Oliver Anthony slams politicians co-opting his viral hit: 'I wrote the song about those people'

1 ontheBillboardHot 100earlier this week as a conservative battle cry.

“The one thing that has bothered me is seeing people wrap politics up into this.

I’m disappointed to see [it].

Oliver Anthony and Ron DeSantis.Oliver Anthony/YouTube; Win McNamee/Getty Images

That’s aggravating as hell.”

“It was funny seeing the response to it.

That song has nothing to do withJoe Biden it’s a lot bigger than Joe Biden.

Because they were our neighbors, and that was above any differences.

But the desire for it to- that’s what this song is about.”

Watch Anthony’s video about “Rich Men North of Richmond” above.