USAONE@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year ago'Rich Men North of Richmond' Singer Oliver Anthony Slams Use of Song at Republican Debate: 'I Wrote That Song About Those People'themessenger.comexternal-linkmessage-square136fedilinkarrow-up1788arrow-down129cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
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minus-squareikidd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up20arrow-down1·1 year agoI listened to the song with no knowledge that Republicans were using it as a dog-whistle; I immediately thought it was written about rich conservatives, then I found out the dumbfucks had adopted it as their own. I can see why he’s pissed off.
minus-squarebalderdash@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoI’m not the target audience, so maybe that explains why, but I don’t hear any whistling in the song.
I listened to the song with no knowledge that Republicans were using it as a dog-whistle; I immediately thought it was written about rich conservatives, then I found out the dumbfucks had adopted it as their own.
I can see why he’s pissed off.
I’m not the target audience, so maybe that explains why, but I don’t hear any whistling in the song.