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Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue (Live at San Quentin, 1969)

JohnnyCashVEVO · 12.3M views · 2011-03-25 · 3:20

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Overview

Johnny Cash's live performance of A Boy Named Sue at San Quentin in 1969, a comic country song about a man named Sue seeking revenge on his father.

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Mostly invoked as a reference or joke in threads about names, the .su domain or hardship, rather than recommended.

Recommended by 1 HN people across 1 months · HN mentions 2017–2024

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Music performance & songs
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What people said

blueyes · 2024-03 · Recommendation

Too great resources on the value of hardship: Michael Easter's The Comfort Crisis [LINK] A Boy Named Sue [VIDEO]

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ethbr0 · 2023-07 · Joke / meme

> Well, I grew up quick, and I grew up mean. And my fists got hard, and my wits got keen... > He stood there looking at me, and I saw him smile, and he said, "Son, this world is rough, and if a man's gonna make it he's gotta be tough, and I know I wouldn't be there to help you along. So I give you that name, and I said goodbye. And I knew you'd have to get tough or die. And it's that name that helped make you strong..." [VIDEO]

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YeGoblynQueenne · 2023-04 · Joke / meme

I'm just bringint them up as an example. Anyway, what's with the assumpsions? "Lad"? A lad named YeGoblynQueenne? Not that there isn't precedent for that sort of thing [1], but, let's not jump to conclusions. ______________ [1] [VIDEO]

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