@@andycarlson1443 Wow, never heard that, brilliant. Kind of summarizes the philosophies of the world. The Guthrie Insight. Arlo has it too. And Jesse .
Cannot even imagine playing harmonica and the guitar at the same time. My brain does not work like that let alone my fingers and mouth. So impressive. Love this channel and your music!
Drive By Truckers have a few I'd go with like " Daddy never pulled out but he never apologized " or " she keeps a loaded gun in the closet and another in the dresser drawer, just in case the one in the closet doesn't make a big enough hole" but that line is DEFINITELY in the top 5!
I’m not sure if everyone appreciates how hard it is for any musician to set up a camera, then play a song perfectly (probably in one take) with guitar, harmonica and sing. Original (brilliant) material. Damn, this kid is good! Walmart Sucks (Rain Man)
I boycotted Walmarts when they first arrived here to put out of business the mom and pop local stores and to undermine the unions. No health or dental care , no fair wages, just to underprice anyone else. Now we have the results. The only store for miles so now they can charge whatever. Been waiting on this song for a long long time. Amen Jesse Welles.
in 1998 fugazi released a song called five corporations that talks about businesses buying up every available real estate to have a foot dipped into every corner of the world. it's scary how we often see these things happening decades in advance, and yet it happens anyways, it's as if they belong, and they've been here all along.
John Prine is tapping his foot up thar in that heaven with a big ole smile on this face. John Prine lives! Love it. You're a regular gem my friend and we ain't talking a cheap one from Walmart.
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Folk-country musical territory of Banksy and Kris Kristofferson. The most poignant and powerful form of dissent and social commentary is found in art: music, comedy, painting, and so forth. Keep on truckin' with your bad self. 🤙
Dude you’re so deeply entrenched in the folk tradition it’s profoundly good. Such fun and awesome songs that capture the zeitgeist so well that 50 years from now people will be able listen to this and know what it was like to live today
I think we’ll look back on this era of Welles as such a special time. He’s been on fire and so prolific lately. I mean hes always written great stuff but he’s putting out so many great tunes so quickly.
This hits so hard when you are from the extremely rural south and the only store to go to is WalMart or the Dollar Store or your local grocery store. One of my new favs!
He showed up just in time to give me hope. Great hope. I'm sending everyone I know "United Health" and telling them to memorize it, teach it to their friends, and start singing it out!
@@barbarabroeske1061im from illinois arkansas is 1000% better still lol. But agreed fuck this walton owned area steuart is fake as hell about caring about the community ive watched him prove that in person.
"I hold close the belief that riding waters raises ships, but was burying the living good old Sammy's dying wish." Got so much room for interpretation in such a simple line its unreal
@@ApertureWarrior anecdotally… worst live concert I have ever been too. Played a bunch of new stuff and walked off stage. Didn’t even thank the audience.
I just created a Jesse Welles playlist. Gotdamn. Youre brilliant. Thank you for giving my fearful heart some relief, and straightening my spine. Bravo!
ah man. only found this like a month ago. ive played guitar for 20 years or so and this immediately was simple to play and fun to sing. for a few weeks now ive been singing it overmuch through the halls of my house and it preoccupies my brain at work. excellent artistry.
Jesse, it is a pleasure listening to you. Thanks. You have a way with words AND can carry a tune in a bucket. You know your way around a guitar too. Record this one on a CD when you get a chance. Be Well.
It's amazing to me just how far the music industry has led us down that anytime somebody has a genuine feeling or thought it takes off like wildfire these are the people that need to be successful in music
Ever hear Two Hangmen by Mason Profitt? Banned from radio play early 70s despite no vulgarity. Subversive message was the excuse 😕 Available on YT Good to hear another voice continuing the messages
Hits extra hard when you've worked for this company for years and now we're in the midst of mass layoffs thanks to automation they say it's to save money while we've had record profits
well i mean it IS to save money, just at the expense of all their employees. they wouldve been automated from the getgo if the robots were free. lining their pockets was always the end goal
Every time I go to Walmart I feel like I’m about to witness a crime, and stand in line, and get aggravated at the random beeping sound in the background that never stops and if you ask nobody knows what it is or why.
