I never heard this song until a month or so ago at the supermarket of all places. It was playing through the ceiling speakers and that voice and the haunting sad words - it stopped me in my tracks. When I got home I typed in what lyrics I could remember, and there was this song. Incredible, 73 years old and I'm first discovering it NOW! Some songs never get old, like this one.
I so love that you discovered this gem at the supermarket. I can picture you there, stopped in your tracks, soaking it all in for the first time! Amazing! I first heard it as a little kid in the 80s and it stuck with me … like a time bomb. It exploded this morning I guess!
I dedicate this beautiful song to my late wife. She was taken from me way too soon. She left me with two amazing sons. God, I miss you Koren! Thank you for the 16 best years of my life.
The most haunting song I can think of.The opening guitar sets the tone perfectly.The ache in Chris’s voice just says what it feels to lose the one you love.
Oh God, I know what it is to lose the love of my life. And she wants absolutely nothing to do with me. I can't blame her for ending our marriage. Love my ex-wife Camilla.
Agreed. If I closed my eyes, and did an A/B comparison between this vid and the original studio version, I'd pick the video version. The sound engineer totally knocked this out of the park!
Always in a state of shock over how clean the sound is on this song. On top of superb picking..the people running sound on this are ingenius.The clarity is unsurpassed!
OML .... IMMA MUSICIAN, BY EAR N READING, CLARINET, YOUNGER YRS. BUT IM INSANELY ABSOLUTE WITH SOUND N UR SOO RIGHT!! IT'S AS PURE AS MY 1985 KENWOOD SPKRS I BOT N GERMANY WHILE N SERVICE N THEY'RE WITHOUT QUESTION THE BEST MOST SEEABLE SYMPHONIC QUALITY SOUND I'VE EVER HEARD! I PAID $250 EA. N THEY'RE LIKE 3'X12-14" SO BIG! I EVEN WENT SPEAKER SHOPPING BK WHEN THAT WAS A THING,WAS N 1991 N WE CKED OUT $100 -$6K EA. N NOT 1 SET BIG,SMALL, SOUNDED CLOSE TO MINE!! SAD CUZ I CAN'T USE EM RITE NOW CUZ I DON'T NO HOW TO HOOK EM UP 2 MY CABLE /TV/RECEIVER ANYMORE! I SURE MISS HEARING EM🙏😥 WANTS TO SELL ME THE $400 SOUND BAR N YES ITS SOUND IS RATHER AMAZING BUT I THINK MINE JUST SOUNDED BETTER PERIOD! I'VE BEEN SINGING ALL MY LIFE SO THIS IS A SUBJECT RARELY DISCUSSED SO JUST HAD TO RELATE!! GBU N MERRY CHRISTMAS🙏😅🎁🎅🎄
This is easily the best recording of wicked game on the internet. Even the versions on spotify have NOTHING on this recording. Bravo to Chris, the band and the sound engineer!! Top notch :-)
You gotta give credit to your sound engineers and your light guys. Without them you are not seen or heard. I agree this is a great version but theres a compilation out there of this song where it shows him through the decades. I feel like this song is only getting better the older chris gets.
I was never much a fan of Chris but after they played this song at my Uncle’s funeral I’ve found myself listening to and enjoying it more and more. His voice is something else
Unbelievable that this recording was made as a song check before a LIVE performance in front of a huge audience! They recorded it just to ensure they were all ready, sound was up to par, etc! It’s so raw but beautifully haunting! I would LOVE to see one of his LIVE performances!
Being a musician (drummer), I so want to say that the percussionist playing in the live clip has a great sense of orchestration. The sound of shakers along with the bass drum tone and the snare which I believe is played through a brush and not sticks is so soothing and sits just well along the song !
Boy, oh boy, I've probably listened to tens of thousands of songs on You Tube, and this is by far the sharpest recording of any live song I've listened to on this platform. The sound engineering makes this song sound like you are listening to it live. Every vocal and musical chord is so sharp and clear.
2:59 Uwielbiam ten utwór 😊w naszych czasach nie ma już takich rozumowań jaki jest w tym temacie... Szkoda bo to co jest piękne a jest przez nas samych zaniedbywane .. przykre 😢 wystarczy posłuchać
I think this is very very close to the way James Wisley originally played it. Over time I think the band has sometimes played and arranged it differently. There are a few versions dotted about on UA-cam, played by Isaak's band. Either that or I'm just imagining I hear differences! I think this is a very authentic to the Silvertone roots. Yea I agree, its a haunting kinda tune, definitely brilliant!
I want to say thanks for all the warm comments and likes... Oh well since I got too many messages over at my blue print account so I decided to isolate myself here and reach at to few of my fans without you I wouldn't have been here today. Kisses 💋to your lovely heart
@@lovetruepink8140 centerstaging musical Productions Los Angeles California 2006 the band was rehearsing for the upcoming tour Chris had it filmed and recorded to evaluate the band it was never planned to be released to the public thankfully it was cheers
When a musician plays it like the original recording is a true musician! No butchering of the song here! That single coil sound of that strat man ! Love it!
Simply the BEST sound mixing I’ve heard on a live band ,you can hear every individual instrument which absolutely makes a difference instead of a ‘wall of sound’ …great song by a great artist accompanied by great musicians
Im not gonna sit here and let you slander the Wall of Sound and by extension the late great Owsley Stanley. Aka Bear, the mad scientist, audio technician and LSD chemist that rolled with the Grateful dead in the 60's and 70's. He may have been in jail for the creation of the Wall of Sound. But his work was certainly the inspiration, and the result was the loudest and clearest sound mix ever produced at a live event. Then a few years later advancements in audio tech made it outdated and the wall came down.
