"Cowboys are frequently secretly fond of each other..." No, it's not Cole Porter either. it's Willie Nelson glossing Brokeback Mountain. Also featuring the line, "What did you think all them saddles and boots was about?" (Pause for chuckles all along Folsom Street.) Country music is more adventurous than it's given credit for. Not just Willie Nelson either.
Posted by Martha Bridegam at February 15, 2006 02:10 PMI'm not sure if punkabilly counts, but I've always enjoyed the Reverend Horton Heat song "Cowboy Love".
Posted by: Ben Brumfield at February 15, 2006 02:29 PMPrejudice prevents me from seeing Brokeback Mountain, because I absolutely absolutely absolutely cannot stand Westerns. God hates cowboys.
Posted by: Alan Allport at February 15, 2006 02:39 PMLocal talk radio this afternoon is debating whether the lyric is "fond of" or "fondle."
Posted by: Ben Brumfield at February 15, 2006 06:28 PMJ. says, "Or 'Fonda'! It's Jane Fonda!"
Posted by: Martha Bridegam at February 15, 2006 06:51 PMMe, reading out more lyrics from the Guardian story:
"...There's many a strange impulse out on the plains of west Texas..."
J: "What are we talking about? I thought this was gonna be a Cheney story. This is so surreal..."
Oh, and that rhyme scheme isn't Mr. Nelson's fault, it's by someone named Ned Sublette. Willie's just singing the song.
Posted by: Martha Bridegam at February 15, 2006 06:59 PM