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Chris Isaak — Wicked Game
Album: Heart Shaped World
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8.4

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Released: 1989
Length: 4:46
Plays (last 30 days): 0
World was on fire and no one could save me but you
It's strange what desire will make foolish people do
I'd never dreamed that I'd meet somebody like you
And I'd never dreamed that I'd lose somebody like you

No, I don't wanna fall in love
(This world is only gonna break your heart)
No, I don't wanna fall in love
(This world is only gonna break your heart)
With you
With you
(This world is only gonna break your heart)

What a wicked game to play, to make me feel this way
What a wicked thing to do, to let me dream of you
What a wicked thing to say, you never felt this way
What a wicked thing to do, to make me dream of you

And I don't wanna fall in love
(This world is only gonna break your heart)
No, I don't wanna fall in love
(This world is only gonna break your heart)
With you

World was on fire, no one could save me but you
It's strange what desire will make foolish people do
I'd never dreamed that I'd love somebody like you
And I'd never dreamed that I'd lose somebody like you

No, I don't wanna fall in love
(This world is only gonna break your heart)
No, I don't wanna fall in love
(This world is only gonna break your heart)
With you
(This world is only gonna break your heart)
With you
(This world is only gonna break your heart)
No, I...
(This world is only gonna break your heart)
(This world is only gonna break your heart)

Nobody loves no one
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Wish they could get "The Chris Isaak Show" released. I remember it was great. Mona the mermaid. 
 Rockit9 wrote:

Song 8.... Vocal 9...... Guitar 10....9 average

That’s about right, IMO

Is it possible for a song to bring back too many memories??
Very good ones and so very sad ones?
My psyche get messed up every time I hear it.
I have heard this a LOT!  But, I can never hear too much of it!  Thanx RP!  PS: May Jimmy Wilsey Rest in Peace!
Jimmy Wilsey's guitar. . .oh my.  The tone, the soft attack, the perfect bending and bar work.  Well done, man.  RIP
 hellsgardener wrote:


Can't bear Southern Comfort 



Me too!  ...And women that drink Jack straight out of the bottle!   
 jjbchansen159 wrote:

Saw him in concert last year. He's so good live.  




You lucky duck!  I wish that I could have been there too!
 hellsgardener wrote:


Can't bear Southern Comfort 


Don't bare with Southern Comfort?
He's so good live.  
Saw him in concert last year. He's so good live.  
I rarely use the 10 but this one warrants it.



 On_The_Beach wrote:
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I looked it up. that is "supermodel" Helena Christensen on a newly-formed black sand beach in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The beach was covered in lava not longer after the shoot. She is topless in most of the video.
Anyone else remember the other video for this song, from Wild At Heart? I always thought it fit the sense of longing and desperation in this song so much better. 
 Dancing_banana wrote:

"Women like three things: Men in kilts, Southern Comfort, and Chris Isaak’s Wicked Game" ~ Dave, Flight of the Conchords




Can't bear Southern Comfort 
Oh Leslie ….
As I say of Mr. Issak, he's got the blues because he's unloved, or he's loved too much, or he loved and got hurt, or he loved and regretted it, or he couldn't find any baby to love, or some combo of the above.  Nice voice, but one basic soul to report in his songs.  No thanks.  he's a psd for me. 
wow... he can really float a note!
Ah hell +1 to the top. That voice....

"Women like three things: Men in kilts, Southern Comfort, and Chris Isaak’s Wicked Game" ~ Dave, Flight of the Conchords


 enkay wrote:
Still fantastic two decades later.


... 3 decades
There's a new book out about James Calvin Wilsey, Chris Isaak's original guitarist who came up with the Wicked Game riff that made the band famous:  https://hozacrecords.com/pre-o...

RIP James Calvin Wilsey.
 CCSandman wrote:

A near perfect song - I've no idea what could be added/removed/tweaked to make it perfect though - what could make me give this a 10 instead of 9? I'm clueless...



Watch the video.  That might do it.
I think, today, that this is probably my favourite song of all time.  So evocative of a time in my life long lost.

