From spy thrillers, mob movies, comedies, and heist films, Vegas has served as the backdrop of many Hollywood blockbusters.

10. Swingers

“Vegas, baby, Vegas!” So many of us have uttered that iconic phrase from this 1996 Vince Vaughn & John Favreau comedy as we get excitedly ready to hop a Southwest Airlines flight bound for Las Vegas. While most of this film about a group of young struggling actors is set in Los Angeles, the centerpiece of the film involves buddies Mike & Trent heading out on an impromptu Vegas roadtrip.

9. Honeymoon in Vegas

After losing his fiance in a high stakes game of poker to a ruthless millionaire, Jack Singer will do anything to find her and get back. Including strapping on a parachute and jumping out of a perfectly good airplane with the Flying Elvises.

8. Oceans 11

The film that made the names Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr. synonymous with old school Las Vegas. The Rat Pack would famously party and perform at the Sands every night while the movie was in production. It hasn’t aged that well, but it’s still a fun look back at early Vegas.

7. Rain Man

Selfish yuppie Charlie Babbitt takes the brother he never knew he had on a cross-country trip to Vegas, where he discovers his autistic brothers hidden talent for counting cards.

6. Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas

An assignment to cover the Mint 400 desert off-road race for Sports Illustrated turns into drug fueled quest for the heart of the American Dream in 1970’s Las Vegas. Buy the ticket, and take the ride on this manic, psychedelic journey.

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“Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” – Brandon Flowers

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“You are my Las Vegas” – Red Wanting Blue

This song is underheard, super catchy, and really fun to listen to. Give this one a spin, and you’ll be humming it while booking your next trip. “‘Cause Baby, You’re my Las Vegas
The Queen of hearts and the King of all fools, Ain’t enough lights in this town to outshine me and you”

“Viva Las Vegas” – Elvis Presley

Of course no list of Vegas songs would be complete without this one. Not an Elvis guy? Viva Las Vegas has also been covered about a zillion times by other artists. The punk version by Dead Kennedy’s is a good one, but it’s also been covered by ZZ Top, Vince Neil, Dread Zeppelin, Bruce Springsteen, and often played live by The Killers.

“Vegas” – Sara Bareilles

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“Queen of Las Vegas” – The B-52’s

“40 Miles to Vegas” – Southern Culture on the Skids

Some Southern Rockabilly ideal for the building anticipation of those last few miles on a road trip to Vegas. “40 miles to Vegas and we all started prayin!”

“Waking up in Vegas” – Katy Perry

Before she became a bubblegum pop icon, Katy Perry flirted with what sounded suspiciously a lot like rock. “Why are these lights so bright? Oh, did we get hitched last night, dressed up like Elvis, Why, am I wearing your class ring?”

“Sin City” – AC/DC

Picture this opening scene. You’ve landed at McCarren airport, you’ve gathered your bags, and you step outside ready to ride to your hotel on the strip. Cue the opening chords of this AC/DC classic as the background song as you make it into town for that first night. “I’m gonna win! In Sin City.”

“Luck be a Lady” – Frank Sinatra

About as much of a Vegas standard as Viva Las Vegas is. Sinatra was one of those guys who put Vegas on the global entertainment map in the 60’s, and this song continues to play every night at the Fountains of Bellagio.

“That Was a Crazy Game of Poker” – O.A.R.

Some live versions of this genre-bending song go on longer than the World Series of Poker does. A song you’ll be singing to yourself after a bad beat at a table full of colorful characters at 3am on Tuesday. “That was a crazy game of poker, I lost it all, but someday I’ll be back again, And I, never to fold.”

“Vegas Lights” – Panic! At the Disco

“Tumbling Dice” – The Rolling Stones

“Oh, my, my, my, I’m the lone crap shooter, Playin’ the field ev’ry night. But baby, I can’t stay,You got to roll me and call me the tumblin’ dice”

“Casino Queen” – Wilco

Forget about the fact that this song was technically written about a riverboat casino on the Mississippi River, reframe it for Vegas, and it works perfectly. “The room fills with smoke
and I’m already broke, and the dealer keeps on jokin’, as he takes my last token”

“Goin’ to Las Vegas” – Jimmy Ray

“Jesus in Vegas” – Chumbawamba

From the same band that brought us the 90’s party anthem “Tubthumping” comes this rowdy punk flavored tune

“Ooh Las Vegas” – Gram Parsons

“Deal” – The Grateful Dead

“I been gambling here abouts for ten good solid years. If I told you all that went down it would burn off both your ears.” Is there a more fitting lyric for a wild Vegas weekend than that one?

“Vegas Two Times” – Stereophonics

“Your Love is like Las Vegas” – The Thrills

“Christmas in Las Vegas” – Richard Cheese

Visit in December and you can pretend that the lights on the strip are Christmas lights. Or you can pretend the lights on your house in December are the lights of the strip. “The strip lights are all twinkling, there’s no room at the inn, but because ’tis the season, they’ll comp a suite for Mary at the Wynn!”

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