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 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. 😂
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
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.
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.
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!
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
@@vezokpiraka That’s the point. It’s impossible for that many RUclipsrs 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.
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.
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 :)
"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.
Something I love about Chris Isaak is a quote (and I paraphrase because I heard it long ago) with regard to how he dresses. He commented that whenever he goes out in public, he wears glittery, Elvis-style stuff. Someone asked him if that is what he likes to wear. His answer was (and again, paraphrase from memory), "no, I dress like this for my fans. This is what they want to see me wear. I wear this for them." Great guy.
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'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.
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.
"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.
@@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.
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.
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.
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.
“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
@@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.
@@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.
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.
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 a very sexy, seductive song and one of Chris's most iconic songs, BUT you can't explore Chris's talent until you also hear "Baby Did A Bad, Bad, Thing!". His ability to hit the low notes in the title run is amazing and also so sexy!!
@@Non-Applicable7831 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!" 🤣🤣
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
@@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.
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.
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. 💖🌹💖
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.
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 spent most of my school years in choir. I'm almost 61, and my voice isn't what it once was. However, I still love it when I hit a note so solidly that it makes my dental fillings vibrate!
A guy behind this minimalistic sliding guitar had fought a lot of demons in his life, living fast with no control. Yet, he produced one of the most organic, slow, down to earth beautiful tones, like nobody else.
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
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!
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 was actually not intentionally written as a ballad, it was supposed to express the desire and also regret that comes along with a purely physical relationship. The way you said that the specific tone of the guitar made your skin crawl and hairs stand on end is indicative of his true intention with the song. Beneath the sexy exterior is hurt and pain. "No I don't wanna fall in love with you".
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.
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!
HIs voice reminds me a lot more of Roy Orbison than Elvis with the tonal flips and sharp dreaminess on top. Also if you havent done any Roy Orbison yet you really need to, youll love it.
I would love her to listen to Roy or even the Traveling Wilbury's with all those voices would be great! I feel like he's very unappreciated these days when people speak of the legends such as Elvis, Johnny Cash, etc...
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. 😂😂😂
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.
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.
A year ago when 1 of your videos was recommended to me... I NEVER thought I'd be experiencing a year of learning more about my favorite music, and certainly never saw myself sitting here a year later playing a drinking game along with you! Keep going Liz!
The production on this album and this song in particular is stellar. Everything you hear was independently manipulated to achieve the combined effect. The bass drum pat is entirely electronic and was chosen to have the perfect sonic impact to provide the normal momentum of the beat without occupying the normal sonic space. The reverb on the guitar is nearly three dimensional. You can hear those echos and ripples literally waft away from you like you're sitting in the middle of a calm pond. Heart Shaped World and I'm Not Waiting are also highly recommended for song quality, performance and production. And by the way, Isaak and his band can replicate these songs PERFECTLY live. As an added bonus, Isaak is hilarious in between songs.
This. I think the reason this is a 34 year old timeless masterpiece is that production quality. There are pieces from the 60's and 70's which are similarly timeless due to the production quality and the time and effort that went into producing that sound. Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells, Jean-Michele Jarre's Oxygene Michael Jackson's Billie Jean 10CC's I'm Not In Love Sade's No Ordinary Love and Smooth Operator
I seriously cannot understand how anybody 30yo or older could never hear this song. It's been playing on every single pop radio station for 35 years now. Seriously, this is really beyond me 🤯 Great reaction though, thank you!
I'm going to go with she just didn't listen to regular commercial radio. She grew up in a classical music home and they probably listened to classical music stations. I know people that are like this with other genres of music as well. I have a friend that knows more about jazz than you would think humanly possible and yet knows nothing about the Beatles
@@AldousHuxleysCatI’m a classically trained musician myself, but I really can’t relate. Your jazz friend situation to me is like a chef that specializes in cooking meat, so he never heard of vegetables.
@@slavkous so you can't relate to there are people that grew up listening to classical music and didn't listen to the pop radio stations? Also I never said my friend never heard of The Beatles I said he doesn't know anything about them. But I understand and you're high and mighty world that that's unthinkable, it's so nice of you to come down and Grace the lowly with your presence
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.
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.
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!
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...
So some interesting trivia: the female model in the Isaak music video is Helena Christensen. She was a former Victoria’s Secret model, and she had a son with actor Norman Reedus (of “The Walking Dead” fame). Since you mentioned monsoon rains in the desert, you now have just talked yourself into the next music video review: “Desert Rose” by Sting (featuring Cheb Mami) I guarantee that you WILL enjoy reviewing Sting’s and Cheb’s vocals!
