Viral Country Song 'Epitomizes' Americans' 'Woke' Backlash

(AP)

By    |   Thursday, 17 August 2023 07:39 AM EDT ET

Pop sensation Dua Lipa's "Dance the Night" – one of the hit songs from the box-office smash "Barbie" – is seemingly no match for a simple country lament that gripped the nation so swiftly and with such force that experts say it proves Americans are tired of "woke" entertainment.

Oliver Anthony's blue-collar anthem "Rich Men North of Richmond" has already surged to the overall No. 1 spot on iTunes. The country tune takes a jab at the politicians in Washington, D.C., who the singer claims desire "total control."

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Pop sensation Dua Lipa's "Dance the Night" – one of the hit songs from the box-office smash "Barbie" – is seemingly no match for a simple country lament that gripped the nation so swiftly and with such force that experts say it proves Americans are tired of "woke" entertainment.
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