Farmville, VA local boy filming in his backyard just turned down an $8 million contract said he doesn’t want to be a touring singer for a living

This was the first time he ever recorded with a real mic. RadioWV recorded him, in his backyard, with his dogs. He is the real deal. 4 chords and the truth!

It’s not just ppl in America. He’s blowing up globally. Ppl from other countries and all walks of life are feeling this. A uniting ANTHEM.

I am almost 67 and still working in the same shit job for 47 years and cant afford to retire. Took everything to barely raise 2 kids but i got it done somehow, but now nothing left for me so i keep working for bullshit pay till i fall out dead. So i can relate to every line of this glorious song. It hits right in my chest.

It hits home, even in Australia. This is a reality too

I am from India. For past 3 days I have been listening to as many YT reactions to this song as I can. So many people get island reference, so many people get North of Richmond = Washington DC etc. But everyone loves it. You should watch his other videos too. He is so down to earth. His other songs are also running up the i-tunes. best regards,

This song applies for every single one of us. All of us have had our freedoms and our power slowly removed from us over the years. Enough is enough.

His name is actually Chris. Oliver Anthony is his grandfather's name, his music is in honor of him. I just went down his rabbit hole the other day, and it's raw and honest. Fantastic reaction ❤

Miners instead of minors on an island somewhere. That’s a bar.

Great reaction guys!!!! I was a single mom and worked so hard raising my boys. I was a pig farmer then a bartender, then I ran Valet then back to pig farming. So many people relate to this one! Oh and i gotta say I'd rather work with piggies any day than people for sure. Have a great weekend!

2 weeks ago he played to 20 people at the local farmers market…this week, they had to open up 25 acres for parking because more than 5,000 people showed up to see him sing this song the next🥹❤️🙏

This is the Anthem of the World! This hits everyone. We do nothing but pay the bills of the politicians and we can't even afford our own bills.

This isn't a country song, it's a ultimatum letter to politicians from We The People. This song is for an entire country. 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

Hundreds of millions of people standing alone. Imagine hundreds of millions of people standing together…

Wow psychos….shame on me for not listening to this until now. I’ve seen the thumbnails and ignored it. Thanks for this. So simple and yet so powerful…..and better word play that 90% of so called artists these days. Love it.

This is a rallying cry to the forgotten masses. It’s unifying and resonant - 🙏🏻 protect this man Lord

Not only the truth, but this man is outside with his dogs by his tree stand, with a camping chair. C’mon is doesn’t get more real than that. Great job once again guys

In tough times where we are fed so much BS and lies a man honestly singing the truth is an amazingly powerful thing.

❤ Greetings from Australia. I so understand how this song hit 14 millions views in 7 days. I had never heard from him or his music, but it chills me to the bone. The rawness, the power behind his voice together with the lyrics brings me to tears with deep felt recognition. I assume that this happens to millions of people worldwide. Let's hear the message and start joining together to change course.❤

This is a beautiful rendition of Outlaw Country. He poured his soul out and it touched me deeply, i felt it in my old gen-x soul.

I get chills every time I listen to it, so real and talented! 🔥Just pure raw talent! And that ending “remember…” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I was 'working overtime for bullshit pay', just to survive when I first heard this song. What a feeling.

I am liking everyone that covers this song and I’ve watched over 100 reactions this week. It’s amazing to see. God helped Oliver spread this message we all needed. It’s giving me hope for humanity. Politicians and msm have divided us. We are the 99% and we all bleed red. God bless y’all from Kentucky.

This dude is the real deal. So true to his values, his family, and his patriotism. He's turned down millions of dollars, record labels, and monetizing content just to prove that money and greed has done nothing but manipulate the very fabric our society. God bless this dude and showing the world that your opinion matters. Great song and great reaction fellas. Best of luck moving into the future.

Much love from Sudbury Ontario Canada we all feel this song everywhere in this world today

He's a real American with balls we the people need to follow this man's foot steps

Anthem indeed! Check out his response to this song's viral takeoff and him turning down an 8 million dollar music contract. He's a down to earth humble soul.

Being a Coal miner myself " Wish politicians would look out for miners, and not just minors on an island somewhere" is easily the hardest verse in the song.

Haven't experienced so much emotions during a song, for a long time...What a absolute masterpiece!❤️

The man is saying what we are all feeling. It's a powerful message we all need to hear. It's sad to know Oliver suffers from mental illness and depression which breaks my heart even more when I listen to his words.

Protect this man, we don't want another mysterious death or disappearance.

first time catching your show..63 year old metal rocker can't believe what I've heard today. I haven't cried since my mother passed 4 years ago but had a few tears on this. Just somebody said it and almost 20 million people have heard it. That's a good start. I'm proud of this dude and if he travels to houston I personally will feed him entirely. no money needed. and I'm a subscriber now..appreciate the intelligent conversation

I love your reaction!! I am an old guy that has listened to this song 100 times and it still brings me to tears thinking how far this country has fallen. This song does not belong to the blue team or the red team of corrupt Washington politicians. The Uniparty could care less about the people this song represents except at election time. I pray for Oliver's safety as he navigates this mine field.

