Tennessee Ernie Ford - 16 Tons
Why Hacker News recommends it
Used as a joke reference in threads about debt, housing, and exploitative economic arrangements.
What it is
The classic 1950s recording of Tennessee Ernie Ford singing 'Sixteen Tons', a song about a coal miner trapped in company-store debt.
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