Everyone likes to have good luck. Whether you believe some people are just plain ‘lucky’ in life, or if you believe you make your own luck, it’s always nice when you are. What is luck? Some people believe in it and others don’t. It must have derived from somewhere.
The concept derives from the 15th century and comes from the German term ‘gelucke.’ According to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, luck is: a force that brings good fortune or adversity. Luck is events or circumstances that operate for or against an individual. What is the driving force behind luck? Is it all in our heads? Can it be linked to Karma (but then again this is also a debatable topic). The concept of luck carries on to elude us no matter what our backgrounds.
Luck has been one of the most popular choices when it comes to writing and singing songs. In fact, there are a lot more than you think. Below are a few songs, older and new, about luck that galacasino.com/ have put together:
The Luck of the Irish – John Lennon (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISZLymQnbJM)
My Lucky Day – Bruce Springsteen (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO7vFDfhDHw)
This song peaked at number 18 in the American Triple-A charts in early June 2009. ‘Well I lost all the other bets I made, honey you’re my lucky day’. ‘My Lucky Day’ is about a Lady who makes a man feel very lucky.
Lucky – Radiohead (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tejkhFyjoGE)
Superstition – Stevie Wonder (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDZFf0pm0SE)
Reached Number one in the USA in 1972. It is about not believing in superstition. Things like breaking a mirror won’t give you seven years of bad luck.
Luck be a Lady Tonight – Frank Sinatra (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJpGHR6ofus)
Lucky – Britney Spears (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vvBAONkYwI)
This song is about a girl called Lucky who is a star. People thinks she is so lucky to have fame and fortune but inside she is a lonely girl. Being lucky in life (depending on what you depict as luck) doesn’t necessarily make you happy. “Lucky” achieved success worldwide, peaking at number one in Austria, Europe, Sweden and Switzerland and reaching the top ten in several European countries.
Lucky – Jason Mraz (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acvIVA9-FMQ)
Trying your Luck – The Strokes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzCTobvdsxo)
Trying your Luck is about someone chasing a girl and trying to get her back after she was told they were just ‘good friends.’ He is ‘trying his luck’ in hopes it will get her back.
Lucky Star – Madonna (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThHz9wlBeLU)
I should be so lucky – Kylie Minogue (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMCXx5k01Tg)
This song is about a lady who thinks she should be so lucky to be with a guy and have him be in love with her. This song was Kylie’s worldwide debut hit. It reached number one in several countries.
The songs above are just some of the songs around, both old and new that feature different ways of being or feeling lucky. Not all of them relate to how luck can affect you in the gambling world, but how you can be affected by good or bad luck in real life. Maybe luck is a myth. Maybe it is just probability. It’s what you believe in.