The beach where the Chris Isaak video was filmed is on the Big Island of Hawaii, at Kamoamoa Beach, inside the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. It was shot while I was stationed in Hawaii, and I've been to that beach. Which doesn't exist any more. It was covered by a lava flow from Kilauea not long after the video was shot. And it wasn't much of a beach anyway; there was gravel there instead of sand (the beach didn't exist long enough for the lava that created it to get pounded into sand by wave action) and that black lava gravel got hotter'n heck on sunny days. I've been there, but I didn't stay long.
I can’t believe you’ve never heard this classic song or of Chris Isaak before. A unique and talented guy (has been an actor and TV show host in the past). He is a great entertainer when you see him live and you’re right, he has a little bit of Elvis in him. 😎
For as long as I remember, I've had a preconception of Opera singers and patrons. I thought 'Frasier' types who lived in a separate and rigid world of their own. Cheers to you for your humanity. I'd never even considered the science and biology of singing. I love that your videos are both educational and entertaining. You must be an awesome teacher.
only 6 mins in and this video already made my morning! i always took the ending "no body, loves no one" to mean everybody loves somebody. thank you for the wonderful vocal breakdown.
Love it! I love watching you do your analyses. I was smiling waiting for you to hear the chorus. When you said, "where's this guy been", I thought, I've been chilling to this song and other covers for over 30 years. And he's very easy on the eyes! Cheers! I suggest you listen to his vocal range and acrobatics in "Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing". That song is squarely in the Rock and Roll category and so fun.
Three things: First, despite having a more general inclination to rock/blues/metal, this is my favourite song of all time! It makes me so happy to see you react to it and appreciate just how good it is on such a professional level. I love Jack Black and their cover is great, but the original is the GOAT. Second, the last line isn't negative as you've interpreted it, it's positive! In saying "Nobody loves no-one", he's saying that everybody loves someone. If anyone tells you they love no-one, they're lying - those people just don't exist. Lastly, Jack Black is an INTERNATIONAL TREASURE and must be protected at all costs!
Additionally the Chris Isaac version is, can we say, downright sensual the way his words and phonation tickle not only your ears but down to your INSIDE touching every nerve ending in a gentle sensual kiss … Isaac really gets under your skin in this performance. His ability to deliver raw emotion is incredible. I also love how he is using another double entendre with lyrics, drawing you in with sensual love but also making you think of the deep longing of love for many things in the world. A genius song incredibly delivered-even through the musical notes that also feel like a caress to the ears and skin. YOWZA! 😍😋
The beauty of the song is that it's so open and clean. I'm sure the temptation was there to add to the song; we need more fill. Glad they left it alone. It's is an amazing song
Takes 3 drinks, satisfied... says... "This is gonna be a good one." CLASSIC. It's like his voice is your own personal heroin. I've watched a lot of your reactions... and you've had high praise for many great talents, but I've never seen one hit you quite like this. I thought I knew this song well, but listening to it with you breaking it down in your way has imprinted it in my bones more today. It's even more remarkable than I remembered it being. Thank you! This was a great one to watch. It is always a pleasure to watch somebody with a real musician's ear get captivated by greatness like you were in this video. In case it isn't obvious... I'm talking about the Wicked Game part.
Blue Spanish Sky on the same album is insane. Honestly, all of his albums are amazing. I saw him live a few years ago, and he hasn’t lost anything. In addition to Wicked Game, he had a hit with Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing on the soundtrack for Eyes Wide Shut.
Thanks for the memory jog on, it’s a big, blue Spanish sky….(playing it back in my mind now). Had this album on cassette tape when I was a teenager. So so so good.
Amazing song and a great cover. If you haven't listened to HIM check them out and also their cover of Wicked Game. Ville Valo's vocals are hauntingly beautiful in every song.
There's some Elvis and some Roy Orbison in his voice and singing and of course his own voice and attitude, and it's a hell of a mix... Saw him twice live, he is amazing and seems like a very friendly person, at least in the way he was interacting with the audience during the concerts.
35:32 those vocals you're swooning over are the talent we all heard in his "silly" music. He's an amazing vocalist. Love to see you so excited over it!
