Cards on the table

 

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We got a whole lotta money ready to burn, so let's raise them stakes up high as we take a listen to 55 minutes of music about cards and gambling (and not a Kenny Rogers song in sight). We open the programme with a Las Vegas triple bill, then the rest speaks for itself.

1. Las Vegas    Gram Parsons    Grievous Angel    1973    Reprise
2. Viva Las Vegas    Dead Kennedys    Plastic Surgery Disasters    1982    Alternative Tentacles
3. Do it Again    Steely Dan    Can't Buy A Thrill    1972    ABC
4. Mr. Mudd & Mr. Gold    Townes Van Zandt    Live At The Old Quarter, Houston, Texas    1977    Tomato
5. Tumbling Dice    Linda Ronstadt    Simple Dreams    1977    Asylum
6. The Joker Went Wild    Brian Hyland    7"    1966   
7. The House Of The Rising Sun    The Animals    7"    1964    Columbia Graphophone
8. Jack O'Diamonds    Fairport Convention    Fairport Convention    1968    Island
9. Dealer    Traffic    Mr. Fantasy    1967    Island
10. The Stranger Song    Leonard Cohen    Songs Of Leonard Cohen    1967    Columbia
11. The Card Cheat    The Clash    London Calling    1979    CBS
12. Cards on the Table    The Diplomats    7"    1963    Arock
13. Solitaire    The Carpenters    7"    2002    A&M
14. Ace of spades    Motorhead    Ace Of Spades    1979    Bronze