https://lateboomersden.blog/2023/09/07/why-oliver-anthony-went-viral/
I decided to take a deeper dive into Oliver Anthony and look at him as a musician. My honest take: there is a cultural miscommunication going on and I think it needs to be addressed. Also I like the guy.
#Culture, #BarbaraKingsolver, #Country, #Internet, #music, #OliverAnthony, #politics, #RichMenNorthofRichmond

Finally, a positive #oliveranthony cover. #richmennorthofrichmond

The small furore over #richmennorthofrichmond has been engaging. I'm just saying
things are complicating
daily playing roulette
on the wheel of heaven
https://youtu.be/sqSA-SY5Hro?si=U44oV4QvTtZmpmly

When I heard the song #RichMenNorthofRichmond, it grabbed me with its self-evident assertion that rich people in this country control the levers of power and use those levers to maintain control. Later on, I found out that the songwriter nods to a conservative conspiracy theory in the lyrics and rolls out the old trope that poor people are responsible for their poverty. But the most striking aspect of the song is how it resonates with both conservatives and with progressives like me.

@SmudgeTheInsultCat

If you want to break a conservative's cold, dead heart, play them this clip of Oliver Anthony saying he doesn't like them.

I still don't like him, but I'm going to move him into the confused dipshit category for now based on this admission.

https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkxd2CJHIlPpumvvWeRVxymlVznEOmB8mWn?si=dN_kO-SktGOm0z8h

#OliverAnthony
#RichMenNorthOfRichmond

I highly recommend this Atlantic article. Interesting from top to bottom. I don't know if it is behind a paywall. If it is, please accept my apology and let me know how to do this differently in the future.

This article focuses on a small handful of people who genuinely get the economic pain points of the rural working class and envision a path forward.

Here's a quote:

""""
Murphy is a repeat provocateur. In July, he tweeted that “there are a lot of social conservatives who believe in populist economic policies, and it would be a good idea to have those people a part of a Democratic/left coalition and accept a bit more intra-movement friction on culture issues as a consequence.”
""""

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/08/chris-murphy-class-divide-populism-rich-men-north-of-richmond/675142/

#ruralpoor
#theatlantic
#RichMenNorthOfRichmond
#oliveranthony

Oliver Anthony says he 'hates' seeing his song 'Rich Men North of Richmond' be 'weaponized'

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/25/entertainment/oliver-anthony-song-response/index.html

#CNN #OliverAnthony #RichMenNorthofRichmond #weaponized #song #response #Politics #News

I must have been living under a rock because I barely heard of Rich men north of Richmond” but Oliver Anthony felt compelled to put out a video explaining who he was *really* talking about

https://youtu.be/cv9uMXiY29s?si=zWcMQ3qduX_aQBNL

#richmennorthofrichmond

Great Video on #RichMenNorthOfRichmond
https://youtu.be/3qawM0ZcgYg?si=HyOTEn-AmvdX3KOk

(25 Aug) - ’Rich Men North of Richmond’ Singer Oliver Anthony Slams Use of Song at Republican Debate: ’I Wrote That Song About Those People’ https://themessenger.com/entertainment/oliver-anthony-rich-men-north-of-richmond-republican-debate #OliverAnthony #RichMenNorthofRichmond #RepublicanDebate #SongControversy #PoliticalMusic #MusicIndustry #Politics #News https://mastodon.sdf.org/@uspolitics/110952051890966369

'Rich Men North of Richmond' Singer Oliver Anthony Slams Use of Song at Republican Debate: 'I Wrote That Song About Those People'

https://themessenger.com/entertainment/oliver-anthony-rich-men-north-of-richmond-republican-debate

#OliverAnthony #RichMenNorthofRichmond #RepublicanDebate #SongControversy #PoliticalMusic #MusicIndustry #Politics #News

Jezebel: Sex. Celebrity. Politics. With Teeth: The Right Has Already Turned on Their Appalachian Folk Hero https://jezebel.com/the-right-has-already-turned-on-their-appalachian-folk-1850766839?utm_source=regular #Jezebel #richmennorthofrichmond #entertainmentculture #jaykaspiankang #jeffreyepstein #ianmilescheong #oliveranthony #jackposobiec #ericlevitz #appalachia #hillbilly #mattwalsh #folkmusic #joerogan #karilake #foxnews #woke

Oliver Anthony's controversial country song tops US charts

https://www.dw.com/en/oliver-anthony-s-controversial-country-song-tops-us-charts/a-66609922?maca=en-dipa_news_mstdn-34613-xml-mrss

#OliverAnthony #USpolitics #populist #RichMenNorthofRichmond #countrymusic #BillyBragg

#RichMenNorthOfRichmond
#BillyBragg
Just seen Billy Bragg give a great interview on Sky News in UK. Worth a watch.
#Union

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/aug/21/billy-bragg-releases-response-song-to-oliver-anthony-rich-men-north-of-richmond

It seems like #richmennorthofrichmond has been quite the viral hit. Are we to assume that the majority of its supporters are pro-union/socialist/communists or poor, uneducated rednecks who are pro capitalism and support the billionaire class?

Billy Bragg fixes Oliver Anthony's bullshit song for him.

Rich Men North of Richmond -> Rich Men Making North of a Million.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=qGNFR7pgxDY&feature=share9

#BillyBragg
#OliverAnthony
#RichMenNorthOfRichmond
#RichMenMakingNorthOfAMillion
#union
#unions
#BullshitPay
#CultureWars

Kenan Malik explains more eloquently than I could have why Oliver Anthony's song Rich Men North of Richland is full of shit.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/20/rich-men-north-of-richmond-oliver-anthony-protest-song-america

#oliveranthony
#richmennorthofrichmond
#kenanmalik

#billyBragg made a response cover of #richMenNorthOfRichmond that put the blame for #inequality where it belongs!

https://youtu.be/qGNFR7pgxDY

#countryMusic #folkMusic #americana #union #unionProud #music @music @countrymusic

Newsletter this week on the conservative song that is number 1 on Apple Music (globally), and has over 14 million listens on Spotify.

“Rich Men North of Richmond” is a song about a complaint shared by millions, but the blame is misplaced. Read more here on why the song should be about “Rich Men All Directions From Richmond” #richmennorthofrichmond https://open.substack.com/pub/polispandit/p/we-need-to-take-rich-men-north-of?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

#richmennorthofrichmond remix by Chris webby