As a non-singer (but huge music fan) and not knowing how singers make the sounds they make and not even noticing them till someone like Liz points them out I absolutely LOVE this channel!!! And don't ever cut yourself off when talking about the "science" of singing... more info is more better!!!! And the most perfect example of the info you bring to the table that I simply never notice is: "How many vowels are in there???? ... Way to may 3 vowels out of 1!" just great stuff!!!
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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 RUclips 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
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.
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.
HIM's version is even better.
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.
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 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.
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!
The 666 remix, '98 version.
The "Live in Turku" version.... That's on "uneasy listening vol. 2"
The Live On Octane version is exceptional
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 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?
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.
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.
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 RUclipsrs 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.
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 🤡
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 :)
Something I love about Chris Isaak is a quote (and I paraphrase because I heard it long ago) with regard to how he dresses. He commented that whenever he goes out in public, he wears glittery, Elvis-style stuff. Someone asked him if that is what he likes to wear. His answer was (and again, paraphrase from memory), "no, I dress like this for my fans. This is what they want to see me wear. I wear this for them." Great guy.
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.
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.
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
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.
"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.
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 🤔
I was thinking about them!
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 !❤️🙏❤️🙏💯
This song always takes me straight back to the early 90s. First love, lazy summer, no worries, no stress.
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 RUclips.
So it is the chris isssc version. The version I’ve heard the most and is awesome
“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.
“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 🤡
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 ultimate challenge mode is taking a drink every time you rewind the song
She would clear a pint in the first minute the song
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!
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?
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
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?
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!!❤
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?
This is a very sexy, seductive song and one of Chris's most iconic songs, BUT you can't explore Chris's talent until you also hear "Baby Did A Bad, Bad, Thing!". His ability to hit the low notes in the title run is amazing and also so sexy!!
The going from the low notes to the high notes and then back again with such relaxation. I’m not sure how he can back down low after the highs.
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 🤣🤣
@@Non-Applicable7831 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!" 🤣🤣
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.
@@AndrewBlacker-t1d I think she liked a song a bit
Fleeting Venus
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.
The chorus "This girl is only gonna break your heart", absolutely perfect. Love you liz.
World
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 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 Isaak 'Wicked Game.' stereo full blast 3AM going down a pitch black highway. Heaven.
Oh I feel that
On the way to lake powell with someone that never felt the same way about me. This song describes the exact moment my life fell apart to the letter.
David Lynch felt that too.
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.
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 💯
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. 💖🌹💖
I really appreciate the teaser videos you make! It's a nice touch.
Yay, thank you!!!
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
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 spent most of my school years in choir.
I'm almost 61, and my voice isn't what it once was.
However, I still love it when I hit a note so solidly that it makes my dental fillings vibrate!
A guy behind this minimalistic sliding guitar had fought a lot of demons in his life, living fast with no control. Yet, he produced one of the most organic, slow, down to earth beautiful tones, like nobody else.
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
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)
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!
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.
And a killer clown in Married to the Mob, both Demme flicks
This song was actually not intentionally written as a ballad, it was supposed to express the desire and also regret that comes along with a purely physical relationship. The way you said that the specific tone of the guitar made your skin crawl and hairs stand on end is indicative of his true intention with the song. Beneath the sexy exterior is hurt and pain. "No I don't wanna fall in love with you".
The guitar sounds so lonesome. It truly adds to the magic of the song
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.
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!
HIs voice reminds me a lot more of Roy Orbison than Elvis with the tonal flips and sharp dreaminess on top. Also if you havent done any Roy Orbison yet you really need to, youll love it.
That makes sense since he was Roy Orbison’s understudy…
I would love her to listen to Roy or even the Traveling Wilbury's with all those voices would be great! I feel like he's very unappreciated these days when people speak of the legends such as Elvis, Johnny Cash, etc...
Exactly what I thought. I looked to see if anyone else heard that.
Love Chris' cover of Roy's Only The Lonely too off of Baja Sessions
That place where she stopped clearly was Elvis.
I remember when this song came out, I was 17. Some songs just speak to your soul… and this is one of them ❤️
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❤
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.
One of the other voice coach /reactors, Beth Roars, has just done an incredible cover of this song. Well worth hearing.
Thanks Col, I'll have to give it a listen!
@@TheCharismaticVoice I'd be fascinated by your opinion of it.
RAIGN is the best cover for me.
@@TheCharismaticVoice Definitely worth it. I have to buy Beth's album.
A year ago when 1 of your videos was recommended to me... I NEVER thought I'd be experiencing a year of learning more about my favorite music, and certainly never saw myself sitting here a year later playing a drinking game along with you! Keep going Liz!
