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[–] Beowulf@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Rich men North of Richmond permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MartinXYZ@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago (2 children) Now I'm debating if I want to give him more views.. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Liz@midwest.social 8 points 2 years ago (2 children) It's not exactly a lyrical masterpiece. Rich Men North of Richmond Lyrics [Verse 1] I've been sellin' my soul, workin' all day Overtime hours for bullshit pay So I can sit out here and waste my life away Drag back home and drown my troubles away [Pre-Chorus] It's a damn shame what the world's gotten to For people like me and people like you Wish I could just wake up and it not be true But it is, oh, it is [Chorus] Livin' in the new world With an old soul These rich men north of Richmond Lord knows they all just wanna have total control Wanna know what you think, wanna know what you do And they don't think you know, but I know that you do 'Cause your dollar ain't shit and it's taxed to no end 'Cause of rich men north of Richmond [Verse 2] I wish politicians would look out for miners And not just minors on an island somewhere Lord, we got folks in the street, ain't got nothin' to eat And the obese milkin' welfare [Verse 3] Well, God, if you're 5-foot-3 and you're 300 pounds Taxes ought not to pay for your bags of fudge rounds Young men are puttin' themselves six feet in the ground 'Cause all this damn country does is keep on kickin' them down [Pre-Chorus] Lord, it's a damn shame what the world's gotten to For people like me and people like you Wish I could just wake up and it not be true But it is, oh, it is [Chorus] Livin' in the new world With an old soul These rich men north of Richmond Lord knows they all just wanna have total control Wanna know what you think, wanna know what you do And they don't think you know, but I know that you do 'Cause your dollar ain't shit and it's taxed to no end 'Cause of rich men north of Richmond [Outro] I've been sellin' my soul, workin' all day Overtime hours for bullshit pay permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 21 points 2 years ago "I wish the government would help people." Welfare exists. "No, not like that." permalink fedilink source parent [–] banneryear1868@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (2 children) These lyrics reflect completely legitimate working class anxieties but supports the system that perpetuates them. "Taxed to no end," the corporate tax rate has been brought down by lobbying for decades. The obese focus is on one hand legit since eating like shit is cheap, but it has blinders on about why that is, since it's not convenient to their point. These parts are all completely legit, although the lyrics are pretty bad. The same things have been said by much better voices in much better ways. I’ve been sellin’ my soul, workin’ all day Overtime hours for bullshit pay So I can sit out here and waste my life away Drag back home and drown my troubles away Young men are puttin’ themselves six feet in the ground ‘Cause all this damn country does is keep on kickin’ them down Overall it's a great example of politics in America right now and how the working class is exploited by the right wing, as well as how liberal media, in the mainstream "dialogue," fails to address the working class anxieties and instead focuses on the "controversy" of the song. The coverage isn't really about the lyrics, it's about the way people are interpreting them politically, and it all favors and perpetuates the exact same system. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] cantstopthesignal@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) So persecuted that a bunch of rich guys put their thumbs on the scale and ascended his music to the charts because they agreed with the message. The Rich Men North of Richmond want total control, no not the ones I agree with, the other ones. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Liz@midwest.social 4 points 2 years ago Yeah, I totally agree with everything you said. The anxieties felt by people on the far right are real, they've just got a skewed perception of the cause of their problems. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Polymath@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Could someone copy the video to Piped somehow, for those of us not wanting to give clicks?? IDK how to do it, otherwise I would permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thallamabond@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) https://piped.video/watch?v=sqSA-SY5Hro permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Polymath@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago Thank you! I watched it! I still have no clue what the deal is with it, since it doesn't seem too different from any other hipster singing similar Country songs as that, but at least now I've heard it, so thank you permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MartinXYZ@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago (2 children) Now I'm debating if I want to give him more views.. