Willie Nelson and Jimmy Kimmel sing a near-perfect love song to Austin

Jimmy and Willie sing a love duet for Austin, Texas
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The outfit is maybe a little more Dallas than Austin, but Jimmy Kimmel (and his lyricists) do a fine job capturing the spirit of the Texas capital in his duet, "To Austin, I Can't Love You More," with Willie Nelson. Sure, it's a knockoff of a Julio Iglesias song, and yes, Austin hosts a lot of music during South by Southwest, but Kimmel and Nelson have cooked up a surprisingly catchy love song — and if SXSW needs its own anthem, it's perfect that it be sung by an Austin legend and a visitor from Southern California. —Peter Weber

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Peter Weber

Peter Weber is a senior editor at TheWeek.com, and has handled the editorial night shift since the website launched in 2008. A graduate of Northwestern University, Peter has worked at Facts on File and The New York Times Magazine. He speaks Spanish and Italian and plays bass and rhythm cello in an Austin rock band. Follow him on Twitter.