Billy Strings was my gift from God, his music helped me stop shooting meth cold turkey. My dying mother gets to see her baby boy sober tomorrow. Thank you Mr. Strings.
This comment hit me in my Soul. A mother of an addict. Their never no how many nights that we couldn't sleep because we where scared to death if getting that Horrific call. Your son / daughter has OD and I'm sorry to say they didn't win this fight. 😢Thanx you from one mother to another for giving your momma her baby boy sobber. Much luv son
I shed some tears listening to this. He's right and we all know it. We are watching our country fall in real time. Something will be left here after this is all over but it won't be us humans.
I've seen The Dead countless times, I've seen John Mayall, I've seen Taj Mahal, Led Zep. and many other greats from the past, but I have never witnessed another person with as much talent as Billy. His superb competence on guitar would be enough to put him over the top, but that's only one segment of this kid's talent. My wife and I are living on the pittance the American government doles out to old farts, so we couldn't afford tickets to Red Rocks, and such places, but we drove over three mountain passes to see them play at a free show in Steamboat Springs, and now I could die happy; I got to see Jerry Garcia, and Billy Strings in the same lifetime! How cool is that?
That's actually really cool, man. I'm a single dad and I took my 20 year old hip-hop loving son to see him in Cincinnati in March and it was epic. I am not into the Dead's music much at all ("Friend of The Devil" is likely my favorite Dead tune) but when Billy covers their songs I don't care, and the vibe from the two Dead shows I did go to in my early 20's was pretty incredible. Billy's songs have had a sort of transformative effect on me. The lyrics are deep and insightful, and somehow seem like some of them were written just for or about you or your life situation. It's a little strange. I play loud rock guitar, love older metal, heavy melodic rock bands like Soundgarden, etc and I am utterly captivated by Billy's music and I also don't really like bluegrass much, at least not the traditional stuff. It just doesn't seem to matter that bluegrass is the vehicle for great songwriting, because at the end of the day that's what his true talent is after sheer technical ability on the guitar, which is impressive enough on it's own and what first caught my eye about him with "Dust", like many others. What a ride!
@@Kenttx100 might as well have. I only wish I could afford to catch more of his shows, but I'd have to take out a mortgage to get a seat at some of them. Don't read me wrong, I fully understand how much it mist cost to put on shows with today's prices. Too bad there's nothing along the order of the three day line parties at the Capital in Passaic NJ when John Shear was promoting Dead Shows. Oh well, there's always TH-cam.
Modern country. You evidently haven't used TH-cam long enough to see there is still real country. Pop country is trash which is what your calling country
This dude is hella underrated as a lyricist. Whenever I bring him up to my friends, there always like “dude that guy can pick that guitar like crazy!” Which is true as hell don’t get me wrong, but damn if he can’t write some good ass lyrics! Well rounded artist man
@@bridgetrobertvandeputte2713 Wrong on both counts: song is co-credited to Aaron Allen (born 1981) and William Apostol (aka 'Billy Strings' born 1992) www.allmusic.com/song/watch-it-fall-mt0057179849
@@kaustik185 funny how where ever ya are, humans are basically the same. We need food and shelter, crave companionship and love, and its culture (food, art, music) that highlights just how similar we all are. Be it Germany, United States, or Timbuktu, we can all converge over some tasty grub, and tap our feet to the same tunes.
@@eansba88- Missouri here. I love the fish farming community and how intertwined it all is. We all move around fish and employees but we always stick to the tried and true roots. No matter how the industry changes. All for one, One for all.
I first saw Billy when he was about 16 playing in a local band with my husband's cousin. It was clear that he had immense talent. I feel privileged to have seen him play in small venues and regional Michigan festivals as many times as I did.
Im a 45 yr old Aussie and a fan of Americana / Bluegrass, and i have to say , were witnessing greatness here with Billy. His music is incredibly melodic and lyrics resonate powerful messages, just like all the old school greats. Keep it up Billy, looking forward to seeing your star continue to rise.
@@rebeccaherron3789 Boredom inspires creativity..Really? What a strange thing to say, Better yet what a strange outlook, Many things inspire creativity i would put boredom at the bottom of the list If it must be on the list at all.👈
My new favorite song! Awesome great. Billy Strings and Old Crow Medicine Show, Molly Tuttle and more, blue grass is here and love it. Down home up in the holler, Tennessee is the most relevant state we got. Keep on volunteerin'!!!❤
Bluegrass, trains, mountains, rivers, lakes, hiking, and a wake up call - what's not to like. "How could someone get so low in a building so damn tall?"
whats not to like.... Well maybe its the force fed wake up call, Maybe it's the violence that's projected onto a good god loving person if they won't raise their fist ,(HAVE TO SEEN THE LATEST NEWS CLIPS OF PEOPLE TRYING TO SIMPLY HAVE A MEAL) Do you know what that's called when one is in fear for their life if they don't follow a certain ideology ?? do you.. That is what's not to like.✌
@@TakeCareMan I get the feeling you mite not be educated or on top of exactly what's going on in the streets with a certain organization today . this song is speaking to more than the planet.
