New TCV "Wicked Game"! I drink every time I say "Wacka" and it's not pretty...
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- Is this going to be a thing? I don't know, I'm still recovering. Every time I say "Wacka" during this analysis of Chris Isaak and Tenacious D both singing "Wicked Game", I take a drink. So if I say, "wacka-wacka-wacka" . . . that's three gulps. What a way to experience some exceptional music!
Join professional opera singer Elizabeth Zharoff, as she listens to Chris Isaak for the first time, and Tenacious D again both performing "Wicked Game”.
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Performed by Chris Isaak / Tenacious D - Words and Music by Chris Isaak
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I definitely recommend watching the original video without interruptions. Here's the link:
Chris Isaak
• Wicked Game - Single E...
Tenacious D
• Tenacious D - Wicked Game
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Elizabeth Zharoff is an international opera singer and voice coach, with 3 degrees in voice, opera, and music production. She's performed in 18 languages throughout major venues in Europe, America, and Asia. Currently based somewhere between Los Angeles and Tucson, Arizona, Elizabeth spends her days researching voice, singing, teaching, writing music, and recording TONS. She also plays Diablo and Dungeons & Dragons.
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I feel like a "tea time interview" with Elizabeth and Jack Black would be the most amazing thing we've ever witnessed!
That could only end in beautiful chaos.
They would probably spend the whole time talking about Dio, but I would be OK with that!
Its also in the realm of possibility because he loves doing TH-cam stuff.
He'd probably do it. He's cool like that.
agree
Watching Elizabeth melting from the first moments of hearing his voice, and knowing that the falsetto is coming.... Oh, just so delicious!!
It's deeply joyful to see somebody who is so transported by talent in this way.
I was waiting so excited for the chorus
I giggle every time in a TCV videos when Elizabeth gushes over a vocal and pauses/rewinds just moments THE THING happens in a song we are all just waiting for. 😂
Just wait....😊
^ this. lol
I love Elizabeth’s so natural reactions - where has she been hiding ? X
I can't believe you have never heard this, this is in a category of it's own. It transcends genres, its vocal sorcery. The sound engineer on this needs an shout-out as well.
She probably has heard that chorus in a commercial or two.
The MTV Unplugged version of him singing this song will melt your soul it's so perfect in so many ways. That man can SING!
Her reaction to Chris Isaak’s velvety voice was adorable! And the “meow” she gave around 10:20 was hilarious ❤
ROFL same thing I'd been saying for 10 minutes and 20 seconds....
I'm guessing TA engagement with a bit of vocal fry 😀
Haha. I was reading this comment right as she did the "meow".
Perfect timing.
she also does it at 22:38 lol
I had forgotten how freaking amazing this is.
I love watching Elizabeth get so excited about his voice at the beginning, and I'm just grinning and thinking "wait till the chorus!" So excited this song finally made the channel!
10:26 "rawr" 🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Yeah, I kept thinking, she hasn't even heard the chorus yet and she is in enraptured.
This just so mezmerizing😢and so smooth. Wish they made more music like this.
She didn’t disappoint
🤣so true. I love those moments.
I’m about 20 or so videos in after discovering this channel and Tipsy Elizabeth is my new spirit animal.
Identical feelings here, cheers! 🍻
She is mine too guys
Chris Isaak 'Wicked Game.' stereo full blast 3AM going down a pitch black highway. Heaven.
His voice is a combination of Roy Orbison and Elvis, his 2 biggest influences. He still sounds the same after all these years and his live version still melts the hearts of ladies of all ages,
Certainly some time to hear an analysis of Roy Orbison (perhaps with The Traveling Wilburys and get a number of legendary rock performers -- Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, George Harrison, Bob Dylan -- at once)!!!!
Yeah “end of the line” by traveling wilburys is one of my favorites and I think he passed away just before making the video and they just had a empty rocking chair with a guitar on his part
Yes, absolutely!!!!!!!
I agree
I never thought of it that way. I hear it now. Thanks for the comment. I hope that Elizabeth does an analysis of both Elvis and Roy. As Elvis was the first rock singer I was exposed too. Even though I was born in 1965. Most of what we had around the house was Elvis records. I wasn't introduced to Roy until a few years later. What an amazing voice he has. I believe Elvis said that Roy had the best voice he'd ever heard. Or at least something similar.
