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"Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other" (1981) is a song by Latin country musician Ned Sublette, whose music, according to Howard Cohen, features a "lilting West Texas waltz (3/4 time at about 60–90 beats per minute) feel".〔Cohen, Howard (5 March 2006)."("Fond memories ride in on the 'Brokeback' craze" ), ''Miami Herald'' archive. Miami Herald Media Co. Retrieved 7 March 2006.〕 It is, according to Gene Tyranny, "the famous gay cowboy song".〔Tyranny, "Blue" Gene. "(Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly/ in 'Life is a Killer' )", ''Allmusic''. (''Life is a Killer''. ) Rovi Corp. Retrieved 11 October 2006.〕 The lyrics satirize the stereotypes associated with cowboys and gay men, such as in the lyrics relating western wear to the leather subculture with the line: "What did you think all them saddles and boots was about?" Country musician Willie Nelson's cover (iTunes single 14 February 2006) is the first LGBT-themed mainstream country song by a major artist.〔Tarradell, Mario (14 February 2006). , ''The Dallas Morning News''. The Dallas Morning News, Inc. Archived from the original on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2006.〕 The song has been recorded and released by Sublette (GPS: ''Life is a Killer'' 1982), Canadian alternative country band Lost Dakotas (Cargo: ''Sun Machine'', 1992), and queercore band Pansy Division (Lookout: ''Pile Up'' 1995). ==Original version== Sublette stated that the song is based on his experiences growing up in Portales, N.M.:〔365Gay.com Newscenter Staff (14 February 2006). , ''365gay.com''. 365GayMedia Inc. Archived from the original on 14 March 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2006.〕 "I sat down at the piano and … remembered what it felt like to feel different as a teenager, and the culture at that time, and I started to put those two things together and the song wrote itself".〔 The song was written during the ''Urban Cowboy'' fad〔The Associated Press (15 February 2006). . RainbowGuide. Archived from the original on 22 October 2006. Retrieved 5 March 2006.〕 while living with his wife in Manhattan next to a gay country bar on Christopher Street called Boots and Saddles. He explains, "Gay life in 1981 was very vibrant in those days. It was part of the culture of the city and cowboy imagery is a part of gay iconography." He wrote the song with Nelson's voice in mind: "I was at the beginning of my songwriting career … and used to like writing songs for my favorite voices. I've been a Willie fan since the '60s."〔 In 2006, Ann Northrop of ''Gay USA'' described the lyrics as "the language of thirty years ago."〔(Gay USA ), ''FreeSpeech TV''. Free Speech TV. Retrieved 25 March 2006.〕 David Nahmod, however, stated that he felt the lyrics maintain currency and say "a lot about gender identity and heterosexual elitism";〔Nahmod, David Alexander (23 March 2006). ("The Ballad of Rick & Andy" ), ''Bay Area Reporter''. Benro Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved 7 May 2007.〕 "The song aims to show Mr. Nelson's support for gays, particularly to conservative country-music fans,"〔 and suggests that, in addition to other causes, he supports gay rights.〔Mayhew, Malcolm (February 2006). , ''Fort Worth Star-Telegram''. FindArticles. Archived from the original on 19 May 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2007.〕 The reception of Sublette's recording is hard to determine as the song was originally only available through the Dial-A-Poem, through which one could literally dial up a poem and listen on the phone. However, ''AllMusicGuide'' gave the album on which the song eventurally appeared 4½ out of 5 stars.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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