like, ‘This kid just went and started blasting fools.’ So we started jamming, and that rhythm just naturally came out, then Wuv [Bernardo, drummer] put that drumbeat on it, and the song was born."
Curiel added, "When you can hear something that's going to uplift you like 'Alive' or something that's going to bring out knowledge like 'Youth of the Nation,' we've done our jobs as an artist."
Santana high school in California??😮
Thanks for sharing
I remember when I got then album in 2001 when It was released
This song came out in 2001. One of their biggest songs. Still around, their 11th album is due out in May. Alex Lopez joined as touring drummer in 2022, he is married to Tatiana from Jinjer. She features on the new album, on a song called "Afraid to Die". "I Won't Bow Down" is the newest single. "Boom" is another of their bigger songs.
So excited for that new album to drop!
"Boom" is GREAT. An amazing hype song. It did, in fact, just pop into my head so strongly that I need to go listen to it to get it out, lol.
Their latest single is awesome.
I was a fan of their stuff on Rescue and their Southtown album but not much else since then. I'll definitely have to check out the new stuff!
New songs out are bangers
POD - alive, consider that one))
One of those Nu Metal classics that will always stay relevant
"It's kind of hard when you ain't got no friends, he put his life to an end, they might remember him then"
As someone who has struggled with depression (and still has moments), this line hits so real. This song really struck a chord with the state of the mental and societal challenges the younger generations face, and it continues today.
I feel that buddy
It's just so relatable. With the loneliness epidemic, especially the male side of it.
I heard this song as a kid when it first came out. There have been countless times where I've felt invisible, and like the only way to be heard is to do something people can't ignore. Who's going to forget me if I walk into my classroom or my work and blow my head off?
If I'm not worth being noticed while I'm alive, maybe I'll be noticed dead. Those thoughts are addictive.
@@davidm6329 that's relatable, it sucks that some us feel that 😕
35 years not wanting to live, feel this way too much, thankfully too stubborn to give in to the feelings and even at my lowest I logically know there are people who care and I don't want to hurt them with my pain.
From wikipedia (with a grain of salit): The song's inspiration stems from a trip when the band was on their way to record for Satellite on March 5, 2001. They were held up in traffic and discovered that the reason was a mass shooting at Santana High School, where a fifteen-year-old student named Charles Andrew Williams killed two and wounded thirteen. The album was consequently delayed, and the band was inspired to write "Youth of the Nation."
Songs about partying and wealth dominate the Grammy Awards, while songs about social issues like this one struggle to gain recognition.
My friend heard this recently and thought it had just came out because of the lyrics. Kinda brilliant that this song is as impactful now as it was when it was released.
More like depressing. 23 years and no progress on school shootings, depression and suicide rates skyrocketing. Brilliant.
Brilliant and devastating...
Such a banger. That album is fire.
P.O.D. was part of the late 90's/ early 2000 rap rock scene (w/ Linkin Park, Crazy Town, Limp Bizkit, Papa Roach) but what set them apart was that they were a Christian rock band... This song was inspired by the aftermath of the Columbine school shooting, I'm guessing... It became P.O.D.'s biggest hit from their platinum record 'Satellite' in 2001... w/ the other singles - 'Alive'... 'Satellite'... 🔥🔥
P.O.D. had been doing this 'nu metal' sound since the 90's... their major album 'The fundamental elements of Southtown' in 1999 had the MTV singles - 'Rock the party' ... 'Southtown'...
P.O.D. is still around putting out new music and touring.
I think it was a different tragedy that inspired the song.
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What about Primer 55??????
Santana high school
Columbine had a hand in the inspiration, but Sonny has said the song was written in the recording studio that was right around the corner from Santana high school the day a shooting happened there, I think it was only a few weeks after Columbine had happened
This was a great song at a a great time
Recently, P.O.D. made a sound with Tatiana Shmayluk from Jinjer, on the song "AFRAID TO DIE". There's a video on their channel.
Another interesting fact about the band is that Katy Perry sings backing vocals on the song "Goodbye for Now", before she was famous.
Also... POD's current drummer is Tatiana's Husband.
Katy Perry started out as a Christian music artist, to be fair.
Nice one Rachel.
Try P.O.D. - Satellite next, it's a great song.
@MarceoOsMaleMar
She should try getting their name correct before she tries another one of their songs!
Payable On Death!!!
Interesting is a very good way to put it, POD has never just been about expectations. More about challenging you with a message. I'm sure someone brought it up, but they're having a bit of a comeback, and just recorded a collab with Tatiana from Jinjer, friends of theirs. Great, thoughtful reaction!
Was never a big fan of P.O.D saw them open for Jinjer last year. Now I'm a huge fan they are one of the best live bands I've ever seen!
grew up listening to P.O.D. awesome Christian nu metal band from the San Diego area.
Thanks for that reaction. IMO, that was the anthem of my generation growing up in the 90s and early 2000s. 60's and 70's was about rebellion, 80's was about the pursuit of pleasure, and it produced the 90's, the generation of hopelessness and nihilism.
