{"id":3697,"date":"2006-02-14T19:07:44","date_gmt":"2006-02-15T03:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/02\/14\/frequently-secretly\/"},"modified":"2019-12-20T09:09:35","modified_gmt":"2019-12-20T17:09:35","slug":"frequently-secretly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/02\/14\/frequently-secretly\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently Secretly"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:6942,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/click.linksynergy.com\\\/fs-bin\\\/stat?id=xLsJkztrnNY&amp;offerid=78941&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fphobos.apple.com%2FWebObjects%2FMZStore.woa%2Fwa%2FviewArtist%3Fa%3D71676%26s%3D143441%26partnerId%3D30&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:6943,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.dallasnews.com\\\/s\\\/dws\\\/ent\\\/columnists\\\/mtarradell\\\/stories\\\/DN-cowboysong_0214gl.ART.State.Edition2.e368707.html&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.dallasnews.com\\\/s\\\/dws\\\/ent\\\/columnists\\\/mtarradell\\\/stories\\\/DN-cowboysong_0214gl.ART.State.Edition2.e368707.html&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:6944,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/click.linksynergy.com\\\/fs-bin\\\/stat?id=xLsJkztrnNY&amp;offerid=78941&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fphobos.apple.com%2FWebObjects%2FMZStore.woa%2Fwa%2FviewAlbum%3Fp%3D121720398%26s%3D143441%26partnerId%3D30&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:6945,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.boingboing.net\\\/2006\\\/02\\\/14\\\/willie_nelson_unleas.html&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20080908110429\\\/http:\\\/\\\/www.boingboing.net\\\/2006\\\/02\\\/14\\\/willie_nelson_unleas.html&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-09 16:11:24&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-09 16:11:24&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:6946,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/click.linksynergy.com\\\/fs-bin\\\/stat?id=xLsJkztrnNY&amp;offerid=78941&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fphobos.apple.com%2FWebObjects%2FMZStore.woa%2Fwa%2FviewArtist%3Fa%3D3187509%26s%3D143441%26partnerId%3D30&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:6221,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/click.linksynergy.com\\\/fs-bin\\\/click?id=xLsJkztrnNY&amp;offerid=78941.10000170&amp;type=4&amp;subid=0&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/stat?id=xLsJkztrnNY&amp;offerid=78941&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fphobos.apple.com%2FWebObjects%2FMZStore.woa%2Fwa%2FviewArtist%3Fa%3D71676%26s%3D143441%26partnerId%3D30\" title=\"iTMS: Willie Nelson\">Willie Nelson<\/a> has a new song out. Normally, this wouldn&#8217;t be something that I&#8217;d take much notice of &#8212; while I don&#8217;t have anything against country music (and even have a little in my collection), it&#8217;s not my main forte.<\/p>\n<p>This one, however&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/s\/dws\/ent\/columnists\/mtarradell\/stories\/DN-cowboysong_0214gl.ART.State.Edition2.e368707.html\" title=\"Dallas Morning News: Willie opens closet with 'Cowboys'\">isn&#8217;t your typical country song<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n  Willie Nelson&#8217;s crooned cowboy songs before, from the signature &#8220;Mammas Don&#8217;t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys&#8221; to &#8220;My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>  But never like this: On &#8220;Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other,&#8221; the Texas country icon sings about love among men on the range. Available exclusively at iTunes today, the song aims to show Mr. Nelson&#8217;s support for gays, particularly to conservative country-music fans.<\/p>\n<p>  &#8220;The song&#8217;s been in the closet for 20 years,&#8221; Mr. Nelson said in a prepared statement. It was written in 1981 by Lubbock-born singer-songwriter Ned Sublette.<\/p>\n<p>  &#8230;[Brokeback Mountain] may have provided the perfect opportunity to release this new song. But Mr. Nelson also has a personal connection to the tune.<\/p>\n<p>  Two years ago, David Anderson, Mr. Nelson&#8217;s friend and tour manager of three decades, told his boss he&#8217;s gay. Last March, while Mr. Nelson recorded a batch of previously unreleased songs for iTunes, he discovered the song in a stack of demos he had tossed into a drawer.<\/p>\n<p>  Singing &#8220;Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other&#8221; was Mr. Nelson&#8217;s way of telling a longtime pal everything was OK, says Mr. Anderson.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The song&#8217;s currently only available <a href=\"http:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/stat?id=xLsJkztrnNY&amp;offerid=78941&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fphobos.apple.com%2FWebObjects%2FMZStore.woa%2Fwa%2FviewAlbum%3Fp%3D121720398%26s%3D143441%26partnerId%3D30\" title=\"iTMS: Willie Nelson: Cowboys are Frequently Secretly (Fond of Each Other)\">through the iTunes Music Store<\/a>. Lyrics are after the cut.<\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boingboing.net\/2006\/02\/14\/willie_nelson_unleas.html\" title=\"Boing Boing: Willie Nelson unleashes gay cowboy downloads and biofuel\">Boing Boing<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n  There&#8217;s many a strange impulse out on the plains of West Texas;<br \/>\n  There&#8217;s many a young boy who feels things he can&#8217;t comprehend.<br \/>\n  Well a small town don&#8217;t like it when somebody falls between sexes,<br \/>\n  No, small town don&#8217;t like it when a cowboy has feelings for men.<\/p>\n<p>  Well I believe in my soul that inside every man there&#8217;s the feminine,<br \/>\n  And inside every lady there&#8217;s a deep manly voice loud and clear.