Jack can pull anything off musically because he is genuinely unapologetically himself always.
You know, I would actually say that he has managed to make his self-consciousness appealing. But I don't know for sure.
@@DanKaschelNo. 🤡
And he commits to whatever he is doing 200%. Other people I can think of like this was the late, great Robin Williams and Zack Galafianakis. Always 200% committed to the bit.
"What a wicked thAng to dewr."
@@jackman5840 🤡
How could you not get a vocal crush on that voice and the words he's saying? This was an enormous hit and it's still being sung by others because it resonates so well. He's easy on the eyes as well.
I remember seeing this video for the 1st time on MTV when it came out. Me and 4 or 5 friends sat there in silence for the whole song. Our minds were blown! Guys loved it, the girls were obsessed with him and this song. Many 90s babies were conceived either to this song or because of it.
I still get chills hearing it now 30 something years later. Corey Taylor did a pretty good version of it too.
OMG DRUNK ELIZABETH IS MY NEW FAVORITE THING IN THE WORLD 😂😂😂❤
Absolutely agree....brilliant and funny :)
how can 'Liz bee cuter? this is how. LOVED this F This lets just to this vibe.
Totally the best thing, since I'm usually indulging when I watch her shows in my matching headphones.
Can I leave 10 likes on this comment "¿
@@simonmarshall180 if i like your like then its... like..2?
I never understood why Chris wasn't a bigger star than he was. Such an unbelievable voice, should easily be in every single romance movie ever made.
Truth! I'd give you more thumbs-up if I could.
Chris did some acting, as did drummer Kenny Johnson. After that, who knows.
That was the thing, he tried to go to Hollywood and basically lost all the heat he'd built up for his music, then people forgot about him.
Nobody ever believes me when I tell them he's (briefly) in Silence of the Lambs. :D @@leomuzzy6554
Not sayinf this is a fact. But... his collapsed nose makes me think of drug abuse sadly. I might be wrong but as an ex addict myself. My drug use tingle sets off.
@@kevintinglof1934 he was an amateur boxer in college and had his nose broken seven times.
I absolutely love this song. It came out in 1989 - I remember seeing it on MTV. You're right... it's still shiver inducing all these years later. That guitar and his vocals. Perfection!
But an early 90s tune for sure. Won the MTV award in 1991. I think it didn't really catch fire until the early 90s brought in an explosion in creativity and genre stretching.
Same. It was haunting then and it's haunting now. One of those songs that catches lightning in a bottle.
I still have the cassette single.
I used to play it as I fell asleep.
Was also in the movie Wild at Heart with Nic Cage and Laura Dern
The chorus "This girl is only gonna break your heart", absolutely perfect.
I cannot verify it, but I read that this video was filmed when Kyle was really struggling with depression and Jack swooped in and decided that this might help his friend feel a little better. If that’s true, it gives this video so much more gravitas. Instead of just a bit it’s actually a really sweet moment between friends.
This video gives me such “two Labradors running and frolicking on the beach” vibes. I watch it often because it makes me feel so happy to see them so happy.
Every time I hear this song all I can think is "Roy Orbison would be proud". Not one of his songs but Chris reminds me of Roy so much with the yodeling, vocal cracks and soft sounds.
I agree completely big Orbison energy like traveling willburys era Orbison
Roy Orbison and Alison Krauss could both have done justice to this song
Glad Im not alone in the Orbison thought...
I've always thought of him as Elvis Orbison, the child that they could have had. Chris is such a wonderful dude in person, too. Confidence, the laid-back charisma that draws you in and makes you relax.
@seanhutt4621
Early 60's elvis presley.
Quick trivia.....Chris Isaak played the Memphis SWAT team commander in Silence of the Lambs. Great reaction video Miss Elizabeth!
True. I were like "Holy sh*t! That dude was Chris Isaak!" when i saw that movie first time. It was on Filmnet that were like NetFlix of late 80s / early 90s. You needed special encrypter to watch movies from Filmnet from cable tv.
Yeah, and every person in the "SWAT" team looked like it was the first and only time any of them had held a gun. Not a good look for any of them. It was worse than childish looking.
This song always takes me straight back to the early 90s. First love, lazy summer, no worries, no stress.