I wasn’t referring to that ,I simply meant that when a mix isn’t done properly,all you hear is a garbled mess leading to a ‘wall of sound’ from which you can’t distinguish who’s playing what etc ….sorry for any confusion caused 👍
I dedicate this song to my husband. He loves me more fully than any other man I have met. We only met in our 50s, but we thank God for meeting. He has a progressive rare genetic disease, and no matter how hard our days are, we continue to thank God for each other. 😢❤
This song reminds me of my wife. It was her favorite song before she lost battling cancer, I wish I could change the hands of time, life could be so unfair most times, but sometimes I wonder why bad things always happen to good people.
at least 10y ago Mr.Isaak played at Humboldt State College. One song he sang he was wearing a suit made of hundreds of 1"sq mirrors that was something to see. He was a comic too, goofing off with his grounp and the audience. I saw him once again and it was a honor to listen to his great voice. I wish he handn't quit.
IM 65 AND AND I HAVE HEARD THIS SONG FOR YEARS BUT NEVER COULD CATCH HIS MAME UNTIL A FEW MONTHS AGO AND IM IN THE MUSIC BUISSNES AT THE JERSEY SHORE GO FIGURE SO DONT FEEL BAD BOBBYMAC THANKS
I've long ago outgrown tearjerker love songs. Genetic material copies itself, we're life forms, I get it, big fucking deal. But this is GOOD art! These dudes are talented as fuck, making me like to listen to a type of song I normally can't stand anymore :)
I love this song… you have such a soulful voice.. I’ve never heard it on the uke before.. amazing job!! Well done.. and with a broken finger!! Hope you’ve healed by now. Love and light Starman ❤️🙏
Top 10 songs of all time! Song is so hypnotic I’m surprised he never had a massive hit. That guitar player is utterly amazing for writing those riffs with the tremolo.
Do you woke from coma yesterday? For a single made by barely known singer outside US, this pretty soom became massive hit. 10 years later, it was still one of the most frequent song on Select MTV. And it sure isn't TOP10 song, because there are no TOP10 song. More like thousands, each TOP in it's own way. They are equaly good, .... you just don't know them.
Wow, apart from being an iconic song, I was blown away by the precision of everything I heard, from the vocals, to the perfect moment each guitar string was picked and strummed, to the perfection of the percussion.Going to have to replay....
I always assumed some studio magic was involved in the original radio version of this song, specifically pertaining to the lead vocals. Seeing how effortlessly yet perfectly Chris sings it live is beyond impressive.
so did I until I learnt to play it. Never going to sound as good as these guys, but it is surprisingly do-able to do a decent sounding job. The hard part is to not rush and feel the timing of everything. And it is really fun to play. Singing it though, not so easy, haha!!
@@cloudthegoodkatch For sure not, guess you havent seen his performance on MTV Unplugged, no tuners involved son. And it's even better on unplugged, was abit younger aswell so that might be it.
The drum sound on 2:48 , followed by that perfect smile, just kills me. This video is a wonderful example of how a great band works. Amazing song in every technical and artistic sense!!
It may be one of the best songs ever...it's flawless nothing is overdone and nothing is missing. Not too short, not too long, it's a modern masterpiece.
I did that once…..played it over and over and over again……won’t say what I was doing…..but it was memorable! 😮 Best song EVER!!! Just saw him in Santa Rosa, CA a few months ago. He’s amazing…..always has been!
I think this song is more cherished by musicians. This recording and this live performance are a treat to the ears! If you’re wondering how good his dance moves are, you might be in the wrong place.
This is THE best song ever, ever, and ever... Loved it when it came out, still adoring it now. When you hear/watch covers, they always do weird stuff to their voices to sound like Mr. Isaac, but it's never the same. Cover it, don't imitate it, doesn't work, his voice is one of a kind. Did I mention I love this song?
Corey Taylor does it justice in his own way, with his own voice. Probably the only person who's done it properly. But Isaak still is the best, obviously. The twang' can't be immitated. .
Gina Miles fir sure won the Voice America with her amazing rendition of this song: It was hauntingly beautiful, and I have his original Album! My fav song too! Listen to Gina! Chris would love it too:
I worked years as a Bylaw Enforcement Officer and was called many times over the years to bands playing in backyards. I never shut one down because I always thought of the great music we missed that never made radio play when I was a kid. I'd hang out for a while and listen then ask them to turn it down just a little. I could spend all day in this backyard listening to Nick Stone and the Shifty Hunchbacks.
I heard this first at work, & cried. It is beautiful. The world is only going to break your heart in the background is True for me!!! I still love this love this!❤️☺️ Thanks for making such making such a heartbreaker song with a good message!😢😮
Agreed. But in saying so, you should check out James Vincent McMorrow’s cover and see how it makes you feel. Not many words to describe it, but it definitely does the original justice.
THE. BEST. SOLO Seriously you have to go back and listen again and again to realize how good this is. It’s a masterpiece. Compare this to other hits with a lead guitar has some kind of an impact and you’ll find this is almost flawless. It’s unreal that this is a one hit wonder
Boy, do I miss this mans music. I wish he could go back to those roots and bless us with another album. His music transcended race and genre. Was unique and inspired.
I listen to this at least weekly and wish I could "thumbs up/ like it" more than once. There's always something more I catch in the notes/lyrics each time. God bless.
What a song! It brings me back to the days of my childhood. With my inner glance I see myself as a 10-years boy living in endless bright summer day filled with joy and happiness without any particular reasons.
it has been pitch corrected, as have the backing vocals... to even more degree. Wax in ears?? Now listen again. The original is not f'ed with like this.
This song just is such a wonderful turn on . All the instruments blend together with Chris’s voice . I have it in my most listened too . Years ago we heard it for the first time . We really fell in love to this song . Last thing she said . “Was play it again , “ I did !
