Singer Oliver Anthony Hits Back At Republicans -- Says Hit Song Is Actually ABOUT THEM!
perezhilton.comEven if this whole folk-country genre isn’t your jam, this song has been pretty unavoidable, right? Rich Men North of Richmond is entering its second week at the top of the Billboard Hot 100.
It’s racked up 46 million views in just two weeks on YouTube. It’s a bona fide hit that’s come out of nowhere.
Part of that success is the conservative bump. Pundits immediately grabbed onto the song as an “anti-woke” anthem, with its lines that sound familiar to their listeners, like “it’s a damn shame what the world’s gotten to” and complaints about “the obese milkin’ welfare” and being “taxed to no end.” In case you haven’t heard it yet… Due to assumptions made about the politics of the song, it was played during the first Republican Presidential Debate last week.
That prompted singer Oliver Anthony to express his annoyance in a video over the weekend. Why? As far as he’s concerned the song is NOT conservative.
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