Words cant say enough about this song. I live in Richmond va and fish regularly on the James River. Its now my anthem song every early morning i hit the road headn to the river believe its playin the whole way there.
Richmond was founded as a trading post at the fall line on the James River. After the Civil War, former slaves found hard and dangerous work as boatmen moving tobacco and wheat from Lynchburg down to the Richmond docks. This work ended with the building of the railroad which runs along the river. A statue of a boatsman is on Brown's Island in Richmond.
I live in roanoke, and the james river is fucking awesome. OLD crow is fucking awesome... Thank you for making songs like this that i can get stoned to and float down a river and love every fucking minute of it. Old crow = Badthefuckass!
@2009dannyw I'm assuming you never read Atlas Shrugged. If that's what would make you happy, earn it. Against all the unfairness, because that's what our world is. It's a beautiful struggle
Holy shit....111000 views....really......wtf is wrong with you people....tell folks about this song. This is a friggin' awesome song. And iof you don't like it, ur a dumbass.
Moving cargo by river is making a huge comeback. If the subject of this song had just held on for 160 years or so, everything would have turned out just fine!
Moving cargo by river is making a huge comeback. If the subject of this song had just held on for 160 years or so, everything would have turned out just fine!
@westcarolina1861 where are you at in WNC? I'm from about 30 minutes west from Brevard, NC.........but i am moving to Sampson county, NC to manage a large scale hog farm for a large company......God how i love WNC
I'm currently living in Marion, it's a nice town but it's just not home for me. I've got a great job keeping me here for now, I think I'll be moving back to Virginia before too long.
The railroad industry destroyed the river transport industry in the late 1800s. The small time farmer was able to transport his crops to Richmond on a Bateaux riverboat and sell it at farming markets. This song goes hand in hand with John Henry.
No you know exactly what I mean. It's always well off people and management bastards who think it's OK to cost people jobs for the sake of more money. These people use the word progress when they really mean profit.
Now tell me this, if you owned a company that wasn't doing so hot, and you had a chance to make it one of the biggest companys in the world. But it would cost all your workers their jobs. You were only making lets say 80,000 a year, but now if you sell you can make 2 million a year, i'd sure do it!
Like many people I'd be more than happy if I was on 80,000 a year. An employer has a duty of care toward his workers and that includes not making them jobless for the sake of greed
@justinge999 I've had this opportunity and passed on it. Why? Because human lives and connections to other human beings mean more to me than any amount of money.
The fact that you throw this scenario out as if no one could disagree with you is just disgusting. You can't take money with you when you die, and you only need so much to get there.
@justinge999 That is called greed, my friend. You, as a business person are willing to sacrifice all your hard working employees just to make more money. No, if 80 grand a year isn't enough, fold up and go home. It's not worth selling out for more money. You are talking about people's lives, not just numbers. Maybe you, your father, brother or mother losing their job. Is it worth it then? If so, you have sold your soul to the devil.
And you would be called a whore because you put money before everything else in life. Actually, I am sure there is a better term for you but I can't think of it at this minute. Some help here--what is he??
Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe this song is about the riverboat workers back in the 1800's when industrialization came through and trains took away their work. Great song from a great band.
Correct, amazing songs, almost brings tears to my eyes thinking about these men whose livelihoods were destroyed by the cruel and heartless march of progress.
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Cracker- the band- have a song called James River. Everyone should check that out as well. Its depressing but great!
Stbuster31 1 day ago
Cracker- the band- have a song called James River. Everyone should check that out as well. Its depressing but great!
Stbuster31 1 day ago
Words cant say enough about this song. I live in Richmond va and fish regularly on the James River. Its now my anthem song every early morning i hit the road headn to the river believe its playin the whole way there.
Katmandu730 1 month ago
Richmond was founded as a trading post at the fall line on the James River. After the Civil War, former slaves found hard and dangerous work as boatmen moving tobacco and wheat from Lynchburg down to the Richmond docks. This work ended with the building of the railroad which runs along the river. A statue of a boatsman is on Brown's Island in Richmond.
wdxb93f 1 month ago 4
I live in roanoke, and the james river is fucking awesome. OLD crow is fucking awesome... Thank you for making songs like this that i can get stoned to and float down a river and love every fucking minute of it. Old crow = Badthefuckass!
MattMonzo1991 1 month ago 2
@2009dannyw I'm assuming you never read Atlas Shrugged. If that's what would make you happy, earn it. Against all the unfairness, because that's what our world is. It's a beautiful struggle
3SiXmAfIa01 3 months ago
22nd st RVA goooooooooons
DfektRiskProductions 4 months ago
1 solution becone a train engineer
peterbiltearl 4 months ago
14th st. bridge RVA fishing song
MrCritcher101 4 months ago
Juste dépaysant ...
