Willie Nelson Releases New Song For Mother's Day

May 10, 2020 by apost team

Legendary country singer Willie Nelson, 87, has released a new song, I’m The Only Hell My Mama Ever Raised ahead of Mother’s Day. 

Nelson released a lyric video for the tune on his official Youtube page this Friday, which featured vintage-looking mother’s day cards in the background. 

The song, which was originally recorded by Johnny Paycheck in the 1970s, tells the humorous story of a mom trying her best to raise a respectable man, only for him to end up getting arrested. 

The tune is set to be on Nelson’s upcoming album, First Rose of Spring, which will be released on July 3. It will be his 70th album since the beginning of his decade-spanning career.

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According to the Rolling Stone, the track will be the 9th on the album, with Our Song, a ballad written by Chris Stapleton, preceding it. 

“I can easily say Willie Nelson is one of my biggest musical influences,” Stapleton said of working with the singer. “It just doesn’t get any better than hearing him sing a song I wrote.”

What do you think of Nelson’s rendition of I’m the Only Hell my Mama Ever Raised? How will you be honoring your mother this Mother’s Day? Let us know in the comments – and make sure you pass this along to your friends and family!