Oliver Anthony slams Republicans for using his song at GOP debate: 'I wrote that song about those people'
In a video statement addressing the viral reaction to his song "Rich Men North of Richmond," singer Oliver Anthony distanced himself from the conservatives who've latched onto the song.
"Everything about the breakout appeal of #RichMenNorthOfRichmond is steeped in an evangelical culture of bellicose ideological confrontation [..] If any howl of backlash-themed provocation issues from a Southern-branded bard like Anthony or Aldean, it’s automatically stamped as 'authentic' as it moves down the culture-trust production line."