Rich Men North of Richmond

[Majors]

It's no different than 1,000 other country songs.....woe is us: there are rich people and we have to pay taxes.

Rap songs enter the conversation. Does that change the narrative? Something tell me you’re not familiar with Public Enemy or Tupac.

 

[lawgator1]

If the notion were that we are ALL being taken advantage of by the wealthy and the government they manipulate to fit their agenda of wealth preservation then you'd all have a point.

Don't know about you but that's not my take away.

 

[Behr]

It seems like he's bothered by the fact that you don't take his new anthem seriously.

Obviously that's it.

 

[Sgt_Nick_Fury]

It seems like he's bothered by the fact that you don't take his new anthem seriously.

Which to me is ironic cause I'd be bothered if n_huffhines wasn't bothered. He's been a useful metric for when stuff is over target.

 

[clarksvol00]

Obviously that's it.

I think I hit the nail on the head.

 

[Orangeslice13]

It seems like he's bothered by the fact that you don't take his new anthem seriously.

Or maybe it’s the other way around.
Gatekeepers can turn it off if they don’t like it. Their opinion of music is no more right than anyone else.

 

[Orangeslice13]

I think I hit the nail on the head.

Yes, but did you drive it in or bend it over making the nail useless

 

[lawgator1]

Or maybe it’s the other way around.
Gatekeepers can turn it off if they don’t like it. Their opinion of music is no more right than anyone else.

The poetic aspect of music is absolutely open to interpretation. I do note that the MAGA resentment crowd does seem to interpretation it exactly the way I expected them to. Fat black people on welfare are costing them money and driving up their taxes while Dem politicians are at child sex parties.

 

[Orangeslice13]

The poetic aspect of music is absolutely open to interpretation. I do note that the MAGA resentment crowd does seem to interpretation it exactly the way I expected them to. Fat black people on welfare are costing them money and driving up their taxes while Dem politicians are at child sex parties.

“Fat black people” or just “Fat lazy people”? Because where I’m from poor doesn’t mean black. And don’t get me started on welfare……that’s a system designed to trap people and hold them down instead of helping them up.
but the point remains a song is simply what the artist is feeling. If people don’t like it turn it off.
For example I know people who loved the anti war song “Mosh” because it was aimed at GW Bush. Then when Disturbed came out with “No More” aimed at Obama and those same people were all about “he clearly doesn’t understand foreign policy “.

 

[volfanhill]

The poetic aspect of music is absolutely open to interpretation. I do note that the MAGA resentment crowd does seem to interpretation it exactly the way I expected them to. Fat black people on welfare are costing them money and driving up their taxes while Dem politicians are at child sex parties.

Who mentioned black people? Certainly not the artist.

 

[clarksvol00]

Yes, but did you drive it in or bend it over making the nail useless

First one.

 

[clarksvol00]

Or maybe it’s the other way around.
Gatekeepers can turn it off if they don’t like it. Their opinion of music is no more right than anyone else.

Exactly. Nobody, including behr, had to share or like huffs opinion.

 

[Orangeslice13]

@lawgator1
For the record I listen to all sorts of music. I like country a lot. I just wasn’t feeling this song though. Nothing to do with the message…it just didn’t move me in any way so I probably won’t listen to it again.
“Try that in a small town” was written by a guy who went to the same high school I did. I don’t care for it either. I spent a lot of time in small Townsville as a kid so if I’m feeling nostalgic I’ll listen to “the boondocks” by little big town

 

[Orangeslice13]

First one.

Don’t believe you “office boy” I’m going to need proof of that correctly installed mail.

 

[Orangeslice13]

Exactly. Nobody, including behr, had to share or like huffs opinion.

And huff can keep his crappy taste in music to himself

 

[lawgator1]

Who mentioned black people? Certainly not the artist.

First, he would not, of course.

Second, the MAGA resentment crowd that I truly believe is inferring that. Similar to trying that in a small town.

This is a common theme we see from Trump all the way down to the MAGA folks on the ground. They of course won't by name invoke race. Makes it too easy to dismiss them. But their thinly veiled reference to it is palpable, and clearly intentional.

 

[clarksvol00]

And huff can keep his crappy taste in music to himself

Its a message board thread about a song. Don't tell me you're offended that he doesn't like it too.

 

[clarksvol00]

Don’t believe you “office boy” I’m going to need proof of that correctly installed mail.

I use the postage meter every day.

 

[Orangeslice13]

Its a message board thread about a song. Don't tell me you're offended that he doesn't like it too.

I don’t care what he thinks.
His crying when someone doesn’t like his opinion is annoying.


Edit: I am really disappointed in you. I gave you a freebie there and you missed it

 

[volfanhill]

First, he would not, of course.

Second, the MAGA resentment crowd that I truly believe is inferring that. Similar to trying that in a small town.

This is a common theme we see from Trump all the way down to the MAGA folks on the ground. They of course won't by name invoke race. Makes it too easy to dismiss them. But their thinly veiled reference to it is palpable, and clearly intentional.

Yea I see one person injecting race and that's you. The majority of welfare people are white. He's complaining about the system. But you being the race pimp that you are have to bring it up. Congrats. Per the usual, you are the perfect stereotype of a liberal.

 

[lawgator1]

Yea I see one person injecting race and that's you. The majority of welfare people are white. He's complaining about the system. But you being the race pimp that you are have to bring it up. Congrats. Per the usual, you are the perfect stereotype of a liberal.

Uh huh. Sure. Country music fans and MAGA crowd all in a titter and praising a song about white people on welfare costing them money.

Sure.






































Oh, please.

 

[clarksvol00]

I don’t care what he thinks.
His crying when someone doesn’t like his opinion is annoying.


Edit: I am really disappointed in you. I gave you a freebie there and you missed it

I'll do better.

 

[Orangeslice13]

First, he would not, of course.

Second, the MAGA resentment crowd that I truly believe is inferring that. Similar to trying that in a small town.

This is a common theme we see from Trump all the way down to the MAGA folks on the ground. They of course won't by name invoke race. Makes it too easy to dismiss them. But their thinly veiled reference to it is palpable, and clearly intentional.

Except it’s not.
I saw a bunch of white people saying “try that in a small town” was racist and a bunch of Black people saying it wasn’t. Who should I believe?

 

[Jxn Vol]

First, he would not, of course.

Second, the MAGA resentment crowd that I truly believe is inferring that. Similar to trying that in a small town.

This is a common theme we see from Trump all the way down to the MAGA folks on the ground. They of course won't by name invoke race. Makes it too easy to dismiss them. But their thinly veiled reference to it is palpable, and clearly intentional.

This is why you are the worst poster on this board. Race bla bla bla.
MAGA bla bla bla
Get some different material because your bit is old and tired.

 

[Orangeslice13]

I'll do better.

Tell me you at least saw it and know what I’m talking about.