My wife Tina bought me this hat and she said it would go well with a Willie Nelson song. I asked her which one she wanted me to learn and she said, “How about ‘Crazy’?” Hmmm. I can take a hint.

Anyhow, Willie wrote this one way back around 1960 and it was eventually pitched to Patsy Cline. Nelson’s demo was more in his signature off-tempo style and Cline couldn’t get a handle on it until the studio band settled in to the easy swing she recorded. The song took off and was quite a boost for both Cline’s and Nelson’s careers. My version takes it back to its roots, using plenty of Willie’s standard bass runs and fills. Hope you like it.