Because commercial radio sucks ass..... Too many other great, young talented peeps will never be played on commercial radio.......Molly Tuttle, Justin Johnson, Rhiannon Giddens, Dom Flemons, Larkin Poe, Samantha Fish, Sierra Hull, Sarah Jarosz.....and the list goes on......
I heard it on KRCL-FM (90.9 MHz) in Salt Lake City, Utah and I loved every second of it. But, I agree: in the hardship that has been 2020, between COVID-19 and the many other things that have happened in 2020 that have become memes for all the wrong reasons, we need more music like this that is a beacon of light, especially on local community radio and other noncommercial/educational stations.
Im from a small town. Joined the military and traveled the world. Came home to my small town again...and ill be dammed if I didn't feel every line as if Mr.strings was talking to me as if it was a one on one conversation.. hits the heart. We've lost our way as a society. What "really" matters to us. Our little corner of the world? Or the reason why we hide in it.
"Well the old man said the great big apple is rotten to the core. With Wall Street skimming from the till, while no one minds the store. And how could someone get so low in a building so damn tall? How long until there's nothing left at all?"
Those be the type who think that they are the only ones smart enuff to run the world and there the only ones who can run the world funny thing is when shit hits the fan all there money and there so called wisdom won't help them survive on there own let alone take care of a family on your own
Didn't come here to talk about politics or the Covid-19. Came here to see and hear the two most beautiful things on earth. Billy String's music and views of the America. Wish that I could be there someday to just stare at those views. I mean my home country Finland is great but you guys sure have more to see! Greetings from Finland!
America is blessed. But socialism is knocking at the door and has been since the fifties. Some of us are not willing to see it all go up in flames. We weren’t born yesterday and know what we are losing. Causing a racial divide is part of the plan to kill our country. Wake up before it is too late. Ask Venezuela.
@@wilkiepup1 I'm confident that when you retire, Marilyn that you will refuse to partake of your Social Security and Medicare benefits on philosophical/political grounds. While you're waiting you can stop using police and fire protection, public schools and roadways, and public utilities. They are "socialist" after all. I'm sure you want to be consistent with your values. The last time I checked we were already a slightly more affluent version of Venezuela we have our own wannabee strongman already clinging to power, regardless of the cost to the rest of us.Take your political crapola somewhere's else, No Sale.
Just came across this young man. I'm a metal head but I definitely appreciate skill and talent. His lyrics are incredible, guitar work is insane and I'm now hooked.
i think you may have felt more than you know with this statement. Billy while he is a bluegrass player, he also played heavy metal and brings a lot of that into his bluegrass playing. listen for those metal riffs in some of his arrangements. watch this breakdown of billy with trey playing meet me at the creek and it breaks down the song including the metal riffs. th-cam.com/video/Nn7tU9bHC8w/w-d-xo.html
Dude, same. I had been meaning to get into bluegrass because I knew there was a lot of talent that went into the playing, but when I heard Billy Strings, I knew that he also had the songwriting to back it up. The structure of his songs is flexible and experimental at times without having to go too far from his roots. Of course, he and his buddies can shred for days. Also, the lyrics are poignant. One of the things that turns me off from a lot of country music (and probably bluegrass from what little else I’ve heard) is when they start listing country stuff and virtue signaling about how patriotic they supposedly are. It feels pandering, and I don’t culturally relate to the rural lifestyle, so if I’m gonna hear a song that mentions it, it has to say more than “You do this too, right?” In this song, there’s a vague sense of antagonism to elitists in the coastal cities, but it feels more justified and generalizable to anyone whose success is unsustainable and founded on making the world worse, not a mindless appeal to being a country boy. In short, Billy Strings is a great artist who deserves to reach sky-high popularity. I’m going to guess that there are other bluegrass artists doing cool things if I just look for them, but he makes a great entry point.
I mean, bluegrass is to country what metal is to rock and roll, so it's an easy transition to make, check out devil makes 3, yonder mountain string band, sam bush, leftover salmon, and many others and I believe you will be pleasantly surprised
I took am a metalhead. The hard, crazy shit. Slaughter to prevail, Dethklok, and anything else hard but I ABSOFUCKINGLUTLEY love any guitar that is being shredded so that means some bluegrass and old school rhythm and blues are in rotation.
"Watch It Fall" Well it's not so easy now Though it never was back then We still can't seem to work this out But you can still pretend And these tattered walls and burning bridges Quickly start to fall How long until there's nothing left at all? I've been to California, man I've seen them city lights Been stranded in the desert Scorching days and freezing nights I'll never understand Why people try to walk so tall How long until there's nothing left at all? Don't you love what you got used to? When we used to feel so free Won't you wait a while in silence, love Watch it fall with me Well the old men said the great big apple Is rotten to the core With Wall Street skimming from the till While no one minds the store And how could someone get so low In a building so damn tall? How long until there's nothing left at all? While chunks the size of Delaware Are falling off the poles Our heads are buried in the sand Our leaders dug the hole Like junkies hooked on fossil fuel Headin' for withdrawal How long until there's nothing left at all? Don't you love what you got used to? When we used to feel so free Come and wait a while in silence, love And watch it fall with me Now the answers in our heads To the questions that were asked It boils up from underground And leads us to the past To a place that's long forgotten When we had enough for all How long until there's nothing left at all? Don't you love what you got used to? When we try to make our stand The hourglass is growing empty now Just to leave a pile of sand (Watch it fall
In a dark place in my own, I came upon this amazing talent. While Bluegrass isn't in my usual rotation of music, this guy definitely has changed any preconceived notion I may have had. What an amazing video, from an amazing singer and artist. So glad i found this
Your sentiments echo mine. I've seen more comments from folks like us who say Bluegrass isn't what they normally listen to, but they've been captivated by Billy. Billy has assembled an amazing group of musicians and it's exciting to watch them light the world on fire. Hope this music is helping you out of your dark place. It's difficult to feel sad when all your body wants to do is move to the beat.
