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  • Western AF presents | Benjamin Tod | "Wyoming"
    ...
    I wrote this song over a decade ago with all the nihilism and despair that came with my youth. It was recorded on an older Lost Dog EP with my late friend Nicholas Ridout accompanying me.
    It made it back onto ‘Songs I Swore I’d Never Sing’ being the realest example of the title. This song has been requested more than any other at shows or around the fire, but it never feels right to play without Nicholas.
    I thought the only appropriate placement for its return would be an album like this. It’s cyclical I suppose, given that this song probably inspired the concept of this album. The subconscious is a dark and mysterious place. I really couldn’t tell you either way.
    - Benjamin Tod
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    Chords and Lyrics Copy: Cedar River
    Producers: Brian Harrington & Mike Vanata ( Square State Film )
    For Callie
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  • @onixx1l
    @onixx1l 2 ปีที่แล้ว +419

    western af does such a good job recording these they really should just release their own albums

    • @bendyrland7213
      @bendyrland7213 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      I'm so thankful for Western AF (and others) that record these high quality live performances and put them out there for the world to discover. I wouldn't know who Benjamin Tod was if not for Western AF. The same can be said for many others promoted by this and other similar platforms. Thank you again Western AF, keeping good music alive and accessable.

    • @dirtroadsandwoodstoves
      @dirtroadsandwoodstoves ปีที่แล้ว

      For real 🇺🇸

    • @myradroddy4003
      @myradroddy4003 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes agreed!!

    • @Billybobaggins9
      @Billybobaggins9 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@bendyrland7213all of my favorite western/country music singers save few popular artists like Zack Bryan or Cody jinks were found by western. Super grateful

    • @bushmanheart
      @bushmanheart หลายเดือนก่อน

      This is what we all really crave from musicians. the radio version is just not the same…

  • @aaronvincent9827
    @aaronvincent9827 2 ปีที่แล้ว +981

    Benjamin Tod's music has meant so much to me over the past few years. His lyrics cut deep. From a divorce, suicide attempt, rampant alcoholism and selfishness...his lyrics became a rallying cry for my recovery. I'm five years sober a couple weeks ago, and his music and art has been an integral part of my recovery. Nothing but love for this man. ❤️

    • @silvermediastudio
      @silvermediastudio 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Damn bro. Stay strong.

    • @viracocha03
      @viracocha03 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      COngrats my friend. I feel the same about his music. I am also 5 years sober this past February. ITs the selfishness of my past that i find the hardest to come to terms with.

    • @Crimsonwolf-is3sf
      @Crimsonwolf-is3sf ปีที่แล้ว +13

      "I stared down a barrel and I was unable to follow through" stay strong brothers

    • @serranocodyify
      @serranocodyify ปีที่แล้ว +9

      " Some starry-eyed boy never taught self control
      The cost of my living was more than I planned
      So I held a needle like a gun in my hand"
      Good luck bub, life's a garden, dig it.
      Keep on trucking

    • @markseward5744
      @markseward5744 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I 1000% percent relate to what you said. That's why I love this song. 6 weeks for me brother

  • @terryhinkemeyer3857
    @terryhinkemeyer3857 2 ปีที่แล้ว +281

    It doesn’t matter if he ever becomes a household name or not, Benjamin Tod is a legendary tier songwriter in my book. Thanks for the music, dude. Much appreciated.

    • @IDontLikeAltRock
      @IDontLikeAltRock ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He's up there with Townes Van Zandt and Elliott Smith for me

    • @markbaileycimarron-memoria3446
      @markbaileycimarron-memoria3446 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@IDontLikeAltRock lol

    • @josephrangel91
      @josephrangel91 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He will be emblazoned by the lost souls who found him. We were here for it.

    • @mattbrunty1848
      @mattbrunty1848 ปีที่แล้ว

      He's masterful. He truly is

    • @jeremymizer8958
      @jeremymizer8958 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Unless he sings about trucks, cheap beer, and pandering political opinions hell never be a household name.

  • @susanrosman1690
    @susanrosman1690 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +85

    My kids dad just died ... he was a cowboy from Wyoming. I first heard this song the day after he died. Its crazy how music seeks out our soul. What a beautiful and haunting song... RIP Kye.

    • @joebeutner6538
      @joebeutner6538 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      well said, Susan...

    • @crazynight1518
      @crazynight1518 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Music has a way of finding its way to you, it's like a 6th sense as well in my opinion. Music has its way of finding you

  • @olchevy7983
    @olchevy7983 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1268

    Here in Oklahoma this song reminds me of feelings I had put away long ago. Maybe I've pretended all along I was okay and losing her was just something to forget. I now know I'll always miss you Rachel and someday when I find you in heaven we'll laugh and hug again...