A near perfect song - I've no idea what could be added/removed/tweaked to make it perfect though - what could make me give this a 10 instead of 9? I'm clueless...
 On_The_Beach wrote:
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I know, I'm already pregnant, and I'm not even a woman...
Ageless  
Great Song forever :-)
The first time I heard this was when he opened a show for Suzanne Vega, before he started getting radio play. He was quite impressive! One of the sexiest dreamiest voices ever. 
This is one of my top ranked songs. Chris Isaak owns it. No question. However................ 

RP introduced me to London Grammar, the comments section told me they did a cover, and Hannah NAILS the feeling of the song while making it her own.  These are the covers I love. 
Three beginner chords (B minor, A, E), three instruments (guitar, bass and drums) and you have a rock classic. It doesn’t need to be complicated.
 PaganSkier wrote:

For me it is one of those songs that serves as a bookmark to a chapter in my life. 


I liked it more after seeing Wild at Heart...but saw Chris Isaak at a show with my good friend (BIG fan) for her birthday - he came walking down the aisle in that big shiny coat and took her for a walk. I will love this moment forever! He and Lyle Lovett - very impressive shows and seem like really decent individuals
Easy, peasy, 10. 
Absolutely love this song, but as hard as I try I can only hear Chris sing "And I wanna fall in love with you"

Maybe it's just the optimist in me.
After Bill's intro to this song, naming the guitar player and his contribution to the song, I said to myself "An old school DJ".
impossible to sing anywhere close to how he manages to. Unique
Roy Orbison's long lost son 
Beautiful song ruined by overplay.


Looks like a young Kurt Russell on the album cover 🤔
My favorite "cover" of this song is on Josh Ritter's Live the The Iveagh Gardens album, where bass player Zack Hickman unexpectedly belts out part of Wicked Game. Go check it out. 
timeless... divine...
 lharrison wrote:
A dear friend just died. Is it possible to love someone more after they are gone?
 

Absolutely. It proves that love is stronger than death... 

Peace 
 Laptopdog wrote:
I've had this song rated a 9 for a long time, but damn, that evocative guitar, that voice, those lyrics, everything about this song is a 10.
 
Yep, same here. It's a masterpiece.
A dear friend just died. Is it possible to love someone more after they are gone?
I've had this song rated a 9 for a long time, but damn, that evocative guitar, that voice, those lyrics, everything about this song is a 10.
some real good covers of this on The Voice internationally (Anton of Russia, Andre of Ukraine and the lovely lady Nadezhda from Bulgaria
Ha, I just saw him and he was wearing that mirror suit in the wiki pic and cracking jokes about it all night. Great show, cool guy, aged well too.
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 user4176 wrote:
One of the best songs, ever. I like the cover of London Grammar even better, even if that makes me a terrible person.
 

Hannah has an amazing voice
 On_The_Beach wrote:
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MMMM Helena - still looks amazing
For me it is one of those songs that serves as a bookmark to a chapter in my life. 
 Jenny.lendrum1 wrote:
this one never fails to rock my heart
 

Never fails to make me hit the skip toggle 
If you have the chance to see Chris in concert, don't think about it, just go, you won't be disappointed.
I paid waaaay too much attention to this video when it came out on MTV and got caught by my mom. 
Only 3 chords. Amazing.
Said by a friend of mine... "Women get pregnant just *listening* to this song!" 
One of the best songs, ever. I like the cover of London Grammar even better, even if that makes me a terrible person.
I first heard Chris Isaak c.1986 when he opened for Suzanne Vega... he was quite impressive.
Love this tune
 icuski2 wrote:
This isn't Roy Orbison??
 
It's a 4 or 5 on the Orbison scale.  Roy singing this would deliver chills on the big notes.
 Queue wrote:

I think it is a bit of a yodel nod/tribute if you will.  Certainly not full-on yodeling, but that yodel-y crack from full voice to falsetto is definitely there.
 
I always thought that a part of his singing style was a nod to Slim Whitman and/or Frank Ifield.
Song 8.... Vocal 9...... Guitar 10....9 average
this one never fails to rock my heart
This world is only gonna break your heart.{#Cry}
 RobN wrote:

I stand corrected.This forum can be educational at times.

 
I think it is a bit of a yodel nod/tribute if you will.  Certainly not full-on yodeling, but that yodel-y crack from full voice to falsetto is definitely there.
Reminds me so much of Ricky Nelson. Who? LOL Look him up. Ozzie And Harriet.
I remembered watching the video to this song and having to quickly turn off the TV when my mom came in the room. Thanks for the memory.
Great Song...Better Video
 Solanus wrote:

That's not yodeling - it's just a falsetto. Yodeling would be if he quickly oscillated between falsetto and full voice.