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Liz@midwest.social 8 points 2 years ago (2 children) It's not exactly a lyrical masterpiece. Rich Men North of Richmond Lyrics [Verse 1] I've been sellin' my soul, workin' all day Overtime hours for bullshit pay So I can sit out here and waste my life away Drag back home and drown my troubles away [Pre-Chorus] It's a damn shame what the world's gotten to For people like me and people like you Wish I could just wake up and it not be true But it is, oh, it is [Chorus] Livin' in the new world With an old soul These rich men north of Richmond Lord knows they all just wanna have total control Wanna know what you think, wanna know what you do And they don't think you know, but I know that you do 'Cause your dollar ain't shit and it's taxed to no end 'Cause of rich men north of Richmond [Verse 2] I wish politicians would look out for miners And not just minors on an island somewhere Lord, we got folks in the street, ain't got nothin' to eat And the obese milkin' welfare [Verse 3] Well, God, if you're 5-foot-3 and you're 300 pounds Taxes ought not to pay for your bags of fudge rounds Young men are puttin' themselves six feet in the ground 'Cause all this damn country does is keep on kickin' them down [Pre-Chorus] Lord, it's a damn shame what the world's gotten to For people like me and people like you Wish I could just wake up and it not be true But it is, oh, it is [Chorus] Livin' in the new world With an old soul These rich men north of Richmond Lord knows they all just wanna have total control Wanna know what you think, wanna know what you do And they don't think you know, but I know that you do 'Cause your dollar ain't shit and it's taxed to no end 'Cause of rich men north of Richmond [Outro] I've been sellin' my soul, workin' all day Overtime hours for bullshit pay permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 21 points 2 years ago "I wish the government would help people." Welfare exists. "No, not like that." permalink fedilink source parent [–] banneryear1868@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (2 children) These lyrics reflect completely legitimate working class anxieties but supports the system that perpetuates them. "Taxed to no end," the corporate tax rate has been brought down by lobbying for decades. The obese focus is on one hand legit since eating like shit is cheap, but it has blinders on about why that is, since it's not convenient to their point. These parts are all completely legit, although the lyrics are pretty bad. The same things have been said by much better voices in much better ways. I’ve been sellin’ my soul, workin’ all day Overtime hours for bullshit pay So I can sit out here and waste my life away Drag back home and drown my troubles away Young men are puttin’ themselves six feet in the ground ‘Cause all this damn country does is keep on kickin’ them down Overall it's a great example of politics in America right now and how the working class is exploited by the right wing, as well as how liberal media, in the mainstream "dialogue," fails to address the working class anxieties and instead focuses on the "controversy" of the song. The coverage isn't really about the lyrics, it's about the way people are interpreting them politically, and it all favors and perpetuates the exact same system. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] cantstopthesignal@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) So persecuted that a bunch of rich guys put their thumbs on the scale and ascended his music to the charts because they agreed with the message. The Rich Men North of Richmond want total control, no not the ones I agree with, the other ones. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Liz@midwest.social 4 points 2 years ago Yeah, I totally agree with everything you said. The anxieties felt by people on the far right are real, they've just got a skewed perception of the cause of their problems. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Polymath@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Could someone copy the video to Piped somehow, for those of us not wanting to give clicks?? IDK how to do it, otherwise I would permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thallamabond@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) https://piped.video/watch?v=sqSA-SY5Hro permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Polymath@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago Thank you! I watched it! I still have no clue what the deal is with it, since it doesn't seem too different from any other hipster singing similar Country songs as that, but at least now I've heard it, so thank you permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Liz@midwest.social 8 points 2 years ago (2 children) It's not exactly a lyrical masterpiece. Rich Men North of Richmond Lyrics [Verse 1] I've been sellin' my soul, workin' all day Overtime hours for bullshit pay So I can sit out here and waste my life away Drag back home and drown my troubles away [Pre-Chorus] It's a damn shame what the world's gotten to For people like me and people like you Wish I could just wake up and it not be true But it is, oh, it is [Chorus] Livin' in the new world With an old soul These rich men north of Richmond Lord knows they all just wanna have total control Wanna know what you think, wanna know what you do And they don't think you know, but I know that you do 'Cause your dollar ain't shit and it's taxed to no end 'Cause of rich men north of Richmond [Verse 2] I wish politicians would look out for miners And not just minors on an island somewhere Lord, we got folks in the street, ain't got nothin' to eat And the obese milkin' welfare [Verse 3] Well, God, if you're 5-foot-3 and you're 300 pounds Taxes ought not to pay for your bags of fudge rounds Young men are puttin' themselves six feet in the ground 'Cause all this damn country does is keep on kickin' them down [Pre-Chorus] Lord, it's a damn shame what the world's gotten to For people like me and people like you Wish I could just wake up and it not be true But it is, oh, it is [Chorus] Livin' in the new world With an old soul These rich men north of Richmond Lord knows they all just wanna have total control Wanna know what you think, wanna know what you do And they don't think you know, but I know that you do 'Cause your dollar ain't shit and it's taxed to no end 'Cause of rich men north of Richmond [Outro] I've been sellin' my soul, workin' all day Overtime hours for bullshit pay permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 21 points 2 years ago "I wish the government would help people." Welfare exists. "No, not like that." permalink fedilink source parent [–] banneryear1868@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (2 children) These lyrics reflect completely legitimate working class anxieties but supports the system that perpetuates them. "Taxed to no end," the