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[Patton4]

I missed a few more I had, some definitely aren't poker songs per se, but it's fun for the players to guess the poker reference in each song chosen, wether it be terminology used or an actual line about cards.

Poison - Nothing But A Good Time
Allison Krauss - Down to the River
Eazy-E - Gimme That Nut (DEFINITELY NOT about poker, but a funny poker reference nonetheless)
The Cardigans - My Favorite Game
CCR - Proud Mary (I like to sing a couple lines of this when the river beats someone)
Guns N Roses - Patience

[TenPercenter]

Note to everyone: Since the list is getting so long, I truly want to limit it to songs that can be directly tied to gambling in some way. Either mention some form of gambling in lyrics, or be otherwise related like Black Crowes "Remedy" being the Tilt theme.

This means no more songs that are just "great to listen" when playing poker... that could be anything. I think we also should avoid songs that have an unintenional poker term in the title but is actually unrelated, like Who's "Happy Jack" or Iron Maiden's "Aces High." Also, no songs that are only "money related" but not gambling related, there are just too many of them .

With that in mind, do you see any songs that should be removed? I'm trying to screen them as I go but if you spot something that might not make the cut point it out please.

Thanks,

Ten

[TenPercenter]

Ten

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Additions welcome!

For all new submissions please meet this criteria:

Song must be directly gambling related in some way, i.e.,
[*]Gambling mentioned in lyrics (dice, poker, etc)
[*]Gambling INTENTIONALLY mentioned in title
[*]Be otherwise related to gambling, as in Black Crowes "Remedy" being the Tilt theme

Songs to avoid submitting:

[*]No more songs that are just "great to listen" when playing poker... that could be anything.
[*]No songs with unintentional gambling term in title (example: Iron Maiden's "ACES HIGH" is about airplanes, not poker).
[*]No songs that are only "money related" but not gambling related, there are just too many of those.