Mediterranean sunsets, a love long gone, slow dances a life time ago. So grateful to have experienced it all. Brilliant album, brilliant artist. To everyone who knows how much this song means, cheers 🍻.
Lyrics The world was on fire and No one could save me but you It's strange what desire make foolish lovers do I'd never dreamed that I'd meet somebody like you And I'd never dreamed that I'd love somebody like you No, I don't want to fall in love (This girl is only gonna break your heart) No, I don't want to fall in love (This girl is only gonna break your heart) With you With you What a wicked game you played To let 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 Let me dream of you And I don't want to fall in love (This girl is only gonna break your heart) No, I don't want to fall in love (This girl is only gonna break your heart) With you The world was on fire and No one could save me but you It's strange what desire will make foolish lovers do I'd never dreamed that I'd love somebody like you I'd never dreamed that I'd lose somebody like you No, I don't want to fall in love (This girl is only gonna break your heart) No, I don't want to fall in love (This girl is only gonna break your heart) With you With you No I... Nobody loves no one
Hands down one of the greatest ballads of all time. I was a 12 year old metal head when this came on MTV and the video stopped me in my tracks every time it came on. I mean sure Helena Christensen was easy on the eyes but the song was beautifully haunting. Stands the test of time.
As a teenager I used to listen to it all the time. A spent all my pocket money of the month to buy the record. I still have it. This song represents for me my melancholic youth. Still love it.
Such a simple chord progression yet never gets tiring. I don't know how many times I use this song to warm up when practicing solos. The progression, pace and beauty of it brings out some of my best moments. When I look back when this came out, I think the video actually took away from how beautiful and soulful this song really is.
I have been going to rock concerts since I was a sophomore in high school (circa 1975) and really love live venues whether it be in local bar or a large stadium/event convention center. Some bands and lead singers don't do justice to their music live but Chris Isaak and band members exemplify true talent and commitment to their craft. What a pleasure to sit back and listen to such a great band. Keep up the good work and continued success!
World was on fire and no one could save me but you Strange what desire will make foolish lovers do I never dreamed that I'd meet somebody like you I never dreamed that I'd love somebody like you No I don't want to fall in love (this world is only gonna break your heart) No I don't want to fall in love (this world is only gonna break your heart) With you With you What a wicked game to play to let 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 let me dream of you And I don't want to fall in love (this world is only gonna break your heart) And I don't wanna fall in love (this world is only gonna break your heart) With you World was on fire and no one could save me but you Strange what desire will make foolish lovers do I never dreamed that I'd love somebody like you I never dreamed that I'd lose somebody like you No I don't want to 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 you 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 juan
Everybody's trying to stay in the background. master of understatement and cool. live version in late 90 was actually better because he had that masterful surfer guitarist
![Lana Del Rey & Chris Isaak - Wicked Game [Live at the Hollywood Bowl - October 10th, 2019]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/nguuo344j00/mqdefault.jpg)
Man, every single person involved in this recording did everything absolutely right, perfection.
I was just thinking the same thing.
Loving the drummer. He’s having a good time.
Yeah, especially the guy doing a phone call at 2:40. The perfect phone call!
It's true
Exactly ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
Released in 1989. This song still gives me chills. I’m glad I’ve been able to enjoy this long.
Same here.
This song is so haunting.
Me too!❤and my 18 year old granddaughter loves it too
Same here
What! What!
This is SO flawless... Rare to see a singer whose voice and delivery is SO on point live... What a textbook classic song...
Cada vez que escuchó esta canción me trae recuerdos de un amor no correspondido😢
It keeps you right on the edge waiting to fall off..
I never heard this song until a month or so ago at the supermarket of all places. It was playing through the ceiling speakers and that voice and the haunting sad words - it stopped me in my tracks. When I got home I typed in what lyrics I could remember, and there was this song. Incredible, 73 years old and I'm first discovering it NOW! Some songs never get old, like this one.
I so love that you discovered this gem at the supermarket. I can picture you there, stopped in your tracks, soaking it all in for the first time! Amazing! I first heard it as a little kid in the 80s and it stuck with me … like a time bomb. It exploded this morning I guess!
It's ace honey x never grows old
Congratulations on your discovery
Good store good story. 🙂 Thanks for taking the time to type it.
So you must listen to “Lie to me “ and “Blue Hotel” , I want to fall in love again and Im in my 40s 😅
I dedicate this beautiful song to my late wife. She was taken from me way too soon. She left me with two amazing sons. God, I miss you Koren! Thank you for the 16 best years of my life.
Fuerza,ella habita en tus pensamientos con los hermosos recuerdos que juntos crearon.
I am so very sorry for your loss! She knows!
Sinto muito meu amigo, um dia irão se encontrar 💚🥺🍃🍂
I had 36 years, one beautiful son. Life is hard. Put my head down and push forward
Amen to that, friend..
This song is a perfect example of 'less is more'. Slow rhythm, calm voice, beautiful melody. Just magic
He’s a perfect look up Chris Isaak with Cameron Diaz .. piece of sh*t
Yep
Yep
and its actually harder to play IMO because every little mistake will be heard
Have you forced kiss a girl before?
The most haunting song I can think of.The opening guitar sets the tone perfectly.The ache in Chris’s voice just says what it feels to lose the one you love.
Fade Into You -- Mazzy Star
I Grieve - Peter Gabriel
He’s singing to the god or this world. Although the song is beautiful, it’s all about who he worships.
Oh God, I know what it is to lose the love of my life. And she wants absolutely nothing to do with me. I can't blame her for ending our marriage. Love my ex-wife Camilla.
I let my love go too. I was such a fool. Pay the price everyday.
*Alguém do 🇧🇷 quem tenha bom gosto musical curtindo essa obra de arte??? Deixa um like aí!!!*
Eu 😂 meu hino diário!