Perkeba 5 months ago
Holy shit....111000 views....really......wtf is wrong with you people....tell folks about this song. This is a friggin' awesome song. And iof you don't like it, ur a dumbass.
mordockpop 5 months ago
This brilliant music, is reminiscent of The waterboys, with Mike scott, takes me back to my youth....
kiwismogmonster 6 months ago
Too bad the James River is too polluted to really enjoy it like it should be
Pdizzy34river 7 months ago
i remeber my grandfathers 300 acres in north caroline with the creek flowin through it. goddamn irs
dugd11 7 months ago 4
haha terk er derbs
thezakhan 7 months ago
that big iron hauls more
aench 8 months ago
I have lived in Virginia all my life its so beautiful here.
alr2314 8 months ago 3
just floated overnight from maidens landing to watkins. beautiful trip
PowhatanNDNZ12 8 months ago
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Moving cargo by river is making a huge comeback. If the subject of this song had just held on for 160 years or so, everything would have turned out just fine!
agnostoman 9 months ago
Moving cargo by river is making a huge comeback. If the subject of this song had just held on for 160 years or so, everything would have turned out just fine!
agnostoman 9 months ago
was on the james this weekend listenin to this song
bestbiker94 9 months ago
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SesyiiPatsyaa383 9 months ago
@westcarolina1861 where are you at in WNC? I'm from about 30 minutes west from Brevard, NC.........but i am moving to Sampson county, NC to manage a large scale hog farm for a large company......God how i love WNC
EGrdneck 10 months ago
@EGrdneck
I'm currently living in Marion, it's a nice town but it's just not home for me. I've got a great job keeping me here for now, I think I'll be moving back to Virginia before too long.
WestCarolina1861 8 months ago
I grew up in 804, nothing like it. Everyone talks about Alabama and Tenn, those boys have never seen Tobacco fields like the ones I grew up on.
Im in western North Carolina now, I miss Diniwiddie County what an awesome place to live.
WestCarolina1861 10 months ago 2
@WestCarolina1861
rep the 804 dinwiddies 10 minutes from me
awesomo1342 10 months ago
@WestCarolina1861
living in the 804!
awesomo1342 10 months ago
@WestCarolina1861 We have friends up in Ferrum, VA. No Tobacco but they make their own Shine it's so cool!
changyimei 10 months ago
not often a band can grab my attention that is not old school......Kudos...
STEVEWILSON77 1 year ago 3
one of my favorites by OCMS
misterbox 1 year ago 3
The good old 804.
browna09 1 year ago
Represent VA haha. Nasty ass James River..ugh
PlumberF1ght 1 year ago
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mre88 1 year ago
good road trip music!!
4alarmer 1 year ago 4
theres no need to be rude- if u dont like it dont listen and dont bother to waste your time commenting
4FabBEATLES 1 year ago
The railroad industry destroyed the river transport industry in the late 1800s. The small time farmer was able to transport his crops to Richmond on a Bateaux riverboat and sell it at farming markets. This song goes hand in hand with John Henry.
Str8JacketMafia 1 year ago
DEY TUK OUR JERBS
hnorto 1 year ago 52
lmao
dankluv420247 1 year ago
@hnorto ive never heard it said better! lol
nathanaf116 1 year ago
@hnorto These were men born into slavery. Progress freed them, and then another type of progress took their livelihood.
wdxb93f 1 month ago
@wdxb93f Den DEY DURKA DUR
hnorto 1 month ago
I would be happy on 20 grand a year but the damn yankee boss keeps cutting hours because he can't take summer weather!
wangcommander 1 year ago
Awesome band just saw a few weeks ago. Goochland VA on down the james to Richmond Town.
MrSixco 1 year ago
This song is just great!
musicchick85 1 year ago
these guys are entertainers.
razorsharpwit 1 year ago
Just drove by last Sunday. Headed back 2 land o' pine next Wednesday. Thanx 4 wonderful cruisin tunes 2 enjoy & sing along 2!!! <3
betzdoodle43 1 year ago
I love 1:16.
