Willie Nelson’s gay cowboy song has people seeing the 90-year-old country crooner in a whole new way
Cowboy Carter album and released a duet with gay country singer Orville Peck. Not bad for an artist approaching his 91st birthday at the end of the month!Nelson and Peck’s collaboration marks the first release from Peck’s forthcoming duets album.
Their track is a cover of Ned Sublette’s 1981 song “Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond Of Each Other.” This is actually not the first time Nelson has covered it.
He recorded a version in 2006 after the movie Brokeback Mountain thrust the concept of gay cowboys into the mainstream.Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.In the new video, we see a little more of Peck than we’ve seen before.
He’s ditched the fringed mask but retains a mask over his eyes. There are also plenty of same-sex couples, should anyone be in any doubt about the meaning of the song.Peck has a cult following amongst fans of country music, but Nelson’s involvement on this track has ensured it’s reached a whole new audience.
