Poker Songs

[arod4276]

I recently did a search for poker songs. I came up with the following list of poker/gambling songs. I have only heard of a few of these, and the few of these I've heard, I really like. What do you thimk of this list? Are there anymore you can think of? Which ones are good, and which ones totally suck? Please make any comments that might be of interest.

Ace Of Spades by Motorhead
Aces - by Suzy Bogguss
Angel And The Gambler (The) by Iron Maiden
Blackjack by Ray Charles
Bottle of Smoke by Pogues
Calcutta Auction by The Michael Stanley Band
Card Cheat (The) by the Clash
Casino Queen by Wilco
Cincinnati Kid (The) by Ray Charles
Cowboy junkies lament by Townes Van Zandt
Deacon Blues by Steely Dan
Deal by Grateful Dead
Deal by Tom T. Hall
Deal 'em Again by Christopher Cross
Dealer by Traffic
Dollar bill blues by Townes Van Zandt
Desperado - The Eagles
Desperado Reprise - The Eagles
Draw Blank by State Of Alert
Draw Of The Cards - Kim Carnes
Easy Money by Billy Joel
Five Card Stud by Ace Frehley
Gambler by Madonna
Gambler (The) by Kenny Rogers
Gambler (The) by Leonard Cohen
Gambler (The) by Woody Guthrie
Have a Lucky Day by Morphine
Honey (Won't You Open That Door?) by Ricky Skaggs
House Of The Rising Sun by Bob Dylan
If I Lose by Ricky Skaggs
Jack (The) by AC/DC
Joker (The) by the Steve Miller Band
Joker's Wild (The) - Insane Clown Posse
Kentucky Gambler by Merle Haggard
Lay Your Money Down by Bread
Lily, Rosemary And The Jack Of Hearts by Bob Dylan
Loser (The) by Grateful Dead
Losing Hand by Ray Charles
Luck be a Lady - Frank Sinatra
Luck Of The Draw by Bonnie Raitt
Moonlight Gambler (The) by Frankie Laine
Mother the Queen of my Heart by Jerry Lee Lewis
Mr. Siegal by Tom Waits
Mr Gold and Mr Mud by Townes Van Zandt
My Last Words by Megadeth
No Cheap Thrill by Suzanne Vega
Norman the Gambler (rides around in a Rambler) by Max Romeo and the Upsetters
Poker by Electric Light Orchestra
Ramble on Rose by Grateful Dead
Rex's blues by Townes Van Zandt
Riverboat Gambler by Carly Simon
Roving Gambler by Unknown
Royal Straight Flush by Banda Conexao
Scarlet Begonias by Grateful Dead -
Shape of my heart by Sting
Smoke! Smoke! Smoke that Cigarette! by Tex Williams
St John the gambler by Townes Van Zandt
Still the Same by Bob Seger
Strangers Song by Leonard Cohen
Summer Wages by Ian Tyson
There's A Place In The World For A Gambler by Dan Fogelberg
Three Card Trick by Clash
Truckin' by Grateful Dead
Turn of a Friendly Card by Alan Parsons
Uptown Poker Club by Jerry Reed
Walking Away A Winner by Kathy Mattea
We're an American Band by Grand Funk
Winner Takes It All (The) by Abba


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[KJS]

"Ace of Spades" is one of the top 10 rock songs of all time, IMO.

"Pushing up the ante, I know you want to see me, read 'em and weep, the dead man's hand again."

I am surprised The Clash have 2 entries. I am going to look at the lyrics for those.

KJS

[Kurn, son of Mogh]

'Fire Lake" by Bob Seeger

"Who wants to play those eights and aces.."

[coolhandkuhn]

"That Was A Crazy Game of Poker" ~Oar

and I thought "House of the Rising Sun" was written by the Animals, not Dylan?

[CrackerZack]

What about I'm runnin' bad, I'm running good, Slow Roller from Tommy?

[David Steele]

Van Zandt is great. Look for Live at the Old Quarter, if you can find it.

Also the Dylan song is on a great album, Blood on The Tracks.

D.

[arod4276]

"The House of the Rising Sun" was written by Bob Dylan and originally released on his album Bob Dylan in 1962. The Animals did a cover version of the song, and released it in 1964. It was easily their biggest hit, and an excellent cover.

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[Philuva]

I like the song Acid Test by Chemical Brothers.
The chrous goes:
"Did you pass, the Acid Test?"

I like to pretend they are singing:
"Did you pass, the AQ Test?"

[bernie]

[Schmed]

The New Orleans Radiators do a couple. One is a cover, Jack of diamonds and another one if theres, Ace in the Hole.

Here's a verse of Jack of Diamonds "bet my money, on a trey, didn't give it all away, jack of diamonds is a hard card to play. Bet my money on a 7......"..you get the drift...

Another song is "Ace in the hole"


A D
I got an ace in the hole
A D
I got an ace in the hole
C# F#m
Old man time has got my body
C# F#m (E)
And Scratch has got my soul
D A Cdim7 Bm7
But don't shed no tears when I go under
D E A
'Cause I got an ace in the hole

D Ebdim7
When the chips are down
A D A
The chips are always down
D F#m
Let the chips fall where they may
E
This boy came here to play

{instrumental verse}

17 and I'm beaming
Already felt like I paid twice
Matchbox garter in the French Quarter
Oh what a fool's paradise
Books and plans
They could not stand
Against the sunshine orange and gold
Kings and queens dressed up in rags
But I found an ace in the hole


I can't get an ace in the hole or see a Jack of diamonds without having either one of those songs go off in my head. Talk about a tell one day at the casino I caught myself humming it to myself...thankfully the mopes at the casino aren't all that clued in to fishhead music.....

If you want to get clued in to some of the best New Orleans has to offer check out www.radiators.org (http://www.radiators.org) and see them when they come to your town...you will not regeret it always a good time listening to Fishhead music....

[Ed Miller]

Dude.. House of the Rising Sun was on Dylan's first album, but he didn't write it. It's a traditional folk song...

[arod4276]

Majorkong, I was under the impression Dylan wrote it since he was the first artist, that I knew of, to release it. Thanks for the correction.

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[baggins]

although Dylan's first album is my favorite of his, he didn't actually write any of the songs on it, if I'm not mistaken. but yeah, he recorded it first, and then The Animals. I like Dylan's version a bit better. and I like his version of 'In My Time of Dying' better than Zep's (although Zep is my favorite band...)

[ApolloQuiet]

Woody Guthrie if I'm not mistaken.

[Jive Dadson]

No one has mentioned my favorite: Cry Me a River.

But then, I've been wrong before.
Jive

[Edge34]

I just don't think any of us had the cojones to name a Justin Timberlake song...

(also, just realized this is my 200th post, making me an enthusiast...as though that meant something. And it had to be talking about Justin friggin' Timberlake)

[FatLoser]

Poker king by chris wallace?

About amarillo slim.

[Jive Dadson]

The name Justin Timberlake rings a bell, but I have no idea who he is. Cry Me a River is a standard, composed in 1953 by Arthur Hamilton, and recorded by maybe a thousand ballad singers.