Todd Snider

[browandr1]

Simple, beautiful song.

[tickleperson2]

WOW ....

came to this pretty randomly and when the penny dropped about the songs topic in the second verse .... WOW

great piece of understated songwriting ... makes its point poignantly and without ramming it down your throat

[Damdelion]

keep on rock in Todd , do what you do . no one can be you ,but you ! and thank god your you ! and that's from a conservative christian right-wing republican straight white American male ,but im more like you !

[HugoStiglitz10]

4 People didnt get away with it

[xDannybearx]

youtube is depressing... you idiots throw comments back and forth like your opinion means anything... get the fuck over yourselves.

[P2000Camaro]

@lebiuswar11 Oh.. And also you idiot.. This song was COMPLETELY relevant back when it was written. It was about G.W. Bush. About no matter what the hell he did, he got away with it. Read between the lines dipshit. Todd Snider is a genious songwriter

[P2000Camaro]

@lebiuswar11 In the words of Cee-Lo Green. Fuck Youuuuuu.

[patricioferrari1]

KURT COBAIN?

[MrFranks23]

People left negative comments? Huh. I was too busy listening to a this guy sing a song that was funny yet poignant. I bet they also don't like puppies or Cracker Barrel

[hicarolbutler]

Reminds me of "The Iliad", by sometime Fug, Ed Sanders. Good stuff.

[atpuck]

if u dont like it there is somthin wrong whith you not it.

[radarlove007]

MusicWriter1965 and the others that put down on Todd's music. How many cd's have you sold? Go knock on the door at camp David.

[nfs4262]

Great job, Todd!!

[MrSafetymeeting]

Todd is brilliant . Some of the comments on this are not.Angry frat boys and people who don't know that nearly ALL FOLK MUSIC IS BORROWED. That's what folk music is. Then there is the obvious fact the frat boys don't know he's talking about Bush. HILARIOUS

[ambersontheduck]

I love this guys stories

[Flanneljack]

did frat boys not hug you enough as a college kid todd?

[BrunaKitty]

@Flanneljack didn't you just hear the guy say he didn't go to college? lol

[RHSsoccer1]

lebiuswar11 and punchyouintheneck, well number 1 your name is fucking ignorant, punchneck? WTF? You guys honestly have nothing better to do in your sad, meaningless existence then bash an artist you don't like? How bout you guys go get laid. And lebiuswar11 go smoke a fucking joint you pussy. It's kids turning out to be as ignorant and intollerable as you guys that keep the option of abortion always questionable.

[johnnypruiett]

Snider is great!!!!

[Dirty1derful]

Back to Todd... I just happened to hear one of your songs on Pandora on my ride to

my new job (about 2 months ago). Needless to say, I hate the job. Thank for making my work days a little better- well, the long ride to and from work anyway. I wish I knew you and your work years ago. I can't wait to get a chance to see you live.

Thanks for posting this for everybody.

[Batta0909]

amazing artist, love learning his songs <3

[GF19781985GG]

This is great.... very good stuff.

[DionysisMaenad]

Every griefer is a critic, but if Snider doesn't care, I'll agree with him yet again. TS is one of the greatest artists of this generation. Good for him. Keep it up.

[mcaterham]

Wasted and jamming fucking way too go Todd, you are a true American.

[albatross795]

I find it so funny that people make offensive comments to Todd Snider's songs and REK's songs and others in that "non-commercial" genre because they are so offended. The best thing to do, then, is not to listen. These artists have a right to say, write, record, and disseminate their opinions. You have every right NOT to buy it and NOT to listen to it if you disagree. Not trying to inflame, just saying ...

[cybervisionx]

@albatross795 You're god damn right.

[weBjammin625]

Frat boys are narrow minded douche bags

Way to speak the truth Todd!!

[TheJohnEI]

Thanks Todd for inspiring me years ago,i wouldnt be where i am today without these guys around

[thenamesdatlon]

daggum looks like hes got two black eyes lol

[1152ndProductions]

@thenamesdatlon

 he's high!