This song is prophetic this country is falling because of greed . They have forgot about the people that runs this country and have sold are futures down the River just so they can live in luxury why the people struggle great song
Billy strings is turning into a living legend among country/folk artists. Hes much more than just fast fingers, his singing and songwriting matches his fast fingers now.
Was born and raised in the graffiti community and never listened to country/bluegrass much. Seeing Indecline doing art for music in this genre is something I never thought I’d see. It’s perfect.
This is a serious piece of folk music, dark and real, on the level in my eyes as Guthrie, Steger, etc; the highest level of that craft. I hope there’s a shining light song in there at some point as well. Thanks.
I'm not sure how I found this kid but I'm glad I did. People can put labels on the music; that's what the "marketing department " does. Hope to see you in NOLA, good job young man.
My mother and I went and saw Billy and the boys in 2017, she died New Years Eve that year. His music has helped my heart and soul heal. Still broken but better.
Hey Billy, I doubt you’ll see this, but I just wanted to say that as a small town Missouri born boy, your music is one the greatest things I’ve ever heard. Gives me goosebumps every time. I’m glad just to be born in a time where I get to experience what you’re doing. Also, I’m 100% getting a tattoo of that guillotine with “watch it fall with me”. Cheers to you, my dude.
I've been convinced for months now that Billy Strings is the best thing to happen to bluegrass in 3 decades and perhaps the greatest guitar picker of today. Turns out, he's also a wise philosopher. Thanks for this great song and video!
Jon Hoxit You’re right on. I grew up just over the mountains in East Tennessee. Billy has managed to capture that true old hill spirit. He’s the whole package.
I was “stranded in the desert” in Moab a couple years back. We were gonna sleep in the car but the guy running the lazy lizard hostel put is in a room for dirt cheap.
I met my dirty kid when he hopped off a CSX in my hometown. I traveled the country with him. We are now settled in the same town he hopped off in several years ago. We are married and have a beautiful daughter. I never knew what it was like to feel truly free until I let society go for a while. I hope my daughter can explore this earth to the fullest. We only have one life to live, why not make it count.
Billy Strings is 100% talent. He falls in line with Clarence White, Tony Rice, Chet Atkins and Doc Watson. Music fans blessed to have the spirit of Billy Strings with us. 😎
@billystrings You haven’t got the slightest idea as to how you and your fine tuned group of men have changed my outlook and perspective on my life. I will always be grateful for you, your band, your exceptionally amazing music, your outlook on life, your positivity and kindness. Ya changed me, man. All for the better.
Isn't it amazing to watch a legend develop right under your eyes? Talent so good you can'r even step to it, lyrics that rival any song writer ever. This kid is the real deal man. One of the best to touch a guitar and one of the best to put pen to paper. Life changing. See ya in Detroit on Nov 20!
In the midst of such despairing lyrics and stark imagery, the scene of flying a kite from a train car put such a huge grin on my face! Such a powerful song, thank you
Oh, how I wish Steve Goodman could see this! Like a sequel from the next generation, feeling the urgency of end-times nearing, and not just for the rails. Thanks, and looking forward to more of this music.
Awesome billy loved my comment... thanks man this means a lot to me . Your a huge influence in my guitar playing keep up these amazing songs...they are awesome
Billy loves and interacts with his fans. He doesn’t take himself to seriously. He could, no one would blame him as one of the best guitarist to ever walk the face of the earth. But he stays grounded... think that’s what impresses me even more than his virtuoso singing and songwriting capabilities
Boy God that is something fine right there. Better music than I've heard in a long long time. The video tells a story of its own. There ain't a better musician out there right now.
How in the world does such a young guy know not only what music is supposed to be but also what a music video is supposed to be?! I am sharin’ the hell out of this.
When no matter we’re I am in my life or my friends are in theirs there is music wether it’s Tony or Ali or Doc or Scruggs that reminds me who we all truly are and hope one day we can get back to truly being on a river or in the woods but free from the chaos that surrounds us at this moment in time. I love you all , thanks for the the coolest friends ever.
They say some of the best artists have suffered some kind of trauma in their lives. Not sure what Billy's been through, but his music speaks to my soul to the core.
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Billy Strings was my gift from God, his music helped me stop shooting meth cold turkey. My dying mother gets to see her baby boy sober tomorrow. Thank you Mr. Strings.