Is nobody going to mention how stunning Helena Christensen is? ❤
We all knew it back I the day - yes I'm close to a hundred😉 And she is still a stunner.
Her being playful and fun is a fantasy for viewers.
I used to think men were mesmerized by her but since have heard many heterosexual women express lust for her.
I just wonder if Elizabeth knows who she is.
I wonder if Elizabeth even knows who Helena Christensen is.
Helena was top of the modeling world when they made this video.
How Chris could afford her fee baffles me.
@@user-dh6bj2me5p I think she liked a song a bit
Fleeting Venus
That last line "Nobody loves no-one" is actually not a sad statement - it's a double negative! So it's an interesting way of actually saying "everybody loves someone"
I think the different phrasing gives it the idea of no matter how much someone might claim to love no-one, or not want to fall in love, nobody loves no-one :)
Came to say the same thing. Thanks.
"I can't get no satisfaction" is just an example of another double negative. But I think we can agree that it's not the writers intentions.
saying "Nobody loves anyone" doesn't have the same ring to it. I truly believe it's meant in negative tone.
It's one of the most important lines and almost said as an afterthought. It's easy to miss the whole line or the meaning of it.
I knew someone would have said it, by now. 👍
the double negative rule is not a rule since long time tho :)
True fact: Jack Black doesn't have falsetto, he has truetto
Watching your videos is like being there with you in the same room. I often find myself laughing and answering you out loud, and now drinking. Not to mention all the things I learn from your videos about voice and music in general. Thanks for these awesome videos. You rock!
This is now my favorite reaction. Chris Issac, Tenancious D AND a drunk Elizabeth! So much fun! 😂
The holy trinity. Ha ha.
E must have had the baby? Or is this earlier?
@@OG_WakanobiThat was almost a year ago i believe.
Agreed 💯
The Chris Isaak version lives rent-free in my head. It is one of the best songs of that time. It was everywhere. When the D did the cover I was speechless.
Chris Isaac's is the best! California rock. Totally a different vibe!!
I agree he has an absolutely beautiful voice. My wife and I saw him at an outdoor venue in Austin, TX at least a decade ago (maybe 2) and it started pouring rain, Chris never skipped a beat and we were soaked but it was an awesome experience. So glad we stayed to get a CD signed by him after the concert.
HIM does an amazing cover of this song. It's got a darker feel to it, because that's what they do, but it still hits all the emotions, and is almost hauntingly beautiful.
The live version is better than the recording.
HIM-Digital Versatile Doom.
Live at the Orpheum Theatre 2008. Full concert.
Amazing show. Best version of this song.
@@bobbycollins6783Actually, there are two studio recordings. The first cover version was released on their debut album "Greatest Love Songs Vol. 666", the second one three years later on "Razorblade Romance". The live recording you've mentioned is based on the latter, I believe. Although they're great in concert, I prefer Vile's voice in the second studio recording.
I love that cover almost as much as I love the original version, but in a very different way. You're right, it does sound darker. I love the spin they gave it.
I thought the same thing then wondered if she's ever done a reaction to Ville Valo 🤔
“Nobody loves no one” to me means that everyone loves someone. Because no one is without love.
Yup. it's the double-negative. Nobody loves _no-one_ - everyone loves someone.
Yeah, but sometimes that person doesn’t love you back
Yeah. I didn't understand why she disagreed with that last lyric.
I can subvert this statement by my pure existence.
@@TheMightyOdin Cry 🤡
Chris Isaak is just such a huge vocal talent on every song he does - fast or slow, happy or sad!! And the guitar is always great too. He's an old school crooner in style for some songs.
He still tours!! His best song for me is "Blue Spanish Sky", absolutely love it! He even had his own TV show in the days!! He is amazing! He is from California.
Chris Isaak is from my hometown. We were pretty amazed and proud when he achieved success with this song/album. He had the voice, musical talent, movie star looks, and intelligence to make it big time. But in spite of that and some parts in movies, he always remained a pretty down to earth musician who prefers to make music and do small gigs. He's still making music and touring. Respect.
