Why Does "Rich Men North Of Richmond" Have 56 Million Views?!?

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[@hossetttren253]

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[@tinknal6449]

He doesn't even own any equipment. This is the first time he ever recorded on anything other than a cell phone. He is working with Radio WV and they provided the equipment to record this song. It seems that they are acting in a managerial role in getting his music out there. When he recorded this he was still working in a paper mill. He lives with his dogs in a camper on this property.

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[@guitary]

To speak to the end of the video. The system has taught you to punch down. And you willingfully went there, then disclaimered you believe people need help. You will always have both. Same goes for making rich men, in hopes of trickle down theory. Fact is, with non bs pay, people don’t need assistance. Or if salaries could cover a household with one income like they did until the early 80’s. Then you have some politicians who want to “up the benefits” by requiring working to catch welfare…. That is like an instant wage subsidy for the likes of corporations! We all pay what Walmart won’t. Now lastly. Ask yourself why this song resonates. It is a protest song that went viral. Protest songs get zero radio play these days where clear channel aka IHeart who brought you Limbaugh, Oreily, and Hannity, daily to push corporate interests, will never manage to share that there is a segment of people scheduled to suffer under current system. It is baked in. God forbid they lose a commercial purchaser because time and a half overtime pay needs to go away, so too does minimum wage, and we all need to pretend it doesn’t hurt people but actually helps. Lastly, the government are pawns in the system and can force through what is right and good. They are bought off by the system that allows it. And our Supreme court is unified in that. As they were selected for for that one reason.

[@donaldk.macbaird5248]

This young man is singing the truth and the world is responding in an awesome way.The first time I heard this song it brought this 71 year old Marine to tears and hearing it again it still brings me to tears.

[@JohnThomWebb]

So demonizing the poor is "speaking the truth?"

[@omeezythagreat]

he's talking about our taxes paying for fat people to get fatter and die from lack of health....so yes....truth!@@JohnThomWebb

[@lnsmanning]

@@JohnThomWebbyou have to try so, so hard intentionally miss the point on this one. He’s demonizing those ripping off our system, and EVERYBODY understands EXACTLY what he’s singing about… Be a contrarian until the cows come home, you’ll lose this one 100 out of 100 times.

[@shell7142]

@@JohnThomWebbobese people who spend all their free money from the government on food are not poor in my honest opinion. Food is expensive even cheap food, and when you eat it in abundance it’s quite expensive.

[@JohnThomWebb]

@@shell7142 I see, so you're not only anti-poor, you're against people with medical conditions. That's much better. You people are horrifying.

[@ChristaFree]

He's had no formal training. This is raw, authentic and heartfelt.

[@febash1702]

So powerful 🤯🤯 people are butt hurt and Speechless because the Truth is hard for Some to hear JS

[@jeffrey.a.hanson]

@@febash1702Idk. It seems to me to have become a well received song. The dog in the backyard with a resonator guitar helps.

[@febash1702]

@@jeffrey.a.hanson Yes simple Yet Powerful

[@logan.szn.]

lets leave this song to him

[@LincolnHawk-bk5yr]

The fact that your eyes are opened and you see what Oliver is singing about earned you a sub. Thank you for being able and willing to see the truth in the world.

[@keymaster8176]

Ditto

[@LuisGonzalez-rv9zb]

Earned a sub from me as well.

[@Steve906-73]

Me as well👍👍

[@Blueballon]

agreed!

[@920WASHBURN]

There's something not right with this guy. People need to see that. He puts a song on the internet and blows up overnight? That doesn't happen unless you have help. Then the next day he's on Joe Rogan? Really? And by the way lost his accent? C'mon. Something is up.

[@jamesturbyfill6281]

I like the fact that you stopped explaining his vocal technique and started talking about the truth and power of the lyrics . This song has touched everyone

[@frotobaggins7169]

While I certainly don't mind her commentary, I kind of wish she would have stayed more on the musical point of the song. It's truly a sonic delight outside of the message. There are so many cool, quirky things about his style.