  • @sk8rjon5
    @sk8rjon5 2 ปีที่แล้ว +438

    Benjamin Tod helped me with the loss of a father, a divorce, a marriage, a newborn and so much more. Thank you for everything. Your voice is what I want to hear as I pass on.

    • @bye92
      @bye92 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Wow, sorry brother. I can't imagine that pain. Stay strong, put your head down and work hard.

    • @jackryan444
      @jackryan444 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I only scratch off a few of those.. life sucks but there’s at least a little luck out there. I’ll go out to the prairie.

    • @disturbing_the_peace5739
      @disturbing_the_peace5739 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I love you my brother ❤️🏆

    • @josephrangel91
      @josephrangel91 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Same dude this guy gelped me through many hells. Glad you are finding light in the dark my guy. Good luck in the trenches

    • @dickaldor
      @dickaldor 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Sorry for your loss brother, hope you are doing ok these days!

  • @johnnymn4monic726
    @johnnymn4monic726 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    This is one of the greatest songs I've heard in the last 20 years

    • @WesternAF
      @WesternAF  ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Agreed

    • @mrgboxx
      @mrgboxx ปีที่แล้ว +2

      agreed

    • @Earlydoors272
      @Earlydoors272 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agreed.

    • @markbaileycimarron-memoria3446
      @markbaileycimarron-memoria3446 ปีที่แล้ว

      it's a great song. there are a lot of great songs.

    • @joncollins7969
      @joncollins7969 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think almost every one of his songs fall into that category. And for me the only other artist that cuts me as deep as this guy is The tallest man on earth.

  • @theforgottenone8807
    @theforgottenone8807 2 ปีที่แล้ว +218

    "Wyoming"
    Well men like me probably die alone
    With some broken dream on a dusty road
    And it may be sad, but so is everything that's true
    Well, if life's a gamble, then I bet the table on a pair of two's
    Oh, and the sun's probably shinin' in Wyoming
    And the moon, she's casting diamonds on the low-lyin' street
    And when my soul is finally set free
    You can burn my body in a prairie breeze
    By candlelight, paper and ink
    Wrote my final wish, killin' a drink
    And I thought of you
    It happened more times than a few
    I stared down a barrel and I wasn't able to follow through
    Oh, and the sun's probably shinin' in Wyoming
    And the moon, she's casting diamonds on the low-lyin' street
    When my soul is finally set free
    You can burn my body in a prairie breeze
    Oh when I'm gone, please remember me
    For my blue eyes, and the songs I'd sing
    And forget the bad
    I did all that I could do
    If I could take it back, I would, in fact, and give it all to you
    Oh, and the sun's probably shinin' in Wyoming
    And the moon, she's casting diamonds on the low-lyin' street
    When my soul is finally set free
    You can burn my body in a prairie breeze

    • @straytrue
      @straytrue 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      thank you so much for this! I THINK it might be 'low-lyin' stream' (rather than street), but I could be wrong. : )

    • @gricorogers3244
      @gricorogers3244 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Stream it is . But thanks for putting it together

    • @jamslam406
      @jamslam406 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      . 😂 Better that the miss I had, “Hawaiian streams”

    • @iHopeyoure0ffended
      @iHopeyoure0ffended ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks daddy

    • @malindadenlinger882
      @malindadenlinger882 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks ❤

  • @atticuscbgb
    @atticuscbgb ปีที่แล้ว +160

    30 days ago, I lost my dad to suicide. He was 73 years old and my buddy. This song hits hard. The blue eyes verse gets me every time. He had the most piercing beautiful blue eyes and played the harmonica - self taught. Man, I miss him.

    • @lukewood2779
      @lukewood2779 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      So sorry to hear that man. God bless you and your family.

    • @SACREDFlRE
      @SACREDFlRE 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Shit

    • @jlaw3660
      @jlaw3660 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      God bless you man. Stay strong

    • @Tina-ti6px
      @Tina-ti6px 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      🫂 Hugs to you and prayers for comfort. Sorry for your loss, it's hard dealing with the grief of losing someone you love and I know too much about these feelings, but just think of all the great times y'all had together and know they are watching over us and we will hopefully get to see them real soon

    • @jamesmetcalf3015
      @jamesmetcalf3015 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I lost my father a few years back not a day gos by that I don't t think about him I miss so much my prayers go toyou

  • @andrewbrowne5557
    @andrewbrowne5557 2 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    No amount of polish, production and glitter will EVER produce ANYTHING as profound as an acoustic guitar and a strong singing voice…

  • @gordonblack4353
    @gordonblack4353 2 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    I'm scottish and man , gotta hold back the tears everytime I hear Ben's voice and lyrics , b e a utifull as always

    • @Dan-yh7ve
      @Dan-yh7ve 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      If you gotta hold back tears, you should let them out brother, no shame. I do.

