<p class="wp-block-paragraph">If you&#8217;re anything like me, your timelines on every social app are suddenly filled with posts and reshares of the ginger troubadour <strong><a title="Oliver Anthony" href="https://countrymusicontour.com/oliver-anthony-tour-dates/">Oliver Anthony</a></strong> and his heart wrenching callout of the upper crust titled &#8220;<em>Rich Men North of Richmond</em>&#8220;. But where did this guy come from and how is he suddenly everywhere all at once? </p>



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<li><strong>Who is <a title="Oliver Anthony" href="https://countrymusicontour.com/oliver-anthony-tour-dates/">Oliver Anthony</a>? </strong><br><a title="Oliver Anthony" href="https://countrymusicontour.com/oliver-anthony-tour-dates/">Oliver Anthony</a> is a blue collar man who lives with his 3 dogs on a 90 acre off-grid farm in Virginia and writes songs in his spare time.</li>



<li><strong>How did <a title="Oliver Anthony" href="https://countrymusicontour.com/oliver-anthony-tour-dates/">Oliver Anthony</a> go viral? </strong><br>You might want to chalk this one up to luck and divine intervention. After a turn through some addictive behavior, <a title="Oliver Anthony" href="https://countrymusicontour.com/oliver-anthony-tour-dates/">Oliver Anthony</a> reached a point where he knew he had to make a change or he would never reach his musical goals. As one does, he said a prayer and made a promise that he would stay on the straight and narrow if the Lord took a hand in his career. Of course the fact that the Lord already gave him raw talent didn&#8217;t hurt either. </li>



<li><strong>Where can I listen to his other songs?</strong><br>You can find <a title="Oliver Anthony" href="https://countrymusicontour.com/oliver-anthony-tour-dates/">Oliver Anthony</a> on TikTok, YouTube, Apple Music, and soon Spotify. </li>



<li><strong>How does <a title="Oliver Anthony" href="https://countrymusicontour.com/oliver-anthony-tour-dates/">Oliver Anthony</a> feel about his viral hit? </strong><br>&#8220;In a YouTube video posted Aug. 7, Anthony shared that the performance video of “Rich Men North of Richmond” was his “first song to get out there that has been recorded on a real microphone and a real camera, and not just on my cell phone.” He also noted that he began writing his own music in earnest in 2021.&#8221;</li>



<li><strong>Has <a title="Oliver Anthony" href="https://countrymusicontour.com/oliver-anthony-tour-dates/">Oliver Anthony</a> released any albums?</strong><br>According to <strong><a href="https://www.billboard.com/lists/oliver-anthony-rich-men-from-north-of-richmond-facts/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Billboard</a></strong>, John Rich of Big &; Rich fame has offered to produce Oliver&#8217;s first studio album. </li>



<li><strong>How can I stay updated with <a title="Oliver Anthony" href="https://countrymusicontour.com/oliver-anthony-tour-dates/">Oliver Anthony</a>&#8217;s latest releases?</strong><br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085643337139" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Facebook </a>• <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@oliveranthonymusic/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">TikTok</a> </li>



<li><strong>What are the Lyrics to &#8220;Rich Men North of Richmond&#8221;?</strong></li>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">I&#8217;ve been selling my soul<br>Working all day<br>Overtime hours<br>For bullshit pay<br>So I can sit out here and waste my life away<br>Drag back home and drown my troubles away</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">It&#8217;s a damn shame<br>What the world&#8217;s gotten to<br>For people like me and people like you<br>Wish I could just wake up and it not be true<br>But it is, oh, it is<br>Living in the new world<br>With an old soul<br>These rich men north of Richmond<br>Lord knows they all just want to have total control<br>Wanna know what you think<br>Wanna know what you do<br>And they don&#8217;t think you know, but I know that you do<br>Cause your dollar ain&#8217;t shit, and it&#8217;s taxed to no end<br>&#8216;Cause of rich men north of Richmond</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">I wish politicians would look out for miners<br>And not just minors on an island somewhere<br>Lord, we got folks in the street, ain&#8217;t got nothing to eat<br>And the obese milking welfare<br>Well God, if you&#8217;re 5 foot 3 and you&#8217;re 300 pounds<br>Taxes ought not to pay for your bags of fudge rounds<br>Young men are putting themselves six feet in the ground<br>&#8216;Cause all this damn country does is keep on kicking them down</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Lord, it&#8217;s a damn shame<br>What the world&#8217;s gotten to<br>For people like me and people like you<br>Wish I could just wake up and it not be true<br>But it is, oh, it is<br>Living in the new world<br>With an old soul<br>These rich men north of Richmond<br>Lord knows they all just want to have total control<br>Wanna know what you think<br>Wanna know what you do<br>And they don&#8217;t think you know, but I know that you do<br>&#8216;Cause your dollar ain&#8217;t shit, and it&#8217;s taxed to no end<br>&#8216;Cause of rich men north of Richmond</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">I&#8217;ve been selling my soul<br>Working all day<br>Overtime hours<br>For bullshit pay</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">PS: Oliver, if you read this, I&#8217;d love to do an interview with you bub. -WC</p>