| Winston Smith | 10 Apr 2015 5:36 a.m. PST |
1) El Paso- Marty Robbins 2) Water- Sons of the Pioneers Pray continue… |
| MajorB | 10 Apr 2015 5:53 a.m. PST |
Ghost Riders in the Sky Wichita Lineman |
| Chris Palmer | 10 Apr 2015 5:56 a.m. PST |
Where Do Cowboys Go When They Die – Michael Martin Murphy
YouTube link |
| mad monkey 1 | 10 Apr 2015 6:17 a.m. PST |
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| John the OFM | 10 Apr 2015 6:19 a.m. PST |
Ghost Riders in the Sky, by just about anybody, but "I like Vaughn Monroe. |
| David Manley | 10 Apr 2015 6:22 a.m. PST |
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| jdeleonardis | 10 Apr 2015 6:25 a.m. PST |
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| dBerczerk | 10 Apr 2015 6:31 a.m. PST |
"Rawhide" by Dimitri Tiomkin and Ned Washington. YouTube link |
| OSchmidt | 10 Apr 2015 6:38 a.m. PST |
The Cowboy Song by the Chad Mitchell Trio
sung to the tune "Laredo" I see by your outfit that you are a cowboy.
I see by your outfit that you're a cowboy too
We see by our outfits that we are both cowboys
If you get an outfit you can be a cowboy too! |
| sneakgun | 10 Apr 2015 6:40 a.m. PST |
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| RavenscraftCybernetics | 10 Apr 2015 6:47 a.m. PST |
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| Pictors Studio | 10 Apr 2015 6:50 a.m. PST |
El Paso or Big Iron by Marty Robbins. I often do one or the other when Kareoke happens to me. |
| Grelber | 10 Apr 2015 6:58 a.m. PST |
Another fan of Big Iron. Also like the Ballad of Utah Carol, another Marty Robbins song.
Somebody should make a one package set of figures for Big Iron or El Paso. Grelber |
| SpuriousMilius | 10 Apr 2015 7:03 a.m. PST |
"Ghost Riders" is my fav, also. My 2nd is "Pancho & Lefty"; Imo its story would make a fine Western film plot with a ready-made theme song. 3rd: "Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darling" from High Noon. |
| Texas Jack | 10 Apr 2015 7:20 a.m. PST |
Oooh, so many choices. I can´t narrow it down any lower than two: Cowboy´s Lament
El Paso
Ghost Riders in the Sky Ok, make that three. I should stop now before I add more. |
| WarWizard | 10 Apr 2015 7:30 a.m. PST |
I have always like songs or ballads, something that told a story. So two of my all time favorites are: 1. El Paso – Marty Robbins
2. True Grit – Glenn Campbell
YouTube link |
 miniMo  | 10 Apr 2015 7:50 a.m. PST |
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| Tuudawgs | 10 Apr 2015 7:52 a.m. PST |
I'm not much for cowboy songs but, Eddy Arnold's "Cool Water" was my father's favorite. It still reminds me of him. YouTube link |
| Rick Priestley | 10 Apr 2015 7:59 a.m. PST |
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| DerKrampus | 10 Apr 2015 8:09 a.m. PST |
Cross the Brazos at Waco- Billy Walker Big Iron- Marty Robbins The Ballad of Poncho and Lefty- Willy Nelson Strawberry Roan (traditional) Ballad of Boot Hill- Johnny Cash When the Work is all done this fall- (traditional) In the Jailhouse now- Ernest Tubb Lord I do love country music. DerKrampus |
| Gone Fishing | 10 Apr 2015 8:23 a.m. PST |
DerKrampus, you have a great list. Cross the Brazos at Waco by Walker is one of the all time greats; if the rest of you haven't heard it, you might give it a listen. Many of the best have already been listed, but here are a few more: The Prisoner's Song by Vernon Dalhart is an oldie but goodie:
YouTube link "Do Not Forsake Me O My Darlin" by Tex Ritter is also extremely atmospheric.
