Luck Be a Lady

Notable uses and recordings

• Marlon Brando sang the song in the Guys and Dolls film adaptation. In 2004, that version finished at #42 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema.
• Jack Jones recorded it for his album, Bewitched, arranged by Shorty Rogers.
• Later, it became a signature song for Frank Sinatra, first released on the compilation Reprise Musical Repertory Theatre and re-released on the album .
• Barbra Streisand recorded the song for her album Back to Broadway.
• Sinatra released it as a duet with Chrissie Hynde on Duets II.
• Dee Snider performed it as a duet with Clay Aiken on Snider's album Dee Does Broadway.
• The Cherry Poppin' Daddies recorded a version on their Rat Pack tribute Please Return the Evening.

  In popular culture

• In December 2011, Cîroc began airing an advertising campaign featuring Sean Combs and others in scenes reminiscent of the original Rat Pack, with a recording of Frank Sinatra singing "Luck Be a Lady" playing throughout the commercial as mood music.

• Frank Sinatra's version features prominently in the film Mrs. Doubtfire, when Robin Williams' character, Daniel Hillard, is given a makeover to "become" a woman.
• The song was used in the original sound track from The Cooler, a movie which deals with casino life in Las Vegas.
• Frank Sinatra's version is used in the beginning of the romantic comedy film Think Like a Man Too.

• An instrumental version of the song plays on a continuous loop in some MyVegas casino games.

• The electronica group Fila Brazillia references the song in the title of their album Luck Be a Weirdo Tonight.

• One line is sung by the Doctor in the Doctor Who episode, "Rose".
• Full House season 2, episodes 43 and 44, titled "Luck Be a Lady", aired April 28, 1989 and May 5, 1989, respectively.
• A cover of the song features in Lucifer, sung by the titular character.
• "Luck Be a Lady" is the title of season 4, episode 72 of The Flash.
• Brian Setzer performed the song on The L Words soundtrack in season 4, episode 6: "Luck Be a Lady".
• The song is parodied in The Simpsons episode "Mayored to the Mob", as "Luke be a Jedi".