Willie Nelson Releases Gay Cowboy Song

from WDIV Detroit Channel 4

Country music outlaw Willie Nelson released a very different sort of cowboy anthem on Valentine's Day.

Nelson, who has been singing about cowboys for more than 25 years, has released what may be the first gay cowboy song by a major recording artist.

It's called "Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly (Fond of Each Other)" and may be the first gay cowboy song by a major recording artist. But it was written long before this year's Oscar-nominated "Brokeback Mountain" made gay cowboys a hot topic.

"Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly (Fond of Each Other)" sounds just like a "regular" Willie Nelson song, except for lyrics like: "Inside every cowboy there's a lady who'd love to slip out." It song features choppy Tex-Mex style guitar runs and Nelson's deadpan delivery of lines, including: "What did you think all them saddles and boots was about?"

The song is available on iTunes and debuted Tuesday on Howard Stern's Sirius show.