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You have great albums of pop songs. >> sure. >> larry: the other night, the other day, hal david, great songwriter told me that you are the best singer living. >> thank you, hal! >> larry: you sell a song, and when you hear willie nelson, you know it's willie nelson. >> that's great. >> larry: is it as much fun to sing pop as country? >> sure. it's more of a challenge to do those pop classics and standards because i grew up singing your cheatin heart and the hank williams songs and it's second nature to me. but to do stardust and moonlight and vermont and songs like that, you really have to be...

>> larry: you sell a song, and when you hear willie nelson, you know it's willie nelson. >> that's great. >> larry: is it as much fun to sing pop as country? >> sure. it's more of a challenge to do those pop classics and standards because i grew up singing "your cheatin' heart" and the hank williams songs and it's second nature to me. but to do "stardust" and "moonlight" and songs like that, you really have to be on your game a little bit. >> larry: but you still give it that same willie -- no one sings it like willie nelson. >> it still sounds country. >> larry: because you're country. >> bec...

There. >> larry: you sing everything. you have great albums of pop songs. the other night, the other day, hall david told me that you are the best singer living. >> i can't help it. >> larry: so you sell a song, and when you hear willie nelson, you know it's willie nelson. is it as fun to sing pop as country? >> sure. it's more of a challenge to do those pop classics and standards because i grew up singing "your cheating heart" and it's second nature to me. but to do stardust, and songs like that, you really have to be on your game a little bit. >> larry: yeah, but you still give it that same ...

Told me you are the best singer living. >> thank you, hal. >> larry: because you sell a song, and when you hear willie nelson, you know it's willie nelson. >> that's great. >> larry: is it as much fun to sing pop as country? >> sure. it's more of a challenge to do those pop classics and standards, because i grew up singing your cheating heart and the hank williams songs, second nature to me. to do stardust and moonlight in vermont, stuff like that, you really have to be on your game a little bit. >> larry: but you still give it that same willie -- no one sings it like willie nelson. >> it stil...