Poker is a very popular topic in music, especially in country music. There are several well-known songs that are dedicated to the topic.
Without a doubt the most famous of all the poker songs is The Gambler which is sung by Kenny Rogers. The song is a narrative that tells the story of two men who meet on a train. One is a younger man who is full of life and bravado. The other is an older man who is nearing the end of his life. The song tells the story that the older gambler tells the younger one. In the song, poker is used as a metaphor for life.
The Gambler is one of the biggest hits of Kenny Rogers’s illustrious career. Not only was the song a huge hit, but it also was adapted into a movie. The song has been used in the soundtrack for many movies and television shows, the most recent of which is an episode of the CW hit, Supernatural. The song is usually used whenever one of the characters finds themselves in a position that they have to make a choice that is going to affect their life.
When it comes to country music stars, there is no one who has enjoyed more longevity than George Strait. The man hails from Texas, looks good in a pair of jeans, and knows how to rock a country song. Considering how proud he is of his Texas roots it should come as no surprise that George Strait borrowed a poker term when he was choosing a name for his band, the Ace in the Hole band. Years later, Strait also recorded a song by the same name. In the song the Ace in the Hole line was used to illustrate the importance of always setting a little aside, both while playing poker and in living life.
One of the most moving songs that make use of fulltiltpoker and cards as a metaphor for both life and love is an old song called Desperado. The song was originally recorded by the Eagles. Years later, in the late ‘90s it was rerecorded and became a hit for Clint Black. The song is a haunting ballad about a man who lives a lonely life as a card shark. The message is clear, if the desperado ever wants to find happiness and fulfillment he is going to have to change his ways and develop a more honest lifestyle. The card, Queen of Hearts, is used as a metaphor for true love.
Long before he became Rockford, James Gardner played another main character in a television series called Maverick. In the series Brett Maverick was a pretty amazing card player and all around good guy who was perpetually getting himself out of one scrape or another. In addition to being a pretty good show about poker, the theme song was also a very catchy and simply little number that did its best to tell the story of Brett Mavericks life. The song was later revitalized when Gardner and Mel Gibson teamed up with Jody Foster and turned the little TV series into a really good movie.