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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 is why I enjoy being part of the HN community so much - its always a bit of potpourri.

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"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.

It'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"

If 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.

I 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.

I'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)

Most of the punk people I knew liked every genre, except maybe 80s pop.

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.

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