Youth of the Nation was a #5 hit in Germany. Their previous song Alive went to #16.
This reaction is so different from others. It's like she doesn't even realize that he sings about a shooting and stuff ... 🤯
That reminds me of myself listening to it the first time. I'm ESL so it takes time for me to pick up on all the lyrics.
After getting all the meanings right, this song makes me cry rivers like almost every time.
The visual of all the kids that (at least stereotypically) all come from various backgrounds harmonizing near the end still gives me chills.
This was one of POD's first hits, if not THE first hit, back around 2001.
I actually saw them live once, they were opening for Jinjer, plus 2 other bands. (2022) Word is that Tatiana is married to POD's drummer, Alex Lopez.
Something I noticed when they played this song live was that it looked like the keyboardist picked up some drumsticks and also started to play drums, giving the percussion a meatier sound for this song.
Yay! Love P.O.D., they have some great songs. Their songs tell different stories. Great sound all around, much different from most. Music in just about any feeling and a lot of truth to them. Thanks for reacting!🙏🏼🌹💕
babe this is just the tip of the iceburg - these guys have an amazing catalogue - so many different sounds. amazing band
You definitely have to listen to “Satellite” and “Alive”, also really cool songs!
This album was actually released on 9/11/01. I was only 11, but I still remember getting it that day 😢
P.O.D Alive is a must, truly.
The album this song is off is awesome 👌
A childhood classic. An absolute banger
One of my favorite song from them
Woo! P.O.D. is one of my favorites! Such awesome dudes and super awesome live. They also dabble in reggae as well so they jam out pretty hard. Some of my favs:
The Reasons
Lost in Forever
Teachers
Awesome video as always!👍🏽
This album came out on THE 9/11. I was at work and we were listening to the full album and when we were listening to this song we found out about the towers being hit. It was surreal
Pod and Korn are in the same genre category of Nu metal. That’s why you are hearing the similarities between them
old song but still holds true
I believe I was 12-13 when this was on MTV...yes, In the past, MTV used to broadcast music videos.
Im such a sucker for that PRS Guitar Tone....
.......Im a big Fan. 😃
This gives me Early 2000s Cali Vibes...
......good times...
....good times.
😎🤘😈
Cant wait for your reaction to P.O.D "alive" ❤
This song was written after a shooting that took place at a H.S. in San Diego. The band was stuck in traffic in DTSD due to the shooting.
Goodbye For Now is another song by them that's one of my favorites--worth a listen.
Crazy that this song is still so relevant today.
I like "Will You" from POD.
i've been listening this song for over 20 years, since i was in 1st year on elementary school, and now i have 2 childs, so many things i've been through, this song has the feelings, sad, anxious, happy.
They’ve also touched on hardcore punk in their songs (with the singer of Bad Brains on this same album) and they’ve also recorded a song with Katy Perry (on their song Goodbye for Now) before anyone really knew who she was. I haven’t listened to them in awhile, but this album is the only one I still listen to once in awhile.
This is timeless. Came out sophomore year and spoke truth that never seems to fade away. Really warps the song into a much sadder piece
This song give me chills every time I heard
This was my favorite song on my first ever CD. I still listen to the songs today and can quote all the lyrics and the album still holds true all this time later.
They still are in my top 5 favorite bands ever and much of the lyrics of Sonny's songs influenced the world view I hold today.
One of the few songs by POD that I liked.
P.o.d. Is such an amazing band. This song is just a taste of them. They dont really fit into any category, they branch out into punk, funk, reggae, nu metal, hip hop, rock and so much more. Their catalog is so diverse. This song and album is when they peaked in the mainstream but theyre still going strong. Warriors!
Best of gospel rock band P.O.D
Fun Fact (for me, lol) my nephew Jon Robert Hall is one of the kids singing the chorus on the track
Both me and my daughter know this song word for word
P.o.d babyyyyyyyyyyyy 🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟
That song was way back 2001 I was 16 now I'm 38 the f I'm Old it brings back memories
I listened to that song a lot in high school. The video was different than I was expecting. It still speaks to me though, especially with all the crap I went through growing up.
Listened to these guys through my youth. Still love em at 31.
It’s sad how little has changed in 23 years 😔
It almost feels like you’ve hacked my favorite playlist and have been reacting to NOTHING but my favorites. You have earned a subscriber, thank you.
Very nostalgic song and album 💿
I got this album years ago this song my favorite in the album
Takes me back! Good teen years!
But now we're not afraid to die.
This was our anthem growing up in the 90s
Great song. Still relevant. POD is an excellent band.
This was such a jam at the time !!!! I own this cd .. i did say cd ❤ such a good song
Great reaction. Blessings from Costa Rica 🇨🇷
They won DOve Awards in CHristian music, they always stayed right outside of the line Mega popular but the 2 song's that was huge for them made big splases
I was 11 when it came out. Would sing it but didn't really know what it meant till yrs later. Not much has changed though this song fits today
P.O.D. was very good early to mid 2000s. If you want to hear a new sound check out their collaboration with matisyahu.