ChunkyPirate 2 years ago 3
agreed
willwrite4food 2 years ago
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Fuck you all. this song kicks ass. this band is awesome. everyone can suckle my penis
GanjikaAranyaka 2 years ago 29
@GanjikaAranyaka yes sir i agree
conrailcliff 1 year ago
powhatan VA floatin on down to richmond town
chicostick12 2 years ago
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LOVE THIS SONG
FinalGuitarist47 2 years ago
Why do people use the word "progress" as an excuse for taking people's livelihoods away. It is such a load of right wing shit
2009dannyw 2 years ago 6
you mean left wing
whoseyourname 2 years ago
No you know exactly what I mean. It's always well off people and management bastards who think it's OK to cost people jobs for the sake of more money. These people use the word progress when they really mean profit.
2009dannyw 2 years ago 6
Now tell me this, if you owned a company that wasn't doing so hot, and you had a chance to make it one of the biggest companys in the world. But it would cost all your workers their jobs. You were only making lets say 80,000 a year, but now if you sell you can make 2 million a year, i'd sure do it!
justinge999 2 years ago
Like many people I'd be more than happy if I was on 80,000 a year. An employer has a duty of care toward his workers and that includes not making them jobless for the sake of greed
2009dannyw 2 years ago 21
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Sorry, but thats really sad that you'd be happy with just 80,000 a year.
AegeanProphet 2 years ago
Why's that? Because I'm not a money grabbing bastard?
2009dannyw 2 years ago 7
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No, because you must have no ambition and that usually applies to most aspects of life.
AegeanProphet 2 years ago
@AegeanProphet Your a douchebag?
MattMonzo1991 1 month ago
@MattMonzo1991 well put
MOOFROZE 3 weeks ago
@2009dannyw forget the slave labor a run back to the forrests
jackblacksutube 9 months ago
@justinge999 I've had this opportunity and passed on it. Why? Because human lives and connections to other human beings mean more to me than any amount of money.
The fact that you throw this scenario out as if no one could disagree with you is just disgusting. You can't take money with you when you die, and you only need so much to get there.
sauce1101 1 year ago
@justinge999 That is called greed, my friend. You, as a business person are willing to sacrifice all your hard working employees just to make more money. No, if 80 grand a year isn't enough, fold up and go home. It's not worth selling out for more money. You are talking about people's lives, not just numbers. Maybe you, your father, brother or mother losing their job. Is it worth it then? If so, you have sold your soul to the devil.
rockinredneck57 1 year ago
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joelunchbox1 1 year ago
And you would be called a whore because you put money before everything else in life. Actually, I am sure there is a better term for you but I can't think of it at this minute. Some help here--what is he??
joelunchbox1 1 year ago
@joelunchbox1 I do believe you could use the word greedy, Or to describe someone who has no money and never will... Poor.
justinge999 1 year ago
great song ! = ]
italllies 2 years ago 5
OCMS FTW
skaguy88 2 years ago 3
I love this. It is touching my soul.
throggle 2 years ago 5
My FAVORITE OCMS song...just fantastic....so much soul in that song.
onewomanandsomesongs 2 years ago 2
SCCCCCCCCCRRAMMMMMMMM!!!!
MichaelAdamHardy 2 years ago
well that's very nice of you
jawdrop1 2 years ago
Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe this song is about the riverboat workers back in the 1800's when industrialization came through and trains took away their work. Great song from a great band.
PriestsandParamedics 2 years ago 4
Correct, amazing songs, almost brings tears to my eyes thinking about these men whose livelihoods were destroyed by the cruel and heartless march of progress.
SpecialKit 2 years ago 2
Couldn't have said it better myself. I feel like I'm one of them when listening to this song. Takes me back in time.
PriestsandParamedics 2 years ago
it shouldnt. creative destruction is necessary in all industries. why drag a wagon when you can haul a semi truck?
sorry just got out of microeconomics lol
OCMS = heaven
skaguy88 2 years ago
this is my favorite ocms song, and i love ocms...so that's saying a whole lot.
natewaggoner 2 years ago
I was looking after JAMES RIVERS and his song "Jammin with J.R but I find this great song!
Nessiefan 2 years ago
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Nessiefan 2 years ago
folk more than bluegrass
Rjc0316 2 years ago
simply amazing!
pepeluege 2 years ago
Love these guys, great band
Their music has so much soul.
If you dont like OCMS you aint a redneck!! haha
forgedeath 2 years ago
OCMS has got to be the BEST bluegrass band around and #2 would be Goose Creek Symphony Wagon Wheel is also a wonderful work of art
mike004200 2 years ago
not really bluegrass...old-timey! and they are one of the best : )
farbeyonddriven04 2 years ago
i love ocms love!!!!!
ZBrandyZ 3 years ago
great band...great song
seamus1921 3 years ago
solid show tonight @ minglewood, tn....keep it up boys
bbgarrtt 3 years ago
my favorite OCMS song
asyvc98 3 years ago 4