American songwriting has a long history of featuring lyrics and music about the things that inspire the writers.
It was a story — because that is what good songs are, good storytelling — that touched a lot of people for a number of wildly different reasons. It was in the pain for some, for others it was in the feeling of abandonment from those in power, but for the most part it was in the daily struggles of making ends meet and never finding a way to move up and out.So I can sit out here and waste my life awayFor people like me and people like youIt was also in his gutting delivery.
Anthony let them know in no uncertain terms in his own way. Then last Friday, he dropped a video addressing the political firestorm he’s stirred up. Sitting in the rain in his truck, Anthony said in no uncertain terms he doesn’t align with either side, or the way both sides are using his song as either a political anthem or weapon for their team.Article content
Strother said he personally might not agree with all of Anthony’s lyrics, but “What I do know is that he is speaking for a lot of people.”Article content “We put these sort of templates on people,” Sracic said. “He’s got the Southern accent, so we think, oh, Southern conservative. But the reality is most people don’t spend their life in politics. This is not their lifeblood.”Article content
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