His shows are great fun, you do feel like he is happy to be performing, coming out into the audience too. I always appreciated that side of him as well as the music.
his show on....... showtime iirc was pretty good
Got to see him when he opened for Tina Turner. An absolute vocal magician. It's so difficult to pull off a retro sound like he does without either struggling technically, or stylistically, becoming a caricature. Amazing. Herb Ritts had the perfect visual concept for this video.
Loved loved loved his show. So great!!!!!
He wouldn't happen to have a brother named Oscar, would he?
It's so wild how much music Elizabeth has never heard. I'm glad she gets to experience now and show us how she feels about it.
It borders on being false to me. You have to actively avoid radio and TV etc. to miss some of the songs she says she's never heard. I need both hands to count the amount of times I've heard this song walking through a store or mall.
@@Right-On-Sean in the US? In Europe yes, but I've seen many US youtubers who simply have never heard famous songs. It's definitely weird.
I can imagine her youth was just classical music non-stop.@@Right-On-Sean
I dont buy it. How is she a vocal coach and never heard this song?
@@vezokpiraka
That’s the point. It’s impossible for that many TH-camrs to have never heard most of the songs they’re reacting to. The only exception is if they’re really young. The honest ones will admit that it sounds familiar and they recognize it, but have never sat down to listen to it.
Upon hearing you say that you had never heard the original before, I knew that I was going to get to see you turn into a puddle of mush. I was not disappointed. Such moments are just one of the reasons I love watching your journeys of discovery. Much love to you in your many journeys.
P.S.: I find you to be extremely insightful while, also, being delightfully adorable. Don't ever change your ability to find joy and delight in new (to you) music and artists. 💖🌹💖
Thank you so much for being so gifted at what you do, and for helping me to appreciate such great music in a whole new way!
I saw Chris Isaak live last summer, and his voice is just as flawless in person--including the sustained note at the end of this song.
I'm so jealous. I've always loved him
I totally thought he was dead for some reason
I agree. Such a amazing talent.
The ultimate challenge mode is taking a drink every time you rewind the song
She would clear a pint in the first minute the song
To see you gush over my all time favorite song made me warm all over. Thank you for that.
The talent Jack and Kyle have is endless. Love hearing them. They were so happy running on that beach😂
Just to make some of us feel a little old, this song came out 34 years ago. Still like this tune. Chris has an amazing voice.
It's crazy how so many songs make me realize how old I am! Saw Chris perform live years ago. His voice is just as pure live as it is recorded.
You reeeeeeeeally didn't have to bring that up ya know...
I knew it was a long time but did you actually have to put a number on it? Lol
Brutal
whaaaaaat no way
There's a video of him performing this live and the sustain near the end, to see it live, is a testament to how talented a singer Chris truly is. Might want to check it out.
I love the live version on TH-cam.
So it is the chris isssc version. The version I’ve heard the most and is awesome
Thank you for reminding me of the joy in beauty I used to have before I grew up and got cynical. Much love to you for this piece of my soul you restored to me tonight.
Beer, humor, guitar, and an angel. This is heaven.
"No one loves no one." It is a rare proper use of a double negative. It means that everyone loves someone. No one loves no one. Say it to yourself. It just means everyone loves some one.
Love this idea. It's always fun to hear how you explain the way these sounds are made. Really appreciate this channel.
I wanted to point this out too: “nobody loves no one” is correct, unless you can produce a counter example: is there someone who loves no one?
Thank you, what a great explanation of that line. I know I struggled with it for a long time.
Had to delete my post because I'm drinking along, and missed this post. This is indeed the rare, correct usage of a double negative.
@@johnhakansson1832i mean technically aromantic people exist😅
@@lyzz True, but aromantic people experience platonic and familial love among others. The only people who can't are those whose psychology don't allow them to experience affection for something else.
I LOVE watching Elizabeth review a voice she really loves while also getting liquored up! It’s PERFECT!!! This may be my favorite review EVER!!!
She had shivers really early in the song but it could be the drink that had something to do with it. Hahahahah
I'd pay good money to hear the burps.
@@seedy80 your name checks out because that was some seedy sentence that mate 🤣🤣
@@Cass747 Agree! My mind for some reason immediately went back to Danny Glover in 'The Color Purple', when as Mister he remarks about Shug Avery, "I'd drink her bafwater!" 🤣🤣
Just wanted to say, this was one of my favourite reviews you have done!!!
