In 1989, girls wanted Chris Isaak. And boys wanted to be like ChRis isaak. This song delivered a single punch in the gut to all the other love songs. In under five minutes, Isaak raised the standards for ballads. Pushing his rockabilly agenda into the mainstream radio consciousness, “Wicked Game” grips you with those lingering, sliding guitar notes and one of the greatest male vocal performances ever. Quietly delicate, yet strangely powerful.

“What a wicked game you play, to make me feel this way. What a wicked thing to do, to let me dream of you.”