Top Ten Songs About Cowboys Not from Traditional Country/Western Artists

The Top Ten

  1. Lily, Rosemary, and the Jack of Hearts - Bob Dylan

  2. This Ol' Cowboy - The Marshall Tucker Band

  3. Desperado - The Eagles

  4. Sweet Baby James - James Taylor

  5. Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Bob Dylan

  6. Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy - Elton John

  7. Wanted Dead or Alive - Bon Jovi

    This song is legendary, especially with that intro. Should be #1.

  8. The Ballad of Billy the Kid - Billy Joel

  9. Cowboy - Kid Rock

  10. Roy Rogers - Elton John

    11. The Newcomers
  11. ?

    Gold Rush - Snoop Dogg

  12. ?

    A Cowboy's Work is Never Done - Sonny & Cher

    13. The Contenders

  13. The Sabre and the Rose - Kris Kristofferson

    Ok I admit I may have stretched the criteria here. This could be viewed as a country song by an artist who is/was closely associated with country music. But it's such a good song and story... It crossed my mind to include Pancho and Lefty, too, another great song, but I restrained myself. And in the day, Kris was a star apart from the country scene - movies, mainstream... Weak defense I don't know. But a damn good song. Hang me :P

  14. Cowgirl In the Sand - Neil Young

    Made the list even though it's "cowgirl" and I don't find much else in the song that relates to the theme.

  15. Chestnut Mare - The Byrds

  16. Gunslinger - Avenged Sevenfold

  17. Cowboys from Hell - Pantera

  18. Cowboy Song - Thin Lizzy

  19. Blaze of Glory - Jon Bon Jovi

  20. The Last Cowboy - In This Moment

  21. Back In the Saddle Again - Aerosmith

  22. Ringo - Lorne Greene

    Lorne Greene. "Ben Cartwright" of Bonanza. Which had a great instrumental theme and Kool intro with a map of the ranch slowly burning away...

  23. Two Gunslingers - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

  24. Avenging Annie - Andy Pratt

  25. Cowboy - Lindemann

  26. Modern Day Cowboy - Tesla

  27. Wild West Hero - Electric Light Orchestra

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