I never noticed the elvis comparison,but right as you mentioned, got that "Can't Help Falling in Love."
Fell in love with Helena's eyes, stayed for Chris'voice. Still regularly listen to this masterpiece on my playlist
Helena i s god damned timeless. She's 54, but still looks like an absolute million bucks. Danish genes, eh?
“Nobody loves no one” is such a great line because it can be read in a negative way, or a positive way. He has really good live performances of this too.
It's a negative way in this song. Almost lamenting that he actually fell in love. Wishing that loving no one was a possibility. Without the context of the song, it could be an optimistic way of looking at a bad situation. But with context it is obvious what he means
@@willpina I counter that music is art.
And the "meaning" of art is in what the viewer/listener gets from it.
@@MonkeyJedi99 that is incorrect! Art is an expression by the artist that created the work. It's not random Rorschach ink spots open to interpretation. There are works where we don't know what the artist meant to express, and those are open to interpretation, and there are works where the artist meant to be open to interpretation. But music rarely falls in this category.
@@willpina Then I shall continue to enjoy art and music "wrong" and be happy.
I don't have time in my life to conform to what art is "supposed" to be.
@@willpinaI agree that in this song the message was clear. But the idea of the artist or artists leave their art open to interpretation. That's wrong! Bob Dylan for example said himself he'd write lines because the words just sounded good together but they didn't mean anything in particular.
The Beatles I Am The Walrus is another nonsensical song open for interpretation.
That's the beauty of music and art. Just as a painting can be just like a photo or one that you stand in front of with someone else asking "What does it mean to you" and have a completely different pov.
Music can be vague and filled with symbolism or it can be straightforward in it's meaning but to say "Music _rarely_ falls in to this category" is absolutely wrong.
Plus, you're writing is confusing. I'm commenting on what I _think_ you meant which is" But music rarely falls into the the _latter_ category. " Otherwise it looks like you're including both categories which would then be "These categories" and I'm pretty sure you meant "The latter category" .
In any case its not written properly. It's confusing, but I get it I think. I think the positive spin the commenter gives it is fine if it's how he wants to look at it. For all we know it was written with that in mind. It's not such a leap and you don't seem to be an authority on all things music based on that comment so let him think what he likes in my opinion.
Honestly you lost me at 2 categories of music which is just wrong.
Enjoyed having a drink with you. Had fun
I am continually in awe of her ability to think about the tonal qualities of those voices with the visual spectacle of those two videos in the background. That is focus!
I watched Chris Isaac sing this song, live, many years later. He sounds the exact same. You can tell he’s a perfectionist and not just “winging it”.
100% his live voice is so unbelievably good!
Absolutely mind boggling that you'd never heard Chris Isaak sing this and had only ever heard covers of it.
Was thinking the same!
Like, how many rocks has this woman been living under??! 😂
Well when was this song released? Like 34 yrs ago. She isn't that old.
There's a lot of singers everyone knows she never heard before...😮😅
Yah when she says “where’s he been?!” I’m like helloooo he’s been in my head and heart forever❤
Because she obviously knows the song. But you gotta make content, you feel me?
“BODY POSITIVE”… Mrs. Z… I’ve been a fan of this channel for a while. You’ve discussed so many of my favorite songs, and helped me understand why they’re so freakin’ good. This episode is the cherry on top. So fun. Cheers to you ma’am and thanks! It has been such a pleasure - and a pleasure this evening enjoying a tasty beverage with you and our friends here at your channel. 👍👍👍
Just love the channel and the dichotomy of her love for voice and music, watching her melt into his voice and the then teaching exactly why? just plain cool. New appreciation for the performance that I wouldn’t have gotten otherwise.
This song is timeless. Never gets old, never lose the magic ❤️Everytime I get hooked during the first tone and everytime I need to listen the whole song again in silence.
That's because Good music is timeless !❤️🙏❤️🙏💯
I've never felt like I was committing breach of privacy by watching a reaction video, before. I kept thinking that I should let Elizabeth have her alone time.
Watch her experience Pete Steele for the first time!! Almost as good! Haha
😂
Lol
we all need alone time with chris isaak. 🤷♂️
This is my all-time favourite song. It came out when I was a kid, and I could feel the meaning of the song years before I even started learning English.
I'm so happy you liked the song too.
