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“Oil Money” Singer Finds A Way To Get Even Worse With Latest Single… Appropriately Named “Wth Just Happened?”
This song should be titled “Wth Just Happened In My Headphones?” because I don’t know what the heck I just listened to.
Graham Barham went viral at the beginning of 2025 for his song “Oil Money,” which he noted was inspired by Landman. But something tells me this is far from what Billy Bob Thornton’s character, Tommy Norris, would listen to. However, given Landman‘s virality, Barham tapped into the moment to promote his song. For weeks, “Oil Money” went viral on TikTok, partially due to the viral ring girl from Jake Paul and Mike Tyson’s fight, Sydney Thomas, who starred in the promotional clips.
And they were exactly that… just clips, the song never even had a full music video. Not that I’m asking for one, but when you shoot dozens of clips that look like teasers, you’d expect the full thing to come out eventually. I guess not…
How he managed to book her still ceases to amaze me. Looking back on these clips, I also feel bad for Thomas because she seems so uncomfortable, and this appearance, in my opinion, brought down her value as an influencer, after being a ring girl in one of the biggest fights of last year and getting Sydney Sweeney comparisons.
@grahambarham OIL MONEY #newmusic #countrymusic #unreleased #musictok #countrymusictiktoks #fy @Sydney Thomas ♬ OIL MONEY – Graham Barham
While the song is catchy, it did not take long for social media to start hating on it. A catchy rap-style beat can only take you so far, because let’s state the fact, the line “body like oil money” truly makes no sense. And it’s far from country…
I am certain Hank wouldn’t have done it this way.
“Song is hot garbage… and get a real hat if you’re gonna be a poser.”
“Morgan Fallen.”
“I’m getting Doug Dimmadome vibes.”
Since the release of “Oil Money,” Barham has released two new singles, “Camo” and his most recent single, “Wth Just Happened?” Appropriately titled, it will leave you thinking just that because it’s somehow worse than “Oil Money.”
Barham leans into the criticism that “Oil Money” is not a country song (because it’s not) and goes way more traditional on the first verse of this song. Acoustic guitar, pedal steel… it almost made me hopeful that this would be a decent song, proving that there may be an ounce of talent hidden under all that… corny, TikTok, bravado. But that hope was short-lived because after the first verse, it goes 180 degrees in the opposite direction on the chorus… full rap style, drum machine beats, and his vocals revert from a slow southern ballad to rap twang trash. After the chorus, the melody slows again, shifting the whole vibe.
While some platforms have called Barham a “genre-bending” artist given the slew of talent in the mix today, I’d rather bend my car around a telephone pole than listen to this garbage. At this point, I’m just convinced all the TikTok views are from people hate-watching. Honestly, I’d rather listen to Lan Law… let that sink in.The post “Oil Money” Singer Finds A Way To Get Even Worse With Latest Single… Appropriately Named “Wth Just Happened?” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.