 
I stand corrected.This forum can be educational at times.
MMMM - Helena! - One of the original Angels + Victoria Secret Fashion Show Tonight at 10 {#Dancingbanana}
Mistakenly I always mistook the artist for Roy Orbison.  He gets my 10 too... guitar AND vocal chords intertwine...iiiiiin...iiiing....
Enough said .... 

On_The_Beach wrote:
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love this one  : )
I've loved this song since the first time I heard it over 25 years ago. Still feel the same.
Great transition from Delerium Innocente.  Bill has an incredible ear.
 RobN wrote:
Decent lyrics, great tune, heartfelt and moving vocal performance, fine guitar work and lovely production. If only he could have resisted the temptation to yodel it would have been a straight ten from me.

 
That's not yodeling - it's just a falsetto. Yodeling would be if he quickly oscillated between falsetto and full voice.
Takes me back, brilliant track
 chyk5 wrote:
This song has held up well; seems timeless. 

 
My thoughts exactly. I'm not his biggest fan, but if he never did anything else...
Decent lyrics, great tune, heartfelt and moving vocal performance, fine guitar work and lovely production. If only he could have resisted the temptation to yodel it would have been a straight ten from me.
 Jota wrote:

Write properly please.

 
A DJ on the radio said kids today don't use vowels. Hence artists like STRFKR, MGMT, SBTRKT, etc.

There's even a name for it, disemvoweling!  {#Lol}
Love it! Thanks for playing
 
Average rating 8.4.  A lot of negative, but certainly many, including me really enjoying this tune.  Boston 1991.  Thanks Bill.
This song has held up well; seems timeless. 
Definitely No 1 on my PSD top 10 list of all time {#Mrgreen} 
 jbuhl wrote:

No sh!t bro.  Not much on RP that gets under my skin but this one is just dripping with to much sap for me {#Rolleyes}

 
That's why there IS a PSD option!!! It's a good tune whether YOU like it or not.
 kgage wrote:
Omg!
PSD! 

 
No sh!t bro.  Not much on RP that gets under my skin but this one is just dripping with to much sap for me {#Rolleyes}
This isn't Roy Orbison??
The "King" lives. 10 - 4me
Perfect.  Will never get old.  
love, love love!!!
{#Sleep}
Omg!
PSD! 
Yesssssssss...
 kgage wrote:
SRSLY! PSD.

 
SRSLY! EAD.
This just never gets old. It just transports me back to 1990.
 coccyx wrote:
sexiest

song

ever 


+1  


 kgage wrote:
SRSLY! PSD.

 
Write properly please.
SRSLY! PSD.
Great song, great voice, great guitar !
Outstanding indeed!
 Steely_D wrote:
Ignoring "sexy" I'm thinking that the point was how he's so enamored and she's so not. (edit)
 
Hmm, OK, I'll buy that.
 On_The_Beach wrote:
People talk about how sexy the video is. The model playing the girlfriend couldn't have looked any less interested in being there; biting her nails, staring off blankly into space and barely staying awake. Is that sexy? (Good song, though.)

 
Ignoring "sexy" I'm thinking that the point was how he's so enamored and she's so not.

But she's a good looking girl, that's for sure. 
People talk about how sexy the video is. The model playing the girlfriend couldn't have looked any less interested in being there; biting her nails, staring off blankly into space and barely staying awake. Is that sexy? (Good song, though.)
damn every time these goose bumps! {#Bananajam}
Love Chris's crooner, Roy Orbison like voice.  Great music. We saw him in Missoula, MT one summer evening.  He came into the crowd and stood next to my wife!  Think that didn't just blow her mind.  He has a wonderful self-effacing sense of humor.
Sexy sexy sexy. Check out Wolf Alice's cover of this - good stuff!
Yes, please.
sexiest

song

ever 
still love this song
The music is awesome, he is incredible but it is a little poo hoo me...
Great guitar sound
Is this his only song?


Classic Video / Song.... https://youtu.be/vvvX5QM4z3Y
Love, love, love