James Calvin Wilsey came up with the song's famous guitar lead. While recording sessions for Isaak's third album, various different versions and arrangements of 'Wicked Game' were made before the final version was completed. James Calvin Wilsey (right) came up with the song's famous guitar line. And I think she was probably upset because I was more excited by the song! I was like, 'Yes, you're gorgeous, baby. "And I wrote 'Wicked Game': 'world's on fire and no one can save me but you.' It's like you start thinking about it, and by the time she came over to the house, I had the song written. And here I am, I'm going to get killed, but I'm doing this.' "And she said, 'I want to come over and talk to you until you're no longer able to stand up.' And I said, 'Okay, you're coming over.' And as soon as I hung up I thought, 'Oh, my God. Speaking to Songfacts, Isaak said: "This one I wrote really late at night and it was written in a short time, because I remember that a girl had called me and said, 'I want to come over and talk to you,' and 'talk' was a euphemism. Read more: The 30 greatest love songs of the 1990s, ranked The song is often thought of as a ballad about unrequited love, but Isaak has said that the song was actually inspired by a telephone call from a woman seeking to arrange a casual sexual affair, and is about "what happens when you have a strong attraction to people that aren't necessarily good for you". He was aged 33 when 'Wicked Game' was released. This was his third album, and before had largely released 1950s-style rock music and sophisticated R&B.
Who wrote 'Wicked Game' and what is it about?Īmerican singer Chris Isaak wrote 'Wicked Game' for his 1989 album Heart Shaped World.This has even led to Dazed magazine pondering whether it might be the most influential love song in modern music.ģ0 years on from its chart success, let's look back at the history of Chris Isaak's masterpiece:
CHRIS ISAAK WICKED GAMES LIVE TV
The seductive track has been covered by many other artists, and featured in countless movies, TV shows and adverts over the years. NO INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT IS INTENDED.Chris Isaak's sultry ballad 'Wicked Game' was a modest hit the first time around, but it has grown over the years to become one of the world's most iconic love songs. SUCH MATERIAL REMAINS THE COPYRIGHT OF THE ORIGINAL HOLDER AND IS USED HERE ONLY FOR THE PURPOSES OF EDUCATION, COMPARISON, AND CRITICISM ONLY. This is a cover of the original song by Chris Isaak.ĪNY COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL IS USED UNDER THE GUIDELINES OF “FAIR USE”. I’d never dreamed that I’d love somebody like you What a wicked thing to do to make me dream of you What a wicked thing to say you never felt this way What a wicked thing to do to let me dream of you What a wicked game you played to make me feel this way I’d never dreamed that I’d lose somebody like you I’d never dreamed that I’d meet somebody like you It’s strange what desire will make foolish people do The world was on fire and no one could save me but you
CHRIS ISAAK WICKED GAMES LIVE SERIES
This is the link for the Kemper Rig (Neck and Meedle Pickup together but in a Series Configuration instead of the classic parallel one):.Both the bassline and drums were sampled from previous recordings of the song and then looped. Through several years, many different versions and arrangements of the song were made before the final version was released. Some curiosities: “Wicked Game” is a 1989 song by Chris Isaak from his third studio album Heart Shaped World. – Maurizio Giovanardi: Fender Stratocaster GUITAR through Kemper Amp, Acoustics and Mixing We hope you like the final result, enjoy and take ideas for your covers 🙂 We believe that this is a very nice song to cover and despite it can seem not difficult to play, it was not so easy to capture the feeling and the emotional part of the original one. Then vocal and acoustic guitar background were added. This is our cover of Wicked Game, a 1989 song by Chris Isaak.Įlectric Guitar, Drums and Bass was recorded LIVE with two mics placed on the right/left sides of the rehearsal room for a stereo image.
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