Elizabeth, I fully agree. We always saw influences of both Elvis and Roy Orbison in Chris' singing style.
My grandmother heard me listening to the stone sour version years ago and said “that’s one of my favourite songs, who’s singing, they sing it beautifully”
She was in utter shock when I told her it was the lead singer from Slipknot. She had previously referred to slipknot as “just screaming and noise”. I actually managed to get her to listen to some other more mellow Slipknot and Stone Sour thanks to Wicked Game.
I've heard a lot of people say the same about Nine Inch Nails, but Trent Reznor has some great range. When I get people to listen to Hurt or more acoustic songs that NIN has made, they're always amazed.
@neil2444 1994 Woodstock nine Inch Nails ond off the best live performance ive seen todate it's incredible
God I forgot Stone Sour did a cover too. I know Theory did as well and I do like their cover.
I agree that Stone Sour’s version is awesome!
The idea of a grandma listening to Slipknot makes me smile.
I absolutely love HIM's cover, too. The heavier arrangement and Ville's deeper voice are just so darn lovely...
Absolutely!!!!! ❤
Срочно слушать HIM. Песня превосходная и разные интерпретации привносят абсолютно разные эмоции.
Смотрим вас из России, шлем привет и ставим лайки)
youre damn right^^
Yes, He has a great voice!
My favorite version of the song by far.
This is one of those great songs that has its own universe that it pulls you into from the very first notes. Love vibe songs like this.
Elizabeth, as usual you just blew my mind. I grew up on this song/video along with Elvis (my mom gave me a decade by decade and genre by genre education thank goodness). I had NEVER connected the two of them. Especially when you pointed out his mouth. Unbelievable! Thanks for the endless wealth of vocal knowledge you share, it’s breathtaking and exponentially multiplies my love for music.❤
This is one of the most beautiful songs ever sung by a man. Roy Orbison would be proud. As always, your reactions beautifully express what we're feeling when we hear masterpieces like this. Edit: Should've specified I was talking about Chris Isaak here lol.
And he's pretty too!
Well said. RIP Roy
Chris Isaac was known, before this song, as a Rockabilly singer! His vocals are absolutely incredible! This song will always hit so hard! Absolute.... PERFECTION!!❤
This is one of those few songs that I can't even attempt singing, I just start crying. It's too good.
I was worried. This song CRUSHES me every time I hear it. I'm so glad you're doing an analysis of Chris Isaak. He's a "weak kneeser" that makes the floor slippery.... Yes. Mr. Isaak is a master melter.
Yesssss❤
I'm a straight guy and Isaak's voice makes me feel weak. Was so fun watching Elizabeth get giddy over it :)
I really appreciate the teaser videos you make! It's a nice touch.
Yay, thank you!!!
Chris Issac" voice on this song reminds me so much of Roy Orbison. There is a wonderful live "studio" version of this. You put a smile on my face as always. Thank you. Thank you very much.
I hope you have a wonderful Christmas with friends and family.
Agreed, Chris always reminded me of Roy more than Elvis, not that Elvis wasn't an influence.
I'd love to hear Elizabeth react to some of the videos from Orbison's Black & White concert.
@@collinnoiaHe had one of the purist voices ever in rock music with an amazing vocal range .
YES!!! Exactly !!!! Roy for sure!
I've heard Roy Orbison's voiced described as operatic.
It’s sorta a modern day Elvis doing a Calvin Klein ‘Eternity’ commercial. Haha. But seriously folks, for those that have seen Chris live, you know that it’s a bit of a hypnotic religious experience. Wacky wacka, Cheers!
This is the best!!! I love your first introduction to Chris Isaak! ❤ All the best of you comes out in this!
As outstanding as the song is, the live version of Chris Isaak is truly amazing
I'll have to check that out!
I agree the live version is the best
The one where he holds that one note forever?
@@TheCharismaticVoice It really is amazing. He's older and you'd be forgiven for thinking that maybe his voice was not as strong... nope. he absolutely nails the performance.
Yes. It's amazing.
This is probably one of my favorite songs of all time. HIM did an amazing cover, and of course The D absolutely killed it.
I also like Corey Taylor and Stone Sour’s live cover
I love the HIM cover too
Sevendust is worth checking out
I'd add, HIM (y'all pick the tune) would make some great reaction vids
"Wicked Game" is one of my most favorite songs ever. I enjoy basically every cover I come across.