[notsovelvet]

Oh shit, I have this cd, no idea there was a video for it.

[FloatingGrin]

Wow, it's just a song. Listen or not, your choice. It's hardly something to go ballistic over. World policies aren't ever going to be made based on the song.

I tend to back away quickly from songs I don't like. I tend to comment positively on those I do. I'm not a hate monger I guess. I find it unhealthy.

[tomkuhn]

nope, but then can help. And that ain't always a bad thing.

[zcr2100]

everyone needs to just smoke a joint and chill out...its just the musicians opinion..take it or leave it

[1152ndProductions]

@zcr2100 I think many people could just smoke one.

[dosomethin888]

Never heard of this guy... I randomly stumbled upon him... he is pretty good...

[MidwayMountaineers]

He was drinkin a papts blue ribbon, i didnt know anybody else drank that lol

[Gofer303]

He is the best musician of any genre today, don't agree?? well then, sit in an easy chair, light a couple of spliffs, listen to east nashville skyline, then wake up the next morning and agree with me

[mackerall19]

i don't know if he's the best, but he's pretty damn close to it.

[DONNANDMARY]

HA HA HA , E CALLED G.W. A SONOFABITCH!

[CATMANDREW3]

There are some issues that i agree with Todd on, and some i dont. That being said, he is one of the finest singer/songwriters you will ever hear. he's awesome. KEEP ON KEEPIN ON TODD!

[KeegannT]

Oh, and in responce to your dumbass conversasion:

Todd said in his new album that sings to ease his own mind.

Clinton and Bush should not be compared, in my own humble opinon bush is the worst president the US has had in a very very long time, so singing a song about him (as he has left a very large impact over the last 8 years) seems fine, Clinton wasnt in office half the time, or created nearly as much.."impact"

He had an affair...bush made large mistakes that cost human lives.

[KeegannT]

damn, i ran out of space...

ok, so bush killed people out of personal feelings, and biased (if somone tryed to murder my father id be pissed too), not to mention the US is in debt.... we should have a law like we skip a generation so office doesnt stay in the family.

about the debt: Clint gained the US a large sum of money, Bush lost an inconsivable amount of money finacing...a war we shouldnt be in?

owell, im out of space again so...scerw it. i put in my 2 cents.

[KeegannT]

hey, is Todd in "Sundance" SM?

[JohnnyNTernett]

Ummm...Todd doesn't sing these songs to change anyone's mind about anything, he sings them to ease his own mind about everything. I don't care what he sings about as long as he keeps doing his thing, because he is damn good at it.

[augieguillermo]

he sings them to ease his own mind lol

[1152ndProductions]

@JohnnyNTernett Amen

[SargentAnus]

@JohnnyNTernett Speak the truth, brother. If I ever meet you in person, I'm gonna buy you a beer. Take it easy man.

[Mrkangaimroo]

@JohnnyNTernett That is by far my favorite record!

[hgih71]

reply to slingerace:

Do you want to compare getting a BJ with causing the death of hundreds of thousands of people? I think you have been smoking more pot than Todd.

[rebelskull18]

This song should be dedicated to big TUMOR Ted Kennedy. Only Kennedy's kill people with their cars and get away with it.

[sheba1174]

true. nobody's perfect BUT there IS a difference between doing things to harm yourself and doing things that harm many, many people.

Todd is speaking the frustration and feelings of a lot of people...don't want or have the voice.

[slingerace]

Wow, Todd, you look like you're back on the stuff. Didn't you almost die the last time? By the way, when are you going to write a song about your hero Clinton getting away with getting BJs in the Oval Office? Oh, that's right, bad behavior only matters if it's by Republicans. I used to be a fan, but your hypocrisy and politics have driven me away. Nevertheless, I do hope you get yourself cleaned up so you don't wind up like Eddie.

[10acantrill31]

Wow man.. Its assholes like you who think they have the right to judge how other people choose to live their lives. Are you a better person or happier? And for a person to honestly support a man who has been declared the worst president in history when we are 10 trillon dollars in debt and facing the worse economic times since the depression..