I am just a puddle of tears listening to him sing this song. It resonates with people all over the worlds.

I remember working 12 hours to get home and drive my husband to work with two little kids in the back seat. It's weird, my youngest son he can't be without me. How did I survive. Now I have money and time off but often no motivation to do everything I used to want to. Someday I'll figure it out.

The fact that you have to watch everything you say due to being cancelled, demonetized or even criminalized……shows what this song pours out is true for you and us all… truth always cuts through.

I was hoping you'd cover this, guys! This song speaks to the soul! It's a song that did more for this country in a matter of a few minutes than the corrupt govt have done for the American people in DECADES! God bless oliver for sharing this with all of us. This is the sentiment we all feel and it was so beautifully done. I've been nonstop listening to this and it cuts deeper and deeper each time. CHILLS! You know you're doing something right when you get over 20 million views in 9 days when no one knew your name before! WE HEAR YOU OLIVER ANTHONY, WE KNOW WHO ARE NOW!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ "Young Men are putting themselves 6 feet in the ground bcuz all this damn country does is keep kicking them down. That line is soul splicing. My brother was one of them men. Miss him every day!

Like you guys said it's a powerful song and he's got a powerful voice and I totally agree with everything he said in the song. I also am dying to know what the hell Eric said that got bleeped out, great reaction guys, CHEERS!!!

This is the banger of a generation of working class people across the globe. He’s speaking to millions of people with this track, very passionately.

Dude this was beyond powerful! I did this song last night and had it on repeat while i edited it. I absolutely loved this by Oliver

His voice is resonating around the world it's number 1 on iTunes in the UK His voice is amazing and he's correct the politicians are getting richer and the poor are definitely getting poorer not just in America it's happening all over the world 🌎👍🏻😁🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

His name is Christopher Oliver Lunsford. His grandpa was Oliver Anthony. He wrote this song while thinking of his grandpa and all the other men in 1930s America.

I've been dying to hear y'all's reaction to this

I feel his voice, his pain & every word.. all the way to my bones. Tears steaming. Never thought I'd like it & ignored it. Amazing Oliver Anthony. Absolutely amazing. ✌🏽

The double entendre is genius: Look out for miners Not just minors on an island

It touched our souls. Thank you guys for the same “vibes!”

Я очень ждала вашей реакции, мои хорошие! Вы оба суперские!

Awesome Song! Got goosebumps..from his heart and soul. This man represents/speaks for the hard working peoples struggles..work hard, taxed to no end and going nowhere especially in the past 31/2 yrs..wages can’t keep up with the out of control inflation. I can relate just like most people relate. He speaks Truth about the bs going on today in the new world. This song has gone to #1 on iTunes..Americans are speaking through his song. Kudos to Oliver Anthony!

WV Radio has some amazing singer/songwriters and a 15 yr old JAKE KOHN singing original FROSTBITE just blew me away! PLEASE lift him up on your channel cuz he has almost 9k subs and deserves so much more! I love you guys for sharing with the universe good vibes and positive energy!

Protect this man at all costs

Can we say that was an gut-wrenching song.

Hi from the UK 🇬🇧 😊. He turned down a 8 million dollar deal with a record label ❤. Soul not for sale! Hope he is blessed im sure he will be

Loved this reaction! I’ve watched probably 30+ reactions and LOVE watching the reactors faces change as the words sink in….

My exact sentiments Guys...LORD PROTECT THIS MAN...🙋🌹✌️⬆️

Four chords into the song and you're blown away already... Strong stuff, indeed!

Speaking the truth shouldn't be considered ballzy. It should be at the forefront of all of our mouths.

He said what he said and he meant it. To hell with the thought police. This is exactly why they bash decent men and celebrate ones who dress up like Audrey Hepburn. I am a sixty year old Christian woman. A voice in the wilderness in a depraved, integrity bankrupt world. So encouraging to see men standing back up and speaking up again. We need you.

This song speaks to my soul. On the verge of losing everything that I work for is BS! Thanks Oliver Anthony 👏🏻

When your husband tells you he wants to die because life is getting too hard, songs like this and Jelly Roll hit differently.

First time here. Just when you think he's through jabbing he throws a hay maker. I can't get enough of everyone's reactions when they hear the lyrics. One of the best tagteam reactions so far.

Protect this man at all costs!

I could see the emotion in both your faces. This song touched you the same way it's touched the rest of us across the Nation... the WORLD! And such a humble man he is. Great reaction, guys.