The beeping is the watch alarms over in the jewelry section - some jackasses are always setting the watch alarms and they're always going off and no one can ever track them down because the frequency is too high for most people >_>
Jesse! You son are a godsend! Take it from your African American brother who just subscribed 👍🏾 keep making those songs 🙏🏾 I listen to almost all music and I’m more of a hip hop scientist and let me tell you this I know mind bending lyrics that delves into truth and you son are a person of interest keep doing what you are doing don’t stop you’ve made me a fan and that’s hard to do peace be on to you and may you get to where you want to be 🙌🏾
Keep on singing and writing these songs, Jessie. You are the future young man, much love from a dying old man., with a tear in his eye. Keep on telling the truth.
Love this so much! You are my generation's Neil Young/Arlo Guthrie/Bob Dylan rolled into one ... hey, did your Mom go to a lot of concerts in the 70's? Just kidding! Love you, please please keep doing what you're doing :-)
My friend shared a video if yours with me and the first thing I thought of when see the guitar and harmonuca was Bob Dylan and i sure wasn't disappointed. Your music hit the right spot! Tye same spot only Dylan has managed to hit hit prior. Keep it up!
I helped give out food to needy families 1 time. Walmart had donated most of the goods and many were expired. There's a special place in hell for those responsible for getting tax writeoffs for "donating" expired food.
Just stumbled across this a few minutes ago, and damn happy I did too. That was some funny song you wrote, and you earned a new sub for this! Looking forward to watching a few more of your videos.
I first saw you on instagram a few years back. At the time I thought you were cool, and I followed you. I deleted instagram and Facebook and all that stuff, but I still have TH-cam obviously. I’m super stoked I found you on here again man, you’re genuinely talented and you write some of the most clever and stuff. Glad to see you still at it, you got a loyal listener in me.
"It's a folk singer's job to comfort disturbed people, and disturb comfortable people" -Woody Guthrie
10/10 song, brother.
@@andycarlson1443 Wow, never heard that, brilliant. Kind of summarizes the philosophies of the world. The Guthrie Insight. Arlo has it too. And Jesse .
Its never a good day to go to Walmart
Why do people dislike Walmart?
😂😂
@@memeyou241Jesse Welles wrote a song called Walmart, give it a listen. That's why we don't like it 😢
I love it... Listened to it a hella lot more than Taylor, Garth, or Reba
I would also say, i have no real idea of said artist leanings... Just are not of my personal taste
You like a singer from 60s talking about modern troubles, and I love it.
iI keep going back to that character Froggy from the show [ Little Rascals ] lol
He's like the folk and blues artists that came out of the dust bowl and great depression era.
"...with a smart phone for a brain." That's absolutely perfect.
Yesssss😂
Sounds like my grandson hehe
Cannot even imagine playing harmonica and the guitar at the same time. My brain does not work like that let alone my fingers and mouth. So impressive. Love this channel and your music!
"I saw a toddler eat a cigarette, on a cart of Keystone beer", best opening verse of any song EVER!
Absolutely!
Drive By Truckers have a few I'd go with like " Daddy never pulled out but he never apologized " or " she keeps a loaded gun in the closet and another in the dresser drawer, just in case the one in the closet doesn't make a big enough hole" but that line is DEFINITELY in the top 5!
@@Squawk737yt yeah but has that ever really happened
@@MountainOMakeBelieve I've seen kids put all kinds of crazy things in their mouth, including cigarette butts!
I’m not sure if everyone appreciates how hard it is for any musician to set up a camera, then play a song perfectly (probably in one take) with guitar, harmonica and sing. Original (brilliant) material.
Damn, this kid is good!
Walmart Sucks
(Rain Man)
@@FIGBARFILMS yes he is, brilliant,I Subbed imeadtly, I'm Warren Floyd,blues harmonica player,and song writer,this guy is good, keep supporting him
@@FIGBARFILMS i am a musician and you are soooo right😊
I boycotted Walmarts when they first arrived here to put out of business the mom and pop local stores and to undermine the unions. No health or dental care , no fair wages, just to underprice anyone else. Now we have the results. The only store for miles so now they can charge whatever. Been waiting on this song for a long long time. Amen Jesse Welles.
in 1998 fugazi released a song called five corporations that talks about businesses buying up every available real estate to have a foot dipped into every corner of the world.
it's scary how we often see these things happening decades in advance, and yet it happens anyways, it's as if they belong, and they've been here all along.
