John Rich, the country singer who opened the Redneck Riviera restaurant in Nashville's Lower Broadway area in 2016, has released a song called "Shut Up About Politics," co-written with Fox News host Greg Gutfeld.

Rich made headlines last year after he posted tweets rebuking Nike's decision to feature former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick in one of their ads. In one of the posts, Rich photographed his sound man after cutting the Nike logo off of his socks, claiming that they would later be burned.

All proceeds from the new song will go to benefit Folds Of Honor, an organization that provides educational scholarships to children and spouses of deceased or disabled service members. It is Gutfeld's first songwriting credit.

Rich will join Fox News' "The Five," a talk show on the channel that features Gutfeld, to perform the new song Thursday. Rich was also a guest on the show when they did a special broadcast from Nashville's Wildhorse Saloon in April.

"Shut Up About Politics" seems to be a criticism of the often aggressive nature of political discussions, with lyrics such as: "Shut up about politics / Ain't nothing but a big pile of dirty tricks / I'm tired of all the fighting and the bitching fits / So shut up about politics."

The song can be found on Spotify.

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