English singer-songwriter Billy Bragg released a pro-union anthem in response to Oliver Anthony's viral hit 'Rich Men North of Richmond.'
Correspondent Griff Jenkins caught up with the singer-songwriter to discuss the inspiration behind his music.
"If you’re selling your soul, working all day. Overtime hours for bulls--- pay. Nothing is gonna change if all you do is wish you could wake up and it not be true," Bragg sings in the first verse."Join a union. Fight for better pay. You better join a union, brother. Organize today. Where the problem really lies is when union comes around. Rich men earning north of a million want to keep the working folk down," he continued.
Further along, the song stresses rich men's"total control" and takes a long jab at culture wars that are allegedly distracting from more important issues."Know your culture wars are there to distract while libertarian billionaires avoid paying tax. You want to talk about bathrooms while the flood waters rise, the forest is on fire… They want to divide us because together we’re strong.
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