    • @ryanwerner6137
      @ryanwerner6137 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Dan-yh7ve no bullshit. You'll feel much better. Used to tell everyone I wana move to Wyoming. My little cabin. Theres one person that would understand this and I ball my eyes out everytime I hear it. Nothing wrong with crying. Fuck what people tell you. Everyone cries, men, women. Everyones been through shit and needs to let it out because it will eat you alive. Bit by bit until your too weak to do anything.

    • @MayberryMafia
      @MayberryMafia 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dido!

  • @sammyevans5279
    @sammyevans5279 2 ปีที่แล้ว +632

    I'm a metal guy, and this dudes music speaks to my soul

    • @sethk1698
      @sethk1698 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      I relate and also have seen similar stories from people. Idk why but it's a natural progression. Maybe as we get older, the anger and rage fades and we relate more to this vibe. We've all had our hearts broke, failed, lost people, nearly given up at times. This music is just the ultimate comfort for me.

    • @cleetusshackleford6166
      @cleetusshackleford6166 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      It’s really not a big coincidence that metal guys like you and me draw to country/western. I go from August Burns Red and Thy Art is Murder, to Colter Wall and Whitey Morgan on the daily. So much of it is about deep internal struggle. The instruments and beats are different, but lyrically they’re one in the same.

    • @annoyingskate
      @annoyingskate 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Same brother

    • @fm-9129
      @fm-9129 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Another metal head here. I love this music too.

    • @honeybadgerstudios21
      @honeybadgerstudios21 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@cleetusshackleford6166 it’s because it’s real music with soul and emotion, which genres pull at your emotions the most?? Metal (anger or angst) and western like this

  • @TreborRethcir
    @TreborRethcir 2 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Holy shit. I just discovered this guy and what a lovely pain his songs can bring.

  • @haroldalthen3250
    @haroldalthen3250 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    I've been a musician for over 40 years and this is one of those songs that is so real and raw that it won't go away. What a gift you have Mr Tod, thanks for sharing with whoever will listen.

  • @iamonmy116
    @iamonmy116 2 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    I have no words to describe how happy I am to have Benjamin Tod as an artist I can listen to.

  • @tomscribner5261
    @tomscribner5261 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Even the big shaggies know an excellent lament

  • @TheSlowoldman
    @TheSlowoldman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +220

    I'd never heard this song before...... glad I have now. Mr. Tod that is one hell of a song you've written. I'm probably much older than the average audience of Western AF, but I have to say I am really enjoying some of these younger artists. Keep it up youngin's you're doing cowboy songs proud.

    • @alexgray8804
      @alexgray8804 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I don’t think there’s an average age here. Could be wrong💁

    • @W47689
      @W47689 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      We'll keep er goin old timer as long as there's hardwork and broken hearts to be mended by grit and a song or two cowboys will never die!

    • @RiverRatsKayaking
      @RiverRatsKayaking 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      we wouldn't have tunes like this if not for the older generations so thank you

    • @jalight27
      @jalight27 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      If you liked this. His band, Lost Dog Street Band, and solo stuff is amazing as well.

    • @RiverRatsKayaking
      @RiverRatsKayaking 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@jalight27 and just about anything else that comes up when you search him

  • @lennykoolen9953
    @lennykoolen9953 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I havent cried for 7 years since my Mother died but this songs broke all the Dams and let tears flow that i wasnt able to shed for too long . It hits me everytime I hear and now play it

    • @johnfish7144
      @johnfish7144 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lost my momma 5 years ago. This song hit me hard too.

  • @outlawpete6728
    @outlawpete6728 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Another gem to start a Friday morning from Mr Tod !!.. Thank you , from Dublin , Ireland to Muhlenberg via Wyoming , keep well everyone 🇮🇪☘️

    • @boorex4203
      @boorex4203 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I live in Wyoming. But much of my heritage is Irish. Good yo hear from you and the motherland brother.

    • @outlawpete6728
      @outlawpete6728 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@boorex4203 slàinte brother !!🇮🇪☘️

  • @michaelmetzger8802
    @michaelmetzger8802 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    "when my soul is finally set free you can burn my body in a praire breeze" made me cry. Felt it to the core.
    Nikan Igweyen miigwetch

  • @thealaskanforever
    @thealaskanforever 2 ปีที่แล้ว +368

    Those lyrics hit hard. Men like us really do die alone.

