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As Oliver Anthony's 'Rich Men North of Richmond' tops country music charts, its politically charged lyrics have become a hot topic in the culture war.

If there is a right-wing cultural aesthetic in America, it is low-brow resentment. The old liberal-conservative tradition prized truth, beauty and the ‘the best which has been thought and said’. This has been shunted aside by a hair-trigger populism drawn to any cultural expression that scandalises progressive tastes. If people with graduate degrees hate it,

Oliver Anthony’s anti-government country song is a viral hit. But plenty of songs share its message – and have the music to back it up

Virginia native Oliver Anthony's blue-collar anthem, "Rich Men North of Richmond," took the internet by storm and rose to the top of the iTunes country music charts.

Farmville singer Oliver Anthony’s politically charged song “Rich Men North of Richmond” is going viral with 8.5 million views and write-ups on Billboard.com and RollingStone.com.

Farmville singer Oliver Anthony’s politically charged song “Rich Men North of Richmond” is going viral with 8.5 million views and write-ups on Billboard.com and RollingStone.com.

Farmville singer Oliver Anthony’s politically charged song “Rich Men North of Richmond” is going viral with 8.5 million views and write-ups on Billboard.com and RollingStone.com.

Farmville singer Oliver Anthony’s politically charged song “Rich Men North of Richmond” is going viral with 8.5 million views and write-ups on Billboard.com and RollingStone.com.

Farmville singer Oliver Anthony’s politically charged song “Rich Men North of Richmond” is going viral with 8.5 million views and write-ups on Billboard.com and RollingStone.com.

Oliver Anthony is a Farmville, Virginia, singer and songwriter who has gone viral with his debut song, "Rich Men North of Richmond."