[@careylymanjones]

Good singers sing from their gut. Great singers sing from their heart.

[@midsouthhomestead7527]

Absolutely

[@gember1382]

His voice is just a bonus! His message is what brings people together!! Love it! But yes, he is a great singer and musician, no doubt about that

[@chrismorin1318]

And this man's heart has captured the attention from around the globe! It's just simply relatable due to the truth that's rolling off his tongue!

[@1satisfiedmind]

People claim he's either fat shaming of welfare shaming, but he's (like you rightly stated) calling out abuse of welfare, which is abuse of taxpayer's $$$. You're spot on. Lastly, they say if you favor yellow as a color, that means you're a positive, creative, inquisitive (learner), friendly, and spiritual person.

[@alexnorth3393]

Pretty sure he's whining about welfare. Typical American.

[@JTW89]

70% of unpaid taxes are from the top 1%. Even more absurd is whining about welfare when it's literally a drop in the bucket of fraud.. the corporate welfare is what the problem is. There you get people gambling with others money and when they inevitably drive it into the ground then have the government bail them out, no consequences, and they just move to another corporation. But if you or I did that we'd be declaring bankruptcy and most certainly be investigated (and most definitely never bailed out). In fact, welfare is distributed to the states as a block grant. In Mississippi, Brett Favre was petitioning for the college to get a new volleyball gym (his daughter is on the team) so they took $4 million dollars from the welfare grant to pay for it. Then gave him an additional $1 million for "facilitating" and in emails had told his assistant that he needed to conceal the origin of the money "Because it would look bad". So the money meant for struggling families ($200 a month in food stamps and $200 biweekly for the poorest of the poor) instead was wasted.

[@anthonysantucci4803]

@@alexnorth3393 You are a typical libtard

[@SymphonicEllen]

@@jimweir6500 exactly. WIC, child tax credits, all that stuff are from other people paying for it, mostly really wealthy people, because lower income people don't usually need to pay those large sums of income tax, property tax, inheritance tax, and when the taxes aren't enough to cover the bill, they print some more, which makes the dollar worth even less, thereby hurting the same group of people that think they're getting free money from rich people. They aren't, they're making said rich people protect large sums in things like real estate and other things that don't devalue, and downsize their work force. and then you couple that with Blackrock swooping in on people that are about to close on a house with a huge cash offer, and then burdensome zoning restrictions. it's not hard to see why we have shortages. Cause people voting against their interests.

[@CYouIn10]

@@SymphonicEllen Its not even the "really wealthy people" they tax. My family is middle class and close to 40-50k gets taken from our taxes. The "really wealthy people" get away scott free whilst the working class pays for everything.

[@SunBloomSketch0831]

My husband showed me this song when it first went viral, and it makes me emotional every time. His voice is so raw, and the lyrics so real, it just makes me want to bawl.

[@kavak1344]

Tara, I wish there was a ❤ button instead of a 👍 for you breaking down the truths in the song for people

[@TheTkpham]

He had only been recording songs with his cell phone or performing for friends or crowds of like 20 people. Radio WV liked what he was about and helped him record a couple of songs using actual cameras and microphones. That's why it was initially released on radiowv, probably to also reach more people.

[@frotobaggins7169]

I am grateful to Radio WV for bringing this to us.

[@dantaylor3282]

Truth is an enemy of so many these days. Thank you for boldly speaking the truth about the performance and the lyrics.

[@hendrickson674]

In my opinion. What Oliver Anthony is saying, is more important than how he technically sings it. Thank you for a great review.

[@cloakedNcoastin1]

Thank You for not ignoring the content of the song! Great, down to earth reaction. Good on ya girl! Thanks again.

[@missxealaneous7713]

Tara, thank you so much demomsrating courage and featuring this song on your channel. The heart behind the song is so raw and it hits you right in the gut. It was so cool watching your reaction.

[@shell7142]

Good for your reacting to this song Tara. ❤ don’t apologize for the truth

[@falsificationism]

Was just about to post the same. Good on Tara for not being so put off by the lyrics to cover the song. Really appreciated this.

