{"id":1997296,"date":"2023-08-10T22:18:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T02:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-factory-worker-becomes-overnight-sensation-as-blue-collar-anthem-rich-men-north-of-richmond-blows-up\/"},"modified":"2023-08-10T22:21:23","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T02:21:23","slug":"virginia-factory-worker-becomes-overnight-sensation-as-blue-collar-anthem-rich-men-north-of-richmond-blows-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-factory-worker-becomes-overnight-sensation-as-blue-collar-anthem-rich-men-north-of-richmond-blows-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia factory worker becomes viral sensation with hit blue-collar anthem &#8220;Rich Men North of Richmond.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvirginia-factory-worker-becomes-overnight-sensation-as-blue-collar-anthem-rich-men-north-of-richmond-blows-up%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1997296&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>I believe that I have found my new favorite\u2064 song.<\/h2>\n<p>Written and sung by \u200dFarmville, Virginia, native Oliver Anthony, the \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-factory-worker-becomes-overnight-sensation-as-blue-collar-anthem-rich-men-north-of-richmond-blows-up\/\" title=\"Virginia factory worker becomes viral sensation with hit blue-collar anthem \"Rich Men North of Richmond.\"\">recently released single<\/a>, \u201cRich Men North of Richmond\u201d has placed \u2063into words what \u2063the heart\u200b of\u2063 America is feeling.<\/p>\n<p>The response has been staggering since its\u2062 debut. According\u2063 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiskeyriff.com\/2023\/08\/10\/virginia-native-oliver-anthony-makes-powerful-debut-rich-men-north-of-richmond\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Whiskey Riff<\/a>, which dubbed Anthony \u201can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-multiple-fights-at-nba-games-phoenix-suns-forced-to-issue-statement-condemning-violence\/\" title=\"After Multiple Fights At NBA Games, Phoenix Suns Forced To Issue Statement Condemning Violence\">overnight sensation<\/a>,\u201d an outpouring of encouragement continues to \u2062flow similar to this \u2063comment: \u201cThis man needs\u2063 our support as\u200b much \u200das we need his message and songs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Many agree. They see this as just \u200bthe beginning for\u200d Anthony.<\/p>\n<p>To date, Anthony\u2019s vocals have \u200cbeen compared to Hank Williams and\u2064 Ward Davis.\u2062 I \u200dcan hear a bit of Chris\u2063 Stapleton in \u200bhim as well. \u2064I can certainly see Stapleton in\u200d Anthony\u2019s raw\u200d and unceasing writing style.<\/p>\n<p>He, like Stapleton, has a\u2063 way of capturing the sentiments of\u200d his \u2062audience. In this case, I am speaking\u2063 of the very foundation holding our nation together.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><strong>WARNING: The following videos and lyrics contain language that some may find offensive.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\">\n<\/div>\n<p>Here\u2019s a sampling \u200bfrom the song, shared by YouTube\u2063 channel Radio WV:<br \/>\n<em>\u201cI\u2019ve been selling\u200b my soul \/ <\/em><em>Working all day \/ <\/em><em>Overtime\u200b hours, bulls*** pay \/<\/em><em>So I can sit out here \/<\/em><em>And \u200dwaste my life \u2062away\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>He \u200bspeaks \u200dto and for \u2062the people who \u200care tired of working themselves to \u2062the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiskeyriff.com\/2023\/08\/10\/virginia-native-oliver-anthony-makes-powerful-debut-rich-men-north-of-richmond\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bone<\/a> \u200b for\u2062 nothing more than enriching the pockets of politicians, corporate America, and the \u2062elites. They are those fed up with playing the part assigned to them, with nothing to\u2064 show for it except lives exhausted and\u200b more work to do.<\/p>\n<p>The outpouring of frustration is evident and real in\u200d Anthony\u2019s words. He \u200cdescribes folks who\u2064 see the land they love\u200d being destroyed at \u200dthe hands of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-joe-biden-snaps-peter-doocy-confronted-devon-archer-testimony\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whos-actually-winning-the-war-in-ukraine\/\" title=\"Who\u2019s Actually Winning the War in Ukraine?\">misplaced power<\/a><\/a>, lack of \u200dcommon sense\u200d and greed. Unable to find the words\u2063 themselves to express their disgust and heartache, they now have\u200c \u201cRich Men North of Richmond\u201d to do \u200cit for them.<\/p>\n<p>Here \u2063these\u200c men and women \u2062are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/inflation-explodes-biden-newly-passed-infrastructure-bill-make-things-lot-worse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">barely<\/a> surviving on the dollars that they have earned, only to watch the \u2064rich get richer, the welfare \u2064state get fatter and \u200dthe\u200b children (our future)\u2064 succumb to mental, \u2063physical and sexual\u2062 abuse.\u200b On top of that, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/surge-illegal-immigrants-swamping-border-towns-worrying-levels-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">immigrants<\/a> flood the borders.<\/p>\n<p>In his own words, \u201c<em>I wish \u2063politicians looked \u2063out for miners \/ and not just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/former-white-house-adviser-says-biden-admin-running-epicenter-child-trafficking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">minors<\/a> on an island somewhere<\/em>.\u201d This sentiment, among \u200cothers, reveals the views of \u200cthe most grounded among us. \u2062Condensed, they see what is going on, and they want \u200cthe politicians, corporate \u200dAmerica and the elites to know that they do.<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\">\n<\/div>\n<p>Excessive government control by D.C. politicians eager to declare the divide to \u2062be one\u2063 thing,\u2064 when we all\u2064 know it is another, \u201cRich Men\u200d North of Richmond\u201d shares the disappointment and disillusionment of Americans \u2026 so tired are they of the stranglehold that they have endured. So \u200btired\u200d of being overlooked in \u200beverything\u2064 but for\u2062 the dollars that they can\u200c churn out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRich Men North of Richmond\u201d demonstrates \u200bthe backbone of America rising up again, a \u200dmixture\u200d of backwoods twang\u2063 with immense honesty and cleverness. It is\u200d putting those currently \u2062in charge on notice.<\/p>\n<p>So many of us\u200d continue to \u200dworry over who will end\u2063 the infringement upon the rights\u200c of the American people \u2014 and when. I think we now \u2062know the answers to those questions. They don\u2019t make many songs like \u200cthis\u200c anymore, so when they do, it forces everyone to look up and take\u200b notice. I\u2019m certain D.C., Wall \u200cStreet and friends are\u200d doing just that.<\/p>\n<p>Those who will \u200crescue the United States are the very \u2064same \u200cpeople who have always done\u200b so: the Oliver Anthonys of the world\u200b \u2014\u200d the citizens who can cause every corner of the United States to suddenly come to a screeching halt merely\u2064 by no\u2062 longer showing up to play the game.<\/p>\n<p>And now\u200b they have their anthem.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/virginia-factory-worker-becomes-overnight-sensation-blue-collar-anthem-rich-men-north-richmond-blows\/\">Virginia \u2063Factory Worker Becomes &#8216;Overnight Sensation&#8217; as Blue-Collar Anthem &#8216;Rich Men \u200bNorth of Richmond&#8217; Blows Up<\/a> appeared first \u2063on \u200d <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The \u2062Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve discovered my new favorite song by Oliver Anthony, a talented artist from Farmville, Virginia. Titled &#8220;Rich Men North of Richmond,&#8221; this recently released single beautifully captures the essence of America. The response to this heartfelt track has been overwhelming, earning Anthony praise from Whiskey Riff as a rising star.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2121,"featured_media":1997297,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1997296","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1997296","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2121"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1997296"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1997296\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1997297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1997296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1997296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1997296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}