They're a mix of metal, reggae, punk, rap and Latin.
They have some great bangers on their The Fundamental Elements of Southtown album.
I still have problems listening to this song at times i had a classmate in one of my high school classes he was also my best friends neighbor i grew up when this song was super popular in 2005 when I was a freshman my classmate unalived himself after school in his basement bedroom and my best friend actually heard the gunshot in his house next door in his own house its still hard to hear at times cause my classmate never showed any signs of anything he was always happy and laughing and joking around first few months afterwards and this song would play anywhere I would break down thinking about my classmate cause he just seemed like such a genuine guy normally
I saw P.O.D. at Tomfest way back in the day, their bus was caught in a 4 hour traffic jam, they still played that night and jammed for hours for us.... Amazing band.
My daughter was born just after this song was released, and now shes in her early 20s. Time flies far too quickly ❤
Wonderful Reaction. POD plays all of those genres throughout their career. Deep Meaningful Lyrics in this song. PS. They have a brand new song out with Tatiana from Jinger lending her vocal talents in the song “Afraid to Die”.
They have a good amount of great songs, like this, Alive, Boom, Sleeping Awake, Southtown,... Their last album sounds good at the moment, with bangers like Drop (with Randy Blythe of Lamb of God).
"I got Nu Metal, I got Hard Rock, I got Hip Hop, I got Reggae,...". Girl, you need to listen to Skindred!
I'm 20 and this song haunts me with the memories i remember having one of those portable cd players with a pod cd damn time moves quick
After the Columbine school shooting and the high school shootings in San Diego that also happened. This song was written I honor of them
20 years later nothing has changed
Not a POD fan but this song is even more relevant today than it ever was. Kinda sad when you think of it
I'm a grandfather now, this breaks my heart
Hello Everybody!
as I remember that band wrote this song in a few minutes there was a tragic shooting at a school commemorates this thank you very much for listening to you just now because today in Hungary (where I live) your public speech today is resounding with a similar tragedy a few weeks ago
peace love unity
Amazing band
Yet here we are all the years later after this song came out and it's lyrics still are current in the world we live in still. So sad folks haven't woken up.
This is such a good song. Very deep. It was played on christion radeo. And christians excepted them with open arms. I think they also played at the dove awards. (Christian version of cmas for country)
I am now 37, but somehow i still feel like the youth... Wonder if this feeling ever goes away with the age. The one thing i miss from those years is the carelessness. We would embark on a big road trip with a few friends, with barely enough money to fill up the car, certainly not anywhere near enough to sleep at a hotel or any proper accommodation, with a car which should've never left the city limits... Never even given a single thought of what we would do if we would brake down aside of the road... Absolutely can't do this now, my brain simply won't let me do it.
We need more reactions to P.O.D. Thank you)
LOVE P.O.D😎👍👊🤙🤟🤘
New album this year!! Veritas
The lead singer Sonny included in a Hall of fame rock and roll for text of this song
The concern and caring is written all over this chick's face, what a dope person
Their album “The fundamental elements of Southtown” was a real good album.
One of my favorite bands
Their song, "Satellite", is really good as well
@Rayactions: Rachel, now that you've heard P.O.D., I discovered you haven't reacted to Bloodywood yet!
Hailing from New Delhi, India, Bloodywood fuses rap/hip hop lyrics in English with Hindi harsh vocals and lyrics, with traditional Indian folk instrunents, as well as modern metal, synth, and electronica. And as a fully independent band, Bloodywood is very socially-minded.
Here is my top tracks:
1. Jee Veerey (about fighting mental illness)
2. Endurant (about fighting bullying)
3. Aaj (an anthem about choosing to live a better life)
I hope you take the time and react to this band, because they have saved lives. I know that more than 5 years ago, they saved mine -- and for that, I am forever grateful.
This one is specifically about Santana Shootings out here in San Diego. They're a San Diego local band out here, and I have been listening to them since like 1994. Cool band, going to see them at the San Diego house of Blues on April 28. They do like all sorts of styles. Rock, Hip Hop, Reggae Metal and even kind of punk style.
I saw P.O.D. in 1994 at a church youth rally before they went mainstream. they still are Awesome
You know you have lived when you see a kid online reacting to something you lived through.
You have to go into a rabbit hole. They do a bunch of styles. But they give it their own flair. One of my favorites for a long time.
Always glad to see this song reacted to, as it became a personal favorite track of mine last year. These guys actually have real strong faith and spiritual convictions, but they don’t market themselves like that or use that angle for promotion. The lead vocalist has said he would never use his faith that way. This song has a very serious-minded vibe to it, though they can also brighten things with more positivity. For this style of music I consider them one of the best.
wow, you took me back to days, teenage days))) lol