[slingerace]

Wow, you're attacking me personally for allegedly attacking Todd personally for actually attacking George Bush personally?

I am no great fan of Bush and am also pissed that he spent what he did, not that the Democrats wouldn't have been as bad. I'm just asking for a little intellectual honesty from Todd. I will not support political hacks

and Todd is increasingly becoming one. If he wants to piss off 50% of his not overwhelmingly large fan base that's up to him.

[happlejacks]

slingerace

Has it occured to you that he really does not give a shit what you think? He sings and writes whatever he feels like.

Also to say that "the Democrats" would have done as bad as Bush did is absolutely ridiculous to say. It's like saying if Hitler was never born Germany would have still become ruled by a dictator. How the hell can we know?

[10acantrill31]

A man who added 5 trillon dollars to national debt(more than any president in history)...is purely and simply Arrogance at its finest..Its people like you who make this world go backwards every time you open your mouth..People who act and speak before they think...By the way dude this song is a true story :)

[slingerace]

Oh, I'm sorry I didn't realize that the song was a true story. I assume you're talking about the 2000 election. I'm a lawyer with twenty-five years of practice experience and I read every court case connected with the 2000 election and concluded they are right. I'm sure Todd in his uneducated drunken, drug-addled state of mind and you in whatever uneducated state of mind you are in are in a much better position to know the truth. My apologies.

[zelhusker]

seriously, slingrace. did you note being a lawyer of 25 years just to ensure lack of credibility? the first thing one with a clue would do is indict your credibility based on that background. uneducated - twice in the same stilted sentence - wow. i bet juries love to hear you 'argue' a case. little wonder lawyers are perceived just a few dozen notches below the average politician. i read every court case and precedent as it related to the OJ trial, and concluded he was not guilty. you with me?

[Mulishamadness]

go fuck yourself and your practice. i'm sure that you're a washed up injury scum, your mama should have swallowed you, DICK. now go do some cocaine and hookers and beat your wife while you glug down a bottle of kessler

[grodhagen]

That is certainly a very mean-spirited comment to this musician. What happened, did he hit a political nerve? Anyone who bashes as you do sounds like you are burying some problems.

[Mulishamadness]

it wasn't for todd snider, i love todd snider it was for the douche bag lawyer that stereotyped him, and just because i listen to his music doesn't mean i have to act a certain way. thanks for the labeling tho

[Mulishamadness]

dick

[grodhagen]

Hey, fellow dickster, "go fuck yourself" is bashing, no matter that it wasn't snider you were referring too. But no matter, you are very good compnay on YouTube. This place is awash in folks using the anonymity to cuss out folks. Evidently YouTubes real purpose is to provide an escape valve for all the pent up anger and frustration of being dicked (ther's that word again!) around,

Best wishes,

Peter "The Cock" Dickson

[Mulishamadness]

if that's what you think you're an idiot. you can never do anything like that unless you dictate what is said on the site. i dont have pent up anger, it's just the way i talk. it's my right and freedom. but "That is certainly a very mean-spirited comment to this MUSICIAN" is what you originally argued about so you are a dick,

Truly your mothers

COCK and BALLS

[grodhagen]

One doesn't need to be Sigmund Freud to see that your abusive nature, one so subliminated you see it as "just the way I talk". So if you can't handle a little criticism w/o snapping out, go ahead. Let that pent up anger and frustration pour over me, my mother, my dog, hell, toss in my wife and kids too, if that helps still your ghosts.

I presume you're an American, and like most, are really mad at the exploitative system but are too distracted to focus on that, so you lash out blindly.

[Mulishamadness]

oh go fuck yourself you bitch. yea if you want i'll throw your family in there. imma fuck your wife in front of your kids before i throw them to your dog which is tied in a bag on fire. and your mother is masturbating with a spear.

[grodhagen]

You get a point for the spear, which is kind of funny, but as an abuser you are rather second rate, I've seen much better. But abuse away, I've so many scars on my thick hide that I doubt you could invent anything that I would take personally. As is, each time you do this all I see is an insecure man masquarading as self-assured by bullying. But that's OK with me, I have no vested interest in you. So if you want to go through life with very little class, do it. If fact, please do.