The production on this album and this song in particular is stellar. Everything you hear was independently manipulated to achieve the combined effect. The bass drum pat is entirely electronic and was chosen to have the perfect sonic impact to provide the normal momentum of the beat without occupying the normal sonic space. The reverb on the guitar is nearly three dimensional. You can hear those echos and ripples literally waft away from you like you're sitting in the middle of a calm pond. Heart Shaped World and I'm Not Waiting are also highly recommended for song quality, performance and production. And by the way, Isaak and his band can replicate these songs PERFECTLY live. As an added bonus, Isaak is hilarious in between songs.
This.
I think the reason this is a 34 year old timeless masterpiece is that production quality. There are pieces from the 60's and 70's which are similarly timeless due to the production quality and the time and effort that went into producing that sound.
Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells,
Jean-Michele Jarre's Oxygene
Michael Jackson's Billie Jean
10CC's I'm Not In Love
Sade's No Ordinary Love and Smooth Operator
This album is gold for me ,top to bottom. It came out when I first divorced and put it to 10 in my likes.
I seriously cannot understand how anybody 30yo or older could never hear this song. It's been playing on every single pop radio station for 35 years now. Seriously, this is really beyond me 🤯
Great reaction though, thank you!
I'm going to go with she just didn't listen to regular commercial radio. She grew up in a classical music home and they probably listened to classical music stations. I know people that are like this with other genres of music as well. I have a friend that knows more about jazz than you would think humanly possible and yet knows nothing about the Beatles
@@AldousHuxleysCatI’m a classically trained musician myself, but I really can’t relate. Your jazz friend situation to me is like a chef that specializes in cooking meat, so he never heard of vegetables.
@@slavkous so you can't relate to there are people that grew up listening to classical music and didn't listen to the pop radio stations? Also I never said my friend never heard of The Beatles I said he doesn't know anything about them. But I understand and you're high and mighty world that that's unthinkable, it's so nice of you to come down and Grace the lowly with your presence
@@AldousHuxleysCat lol, nice trash talk, keep it up))
@@slavkous just trying to keep up with you, guess I'm just not as jerky
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!
Oh heck yeah. This cover is way too short, honestly. I kept listening to it because I wanted the full version!
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
He is more like Roy Orbison than Elvis, Chris Isaak. Checkout “crying “ by Roy Orbison to see what I’m talking about.
You absolutely must give Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing a listen, Chris's voice is just.... other worldly
But the album version from Foever Blue,; there's a remix that's not as good (IMO). Also, Somebody's Crying from the same album.
Absolutely!
Somebody's Crying is the song that got me to listen to Chris Isaak songs
So some interesting trivia: the female model in the Isaak music video is Helena Christensen. She was a former Victoria’s Secret model, and she had a son with actor Norman Reedus (of “The Walking Dead” fame).
Since you mentioned monsoon rains in the desert, you now have just talked yourself into the next music video review:
“Desert Rose” by Sting (featuring Cheb Mami)
I guarantee that you WILL enjoy reviewing Sting’s and Cheb’s vocals!
The beach where the Chris Isaak video was filmed is on the Big Island of Hawaii, at Kamoamoa Beach, inside the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. It was shot while I was stationed in Hawaii, and I've been to that beach.
Which doesn't exist any more. It was covered by a lava flow from Kilauea not long after the video was shot. And it wasn't much of a beach anyway; there was gravel there instead of sand (the beach didn't exist long enough for the lava that created it to get pounded into sand by wave action) and that black lava gravel got hotter'n heck on sunny days. I've been there, but I didn't stay long.
“Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing” is another great song to really hear his vocal talent.
Chris Isaac's is the best! California rock. Totally a different vibe!!
I can’t believe you’ve never heard this classic song or of Chris Isaak before. A unique and talented guy (has been an actor and TV show host in the past). He is a great entertainer when you see him live and you’re right, he has a little bit of Elvis in him. 😎
True fact: Jack Black doesn't have falsetto, he has truetto
Truetto profundo
For as long as I remember, I've had a preconception of Opera singers and patrons. I thought 'Frasier' types who lived in a separate and rigid world of their own. Cheers to you for your humanity. I'd never even considered the science and biology of singing. I love that your videos are both educational and entertaining. You must be an awesome teacher.
