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 Learn more at Patreon.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. There are a bunch of exclusive perks only for patrons: playlists, newsletters, downloads, discussions, polls - hell, tell us what song you would like to hear covered and we will make it happen. Cover Me is now on Patreon! If you love cover songs, we hope you will consider supporting us there with a small monthly subscription. It was pretty therapeutic.”Ĭheck out more from Ritt Momney at his website. Keeping a similar drum line also allows this cover to retain the soulful quality of the original whilst being undeniably unique and fresh.īeyond its viral success, the cover signified a moment of hope amidst challenges for Rutter, who said that between COVID and his own struggles with depression he “couldn’t handle writing a depressing song… I started playing around with the idea of manifesting happiness instead of projecting my own sadness. While Rutter’s voice lacks Rae’s earthy grit, he retains her laid back delivery. The filters which warp Rutter’s vocals and the synths which chime into the instrumentals subvert the down-to-earth quality of the original. The production has a very different kind of effervescence here than in Rae’s 2006 classic. In a Rolling Stone interview, Rutter described the track’s popularity as “an almost overnight shift”. Originally released independently in April, the summery track achieved viral success on TikTok – it currently has over 23 million streams on Spotify.
Utah-based teen band turned solo project Ritt Momney has released a cover of Corinne Bailey Rae’s R&B hit “Put Your Records On.” Only 20 years old and one LP into his career, main man Jack Rutter has seen this breakthrough hit land him a major-label record deal.
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