<br \/>\n  Well, a cowboy may brag about things that he&#8217;s done with his women,<br \/>\n  But the ones who brag loudest are the ones that are most likely queer.<\/p>\n<p>  Cowboys are frequently secretly fond of each other,<br \/>\n  Say, what do you think all them saddles and boots was about?<br \/>\n  And there&#8217;s many a cowboy who don&#8217;t understand<br \/>\n  the way that he feels for his brother,<br \/>\n  And inside every cowboy there&#8217;s a lady that&#8217;d love to slip out.<\/p>\n<p>  And there&#8217;s always somebody who says what the others just whisper,<br \/>\n  And mostly that someone&#8217;s the first one to get shot down dead.<br \/>\n  So when you talk to a cowboy don&#8217;t treat him like he was a sister,<br \/>\n  You can&#8217;t fuck with the lady that&#8217;s sleepin&#8217; in each cowboy&#8217;s head.<\/p>\n<p>  Cowboys are frequently secretly fond of each other,<br \/>\n  What did you think all them saddles and boots was about?<br \/>\n  And there&#8217;s many a cowboy who don&#8217;t understand<br \/>\n  the way that he feels for his brother,<br \/>\n  Inside every lady there&#8217;s a cowboy that wants to slip out.<br \/>\n  And inside every cowboy there&#8217;s a lady that&#8217;d love to slip out.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The following lyrics (one verse and two versions of the chorus) aren&#8217;t included in Willie&#8217;s version, but are apparently in a version of this song that was recorded by the punk band <a href=\"http:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/stat?id=xLsJkztrnNY&amp;offerid=78941&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fphobos.apple.com%2FWebObjects%2FMZStore.woa%2Fwa%2FviewArtist%3Fa%3D3187509%26s%3D143441%26partnerId%3D30\" title=\"iTMS: Pansy Divison\">Pansy Division<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n  Ten men for each woman was the rule way back when on the prairie,<br \/>\n  And somehow those cowboys must have kept themselves warm late at night.<br \/>\n  Cowboys are famous for getting riled up about fairies,<br \/>\n  But I&#8217;ll tell you the reason a big strong man gets so uptight:<\/p>\n<p>  Cowboys are frequently secretly fond of each other,<br \/>\n  That&#8217;s why they wear leather, and Levi&#8217;s and belts buckled tight.<br \/>\n  There&#8217;s many a cowboy who don&#8217;t understand<br \/>\n  the way that he feels towards his brother,<br \/>\n  There&#8217;s many a cowboy who&#8217;s more like a lady at night.<\/p>\n<p>  Cowboys are frequently secretly fond of each other,<br \/>\n  Even though they take speed and drive pickups and shoot their big guns.<br \/>\n  There&#8217;s many a cowboy who don&#8217;t understand<br \/>\n  the way that he feels for his brother;<br \/>\n  There&#8217;s many a cowboy who keeps quiet about things he&#8217;s done.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/click?id=xLsJkztrnNY&amp;offerid=78941.10000170&amp;type=4&amp;subid=0\" title=\"Get iTunes\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"iTunes\" border=\"0\" width=\"61\" height=\"15\" src=\"http:\/\/images.apple.com\/itunesaffiliates\/logos\/iTunes_sm_bdg61x15.png\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/ad.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/show?id=xLsJkztrnNY&amp;bids=78941.10000170&amp;type=4&amp;subid=0\" alt=\"\" \/> &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/stat?id=xLsJkztrnNY&amp;offerid=78941&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=itms%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZSearch.woa%252Fwa%252Fcom.apple.jingle.search.DirectAction%252FadvancedSearchResults%253FartistTerm%253DNelson, Willie%2526songTerm=Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly (Fond of Each Other) (iTunes Originals Version)%26partnerId%3D30\" title=\"Search for 'Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly (Fond of Each Other) (iTunes Originals Version)' on the iTMS\">Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly (Fond of Each Other) (iTunes Originals Version)<\/a>&#8221; by <a href=\"http:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/stat?id=xLsJkztrnNY&amp;offerid=78941&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=itms%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZSearch.woa%252Fwa%252Fcom.apple.jingle.search.DirectAction%252FadvancedSearchResults%253FartistTerm%253DNelson, Willie%26partnerId%3D30\" title=\"Search for 'Nelson, Willie' on the iTMS\">Nelson, Willie<\/a> from the album <em><a href=\"http:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/stat?id=xLsJkztrnNY&amp;offerid=78941&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=itms%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZSearch.woa%252Fwa%252Fcom.apple.jingle.search.DirectAction%252FadvancedSearchResults%253FartistTerm%253DNelson, Willie%2526albumTerm=Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly (Fond of Each Other)%26partnerId%3D30\" title=\"Search for 'Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly (Fond of Each Other)' on the iTMS\">Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly (Fond of Each Other)<\/a><\/em> (2006, 3:33).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Willie Nelson has a new song out. Normally, this wouldn&#8217;t be something that I&#8217;d take much notice of &#8212; while I don&#8217;t have anything against country music (and even have a little in my collection), it&#8217;s not my main forte. This one, however&#8230;isn&#8217;t your typical country song.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2035],"tags":[80,3258],"class_list":["post-3697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music","tag-music","tag-willie-nelson"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3697"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3697\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}