Up and coming musician Oliver Anthony has become an overnight sensation after the success of his Rich Men North of Richmond track that voices the grievances of America’s working class.
Oliver Anthony is now famous in TikTok, after Radio WV’s YouTube page posted the song Rich Men North of Richmond. The video reached a million hits in just two days. Its massive success prompted the channel to post another one of Oliver’s songs named Virginia on their channel on Thursday, August 10.
Oliver Anthony, the breakout artist
Oliver Anthony became a music star after Rich Men North Richmond won over many listeners. The musician’s Instagram account has over 44,5K followers and his YouTube channel is home to more than 22K subscribers.
Oliver gives us a quick history of himself in the latest YouTube video. Video The Right to Own ‘It’s a pleasure to meet you’ he reveals that he started writing music in 2021 when he was going through personal struggles. In 2021, the musician started recording on his phone and uploading to YouTube. The videos soon gained popularity.
The musician was a member of the working-class before he began to make music as a full-time job. He revealed that he was a worker in a plant before going into full-time music. Oliver says that he wants to be a “voice” for the working class people who are working long hours but still struggling to get by.
Musician’s ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ track goes viral
Ever since Oliver’s Rich Men North of Richmond track hit Radio WV’s YouTube channel It is spreading across the internet.
TikTok is flooding with snippets that users have shared from Oliver’s new song. The song’s lyrics and message has struck a chord with a lot of people. Oliver begins the song with a description of the struggles faced by the working classes.
“I’ve been selling my soul/ Working all day/ Overtime hours/ For bullsh*t, pay/ So I can sit out here, and waste my life away/ Drag back home, and drown my troubles away” the lyrics go.
He calls out politicians that only work for themselves. “I wish politicians would look out for miners/ and not just minors on an island somewhere.” The musician also does not shy away from making strong political statements about welfare and more.
The singer delves deeper into the meaning of his song in his latest YouTube video. “It touches upon my time in Western North Carolina working in a factory.”
“It touches base on human trafficking and the atrocities,” he said.
Fans react to Oliver Anthony’s Rich Men North of Richmond
“Dudes blowing up! It’s amazing what we’re all capable of together. Wait til we start making real changes together,” one commented on TikTok under a video another user posted of Oliver.
“This song is heard and felt at the same time America hell yea” a second person said.
“Real country singers with some real soul behind it good stuff,” a third TikToker commented.
Many fans shared what they felt about Oliver’s very powerful track under Radio MV’s YouTube video.
“God bless you Oliver. There’s plenty of us Americans that agree with every single word you say. Love it brother,” one fan wrote.
“This one cut me deep. Maybe I was already injured. Beautiful and powerful song, Oliver,” a second fan said.
“Brother , I hope you realize that you just punched the entire world right between the eyes with this phenomenal music, I salute you,” a third one said.
“This song hit me in my gut. I unexpectedly had feelings come bubbling up, it’s powerful stuff. Big things are in store for Oliver’s future. This talented man deserves much success. I hope he stays in control of his work,” another fan wrote.