This comment hit me in my Soul. A mother of an addict. Their never no how many nights that we couldn't sleep because we where scared to death if getting that Horrific call. Your son / daughter has OD and I'm sorry to say they didn't win this fight. 😢Thanx you from one mother to another for giving your momma her baby boy sobber. Much luv son
Amazing to hear brother. Many blessings in your road to recovery
Thank God! You never know who’s life you’ll save. Everyone has blessings to share they don’t even know about. Peace to all
Keep up the good work! Prayed for you.
Man that's awesome! I was able to quit that shit too... It wasn't easy then but is now compared to this great life I have now!!!!
I shed some tears listening to this. He's right and we all know it. We are watching our country fall in real time. Something will be left here after this is all over but it won't be us humans.
Just a pile of sand
Just the Demonrat unbelievers, they get to stay
Earth would be a paradise without our species on it. We are to this planet what cancer is to us.
Not the good ones anyway
@@xAllCatsAreBeautiful1312xas Earth as it is in heaven...it should be...but free will, greed, and ego has took a tremendous toll 😓😥😢
I've seen The Dead countless times, I've seen John Mayall, I've seen Taj Mahal, Led Zep. and many other greats from the past, but I have never witnessed another person with as much talent as Billy. His superb competence on guitar would be enough to put him over the top, but that's only one segment of this kid's talent. My wife and I are living on the pittance the American government doles out to old farts, so we couldn't afford tickets to Red Rocks, and such places, but we drove over three mountain passes to see them play at a free show in Steamboat Springs, and now I could die happy; I got to see Jerry Garcia, and Billy Strings in the same lifetime! How cool is that?
That's actually really cool, man. I'm a single dad and I took my 20 year old hip-hop loving son to see him in Cincinnati in March and it was epic. I am not into the Dead's music much at all ("Friend of The Devil" is likely my favorite Dead tune) but when Billy covers their songs I don't care, and the vibe from the two Dead shows I did go to in my early 20's was pretty incredible. Billy's songs have had a sort of transformative effect on me. The lyrics are deep and insightful, and somehow seem like some of them were written just for or about you or your life situation. It's a little strange. I play loud rock guitar, love older metal, heavy melodic rock bands like Soundgarden, etc and I am utterly captivated by Billy's music and I also don't really like bluegrass much, at least not the traditional stuff. It just doesn't seem to matter that bluegrass is the vehicle for great songwriting, because at the end of the day that's what his true talent is after sheer technical ability on the guitar, which is impressive enough on it's own and what first caught my eye about him with "Dust", like many others. What a ride!
Let there be songs to fill the air!
Did you take out a loan to get there?
@@Kenttx100 might as well have. I only wish I could afford to catch more of his shows, but I'd have to take out a mortgage to get a seat at some of them. Don't read me wrong, I fully understand how much it mist cost to put on shows with today's prices. Too bad there's nothing along the order of the three day line parties at the Capital in Passaic NJ when John Shear was promoting Dead Shows. Oh well, there's always TH-cam.
@@Kenttx100
"Once in a while you can get shown the light, in the strangest of places, if you look at it right."
"Our heads are buried in the sand,
our leaders dug the hole."
Awesome.
gonna leave this comment here, whenever someone likes it, I'll be reminded of this masterpiece.
Take another reminder ❤
And another one
One more for the road 😊
😁
Well said. By Billy and by you.
Bluegrass is back stronger than ever and I just love it.
With what modern country music has evolved into.. Thank God Billy is keeping Bluegrass Bluegrass.
He really stands out
I wish I could like your comment more than once...
Modern country. You evidently haven't used TH-cam long enough to see there is still real country. Pop country is trash which is what your calling country
@@chrisstucky2261 K
Sure...
This dude is hella underrated as a lyricist. Whenever I bring him up to my friends, there always like “dude that guy can pick that guitar like crazy!” Which is true as hell don’t get me wrong, but damn if he can’t write some good ass lyrics! Well rounded artist man
"Dust in a baggie" is great and the original video recorded in a living room with his friends is priceless.
This isn't billies writing, it's a song from the sixties
@@bridgetrobertvandeputte2713 OK, name that tune................................
@@bridgetrobertvandeputte2713 Wrong on both counts: song is co-credited to Aaron Allen (born 1981) and William Apostol (aka 'Billy Strings' born 1992) www.allmusic.com/song/watch-it-fall-mt0057179849
I get lost and found with this guys music and lyrics. He's definitely got goin' on!
You put your fingers on the pulse of the nation with this one brotha
Same with the great divide. As a German, shit like this really lets me understand the state of the union. Bless yall were up shits creek just as much
@@kaustik185 funny how where ever ya are, humans are basically the same.
We need food and shelter, crave companionship and love, and its culture (food, art, music) that highlights just how similar we all are. Be it Germany, United States, or Timbuktu, we can all converge over some tasty grub, and tap our feet to the same tunes.
@@eansba88- Missouri here. I love the fish farming community and how intertwined it all is. We all move around fish and employees but we always stick to the tried and true roots. No matter how the industry changes. All for one, One for all.
I first saw Billy when he was about 16 playing in a local band with my husband's cousin. It was clear that he had immense talent. I feel privileged to have seen him play in small venues and regional Michigan festivals as many times as I did.
