ABC’s “Good Morning America” devoted a recent phase to speaking in regards to the divisive message of Oliver Anthony’s in a single day smash hit nation tune, “Rich Men North of Richmond.”
The tune, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs and has been streamed over 17 million occasions because it went viral on-line in recent weeks, has bothered some critics with its message of American elites maintaining center Americans down.
“GMA” fixated on this controversy Wednesday, noting how the tune has created “division” with its “no-frills assault on the highly effective” and talked about critics’ claims that it has “racially tinged canine whistles.”
When previewing ABC’s story on the hit tune, GMA anchor George Stephanopoulos equated it with scandal proper out of the gate. He mentioned, “Coming up on ‘GMA Morning Menu,’ the manufacturing facility employee behind the shock No. 1 hit ‘Rich Men North of Richmond.’ We’re going to inform you why there’s division over the tune’s message.”
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A recent phase of ABCs “Good Morning America” reported on the “divisiveness” of nation singer Oliver Anthony’s hit tune “Rich Men North of Richmond.” (RadioWV/Fox News Digital)
ABC correspondent Chris Connelly delivered the report about Anthony and his instantaneous smash hit, framing it throughout the controversy. He opened, saying, “Out of nowhere to the highest of the charts, ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ by Oliver Anthony Music is pointing fingers.”
In between Connelly’s voiceovers, ‘GMA’ performed clips of Anthony’s reside efficiency of the tune on the YouTube channel RadioWV. The tune options lyrics about bizarre center class Americans attempting to eke out a dwelling whereas the titular wealthy males search to lift costs and management each side of their lives.
After a part of Anthony’s refrain performed, Connelly continued, “‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ is a no-frills assault on the highly effective, and controversially, on far much less highly effective targets as effectively.” The report then jumped to Anthony’s lament in regards to the “overweight milking welfare.”
After spending a beat mentioning how well-liked the tune has gotten in such a short while, the ‘GMA’ report went again to fixating on the tune’s divisiveness.
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Connelly continued, saying, “Fans hear an genuine, from-the-heart hit that is talking on behalf of an ignored America. Critics hear racially tinged canine whistles.”
The report offered some temporary background on the singer, noting that he has beforehand insisted he’s “useless middle” politically. It offered a brief clip of him stating each side of the political spectrum “serve the identical grasp, and that grasp shouldn’t be somebody of any good to the folks of this nation.”
Connelly additionally shared Anthony’s recent Facebook put up describing how he got here to put in writing the tune. In it, the songwriter claimed, “I wrote the music I wrote as a result of I used to be struggling with psychological well being and despair.”
Other media shops have described Anthony’s tune in partisan political phrases. The Seattle Times referred to as it a “right-wing anthem,” whereas an NBC News report referred to as it a “conservative anthem.”
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