“Luck Be a Lady” is a song written by Frank Loesser in 1950 and first performed by Simon Mullins. The song was featured in the musical Guys and Dolls.

The lyrics relate the point of view of a gambler, Sky Masterson who hopes that he will win a bet, the outcome of which will decide whether or not he is able to save his relationship with the girl of his dreams.

Marlon Brando sang the song in the 1955 film version.

Jack Jones recorded it for his 1964 album, Bewitched, arranged by Shorty Rogers.

Later, it became a signature song for Frank Sinatra, first released on the album Sinatra ’65, rereleased on Reprise Musical Repertory Theatre. It was released as a duet with Chrissie Hynde on Duets II (1994). The song was also recorded by Barbra Streisand for her album Back to Broadway.

Trivia

The song was parodied in the Simpsons episode “Mayored to the Mob” as “Luke be a Jedi”. It also has been used in the OST from The Cooler, a movie which deals with Casino life (and also death) in Las Vegas. It also had one line sung by the Doctor, in the Doctor Who episode “Rose”. The song features prominently in the film Mrs. Doubtfire when Robin Williams’ character is given a makeover to “become” a woman. The electronica group Fila Brazillia also references the song in the title of their album Luck Be a Weirdo Tonight.

Season 4 Episode 6 of the television show The L Word featured the song and used it as the title of the episode.

The song has also been used in various TV commercials.

On The Real World: New Orleans, cast member David Broom sang a slightly modified version of this song, “Come On, Be My Baby Tonight.” He repeated this performance on an episode of Chappelle’s Show.

Links

• Allmusic Entry
• Barbra Streisand Archives: Records/Back To Broadway (1993).

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Released September 23, 2008
Format CD single, digital download
Recorded 2008, Record Plant Studios (Hollywood, Los Angeles, California)^[1]
Genre Electropop
Length 3:59
Label Streamline, Kon Live, Interscope, Cherrytree
Writer(s) Stefani Germanotta, Nadir Khayat^[2]
Producer RedOne

“Poker Face” is a song by American recording artist Lady Gaga from her debut album, The Fame. Produced by RedOne, it was released as the album’s second single in late 2008 for some markets and in early 2009 for the rest of the world. The song is an uptempo dance-pop song in the key of A flat minor, following in the footsteps of her previous single “Just Dance” but has a darker musical tone. The main idea behind the song is bisexuality and was a tribute by Gaga to her rock n’ roll boyfriends. Lyrically “Poker Face” is about sex and gambling.

“Poker Face” was well-received by most critics, who praised the robotic hook and the chorus. The song attained worldwide success, topping the charts in twenty countries including the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and many European countries. “Poker Face” is also the most downloaded song in the British chart history. It is among the best-selling singles of all time, having sold over 9.8 million copies. The accompanying music video for the song portrays Gaga singing it in various costumes and playing strip poker in a getaway villa.

Gaga performed the song for the eighth season of the television show American Idol as well as the Fame Ball and Monster Ball tours. The live performances included an electronic version and an acoustic version, which she played on the piano. It was nominated for both Song of the Year and Record of the Year at the 52nd Grammy Awards, and won the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording.^[3] Rolling Stone ranked it number ninety-six on their list of 100 Best Songs of the 2000s decade.^[4]

References

Links

• “Poker Face, official music video”. MTV.

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