Another new hit song

[Bay Kid]

"Rich Men North of Richmond". In 1 week Oliver Anthony becomes famous. Then he turns down 8 million for his song.

[Bay Kid]

Free concert this past weekend. Seems like a nice guy. Signed autographs for ALL.

[Taltarzac725]

"Rich Men North of Richmond". In 1 week Oliver Anthony becomes famous. Then he turns down 8 million for his song.

Probably because it is his creation and people are using it for their own ends. I do not want to get political here. The songwriter sounds rather angry about the whole thing though. He probably feels used.

[manaboutown]

"People deal with depression and anxiety and misery and hopelessness no matter where they are at," Anthony told Fox News correspondent Griff Jenkins.

"They don't have to be blue-collar Americans. I mean I've gotten messages from people in countries that I don't know how to pronounce. This is something that has touched people globally and there's a reason for that," he said.


OLIVER ANTHONY SAYS HE'S TURNED DOWN $8 MILLION OFFERS SINCE GOING VIRAL: 'NOTHING SPECIAL ABOUT ME'

Anthony added the anthem is not meant for just one identity or group. Instead, it is a song more broadly about humanity."

From: Oliver Anthony says ‘Rich Men’ has ‘touched people globally’: '''Don’t have to be blue-collar’ | Fox News (https://www.foxnews.com/media/oliver-anthony-reason-rich-men-touched-people-globally-blue-collar)

His song resonates with many struggling hard working people worldwide.

[fishon]

Probably because it is his creation and people are using it for their own ends. I do not want to get political here. The songwriter sounds rather angry about the whole thing though. He probably feels used.

You don't want to get political, yet there you are.

[Bay Kid]

This song is aimed at all leaders and the working people around the world. So many can relate to this song.

[Taltarzac725]

This song is aimed at all leaders and the working people around the world. So many can relate to this song.

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

Seems very fitting for some of the working people I have met here around the Villages from Wildwood, Tavares, Leesburg, Ocala, Newberry, etc.

[Keefelane66]

There are 8 singles of his on Apple Music obviously I listen to the words in ALL music. Just don’t care for that style of music only an opinion. Many artists before him carried the same or similar message I prefer the style of Leonard Cohen.

[Taltarzac725]

There are 8 singles of his on Apple Music obviously I listen to the words in ALL music. Just don’t care for that style of music only an opinion. Many artists before him carried the same or similar message I prefer the style of Leonard Cohen.

I love Leonard Cohen and Bruce Springsteen. Home | Bruce Springsteen (https://brucespringsteen.net/)

And enjoy a lot of country-western music not this hit song though. Not impressed at all with music, words, etc.

The Official Leonard Cohen Site (https://www.leonardcohen.com/)

[manaboutown]

I enjoyed the song. It has a great message to which many hard working people worldwide can relate. Its popularity speaks volumes. It is of historic significance.

[Taltarzac725]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcwF9lQx2us

This is sublime and will be with us for as long as we have music lovers.

Leonard Cohen - "Hallelujah (Live at Glastonbury) (Official Lyric Video)"

[Taltarzac725]

"Rich Men North of Richmond".

Seems like it is written for people who live in the country and who often have a very hard time making ends meet because of the greed of their employers. Think the city has RAP music and other related genres.

[manaboutown]

"Rich Men North of Richmond".

Seems like it is written for people who live in the country and who often have a very hard time making ends meet because of the greed of their employers. Think the city has RAP music and other related genres.

Nonsense!

How can it be compared to rap which is laced with obscenity, hate and violence?

Did you listen to the lyrics?

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 **** 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.



Read More: The Lyrics to Oliver Anthony's 'Rich Men North of Richmond' | The Lyrics to Oliver Anthony's 'Rich Men North of Richmond' (https://tasteofcountry.com/oliver-anthony-rich-men-north-of-richmond-lyrics/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral)

[manaboutown]

'Rich Men North of Richmond' Is No. 1, Oliver Anthony Makes Chart History - Variety (https://variety.com/2023/music/news/rich-men-north-of-richmond-oliver-anthony-billboard-chart-history-1235701262/)

Oliver Anthony Debuts on Hot 100 With ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ – Billboard (https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/oliver-anthony-debuts-hot-100-rich-men-north-of-richmond-1235397315/)

[Bay Kid]

"Rich Men North of Richmond".

Seems like it is written for people who live in the country and who often have a very hard time making ends meet because of the greed of their employers. Think the city has RAP music and other related genres.

I don't think Rap music has much to do about working people. More about drugs, riots, hate.

This song is more about freebies, children and taxes, not about employers.