Just wanted to say, this was one of my favourite reviews you have done!!!
only 6 mins in and this video already made my morning! i always took the ending "no body, loves no one" to mean everybody loves somebody. thank you for the wonderful vocal breakdown.
Love it! I love watching you do your analyses. I was smiling waiting for you to hear the chorus. When you said, "where's this guy been", I thought, I've been chilling to this song and other covers for over 30 years. And he's very easy on the eyes! Cheers! I suggest you listen to his vocal range and acrobatics in "Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing". That song is squarely in the Rock and Roll category and so fun.
I think True Blood was done by Jace Everett
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The IMMEDIATE intensity when Chris Isaak's voice came in, that was GLORIOUS!
Jack Black has a wonderful voice that is often overlooked because of his comedy
Three things:
First, despite having a more general inclination to rock/blues/metal, this is my favourite song of all time! It makes me so happy to see you react to it and appreciate just how good it is on such a professional level. I love Jack Black and their cover is great, but the original is the GOAT.
Second, the last line isn't negative as you've interpreted it, it's positive! In saying "Nobody loves no-one", he's saying that everybody loves someone. If anyone tells you they love no-one, they're lying - those people just don't exist.
Lastly, Jack Black is an INTERNATIONAL TREASURE and must be protected at all costs!
Thank you! I always understood the double negative verse at the end to be positive as well, beautifully haunting.
Additionally the Chris Isaac version is, can we say, downright sensual the way his words and phonation tickle not only your ears but down to your INSIDE touching every nerve ending in a gentle sensual kiss … Isaac really gets under your skin in this performance. His ability to deliver raw emotion is incredible. I also love how he is using another double entendre with lyrics, drawing you in with sensual love but also making you think of the deep longing of love for many things in the world. A genius song incredibly delivered-even through the musical notes that also feel like a caress to the ears and skin. YOWZA! 😍😋
Well Said!
He hits those wonderful high notes without pushing the volume. It’s amazing.
The beauty of the song is that it's so open and clean. I'm sure the temptation was there to add to the song; we need more fill. Glad they left it alone. It's is an amazing song
Takes 3 drinks, satisfied... says... "This is gonna be a good one." CLASSIC. It's like his voice is your own personal heroin. I've watched a lot of your reactions... and you've had high praise for many great talents, but I've never seen one hit you quite like this. I thought I knew this song well, but listening to it with you breaking it down in your way has imprinted it in my bones more today. It's even more remarkable than I remembered it being. Thank you! This was a great one to watch. It is always a pleasure to watch somebody with a real musician's ear get captivated by greatness like you were in this video. In case it isn't obvious... I'm talking about the Wicked Game part.
Blue Spanish Sky on the same album is insane. Honestly, all of his albums are amazing. I saw him live a few years ago, and he hasn’t lost anything. In addition to Wicked Game, he had a hit with Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing on the soundtrack for Eyes Wide Shut.
Thanks for the memory jog on, it’s a big, blue Spanish sky….(playing it back in my mind now). Had this album on cassette tape when I was a teenager. So so so good.
Amazing song and a great cover. If you haven't listened to HIM check them out and also their cover of Wicked Game. Ville Valo's vocals are hauntingly beautiful in every song.
Elizabeth, I fully agree. We always saw influences of both Elvis and Roy Orbison in Chris' singing style.
There's some Elvis and some Roy Orbison in his voice and singing and of course his own voice and attitude, and it's a hell of a mix... Saw him twice live, he is amazing and seems like a very friendly person, at least in the way he was interacting with the audience during the concerts.
I heard Orbison too. Elvis first recorded at Sun Records in '54 and Roy in '56. Musta been something in the water down there...
I thought the same thing. When he sings the “I’ve never dreamed” part he sounds exactly like Orbison
yeah Roy Orbison all the way. not hearing Elvis so much but they share some vocal dna
He talks about Roy Orbison being an influence.
35:32 those vocals you're swooning over are the talent we all heard in his "silly" music. He's an amazing vocalist. Love to see you so excited over it!
As a non-singer (but huge music fan) and not knowing how singers make the sounds they make and not even noticing them till someone like Liz points them out I absolutely LOVE this channel!!! And don't ever cut yourself off when talking about the "science" of singing... more info is more better!!!! And the most perfect example of the info you bring to the table that I simply never notice is: "How many vowels are in there???? ... Way to may 3 vowels out of 1!" just great stuff!!!
I never noticed the elvis comparison,but right as you mentioned, got that "Can't Help Falling in Love."