In May, poker powerhouse PokerStars asked 1000 of its European customers which song they liked the best from a list of songs. It came down to two choices – Lady Gaga’s Poker Face and Motörhead’s Ace of Spades, and it is no gamble to say that …Spades not only won, but crushed Lady Gaga’s 2009 smash-hit. With “…Spades having enjoyed huge success in 1980 before establishing itself as the anthem of a rock movement and lifestyle, this was not only a victory for Motörhead, it was a victory for the sheer strength of rock’n’roll music.
Three and a half years after Lemmy Kilmister has passed, the world still mourns the loss but Motörhead is more than alive. Rock magazines worldwide have stories about Motörhead in their issues on a regular basis, paying tribute to one of the legendary bands of all times. The iconic band shirt is still the most sought after merchandise item proudly worn by fans, friends and fellow musicians.
Years end polls in music magazines show the influence Lemmy and his band Motörhead had, the band made a big impact and the footprints they left are huge.
Readers Polls have them ranked up high again after these years:
Rock Hard, Germany
In the category ‘favorite musician’ Lemmy left everyone behind and was voted with a huge gap between him and the rest to No 1 and captured No 2 for personality of the year
Favorite band: Motörhead No 4
Deaf Forever, Germany
Personality of 2018: Lemmy Kilmister No 6
Favorite band: Motörhead No 3
Rocks, Germany
Favorite band of all times: Motörhead No 8
Metal Hammer, Germany
Personality of the year: Lemmy Kilmister No 4
Best band all times: Motörhead No 3
Best song of all times: Ace Of Spades No 8
So once again, crank up the volume to both listen to, and feel the vibes of this iconic, legendary band! They were Motörhead and they played rock’n’roll, but now it is the public playing their legendary music with enthusiastic abandon, ensuring that Motörhead are alive and kicking in 2019.
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Motorhead – Ace Of Spades! Of course! No contest! That silly “Lady” Gaga shouldn’t even be mentioned! Forgot where I heard it (unfortunately) thank God it was only 1 time, but that “song” poker face made me sick! Sounded like a jammed tape recorder machine! They should change the name to PUKER face!!
The Mets are shell shocked right now Doug…they thought they won the third game and they got ambushed in the 9th…..then Ryu just blanked ’em like I said he would…I said it would happen and it did happen 🙂
Congratulations. The Dodgers will be at Citi Field in September, we’ll see who gets the last laugh.
I, too, think “Ace of Spades” is the greatest gambling song. I also like Kenny Rogers “The Gambler”, Megadeth’s “Train of Consequences”, and AC/DC’s “The Jack”…okay so “The Jack” is not about real money gambling, but it’s still a “play” on playing cards, so it’s close enough :o)
Kings & Queens
The Joker
Theme song from Full House
The Gambler would be my second choice as well, Kenny Rogers’ Gambler, not Madonna’s Gambler!
Can we get an honorable mention for Whitesnake’s Gambler?!
Absolutely!