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Toby Keith Drops The MOST POWERFUL Song He's Ever Written-INTERVIEW/VIDEO

I have been a Toby Keith fan from the get go. I met him on his radio tour in the early 90's and loved his edge! Should've Been a Cowboy was the beginning of 25 years of great music that has led Toby call me TODAY! Listen in!

Toby Keith was invited to golf in Clint Eastwood's tournament in Carmel, California when he had a chance to share a golf cart with Clint. That's when it happened again. A phrase spoken to describe how Clint Eastwood looks at life, was music to Toby's ear. Here's the story from TOBYKEITH.com

Toby Keith Pens Song For Clint Eastwood Movie "The Mule"

December 04, 2018

From his debut No. 1 single "Should've Been A Cowboy" to the smash "As Good As I Once Was," many of singer, songwriter and entertainer Toby Keith's biggest hits have been inspired by casual conversations and accidental one-liners. But only one of Keith's songs is born of a chat with Clint Eastwood.

Keith's December 7 single release "Don't Let The Old Man In" isn't just another fortuitous exercise in turning life into music, however. The song will also be featured during the end scene and closing credits of Eastwood's upcoming film "The Mule." The story of an older man who becomes an unwitting drug courier, the movie is the first Eastwood will star in and direct since 2009's acclaimed "Gran Torino."

The connection began in May when Keith attended Eastwood's golf tournament in Carmel, CA, and the two shared a cart. Toby asked Clint what he was doing next, to which Clint replied, "Funny you should ask, I am leaving tomorrow to shoot a movie for three months called The Mule." Clint told him the storyline and Toby asked, "How do you do it, man?" Clint said, "I just don't let the old man in." With the movie in mind and the line Eastwood told him, Keith wrote the song and sent it to Clint, who loved it and decided to roll credits with it.

Written solely by Keith, "Don't Let The Old Man In" is a wearily resolute rebuke to Father Time:

           When he rides up on his horse

           And you feel that cold bitter wind

           Look out your window and smile

           Don't let the old man in

Recorded at Nashville's Ocean Way Studio, the song will be available at all digital retailers on Dec.

This song is awesome too. Check it out.

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Toby's debut #1 hit "Should've been A Cowboy" he's re-released a remastered collection of music AND a new performance video shot with fans and troops in uniform from Toby's multiple U.S.O. tours. Goosebumps!


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