Dead man's hand in popular culture Tonka song "Dead Man's Hand", the Motörhead song "Ace of Spades", the Bob Dylan song "Rambling, Gambling Willie", the Uncle Kracker song "Aces and Eights" and the Bring Me the Horizon song "Alligator Blood" all refer to the legendary poker hand. Motörhead also have a song on the B-side of The One to Sing the Blues single, titled Dead Man's Hand. The song "Aces & Eights" from the Lita Ford album "Stiletto" features "The dead man's hand holds aces and eights" in the refrain. The lyrics "Who's gonna play those eights and aces?" appear in the song "Fire Lake" by
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