As a virginian whos family live in the southern part of the state, who struggle to afford the necessities, who wait a decade to get new glasses perscriptions, who can’t afford necessary sugeries, who work jobs that are labor intensive and don’t pay well, this one hits super hard.

He named his music Oliver Anthony in honor of his grandfather. His name is Chris. But he said either Oliver or Chris is fine with him. He turned down 8 million from record company and he lives in a camper. I wish I was younger.

IM EARLLLYYYYY!!!!! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS SONG - NOTHING BUT TRUTH

Love his style of what I feel is Appalachian Folk Music. Sort of a modern day Woody Guthrie. Loved your reaction, just luckily happened to come across your post. Love your take on his vocals and sound, as how the WORLD has grab hold of his song and found meaning in Oliver's tune. The main thing I have found from watching reviews is no matter who WE are or where WE are from, this tune has a different meaning to each one of US = however, we all come to the same conclusion, UNITE! things can NOT stay the way they are! WATCH his follow-up post MOVING FORWARD.

Power, grit and pain in his voice. Amazing.

I'm 60 years old and never wept as much over any song as this one. Hits so deep...

A song everyone Feels, Very good reaction, 👍

Here for Oliver Love from Canada 🇨🇦

This man and this song should start the revolution. When the word comes down, where and when, I'll be there.

His LIVE this past weekend had LOADS of UNEXPECTED people from EVERYWHERE!! 😏 He started out with Psalms 37 12-20! 😁✌️🫶🔥🎶💯🫂 5:56 Just one of us! 🤷‍♀️

Glad to see you all react to this.

I'm a true metal head & I love this song😍

he's preaching. Ain't no other way to say it. Amen brother... our generation needed this. Thank you

Latest statement by Oliver(Chris) Anthony--It's been difficult as I browse through the 50,000+ messages and emails I've received in the last week. The stories that have been shared paint a brutally honest picture. Suicide, addiction, unemployment, anxiety and depression, hopelessness and the list goes on. Im sitting in such a weird place in my life right now. I never wanted to be a full time musician, much less sit at the top of the iTunes charts. Draven from RadioWv and I filmed these tunes on my land with the hope that it may hit 300k views. I still don't quite believe what has went on since we uploaded that. It's just strange to me. People in the music industry give me blank stares when I brush off 8 million dollar offers. I don't want 6 tour buses, 15 tractor trailers and a jet. I don't want to play stadium shows, I don't want to be in the spotlight. I wrote the music I wrote because I was suffering with mental health and depression. These songs have connected with millions of people on such a deep level because they're being sung by someone feeling the words in the very moment they were being sung. No editing, no agent, no bullshit. Just some idiot and his guitar. The style of music that we should have never gotten away from in the first place. So that being said, I have never taken the time to tell you who I actually am. Here's a formal introduction: My legal name is Christopher Anthony Lunsford. My grandfather was Oliver Anthony, and "Oliver Anthony Music" is a dedication not only to him, but 1930's Appalachia where he was born and raised. Dirt floors, seven kids, hard times. At this point, I'll gladly go by Oliver because everyone knows me as such. But my friends and family still call me Chris. You can decide for yourself, either is fine. In 2010, I dropped out of high school at age 17. I have a GED from Spruce Pine, NC. I worked multiple plant jobs in Western NC, my last being at the paper mill in McDowell county. I worked 3rd shift, 6 days a week for $14.50 an hour in a living hell. In 2013, I had a bad fall at work and fractured my skull. It forced me to move back home to Virginia. Due to complications from the injury, it took me 6 months or so before I could work again. From 2014 until just a few days ago, I've worked outside sales in the industrial manufacturing world. My job has taken me all over Virginia and into the Carolinas, getting to know tens of thousands of other blue collar workers on job sites and in factories. Ive spent all day, everyday, for the last 10 years hearing the same story. People are SO damn tired of being neglected, divided and manipulated. In 2019, I paid $97,500 for the property and still owe about $60,000 on it. I am living in a 27' camper with a tarp on the roof that I got off of craigslist for $750. There's nothing special about me. I'm not a good musician, I'm not a very good person. I've spent the last 5 years struggling with mental health and using alcohol to drown it. I am sad to see the world in the state it's in, with everyone fighting with each other. I have spent many nights feeling hopeless, that the greatest country on Earth is quickly fading away. That being said, I HATE the way the Internet has divided all of us. The Internet is a parasite, that infects the minds of humans and has their way with them. Hours wasted, goals forgotten, loved ones sitting in houses with each other distracted all day by technology made by the hands of other poor souls in sweat shops in a foreign land. When is enough, enough? When are we going to fight for what is right again? MILLIONS have died protecting the liberties we have. Freedom of speech is such a precious gift. Never in world history has the world had the freedom it currently does. Don't let them take it away from you. Just like those once wandering in the desert, we have lost our way from God and have let false idols distract us and divide us. It's a damn shame.