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<font color="blue"> The 2+2 Poker Music Playlist </font>
[*] ABBA --- Winner Takes It All (The)[*] ABC --- How to be a Millionaire[*] AC/DC --- The Jack[*] Ace Frehley --- Five Card Stud[*] Aerosmith --- Deuces are Wild[*] Aerosmith --- Kings and Queens[*] Alan Parsons Project --- Turn of a Friendly Card[*] Allman Bros. --- Ramblin Man [*] Ann Armstrong --- Lucky Charm[*] Banda Conexao --- Royal Straight Flush[*] Bane --- Ante Up[*] Barbara Phaneuf --- Hat Full of Diamonds[*] Big and Rich --- Save a Horse Ride a Cowboy[*] Billy Joel --- Easy Money[*] Black Ace --- Black Ace[*] Black Crowes --- Remedy[*] Blue Ridge Playboys --- Give Me My Dime Back [*] Bob Dylan --- House Of The Rising Sun[*] Bob Dylan --- Lily Rosemary And The Jack Of Hearts[*] Bob Dylan --- Ramblin' Gamblin' Willie[*] Bob Seger --- Still the Same[*] Bobby Darin --- Mack the Knive[*] Bonnie Raitt --- Luck of the Draw[*] Bread --- Lay Your Money Down[*] Buck Owens --- Big in Vegas[*] Buckwheat Zydeco --- Five Card Stud[*] Carly Simon --- Riverboat Gambler[*] Carol Ponder --- Black Jack Davy[*] Chad Brock --- Livin' in Las Vegas[*] Charlie Daniels Band --- Trudy[*] Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez --- Sweet Tequila Blues[*] Christopher Cross --- Deal 'em Again[*] Clash --- Card Cheat (The)[*] Clash --- Three Card Trick[*] Clint Black --- A Good Run of Bad Luck[*] Clint Black --- A Good Run of Bad Luck[*] Corb Lund Band --- (Gonna) Shine Up My Boots[*] Corb Lund Band --- Time to Switch to Whiskey[*] Cypress Hill --- I Ain't Goin' Out Like That[*] Dan Fogelberg --- There's a Place in the World for a Gambler[*] Darrly Purpose --- Dangerous Game[*] Dave Brubeck Quartet --- Take Five[*] Dire Straits --- Money for Nothing[*] Doc &amp; Merle Watson (Merle Travis &amp; Tex Willaims) --- SmokeSmokeSmoke[*] Draw Blank --- State Of Alert[*] Eagles --- Desperado[*] Eagles --- Desperado Reprise[*] Electric Light Orchestra --- Poker[*] Elvis --- Viva Las Vegas[*] Emmylou Harris --- Son Of A Rotten Gambler[*] Ewan MacColl's --- Card Song[*] Flying Burrito Brothers --- Sin City[*] Frank Sinatra --- Luck be a Lady[*] Frankie Laine --- Moonlight Gambler (The)[*] Garth Brooks --- Two of a Kind (Working on a Full House)[*] Gary Primach --- Bad Poker Hand[*] George Strait --- Ace in the Hole[*] Gram Parsons --- Ooh Las Vegas[*] Grand Funk --- We're an American Band[*] Grateful Dead --- Deal[*] Grateful Dead --- Loser (The)[*] Grateful Dead --- Ramble on Rose[*] Grateful Dead --- Scarlet Begonias[*] Grateful Dead --- Truckin'[*] Grateful Dead --- Me and My Uncle[*] Green Apple Quickstep --- Los Vargos [*] Greenday --- Boulevard of Broken Dreams[*] Guys and Dolls --- Luck Be a Lady Tonight [*] Hank Snow --- Queen of Draw Poker Town[*] High Strung --- Losing money in Vegas [*] Ian Tyson --- Summer Wages[*] Insane Clown Posse --- Joker's Wild (The)[*] Iron Maiden --- Angel And The Gambler (The)[*] Jayhawks --- Tampa to Tulsa[*] Jerry Lee Lewis --- Mother the Queen of my Heart[*] Jerry Reed --- Uptown Poker Club[*] Jerry Reed --- When You're HotYou're Hot[*] Jimmie Rodgers --- Gamblin' Barroom Blues[*] Jimmie Rodgers --- Gamblin' Polka Dot Blues[*] Jimmie Rodgers --- In the Jailhouse Now[*] Jimmie Rodgers --- Those Gambler's Blues[*] Joe Ely --- Gallo del Cielo [*] Johnny Cash --- A Boy Named Sue[*] Juice Newton --- Queen of Hearts[*] Kathy Mattea --- Walking Away A Winner[*] Katy Moffat --- Me and My Uncle[*] Kenny Rogers --- The Gambler[*] Kim Carnes --- Draw Of The Cards[*] Leonard Cohen --- Gambler (The)[*] Leonard Cohen --- Strangers Song[*] Little River Band --- Lonesome Loser [*] Lloyd Banks --- When the Chips are Down[*] Louvin Brothers --- Cash on the Barrel Head[*] Ludacris --- Put Your Money[*] Madonna --- Gambler[*] Mary Chapin Carpenter --- I Fell Lucky[*] Mary McCaslin --- Weaverville[*] Max Romeo and the Upsetters --- Norman the Gambler (rides around in a Rambler)[*] Megadeth --- My Last Words[*] Merle Haggard --- Kentucky Gambler[*] Michael Jackson --- Beat It[*] Michael Stanley Band --- Calcutta AuctionThe [*] Morphine --- Have a Lucky Day[*] Motorhead --- Ace of Spades[*] MP3 --- Texas Hold 'em[*] O.A.R. --- Crazy Game of Poker[*] Oar --- Crazy Game of Poker[*] Odetta --- New Orleans[*] P. W. Long's Reelfoot --- Jack of Diamonds[*] Patsy Cline --- Turn the Cards Slowly[*] Peter Paul and Mary --- Stewball[*] Phil Harris --- Darktown Poker Club[*] Pink Floyd --- Money[*] Pogues --- Bottle of Smoke[*] Ray Charles --- Blackjack[*] Ray Charles --- Cincinnati Kid (The)[*] Ray Charles --- Losing Hand[*] Ray Wylie Hubbard --- Dust of the Chase[*] Ray Wylie Hubbard --- Rollin' them Bones[*] Ray Wylie Hubbard --- Mississippi Flush[*] Rick Robbins with Rory Block --- Roving Gambler[*] Ricky Scaggs --- Honey (Won't You Open That Door?)[*] Ricky Skaggs --- Honey (Won't You Open That Door?)[*] Ricky Skaggs --- If I Lose[*] Robert Earl Keen, Jr. --- Sonora's Death Row[*] Rolling Stones --- Tumblin' Dice[*] Rosie Flores --- Somebody LosesSomebody Wins[*] Social Distortion --- Bad Luck[*] Southern Culture on the Skids --- 40 Miles to Vegas[*] Stagger Lee --- Lloyd Price[*] Steely Dan --- Deacon Blues[*] Steve Earle --- Devil's Right Hand[*] Steve Miller Band --- Joker (The)[*] Steve Miller Band --- Take the Money and Run[*] Sting --- Shape of my heart[*] Streets --- Not Addicted[*] Suzanne Vega --- No Cheap Thrill[*] Suzy Bogguss --- Aces[*] Swahoogie --- Three of a Kind[*] Tex Ritter --- Deck of Cards[*] Tex Williams --- Smoke! Smoke! Smoke that Cigarette![*] Tex Williams --- The Uptown Poker Club[*] The Moon Gypsies --- Rockin' the Full House[*] Toby Keith --- Die With Your Boots On[*] Tom Petty --- Even the Losers[*] Tom Russell --- Gallo Del Cielo[*] Tom Russell --- LilyRosemaryand the Jack of Hearts[*] Tom T. Hall --- Deal[*] Tom Waits --- Mr. Siegal[*] Tom Waits --- Mr. Siegal[*] Townes Van Zandt --- Cowboy junkies lament[*] Townes Van Zandt --- Dollar bill blues[*] Townes Van Zandt --- Mr Gold and Mr Mud[*] Townes Van Zandt --- Rex's blues[*] Townes Van Zandt --- St John the gambler[*] Traffic --- Dealer[*] Unknown --- Roving Gambler[*] Warren Zevon --- Lawyers, Guns and Money[*] Whitesnake --- Sweet Lady Luck[*] Wilco --- Casino Queen[*] Woody Guthrie --- Gambler (The)[*] Woody Guthrie --- House of the Rising Sun[*] ZZ Top --- Viva Las Vegas

