Friday Afternoon Videos: Wicked Game

When Chris Isaak released his album Heart Shaped World in 1989, the album that features "Wicked Game," it barely made a dent on the charts. A year later, film director David Lynch featured the song in his movie Wild at Heart. That's when Isaak's luck changed.

The video is now a classic -- arguably, one of the sexiest videos ever made. It doesn't hurt that they casted model Helena Christensen to teasingly play with Isaak on the beach. We're sure the video helped catapult the song into the Top 10; musically, with it's ultra-retro sound, soft snare beats, and background whispers, the song didn't fit the mold of popular music in the early 90's. It took Isaak and his band a while to produce the sound they wanted.

Now at age 50, Chris Isaak is still touring. He'll perform tomorrow night at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, with Steve Nicks as the other half of the double-bill. Those who only know "Wicked Game" will probably be surprised at the amount of up-tempo and rockabilly numbers Isaak has up his sleeve. Also, with his dry wit, he puts on a very entertaining show.