Oliver Anthony's 'Rich Men North of Richmond' has shot up the Billboard charts while becoming a talking point for conservative politicians.
or some time now, there has been a growing divide in country music. On the one hand, changemakers like
, Orville Peck, and Allison Russell are attempting to expand the genre’s horizons to be more inclusive. On the other, songs like Jason Aldean’s “Try That in a Small Town,” which peaked at No. 1 on theThe latest entry in this divided landscape is Oliver Anthony’s blue-collar anthem “Rich Men North of Richmond,” which has ascended to the top of the Hot 100 and debuted at No.
Anthony, whose real name is Christopher Anthony Lunsford and who hails from North Carolina, has been releasing music on Spotify since September 2022, when he released “Aint Gotta Dollar.” He’s also dropped several one-off singles over the past couple of months, though none made as big of a splash as “Rich Men North of Richmond” did when he uploaded the video to YouTube on Aug. 8.
The country-folk song sees Anthony singing about the perils of working in a capitalist society in which it feels nearly impossible for the working person to get ahead: “Workin' all day/ Overtime hours for bullsh-t pay,” he sings. Later in the song, he says he wishes “politicians would look out for miners/ And not just minors on an island somewhere.” Another lyric: “We got folks in the street, ain't got nothin' to eat/ the obese milkin' welfare.
The video racked up millions of views soon after it was published. After less than two weeks, the song currently has over
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