Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Oliver Anthony’s Rich Men North of Richmond lyrics released.
In the independent country music world, we’re living in an era when the dog has caught the proverbial car, and the next question is, “What do we do next?” Only a few short years ago, there were just a few top spots for independent artists to squeeze out success in between the margins of the mainstream, and most independent artists were resigned to waiting tables and taking out bids on construction contracts between tours.
Among the reactions, one man, Jason Howerton, claimed to have spoken with Anthony about his passion for music.
He shared that Oliver had previously been struggling with his mental health and drinking to cope with his pain.
‘In depths of despair, just about a month ago, Oliver got to his knees and broke down in tears.’
He decided to get sober and around 30 days later his luck turned around when he was asked to record ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ for a YouTube.
With the video now viral, Howerton says there are plans in the work for Oliver to record his first album.
His music has now touched many, including that of TV host Laura Ingraham.
‘Haunting sound and commentary on what’s happened to America’s working class,’ she posted to Twitter.
Now thanks to the massive commercial success of guys like Zach Bryan and Tyler Childers, earnest songwriters with raspy voices are getting signed to major label deals through their own subsidiary publishing companies so they retain creative control, and are receiving six and sometimes even seven figure signing bonuses on spec. It’s insane.
LYRICS OF Rich Men North of Richmond BY Oliver Anthony:
Rich Men North Of Richmond Lyrics
I’ve been selling my soul
Working 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
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
Living in the new world
With an old soul
These rich men north of Richmond
Lord knows they all just want to 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
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
Living in the new world
With an old soul
These rich men north of Richmond
Lord knows they all just want to 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
I’ve been selling my soul
Working all day
Overtime hours
For bullshit pay
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