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“Rich Men North of Richmond” is Oliver Anthony’s song that tackles the real-life struggles of Americans everywhere. This song came out of nowhere and hit the internet on August 8 like a meteor that exploded everywhere — we’re talking about millions of YouTube views in just a few short days, and it didn’t stop there — tens of millions more piled on, along with streams all over Spotify and a #1 spot on Apple iTunes. Oliver, a Virginia factory worker who lives off-grid in an RV, wrote the song himself, and you can tell it’s hitting home with Americans from all walks of life. In fact, some folks recently watched the video, and many of them — even men — actually cried.

But who are those “rich men” Oliver’s talking about in the song? Well, according to him, it’s a nod to the politicians up in Washington, D.C.

The song begins by describing the daily grind for the working man who’s out there busting his butt for lousy pay, but then, quite unexpectedly, it makes a U-turn and zeroes in on powerful social issues like child trafficking, welfare, and obesity. This surprising twist has sparked substantial conversation and reaction.

Here are the lyrics to the song, compliments of Taste of Country:

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.

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.

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.

Repeat Pre-Chorus

Repeat Chorus

I’ve been sellin’ my soul, workin’ all day / Overtime hours for bullshit pay.

Here is the full video that now has over 17 million views on YouTube.

The bottom line is that this song is resonating with normal people of all walks of life and backgrounds because they relate to the lyrics. As our country goes down the tubes thanks to the greed of globalist oligarchs, regular people are the ones feeling the pain as the value of the dollar swirls the drain, aforementioned oligarchs flout the law with impunity, and a totalitarian surveillance state slave grid is enacted in the wake of COVID-19 lockdowns. Anthony is singing the modern-day blues, and anyone with a heart and a brain can relate (this excludes a lot of people on the left and even some right-wing dunderheads).

It’s incredible how music can unite us all. Songs like this one and “Try That in a Small Town” by Jason Aldean might even play a role in healing our country. For now, we’ll leave you with this: it’s us against the rich men north of Richmond. If we stay united, we win, and they know it… that’s why they keep us divided. Don’t take the bait.

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