CHRIS ISAAK - WICKED GAME (1989)

NOTE: The original TOTP footage only ran for half the length of the song. I’ve upscaled, framed, improved the color and extended the footage to the full length of the song Known for his signature 1950s rock & roll style and crooner sound, as well as his falsetto and reverb-laden music, Isaak’s style is reminiscent of the rockabilly and country of Sun Studios. In particular, he transfers the sweeping melancholy of Roy Orbison’s classic Monument singles (“Crying,“ “Oh, Pretty Woman,“ “In Dreams“) to the more stripped-down, rootsy sound of Sun, resulting in a stylized take on ’50s and ’60s rock & roll that made him into a star in the early ’90s, propelled to a great degree by the hit single “Wicked Game.“ Isaak is closely associated with film director David Lynch, who has used his music in numerous films and gave him a role in the film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me. His songs generally focus on the themes of lov