    • @grizzlyblackpowder1960
      @grizzlyblackpowder1960 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Men with leather cowboy hats and neck tattoos?

    • @thealaskanforever
      @thealaskanforever 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      @@grizzlyblackpowder1960 hate all you want

    • @grizzlyblackpowder1960
      @grizzlyblackpowder1960 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@thealaskanforever I don't have to hate anyone to recognize a city boy who found a western store.

    • @williepete5547
      @williepete5547 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@grizzlyblackpowder1960 it's the heart...you can hear it...no one can be blamed about where they're from..

    • @thealaskanforever
      @thealaskanforever 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@grizzlyblackpowder1960 you clearly
      don’t know enough about this guy

  • @adamlindsey9123
    @adamlindsey9123 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    “I thought of you, it happened more times then a few, I’d stare down a barrel, but I wasn’t able to follow through”

  • @michaelkennedy8270
    @michaelkennedy8270 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Man this wrecks me every time. "Well men like me, probably die alone, with some broken dream, on a dusty road. And It may be sad, but so is everything that's true". That is one of the many reasons why this man far surpasses musicianship and enters the realm of wisdom through experience. This is no song, this is distilled struggle, and man this wrecks me every time.

  • @johnthornock125
    @johnthornock125 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    When I was young bout 2 years old I wondered off from my parents campsite they could not find me for hours .. they called the park rangers .. they found me in a meadow full of wild Buffalo walking through them and telling them my name lol .. this song reminds me of that old story

  • @Blixx_tv
    @Blixx_tv ปีที่แล้ว +30

    We don't search for old songs,
    we search for old memories.

    • @jakekent106
      @jakekent106 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      That is very profound, my friend!

  • @pineandfire
    @pineandfire 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    this is absolutely stunning…the song, the setting, the videography. thanks for blessing us with your craft.

  • @rockgod9497
    @rockgod9497 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    The slower tempo and subtle changes in this version are incredible. I had never heard either version before finding this; and now I'm obsessed with both. From a Wyoming native: This song is truly special and absolutely incredible.

  • @tritnaha1345
    @tritnaha1345 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I guess i can get in line with all of you who feel equally as worthless and lost. My dogs are the only thing keeping me from catching the bus. Just tired of the meaninglessness of it all, and no matter what I'll probably just sit here and feel disappointed in myself as i have for the better part of my life.
    Thankfully there's a few minutes of calmness in an otherwise stormy mind. Thank you Benjamin!

  • @alexloomis1538
    @alexloomis1538 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Well, men like me probably die alone
    With some broken dream on a dusty road
    And it may be sad but so is everything that's true
    Well if life's a gamble, then I bet the table on a pair of twos
    And the sun's probably shining in Wyoming
    And the moon, she's casting diamonds on a low-lying stream
    And when my soul is finally set free
    You can burn my body in a prairie breeze
    By candlelight paper and ink, I wrote my final wish
    Killing a drink and I thought of you
    It happened more times than a few, I stared down a barrel
    And I wasn't able to follow through
    And the sun's probably shining in Wyoming
    And the moon, she's casting diamonds on a low-lying stream
    And when my soul is finally set free
    You can burn my body in a prairie breeze
    When I'm gone please remember me
    For my blue eyes and the songs I'd sing
    Forget the bad, I did all that I could do
    If I could take it back I would in fact and give it all to you
    And the sun's probably shining in Wyoming
    And the moon, she's casting diamonds on a low-lying stream
    And when my soul is finally set free
    You can burn my body in a prairie breeze

  • @BBoardman81
    @BBoardman81 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    One of my all time favorite LDSB songs. Benjamin just crushed this. Surprising absolutely no one. Fucking amazing.

  • @jordancharbarneau8411
    @jordancharbarneau8411 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    How can this man always get the tears flowing for me... I'll never understand

    • @jackryan444
      @jackryan444 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There’s a few artist that will make me cry. Mostly country… but never radio country.

    • @jackryan444
      @jackryan444 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      John Moreland will also make me cry. There’s something about roots country that does it.

  • @sheasailors6301
    @sheasailors6301 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    My fiance recently passed away and this song among many others of you and your wife's have gotten me through. Thank you so much and please keep doing what you're doing and being you

    • @joshua_wherley
      @joshua_wherley 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I hope that you're doing alright. And if you aren't, that's okay, too ❤

  • @downforanything1265
    @downforanything1265 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Everything this man touches turns to gold. I fucking love this guy more than he’d ever know. If there is ever a show in Melbourne, Australia I’ll be there.

  • @JauntyWhale
    @JauntyWhale 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    This is magic. Beautiful song, beautiful setting and beautiful camera work.
    Gems on VHS and Western AF are doing the world a favour.

