noharleyyet
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Anyone see the irony of a wealth & rule protest song making YouTube's parent company Google richer?
Worth a listen..this one hit home.
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Gerald Martin
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Or the irony that this anthem will almost certainly be used at a political rally by a candidate who isn’t currently north of Richmond but wants to get north of Richmond.
“Vote for me ‘cause those sunza… don’t care about you. I’ll drain that swamp. Or swim in it…”
jpcoll01
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Sadly you are correct. R’s think he’s talking about D’s but he is talking about all of them.
VAspeedgoat
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My sentiment exactly, he's talking about the whole dang lot of them.
Maybe this didn't strike a cord with others the way it did with me. I will say the sense of hopelessness and aggravation as a working class moderate American who just wants to be able to live a happy life comes through.
The message to me is very similar to George Carlin.
Maybe this didn't strike a cord with others the way it did with me. I will say the sense of hopelessness and aggravation as a working class moderate American who just wants to be able to live a happy life comes through.
The message to me is very similar to George Carlin.
VAspeedgoat
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I am calling this Blues-grass
Bux_N_Beards
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If you listen to this interview about his music, he states just that - that he's talking about both sides of the aisle. In fact, he even says that, politically, he falls right down the center.
This video gives his own perspective on his music and personal journey in life, which I found more intriguing than the song itself. Will be interesting to see where this all takes him next.
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From 1971…
Lyrics:
Everywhere is freaks and hairies
Dykes and fairies, tell me, where is sanity?
Tax the rich, feed the poor
'Til there are no rich no more
I'd love to change the world
But I don't know what to do
So I'll leave it up to you
Population keeps on breeding
Nation bleeding, still more feeding, economy
Life is funny, skies are sunny
Bees make honey, who needs money? No, not poor me
I'd love to change the world
But I don't know what to do
So I'll leave it up to you
Oh, yeah
World pollution, there's no solution
Institution, electrocution
Just black and white, rich or poor
Them and us, stop the war
I'd love to change the world
But I don't know what to do
So I'll leave it up to you
Lyrics:
Everywhere is freaks and hairies
Dykes and fairies, tell me, where is sanity?
Tax the rich, feed the poor
'Til there are no rich no more
I'd love to change the world
But I don't know what to do
So I'll leave it up to you
Population keeps on breeding
Nation bleeding, still more feeding, economy
Life is funny, skies are sunny
Bees make honey, who needs money? No, not poor me
I'd love to change the world
But I don't know what to do
So I'll leave it up to you
Oh, yeah
World pollution, there's no solution
Institution, electrocution
Just black and white, rich or poor
Them and us, stop the war
I'd love to change the world
But I don't know what to do
So I'll leave it up to you
SCliving Outdoors
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Hem
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Good throwback Shrap.
DouglasR
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I’d like to hear a remix of this mf called rich men west of Frisco.
DouglasR
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Like the rest of us.
He’s fed up.
But he’s not exactly sure what he’s fed up with
BigHornRam
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The song definitely has a populist theme to it, and Oliver Anthony sings the heck out of it. Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump are 2 recent examples of politicians who have done well using populist themes. It resonates with a lot of people, just like this song does.
A cynical Charlie Daniel's once said, "politicians want your vote".
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Another who is talking this talk is RFK Jr. I could easily see this as his walk-on-stage song.
BigHornRam
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He could, if he edits out the line about miners and mining.
DouglasR
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I wish he would’ve said something about antifa.
DouglasR
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I been selling selling my soul
Milling all day
Overtime hours
Relatively competitive pay
So I can go back home
Drink 8 16oz ipa’s
Drive to the trails
And bike all Saturday
It’s a damn shame!
What the world’s gotten to!
For people like me
Whose parents didn’t pay for their school!
Milling all day
Overtime hours
Relatively competitive pay
So I can go back home
Drink 8 16oz ipa’s
Drive to the trails
And bike all Saturday
It’s a damn shame!
What the world’s gotten to!
For people like me
Whose parents didn’t pay for their school!
noharleyyet
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Doublecluck
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With the exception of being easily manipulated in to channeling their anger in to the destruction of their own communities, I’m not sure their underlying anger at a system that’s left them behind is that much different.
DouglasR
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It’s a damn shame!
What the worlds gotten to!
These las kids!
Don’t think my demo car’s cool.
Rzrbck918
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agreed. Don't fully agree with the metanarrative of the song but Ive listened to the song three times because he is compelling to listen to.