corporate tax rate has been brought down by lobbying for decades. The obese focus is on one hand legit since eating like shit is cheap, but it has blinders on about why that is, since it's not convenient to their point. These parts are all completely legit, although the lyrics are pretty bad. The same things have been said by much better voices in much better ways. I’ve been sellin’ my soul, workin’ all day Overtime hours for bullshit pay So I can sit out here and waste my life away Drag back home and drown my troubles away Young men are puttin’ themselves six feet in the ground ‘Cause all this damn country does is keep on kickin’ them down Overall it's a great example of politics in America right now and how the working class is exploited by the right wing, as well as how liberal media, in the mainstream "dialogue," fails to address the working class anxieties and instead focuses on the "controversy" of the song. The coverage isn't really about the lyrics, it's about the way people are interpreting them politically, and it all favors and perpetuates the exact same system. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] cantstopthesignal@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) So persecuted that a bunch of rich guys put their thumbs on the scale and ascended his music to the charts because they agreed with the message. The Rich Men North of Richmond want total control, no not the ones I agree with, the other ones. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Liz@midwest.social 4 points 2 years ago Yeah, I totally agree with everything you said. The anxieties felt by people on the far right are real, they've just got a skewed perception of the cause of their problems. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 21 points 2 years ago "I wish the government would help people." Welfare exists. "No, not like that." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] banneryear1868@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (2 children) These lyrics reflect completely legitimate working class anxieties but supports the system that perpetuates them. "Taxed to no end," the corporate tax rate has been brought down by lobbying for decades. The obese focus is on one hand legit since eating like shit is cheap, but it has blinders on about why that is, since it's not convenient to their point. These parts are all completely legit, although the lyrics are pretty bad. The same things have been said by much better voices in much better ways. I’ve been sellin’ my soul, workin’ all day Overtime hours for bullshit pay So I can sit out here and waste my life away Drag back home and drown my troubles away Young men are puttin’ themselves six feet in the ground ‘Cause all this damn country does is keep on kickin’ them down Overall it's a great example of politics in America right now and how the working class is exploited by the right wing, as well as how liberal media, in the mainstream "dialogue," fails to address the working class anxieties and instead focuses on the "controversy" of the song. The coverage isn't really about the lyrics, it's about the way people are interpreting them politically, and it all favors and perpetuates the exact same system. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] cantstopthesignal@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) So persecuted that a bunch of rich guys put their thumbs on the scale and ascended his music to the charts because they agreed with the message. The Rich Men North of Richmond want total control, no not the ones I agree with, the other ones. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Liz@midwest.social 4 points 2 years ago Yeah, I totally agree with everything you said. The anxieties felt by people on the far right are real, they've just got a skewed perception of the cause of their problems. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cantstopthesignal@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) So persecuted that a bunch of rich guys put their thumbs on the scale and ascended his music to the charts because they agreed with the message. The Rich Men North of Richmond want total control, no not the ones I agree with, the other ones. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Liz@midwest.social 4 points 2 years ago Yeah, I totally agree with everything you said. The anxieties felt by people on the far right are real, they've just got a skewed perception of the cause of their problems. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Polymath@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Could someone copy the video to Piped somehow, for those of us not wanting to give clicks?? IDK how to do it, otherwise I would permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thallamabond@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) https://piped.video/watch?v=sqSA-SY5Hro permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Polymath@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago Thank you! I watched it! I still have no clue what the deal is with it, since it doesn't seem too different from any other hipster singing similar Country songs as that, but at least now I've heard it, so thank you permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thallamabond@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) https://piped.video/watch?v=sqSA-SY5Hro permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Polymath@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago Thank you! I watched it! I still have no clue what the deal is with it, since it doesn't seem too different from any other hipster singing similar Country songs as that, but at least now I've heard it, so thank you permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Polymath@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago Thank you! I watched it! I still have no clue what the deal is with it, since it doesn't seem too different from any other hipster singing similar Country songs as that, but at least now I've heard it, so thank you permalink fedilink source parent