[@trailbrake]

I am so happy to hear you stand up for the truth!! It is so refreshing in this Orwellian novel we are living in.

[@webb264]

If you read what he has written after the songs success he details that he and his pal at RadioWV recorded this song with a "real" microphone sort of as a lark, thinking/hoping they would garner maybe 300,000 views for RadioWV. Then it took off. Most of the other songs he had posted on his channel previously were recorded live with just his cell phone. His 2 newest songs since Rich Men North of Richmond were recorded in the same more professional fashion, all on his property.

[@ShortOrderCook]

Great comment - 'carrying the plate for others' - yes, he is, with his words, his voice and his conviction - its all there in this song. Thanks Tara.

[@ngtngt44]

One of my favorite reactions you’ve ever done. You hit the nail on the head the entire video.

[@Kaylene_turner]

Thank you for not being afraid to see and speak about the truth in this song. Great reaction!

[@jevgeniardassov]

“No matter whether you believe it or not, truth remains truth” was true 100 years ago and rings true today as well…

[@mojobag01]

Beautifully balanced reaction to lyric, performance and technique. His I Gotta Get Sober is heartbreaking.

[@jeffreyfouty5165]

“Don’t be butthurt” is the coolest thing I’ve ever heard you say😉👍

[@rickphil9999]

Hello Tara. Amazing reaction to this heartfelt cry for America to wake up. Loved it and loved your reaction.

[@Take.It.Easy.7]

I've been waiting for Tara to react to this song since the first time I heard it. It's been stuck in my head for weeks now. It's such a good song lyrically of course. But also the melody is so catchy😂 My mom and I can't stop singing it

[@claytidwell]

Same here Katies...I asked her on one of her previous videos to please review it. :)

[@Take.It.Easy.7]

@@claytidwell lol, it's just katie😂 i know it's wierd because i didn't put an apostrophe.

[@claytidwell]

my apologies Katie and thank you for the clarification. @@Take.It.Easy.7

[@Take.It.Easy.7]

@@claytidwell it's all good. "Claytid" lol, I'm just kidding. Have a blessed day😅

[@frotobaggins7169]

While I love the message of the song, It's his style that really blows me away. The first time I heard it i was like WOW, my hair stood up, I got goose bumps, it was like sheer delight to hear is amazing voice. It's such a pleasure when you hear something outside the canned sound big music crams down our throats daily. It's like hearing the song you always wanted to hear but didn't know it. It gets stuck in my head almost daily. lol I have to listen to other catchy songs just to get it out of my head. lol My go go song is Janet Devlin's Diamonds. Not since I first heard Black Hole Sun back in the early 90's has a song gotten so stuck in my head as this one.

[@mrkoda3992]

They think he's fat shaming , but he's simply saying that working peoples tax dollars that are paying for people's welfare shouldn't be used for junk food

[@nova4005]

TRUTH throughout his song, and delivered in his musical style. Thanks for reviewing.

[@EDCAssociate]

Thanks for doing this! Love your videos and they way you beak down lyrics! And whether you believe it or not it took guts to do this song! Can’t wait for the next video!!

[@Tarasimonstudios]

Thank you 🥰

[@vernbaumgardner8374]

Great great great reaction 👍!!! I cried the first time I heard this song and many times after. This song hits home for so many people around the world regardless of where you live.

[@shell7142]

I enjoy this song, I feel like he has an almost older sounding singing voice like you could find possibly in 50’s? He definitely has a voice that isn’t typical and he sings it great. Glad he’s speaking the truth. We all need to speak more truth.

[@jholcomb9532]

More like the 30's. Love that old timey sound!

[@shell7142]

@@jholcomb9532thanks I’ll look into that!

[@Vanlifecrisis]

I think a part of it is he hired the local radio station to come out and record this for him, so it has a very stripped down talk radio sound, emphasizing the vocals, rather a heavily mixed record studio sound.

[@Tux.Penguin]

I heard somewhere that he adopted this musical style from his grandfather who lived in the mountains of Virginia.