Eu 😅❤
🇧🇷😊
Não paro de ouvir 🫶🏽
Sempre as melhores são da década de oitenta e noventa
THIS is what happens when a song, vocals, musicianship and production are all at the top of their game. Awesome!
The original studio version was 99% perfect as well, it just needed the bass guitar higher in the mix. This is more like it!
Agreed. If I closed my eyes, and did an A/B comparison between this vid and the original studio version, I'd pick the video version. The sound engineer totally knocked this out of the park!
It just doesn't happen anymore .
James Calvin Wilsey played the base guitar as one of the very best could play!!!! The song feels empty without his Superior Guitar!♥️
@@LindaAnnReynoldsEdS very well, felt 🫂🌠♋💚(*_*)
Always in a state of shock over how clean the sound is on this song. On top of superb picking..the people running sound on this are ingenius.The clarity is unsurpassed!
OML .... IMMA MUSICIAN, BY EAR N READING, CLARINET, YOUNGER YRS. BUT IM INSANELY ABSOLUTE WITH SOUND N UR SOO RIGHT!! IT'S AS PURE AS MY 1985 KENWOOD SPKRS I BOT N GERMANY WHILE N SERVICE N THEY'RE WITHOUT QUESTION THE BEST MOST SEEABLE SYMPHONIC QUALITY SOUND I'VE EVER HEARD! I PAID $250 EA. N THEY'RE LIKE 3'X12-14" SO BIG! I EVEN WENT SPEAKER SHOPPING BK WHEN THAT WAS A THING,WAS N 1991 N WE CKED OUT $100 -$6K EA. N NOT 1 SET BIG,SMALL, SOUNDED CLOSE TO MINE!! SAD CUZ I CAN'T USE EM RITE NOW CUZ I DON'T NO HOW TO HOOK EM UP 2 MY CABLE /TV/RECEIVER ANYMORE! I SURE MISS HEARING EM🙏😥 WANTS TO SELL ME THE $400 SOUND BAR N YES ITS SOUND IS RATHER AMAZING BUT I THINK MINE JUST SOUNDED BETTER PERIOD! I'VE BEEN SINGING ALL MY LIFE SO THIS IS A SUBJECT RARELY DISCUSSED SO JUST HAD TO RELATE!! GBU N MERRY CHRISTMAS🙏😅🎁🎅🎄
True! 🌹
Yea this is now the version I prefer to listen to. If only we had a live recording of high quality with James Wilsey too!
I was literally just commenting this to my wife. Then I started reading the comments and bam, you said it too!
He still got it.
There are children born between the years 1990 and 1992 who owe their existence to this particular song.
I'm not even joking.
LOL
That’s no lie.
Is this recent? He looks the same, obviously never stopped playing music. Nice. 👌
Facts
Reminds me of a famous quote from Patric swazye at that time period
“If you believe in the hereafter,you know what I’m here after”
😳❤️🙂
70s, 80s and 90s music are imortal. Golden era.
This is easily the best recording of wicked game on the internet. Even the versions on spotify have NOTHING on this recording. Bravo to Chris, the band and the sound engineer!! Top notch :-)
Simply beautiful. 😍
@@b.wagner5032 And it is a rehearsal!
Totally agree
This is probably the first time I've seen someone congratulate the sound engineer(s). They usually get no credit.
You gotta give credit to your sound engineers and your light guys.
Without them you are not seen or heard.
I agree this is a great version but theres a compilation out there of this song where it shows him through the decades. I feel like this song is only getting better the older chris gets.
One of the most beautiful songs ever written. Thank you, Chris.
Or ugliest. Hopeless despair or a broken heart 💔💔💔
It's one of the most haunting of all time.
@@johnbuck9701
Pain can also have a 'beautiful rythm'.
Everyone feels pain at some time, and all too often it comes from 'love'.
and yea !!!!!!!!!
It's beautiful, but haunting
He is 65 years old! Chris Isaak is eternal!
Gets better with age, like fine wine .
It's not 2021 video
this song is timeless
Centerstaging Musical Productions 2006 he was 50 when this rehearsal was filmed
Amazing ..music
I was never much a fan of Chris but after they played this song at my Uncle’s funeral I’ve found myself listening to and enjoying it more and more. His voice is something else
Unbelievable that this recording was made as a song check before a LIVE performance in front of a huge audience! They recorded it just to ensure they were all ready, sound was up to par, etc! It’s so raw but beautifully haunting! I would LOVE to see one of his LIVE performances!
Wow..from Sri Lanka 🎵🎶👏👏👏👏💕
Got to see Chris Live at a Park event in Brisbane QLD Australia about 10 years ago. Was Amazing!!!!
Spot on, it is amazing.
@chrisisaakmusicis this really Chris tho?
I've seen them multiple times and it's always amazing. The band is so tight and his voice is always so smooth and sexy.
Being a musician (drummer), I so want to say that the percussionist playing in the live clip has a great sense of orchestration. The sound of shakers along with the bass drum tone and the snare which I believe is played through a brush and not sticks is so soothing and sits just well along the song !
Agreed! Great comment.
i mean yeah, you can clearly see its brushes and not sticks tf
I'm as an amateur drummer as they come and I still remarked to myself how seamless the dummer used that shaker. It was SO smooth
I'm not a musician, but I really appreciate that too! It's sounds lovely 🥰
I agree with rishi and George
Just one of the most beautiful songs ever created.
Totally agree!
That, and Tequila Sunrise 👍💕🎼
💜
👉👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 👀👍
In this setting, it’s just wow . So relaxing and deep
Anyone else's here December 2024
Yes,loving ir.