My all time fave song ... from when I was like 16... He was on my mixed tapes. I'm 42 now, still love him 🎵
I always felt that "Nobody, loves no-one" was a double negative and took it as "Everybody, loves someone" Also, the Corey Taylor version is amazing.
Yup, I didn’t see your comment before I posted mine. Double negatives can be fun.
Oh, I love his version!
Ha ha I just wrote that in a comment then saw your post and see that you said it 22 hours ago.
This song has been covered soooo many times by so many different artists, a testament to its greatness… but the original will always be a classic and favourite. Blue Hotel is another beautiful n brilliant song of his. He definitely deserves greater appreciation and recognition than he has for both his vocal and guitar playing talent
I absolutely LOVE that you did a comparison between an original track with a cover, rather that just one or the other. EPIC!
As I'm seeing and listening to you react to the beginning of Chris Isaak, I'm just having a fantastic time! I haven't listened to him in years, and watching someone experience him for the first time is so much fun! Yeah... he can sing a little. Can't he? This is very much my own voice range, and I remember wishing for a long time that I had his tone quality and smoothness! So glad you enjoyed it!
I'm dying laughing because every woman watching this knows EXACTLY what you are thinking and feeling, as we're watching you physically react to his voice. Yes. We know. 😉 Welcome to the club. 😂😂😂
Jack definitely knows how to sing to the ladies.
I'm a straight guy. This song... I feel it too. Whether it's Chris Isaak, HIM, or Jack Black, there's something about it that just hits me in a way that I don't fully understand yet. Brings me to tears every time.
@@FluidKaos that's the power of minor notes. They bring all the angst and sorrow.
Yesssss❤
Another great version that has amazing vocals is HIM's version Ville Valo is so underrated
She needs to do a ville vailo reaction with the 69 eyes
Every Finnish artist is. We are the hidden secret of the world.
Suomi 🖤🇫🇮🤘🏻
Btw, as much as I love VV, my favorite version of this song is from Corey Taylor. Best emotional expression and vocals I’ve ever heard for this masterpiece.
@@PneumaNoose
Corey covers wicked game? Need to check it out
There are a few times in the song where I believe a hear a hard "g" from the backup singers, saying "this girl is only gonna break your heart" and most times it is clearly "this world is only gonna break your heart". The first time through the lyrics, Chris subtly sneaks in the word "don't" as in "no, I don't wanna fall in love", thereafter he clearly sings "no I wanna fall in love", which shows a change in his feelings as he's being drawn in. To me, the entire song is about being drawn in to feeling love for another person when that other person is just stringing you along before dumping you and not caring that they've broken your heart and broken you as well. That's why even when the backup singers ARE singing "this world is only gonna break your heart", I've always taken it to mean that the world she's drawn him into will only break his heart. I've also always thought of the guitar work being symbolic of his situation. He (Chris) is slightly out of tune with the rest of the world because of how he's being manipulated. Of course, that's all opinion. I could be wrong!
I agree
You're exactly right. The official lyrics have "don't" every time, but the performance is deliberately ambiguous. According to Isaak, someone asked to come over at 4am, and he said yes, and immediately regretted it, and wrote the song before she got there.
She is so amazing about the way she expresses other peoples expressions that it is truly other worldly. Thank you for what you do.
Chris got a lot of great great songs. "Go Walking Down There" "Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing" "Blue Spanish Sky" "Lie To Me" "Blue Hotel".
These are some of my personal favorites, where it showcases all what he can do with his voice.
Chris definitely has a Roy Orbison quality.
Totally forgot about Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing. Loved that song.
Plus, kings of the highway
Their live version is so much better. Not much difference in the audio, honestly, but seeing Kyle play and Jack sing is just so perfect.
Just so she mirrors this episode, maybe she should do the live version by Chris Isaak and the live version of Tenacious D
Absolutely the version is amazing!
There is a bass/baritone vocalist metal version of this song ... MajorVoice - Wicked Game (Official Video)
I fell in love with this great woman♥ greatings to her husband and child, what unbelievable luck for you :)))
I absolutely loved this reaction, thanks!
