Wisley died from multiple organ failure related to hepatitis and drug use, aged 61, in 2018.The world was on fire No one could save me but you. lack of good sense or judgment foolish people who thought that the world would. The song's bassline and drums were sampled from previous recordings of the song and looped. Synonyms for FOOLISH: stupid, silly, absurd, mad, crazy, insane, idiotic.
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:
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