Q:
Part 2 of our favorite QoDs: gambling songs
A:
Yesterday, we fielded a question about our own favorite QoDs. It contained a suggestion that we post a few reruns to give ourselves a breather -- in the never-ending progression of the nearly 5,400 questions we've answered over the past 16-plus years.
So here's today's staff favorite. Long-timers will remember it from the days of the QoDmother, Jessica Roe, or at the very least will recognize it as her indefatigable handiwork. It was first answered all the way back in 2006 and has been updated four times since; it now includes 125 songs, which we've alphabetized for easy reference.
- 40 Miles To Vegas - Southern Culture On the Skids
- A Good Run of Bad Luck - Clint Black
- Ace of Spades – Motorhead
- Big in Vegas - Buck Owens
- Blackjack – Ray Charles
- Casino Boogie - Rolling Stones
- Casino Queen - Wilco
- Casino Road - Kevin Gordon
- Christmas In Vegas - Dale Watson
- Conventioneers - Barenaked Ladies
- Deal 'em Again - Christopher Cross
- Dealer - Traffic
- Desperado – The Eagles
- Do It Again - Steely Dan
- Draw of the Cards - Kim Carnes
- Easy Money – Billy Joel
- Five Card Stud - Ace Frehley
- Gambler – Madonna
- Gambler's Yodel - Delmore Bros./Doc Watson
- Gamblin' Man - Bonnie Raitt
- Gambling Polka Dot Blues - Hank Snow
- Gambling Woman – Memphis Minnie
- Go Down Gambling - Blood, Sweat and Tears
- Goin' to Vegas - Jimmy Ray
- Here's To Las Vegas - Barry Manilow
- Here's to the Losers - Frank Sinatra
- Hey Louie Prima - Brian Setzer Orchestra
- House of the Rising Sun – The Animals (or Bob Dylan)
- I Got Mine - Jim Kweskin, Dan Hicks, et al.
- I Let a Gambler Lead Me Astray – Odetta
- I Love Vegas - Dean Martin
- I Saw It Coming - Reckless Kelly
- I Take My Chances - Mary Chapin Carpenter
- It's Midnight and I'm Not Famous Yet - Jimmy Buffett (or Steve Goodman)
- It's Okay - Eminem (featuring Eye-Kyu)
- Jack of Diamonds - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Jesus Died in Las Vegas - Spiritual Front
- Jesus in Vegas - Chumbawamba
- Karma Hotel - Spooks
- L.V. (Las Vegas) - Clint Holmes
- Las Vegas - Martin Stenmarck
- Las Vegas Dealer - Gomez
- Las Vegas Turnaround (The Stewardess Song) - Hall & Oates
- Las Vegas Virgin – Sonia Dada
- Las Vegas With the Lights Out - Geggy Tah
- Lay Your Money Down – Bread
- Leavin' Las Vegas – Sheryl Crow
- Let's Go to Vegas - Faith Hill
- Life is Just a Card Game - Big Joe Turner
- Lonesome Loser - Little River Band
- Luck Be a Lady - Frank Sinatra
- Lucky Too (Christmas in Las Vegas) - Bob Neuwirth
- Me and My Monkey - Robbie Williams
- Me and My Monkey - Robbie Williams
- Me and my Uncle - Grateful Dead
- Midnight Train - The Monkees
- Moonlight Gambler - Frankie Laine
- Mr Siegal - Tom Waits
- New Bad Habit - Larry Garner
- No Cheap Thrill – Suzanne Vega
- No Luck in Gambling - Yellowman
- Norman The Gambler (rides around in a Rambler) - Max Romeo and the Upsetters
- Ooh Las Vegas - Emmylou Harris
- Ooh Las Vegas - Gram Parsons
- People Get Really Drunk in Las Vegas - Size 14
- Playing Policy - Blind Blake
- Poker – Electric Light Orchestra
- Poker Face - Lady Gaga
- Pretty Vegas - INXS
- Queen of Las Vegas - B52s
- Ramblin' Gamblin' Man - Bob Seger
- Reno, Nevada - Richard Farina
- Riverboat Gambler – Carly Simon
- Roll of the Dice - Bruce Springsteen
- Roll the Bones - Rush
- Roulette - Bon Jovi
- Shape of My Heart - Sting
- Shooting High Dice - Mississippi Sheiks
- Show Biz Kids - Steely Dan
- Silver and Gold - U2
- Sin City - AC/DC
- Sin City - Flying Burrito Brothers
- Sin City - Gram Parsons (or Emmylou Harris)
- Son of a Rotten Gambler – Emmylou Harris
- Straight to the Top (Vegas) - Tom Waits
- Street of Dreams - Sinatra
- Sunday Street - Dave Van Ronk
- The Angel and the Gambler – Iron Maiden
- The Card Cheat – The Clash
- The Gambler - Kenny Rogers
- The Gambler – Leonard Cohen
- The Gambling Song - Cliff Richard
- The Jack – AC/DC
- The Loser – Grateful Dead
- The Winner Takes It All – ABBA
- Tumbling Dice - Rolling Stones
- Turn Of A Friendly Card - Alan Parsons
- Twenty-One - Small Stars
- Two of Hearts - Stacey Q
- Vegas - Bobby Bare
- Vegas - Clowns for Progress
- Vegas - Clubstrophobia
- Vegas - Dan Mackenzie
- Vegas - Nico
- Vegas - PenthouseJ
- Vegas - Rediscover
- Vegas - Sara Bareilles
- Vegas - Suitcase Pimps
- Vegas - The Regulars
- Vegas Baby - The Weepies
- Vegas Bound - Evan Olson
- Vegas Drag (Instrumental) - Count Basie
- Vegas Dream - Rick McGuire
- Vegas Girl - Conor Maynard
- Vegas Nights - Hootie & the Blowfish
- Vegas Polka - Frankie Yankovic
- Vegas Remains - Reclinerland
- Vegas Two Times - Stereophonics
- Viva Las Vegas - Elvis (or take your pick from ZZ Top, Bruce Springsteen, Dread Zeppelin, Nina Hagen, Dead Kennedys, Engelbert Humperdinck, et al)
- Waking Up in Vegas - Katy Perry
- When You're Hot, You're Hot - Jerry Reed
- Whisky, Women And Loaded Dice – Joe Liggins
- Wind Him Up - Saga
- With Plenty of Money and You - Count Basie (or Tony Bennett)
- Your Love Is Like Las Vegas - The Thrills
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