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Here in the real world they’re shuttin’ Detroit down Yeah, while they’re living it up on Wall Street in that New York City town

While the boss-man takes his bonus pay and jets on out of townĪnd D.C.’s bailing out them bankers as the farmers auction ground In the real world they’re shuttin’ Detroit down The song’s chorus makes reference to the de-industrialization of Detroit, now the poorest major city in the United States: It’s a crying shame, cause he ain’t the one to blame.” It isn’t hard to understand why so many have cheered Rich’s song at a time when unbelievable amounts of money have gone to bailout banks and corporations while workers have been forced to suffer enormous losses for a crisis not caused by them.

In one verse, he sings “Well that old man's been working in that plant most all his life, now his pension plan's been cut in half and he can't afford to die. Rich sings about the fate of workers whose benefits have been slashed after a lifetime on the job. “Shutting Detroit Down” is direct and to the point, if somewhat ham-fisted. His release of a song protesting the conditions confronting the working class under the impact of the economic crisis, a song not typical of his career, is of some significance. Rich is a well-liked, award-winning musician with a large audience. Rich is one half of the successful country music duo Big ‘N’ Rich and has composed or produced songs for a number of popular country singers including Gretchen Wilson, Faith Hill and Wynonna Judd.