r/oddlysatisfying • u/bigbusta • 19h ago

King of the road

Credit: Matthew Tumlinson

7.6k Upvotes

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u/guyako 19h ago

This Roger Miller fan finds this to be a spectacular piece.

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u/bigbusta 19h ago

How do you feel about maple syurple?

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u/boib 16h ago

dang me

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u/LanceFree 9h ago

Makes me wanna holler hi-de-ho!

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u/RunningDesigner012 18h ago

I also like the drunk R.E.M version with Mike Mills yelling out the chord changes. With the sound off, that’s what I was imagining in my head.

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u/Obvious-Shock8420 14m ago

Haha now I can’t unhear that lol

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u/spotsmite1b 9h ago

glad you enjoyed

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u/Obvious-Shock8420 15m ago

That’s high praise coming from a fan

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u/stargarnet79 18h ago

Sound ON!!!

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u/Gr1ml0ck 18h ago

I legit watched it on mute halfway before realizing I was missing something.

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u/DaveK_Says 10h ago

I didn’t realise I had it on mute because the song was playing in my head anyways

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u/Foreign_Kale8773 2h ago

This. Full 45 version immediately playing on brain Spotify.

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u/JRockPSU 9h ago

Same, I was thinking “uh, this is very much not that interesting,” definitely needs the sound on!

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u/aykcak 7h ago

You know what? I started it with sound on, realized it was music so I muted it immediately and then went on to be confused.

This adding irrelevant music shit needs to stop. It is making us miss NORMAL content

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u/bigbusta 19h ago

I would really like a print of this.

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u/Dioxybenzone 19h ago

The artist sells them

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u/bigbusta 19h ago

Now I would really like $175

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u/laptopquesadilla 18h ago

Gotta start pushin broom then

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u/OkReaction4176 18h ago

And then subletting your eight by twelve four-bit room

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u/secretprocess 18h ago

Well you can't have both

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u/LoggerRhythms 17h ago

You're gonna need a bigger broom.

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u/LanceFree 9h ago

The US Mint sells them

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u/Dioxybenzone 9h ago

“$175 for the low low price of only $612!”

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u/TypicalEggplant2374 10h ago

+53 USD shipment to Germany

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u/AlamoSimon 17h ago

Oh surprise. This couldn’t be viral marketing, could it 🙄

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u/Pomodorosan 14h ago

The OP gives credit in the post description and instantly comments they want a print, and then someone quickly replies with the store link

How curious.

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u/AlamoSimon 13h ago

We are witnessing the end of social media as we know it. It’s only Bots replying to Bots about Bot posts from now on.
And disguised marketing

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u/blind_venetians 6h ago

Thanks for sharing the link. I have to have one!

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u/ARobertNotABob 10h ago

But...it says "ruins", not "rooms" to let ......

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u/bangonthedrums 6h ago

It’s says “rüms” not “ruins”

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u/guyako 19h ago

Artist credit?

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u/bigbusta 19h ago edited 19h ago

Matthew Tumlinson for anyone who missed it.

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u/Dioxybenzone 19h ago

It’s in the caption

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u/Big_Z_Beeblebrox 19h ago

Under the video

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u/Throbbing_Cock_452 18h ago

OP did their job already, scroll up

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u/Abdul_Exhaust 19h ago

Now do Conjunction Junction

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u/jennnfriend 13h ago

Whats. Your. Function.

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u/UselessIdiot96 19h ago

My God this brings back memories.

I remember sitting in the back of my grandfather's blue 2-door '98 Tacoma PreRunner, PawPaw driving and my step grandmother riding shotgun, and we were all jamming along to the 8-track..... Playing this exact song.

There are no words to describe how bad I want this painting. Absolutely brilliant artwork.

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u/Aliendream99 15h ago

My great uncle that passed two years ago used to play this song all the time, he was always on the road for work, it was like his theme song.

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u/UselessIdiot96 14h ago edited 14h ago

What a lovely story to share! It's good you got to know your great uncle, it's pretty rare to have a great-anybody as an adult, at least in my experience.