Me too - been enjoying this video for at least a year now
Somos varios ❤
Yep❤
yeppers …
I cannot explain why this song hits me everytime. Everytime.
Me too! Grabs me by the heartstrings.
Me tooooo
because "Nobody loves no one."
Every time indeed.
It breaks my heart every time
This is a great example of a tight band,every member playing their hearts out ❤
100% true but not over-playing. Less is more here. Sign of mature confident comfortable musos imho
Man - what a voice. Always loved the song, but this version is so clean.
Chris Isaak covering Can't Help Falling in Love and It's Now or Never..Makes The Females Swoon
Too clean for live and strong support by various assisting musicians
No matter, anyway I like that what is the underlying substance...composition and lyrics. ❤❤❤
Yes, clean.. sharp. A wonderful song.............
Natural musicians playing music will be my favorite music
What a classic masterpiece with its beautiful melodies🙌 listening it in Port Elizabeth South Africa🇿🇦 Thank you Chris Isaak.
If you are listening to this song right now, your brain is functioning well and you have great taste in music. Congratulations!
Linda música!
Right on, I second that 💯 👌
thank you!!! lol
This among many others that are actually music! ❤
@@helidasoutomeirapolicarpo3679❤todo un temazo😊 clásico
Boy, oh boy, I've probably listened to tens of thousands of songs on You Tube, and this is by far the sharpest recording of any live song I've listened to on this platform. The sound engineering makes this song sound like you are listening to it live. Every vocal and musical chord is so sharp and clear.
Sharp 🔪 and crisp 🍏
0:05 the engineer is so good he listens to all the audio through a cell phone
Songs like this only happen so often in each generation. Truly blessed to hear this magic. Thank you Chris!!!!
2:59 Uwielbiam ten utwór 😊w naszych czasach nie ma już takich rozumowań jaki jest w tym temacie... Szkoda bo to co jest piękne a jest przez nas samych zaniedbywane .. przykre 😢 wystarczy posłuchać
30 years later and he still sounds incredible live. Pure talent and one of the best songs ever created.
You fell in love! What a wicked thing you did!
I hadn't thought of it that way but, yes, masterful song -- music and lyrics.
What year did this song come out? It couldn't have been 1991.
@@AndrewSmith-uz8bg yes, 1991. This song hit the charts!
@@jeanineberna8458 1989 actually.
This is the type of song that is quite literally impossible to get sick of😭🤌
É verdade
É vero.
Verdade kkkk.....as vezes volto nela.....e fico repetindo....não enjoa hahahahahhah
@@MariaFatima-mh6ks😢
@@MariaFatima-mh6ks😅
This version sounds amazing. Has to be one of the best songs ever written 🙌
Popped up randomly for me laying in bed on a first or second date once. Beautiful. Awkward if you listen too closely.
I think this is very very close to the way James Wisley originally played it. Over time I think the band has sometimes played and arranged it differently. There are a few versions dotted about on UA-cam, played by Isaak's band. Either that or I'm just imagining I hear differences! I think this is a very authentic to the Silvertone roots. Yea I agree, its a haunting kinda tune, definitely brilliant!
You bet
Audio is close to hifi and about as good as you can get playing from UA-cam.
Agreed
This song, the way you sang it, your voice, the fact that I was in love back than. Always remember this ❤
this is literally the studio version. there is nothing to change or adjust. its just a pure masterpiece
Every verse is 100% pitch corrected unfortunately. Even the guitars have been changed and adjusted.
Yeah all mics/relievers have pitch correction on here
@@Coldstone666 Yep. It's too bad really. The don't need it, but 90% of what we hear online, commercials, etc... these days is pitch corrected.
@@IDPhotoMan😊😮😅🎉😊Ddqq
True
One of the most wonderful songs ever written. This performance is absolutely perfect. His voice is just so incredible
I want to say thanks for all the warm comments and likes... Oh well since I got too many messages over at my blue print account so I decided to isolate myself here and reach at to few of my fans without you I wouldn't have been here today. Kisses 💋to your lovely heart
The voice just mesmerize you soul
This song is absolutely beautiful. I could listen to it over and over. Never get tired of hearing it. Chris is so gorgeous.
Diane I am one of them people who could listen to this song over & over as well so beautiful song ✌🏼
I hear you Diane. He's as beautiful as his voice ...sigh
I absolutely agree!
Maybe I could turn gay for this man Diane :)
Yes totally gorgeous
This man’s passion for what he does is so refreshing. I love this man and this band The world needs more of this ❤️
Dead on sir. This was some of the last of the age of innocence in the 70s. We need this kind of music again to lift our spirits.
Más de esto y menos del obsceno regueton.
@@ronaldpetit9607 wicked game 1989
Congratulations must go to the sound engineers for getting every instrument to sound superb on this recording.
one of those rare sessions where stuff worked out just perfect !
levels on levels
@@richardhincemon9423 I am amazed this is just a rehearsal :O
@@lovetruepink8140 centerstaging musical Productions Los Angeles California 2006 the band was rehearsing for the upcoming tour Chris had it filmed and recorded to evaluate the band it was never planned to be released to the public thankfully it was cheers
Exactly, first think you notice ,what a sound and performance.
Such a beautiful, haunting, heart breaking song. Chris nails it everytime!! Never get tired of listening to it!!
Puerto
I think we all had a girl like that
@Chris Isaak You broke 5he mold on that song. Sure brings back memories.
@Chris Isaak If you are reading these posts, I'm amazed. If you are many thanks. You make amazing music. Thank you.
@Chris Isaak really ?
Lol.
perfection. production, vocals, instruments, performance, everything is on fleek. bloody perfect.
When a musician plays it like the original recording is a true musician! No butchering of the song here! That single coil sound of that strat man ! Love it!
