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In a matter of days, Oliver Anthony’s working-class anthem, “Rich Men North of Richmond,” has gone from viral sensation to legitimate country hit.

Farmville singer Oliver Anthonys blue-collar anthem has gone viral, and some of the patrons of Americas Most Wealthy are here for it.

Wealth inequality is nothing new. But if the millions of folks showing love for this song walked the walk instead of just singing the lyrics, a bona fide populist like Bernie Sanders might actually be president. Instead, many of these folks remain utterly devoted to a former president and Republican Congress that ladled out ample, permanent largesse to corporations while doling out relatively meager and temporary tax cuts to the working class.

The viral hit about working-class woes topped the US Apple Music charts this week. Here’s how the song blew up, and why conservative politicians have embraced it.

The viral hit about working-class woes topped the US Apple Music charts this week. Here’s how the song blew up, and why conservative politicians have embraced it.

When a video of his song “Rich Men North of Richmond” went viral, Oliver Anthony claimed he was politically “dead center.” His lyrics say otherwise.

Before Oliver Anthony’s “Rich Men North of Richmond,” there was Guy Drake’s “Welfare Cadilac.”

Before Oliver Anthony’s “Rich Men North of Richmond,” there was Guy Drake’s “Welfare Cadilac.”

The viral hit about working-class woes topped the US Apple Music charts this week. Here’s how the song blew up, and why conservative politicians have embraced it.

By Scottie Andrew, CNN