@@eansba88- Ya dude, those 'migrants' that rape young girls in groups and humiliate them, they just wanna get along bro. Like, totes.
Im a 45 yr old Aussie and a fan of Americana / Bluegrass, and i have to say , were witnessing greatness here with Billy. His music is incredibly melodic and lyrics resonate powerful messages, just like all the old school greats. Keep it up Billy, looking forward to seeing your star continue to rise.
You are sooooo right baby!!! :)
All I ask is JUST ONE Collab with Colter Wall ! That would be EPIC !
Im 48 year old Brit. I feel the same.
I love him so much ,,I think he gets his inspiration from the spiritual
@@dahnabirdyoung2178 how are you dear
In 100 years this young man's name will be mentioned alongside the likes of Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and Hank Williams.
Lets not get hasty now. Lol
Have to wait for the scalpers to stop scalping first.
100 views a minute! Everyone hit like if you like. God bless Billy's band and family.
That's what I'm saying
...and of course Doc Watson.
This young man is using his bluegrass roots to show out. His talent is undeniable. It ain't every day you get to watch a legend in his prime.
Blue grass= showout. Not so much
Damn he's so fucking good
A legend in the making
The bluegrass equivalent of seeing Jordan in the Mid-90’s
Lot more difficult to play bluegrass than to autotube a luke Bryan song about a yet I cool. Good day sir
I’m Japanese and I love this song!
I’m an alien 👽 and I love this song
In this era of unrest, pandemics, mega fires and hurricanes, Billy Strings Band is a shining light. Long may they shine!!!
Agreed, brother!
Long may they shine!!!
🤜🏼💙🤛🏼
Boredom inspires creativity.
This young man is one creative fellow. Love his music so much!🎼🎶🎶🎶
@@angelovanoeveren7936 ok l8
@@rebeccaherron3789 Boredom inspires creativity..Really? What a strange thing to say, Better yet what a strange outlook, Many things inspire creativity i would put boredom at the bottom of the list If it must be on the list at all.👈
My new favorite song! Awesome great. Billy Strings and Old Crow Medicine Show, Molly Tuttle and more, blue grass is here and love it. Down home up in the holler, Tennessee is the most relevant state we got. Keep on volunteerin'!!!❤
I wrote that a while back, I still mean every word. Long live Billy Strings!
Bluegrass, trains, mountains, rivers, lakes, hiking, and a wake up call - what's not to like. "How could someone get so low in a building so damn tall?"
Profound!
whats not to like.... Well maybe its the force fed wake up call, Maybe it's the violence that's projected onto a good god loving person if they won't raise their fist ,(HAVE TO SEEN THE LATEST NEWS CLIPS OF PEOPLE TRYING TO SIMPLY HAVE A MEAL) Do you know what that's called when one is in fear for their life if they don't follow a certain ideology ?? do you.. That is what's not to like.✌
The Truth how you get all that from this song? I just like the reminders about the planet. It’s not force fed. You don’t have to listen.
@@TakeCareMan I get the feeling you mite not be educated or on top of exactly what's going on in the streets with a certain organization today . this song is speaking to more than the planet.
The Truth Well your feelings would be wrong: www.linkedin.com/in/toddstanfield/
Woody Guthrie is smiling. BS will be remembered as one of the all-time great singer songwriters. He is a legend in the making.
I agree. I think Pete Seeger is pretty darn happy too.
Hey Vermont. New Hampshire here ✌
@@gangoffour6690 Maine 😉
Funny you mention. Just moved to Guthrie's hometown
Thank you Billy.
Sincerely,
The World...🙏
Why isn't this song being played on every radio station in the country. Damn!!
Because commercial radio sucks ass..... Too many other great, young talented peeps will never be played on commercial radio.......Molly Tuttle, Justin Johnson, Rhiannon Giddens, Dom Flemons, Larkin Poe, Samantha Fish, Sierra Hull, Sarah Jarosz.....and the list goes on......
Take a look at what tops the charts. Talent like this has no business being anywhere near that garbage.
That’s what happens when you’re independent and haven’t sold your soul yet
I don’t listen to country radio anymore.
I heard it on KRCL-FM (90.9 MHz) in Salt Lake City, Utah and I loved every second of it. But, I agree: in the hardship that has been 2020, between COVID-19 and the many other things that have happened in 2020 that have become memes for all the wrong reasons, we need more music like this that is a beacon of light, especially on local community radio and other noncommercial/educational stations.
All I have to say is , this is where I come to hear real music played by real people, happy days from new Zealand!
Ok so im gonna say it billy is the best thing since sliced bread 😂😂❤❤❤❤❤ 😅😅😅😅😅
Im from a small town. Joined the military and traveled the world. Came home to my small town again...and ill be dammed if I didn't feel every line as if Mr.strings was talking to me as if it was a one on one conversation.. hits the heart. We've lost our way as a society.
What "really" matters to us.
Our little corner of the world?
Or the reason why we hide in it.
.....amen!!!......small town!!!
I was just thinking something similar about Billy, and what a treasure he is. People like him teach us what’s important, and what’s right.
Hide in it? If only. We spend way too much time interfering elsewhere!
Billy Strings: a national treasure
You cut me to the bone, no words. Regards from SPAIN.