    • @jalight27
      @jalight27 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Love the gem in VHS as well ❤️

  • @tannercleveland9283
    @tannercleveland9283 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Many songs don’t touch like this one. As I live in Wyoming and a vet who’s been dealing with things for along time. I Felt this song to the core.

  • @CrowsDescend
    @CrowsDescend 2 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    Sitting here in England, wishing we had this kind of traditional music and culture back that we used to have... even if it weren't the same. Great song, I got Goosebumps...

    • @brettmeikle
      @brettmeikle 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Trot up the road to Scotland...plenty traditional music still thriving. Just find the right pub.

    • @llamabahama4654
      @llamabahama4654 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      check out Tyler Childers on OurVinyl for Nose on the Grindstone......thank me later

    • @chill_out5403
      @chill_out5403 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I feel unspeakable gratitude to have this connection to Western/Americana culture. Much love, fom California

    • @bye92
      @bye92 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Glad you can appreciate our traditional music!

    • @dexterlecter7289
      @dexterlecter7289 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The culture is dead here. Even this dude is not one of the culture, obviously... Despite America and Britain's fall, good music still remains. It's buried deep under the alcohol commercials and the propaganda they call songs. It's a hack you can see with your own eyes, people want to hear what everyone knows and has heard before. Like with all the good music we all can agree on out there, why is it in bars across the world we hear "put another dime in the juke box baby" so long after it was made. It wasn't even a good song when it was made but the peasantry sure wakes up when they hear that familiar garbage, meanwhile us outliers are begging them to stop putting that f'ing dime in that damned jukebox...

  • @frughjr
    @frughjr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Listening while studying. Combat Veteran, Married 16 years, 2 awesome kiddos and graduating UW this December. Thank you for getting this song out!

  • @mollyfite6394
    @mollyfite6394 2 ปีที่แล้ว +159

    I've loved this song for like 6 years but my boyfriend died 2 weeks ago. This new version in light of that hits different. I introduced him to you guys. We got to catch one of your shows last year. That'll always be a great memory 🖤 rest in peace

    • @Wablestomp2
      @Wablestomp2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Damn I’m so sorry to hear that. I hope he is finding peace on the other side

    • @BenCadeMckenzie
      @BenCadeMckenzie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Rest In Peace

    • @reformoverrevolution9053
      @reformoverrevolution9053 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      blessed are those that mourn, for they shall be comforted - Matt 5:4

    • @mollyfite6394
      @mollyfite6394 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@reformoverrevolution9053 i hope so. Doesn't feel like it.

    • @jaredgreen3232
      @jaredgreen3232 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My sincere condolences. May he rest in peace and you find yours. Songs like this let us know we're not alone.

  • @vendetta1306
    @vendetta1306 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Well we found a new funeral song folks 🥃

  • @anthonylattanziolamont2585
    @anthonylattanziolamont2585 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I’ve been a fan of Ben for years - got the chance to see him live at healing Appalachia and his music is entirely captivating . It just sucks you in - just listening in person is an experience I will never forget Extremely powerful and beautiful at the same time

  • @bridget6149
    @bridget6149 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I know this song is your final letter to me Justin. The last Benjamin Tod song you ever sent me. I love you Justin. I hate you for making me hate you again Justin. I hate you for actually doing it this time. Actually leaving this earth for good. Of all the horrible, twisted things you’ve done to me, dying right when I felt I was finally getting over your torment, when I thought I didn’t hate you anymore, is the cruelest by far. I can’t figure out why I’m typing this here. Please stay out of my dreams.

  • @TwoIndians
    @TwoIndians ปีที่แล้ว +2

    from a cinematoraphy persepctive those opening shots were the shizzzz

  • @wisconsin9009
    @wisconsin9009 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I find myself coming back here, as I stare down the barrel but I wasn’t able to follow through

  • @dismemberedlamb9104
    @dismemberedlamb9104 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Damn…..I want to move out west so bad. I’d be content living on a ranch with my dog and a beautiful country sight….. the woods and fields is where I belong

  • @RagnarEmanuelBergman
    @RagnarEmanuelBergman ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The way he label the very common feeling of some sort of existential anxiety and projects it on the calmness of the Wyoming wilderness left me speechless. I’ve been using the mountains around my cabin in Sweden for the same therapeutic purpose for years. And suddenly this genius just put the exact words on it. I’m addicted to Benjamin’s lyrics and his music. And I hope that I by that make life just a wee bit easier for him.