WOW!!! That miner/minor line was... just WOW!! Yeah, this man needs protection like Tom MacDonald does. He's gonna be pissin some people off for sure!! LOVED this one, guys!!! Michael Knowles even reacted to it apparently (thumbnail is showing on my side bar)

This beautiful boy is singing what our souls are crying EVERY day ❤❤❤ Much love and blessings to you all 😘💞😘

This young man is uniting us. We need to keep this energy going, protect him and each other at all cost

this man is the real deal guys

I'm 80 years old and this has tears running like a river. God bless this young man. Thank you for streaming this.

Love this man powerful 💥💥💥💥💥🔥🔥💯

Hi from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 he said it like it is, im 68 and i feel it in my SOUL , the injustices in our world 😊😊😊

Wish I could read lips….. probably never know what todays fun fact was…. but then again, might be better that way

He turned down 8M deal from "the industry"

I appreciate how humble you are saying the message doesn't apply to you right now. But how you also showed empathy for the masses that are

Best reaction ever! God bless this young man and our country. Strong message, strong feelings for a strong, we the people!

Wow…this young man wrote and sang the pure truth! I cry every time I listen to it. I’m 66, worked hard my whole life…until my body started breaking down, then retired. Thank GOD that HE takes care of me, cause that little social security check ain’t nothing after paying inflated prices for food and gas. I’ve gone from living week to week to living month to month. Another way that big government is trying to control our lives. Praying for all hard working, pushed down people 🙏🏻♥️

Yesterday he turned down an $8 million record deal. That my friends is conviction.

I'm from the UK and no matter where you are, this track is so true

🇺🇸 STAND UNITED 🇺🇸 GOD sent Oliver to us FOR this reason💞💙💕🙏

Funny enough his name is Chris Anthony and his grandfather was Oliver Anthony and said he decided to use his grandfathers name to pay tribute to him. Great reaction as always guys!

Brothers I am a Veteran and fought for the country for a long time. I fought with brothers and sisters of all color and race and always saw them as the same. This racial divide hurts to see. Thank you for your heart felt and honest reaction to what this great artist is expressing our joint pain in a lot of ways of society.

Not being from the US and hearing so many say “he needs to be protected” for just bearing his soul says everything about the current state of the US and so many nations around the world.

This song is fantastic. You can hear the realness in his voice

3:45 I literally started crying seeing y'all's reaction. I've seen about 50 reactions to the song and I am not exaggerating. At least 50. I have been waiting for you guys to react to this. I just got off of work and saw you guys finally reacted. That part hits me so hard because our country does not even give a damn about miners or actual minors, but they were apparently worried about them minors on that island because they won't release that list from Epstein Island. Cuz they don't want us all to see who's on it. That part hit me so hard and there's a few other parts when he talks about men being 6 ft under because they keep getting torn down because of this country. Don't give a shit about young men. This song is the anthem for the country and the world because it's not only for the USA. It's for people all over this world. It is uniting all walks of life. He is singing from his heart and it is raw and vulnerable and we all need to hear this right now. That's why I did a little short cover of it on my channel. Not because I am trying to sound as good as him or trying to get any kind of clout because I want people to know who he is. That's why I pinned his channel in my comment section

The best part is when they claim this to somehow be right wing, and then they comment all over the song, knowing that’s just going to promote the algorithm. LET EM KEEP HATING AND COMMENTING! It’s only helping spread this song. 💪🏼

I can appreciate your guys awareness of his lyrics with understanding the connection to today's current events he's singing about. I've watched many reactions to this video so far and the meaning of his lyrics seem to be going over a lot of their heads especially the second verse... Keep up the good work guys with your reactions, I enjoy your input

This White Man is proud of his culture everyone can resonate.

This is for sure the voice of the working class. I got out, but I grew up in a working class family and I remember seeing my father tired and broken just on the grind til the day he died. The only thing he ever asked of me was to stay in school so I wouldn't have to live like he did. Fuck this song hits right in the guts because we've all seen it and it's getting worse every year. I won't do the both-sides thing because I believe 1 side is particularly pro 1% and billionaire owned, but the bottom line here in the United States and I'm sure everywhere in the world is this: there are all sorts of people hurting and suffering because of greedy corporations and indifferent and dishonest politicians and the never ending loop of money going from our taxes to programs that benefit K Street Lobbyists. My only disagreement is the poor SOB with the fudge rounds. Leave that person alone and punch up. What about the wealthy elites who always seem to come out with things working just peachy for them? What about the wealthy elites that took PPP loans and loan forgivness and then litigated against and got student debt relief blocked. There's greedy corporations, mean assholes, and indifferent politicians and if things don't change, this whole thing is going to collapse.