[@cydrych]

This is mountain folk music and a part of the enunciation for speaking and singing in that area of Appalachia is to put an “H” sound at the beginning of a lot of words. My family is from there and they all speak and sing like that.

[@Tarasimonstudios]

Super interesting. I didn’t know!

[@bobbiemarsden4340]

He has the voice of a man in pain, and he speaks for the whole world

[@zachwilliams9454]

No way to teach how he sings. Entirely unique and straight from the soul. Beautiful

[@sepetisionelatu5539]

He is singing for the working folks and that's why the working folks pushed him to the top, God bless you, brother.

[@markboabaca]

"Don't be butthurt." OMG I love you! Great analysis and review of this song. Thank you!

[@ronzack4572]

One of the best breakdowns of this song I've seen on KZbin, and I've seen HUNDREDS. Well done! This is of a genre that seemed to be almost dead: the protest song. For other great songs in that genre, see almost everything done by Bob Dylan did back in the 60's, Barry McGuires's very famous "Eve of Destruction" from 1965, and closer to home, Bruce Hornsby & The Range - "The Way It Is", the most beautiful protest song ever written, from 1986. Thanks again for an outstanding reaction video!

[@pinobluevogel6458]

I've been around for quite some time and protest songs have always been there, even during the 90's or 00's, while there was less going on politically than in any other period for the western world to protest about. Looking back at music from before I was born, we have protest songs going all the way back to the 50's and 60's, though it starts to get rarer from there, as music wasn't as ubiquitously available or recorded as it is now. Still, I'm pretty sure it was always there, at least played live.

[@gulfmob29]

Thank you Tara for being unafraid to speak!!!! MUCH RESPECT TO YOU!

[@julieo4580]

He had only posted stuff he recorded on his cell phone so I think he said that the channel saw his stuff and then brought the mic and camera to record it. He’s got a really moving story about his spiritual awakening recently so that pain is legit on his face and in his voice.

[@jacobweaver6048]

This song has started a movement without a direction. I'm withholding my vote in 2024 in protest of everyone holding office in Washington DC. #withholdthevote

[@michaelriddick7116]

The "young men" line gets me everytime 💔💔😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@jholcomb9532]

Me, too

[@ellivniarms]

Yea, too bad every reactor I watched, somewhere around 50 +, seems to skip over that line. Well, I guess that's your proof.

[@sparkynate91]

My grandfather was the same electrician I am. We both started at 18. By 25, he had a house, wife and 3 kids with a 4th on the way and my grandmother NEVER worked! He did that on 40hr weeks and took multiple vacations a year! I work 70hr weeks, I'm 32 and I still don't have all that! And I am one of those men putting himself 6ft in the ground

[@thegorn]

This song never fails to put tears in my eyes

[@billbradley4878]

That breath you are talking about is part of the old West Virginian accent, he recreates the sound because he is singing Appalchian folk music which is sung with that accent. Oliver Anthony was his grandfather, his music is an homage to the music his grandfather exposed him to, a tie back to his generations old roots in the Appalachian Mountains.

[@ChicagoDB]

Well done Tara! This song is very much in the vein of the 60s/70s Folk anthems...the plight of the working classes [both low and middle]...working hard and not really getting anywhere like they once could. You see, hear and feel the anguish and anger/bitterness/sadness throughout!

[@FinarfinNoldorin]

Truth is always hard to hear. This man sings the truth Tara. While politicians are fighting and pointing fingers at each other people are really struggling with no help. We are ALL Americans and all should enjoy the freedom our country promises.

[@calebbhawkins]

Oliver used the Channel his friend has because it was a bit more established. They were hoping to get 300k views through that channel which happens to have a bunch more great music on it. Oliver now posts on his own account but this was a runaway success and is a song that will be getting covered and sung for a long time to come.

[@ashtonchapman2613]

Thank you so much for featuring this great song with a message people need to hear!

