'That song has nothing to do with Joe Biden,' the singer says, criticizing conservatives who champion the song and liberals who slam it.
As Oliver Anthony’s ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ tops country music charts, its politically charged lyrics have become a hot topic in the culture war.“I see the right trying to characterize me as one of their own, and I see the left trying to discredit me, I guess in retaliation. That s— got to stop,” he said.
“I don’t know that I’ve seen anything get such a positive response from such a diverse group of people. And I think that terrifies the people that I sing about in that song.” The Virginia songwriter got choked up as the 10-minute address went on, and he said he wanted to touch on comments he’s heard from the left as well.“I do feel compelled to address something: I do need to address the left ... because they’re sending a message out that the initial song is an attack against the poor,” he said.
Anthony was addressing a verse about the “obese milking welfare” by using tax money to buy Fudge Rounds. Anthony said the lyric references a news article he read this summer that said adolescent kids in Richmond who normally get cafeteria lunch at school were missing meals over the summer because their parents couldn’t afford to feed them; the article indicated that a significant portion of the food bought with welfare support was junk food.
“And that’s not the fault of those people. Welfare only makes up a small percentage of our budget,” Anthony said.
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