Blake Shelton is defending his controversial new song Minimum Wage, after facing a flood of reactions and being accused of being ‘deaf to tones’.
The lyrics of the 44-year-old country star in question are: ‘Girl, looking at you looking at me like that / It can make a man feel rich on a minimum wage.’
Many people criticized the song because of the lyrics sung by Blake, rumored to be worth about $ 100 million, during the COVID-19 pandemic, with many Americans out of a job and countless closed deals.
In an interview with CMT, Shelton said: ‘We are at a point where we don’t even deserve an answer. That’s why I didn’t go out initially and say nothing, because they are not entitled to an answer from me. This is absolutely ridiculous. ‘
Deaf to sounds? Billionaire Blake Shelton calls criticisms of his music “minimum wage” “absolutely ridiculous” after the reaction and says “I’m proud of it”
“I feel that, currently, there are people out there who don’t want to know the truth,” he added to the CMT.
‘They just want to hear what they want and want to start a fight.’
‘No matter what their intention is, no matter what the truth, they want it to be something they can be upset about so they can get on social media and try to make a headline.’
He continued, ‘Wow, I think I just missed something here. Whatever the reaction, there are only four or five people who probably don’t know anything about country music. ‘
Give your opinion: In an interview with CMT, Shelton said: ‘We are at a point now where we don’t even deserve an answer
The most recent: he debuted his new song Minimum Wage during NBC’s New Year’s Eve TV special on Thursday night. And the song received mixed reviews, with some fans criticizing its deaf tone, while others gushed over the catchy lyrics
The song is about his love for the bride Gwen Stefani; his brother Todd also directed the video for the song.
A user logged on to Twitter and wrote: ‘The irony of hearing a millionaire Blake Shelton singing about’ minimum wage love ‘in late 2020 could get lost in his target audience.’
Another said, ‘Does anyone else find Blake Shelton’s song “Minimum Wage” incredibly deaf to the current state of our country?’
Opinions: Many people criticized the song because of the lyrics sung by Blake, a multimillionaire, during the COVID-19 pandemic, with many Americans out of a job and countless closed deals
A Twitter user wrote: ‘What !? @blakeshelton is #MinimumWage really? Yes, of course @gwenstefani can make a guy feel rich because she is a millionaire. Are you working on Home Depot now or something? Do you want to pay my rent? ‘
One Twitter user said ‘when we thought # 2020 couldn’t get any worse, @BlakeShelton releases his new single …’ and another noted that Blake ‘singing about #minimumwage when’ he has’ net worth of $ 100 million (so as Gwen Stefani) shows an arrogant disrespect for millions of underpaid workers who have lost jobs and struggle to feed families as he travels around the country saying “all you need is love”.
Others defended the star and criticized the culture of cancellation.
Two sides of each story: others defended the star and criticized the culture of cancellation
One person wrote: ‘People who hate #BlakeShelton for #MininumWage are idiots looking for reasons to be offended. First, metaphor. Second, he is in love. Third, do you think he was born with 100 million dollars ?! ‘
Another said that ‘everyone butthurt in Blake Shelton listens and supports everything Cardi B does and says lol’ while one person simply talked about the song.
Minimum wage is about a woman’s love for money, in the sense that it makes him feel rich even with a minimum wage.
Performance day: Minimum Wage is about the woman’s love as money, in the sense that it makes him feel rich even with a minimum wage; photographed Thursday on NBC’s New Year’s Eve
Blake sings: ‘Girl, your love is money, your love is money / Yes, your love can make a man feel rich on a minimum wage / Girl, your love is money, your love is money / Yes, your love can do a man feel rich with a minimum wage. ‘
The song starts with: ‘Yes, I met you before anyone knew my name / Playing for pennies on the bar stage / Share a star special on our first date at the Waffle House stand / Your dad was crying when he handed you over / Because all those country songs I played / They didn’t come with a 401K / Buy hey, I got you. ‘
Blake and longtime love Gwen, 51, announced their engagement on October 27, 2020.
Love birds: Blake and her longtime love Gwen, 51, announced their engagement on October 27, 2020; seen together on January 26, 2020 at the 62 Annual Grammy Awards at the STAPLES Center