Simply the BEST sound mixing I’ve heard on a live band ,you can hear every individual instrument which absolutely makes a difference instead of a ‘wall of sound’ …great song by a great artist accompanied by great musicians
Im not gonna sit here and let you slander the Wall of Sound and by extension the late great Owsley Stanley. Aka Bear, the mad scientist, audio technician and LSD chemist that rolled with the Grateful dead in the 60's and 70's. He may have been in jail for the creation of the Wall of Sound. But his work was certainly the inspiration, and the result was the loudest and clearest sound mix ever produced at a live event. Then a few years later advancements in audio tech made it outdated and the wall came down.
simple is the best .this is a period piece ..adds to the stark reality ..beautifully done
I wasn’t referring to that ,I simply meant that when a mix isn’t done properly,all you hear is a garbled mess leading to a ‘wall of sound’ from which you can’t distinguish who’s playing what etc ….sorry for any confusion caused 👍
The Way He holds That Note is Insanely Clever! What an amazing sound! This has Got to be the Best Version!Brilliant Song!
Popular music these days just can't compete with what came before
The guy didn’t change in almost 40 years… The music keeps him young
My favorite song ever. Such a masterpiece. Chris Isaak is still so talented. Amazing live performance. Thanks for sharing.
I dedicate this song to my husband. He loves me more fully than any other man I have met. We only met in our 50s, but we thank God for meeting. He has a progressive rare genetic disease, and no matter how hard our days are, we continue to thank God for each other. 😢❤
This song reminds me of my wife. It was her favorite song before she lost battling cancer, I wish I could change the hands of time, life could be so unfair most times, but sometimes I wonder why bad things always happen to good people.
❤❤❤
May Almighty God grant your husband good health !
In sha Allah is Arabic for God Willing x
Deus te abençoe 🙏
at least 10y ago Mr.Isaak played at Humboldt State College. One song he sang he was wearing a suit made of hundreds of 1"sq mirrors that was something to see. He was a comic too, goofing off with his grounp and the audience. I saw him once again and it was a honor to listen to his great voice. I wish he handn't quit.
One of the most beautiful songs EVER. So beautiful that it makes me cry. This live performance sounds better than the recording.
And it's not that often that the live version sounds a lot better...
I’m 31 and just discovered Chris Isaak. Absolutely blown away
IM 65 AND AND I HAVE HEARD THIS SONG FOR YEARS BUT NEVER COULD CATCH HIS MAME UNTIL A FEW MONTHS AGO AND IM IN THE MUSIC BUISSNES AT THE JERSEY SHORE GO FIGURE SO DONT FEEL BAD BOBBYMAC THANKS
Where have you been?
@@williamdoyle7512 Viņš iepriekš, laikam, klausījās sūdus.
Better late than never !!!❤
Chris Isaak's Wicked Game is the original and still the best, smoothest, most sultry, and knee buckling sexy. I tremble.
Das empfinde ich auch so! 🎶 Die Cover von Black Jack, Diana Ankudinova etc. reichen nicht heran!
Who’s with me in Dec 2024?😂😂😂🧑🏻🎄🤶🏻🎅🏼🫵🫵👍👏👋🏻
Hi. Decenber 13, 2024. 7::23 am Chicago time
Oi Brasil 😂
Helloooo😊 Dec 13.,11:35pm;in Las Vegas!
14 декабря Россия 2024
Dec 14. 20:27 Eswatini Africa.
If this doesn’t stir you...you’re dead. What a fantastic performance by everyone involved, especially the dude that mixed it. This is a gem.
Still living! Chris is a gem!
Stfu plx
Truly better than the original mix
The guitar work .so simple and elegant. Along with the rest. Genius
I've long ago outgrown tearjerker love songs. Genetic material copies itself, we're life forms, I get it, big fucking deal.
But this is GOOD art! These dudes are talented as fuck, making me like to listen to a type of song I normally can't stand anymore :)
I have always loved this song by Chris Isaak and it never gets old. It is just beautiful.
Saten sheets, dim lights, sipping wine & this song. I get weak hearing him sing this.
@@marilynmccormick3731 I am laughing but yessssssssssssssssssssssssss, perfect
I'm 11 and isn't the song old??? Hope u get the joke
Just beautiful🔥♥️
💜💙💛💚🧡♥️💕❤️🔥✨✨✨✨✨✨✨lovely song
I love this song… you have such a soulful voice.. I’ve never heard it on the uke before.. amazing job!! Well done.. and with a broken finger!! Hope you’ve healed by now.
Love and light
Starman
❤️🙏
Top 10 songs of all time! Song is so hypnotic I’m surprised he never had a massive hit. That guitar player is utterly amazing for writing those riffs with the tremolo.
Agreed.
Do you woke from coma yesterday?
For a single made by barely known singer outside US, this pretty soom became massive hit.
10 years later, it was still one of the most frequent song on Select MTV.
And it sure isn't TOP10 song, because there are no TOP10 song. More like thousands, each TOP in it's own way. They are equaly good, .... you just don't know them.
This song was a huge hit.
Agreed. I didn't even know this guy until I saw this, and this voice was transcending.
Tre mende
Wow, apart from being an iconic song, I was blown away by the precision of everything I heard, from the vocals, to the perfect moment each guitar string was picked and strummed, to the perfection of the percussion.Going to have to replay....
I always assumed some studio magic was involved in the original radio version of this song, specifically pertaining to the lead vocals. Seeing how effortlessly yet perfectly Chris sings it live is beyond impressive.
You said what I was thinking so beautifully.
@@VincentVaIentine Well thank you 🙏
so did I until I learnt to play it. Never going to sound as good as these guys, but it is surprisingly do-able to do a decent sounding job. The hard part is to not rush and feel the timing of everything. And it is really fun to play. Singing it though, not so easy, haha!!
