In 2002, Willie Nelson and Kid Rock recorded "Last Stand in Open Country" for Nelson's album "The Great Divide". The song was the title track of the first album from Taupin's band Farm Dogs (see below). Nelson's album included two other Taupin songs, "This Face" and "Mendocino County Line". The latter song, a duet between Nelson and Lee Ann Womack, was made into a video and released as the album's first single. The song won the 2003 Grammy for best vocal collaboration in country music. In 2004, he co-wrote Courtney Love's song "Uncool", from her 2004 debut solo album "America's Sweetheart". In 2005, he co-wrote the title track to "What I Really Want For Christmas" with Brian Wilson for his first seasonal album. In 2006, he won a Golden Globe Award for his lyrics to the song "A Love That Will Never Grow Old" from the film "Brokeback Mountain". The music of the song was composed by Argentine producer and songwriter Gustavo Santaolalla.