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published Wednesday, February 15, 2006

Country music singer Willie Nelson has released a new song called 'Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly (Fond of Each Other).'
On Valentine's Day on the Howard Stern radio show, Willie Nelson debuted his rendition of the 1981 song, written by Texas-born musician/songwriter Ned Sublette, which is also now available for download on iTunes.
Written prior to the highly acclaimed 'Brokeback Mountain,' which started a massive gay cowboy fascination, it features lyrics like, 'That's why they wear leather, and Levi's and belts buckled tight' and 'There's many a cowboy who's more like a lady at night.'
Sublette said he wrote it during the 'Urban Cowboy' craze.
'The song's been in the closet for 20 years,' the Dallas Morning News quoted Nelson as saying. 'The timing's right for it to come out. I'm just opening the door.'
Nelson contributed a song to the soundtrack of 'Brokeback Mountain' -- his rendition of 'He Was A Friend Of Mine.'"