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Blue-collar political anthem 'Rich Men North of Richmond' takes internet by storm
Fox News ^ | 8/11/23 | Houston Knee

Posted on 08/14/2023 5:57:36 AM PDT by Redmen4ever

A new blue-collar political anthem is taking the Internet by storm just days after hitting the web.

Virginia native Oliver Anthony's song, "Rich Men North of Richmond," is a twangy, soulful bluegrass song detailing the frustration of a blue-collar man fed up with the leadership in Washington.

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It's been called the working class anthem. Resonates with many people. Plus, the boy can bring it.

Song is at link, also at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqSA-SY5Hro

1 posted on 08/14/2023 5:57:36 AM PDT by Redmen4ever
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To: Redmen4ever

And if the politicians have even one functioning brain cell the will heed the warning.


2 posted on 08/14/2023 6:03:52 AM PDT by McGavin999 ( A sense of humor is a sign of intelligence, leftists have no sense of humor, therefore………)
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To: Redmen4ever

“Livin’ in a new world with an old soul....” Yep.


3 posted on 08/14/2023 6:04:49 AM PDT by drwoof
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To: Redmen4ever

his new Rumble page
Oliver Anthony LIVE at Morris Farm Market (Aug 13, 2023) full concert
https://rumble.com/v379j2z-oliver-anthony-live-at-morris-farm-market-aug-13-2023.html?mref=2ns2mg&mrefc=2


4 posted on 08/14/2023 6:06:18 AM PDT by janetjanet998 (Legacy media including youtube are the enemy of the people and must die)
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To: Redmen4ever

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqSA-SY5Hro

Notice the Dobro..............


5 posted on 08/14/2023 6:07:03 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Redmen4ever
soulful bluegrass song detailing the frustration of a blue-collar man fed up with the leadership in Washington

Who isn't fed up with D.C.? If you're not you need mental help or are a Democrat.

6 posted on 08/14/2023 6:09:04 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Redmen4ever

Rich Men North of Richmond
Oliver Anthony
Produced by

Oliver Anthony
Aug. 8, 2023
67 Viewers
199.5K Views

Rich Men North of Richmond

[Verse 1]
I’ve been sellin’ my soul, workin’ all day
Overtime hours for bullshit pay
So I can sit out here and waste my life away
Drag back home and drown my troubles away

[Pre-Chorus]
It’s a damn shame what the world’s gotten to
For people like me and people like you
Wish I could just wake up and it not be true
But it is, oh, it is

[Chorus]
Livin’ in the new world
With an old soul
These rich men north of Richmond
Lord knows they all just wanna have total control
Wanna know what you think, wanna know what you do
And they don’t think you know, but I know that you do
‘Cause your dollar ain’t shit and it’s taxed to no end
‘Cause of rich men north of Richmond

[Verse 2]
I wish politicians would look out for miners
And not just minors on an island somewhere
Lord, we got folks in the street, ain’t got nothin’ to eat
And the obese milkin’ welfare
[Verse 3]
Well, God, if you’re 5-foot-3 and you’re 300 pounds
Taxes ought not to pay for your bags of fudge rounds
Young men are puttin’ themselves six feet in the ground
‘Cause all this damn country does is keep on kickin’ them down

[Pre-Chorus]
Lord, it’s a damn shame what the world’s gotten to
For people like me and people like you
Wish I could just wake up and it not be true
But it is, oh, it is

[Chorus]
Livin’ in the new world
With an old soul
These rich men north of Richmond
Lord knows they all just wanna have total control
Wanna know what you think, wanna know what you do
And they don’t think you know, but I know that you do
‘Cause your dollar ain’t shit and it’s taxed to no end
‘Cause of rich men north of Richmond

[Outro]
I’ve been sellin’ my soul, workin’ all day
Overtime hours for bullshit pay


7 posted on 08/14/2023 6:10:19 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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The guy has a nice voice , hope he gets a good career out of this if that’s what he wants .


8 posted on 08/14/2023 6:17:25 AM PDT by escapefromboston (Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.)
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To: Redmen4ever

Bttt.

5.56mm


9 posted on 08/14/2023 6:18:20 AM PDT by M Kehoe (Quid Pro Joe and the Ho have got to go)
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To: Red Badger

They are getting very popular again.


10 posted on 08/14/2023 6:37:25 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer ("There's no cryin' in baseball and there's no ethics in politics!" )
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To: FlingWingFlyer

The Dobro was invented back before electric amplifiers were available, to project the guitar sound vibrations further than the standard guitar at public gatherings.......


11 posted on 08/14/2023 6:39:43 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

Aaron Lewis has a guy that plays one on Lewis’ songs. That guy can make that Dobro talk to you. Probably the best use of a Dobro I’ve ever heard.


12 posted on 08/14/2023 7:18:47 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer ("There's no cryin' in baseball and there's no ethics in politics!" )
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To: Redmen4ever

The song captures the mood of the country and lends support to the MAGA movement.


13 posted on 08/14/2023 7:47:04 AM PDT by elpadre
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To: Redmen4ever

MAGA Music...


14 posted on 08/14/2023 7:49:32 AM PDT by GOPJ (FoxNews Debate first time Trump ran: Democrat Chris Wallace with a blond bimbo. And this time?)
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To: Redmen4ever

All I can say, is “yep”.


15 posted on 08/14/2023 8:44:46 AM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) My dog Sam eats purple flowers.)
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It would be a hoot and a half if President Trump were to invite this guy and Jason Aldean to his next big shindig; the building would explode and the media would stroke out.


16 posted on 08/14/2023 1:03:30 PM PDT by Ban Draoi Marbh Draoi ( Gen. 12:3: a warning to all antisemites)
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To: Redmen4ever

It’s like the pain of the nation is funneled through one man’s voice. Never heard anything like this.


17 posted on 08/14/2023 4:33:26 PM PDT by silent_jonny (Mene, mene, tekel, upharsin, Joe. The feet are at the door (Acts 5:9) 9-18-21)
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This song displaced Jason Aldean's "Try That In A Small Town" at number one, which is another anthem of Americans who are sick of what is going on in this country.

An encouraging sign that the tide is turning.

18 posted on 08/14/2023 4:37:41 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (5,301,904 Truth | 86,921,174 Twitter)
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To: Ban Draoi Marbh Draoi

Great idea!


19 posted on 08/14/2023 5:36:50 PM PDT by Eagles6 (Welcome to the Matrix . Orwell's "1984" was a warning, not an instruction manual.)
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