Need Help - Cowboys / Western

[Stu_VTS]

Going to a costume party today and my god, i have the most awsome Cowboy outfit ever.

Im looking for some Cowboy / Western related songs to stick on a CD and take along with me.

Honestly any will help, i wanna nice varied selection.

So far i can only think of;

1. The Good, Bad and Ugly Themetune
2. Cowboy - Kid Rock

Any suggestions?

[fathomfive]

Achy Breaky Heart.

HTH

[jdw1234]

Sweet Home Alabama

Cotton Eyed Joe.

The Gunman, 187 Lockdown

Rhinestone Cowboy

That ZZTop song they play on Back to the Future 3 at the dance.

[Stu_VTS]

Oooo nice one.

Humming it now.

[Taita]

Pic of costume.

[Stu_VTS]

ok but gimmie 10mins to take and upload

[hugoagogo]

bon jovi - wanted dead or alive and blaze of glory

[gradeAfailure]

Theme from Rawhide...

[BOR]

Theme from Brokeback Mountain

[sparkythecat]

The theme from High Noon
The William Tell Overture (Lone Ranger)
Wanderin' Star by Lee Marvin
The theme tune from Bonanza

The Streets of Laredo - This is as good a rendition as any

Edited by sparkythecat on Friday 12th September 10:57

[Eric Mc]

Ol' Shep - Elvis
High Noon - Tex Ritter or Frankie Lane
Don't Let Your Sons Grow up To be Cowboys - Willie Nelson
Don't Take Your Guns to Town - Johnny Cash
Theme from Blazing Saddles - Frankie Lane

TV Themes -

Rawhide
Gunsmoke
The Virginian
The High Chaparrall
Alias Smith and Jones
Bonanza


Film themes -

The Good the Bad and the Ugly
For a Few Dollars More
A Fistfull of Dollars
The Big Country
How the West Was Won
The Magnificent Seven
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Western based musicals (films and shows)

Calamity Jane
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Oklahoma
Annie Get Your Gun
Paint Your Wagon

There are stacks of well known songs from these shows

e.g.

Calamity Jane (The Black Hills of Dakota, Whip Crackaway, Secret Love)
Seven Brides (Bless Your Beautiful Hide)
Oklahoma (Oklahoma, Kansas City, Surrey With the Fringe on Top)
Annie Get Your Gun (Doin' What Comes Natur'lly, You Can't Get a Man with a Gun)
Paint Your Wagon (Wandrin' Star, They Call the Wind Mariah)

That should be enough

Edited by Eric Mc on Friday 12th September 11:00

[spikeyhead]

When I was a cowboy out on the Western plain

[mr_spock]

Go and google Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, Spade Cooley, Gene Autrey and you'll find loads.