[@wishiwerewitty5627]

Great Reaction! I have to say, I am most impressed by your courage to speak the truth and taking a stand. You are absolutely correct that the VAST MAJORITY of Americans (and I am quickly learning A LOT of people across the world) agree and resonate with his message and are sick and tired of the oppressive and intrusive governments and the push for 'Wokeness.' New subscriber. God Bless.

[@jacobfiil3426]

Not pulling any punches, I admire that.

[@johnknight3529]

I think there is a strong "repression relief" component to the impact this song is having on so many people. We are, I believe, being rather effectively "conditioned" to repress our reaction to so many things we have been witnessing lately, that hearing someone mirror our repressed thoughts and feelings causes a flood of self-awareness that we appreciate very much, despite the discomfort that is involved. (And no doubt our "controllers" are not at all pleased with ; )

[@solodolo5500]

It has those views because of the lyrics behind it. Love that you support this!

[@MountainMetal]

GREAT job here Tara. I was worried you would find it... too difficult in the brutal truth of it. Relieved that it resonated with you, too, though. People all over the world are sick of these things he slams.

[@bhholder8782]

He is speaking the truth! And, we have a right, as Children of God, to take a stand on The Truth, to stand for what is true and right,also to take a stand for Our Country, and most important of all to stand on The Word of God as always! God will never be mocked!

[@donniedonnie639]

Why does it happen? Why do we allow it to happen! Love you and your insight Tara!

[@h.s.6269]

Cause as an individual, changing the waves of the ocean feel impossible... it makes you feel hopeless to change it and that is entirely intentional.

[@rodbustercalif]

This song has made so many people cry because it is the hard truth from the ❤, thanks for the great reaction.

[@donnilloyd1355]

For a Bill Burr skit I say this is a Comedy Bit, But it is also TRUE. For Chris, I say this is REAL and TRUE. Plain and Simple. Great Post.

[@stanmilgram8324]

****Your unwavering analysis of this song has inspired me to subscribe to your channel. Truth is always the right answer…even when it hurts!*****

[@ClandOp]

Great reaction, Tara. Thanks for saying what you think.

[@chrisswinerton9603]

People have been working the system for as far back as you can go. And they will continue to do so unless they are stopped. Oliver Anthony sings amazing and speaks the truth.❤

[@metoo7557]

Anthony got this many views not because he's the greatest musician. he's gotten this many views because he's a good musician, and because his lyrics resonated all across the globe.

[@TheZacheryMantis]

From a beautiful person who informs us where their notes belong in this ICONIC song. I appreciate that you, Tara, understand it by the end. ♥♥

[@massivereader]

I've been following this young man since his song broke several weeks ago. He has a channel where he was posting videos of his dogs playing in the woods or in a creek on his property and started posting a dozen or so songs he recorded on his phone a few months ago. Draven from RadioWV either saw him perform at one of the farmers' markets he frequents or someone directed him to the Oliver Anthony Music channel. RadioWV sent a crew with a professional video camera and microphone to his trailer to record several of his songs, two of which they posted on the RadioWV KZbin channel, which generally features little known performers of traditional music from Appalachia. All three songs have since charted on iTunes. "Rich Men North of Richmond' debuted at #1 on the Billboad Hot 100, the first time that has happened with an artist that had never charted before. It has also spent several weeks at #1 on iTunes, three other have shown up in the top ten and all ten songs on his channel have appeared in the top twenty-five. Chris Lunsford (or Lumsford) is his real name, Oliver Anthony is his grandfather who was a subsistance farmer in Appalachia and grew up in a cabin with dirt floors and no running water. He named his channel in honor of his grandfather because he wants to do that traditional type of music. He has turned down offers of up to eight million to sign with a recording label.

[@scottstillian160]

I agree with everything you said! Amen! Stay Strong! Truth be spoken!

[@wewsvideos6321]

I'm in immense pain constantly with a lot of physical issues..can't get social security to help me at all... and it does get frustrating to see people living it up milking the system while I can't catch a break.

[@grimmlight4541]

While I can understand that self love is important, the more important thing is self awareness which hardly anyone has anymore.

[@DeansMayhem]

I appreciate you even more now Tara, after seeing your reaction to this song.

