The Joker (song)

The Joker is a song by the Steve Miller Band from 1973, which was written by Ahmet Ertegun, Steve Miller and Eddie Curtis. The piece has a length of 4:41, and the single was released by Capitol Records. The producer was Steve Miller.

Beginning of 1974, the song reached in the U.S., the top of the Billboard singles chart. In 1990 the piece in an advertisement for Levi Strauss & Co. was used; the title rose in September for two weeks at number 1 in the UK Top 40, reaching in some other countries, the top of the charts.

The line Really love your peaches, wanna shake your tree / Lovey dovey, lovey dovey all the time refers to the classic The Clovers Lovey, Dovey from the year 1954.

Cover versions

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