[PokerChum]

Wycliff Jean's duet version of the Gambler with Kenny Rogers is by far superior for poker listening than the original.

[mrmookid]

I second the WJ version of the KR song.

You got to count your dub-plates (GHETTO, GHETTO, GHETTO) before you
touch the turntables (ALL HOODS!)

[David04]

Dead End Road-Sin City.

[Hedge Henderson]

Can't let this thread sink too far down. A few additions/updates:

Your unknown may be:
Tennessee Ernie Ford - "The Rovin' Gambler"

Bert Williams - "The Darktown Poker Club". From 1914. Later covered by Phil Harris and, under the more PC title, "The Uptown Poker Club", by Tex Williams and Jerry Reed.

Commander Cody and Willie Nelson have also done covers of "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke that Cigarette". I'm sure there are more.

Tex Ritter - "Rye Whiskey"
"Jack o' diamonds, Jack o' diamonds, I know you of old. You have robbed my poor pockets of silver and gold."

Bobby Bare - "Vegas"

Frantics - "Straight Flush"

Blind Blake - "Poker Woman Blues"

Troy Turner - "Lazy Poker Blues"

T. Bone Walker - "You're My Best Poker Hand"

Davin James - "Rollin' Dice"

Rex Hale - "Darn dem Bones"

Nelson Riddle - "A Game of Poker"

Corb Lund Band - "Apocaplyptic Modified Blues"
"Gather round me all you sinners, all you gamblers and card sharps...
"But roll them bones... You oughta roll 'em like you've never rolled before."

If betting on fixed fights counts, you can throw Charlie Robison's "John O'Riley" on there, too.

Slaid Cleves - "Broke Down"
"How can I take this losing hand and somehow win?"
This one may be a stretch, though.

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...do you see any songs that should be removed? I'm trying to screen them as I go but if you spot something that might not make the cut point it out please.

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By your criteria, there are several. As near as I can recall, "Deck of Cards", "The Joker", "40 Miles to Vegas", "Cash on the Barrel Head", "Queen of Hearts", "Money for Nothing", "Take Five", "Big in Vegas", "I Ain't Goin' Out Like That". "Give Me My Dime Back", and "Mack the Knife" have nothing to do with gambling, no matter how cool the songs may be.

The five in "Take Five" has to do with the meter. The song has no lyrics.

[TenPercenter]

Great post Hedge. I've taken some off, and added a bunch.

Some of them have to stay, just because they belong. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] Like Mack the Knife... it just reeks of Vegas in the 50's. Honerary titles need to go to songs like Money for Nothing, and Floyd's Money. etc.

I'm grabbing some from a thread on thepokerforum.com and I will update the list tonight.

Ten

[TenPercenter]

Song count is up to 173!

Ten

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Additions welcome!

For all new submissions please meet this criteria:

Song must be directly gambling related in some way, i.e.,
[*]Gambling mentioned in lyrics (dice, poker, etc)
[*]Gambling INTENTIONALLY mentioned in title
[*]Be otherwise related to gambling, as in Black Crowes "Remedy" being the Tilt theme

Songs to avoid submitting:

[*]No songs that are just "great to listen" when playing poker... that could be anything.
[*]No songs with unintentional gambling terms in title (example: Iron Maiden's "ACES HIGH" is about airplanes, not poker).
[*]No songs that are only "money related" but not gambling related, there are just too many of those.