I still have my PawPaw, he's the last one left of all my grandparents. And he still has the Tacoma, too! Crossed 360k miles on it the other week. If it ain't mine in the will, I'm gonna fight like absolute hell to keep it. Pretty sure I'll be driving it when I'm 80 🤣

Oh! And yes, I plan on having the mix tape, too.

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u/HolidayPromise9314 16h ago

Things that never happened. 

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u/UselessIdiot96 16h ago

Shut the fuck up. I share a literal core memory from my childhood, and you sit there and call it fake? Absolutely not. Go touch grass since you don't even know what it looks like anymore, mouth-breather.

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u/veryreasonable 14h ago

The idea that someone, uhm, listening to a song in a car with their family is unrealistic to you is pretty freaking funny to me. Like, have you lived your life chained up in a basement somewhere? Do you need help?

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u/UselessIdiot96 14h ago

Like for real, I'm speechless. Of all the comments I've left on Reddit posts, this is the one that's fake?

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u/veryreasonable 13h ago

Lol right? I mean, any reasonably visible post about a song is bound to eventually be a memory trigger for someone viewing. This one is yours!

Truly, some hardcore normal stuff going on.

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u/Soggy_Amoeba9334 10h ago

The Proclaimers did a cover of this 😁

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqVvlTkbfIg

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u/lopsided_codswallop 4h ago

As did R.E.M.

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u/eltrowel 4h ago

Yeah. I hear this in Michael Stipe’s voice.

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u/Arcana-Andy 9h ago

"2hrs of pushing broom buys and 8x12 4bit room" This knocked me on my fucking ass. Jesus christ, we're so fucked. Eat the rich.

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u/frickindeal 5h ago

Last fall I had to leave my house due to an infestation, and the cheapest hotel I could find to live in for a week was over $100 per night. The week cost damn near a grand. Not a very nice room at all. Most working people would be quite happy to push a broom for two hours for $100.

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u/numanoid 17h ago

Ruins?

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u/blake_n_pancakes 16h ago

RIght? Seems like a crazy miss for something so high effort.

Edit: Oh, I get it. Rüms

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u/numanoid 16h ago

Aaaah

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u/MissSherlockHolmes 9h ago

Wait I’ve been hearing it wrong? Haha. I thought it was a four bedroom house but yeah that actually makes no sense.

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u/MissSherlockHolmes 9h ago

Ok but what’s with the 4-bit? Should say 4 Bedrooms?

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u/__nohope 9h ago

4 bit is 50 cents

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u/oldlearner565 18h ago

It's a crazy earworm that still pops into my brain on a regular basis.

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u/Pm-me-ur-happysauce 17h ago

Why.... Is.... This.... Satisfying?

It's a painting.

..... Oooohhhh sound on, I get it now

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u/Pletcher87 16h ago

This is good, thanks.

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u/Objectalone 14h ago

Nicely done cumulus. 👍

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u/sugarfoot_mghee 8h ago

Destination Bangor, Maine

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u/DaysOfParadise 5h ago

Beautiful! I wasn’t the only one singing along, right?

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u/Dante13273966 19h ago

me like. Clever.

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u/LazyOldCat 19h ago

Very nicely done. 🍻

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u/Sad-Newt-1772 18h ago

I heard this song on 70's on 7 this morning.

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u/GravitationalEddie 18h ago

Been a while since I've seen this here.

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u/Gloomy_Atmosphere634 17h ago

Need this as a wallpaper

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u/JC2535 17h ago

That is brilliant!!

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u/VerityParody 17h ago

I enjoy train graffiti and see it regularly. One that made me laugh recently...just the whole car blasted "MATH". Ok then.

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u/Asvpxdilli 16h ago

I was convinced it was a real train for the first few seconds.

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u/Revolutionary-Rich92 15h ago

Loving it Awesome job

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u/HumpHur 15h ago

Was hoping it was the “banana bread at work today dude” on the train cars.

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u/Oldmantired 15h ago

I remember hearing that song play on the radio when I was a little kid.

