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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][twitter]https://twitter.com/dsamuelsohn/status/1695118560056524929[/twitter][/quote]
"That song is written about the people on that stage. And a lot more too, not just them, but definitely them."[/quote]

Whoops.

Maybe he shouldn't have used all their stupid false talking points in his song if he didn't want them to love it.

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This may be stunning, but lots and lots of people don't view the world through a partisan lens. They have thoughts and ideas based on what they perceive, and express them without regard to the political ramifications.  [/quote]

This is all true, but looking at things through a political lens is useful, particularly given that this is an explicitly political song, what with the condemnation of politicians. This all just reinforces the point I, Jeff, and a few others have made that the lyrics and messages of his songs are utterly incoherent.[/quote]

Or, maybe, just maybe, you are attempting to view the song through a partisan lens when that was not his goal at all.  So, because it does not meet your partisan views, it is incoherent to you.

[quote]In an interview with the Free Press following the overnight success of his viral so-called blue-collar anthem, the country singer said he hopes his music will inspire listeners to stop relying “on someone 150 or 500 miles away from them to solve their problems.”

“Nobody in Washington, DC, no one in the federal government’s coming to save us,” he said, according to a clip posted to X, formerly known as Twitter.

“The people that are going to save us are each other.”[/quote]

https://nypost.com/2023/08/25/viral-singer-oliver-anthony-claims-government-wont-save-us/[/quote]

The neat thing about art is that it invites analysis and criticism. Neater still, an artist may set out to convey a particular concept or message, but that does not mean they were successful in doing so!

As evidenced by the fact that he is objecting to Republicans latching on to his thoughts on the plights of rural men, he was, indeed, very much [i]unsuccessful[/i] in conveying his message. One of the reasons he is unsuccessful in conveying his message is because his lyrics are incoherent.[/quote]

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