[@guitarsword1]

Tara, I was waiting for you to breakdown Oliver Anthony’s incredible song. Naturally, I wasn’t disappointed. Ur ears, ur ability to examine technically what the voice can do and what people are doing to create their sound is second to none . U are such a good person and your values are in the right place.

[@Tarasimonstudios]

Thank u. That means a lot ❤️

[@wayne_twentyfive]

Hey Tara .. I've seen many, many reactions to this great song, and yours is right up with the best of them .. Aside from the interesting vocal observations, it was your spot on understanding of the lyrics and your empathising with the truths he was describing that made me really love your analysis .. Fantastic stuff !👌

[@planojag595]

You had me with, "Don't be butt hurt." Great reaction to this red hot truth bomb!

[@markchasse8992]

He said on Joe Rogan the other day that this would be the song to propel him to the top. 4 have made it to the top ten.

[@babyfry4775]

Yes, he’s speaking truth! Good reaction!

[@victorialove9104]

This is an amazing reaction. I like that you can comment on it musically too. The genre of this song is a modern take on Appalachian mountain music. In the old Appalachian dialect many people put an "h" in front of vowels. For instance h'aint. So Oliver is paying tribute to his ancestors from Appalachia as well as the genre. He doesn't speak this way. I think it's genius. But then I like to study dialects. This song is not on his website but on the radioWV website because they scouted him and got his permission to record him for their website. He hoped it would get 300,000 views. Your review was so interesting and spot on that I'm going to subscribe. Thank you. ❤

[@nova4005]

Great comment, thanks for letting us know about the Appalachian roots.

[@danpatterson6937]

I said the same thing before I read your comment! Much thanks for the acknowledgement of the roots he's paid tribute to; there are many other recordings from our region I would love for Tara to respond to. Best to you and yours.

[@michealryan9664]

You just garnered so much of my respect for speaking truths about abuse of power in the system. Taxes are gonna tear us apart and there needs to be a sensible approach to spending and government policy. Particularly current administration, thank you

[@cassityart7001]

Love to see real reactions. Christopher was approached by RADIOWV who offered to upgrade his video using more than just his cell phone which is all he had.

[@laneice100]

Love this guy because we can relate to him so much. Btw the breath sound with the w’s and other words is a southern Appalachian thing. I’ve grew up around it my whole life. It’s one of the oldest accents in the us.

[@danjohnson4234]

He is saying what many feel. Tara I would love to hear your reaction to Dan Vasc singing Amazing Grace.

[@shadabshahrokhhai7679]

Great analysis of a song I've seen in a long time (and there are hundreds out there on KZbin). I stumbled upon on your video from FB reels last night - you're so elegant, eloquent and fantastic! Your comment, as said earlier is spot on and keep up with the great work you do.

[@navbusiness2210]

Thank you for reacting to Chris Anthony AKA "Oliver." I appreciate your musical breakdown as well as you really reacting to the song. It's not the most perfect work of music, but it speaks to people because of the message and you seem to get that. Just wait until you hear the remix of this by Dax! On another note, I would love to hear you break down more Led Zeppelin or maybe Aerosmith or Peter Gabriel. Thank you again!

[@alsalthree]

I liked that one too.

[@andytn6507]

His singing style is just simple southern accent singing from the heart.

[@lewisedwards4058]

What I love about his sound is that it's literally true Country- what I mean is that when he sings words like "world"- he sings them with the same "Hill" Country accent people of his area speak with. It's not "world", it's "H-world". I'm no linguistics expert, but I do know a thing or two about it because I'm just interested by it and I believe adding the "h" is a hold over from the original Appalachian settler's accents from Scotland and Ireland. ALSO- thank you so much for promoting the important message of this song! Veterans homeless on the street, but bums and illegal aliens getting massive hand outs and tax dollars and elected officials doing what they can to secure power and screwing law-abiding citizens over.

[@mjkeating]

You're a sharp cookie, Tara Simon Studios. I've seen many reactions to this and you've captured it oh so well.