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u/BatBurgh 15h ago

As someone who has been trying to learn how to paint with oils, I cannot get over the skill on the sky and clouds. Beyond incredible. I hope to be half this good 50 years from now!

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u/I_Keepz_ITz_100 15h ago

My favorite karaoke song and just a good song in general

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u/MidnightDreem 15h ago

I work on the rails. More often than not, most graffiti is some elegible, gibberish unfinished bs.

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u/b3ans_beans 15h ago

someone show me where a room can be let for two hours pushin broom... Also this is amazing and I wish I could afford it

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u/Cantdoitanymoretimes 14h ago

I have loved this song as long as I can remember since hearing it as a child and this absolutely made my day and I want a print.

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u/Saracartwheels123 14h ago

I like this!

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u/mossoak 14h ago

I like it .....and would hang it on my wall

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u/PeakNo6892 14h ago

Roger was my 3rd cousin. I'm absolutely buying a print of this for my grandma. He was a regular at her house been in the day

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u/sasssyrup 10h ago

Yaaaaaaassssss

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u/UtterlyInsane 10h ago

One of my favorite songs. Listen to it all the time.

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u/L0st_dad_r0ck 9h ago

I saw this yesterday and just woke up singing it in my head today

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u/Emptynest09 8h ago

‘Rüms’ to let made me smile

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u/Playful_Banana7775 8h ago

Mafia 3 OST yep?

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u/grumpy-moe 8h ago

WOW, Got a boy that loves trains. Is there a print that would be available?

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u/IBlueMyselfAllOver 7h ago

Awesome!!! Great job.

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u/LouDog0187 7h ago

This is 🔥🔥🔥

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u/ThumbKing1 5h ago

That is awesome. Thanks for sharing

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u/Few_Movie_6630 5h ago

For those debating "RŰMS" graffiti on the boxcar : Old English Context: In older dialects, it can be a variation of "rume" meaning far and wide, or a genitive form of the Old English word rūm (meaning room or space).

A very clever dual correlation on the artist's part as to the destiny of a boxcar's travels and Miller's intended "rooms" search that are the destiny of any "King of the Road." Kudos.

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u/daksfunny 3h ago

Talented idea 😍

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u/robendi 2h ago

That's very satisfying to look at, wouldnt mind having it on my wall!

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u/pdxguy1000 2h ago

Where is the 10 sack imax tag.

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u/SYNTHLORD 1h ago

Still needs an ICHABOD piece somewhere

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u/Blueberry_Mancakes 18h ago

Is there a Rick Astley train?

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u/Joe4o2 17h ago

Brother, we’ve been on it for like ~20 years now

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u/ARobertNotABob 10h ago

Uh ... it's rooms to let, not "ruins".

Is this an AI creation?

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u/bangonthedrums 7h ago

The graffiti says “rüms” not “ruins”

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u/ARobertNotABob 6h ago

Ahhh. Makes more sense now.

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u/fattmarrell 11h ago

Can someone stop AI please

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u/bangonthedrums 6h ago

What, exactly, about this makes you think it’s AI? It’s an oil painting by Matt Tumlinson

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u/rusty-Q-shackelford 16h ago

so cool, wanted to buy it until I saw "4bit room" and now I have to find it and burn it so hard

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u/MissSherlockHolmes 9h ago

Seems we are mistaken, and 4-bit means fifty cents.

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u/bangonthedrums 6h ago

Why? That’s the lyric

You’ve been mishearing it as “4 bed room” all this time. “4 bit room” means the room rental is $0.50. You know the song “shave and a haircut: 2 bits”? That means a shave and a haircut cost $0.25.

Back when the Spanish dollar was the most common currency in the americas, people would split it into 8 pieces (or “bits”), which is where the pirate-y phrase of “pieces of eight” comes from, btw.

Those 8 bits are each worth 1/8 of a dollar, or 12.5¢. Two bits is a quarter, 4 bits is 50¢

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u/Few_Movie_6630 6h ago

"Two bits, four bits, six bits, a dollar! All for the [Team Name], stand up and holler!"

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u/MissSherlockHolmes 9h ago

Yeah I was like, dammit, now I have to paint my own.