"And how can someone get so low in a building so damn tall" BARS.
"Well the old man said the great big apple is rotten to the core. With Wall Street skimming from the till, while no one minds the store. And how could someone get so low in a building so damn tall? How long until there's nothing left at all?"
Those be the type who think that they are the only ones smart enuff to run the world and there the only ones who can run the world funny thing is when shit hits the fan all there money and there so called wisdom won't help them survive on there own let alone take care of a family on your own
Hits like a shotgun to the chest
same as it ever was
Billy is as talented a lyricist as he is a musician. One of the rarest gifts to mankind: A truly brilliant artist. Cheers P[>
Love it. Every word
Incredible force of nature
Didn't come here to talk about politics or the Covid-19. Came here to see and hear the two most beautiful things on earth. Billy String's music and views of the America. Wish that I could be there someday to just stare at those views. I mean my home country Finland is great but you guys sure have more to see!
Greetings from Finland!
This is obviously a political song.
America is blessed. But socialism is knocking at the door and has been since the fifties. Some of us are not willing to see it all go up in flames. We weren’t born yesterday and know what we are losing. Causing a racial divide is part of the plan to kill our country. Wake up before it is too late. Ask Venezuela.
@@wilkiepup1 jesus Marilyn
@Gabriel Martin yeah put a dollar sign on everyone buying a Strings ticket. Idiot.
@@wilkiepup1 I'm confident that when you retire, Marilyn that you will refuse to partake of your Social Security and Medicare benefits on philosophical/political grounds. While you're waiting you can stop using police and fire protection, public schools and roadways, and public utilities. They are "socialist" after all.
I'm sure you want to be consistent with your values. The last time I checked we were already a slightly more affluent version of Venezuela we have our own wannabee strongman already clinging to power, regardless of the cost to the rest of us.Take your political crapola somewhere's else, No Sale.
Just came across this young man. I'm a metal head but I definitely appreciate skill and talent.
His lyrics are incredible, guitar work is insane and I'm now hooked.
i think you may have felt more than you know with this statement. Billy while he is a bluegrass player, he also played heavy metal and brings a lot of that into his bluegrass playing. listen for those metal riffs in some of his arrangements. watch this breakdown of billy with trey playing meet me at the creek and it breaks down the song including the metal riffs. th-cam.com/video/Nn7tU9bHC8w/w-d-xo.html
Dude, same. I had been meaning to get into bluegrass because I knew there was a lot of talent that went into the playing, but when I heard Billy Strings, I knew that he also had the songwriting to back it up. The structure of his songs is flexible and experimental at times without having to go too far from his roots. Of course, he and his buddies can shred for days.
Also, the lyrics are poignant. One of the things that turns me off from a lot of country music (and probably bluegrass from what little else I’ve heard) is when they start listing country stuff and virtue signaling about how patriotic they supposedly are. It feels pandering, and I don’t culturally relate to the rural lifestyle, so if I’m gonna hear a song that mentions it, it has to say more than “You do this too, right?” In this song, there’s a vague sense of antagonism to elitists in the coastal cities, but it feels more justified and generalizable to anyone whose success is unsustainable and founded on making the world worse, not a mindless appeal to being a country boy.
In short, Billy Strings is a great artist who deserves to reach sky-high popularity. I’m going to guess that there are other bluegrass artists doing cool things if I just look for them, but he makes a great entry point.
I mean, bluegrass is to country what metal is to rock and roll, so it's an easy transition to make, check out devil makes 3, yonder mountain string band, sam bush, leftover salmon, and many others and I believe you will be pleasantly surprised
I took am a metalhead. The hard, crazy shit. Slaughter to prevail, Dethklok, and anything else hard but I ABSOFUCKINGLUTLEY love any guitar that is being shredded so that means some bluegrass and old school rhythm and blues are in rotation.
First time my much younger metal head husband and I could agree on music. Married 17 years.
The hindering obstacles of life.....
God Bless America!
"Watch It Fall"
Well it's not so easy now
Though it never was back then
We still can't seem to work this out
But you can still pretend
And these tattered walls and burning bridges
Quickly start to fall
How long until there's nothing left at all?
I've been to California, man
I've seen them city lights
Been stranded in the desert
Scorching days and freezing nights
I'll never understand
Why people try to walk so tall
How long until there's nothing left at all?
Don't you love what you got used to?
When we used to feel so free
Won't you wait a while in silence, love
Watch it fall with me
Well the old men said the great big apple
Is rotten to the core
With Wall Street skimming from the till
While no one minds the store
And how could someone get so low
In a building so damn tall?
How long until there's nothing left at all?
While chunks the size of Delaware
Are falling off the poles
Our heads are buried in the sand
Our leaders dug the hole
Like junkies hooked on fossil fuel
Headin' for withdrawal
How long until there's nothing left at all?
Don't you love what you got used to?
When we used to feel so free
Come and wait a while in silence, love
And watch it fall with me
Now the answers in our heads
To the questions that were asked
It boils up from underground
And leads us to the past
To a place that's long forgotten
When we had enough for all
How long until there's nothing left at all?
Don't you love what you got used to?