[manaboutown]

He is currently raking in $40,000.00 per day from his song which ain't chicken feed. Good for him! Country sensation Oliver Anthony making an estimated $40,000 a day from chart-topping music | Fox News (https://www.foxnews.com/media/country-sensation-oliver-anthony-making-estimated-40000-day-chart-topping-music?intcmp=fb_fnc&fbclid=IwAR2NPIEM1unxLEF2ZkHbKIcmqq6H2ss2CTFs3n0EK EijCtTROwUxebI6h0k)

[bruce213]

Doesn't ever generation write thier version of this song.
1930s - Joe Hill
70s -- The Who Meet the new boss and many others.
There are countless rap songs about "The Man" keeping you down.

[Taltarzac725]

Doesn't ever generation write thier version of this song.
1930s - Joe Hill
70s -- The Who Meet the new boss and many others.
There are countless rap songs about "The Man" keeping you down.

The Lyrics to Oliver Anthony's 'Rich Men North of Richmond' (https://tasteofcountry.com/oliver-anthony-rich-men-north-of-richmond-lyrics/)

I hope this song is forgotten soon.

[manaboutown]

The Lyrics to Oliver Anthony's 'Rich Men North of Richmond' (https://tasteofcountry.com/oliver-anthony-rich-men-north-of-richmond-lyrics/)

I hope this song is forgotten soon.

That won't happen. It is a wonderful historically significant song. It is a classic for the ages.

[Boomer]

. . .

[Taltarzac725]

Listened to it. Read the lyrics. He makes his point.

BUT. . .

as I read this thread, I am picking up that the song is being glommed onto by the version of the media that is anti-union.

If I am correct — that it’s the union-bashing side who are trying to adopt this song, well — that is some seriously ironic “bull$#*+”.

Unions have been the backbone of our country. Unions brought fair treatment and good jobs to hardworking people. So? Just who were/are those “Rich Men North of Richmond”? Huh. Think about it.

(Btw, I heard somewhere, a while back, about a very rich, very high profile, big time developer who did not pay his electricians, plumbers, carpenters — all those hard working people who did the work for him on a major project. But (sigh) I guess people don’t remember that. We seem to have turned into a nation of amnesiacs.)

For years, hamstringing unions has been the goal of a lot of those “Rich Men North of Richmond.” Unions are/were in the best interests of the people the song is defending.

How can this song be hijacked by the one side of the media that wants unions and things like child- labor laws gone forever?

Where have all the critical thinking skills gone?

Yep. There is some glaringly obvious irony in this one. Please. Stop. Think. See the irony.

Boomer

Billy Bragg - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Bragg)

Billy Bragg seems to be seeing something in this song. That seems to be what is going on with unions.

Billy Bragg Releases Response Song to Oliver Anthony's "Rich Men North of Richmond" (https://americansongwriter.com/billy-bragg-releases-response-song-to-oliver-anthonys-rich-men-north-of-richmond/)

People should look at what Oliver Anthony says about his song.

“People in the music industry give me blank stares when I brush off eight million dollar offers. I don’t want six tour buses, 15 tractor-trailers, and a jet. I don’t want to play stadium shows, I don’t want to be in the spotlight. I wrote the music I wrote because I was suffering with mental health and depression,” Anthony wrote online.

[Taltarzac725]

It seems this song is being weaponized for other reasons than the songwriter had for writing it. He wrote it to deal with his mental illness and other personal problems. That's all.

I hope he has the wisdom to use his money and new fame to get himself help and find real friends.

[Inexes@aol.com]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcwF9lQx2us

This is sublime and will be with us for as long as we have music lovers.

Leonard Cohen - "Hallelujah (Live at Glastonbury) (Official Lyric Video)"

You and I have great taste..... Hallelujah was my favorite song and I listened to many artists...... until I heard the Original by Leonard Cohen Live in London........ I listen to that several times a week..... it is the ultimate..... I never listen to any other version......

I just listened to this version...... do yourself a favor and google the version, Leonard Cohen.... Live in London...... I like that version better..... shows his emotion through-out the whole song......

[Bay Kid]

"I Want To Go Home" new video on Youtube.

[Taltarzac725]

"I Want To Go Home" new video on Youtube.

Scary lyrics.

Like this one a great deal more-- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQPyy23F1KY

[Ecuadog]

With your pretense of intelligence you sure sound like a dumass..

I'm guessing that Will Rogers never met you.

[Taltarzac725]

I'm guessing that Will Rogers never met you.

Saw the song writer and singer last night on CNN. He looked very calm, intelligent, and amused. He is laughing all the way to the bank.

Maybe, I did not give him enough credit.

And I need to add more to my Ignore List which really comes in handy.

[Chi-Town]

Let's see what the songwriter has to say:

'''Rich Men North of Richmond''' songwriter says it'''s no conservative anthem (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/rich-men-north-richmond-songwriter-says-no-conservative-anthem-rcna101852)

[Chi-Town]

With your pretense of intelligence you sure sound like a dumass..

And I thought Lbud was keeping busy scanning Google Photos.

[Bay Kid]

Scary lyrics.

Like this one a great deal more-- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQPyy23F1KY

Scary lyrics for a scary world.