He’s got a live tuner on his voice for sure but it’s incredible performance
@@cloudthegoodkatch For sure not, guess you havent seen his performance on MTV Unplugged, no tuners involved son. And it's even better on unplugged, was abit younger aswell so that might be it.
Every now and then, there are perfect things that you find. Feels like you struck gold. This is one of them, my friends
Incredible how they can record this song with this sound quality...i can hear clearly all the instruments! Amazing!
Verdade. Eu fico fascinada. A coisa mais linda
Perfeita observação
Let's be honest, these guys are old pros. Masters.
Good eq makes wonders.
I agree
Cada curtida eu volto aqui pra escutar e lembrar de minha mãe, que adorava essa música... ❤
Acabei de falar isso; também me lembro da minha Mãe; ela gostava muito dessa música 💔 Saudades Eterna
Eu também! Sempre estou aqui relembrando com saudades da minha mãe ❤ ela gostava dessa música.
Rapaz.. pensei que não ia encontrar brasileiro por aqui.. parabéns pelo gosto musical e meus pêsames pela sua mãe. 🙏
Sim, sou de Curitiba e moro em St Louis, Missouri.
Não me canso de ouvir esta música !!!
Wonderful your mother loves you❤she's looking down😊
The drum sound on 2:48 , followed by that perfect smile, just kills me. This video is a wonderful example of how a great band works. Amazing song in every technical and artistic sense!!
Like we said back in the day -- "sounds like the tape". Amazing performance Chris Isaak (and the band)!
Keep it up!!
Now im 47. My son is 16.
He plays this song by ear on piano.
Im complete. ❤
I’m 48. My son is 14 and plays this song in the guitar!!!
I'm 47 too, miss those times
all that matters achieved, congratulations both of you 🖖
Im 33 and im a towel!
Hey!
The best Chris Isaak song EVER! It gets more magical every time I hear it. Could play it over and over and over again!
It may be one of the best songs ever...it's flawless nothing is overdone and nothing is missing. Not too short, not too long, it's a modern masterpiece.
I did that once…..played it over and over and over again……won’t say what I was doing…..but it was memorable! 😮 Best song EVER!!! Just saw him in Santa Rosa, CA a few months ago. He’s amazing…..always has been!
I second that. Super easy to learn the basics of on a guitar too! Most magical elegance in simplicity, indeed!
Hello how are you I pray for you're keeping save and healthy over there
Amazing how he sustains the high notes!
This is Chris Isaak. Simply amazing!
I think this song is more cherished by musicians. This recording and this live performance are a treat to the ears! If you’re wondering how good his dance moves are, you might be in the wrong place.
A timeless classic, Chris has such a beautiful voice, it pairs so nicely with the guitar.
0:2❤18
🎉
This is THE best song ever, ever, and ever... Loved it when it came out, still adoring it now. When you hear/watch covers, they always do weird stuff to their voices to sound like Mr. Isaac, but it's never the same. Cover it, don't imitate it, doesn't work, his voice is one of a kind. Did I mention I love this song?
I bet Elvis would have killed this song.
Tenacious D cover is pretty good though!
Corey Taylor does it justice in his own way, with his own voice. Probably the only person who's done it properly. But Isaak still is the best, obviously. The twang' can't be immitated. .
Gina Miles fir sure won the Voice America with her amazing rendition of this song: It was hauntingly beautiful, and I have his original Album! My fav song too! Listen to Gina! Chris would love it too:
@@emphotos103 She has a nice voice but her music is just the usual anonymous amorphous drivel that we've all heard a million times.
I worked years as a Bylaw Enforcement Officer and was called many times over the years to bands playing in backyards. I never shut one down because I always thought of the great music we missed that never made radio play when I was a kid. I'd hang out for a while and listen then ask them to turn it down just a little. I could spend all day in this backyard listening to Nick Stone and the Shifty Hunchbacks.
if your going to have hunchbacks in your band best they be shifty
❤
I heard this first at work, & cried. It is beautiful. The world is only going to break your heart in the background is True for me!!! I still love this love this!❤️☺️ Thanks for making such making such a heartbreaker song with a good message!😢😮
Many have and will continue to cover this beautifully heart breaking track. But nobody will ever perform it better than Chris.
Agree. Stone Sour cover is amazing but is light years away from this.
His voice is just perfect
It is part of him cause he wrote it.❤️
So true I agree
Agreed.
But in saying so, you should check out James Vincent McMorrow’s cover and see how it makes you feel.
Not many words to describe it, but it definitely does the original justice.
THE. BEST. SOLO
Seriously you have to go back and listen again and again to realize how good this is. It’s a masterpiece. Compare this to other hits with a lead guitar has some kind of an impact and you’ll find this is almost flawless.
It’s unreal that this is a one hit wonder
Agreed 😮
Its not a one hit wonder if you listen to Chris work
Столько шедевров на этой земле! И сейчас мы наслаждаемся одним из них! Это превосходная песня!
Я уже думал что Русских в комментариях не встречу. Класс!
The most amazing moving song in my life and I don't even know why
The first bars send tears down this 57 year old man's face
LOVE THIS VERSION ! Sometimes even when there's no public, we see the magic, the artists in their most common place
Nice piece this one 👌
Ditto❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
Man, that clean tone on the strat! Love the vocals also - just a great song!
Boy, do I miss this mans music. I wish he could go back to those roots and bless us with another album. His music transcended race and genre. Was unique and inspired.
I listen to this at least weekly and wish I could "thumbs up/ like it" more than once. There's always something more I catch in the notes/lyrics each time. God bless.
I think this is a beautiful song,I'm 64 years and I've recently discovered this song and a few other classics I didn't know existed.
me too :)
Have you listened to ..... David A. Stewart - Lily Was Here ft. Candy Dulfer .... I think it is the best song I have ever heard, I am also 64 yrs old.