Politicians do the same thing…
Plus, Walmart has the highest % of “full time” employees who need to be on public assistance to survive of all national retailers.
Facial recognition, as you walk in the door
@@maryalice5357 legendary talent
John Prine is tapping his foot up thar in that heaven with a big ole smile on this face. John Prine lives! Love it. You're a regular gem my friend and we ain't talking a cheap one from Walmart.
Folk-country musical territory of Banksy and Kris Kristofferson. The most poignant and powerful form of dissent and social commentary is found in art: music, comedy, painting, and so forth. Keep on truckin' with your bad self. 🤙
Dude you’re so deeply entrenched in the folk tradition it’s profoundly good. Such fun and awesome songs that capture the zeitgeist so well that 50 years from now people will be able listen to this and know what it was like to live today
Wildly good. Holy cow.
I think we’ll look back on this era of Welles as such a special time. He’s been on fire and so prolific lately. I mean hes always written great stuff but he’s putting out so many great tunes so quickly.
With so much feelings and truths.
Its great how much people appreciate him. I haven't seen this kind of talent in decades.
We ❤Jesse !!!
hes having ai generate his songs.
A voice of a generation! 🙌😁 Jesse, you are true gold in a sea of bullshit! Thank you 🙏
You remind of Bob Dylan. Just saw your Ozempic video. Great songs😁
This guy looks and sounds the way I imagine Tom Sawyer would about a decade after the book ended, but I'm into it.
This hits so hard when you are from the extremely rural south and the only store to go to is WalMart or the Dollar Store or your local grocery store. One of my new favs!
Holy shit! From the home of Walmart in Arkansas, no less. Jesse turns a phrase like few I've ever seen and at a blistering pace.
Her manager was 10 years old with a smartphone for a brain. He doesnt miss hahaha
One of the few even capable of writing a respectable modern folk song. We need you now more than ever.
He showed up just in time to give me hope. Great hope. I'm sending everyone I know "United Health" and telling them to memorize it, teach it to their friends, and start singing it out!
The rollin back bit is about the most gold line I've heard all year. Gold.
Walmart is the unofficial government of Arkansas, Jesse needs a full security detail now lol.
🙏 it'd be ironic if this was the song that put him in danger and not Whistle Boeing
They have so much power in arkansas, all the wealth in the state is in the northwest corner of the state because of them.
They use up people like toilet paper.
Stay outa Arkansas!
@@barbarabroeske1061im from illinois arkansas is 1000% better still lol. But agreed fuck this walton owned area steuart is fake as hell about caring about the community ive watched him prove that in person.
These last few months Ive been playing all your songs before going to work.. at Walmart.
As a Walmart employee for nearly 14 years now, this is gold to me! Great tune my friend:)
Keep um acomin
I needed this 10 years ago when I worked at Wal-Mart
Yo im dying over here😂😂😂I hate Walmart. This has now become my anthem. You are a legend Mr.Welles. I am a fan for life.
I'm so glad I came across you my friend, I haven't heard writin' like this in a long time, it's a skill, keep preachin' brother, we're listening 😁👍🖖✌️
*Someone finally captured the feeling of dread you get from being in a Walmart parking lot in song format*
You're one of the main reasons I started making my music. Thank you Jesse
Fuck yeah! Go for your dreams dude!!
Much love man! Thank is for sharing all your great music!!! ❤🎉
Dude in a field with a guitar destroying all the junk produced music we suffer through now. Keep keeping on brotherman. Never sign the contracts!!!!!
This is absolutely the most accurate funniest 5hit I've ever heard. Thanks I needed this.
Dude. You have a command of the English language that's impressive. Thank you for the tune.
im a cart pusher at walmart n now its my duty to listen to this everyday while I clear the lot
This is an exactly the vibe I needed today.
