![]() I’ve always loved the song and seen it as a happy summertime anthem, but I’ve only recently started to understand how much more it means to some Īs a final tweet, Rutter posted a link to the original ‘Put Your Records On’ by Corinne Bailey Rae as he claims that his cover is not comparable to the original.įor everyone saying my cover pales in comparison to the original I honestly, genuinely agree please go stream this I can absolutely understand why a lot of people are angry about it and I’m really sorry to have appropriated it like that. I recently went thru the Genius page for the song and got more context: /oycjt8TfTK I ignorantly looked past lines like “gotta love that Afro hairdo” without considering the cultural significance they could have in the Black community. If I could go back and simply cover another song by someone else I would I think it was stupid of me to cover a song by a black woman, especially one that mentions aspects of black life that I obviously have no experience with. Since receiving criticism for butchering Corinne Bailey Rae’s song, Rutter has said that he regrets covering the song as he said neglected the deeper meaning behind it, especially the lyric “gotta love that Afro hairdo,” which is in reference to Rae finally being comfortable to wear her hair naturally in public. People with no comprehension skills, its not that he's white, its not that he's from Utah, its not he's called ritt momney, its the combination of all 3, the name "Ritt Momney" is trending, in regards to a song written by a black woman, a name based off a CONSERVATIVE politician Controversy Over Ritt Momney Covering ‘Put Your Records On’Īfter Ritt Momney began to trend due to its twist to Senator Mitt Romney’s name, some began to express their frustrations with a white man covering ‘Put Your Records On,’ a song about embracing life as a black woman. ![]() Wait Ritt Momney is a person? I thought we were just making fun of Mitt Romney All rights reserved.Because Ritt Momney was trending on Twitter, people who are unfamiliar with the cover were surprised that “Ritt Momney” was not trending as a joke or insult towards Senator Romney. It’s an interesting new world!”Ĭopyright © 2021, ABC Audio. ![]() Jack will be performing one-man band style during the stream - “it’s pretty low-key,” he says - but promises, “This is going to be awesome.”Īs for the event being Jack’s first brand partnership, he laughs, “Yeah, it’s crazy. “I mean, any way we can help out, whether it’s raising awareness or raising money - that’s, I think, really important to being able to feel normal again.” “Obviously, shows were kinda the first thing to go …and there are so many venues for which obviously that’s their only source of income,” notes Jack. The event originates from historic Pappy + Harriet’s in Pioneertown, CA. Lucky has pledged $15,000 to the #SaveOurStages movement, which was started by NIVA - the National Independent Venue Association - to help those clubs and theaters that have been forced to close due to the pandemic. ![]() “But I’m excited for people who haven’t heard any of my other stuff to hear it for the first time.” “I’ll obviously be playing that, because I feel like I can’t not play that ever again,” he laughs. Ritt, aka Jack Rutter, tells ABC Audio, “With this being one of the first performances I’ve done since all the ‘Put Your Records On’ stuff, I’m really excited to kinda show people some of my other stuff besides that.” ET on the clothing company’s YouTube and Facebook pages. Less Noise, More Music will stream at 7 p.m. It or not, Ritt Momney does have other songs besides his hit cover of Corinne Bailey Rae’s “Put Your Records On,” and you can watch him play them Saturday night during a virtual concert event sponsored by Lucky Brand.
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