Better late than never
What a great piece of music.
What a song! It brings me back to the days of my childhood. With my inner glance I see myself as a 10-years boy living in endless bright summer day filled with joy and happiness without any particular reasons.
This live did NOT disappoint. Even the back up singers. Just lovely.
it has been pitch corrected, as have the backing vocals... to even more degree. Wax in ears?? Now listen again. The original is not f'ed with like this.
Live. To do this live like that is absolutely stunning. Thank you Chris.
This song just is such a wonderful turn on . All the instruments blend together with Chris’s voice . I have it in my most listened too . Years ago we heard it for the first time . We really fell in love to this song . Last thing she said . “Was play it again , “ I did !
Try the version when he is wearing a coat. You will kno we it when you see it. He has no bad cuts of this, might just be me.
Mediterranean sunsets, a love long gone, slow dances a life time ago. So grateful to have experienced it all. Brilliant album, brilliant artist. To everyone who knows how much this song means, cheers 🍻.
I know exactly what you mean, feel
Bin there, done that😢
Lyrics
The world was on fire and
No one could save me but you
It's strange what desire make foolish lovers do
I'd never dreamed that I'd meet somebody like you
And I'd never dreamed that I'd love somebody like you
No, I don't want to fall in love
(This girl is only gonna break your heart)
No, I don't want to fall in love
(This girl is only gonna break your heart)
With you
With you
What a wicked game you played
To let 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
Let me dream of you
And I don't want to fall in love
(This girl is only gonna break your heart)
No, I don't want to fall in love
(This girl is only gonna break your heart)
With you
The world was on fire and
No one could save me but you
It's strange what desire will make foolish lovers do
I'd never dreamed that I'd love somebody like you
I'd never dreamed that I'd lose somebody like you
No, I don't want to fall in love
(This girl is only gonna break your heart)
No, I don't want to fall in love
(This girl is only gonna break your heart)
With you
With you
No I...
Nobody loves no one
Thank you
A lot of wrong lyrics in there lol google is your friend
Used to sing 'foolish people', it's now 'foolish lovers'.
The best cover of this song it's from band names HIM
This WORLD is only gonna break your heart..
Esta música é uma perfeição de harmonia vocal e letra. Não canso de ouvir!🥲🥲🥲
Hands down one of the greatest ballads of all time. I was a 12 year old metal head when this came on MTV and the video stopped me in my tracks every time it came on. I mean sure Helena Christensen was easy on the eyes but the song was beautifully haunting. Stands the test of time.
Oh man I was born in 83 so this song definitely help jump start my interest in girls!
I agree, born 75 and this track had a coolness even though I was a rap/metal type.
Awesome
This is the most accurate live version of a song I have ever witnessed, and I’ve seen a hell of a lot in my time. Absolutely Stunning version 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
And it is.... a rehearsal !!!
Guitar part is a bit different but still a great version
The best live version of a song I have ever heard.
I will never get tired of this song! Truly a timeless classic.
Something about this song, Chris's voice, the melody, the beat, the instruments, just resonates with my soul and transports me to a happy place.
Alguém aí, assim como eu,em pleno 2024,ainda curtindo de montão essa música maravilhosa?💕
what they said
Sempre!!! Um salve meu brother!!
Sim sempre
@@susannebemis3311 someone there, like me, in 2024 enjoying lot´s of wonderfull songs?
Graças a Deus tem essas coisas no youtube, porque tá osso!! Ninguém faz mais quase nada de bom!!!
As a teenager I used to listen to it all the time. A spent all my pocket money of the month to buy the record. I still have it. This song represents for me my melancholic youth. Still love it.
Once every 500 new songs I hear there is just that one that instantly stands out and gives me goosebumps, this is such a song, awesome. Keep it going!
Such a simple chord progression yet never gets tiring. I don't know how many times I use this song to warm up when practicing solos. The progression, pace and beauty of it brings out some of my best moments. When I look back when this came out, I think the video actually took away from how beautiful and soulful this song really is.
Why am I just learning about this amazing group of guys FIVE YEARS LATER? Why aren’t they the biggest band in the world?
I dont really know myself.
It must have been your predetermined destiny.
My 💕💕🇨🇦generation are classified as “Senior citizens” now.
Thank you for keeping “our music,” alive and relevant,
I have been going to rock concerts since I was a sophomore in high school (circa 1975) and really love live venues whether it be in local bar or a large stadium/event convention center. Some bands and lead singers don't do justice to their music live but Chris Isaak and band members exemplify true talent and commitment to their craft. What a pleasure to sit back and listen to such a great band. Keep up the good work and continued success!
World was on fire and no one could save me but you
Strange what desire will make foolish lovers do
I never dreamed that I'd meet somebody like you
I never dreamed that I'd love somebody like you
No I don't want to fall in love (this world is only gonna break your heart)
No I don't want to fall in love (this world is only gonna break your heart)
With you
With you
What a wicked game to play to let 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 let me dream of you
And I don't want to fall in love (this world is only gonna break your heart)
And I don't wanna fall in love (this world is only gonna break your heart)
With you
World was on fire and no one could save me but you
Strange what desire will make foolish lovers do
I never dreamed that I'd love somebody like you
I never dreamed that I'd lose somebody like you
No I don't want to 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 you 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 juan
no juan 😂😂
The sound of the guitar and his voice is just 'haunting'..
HAUNTING is the perfect word too describe this hauntingly beautiful song. I love Chris Isaac's voice.❤
Everybody's trying to stay in the background. master of understatement and cool. live version in late 90 was actually better because he had that masterful surfer guitarist
Blue Spanish Sky is another great tune of this album.