Brokeback Mountain really seems to caught the world’s attention. It’s bound to scoop an array of Oscars next month, and now everyone suddenly wants to be gay. And that includes Willie Nelson.
The ancient Country and Western singer has released a big gay cowboy song, seemingly inspired by the events of Brokeback Mountain, called Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly (Fond of Each Other). Thank God it was Brokeback Mountain and not Big Momma’s House 2 that got all the acclaim – we’re not sure we could stand a cowboy song called FBI Agents Frequently, Secretly (Dress Up As Hilarious Black Female Stereotypes).
Willie Nelson (CDs) is king of the cowboy song. He’s released songs like
Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys, Are There Any More
Real Cowboys and My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys. But times change,
and now when people think of cowboys, they think of the boy from The
Day After Tomorrow being bummed by the boy from A Knight’s Tale.
Luckily, Willie Nelson – who appears on the soundtrack to Brokeback
Mountain – had just the song in his armoury for the occasion.
Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly (Fond of Each Other) was written in
1981 by Ned Sublette, who passed the song on to Willie Nelson in the
late 1980s. Apparently, Willie Nelson recorded the song last year, and
it was released through iTunes as a special Valentine’s Day treat
yesterday. According to ABC:
The song features choppy Tex-Mex style guitar runs and Nelson’s
deadpan delivery of lines like, "What did you think all them saddles
and boots was about?" and "Inside every cowboy there’s a lady who’d
love to slip out."
Hilarious, we’re sure.
Read more:
Willie Nelson Releases Gay Cowboy Song – ABC
[story by Stuart Heritage]