Like a modern day Neil Young or John Prine right there. Fantastic stuff! I was having a right shit day and you turned it right around. Thank you!
This dude is incredible. He's gotta go somewhere, some of these lyrics are impressive as hell. Gotta happen one of these days...
"I hold close the belief that riding waters raises ships, but was burying the living good old Sammy's dying wish." Got so much room for interpretation in such a simple line its unreal
I think this guy is Bob Dylan... the only difference is he is actually good
So john prine? 😂
But yes he is fantastic, i like dylan but damm was he crap live
@@ApertureWarrior anecdotally… worst live concert I have ever been too. Played a bunch of new stuff and walked off stage. Didn’t even thank the audience.
You're the next Arlo Guthrie ! Keep rocking dude!
I just created a Jesse Welles playlist. Gotdamn. Youre brilliant. Thank you for giving my fearful heart some relief, and straightening my spine. Bravo!
ah man. only found this like a month ago. ive played guitar for 20 years or so and this immediately was simple to play and fun to sing. for a few weeks now ive been singing it overmuch through the halls of my house and it preoccupies my brain at work. excellent artistry.
1:20 I really felt that in a deep and visceral way.
The Bard of our times. So good i cant even believe it. Just Damn, young man.
omg this is beautiful!! I died laughing at the drop in his voice saying Wal-mart! He's talented for sure!! Good job man!
The Waltons live like gods while we all keep their employees fed with our tax dollars.
Just one question, do you have access to a black hoodie and a face mask?
This is better than anything trending or sitting in the top 100 charts on Spotify and Apple Music. You got somethin special my man. Never stop.
Lol People of Walmart ... The Soundtrack! Good show man!
This needs to go viral. So much truth and talent here
CELLPHONE FOR A BRAIN😂. Classic!!
Jesse, it is a pleasure listening to you. Thanks. You have a way with words AND can carry a tune in a bucket. You know your way around a guitar too. Record this one on a CD when you get a chance.
Be Well.
Memories of John Prine and Iris Dement😊...Great songwriter/singer...We saw him here first 😊
It's amazing to me just how far the music industry has led us down that anytime somebody has a genuine feeling or thought it takes off like wildfire these are the people that need to be successful in music
I thought you were just a child prodigy until I heard your voice drop an octave right in the middle of the song !😮😊❤
Songs like Bob Dylan… only with less symbolic poetry….. looks like John Fogherty in 1968. This guy is really really good. Like him a lot
I love what you say when you sing. 😅 truths. ❤ subscribed!
this guy is like Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger for the modern generation. I love his music and love his lyrics.
Ever hear Two Hangmen by Mason Profitt? Banned from radio play early 70s despite no vulgarity. Subversive message was the excuse 😕
Available on YT
Good to hear another voice continuing the messages
smartphone for a brain, what a line
made me laugh, genius
yeah really one of the highlights of this
i need milk and bread and butter like i need another hole is my fave
My generation does have a Bob Dylan :)
Better than Bob Dylan, you can actually understand what he's saying lol
Best use of a power line easement I’ve seen in 62 years
DMN STR8!
Best natural 20 I've ever rolled on clicking a random recommended video, bravo mate
Same here
Thanks for making my day a little more cheerful!
This song lives rent free in my head…. I feel it down in my soul.
You and me both, soul traveler.
Hits extra hard when you've worked for this company for years and now we're in the midst of mass layoffs thanks to automation they say it's to save money while we've had record profits
100%
well i mean it IS to save money, just at the expense of all their employees. they wouldve been automated from the getgo if the robots were free. lining their pockets was always the end goal
Best be passing those savings down to me if I gotta do all the work💡
I work at Walmart and I FEEL this song
I bet broski my condolences 😂
We need more working class songs like Woody Guthrie. Good job
You are absolutely my favorite artist to listen to right now, I’m so thankful for your perspective and voice man, I love this music, thank you.
I quit cold turkey and been clean and sober for a long time now ❤ at least from Walmart 😂 💨
“Her manager was ten years old with a smart phone for a brain”
Every time I go to Walmart I feel like I’m about to witness a crime, and stand in line, and get aggravated at the random beeping sound in the background that never stops and if you ask nobody knows what it is or why.