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<font color="blue"> The 2+2 Poker Music Playlist </font>
[*] ABBA --- Winner Takes It All (The)[*] ABC --- How to be a Millionaire[*] AC/DC --- The Jack[*] Ace Frehley --- Five Card Stud[*] Aerosmith --- Deuces are Wild[*] Aerosmith --- Kings and Queens[*] Alan Parsons Project --- Turn of a Friendly Card[*] Allman Bros. --- Ramblin Man [*] Ann Armstrong --- Lucky Charm[*] B.B. King --- Gambler's Blues[*] Banda Conexao --- Royal Straight Flush[*] Bane --- Ante Up[*] Barbara Phaneuf --- Hat Full of Diamonds[*] Bert Williams --- The Darktown Poker Club[*] Big and Rich --- Save a Horse Ride a Cowboy[*] Billy Joel --- Easy Money[*] Black Ace --- Black Ace[*] Black Crowes --- Remedy[*] Blind Blake --- Poker Woman Blues[*] Blue Ridge Playboys --- Give Me My Dime Back [*] Bob Dylan --- House Of The Rising Sun[*] Bob Dylan --- Lily Rosemary And The Jack Of Hearts[*] Bob Dylan --- Ramblin' Gamblin' Willie[*] Bob Seger --- Fire Lake[*] Bob Seger --- Still the Same[*] Bobby Bare --- Vegas[*] Bobby Darin --- Mack the Knive[*] Bonnie Raitt --- Luck of the Draw[*] Bread --- Lay Your Money Down[*] Buck Owens --- Big in Vegas[*] Buckwheat Zydeco --- Five Card Stud[*] Carly Simon --- Riverboat Gambler[*] Carol Ponder --- Black Jack Davy[*] Chad Brock --- Livin' in Las Vegas[*] Charlie Daniels Band --- Trudy[*] Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez --- Sweet Tequila Blues[*] Christopher Cross --- Deal 'em Again[*] Clash --- Card Cheat (The)[*] Clash --- Three Card Trick[*] Clint Black --- A Good Run of Bad Luck[*] Corb Lund Band --- Apocaplyptic Modified Blues[*] Corb Lund Band --- (Gonna) Shine Up My Boots[*] Corb Lund Band --- Time to Switch to Whiskey[*] Cypress Hill --- I Ain't Goin' Out Like That[*] Dan Fogelberg --- There's a Place in the World for a Gambler[*] Darrly Purpose --- Dangerous Game[*] Davin James --- Rollin' Dice[*] Dire Straits --- Money for Nothing[*] Doc &amp; Merle Watson (Merle Travis &amp; Tex Willaims) --- SmokeSmokeSmoke[*] Draw Blank --- State Of Alert[*] Electric Light Orchestra --- Poker[*] Elvis --- Viva Las Vegas[*] Emmylou Harris --- Son Of A Rotten Gambler[*] Ewan MacColl's --- Card Song[*] Flying Burrito Brothers --- Sin City[*] Frank Sinatra --- Luck be a Lady[*] Frankie Laine --- Moonlight Gambler (The)[*] Frantics --- Straight Flush[*] Garth Brooks --- Two of a Kind (Working on a Full House)[*] Gary Primach --- Bad Poker Hand[*] George Strait --- Ace in the Hole[*] George Thorogood --- The Ballad of Maverick[*] Gram Parsons --- Ooh Las Vegas[*] Grand Funk --- We're an American Band[*] Grateful Dead --- Deal[*] Grateful Dead --- Loser (The)[*] Grateful Dead --- Ramble on Rose[*] Grateful Dead --- Me and My Uncle[*] Green Apple Quickstep --- Los Vargos [*] Greenday --- Boulevard of Broken Dreams[*] Guys and Dolls --- Luck Be a Lady Tonight [*] Hank Snow --- Queen of Draw Poker Town[*] High Strung --- Losing money in Vegas [*] Ian Tyson --- Summer Wages[*] Insane Clown Posse --- Joker's Wild (The)[*] Iron Maiden --- Angel And The Gambler (The)[*] Jayhawks --- Tampa to Tulsa[*] Jerry Lee Lewis --- Mother the Queen of my Heart[*] Jerry Reed --- Uptown Poker Club[*] Jerry Reed --- When You're HotYou're Hot[*] Jimmie Rodgers --- Gamblin' Barroom Blues[*] Jimmie Rodgers --- Gamblin' Polka Dot Blues[*] Jimmie Rodgers --- In the Jailhouse Now[*] Jimmie Rodgers --- Those Gambler's Blues[*] Joe Ely --- Gallo del Cielo [*] Johnny Cash --- A Boy Named Sue[*] Juice Newton --- Queen of Hearts[*] Kathy Mattea --- Walking Away A Winner[*] Katy