If you’ve never heard it and want to complete the trilogy of amazing versions, the HIM cover is also pretty phenomenal.
Ville Vallo kills it, but also Corey Taylor
Yeah she would like ville valo.hi from 🇫🇮
HIM and Giant Drag were the other two covers I was thinking of. Giant Drag vocals aren't anything special, but I really like the pasing and guitar parts
i have been trying to get her to react to HIM for awhile. Maybe i should do the counting thing? " day 1 of asking for HIM"
Adam Gontier of Three Days Grace has an amazing cover of the song as well.
I love this song. The story of this song is interesting. A girl Chris Isaak knew called him for a booty call one night. Before they met he wrote this song (in like 30 minutes) about how he didn't want to fall for her and she wasn't right or good for him. When they met, talking about this song was all he wanted to do. The song is about his conscious choice to not fall in love with her and the wickedness of the temptation.
What's so great about the Tenacious D video is, once you've seen it, you can never un-see it.
Ha ha!! I love it! Wacka and wacka-wacka-wacka! I enjoy your channel and you so much. Thank you for being real and sharing some cheer with your fans, including Tenacious D. Out of all the singing I've done in my life, my favorite has been in choir. In my humble opinion, operatic singing is the most powerful and potent instrument on earth and I thank you for teaching all of us the intricate elements of that. Well done.
I heard this song on Fordham University radio when I was driving to a job in New York when it barely was out. I knew instantly that this song and Chris were going to be big hits... Watching this with Elizabeth makes it just that much better!
If you enjoyed this cover, check out the band HIM covering wicked game, and after that, you could check out 'The Path' live by HIM and enjoy Ville Valo's beautiful voice!
HIM has some truly beautiful songs
And Summer Wine! And stuff from HIMs Venus Doom-album, IMHO their best work.
Have to add to this, Apocalyptica ft Ville Valo & Lauri Ylonen - Biottersweet. A Finnish powerhouse trio
I've always thought that serious covers of this song (Tenacious D was obviously going for a laugh with the video) were somewhat useless...some songs are far better not being covered and reinterpreted...they are perfect the first time...
@@Idyll_Insomniac yes please do this song
What a totally unalloyed joy this was Elizabeth. Firstly, this is an amazing song and to see you fall head-over-heels in love with Chris Isaak's vocals was such a treat.
Then to see you enjoying a beer and getting just slightly tipsy while listening to Tenacious D was delicious.
Then, and this is the clincher, you only went and referenced the Bernouli theorem and as an Engineer who uses this all the time, this was (even more) music to my ears.
All the best from a very happy Yorkshireman x
Oh my… I’ve always watched your videos… informative, super interesting…. But this one 🙌🙌🙌… I had such a great time… just by chance I was having a glass ( or two) of wine!!! LOVE it!!!! You need to have a drink when you do your videos… they are the perfect combination of educational and Fun !! Bravo 👏
Alright there, Fozzie Bear, I definitely need more waka videos with you, my friend!! Lol
Also, this song is so iconic, Ross played it for Rachael in the episode of Friends when they finally had a date! 😄🥰
Edit:
Okay, I hope you understand the double negative at the end.
When he sings, "Nobody loves no one" , he was not saying, "Nobody loves ANYone."
He was saying that EVERYone loves someone! We all have the capacity within us regardless of whatever nonsense is being trended or glorified. We all were born out of love and we ALL have the ability to love. It's all up to us to not only recognize this ability, but also to choose to embrace this ability regardless of the undeserving situations we tend to find ourselves in. Such is life -- such is our test of strength in life. 😇
I can't state enough how grateful I am to have grown up in the 80's and early 90's. So much of the music and movies from that era are classics. This song came out when i was 13, and every time i hear it to this day, it takes me back. I'm so glad I was able to enjoy this and so much more.
AMEN, truly!!
Me as well. I think I was around 15. When this song/video came out I was mesmerized. Watching her indifference to Chris’s obsession along with the lyrics and vocals… chilling.
Same! We were fortunate to have such amazing music in those days!
I remember when this song came out, I was 17. Some songs just speak to your soul… and this is one of them ❤️
I love this. A wonderful mix of knowledge and fun.
Chris Isaak's song, it's a love ballad. It was all over the radio when I was a kid. Indeed, where has he been?!