  • @christopherwescott551
    @christopherwescott551 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I've always loved this song. It has such a beautifully soft yet powerful tone to it. The background in the video is absolutely beautiful and Benjamin's voice and musical talent never disappoints. Keep up the great work. 🙏

  • @reaganwilliams3058
    @reaganwilliams3058 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You're playing a show in Tulsa in 3 hours- couldn't decide if I was going or not because id have to go all alone.
    See ya shortly, brother

    • @gavinda9446
      @gavinda9446 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Get there sir, he may not be playing for. Long while now.

    • @reaganwilliams3058
      @reaganwilliams3058 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gavinda9446 I went. I'm a lady, but it was nice. ☺ no new friends at this show, but I did find out I love Matt Heckler.

  • @bushmanheart
    @bushmanheart หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Walking across Canada with my puppy. Got this on repeat every morning. Not even sure why. Just feels right☺️🐶🙏🏼🫶🏼

  • @nocount4339
    @nocount4339 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Such a remarkable tune! I had the awsome privilege to visit Wyoming on a recent trip to Sturgis South Dakota for the motorcycle rally. And I've gotta say as a southern boy from Kentucky and been living in Florida since I was 13, I was in true shock and awe at the raw beauty of the land out there! I am no writer but I can see how that landscape influences so many great writers.

  • @nskulavik
    @nskulavik 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    The "sun is probably shining in Wyoming" part is 🔥

  • @opethiroth111
    @opethiroth111 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I'm only 38, work my ass off, have an amazing son fueling me every day, but i let loved ones know this is the song to bury me too. Love you man. You move my heart and soul every day.

  • @cedarriver
    @cedarriver 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    You know that Sum 41 album "All Killer No Filler"? It seems Benjamin Tod's songs work the same way. Seems he can't write a bad song. Love it!
    Chords and lyrics below folks, have fun pickin!
    Capo on 4, standard tuning
    The C-C/B-Am-Am/G-F-part is just a bass run, if it's too complicated, just play straight C until the F
    Intro C / F / C / G / Am / F C / C G C
    Verses C / F / C / G / Am / F C / C / G C
    Chorus F / C C/B Am Am/G F / F / C C/B Am Am/G F / F Am / G F C G C
    Interlude C / F / C / G / Am / F C / C G C
    Outro C F Am G C
    [Intro]
    [Verse 1]
    Well, men like me
    Probably die alone
    With some broken dream
    On a dusty road
    And it may be sad
    But so is everything that's true
    Well if life's a gamble then I bet the table on a
    Pair of twos
    [Chorus]
    And the sun's probably shining
    In Wyoming
    And the moon, she's casting diamonds
    On a low-lying stream
    And when my soul is finally set free
    You can burn my body in the prairie breeze
    [Verse 2]
    By candlelight
    A paper and ink
    I rule my final wish
    Killing a drink
    And I thought of you
    It happened more times than a few
    I stared down a barrel and I wasn't able
    To follow through
    [Chorus]
    And the sun's probably shining
    In Wyoming
    And the moon, she's casting diamonds
    On a low-lying stream
    And when my soul is finally set free
    You can burn my body in the prairie breeze
    [Interlude]
    [Verse 3]
    So when I'm gone
    Please remember me
    For my blue eyes
    And the songs I'd sing
    And forget the bad
    I did all that I could do
    If I could take it back I would in fact
    And give it all to you
    [Chorus]
    And the sun's probably shining
    In Wyoming
    And the moon, she's casting diamonds
    On a low-lying stream
    And when my soul is finally set free
    You can burn my body in the prairie breeze
    [Outro]

    • @onlinetuna
      @onlinetuna 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Awesome! One Note: "On a low-lying stream"

    • @cedarriver
      @cedarriver 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@onlinetuna Got Stream in the beginning, changed it to street, but I think you're right, stream should be correct. Thanks!

    • @307jevans
      @307jevans 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Haha I had that Sum 41 Album on constant rotation in 8th grade, what a throw back!

    • @jeffpenn3394
      @jeffpenn3394 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you

  • @dandolan3168
    @dandolan3168 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I lived in Wyoming and this song reminds me of my brother we lost him at 31 he set himself free ...good bless and remember thing can get better 🙏

  • @307jevans
    @307jevans 2 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    What a thing. This song has always
    resonated beyond the superficial for
    me, though I hold the right as a
    Wyomingite to always be stoked to
    have it mentioned by name in any
    capacity. But as I'm sure all of the
    folks who help with this channel can
    attest, it doesn't matter where you go
    or what you go through, or even how
    mad this place can make you.
    Standing in the sunshine in the
    sagebrush, lying in the prairie looking
    at the stars ... Walking among the
    truly wild spaces. It's special to us. It
    can heal many ailments. We're in this
    small club of people who know what
    we have here. All the good and bad
    that goes with it. When I die, I want to
    roam here. I want it to be better than it
    was given to me. Where I was born
    and where I want to remain.

