Apologies, but despite the similarity in name and location, it's an unconvincing stretch to claim it's the same William Brown. The real-life William Brown who was a victim of lynching was working as a coal hustler and possibly employed at a packinghouse or lumberyard. The William Brown in Newman's song was a wealthy family man given his "multiple cars," land ownership in North Carolina, ownership of what was presumably a tobacco farm (or business) and the ability to outright buy a successful business that can run itself - none of these things remotely apply to the real-life William Brown.
@diplo I think thats the point. Randys William Brown can just live his life without any friction or pain, whereas the real one had this horrible life in contrast. Its the same guy living a different life... Born Again you could say
@diplo I think thats the point. Randys William Brown can just live his life without any friction or pain, whereas the real one had this horrible life in contrast. Its the same guy living a different life... Born Again you could say
Apologies, but despite the similarity in name and location, it's an unconvincing stretch to claim it's the same William Brown. The real-life William Brown who was a victim of lynching was working as a coal hustler and possibly employed at a packinghouse or lumberyard. The William Brown in Newman's song was a wealthy family man given his "multiple cars," land ownership in North Carolina, ownership of what was presumably a tobacco farm (or business) and the ability to outright buy a successful business that can run itself - none of these things remotely apply to the real-life William Brown.
@diplo I think thats the point. Randys William Brown can just live his life without any friction or pain, whereas the real one had this horrible life in contrast. Its the same guy living a different life... Born Again you could say
@diplo I think thats the point. Randys William Brown can just live his life without any friction or pain, whereas the real one had this horrible life in contrast. Its the same guy living a different life... Born Again you could say