One of my very favorites, might not be "old" west, but maybe kind of old? Fear of Trains, Magnetic Fields, about the trials of a young native woman facing the horrors of Imminent Domain
Steve Tilston's Slip Jigs And Reels, about a kind of Billy The Kid character. Fairport Convention's version is fab.
Such a Glorious song, Hypnotic and fascinating, such A powerful lyrics, I felt that I am in a western movie watching all these events, I just have to get this song on cd, the music style is amazing! I checked other Lorne Greene songs ( The Search , Sand) and each one is absolutely fantastic. I found a cd compilation and I am going to order : Lorne Greene – On The Ponderosa 1997 BMG US Thanks for Sharing!
Bob Dylan - Brownsville Girl (1986) - Not really about the old west, but rather an old film about the old west, The Gunfighter starring Gregory Peck. Love this song.
As previously mentioned, Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson and Desperado by The Eagles. Here's a worthy Townes Van Zandt song
I like the line from the Rival Sons song All Over the Road - So pull up your dress, I'm gonna show you how the West was won. Does that count?!
I'm kind of partial to Neil Young's "Computer Cowboy", especially the "Come a ky ky yippee yi yippee yi ay" part. I'm quite serious, I really do like that song a lot. Trans was a bold move on Neil's part.
It's impossible not to mention Ennio Morricone, the maestro. This simphony it's just definitely something else.
