Happy birthday Willie Nelson! From the signature ballad he wrote for Patsy Cline to his love letter to life on the road, here are his 20 essential songs
Shooter Jennings once lamented in song that “your heroes turn out to be assholes,” but he could have easily used “cowboys” as a synonym for the coarse slur. While Nelson never overtly equates cowboys with selfish jerks in this bittersweet ballad, it’s easy to read between the lines.
Written by songwriter Sharon Vaughn, “My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys” was cut by Waylon Jennings for, but it was Nelson who rode it to Number One with his 1980 version recorded for the Robert Redford movie– in which Nelson made his acting debut. The lyrics romanticize “the cowboy ways,” but in the end, the song is really about squandered chances and coming to terms with a life lived without responsibility. “,” Nelson sings.
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