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Monday, January 17, 2011

857. We Work the Black Seam by Sting (1985)

Mining is one of the worst jobs on Earth. In 1985, Sting wrote "We Work the Black Seam" which sympathized with the plight of coal miners and criticized putting profits over people. The critique recounts the forgotten miner as people enjoy their cheap energy and pollute at will.

"One day in the nuclear age, they may understand our rage. They build machines that they can't control and bury the waste in a great big hole."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFjXKUmb8kU

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