When we try to make our stand
The hourglass is growing empty now
Just to leave a pile of sand (Watch it fall
Thank you
Thank you... shit's getting real when folk music leads the way with socio political writing, that forces you to think to understand...
Heavyweight lyrics.im blown away .
Just blown away if you pay attention.
Thanks
So cool seeing the rails in the video . Long live the Railriders.
Bittersweet. I can feel this in my core. This song is a masterpiece.
In a dark place in my own, I came upon this amazing talent. While Bluegrass isn't in my usual rotation of music, this guy definitely has changed any preconceived notion I may have had. What an amazing video, from an amazing singer and artist.
So glad i found this
Hey bud hope everything is going with you, it’s sucks being in a dark place but if you keep looking you’ll find some light
CHURCH
Your sentiments echo mine. I've seen more comments from folks like us who say Bluegrass isn't what they normally listen to, but they've been captivated by Billy. Billy has assembled an amazing group of musicians and it's exciting to watch them light the world on fire. Hope this music is helping you out of your dark place. It's difficult to feel sad when all your body wants to do is move to the beat.
Every genre of music has its masters and to only listen to one type of music is to deny yourself so much.
🙏♥️
wow best music video I've seen in a long time
Billy Strings is the artist we need but don't deserve.
Haha, man... So sadly true. Go red legs!
@@PorkMcBeans Go Cubs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Haha! Punk!
Was gonna see him in Cincy this summer. F'in virus......
Indeed! Couldn’t have said it better myself. I concur, my friend 😊
This is a masterpiece.
Can't stop listening to this
Love the train footage. My Papaw was a conductor on the Clinchfield Railroad for 50 years. Been gone since 1979. Still miss him...
This song is prophetic this country is falling because of greed . They have forgot about the people that runs this country and have sold are futures down the River just so they can live in luxury why the people struggle great song
So beautiful! Right on from Texas!
Billy strings is turning into a living legend among country/folk artists. Hes much more than just fast fingers, his singing and songwriting matches his fast fingers now.
Wow a word smith only comes along once in a while. Brilliant billy
What are the chances he can write like this while being able to play like that. A generational talent
Can't wait to see him on November 3rd in Detroit!
Was born and raised in the graffiti community and never listened to country/bluegrass much. Seeing Indecline doing art for music in this genre is something I never thought I’d see. It’s perfect.
Billy BOY, you really out done yourself on thiz one. Damn brotha 🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🐝🐝🐝🐝
Just discovered Billy Strings today. Reminds me of discovering Ricky Skaggs many decades ago!
I feel wondering souls like Stobe, and No feet Pete in this wonderful song. Thanks for the great memories.
This is eeriely truer every day
This is a serious piece of folk music, dark and real, on the level in my eyes as Guthrie, Steger, etc; the highest level of that craft. I hope there’s a shining light song in there at some point as well. Thanks.
This is just brilliant. I think Woody definitely would approve.
I'm not sure how I found this kid but I'm glad I did. People can put labels on the music; that's what the "marketing department " does. Hope to see you in NOLA, good job young man.
My mother and I went and saw Billy and the boys in 2017, she died New Years Eve that year. His music has helped my heart and soul heal. Still broken but better.
Hey Billy, I doubt you’ll see this, but I just wanted to say that as a small town Missouri born boy, your music is one the greatest things I’ve ever heard. Gives me goosebumps every time. I’m glad just to be born in a time where I get to experience what you’re doing. Also, I’m 100% getting a tattoo of that guillotine with “watch it fall with me”. Cheers to you, my dude.
Missouri gang
Live long and love life, bro... everything is connected, don’t forget your worth and empathy for this beautiful world around us
@Johanna
Oh no!
Anyway....
I miss the bluegrass festivals in Missouri.
@Johanna akaJo hahaha you must be a hoot at parties, also... bootlicker.
How does he transform such simple words to incredible imagery & manipulate that guitar to sing that way
I've been convinced for months now that Billy Strings is the best thing to happen to bluegrass in 3 decades and perhaps the greatest guitar picker of today. Turns out, he's also a wise philosopher. Thanks for this great song and video!
Billy's the real deal man. This song took me back to growing up in the backwoods of western north carolina. Pure appalachian sound
Jon Hoxit You’re right on. I grew up just over the mountains in East Tennessee. Billy has managed to capture that true old hill spirit. He’s the whole package.
Oh my. Your music with god is saving me thru the worst fall of my life. Love it’s feeling
This is the best music video I have seen in decades. Thanks for letting me know that the hobo life is still a reality.
Could listen to this young man pick all damn day.. and some days I do
That freighthopping footage set to some Billy Strings is just too good. Some good ol' fashioned Americana.
My Grandpa hopped trains to Moab UT during the depression to find work. Met Grandma there. This hits my soul. Thank you.
I was “stranded in the desert” in Moab a couple years back. We were gonna sleep in the car but the guy running the lazy lizard hostel put is in a room for dirt cheap.
My granddaddy hopped trains, too, for the same thing. He was born 1900.
Im from Utah and Moab is super hot desert territory. Everybody who has seen the big rock arch in pictures of Utah thats Moab.
we still do it!
