Oliver Anthony said it was funny “Rich Men North of Richmond” was played at the first Republican presidential debate, given the song was targeted at politicians.
“It’s aggravating seeing people on conservative news try to identify with me, like I’m one of them,” Anthony said in a video published on YouTube on Friday, speaking from what looked like the cab of a rain-spattered pickup truck. “It was funny seeing my song … at the presidential debate because it’s like I wrote that song about those people, you know, so for them to have to sit there and have to listen to that, that cracks me up,” he said.
The lyrics of Oliver Anthony's hit country song touches on conservative talking points, with some listeners dubbing it a working-class anthem. , Anthony disputed that he was “fighting the same struggle” as the conservative politicians onstage. “That song has nothing to do with Joe Biden, you know?” he said. “It’s a lot bigger than Joe Biden. That song was written about the people on that stage and a lot more, not just them.
Such comments suggest that Anthony — a little-known singer before “Rich Men North of Richmond” went viral this month, racking up more than 42 million
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