    • @rangerk9
      @rangerk9 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Well said, Sir!

    • @wyodino6245
      @wyodino6245 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@rangerk9 Amen!

    • @cubsfan696
      @cubsfan696 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Cheers from an Western Oregonian who would kill to live there..70" of rain will do that to ya.

    • @gracelyn7058
      @gracelyn7058 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Amen ❤️ There is no other place. Wyoming is more then just a place it’s sacred .

    • @theforgottenone8807
      @theforgottenone8807 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Well said, I’m stuck in Texas (work and pay is just better here) but I long for my return home to Glenrock right outside of Casper.

  • @moriartyb
    @moriartyb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This song is truly devastating. Some day your soul will be set free, this is true. Thanks Ben Tod & Western AF, out of this world!!

  • @carbon-based-lifeform9172
    @carbon-based-lifeform9172 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nobody here cares if youre 1st.
    Also cool song. 🐂🤠

  • @amactrainer
    @amactrainer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Discovered this song last night over a few beers to myself and it definitely hit me hard had to listen to it a few times it's so amazing when a song can just hit on everything your living with . It's sad but so is everything that's true .

  • @CorySteffenPhoto
    @CorySteffenPhoto ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Forever West.... I feel lucky that I grew up in Wyoming. For Benjamin Tod to recognize this state in a song is an honor. Amazing video representing Wyoming as well Western AF.

    • @wyomingcowboysfootballfan
      @wyomingcowboysfootballfan ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Amen. Wasnt actually born in wyoming but very close to it. Passed through it on multiple occasions. Amazing state and people, beautifully untouched.

  • @ElectricalBrofessor
    @ElectricalBrofessor 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Miss ya grandpa. Edward J Zweber R.I.P

  • @PatriotMindsets
    @PatriotMindsets ปีที่แล้ว +2

    God Bless you for playing the music of my soul!

  • @TEXAS_RED85
    @TEXAS_RED85 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    By candlelight ….. paper and ink…..i wrote my final wish ….. killing a drink….and I thought of you….. it happens more times than a few…. That I’ve stare down the barrel and I wasn’t able to follow through……………………………….( This man is a God damn Genius…….. the closest thing that our generation will ever have to a George Jones )

  • @BigTex65
    @BigTex65 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This song hits me hard. Idk what it is but I get goosebumps every time

    • @lukasrhymer3932
      @lukasrhymer3932 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same here. Because it's genuine and real. Just like all of the rest of his music.

  • @Superbeast547
    @Superbeast547 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You ever just come across a song that you NEEDED to hear?

  • @baileyemmett172
    @baileyemmett172 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I'm from Wyoming and miss it so much. It'll be a year since my attempt on the 7th, and this made me cry. I remember thinking "I just want to go home. I wanna feel that wind again". This is beautiful and touched my soul in a unique and bittersweet way. Thank you so much!

    • @robtaylor3009
      @robtaylor3009 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I’m glad you are here today to hear this song, and every song.

  • @rangerk9
    @rangerk9 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Lucky Bison!

  • @mikecoffey4632
    @mikecoffey4632 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I can't help but cry every single time I listen to this song.

  • @lancehadey7186
    @lancehadey7186 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Sounds like a song from a western . I can see a guy with back against an old oak tree. Cowboy hat pulled down. Just a pickin and singing

  • @RoZioNoiR
    @RoZioNoiR 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm so thankful for this last album. This is a great song but Tears worth the gold might be the most emotional song I've ever heard. The whole album is so so great. Comments are disabled on Benjamins main channel but I needed to get this off my chest somewhere. Thank you!

  • @gp4872
    @gp4872 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Everyone will bub dont worry bout that shit ur unforgettable 🙃

  • @jslash791
    @jslash791 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This sounds amazing. Ben's voice has only gotten better over the years and the difference in this from the original recording I've listened to is one of the few I've liked better than a gems on VHS recordings. He's the real deal.

  • @billsgarage1964
    @billsgarage1964 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I can say a million things about a what seems like a million songs.......but I'll say this what a fv

  • @Puddlef1sh
    @Puddlef1sh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    He's got me thru some things. That voice rings to the eternal sadness of the violence of life. Yet, has the beauty to make every second worth it in this gorgeous chaos.

  • @Leppify
    @Leppify หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This song is PERFECTION…

  • @DarcyLane
    @DarcyLane ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Why are these songs so haunting? It’s like Ben’s songs follow me around for a couple days after I hear them. Especially “paper & ink”. 😭 ❤️
    Keep it up friend

  • @Awakiia
    @Awakiia ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wish the Spotify version was a direct rip of this.

