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Last Man Standing
Country · 2018 · 11 tracks · 33m

Last Man Standing

Willie Nelson

A master of the late-career pivot, Nelson delivers wry, jazz-inflected country songs about mortality with a playful wink and a weathered nylon-string guitar.

April 27, 2018 · Legacy

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A resilient and witty meditation on aging that balances heartbreak with a mischievous spirit.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 33m
01
Last Man Standing
3:00
02
Don’t Tell Noah
2:29
03
Bad Breath
3:03
04
Me and You
2:50
05
Something You Get Through
3:53
06
Ready to Roar
2:35
07
Heaven Is Closed
3:17
08
I Ain’t Got Nothin’
3:01
09
She Made My Day
2:44
10
I’ll Try to Do Better Next Time
3:00
11
Very Far to Crawl
3:48
Moments Worth Listening For
The title track's opening line where Willie acknowledges his peers are gone with a wink rather than a sob.
The sparse, heartbreaking piano melody that anchors the emotional weight of Something You Get Through.
The jaunty, self-deprecating swing of Bad Breath that proves he hasn't lost his sense of humor.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Last Man Standing sound next to the rest of Willie Nelson's catalogue?

Death Mortality+2.6σ

The writing leans far further into death mortality than the rest of the catalogue.

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