Moffat --- Me and My Uncle[*] Kenny Rogers --- The Gambler[*] Kim Carnes --- Draw Of The Cards[*] Leonard Cohen --- Gambler (The)[*] Leonard Cohen --- Strangers Song[*] Little River Band --- Lonesome Loser [*] Lloyd Banks --- When the Chips are Down[*] Ludacris --- Put Your Money[*] Madonna --- Gambler[*] Mary Chapin Carpenter --- I Fell Lucky[*] Mary McCaslin --- Weaverville[*] Max Romeo and the Upsetters --- Norman the Gambler (rides around in a Rambler)[*] Megadeth --- My Last Words[*] Merle Haggard --- Kentucky Gambler[*] Michael Jackson --- Beat It[*] Michael Stanley Band --- Calcutta AuctionThe [*] Morphine --- Have a Lucky Day[*] Motorhead --- Ace of Spades[*] MP3 --- Texas Hold 'em[*] Nelson Riddle --- A Game of Poker[*] O.A.R. --- Crazy Game of Poker[*] Odetta --- New Orleans[*] P. W. Long's Reelfoot --- Jack of Diamonds[*] Patsy Cline --- Turn the Cards Slowly[*] Peter Paul and Mary --- Stewball[*] Phil Harris --- Darktown Poker Club[*] Pink Floyd --- Money[*] Pogues --- Bottle of Smoke[*] Ray Charles --- Blackjack[*] Ray Charles --- Cincinnati Kid (The)[*] Ray Charles --- Losing Hand[*] Ray Wylie Hubbard --- Dust of the Chase[*] Ray Wylie Hubbard --- Rollin' them Bones[*] Ray Wylie Hubbard --- Mississippi Flush[*] Rex Hale --- Darn dem Bones[*] Rick Robbins with Rory Block --- Roving Gambler[*] Ricky Skaggs --- Honey (Won't You Open That Door?)[*] Ricky Skaggs --- If I Lose[*] Robert Earl Keen, Jr. --- Sonora's Death Row[*] Rolling Stones --- Tumblin' Dice[*] Rosie Flores --- Somebody LosesSomebody Wins[*] Sheryl Crow --- Leaving Las Vegas[*] Social Distortion --- Bad Luck[*] Southern Culture on the Skids --- 40 Miles to Vegas[*] Stagger Lee --- Lloyd Price[*] Steely Dan --- Do It Again [*] Steely Dan --- Deacon Blues[*] Steve Earle --- Devil's Right Hand[*] Steve Miller Band --- Joker (The)[*] Steve Miller Band --- Take the Money and Run[*] Sting --- Shape of my heart[*] Streets --- Not Addicted[*] Suzanne Vega --- No Cheap Thrill[*] Suzy Bogguss --- Aces[*] Swahoogie --- Three of a Kind[*] T. Bone Walker --- You're My Best Poker Hand[*] Tennessee Ernie Ford --- The Rovin' Gambler[*] Tex Ritter --- Deck of Cards[*] Tex Ritter --- Rye Whiskey[*] Tex Williams --- Smoke! Smoke! Smoke that Cigarette![*] Tex Williams --- The Uptown Poker Club[*] The Moon Gypsies --- Rockin' the Full House[*] Toby Keith --- Die With Your Boots On[*] Tom Petty --- Even the Losers[*] Tom Russell --- Gallo Del Cielo[*] Tom Russell --- LilyRosemaryand the Jack of Hearts[*] Tom T. Hall --- Deal[*] Tom Waits --- Mr. Siegal[*] Tom Waits --- Mr. Siegal[*] Townes Van Zandt --- Cowboy junkies lament[*] Townes Van Zandt --- Dollar bill blues[*] Townes Van Zandt --- Mr Gold and Mr Mud[*] Townes Van Zandt --- Rex's blues[*] Townes Van Zandt --- St John the gambler[*] Traffic --- Dealer[*] Troy Turner --- Lazy Poker Blues[*] Uncle Kracker --- Aces And 8's[*] Unknown --- Roving Gambler[*] Warren Zevon --- Lawyers, Guns and Money[*] Whitesnake --- Sweet Lady Luck[*] Wilco --- Casino Queen[*] Woody Guthrie --- Gambler (The)[*] Woody Guthrie --- House of the Rising Sun[*] Xzibit --- Gambler[*] ZZ Top --- Viva Las Vegas

[SugarV]

There is this great Rockabilly band here in New Jersey that has a song about poker. *cough*my band*cough*

We are The Blue Suede Bombers. The song is called, "Hold'em Flair."

You can either listen to it directly (before downloading) at http://www.myspace.com/bluesuedebombers or you can download it from our website (for free) at http://www.bluesuedebombers.com

Wrote it years ago...and it's still a crowd favorite.

sv