[onebobtwo]

hey grod

thanks for these

bits of sanity.

appreciated

[MTPauly10]

YEAH I USED TO LIKE TODD SNIdER BUT I FOUND OUT HE WAS A DEMOCRAT WHO DOESNT HATE IT WHEN OTHER MEN GET BJS. AND THEN I DECIDED HE WAS A HYPOCRITE OR SOMETHING

[FloatingGrin]

So ummm you jealous cuz you never got a blow job?

[carlspakler33]

slingerace fuck the politics he is a great artist althought i do agree with you that getting too much into politics can start to ruin music. and as far as bush goes with the rest of you, pull your heads out and realize that it wasnt just bush that was spending the money considering congress really has more decision making power than the president does and i do believe that the democrats have been the majority in congress for the past few years. their aint just one person to blame.

[tromb27]

THANK YOU

[theshotgunsniper]

he should've been wearing his cool hat lawl i love the fedora!!

[gatitoesucaroso]

I think it was fun!

[verbaud]

Todd Snider is the best American Singer/Songwriter under 50 yrs old, keepin the Love, the Music, the Poetry alive & kickin'. The Barefoot Bodhisattva. I love ya, man!

[lebiuswar11]

Some people deal with being a loser in their own ways. This guys smokes his face off and writes stupid burnie songs that have no relevance to the world.

[sneevideo]

Burnie is not a word bro...maybe you should lay off the smoke and then you could realize that folk music has always maintained a very relevant place in the world. Ever heard of Bob Dylan?

[mcaterham]

@sneevideo Maybe he just needs to listen to some Dylan when he is smoking. The greatest folk songs always tell a tale.

[nypurehoppz824]

@lebiuswar11 smokes his face off? that would only happen if he was smoking meth. he doesnt look like a speed abuser..he may smoke some pot, but the 20th century pot propaganda has already been debunked.,.pot hasnt appeared to do any damage to him.. but cigs do kill 400k a year and alcohol another 80-100k..just here in the usa..so yeah, fail.

[punchyouintheneck]

@sneevideo Yeah, Bob Dylan the guy who ripped of Woody Guthrie. Yeah, we've heard of him. How's he sound now? Like crap. The guy is 2" from death.

[MusicWriter1965]

@punchyouintheneck Man, to dismissively describe Dylan as "the guy who ripped off Woody Guthrie, you REALLY have to be a ferocious, slobbering, slack-jawed fucking retard. Not to mention a snide, belligerent, petulant, infantile little cunt boy. Hey, here's an idea -- go fuck yourself, and then go fuck your mother. Christ, what a giant fucking ass hole

[punchyouintheneck]

@MusicWriter1965 Yeah, he is. He is 99.99% a fucking rip off. I cannot wait until that worthless piece of shit dies. He has no talent, can barley write anything on his own and he sure as hell can't sing. As for all your insults that just shows you fuck your cousins at family reunions. Moron.

[sage10for]

@punchyouintheneck. read your own account name out loud and you will realize that you are a douche and everything you say is a reflection of your own doucheism

[Ajdizzle4rizzle]

quit trollin breh

[gsxrk6charlie]

maybe no relevance to the world you live in..

[muzicsalesman]

@lebiuswar11 haha. YOUR not a frat boy. haha

[muzicsalesman]

@lebiuswar11 Just cause they aren't relevant to close minded people who's musical interest probably doesn't go past "smack that" by akon... doesn't mean they aren't relevant to people who listen.

[edicius52]

goddamn genius

[girlsrock2244]

This is my favorite singer. I've liked him since I was a little kid and have memorised all his songs. He's like my idol. I'm gonna grow up and become a folk singer.

[shroomduke]

I think I like this guys music!

[shambala14]

He reminds me of Neil Young, Jack Ingram, and Tom Petty. He can do many diifferent sounds in a song.

[jparty11]

My name is Todd Snyder. Just thought you'd all like to know.