YouTube link by Eddy Arnold has some unsurpassed cowboy crooning.
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| Phil DAmato | 10 Apr 2015 8:25 a.m. PST |
Cowboy Song by Thin Lizzy Phil |
| zippyfusenet | 10 Apr 2015 8:25 a.m. PST |
Good choices, Ravenscraft. I'll put up: Me 'n' My Uncle – anybody's version
Doc Holliday – Hank Williams Jr.
Ballad of Ned Kelly – Fotheringay
(Yeah I know. It's an Ozzie song recorded by a Pommy band. Sandy Denny is in the chorus.) |
| Mute Bystander | 10 Apr 2015 8:34 a.m. PST |
Big Iron by Marty Robbins Ghost Riders by Vaughn Monroe Ghost Riders by Johnny Cash Does Wayward Wind by Gogi Grant count? Ditto – They call the Wind Maria by Harve Presnell? The Man Who shot Liberty Valance by Gene Pitney Forgot about Five Brothers! Cool Water by many – link |
 lewis cannon | 10 Apr 2015 8:35 a.m. PST |
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| OSchmidt | 10 Apr 2015 8:45 a.m. PST |
The Theme song to "Tombstone Territory." "Whistle me up a memory
Whistle me back where I want to be
Whistle a tune that'll carry me
To Tombstone Territory." |
| Joppyuk | 10 Apr 2015 9:09 a.m. PST |
Benny Hill did a spoof version of The Streets of Laredo, and I can always remember the line – "and the donkey rolled over and kicked in his head". SAorry I can't find the full lyrics. |
| doc mcb | 10 Apr 2015 9:17 a.m. PST |
Yes, Tex Ritter's opening to HIGH NOON. |
| Jacques | 10 Apr 2015 9:28 a.m. PST |
El Paso or Big Iron by Marty Robbins. |
| Jcfrog | 10 Apr 2015 9:30 a.m. PST |
Dean Martin singing in Rio Bravo…Round the bend…. |
| mex10mm | 10 Apr 2015 9:33 a.m. PST |
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| Gone Fishing | 10 Apr 2015 9:48 a.m. PST |
"The Blizzard" by Gentleman Jim Reeves is also a haunting one; something of a heartbreaker, complete with spoken monologue in the middle (a true mark of the Golden Age of Country) and sound effects:
YouTube link |
| Legbiter | 10 Apr 2015 10:12 a.m. PST |
Not sure about the plural of "Dogy" used here, but this is MY favourite: Out on the plains, down near Santa Fe
I met a cowboy riding the range one day
And as he jogged along, I heard him singing
A most peculiar cowboy song
It was a ditty he learned in the city
Ah, comma ti, ii, yi, aay, comma ti, yipply, yi, aay Get along, get hip, little doggies
Get along, better be on your way
Get along, get hip, little doggies
And he trucked 'em on down the old fairway
Singing his cow, cow boogie in the strangest way
Comma ti, ii, yi, aay, comma ti, yipply, ii, aay Singing his cowboy songs, he's just too much
He's got a knocked out western accent
With a Harlem touch, he was raised on loco weed
He's what you call a swing half-breed
Singing his cow, cow boogie in the strangest way
Comma ti, ii, yi, aay, comma ti, yipply, ii, aay Get along, little doggie
Better be on your way, your way
G-get along, little doggie
And he trucked 'em on down the old fairway
Singing his cow, cow boogie in the strangest way
Comma ti ii-yi aay, comma ti yipply ii aay Yip yip, singing his cowboy songs
Yip yip as he was juggling along
Yip yip, he sings with a Harlem touch
Yip yip, that cat is just too much Singing his cow, cow boogie, in the strangest way
Comma ti, ii, ii, ii, ii, aay
Read more at link
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| Ambush Alley Games | 10 Apr 2015 11:48 a.m. PST |
Too many choices! Red Headed Stranger is probably top on the list, though. Beyond that, I really like: Big Iron
Ghost Riders in the Sky
San Antonio Rose
Pancho & Lefty
Seven Spanish Angels
Water
Big Ball's in Cowtown
My Heroes Have Always been Cowboys
The Tennessee Stud
A Horse He Called Music Let's be honest, pretty much everything by Bob Wills or the Sons of the Pioneers would be on my list, if there was room . . . |
| Texas Jack | 10 Apr 2015 11:53 a.m. PST |
And speaking of Bob Wills, I forgot all about Faded Love, a great song! Lyle Lovett and Shawn Colvin did a very nice cover of it as well. |
| The Tin Dictator | 10 Apr 2015 12:54 p.m. PST |
Comanche
Bonanza
My darling Clementine
I ride an old paint
Please Mr Custer
Running Bear
Gary Owen |
| mad monkey 1 | 10 Apr 2015 1:11 p.m. PST |
The Frito Bandito.
