{"id":69308,"date":"2021-05-13T11:25:19","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T10:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=69308"},"modified":"2021-05-13T11:25:19","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T10:25:19","slug":"the-most-famous-gambling-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2021\/05\/the-most-famous-gambling-songs\/","title":{"rendered":"The Most Famous Gambling Songs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Humans tend to make art about the things they enjoy, and throughout the ages, gambling has been a topic of much artistic focus because it\u2019s one of humanity\u2019s oldest vices. From Cezanne to Caravaggio, countless greats have portrayed rolling the dice or betting on cards. Modernity\u2019s music is by no means above focusing on the flick of the dealer\u2019s wrist, and there are thousands of songs that portray gambling, the highs, and the lows. Here are the most famous for you to enjoy as you join their ranks.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Warning!<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re putting on these jams to supplement your own gambling, make sure you\u2019re playing responsibly and that you\u2019re only trusting your money with a casino that has the right credentials. According to spin casino<\/a>, 128-bit SSL encryption and a trusted license like one from the Kanawake Gaming Commission are highly recommended if you\u2019re gambling online.<\/p>\n

The Gambler by Kenny Rogers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Famous for laying down some of the most iconic songs of the \u201970s, Kenny Rogers released The Gambler in 1978, and it became an instant classic and a surefire hit. It is simply about a man taking advice from a gambler who knows what he\u2019s talking about. It\u2019s worth listening to just for the guidance<\/a> of \u201cknow[ing] when to hold them and know[ing] when to fold them\u201d \u2013 simple but effective advice if you\u2019re ever on tilt.<\/p>\n

Ace of Spades by Motorhead<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mention Motorhead to any rock fan, and you\u2019ll get a bittersweet \u201cahhh\u201d as they remember Motorhead\u2019s legendary frontman, Lemmy, who died in 2015. Ace of Spades is about cards but also Lemmy\u2019s love of gambling in general \u2013 not many people know that he got his name from his love of gambling, as he was always asking his friends: \u201clemmy [or lend me] a bob or two until payday\u201d when his luck wasn\u2019t great on the slots. He loved slots so much that he toured with them in his dressing room<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Viva Las Vegas by Elvis \u201cThe King\u201d Presley <\/strong><\/p>\n

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The King can get any gambler\u2019s spirits rising when he croons beautifully about perhaps the most famous gambling location in the world: Las Vegas. He sang this song for his movie \u201cViva Las Vegas,\u201d and it ended up paying for his later years as he toured the Vegas strip. The major chord progression rises before the chorus, creating anticipation and then joy in a way that cleverly reflects the process of winning a bet.<\/p>\n

Luck be a Lady by Frank Sinatra <\/strong><\/p>\n

Ol\u2019 Blue Eyes sure did his fair share of gambling, in fact, he and his gang would overindulge so hard in Vegas that when they went to Hollywood to see Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall afterward, Bacall described them as being like a pack of rats<\/a>. The name \u2018The Rat Pack\u2019 stuck as an informal nom de guerre for Sinatra and co forevermore. Luck be a Lady comes from the musical Guys and Dolls, in which he stars, and it recounts his alleged love of shooting craps. Sinatra wasn\u2019t the biggest gambler in the Rat Pack \u2013 that title firmly falls in the hands of Dean Martin \u2013 but \u201cMoney Burns a Hole in my Pockets\u201d isn\u2019t quite as uplifting a gambling song.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Humans tend to make art about the things they enjoy, and throughout the ages, gambling has been a topic of much artistic focus because it\u2019s one of humanity\u2019s oldest vices. From Cezanne to Caravaggio, countless greats have portrayed rolling the dice or betting on cards. Modernity\u2019s music is by no means above focusing on the flick of the dealer\u2019s wrist, and there are thousands of songs that portray gambling, the highs, and the lows. Here are the most famous for you to enjoy as you join their ranks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":69309,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[10377,7],"tags":[236,2773,10206,12],"class_list":["post-69308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","category-music","tag-elvis-presley","tag-frank-sinatra","tag-motorhead","tag-music"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-i1S","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":60491,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/03\/the-pop-culture-of-igaming-music-movies-and-more\/","url_meta":{"origin":69308,"position":0},"title":"The Pop Culture Of iGaming – Music, Movies And More","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"03\/03\/2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Since its inception, the popularity of iGaming kept on increasing constantly. 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