"Ace of Spades" is a song by the heavy metal band Mot�rhead. 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 Mot�rhead'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"Author: hushhush112Tags: Motorhead Ace of Spades lemmy british heavy-metal band london england speed metal aggressive rock bbc Posted: 14 February 2007Rating: 5.0Votes: 4