Motorhead - Ace of Spades
"Ace of Spades" is a song by the heavy metal band Motörhead. It was released as a single on October 27, 1980 as a preview to the album Ace of Spades and autumn tour.
In November it reached #15 in the UK Singles Chart and has since become the most famous of all of Motörhead's songs.
For the lyrics, Lemmy said he "used gambling metaphors, mostly cards and dice - when it comes to that sort of thing, I'm more into the slot machines actually, but you can't really sing about spinning fruit, and the wheels coming down"
In November it reached #15 in the UK Singles Chart and has since become the most famous of all of Motörhead's songs.
For the lyrics, Lemmy said he "used gambling metaphors, mostly cards and dice - when it comes to that sort of thing, I'm more into the slot machines actually, but you can't really sing about spinning fruit, and the wheels coming down"
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