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While I wouldn't necessarily call it relevant to HN - I did very much enjoy this piece, its incredibly well written. Not that I'm complaining - stuff like this
by Aloha 10y ago
While I wouldn't necessarily call it relevant to HN - I did very much enjoy this piece, its incredibly well written. Not that I'm complaining - stuff like this is why I enjoy being part of the HN community so much - its always a bit of potpourri.
- _c_ 10y ago"While I wouldn't necesarily call it relevant to HN..." The song "Are you sure Hank done it this way?" was used in the computer game Grand Theft Auto V. I have always liked the guitar on that song, I read HN, but I am not a gamer or game developer.
- trentmb 10y agoIt's a song that questions the way things are, the status quo. Maybe we can do better than rhinestone suits and new shiny cars. Very relevant to a site called "Hacker News"
- sverige 10y agoIf you think of Waylon as one of the guys who hacked country music back in the 60s and 70s (along with Willie and Merle and Townes and a few others), it might seem more relevant.
- mmmBacon 10y agoI recently told a colleague who made a blanket statement that he didn't like country music but who liked punk rock that Waylon and Hank Jr. were the equivalent of punk rock to country music.
- sverige 10y agoMost of the punk people I knew liked every genre, except maybe 80s pop.
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- the_unknown 10y agoPop Will Eat Itself - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_Will_Eat_Itself https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_Will_Eat_Itself Hmm, and they're still touring. Wouldn't mind seeing them do "Wise Up! Sucker" live.
- GFK_of_xmaspast 10y agoI'm of an age and class where my first exposure to Hank Jr was on Monday Night Football and I can assure you there was nothing "punk" about that. (I understand Hank III is different tho)