I met my dirty kid when he hopped off a CSX in my hometown. I traveled the country with him. We are now settled in the same town he hopped off in several years ago. We are married and have a beautiful daughter. I never knew what it was like to feel truly free until I let society go for a while. I hope my daughter can explore this earth to the fullest. We only have one life to live, why not make it count.
Billy Strings is 100% talent. He falls in line with Clarence White, Tony Rice, Chet Atkins and Doc Watson. Music fans blessed to have the spirit of Billy Strings with us. 😎
Ahem!! Live band of the year.
also props to the artists on this video. everything about this thru and thru from music to imagery was just gold.
I love regional "country" music - from Kentucky Bluegrass to Texas Red Dirt. This is exceptional. What music is truly about.
Dear Lord we need to protect him
@billystrings You haven’t got the slightest idea as to how you and your fine tuned group of men have changed my outlook and perspective on my life. I will always be grateful for you, your band, your exceptionally amazing music, your outlook on life, your positivity and kindness. Ya changed me, man. All for the better.
He's changed me too,
Where are you commenting from?
Hi kid , I'm 60 years old and love your music and messages in your lyrics.
I’m 69 and feel the same
62 and in love with BMFS!
It won't be long till nothing is left all.
Isn't it amazing to watch a legend develop right under your eyes? Talent so good you can'r even step to it, lyrics that rival any song writer ever. This kid is the real deal man. One of the best to touch a guitar and one of the best to put pen to paper. Life changing. See ya in Detroit on Nov 20!
How I wish........
@@ronkrautheim8133...yes but you do have 1 epic time to remember...❤
Greatest band to come along in a very long time.
Since Grateful Dead.
Beautiful. Really encapsulates America right now.
In the midst of such despairing lyrics and stark imagery, the scene of flying a kite from a train car put such a huge grin on my face!
Such a powerful song, thank you
Oh, how I wish Steve Goodman could see this! Like a sequel from the next generation, feeling the urgency of end-times nearing, and not just for the rails. Thanks, and looking forward to more of this music.
Have no words. Just wanted to say how amazing this fuckIn song is.
Had a terrible day at work got home and watching this everything is better now .. thanks billy ... love this song !
Awesome billy loved my comment... thanks man this means a lot to me . Your a huge influence in my guitar playing keep up these amazing songs...they are awesome
Similar thing happened to me too
Billy loves and interacts with his fans. He doesn’t take himself to seriously. He could, no one would blame him as one of the best guitarist to ever walk the face of the earth. But he stays grounded... think that’s what impresses me even more than his virtuoso singing and songwriting capabilities
Boy God that is something fine right there. Better music than I've heard in a long long time. The video tells a story of its own. There ain't a better musician out there right now.
Modern Day John Denver! Your an Artist my brother!!!
Billy is one hell of a lyricist. Listen to the message, everyone!
How in the world does such a young guy know not only what music is supposed to be but also what a music video is supposed to be?!
I am sharin’ the hell out of this.
It's just so perfect, he completely shows a great talent
I don't say anything often and I'm sure you will never see what I say... hell of a artist young man please continue
Thumbs up before the premier, everything this guy does is awesome!
So agreed.
Couldn’t agree more
He's got that Midas touch my ears love so much!
Amen
This is such a great song , fantastic lyrics and picking as usual . I’m an old metalhead but Billy has converted me . Hallelujah !!!!
Billy hasn't made me leave metal. He just added something more.
Billy has some roots in metal too
Sonme of the graffiti in this was done by an artist from a collective. He recently passed away
Slayer likes this
On me bucket list is too see billy & hop a train like a true outlaw thanks billy for your grounded earth music
Pure Americana. God bless this man and his soulful tunes.
This young Bluegrass master is going to be a highlight of this year's Newport Folk Festival. He's more than earned that honor.
Fellow train hopper here and your music is life when I'm getting a ride
Another great song by Billy Strings. I only wish my dad had lived long enough to hear Billy's music. He would have loved it as much as I do. Thank you
I am voting for this on TRL today
Indecline and Billy Strings. What a fucking world. I’m so glad I’m still here.
Billy has changed my desire to play guitar and practice. Everyone I show his music to sees the light. Horses always drink water when it's this good.
in my opinion billy belongs to the list of most important bluegrass players ever man!
cant wait for more music buddy !!!
This is one of the most beautiful and truthful songs I've heard in a long time , Billy
This guy is truly amazing...his voice speaks centuries of wisdom...don't ever stop your songs
It’s such a blessing to be able to watch a living legend in real time. Billy Strings is one of the best things to ever happen to music.
When no matter we’re I am in my life or my friends are in theirs there is music wether it’s Tony or Ali or Doc or Scruggs that reminds me who we all truly are and hope one day we can get back to truly being on a river or in the woods but free from the chaos that surrounds us at this moment in time. I love you all , thanks for the the coolest friends ever.
They say some of the best artists have suffered some kind of trauma in their lives. Not sure what Billy's been through, but his music speaks to my soul to the core.
He had a pretty serious addiction to several substances. He's basically clean now but for herbals.
“The hourglass is growing empty
Just to leave a pile of sand.”
Stunning closing words.
...."our heads are buried in the sand...our leaders dug the hole"....... very profound ....