[@guitarsword1]

U are my favorite vocal coach in the Country . U always make the best observations . Love it Tara.

[@mountainman5173]

Loved your reaction. And you lyrical analysis: Based. The first reaction I saw you do was Pentatonix 'Hallelujah". and have been a fan since. Love you Tara. Stay well.

[@sailorgunsveteran5260]

Wow. Great reaction/analysis. Loved the wow counter.

[@timbertownusa1776]

The shear amounts of reviews on all the different channels of this is insane it just grabs you cause you can feel and empathize with him and you did a fabulous job breaking it down and yes its not political exactly but more an emotional,

[@Kacey135]

I wanted a reaction to this song, but it's a "spicy" song in our current environment. Thank you for picking this song, giving us an interesting and new type of music to get an insight on. Great job for reacting to this and a great analysis of it, too!

[@dongrant5827]

Thank you for actually addressing the lyrics directly. Many other reactors raise an eyebrow, but don’t really talk about what he is saying.

[@JasonConlan75]

What I like about him is he said that it's against the world as it is and that he's not conservative in any political way in fact he's a centrist just a man with a guitar spitting facts with an AMAZING VOICE!!

[@markparkes9377]

Found this song 3 weeks ago. Means a whole lot. Found you now. Stunning ❤

[@WhoOneIs]

It’s a great song. I don’t agree with blaming poor people for the problems of capitalism. There is another place north of Richmond called Wall Street. Pinning the blame on obese poor people ‘milking welfare’, buying sweets, is silly when the real problem is rich men on Wall Street snorting cocaine.

[@amethystorgan4293]

Dang you need to listen again if that's what you got from this. He totally did the opposite of what your saying. Except people milking welfare,which is rampant. But even though he is calling that out he then follow that up with,it is brought on by the political bullcrap of the rich men North of Richmond.

[@llamasugar5478]

He reminds me of the blues shouters of the South. The guys you find singing in little bars off the back of an auto shop. You just sit and listen and feel unbelievably lucky to have found your way there.

[@williemcd]

I have to only give you a 99.9% mark for this review/reaction....That niggling lil .1% is due to "North Richmond" versus "North OF Richmond"...As a "Richmonder", I want to stress he's inferring The City of Washington, D.C., about 90 minute drive north from Richmond, Va.

[@Tarasimonstudios]

I agree with you. I didn’t notice I messed up the title till it posted 🙈😑

[@michaelspehar695]

Scots-Irish settled in rural areas and brought their tradition of song and music with them. Far from the centers of power, their songs often reflect self-reliance, sorrow, and resentment. Think of this song as discontent in the background. Or maybe, annoyance at the things people with few apparent values apparently value.

[@dwilson334]

I've seen a ton of breakdowns of this song but this was fantastic. I am not a singer in the least, so the insight on the tricks he's using vocally was really great and points I haven't seen anyone else make.

[@jonathanshaw3755]

D.C., truth 💣💣💣’s incoming!! What a song!! Great voice and the song. This is going to be an anthem.

[@denbarb3]

I have a whole new respect for you Tara! Love it!

[@catwhisperer9489]

The way he sings is called an "Appalachian Holler". He's not from Appalachia, but from nearby, in the Piedmont area; so, his way of singing comes natural to us. (I come from Appalachia, but from a different state, than him.)

[@paulmorris8762]

Rich Men North of Richmond, and Try That In A Small Town are protest songs which resonate with people as they point out that which is frequently not discussed, covered in media etc. While I like these songs to me the most relevant still today, protest song that resonates still today almost 60 yr later is Eve of Destruction by Barry McGuire. Included in this period would be Bob Dylan "Masters of War" and Larry Norman " Great American Novel" or "Nightmare #71"

[@outdoorsman7324]

I live between two section 8 housing projects and personally know several people living in them. The amount of cheating the system is absolutely crazy... most shouldn't even be in it.

[@thomasrape4616]

This man isn't a trained musician or vocalist. He isn't singing songs written by professional song writers. He's singing song written by him and sung from the heart