I discussed my favorite music a lot of times already on this blog. Now I’ve chosen ten songs that particularly (well, sometimes^^) have something to do with poker. So get ready organising your homegame and add this songs to your playlist. Ten to five today!

10. 16 Horsepower – Sinnerman

This song isn’t dealing with poker in particular, but it just takes me back to the early days of poker. It creates this whole atmosphere of Doyle Brunson, Amarillo Slim, Chip Reese and Wild Bill Hickok sitting around a small table. Cards in their hand, whiskey to the left, gun to the right. Original song from Nina Simone of course.

9. Electric Light Orchestra – Poker

Also Jeff Lynne and his band made a song about poker and the similarities with love. Hear all about high cards calling the tune, losing everything you have, aces up the sleeves and gamblers ruling the night.

8.  Jefferson Airplane – White Rabbit

What does this song have to do with poker? Not that much, but I so LOVE this song! And there are all the hidden messages in it that can relate to the game of poker. ‘Chasing rabbits’, for example, can refer to chasing your draw AND to the rabbit cam. The fact that your mind is moving low when you had some kind of mushroom makes clear that you can’t play your A-game when doing drugs. And when logic and proportion have fallen sloppy dead, the Red Queen’s “off with her head”: you will get killed by your opponent hitting that queen on the river.

7. ZZ Top – Viva Las Vegas

This of course HAS to be your favorite song when you’re a professional Vegas rounder. ‘There’s a whole lot of money that’s ready to burn – So get those stakes up higher!’ And what about this one: ‘Oh, there’s blackjack and poker and a roulette wheel. A fortune won and lost on every deal. All you need’s a strong heart and a nerve of steel.’ Original song from Elvis Presley of course.

6. Bon Iver – RE: Stacks

If you see the title, it looks pretty obvious where this song’s about. But the song doesn’t really sound as a poker song at all. But as the singer stated himself : “This song is for anyone who’s been at a poker table and sort of seen their soul. Good or bad”.

See you next time!