The beeping is the watch alarms over in the jewelry section - some jackasses are always setting the watch alarms and they're always going off and no one can ever track them down because the frequency is too high for most people >_>
Jesse! You son are a godsend! Take it from your African American brother who just subscribed 👍🏾 keep making those songs 🙏🏾 I listen to almost all music and I’m more of a hip hop scientist and let me tell you this I know mind bending lyrics that delves into truth and you son are a person of interest keep doing what you are doing don’t stop you’ve made me a fan and that’s hard to do peace be on to you and may you get to where you want to be 🙌🏾
don’t give your money to those multimillionaires!!! shop your local neighbourhood locally owned stores as much as possible ….. great song ❤
This man is simultaneously 22 and 45 years old. Great singer too.
I literally just said the same thing in my head.
The sound of late stage capitalism’s resistance by a John Prine Jim Morrison reincarnation. Love him!!!❤
Finally, my 30-year stance on Walmart has a theme song.
C-nsboat u ❤ it
Testing...test...
Strange
@@Matthew-LAMFwere you expecting applause? You made the same reply twice as if it's an economics paper but it's a song.
@@loulasher because u toob keeps deleting my comments. U tbe ❤ sensor-"boat"
😂 I boycott Walmart on principle, Amazon too
How do you not have 1mil subs?
Love this guy.
loving all your songs, you cant not make a banger
The man's definitely on fire. My favorite's still "See Arkansas" but his dark humor songs like this are A+.
Bob Dylan and our man in black Johny Cash! I hear it all in you...and you're not wrong! this world is in need of you!
you are an absolute throwback and I'm diggin the message too
Bravo! Dusting off my Alice’s restaurant LP and taking it for a spin!
Boosting for the algorithm 🙌 Love your work, keep it up! 🌻🐝
I wish I could give this man more than one thumbs up. What a talent!
Keep on singing and writing these songs, Jessie. You are the future young man, much love from a dying old man., with a tear in his eye. Keep on telling the truth.
i wish you the best ending and a beautiful afterlife. till then keep living life to its fullest. youre cared about in this world and the next💚
@@mickyfucs9028 Thank-you.
This man never misses. Another banger!
Love this so much! You are my generation's Neil Young/Arlo Guthrie/Bob Dylan rolled into one ... hey, did your Mom go to a lot of concerts in the 70's? Just kidding! Love you, please please keep doing what you're doing :-)
My friend shared a video if yours with me and the first thing I thought of when see the guitar and harmonuca was Bob Dylan and i sure wasn't disappointed. Your music hit the right spot! Tye same spot only Dylan has managed to hit hit prior. Keep it up!
I think Jesse may be the Bob Dylan of his day.
I helped give out food to needy families 1 time. Walmart had donated most of the goods and many were expired.
There's a special place in hell for those responsible for getting tax writeoffs for "donating" expired food.
You look 16 and sound 54. Oh, you're really good.
Just stumbled across this a few minutes ago, and damn happy I did too. That was some funny song you wrote, and you earned a new sub for this! Looking forward to watching a few more of your videos.
I fully support Theo’s transition into music
Underrated comment 😂
if bob dylan was a young hipster born in the 90s
Smart phone for a brain…love that.
My partner works for them and that's the line he laughed at hardest.
This is the grooviest jam i have heard in a while
Facts
I first saw you on instagram a few years back. At the time I thought you were cool, and I followed you. I deleted instagram and Facebook and all that stuff, but I still have TH-cam obviously.
I’m super stoked I found you on here again man, you’re genuinely talented and you write some of the most clever and stuff. Glad to see you still at it, you got a loyal listener in me.
This one’s one of my favorites..great song writing here…John Prine himself would be proud of this one!
Walmart should use this to advertise their “Curbside Pickup”
Genuinely
Brilliant! John Prine would love it.
Woody Guthrie, too! Keeping both their spirits alive.
Jerry Reed all day 😉
Graciously step aside Dylan… you have a successor
Very very good my young friend this song should go to number 1 great spoken word put you with Bob Dylan and Tom Waits keep it going.🎉🎉🎉
I love it when he uses his deeper voice! 😊