[turkeyno18]

snider.

[hymanpena]

The way he talks kinda reminds me of Mitch Hedberg for some reason. Either way this dude kicks ass

[snowersnower]

same delivery of words the way he talks and the stuff he talks about reminds me of mitch

[theshotgunsniper]

wow that's weird cuz i was thinking the same thing!!

[michaeldc2b]

he asolutely sounds (and looks like) mitch.

R.I.P.

[mescalitodreams]

He's like a combo of mitch hedburg and sawyer from lost.

[chazysciota]

this song is bittersweet

[dentonmd]

That was great! Todd Snider is great, and this is unbelievable audio, and pretty decent video as well....

-dentonmd

[girlybat]

really great video and some of the best audio that i've heard on YouTube. thx!!!

[eddiedutoit]

i never heard of this guy, lets keep it that way!

[jwaltergibson]

You're a fucking idiot, man. He's one of the best songwriters and storytellers around.  Are you a Bush voter and/or frat boy that got your feelings hurt by this tune?

[save0005]

Thank you jwaltergibson...

[AcousticNoise]

so wait...how can you keep it that way if you've seen the video? you've heard of him now. i'd say that's gotta be the "dumbass moment of the day."

[WindEnergy]

This was just awesome. Thank you for posting it. Thank you Todd for telling the truth, and living it. You wanted to be like Billy Joe Shaver? You are.

WE

[hauser67]

This song is about George Bush, Snider is singing about a frat guy that cold cocked his brother(the hippie that they beat up) and broke his jaw. He compares this frat guy to George Bush, in that everything he does has no consequences

[HippyInASuit]

Hmmm... Rich kids and Camp David, having the run of the place, sounds like you're right.

[FloatingGrin]

Now, I thought it too obvious to mention, but maybe I give too much credit to some people

[leecamer]

Fcked up beautiful soul.

[tankertuff2002]

Kinda sounds like he's talking about the president......anyone else make that connection?

[esiwneb2000]

on itunes they sell a video of this song with a bunch of videos of Bush from college...

[gtg033s]

Of course it is about the president, he talks about almost losing down in florida, his brother Jeb in florida, having his friends out to camp David. Pretty obvious

[arechiga00]

o yeah man

[jwaltergibson]

Captain Insight to the rescue...

[danbit5]

i said the girl still wrong answer lol

[spencersghost]

haha

[jackhair311]

Todd Sniders' the Man

[Kopchalala]

Todd, we wish you would come over here to Australia, i heard you were here once but i didn't know you then... Ramblin Jack was here -- you'd be more than welcomed too!

[megstubetops]

high y'all?great song,love the words

[n3oml]

Todd's sense of schaden-frude is profound. I almost got hurt by some frat-boys at Pitt. Those sucka's busted my graduation gift (a decent watch). Then my buddy Terry told me to just jet. Those frat-boys had a non-desript bust in their room. I said in the voice of a German Jew 'it looks like Albert Einstein' and they flipped. Just like the eye-contact thing in the song. No behavior of the outsider is ok. That's where the Flaming Lips come in...

[bombalu5]

he's stoned

[willemstockton]

anybody know what that 'thing he's gunna die with is"? the secret...

[spencersghost]

i think it's a pretty general allusion to any kind of skeleton a rich kid might have in his closet.. it makes me think of a drunk driving accident or some kind of sexual assault.

[PetalumaFilms]

Excellent! Best twist in a song since the Kinks did LOLOA and I frigging LOVE the camera work!!!

[bngibbs]

Thanks for the vid. I miss Todd. I used to live in KY, saw him all the time; now OH and rarely see him at all. I miss the stories.

[kvnklingler]

He'll be in Nelsonville, OH at the Hockhocking festival this summer.  Last summer was great.

[verbaud]

Todd Snider, the Barefoot Party candidate for President!!!

[leducred]

excellent - speak the truth about that fascist!

[GMonstr]

Listen To KPIG.COM

Todd is Awesome, Beer Run Dude

[cynicalwordsmith]

This is Great! Thanks so much!