  • @tonytonitone187
    @tonytonitone187 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm not crying, you're crying

  • @DUKWAK
    @DUKWAK ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Spent most of my life "Hating country music" but thanks to Western AF and absolute bangers like this song I've found myself actively seeking music like this out. Sucks it took me this long to discover great country music, but I'm nevertheless greatful I did.

    • @runrig97
      @runrig97 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There's a whole other genre labeled "Americana" that made it okay to like country-but not what's on "country" radio today-music.

  • @tanner1681
    @tanner1681 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love hearing Ben re-release stuff from like 10 years ago.. From the "Life's a dog-gone shame," version of this to this? It's amazing seeing the progression of him as an artist, man..
    Same with the sick pup version of "from the day you were born," to the magnolia sessions version of "from the day you were born."
    They're all awesome versions of awesome tracks, but it's cool to see how refined and perfected it is now after him playing it probably a million times..

  • @daniellane4034
    @daniellane4034 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Glad to get the live collab of this with Western AF and Benjamin Tod. This song has a sweetly soul crushing truth to it. Eveytime I roll through Wyoming in my semi my playlist just seems to know and this tune eerily comes on. In the end, we all go on alone.

  • @Welcometothewoodshedpodcast
    @Welcometothewoodshedpodcast 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I've watched this video over and over again and it'll never get old!

  • @mavericksander4325
    @mavericksander4325 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great song. What music is really about

  • @ammos8
    @ammos8 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Ben Tod. Thanks for all the tunes. This is an old favorite of mine that I’m happy to hear you play again. Your music has had such an impact on so many people.

  • @yournameislimitless
    @yournameislimitless ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This guy is an American treasure, has several songs as good or better than Dylans best.

  • @Kylerjguitar
    @Kylerjguitar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Hes gotta be one of the most talented songwriters alive

  • @GhostBastardsband
    @GhostBastardsband 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    El jefe de la canción

  • @nextzasianyt2492
    @nextzasianyt2492 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Man I got to say I love it here in Wyoming big enough to be fun and small enough to be simple friends and family are amazing and at the end of the day a song like this just hits home God bless

  • @brianamarie7593
    @brianamarie7593 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Benjamin Todd’s music stops my normally crowded and busy brain and lets me just enjoy the present moment. It’s so awesome to see his music develop over the years, as well as him as a person. He looks healthier, older. Luv him and his lovely wife.

  • @WYO_Dirtbag
    @WYO_Dirtbag ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wyoming is the best state in the union. Prove me wrong. However, Wyoming is full, I hear California is a great place to move :). Stay out.

  • @TheMrFunktastic2
    @TheMrFunktastic2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The cinematography in this was just amazing!

  • @fm-9129
    @fm-9129 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Buckle up, gents. I realize I am a dying breed. We all are. This video will be history. Cyber punk decline coming soon.

  • @gp4872
    @gp4872 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ben I'm Proud of U love u brother no matter what sides we on or not🤠

  • @joshs199
    @joshs199 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great song. And I really admire a handsome man that can blow a nice mouth harp. 😏🥃👍

  • @Babyaaa27
    @Babyaaa27 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Absolutely adore Benjamin Tod. Been rocking with him for about 5 years now, and can’t wait to see him love. So underrated.

  • @shawn2807
    @shawn2807 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    To Micheal Andre of Bruno sk Canada shared Benjamin Todd with me through hard times and drug issues I had that he had to starting with his song using again now I'm clean and strong I thank him forever for his guidance he gave me rest in peace mike ...age 38 son Enzo to Carrie on his way never will forget never will give up

  • @jakejordan6853
    @jakejordan6853 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    At it again. Through your travels, you picked up hints of so many different cultural influences. Been listening for a while. Nice to see you performing this one. Listened to it a lot in Cody Wy. Keep it coming!

  • @AG-io5wr
    @AG-io5wr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I broke the spell of nihilism but not without its scars. The truth is not always the answer you're looking for. But... It's the truth. And that's where authenticity resides.

  • @xAdf_DrpLRx
    @xAdf_DrpLRx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This song reminded me of my father, I'll miss him every day

  • @candyff709
    @candyff709 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I thought of you, it happens more times than a few , I stare down a barrel and I wasn’t able to follow through.
    Those lyrics are powerful!

  • @user-pc1ch6lf7n
    @user-pc1ch6lf7n 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I’m astonished I can’t believe he finally did a video for this masterpiece

  • @ernestluedke3927
    @ernestluedke3927 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Unfortunately, this perfectly matches how I am feeling right now. Thanks for the beautiful song though