YouTube link
Cisco Kid ( not country, but darn groovy) |
| Spartan | 10 Apr 2015 1:33 p.m. PST |
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| Ragbones | 10 Apr 2015 1:54 p.m. PST |
Balad of the Alamo by Marty Robbins |
 Flashman14 | 10 Apr 2015 3:45 p.m. PST |
Blaze of Glory by Jon Bon Jovi? I'll get me coat. |
| Pythagoras | 10 Apr 2015 4:40 p.m. PST |
The Ballad Of Bill Thaxton by your favorite, and mine, Marty Robbins. |
| DS6151 | 10 Apr 2015 6:00 p.m. PST |
Blaze of Glory by Jon Bon Jovi? I'll get me coat. Don't. The Blaze of Glory album is actually very good, and very western. "Santa Fe" easily rivals any more traditional song. Big Iron is my favorite Marty Robbins song, though I like most of his songs. Plant Texas, Kenny Rogers, also generates a thrill every time. |
| Weddier | 10 Apr 2015 7:26 p.m. PST |
I'm an old cowhand by Johnny Mercer |
| Cry Havoc 1415 | 10 Apr 2015 8:51 p.m. PST |
I second Don't Fence me in |
| JimSelzer | 10 Apr 2015 10:40 p.m. PST |
Kid rock I wanna be acowboy baby seriously almost any version of ghost riders especialy the metal amped ones rawhide
ballad of Johnny Yuma
happy trails
almost any sons of the pioneers song
water for my men and whiskey for their horses |
| SJDonovan | 11 Apr 2015 4:22 a.m. PST |
If I Had a Boat by Lyle Lovett YouTube link
If I had a boat
I'd go out on the ocean
And if I had a pony
I'd ride him on my boat
And we could all together
Go out on the ocean
Me upon my pony on my boat
If I were Roy Rogers
I'd sure enough be single
I couldn't bring myself to marrying old Dale
It'd just be me and Trigger
We'd go riding through them movies
Then we'd buy a boat and on the sea we'd sail … |
| davbenbak | 11 Apr 2015 5:36 a.m. PST |
What!!! Nobody has mentioned "Cattle Call" by Eddie Arnold! |
| SJDonovan | 11 Apr 2015 6:32 a.m. PST |
Pancho and Lefty (Townes Van Zandt) by Emmylou Harris. YouTube link Living on the road my friend
Was gonna keep you free and clean
Now you wear your skin like iron
Your breath's as hard as kerosene
You weren't your mama's only boy
But her favorite one it seems
She began to cry when you said goodbye
And sank into your dreams |
| flooglestreet | 12 Apr 2015 6:48 p.m. PST |
That Strawberry Roan by the Sons of the Pioneers. YouTube link |
| Loupis | 13 Apr 2015 7:54 a.m. PST |
Cowboy Love by The Reverend Horton Heat. |
