@USAONE@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world • 10 months 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-square131fedilinkarrow-up1791cross-posted to: music@beehaw.orgpolitics@beehaw.orgtechnews@radiation.party
arrow-up1791external-link'Rich Men North of Richmond' Singer Oliver Anthony Slams Use of Song at Republican Debate: 'I Wrote That Song About Those People'themessenger.com@USAONE@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world • 10 months agomessage-square131fedilinkcross-posted to: music@beehaw.orgpolitics@beehaw.orgtechnews@radiation.party
minus-square@ikidd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink20•10 months 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-squarebalderdashlinkfedilink2•10 months 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.