'The Gambler' by Kenny Rogers

Punch Up The Jam

Headgum

Music, Comedy, Music Commentary

4.8 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2022

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Evan and Andrew delve into the deep philosophical meanings & mysteries of Kenny Rogers’ “The Gambler," a song in which technically more dying than gambling transpires. Meanwhile, while staring out the window of their podcast, they stumble upon a shocking secret that will turn the music industry on its head...and turn Punch Up The Jam into a true crime podcast forever...

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0:00.0	This is a headgema original.
0:07.0	But that's the problem. You can't know,
0:10.0	wind-hold-him, and you can't know when to vault-him.
0:13.0	But you can know when to cold, open the show.
0:17.0	No, don't do it! Don't do it! Don't say it!
0:21.0	It's happening right now! Let's punch up the gym!
0:24.0	Let's punch it.
0:25.0	Punch up the gym! Punch it up! Why you need to be so cute?
0:29.0	Punch up the gym! Punch it up!
0:31.0	Punch it up! Punch it! Punch it!
0:33.0	Punch it! Punch up the gym!
0:35.0	Punch it up! And the mind's going to be so cute!
0:37.0	Punch up the gym! Punch it up!
0:39.0	Punch it up!
0:41.0	Kenny Rogers, the gambler, Evan.
0:45.0	It's a song that has almost transcended music and just passed into lore.
0:53.0	And this week, that's what we're talking about.
0:55.0	I want to know, I guess, I need to just conduct the opening of this episode as an interview.
1:01.0	I want to interview you about why you were so insistent that we bring this song to the podcast.
1:07.0	Why is it that you wanted to punch up the gambler?
1:10.0	Honestly, right now, I am mystified because I thought you picked the gambler to punch up.
1:16.0	You and I have had a running list of songs.
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