It will be one of the songs Isaak and his band, Silvertone, perform when they return to Chicago for a show Friday at the Riviera, 4746 N. Luckily, he loves “Wicked Game,” which peaked at No. I wish I had George Michael’s money, but I don’t want to write music I don’t like.” That’s it.’ But I couldn’t do that kind of stuff. Every couple of days if I haven’t shaved, I’ll look in the mirror and go, `Yeah, George Michael. “But I really like the music I do, even if it may not be the kind of songs that are played on the radio. ![]() “I know what kind of songs sell, and it wouldn’t be that difficult to get the drums and melody to fit in with what’s popular,” said Isaak, 34. But it’s the one that David Lynch selected to showcase in his film “Wild at Heart,” and it gave Isaak the hit single he had wanted, but never went after very hard. “Wicked Game,” a sensual, slow-burning song about unrequited love, may not be the best cut off “Heart Shaped World,” Isaak’s third LP. Ironically, a single from an album that went nowhere fast two years ago that has won him a turn in the spotlight. With the release of his debut LP “Silvertone” in 1985, Isaak was pronounced as this generation’s answer to Elvis Presley and Roy Orbison, all rolled into one neat, Brylcreemed package. ![]() Six years after being touted as the proverbial next big thing in rock ‘n’ roll, Isaak has fulfilled the prophecy of music critics and fans. No one knew that it would take this long. ![]() Everyone knew Chris Isaak would become a star.
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