Isaak's music can be described as a blend of country, blues, rock'n'roll, pop and surf rock.
He signed a contract to Warner Brothers Records in 1984 for his first album "Silvertone". Isaak's contract was renewed in 1988 when Warner moved him to their Reprise Records label.
His best-known song is "Wicked Game". Though released on the 1989 album "Heart Shaped World", an instrumental version of the song was later featured in the David Lynch film 'Wild at Heart' (and also years later in the 2000 film The Family Man). An Atlanta radio station DJ began playing the full version and it quickly became a nation-wide top ten hit. The music video for the song was directed by Herb Ritts and was a big MTV and VH1 hit; shot in black and white, it starred Isaak and model Helena Christensen rolling on the beach, embracing and whispering in each others' ears.
In 1999, Isaak's "Baby Did A Bad, Bad Thing" was featured in Stanley Kubrick's final film 'Eyes Wide Shut', starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman.
In 2001, Chris Isaak starred in his own television show, 'The Chris Isaak Show'. It aired from March 2001 to March 2004 in the United States on the cable television network Showtime. This adult comedy show featured Chris Isaak and his band playing themselves with the episode plots based on fictional accounts of the backstage world of Chris Isaak - the rock star next door.
In 2004, his track "Life Will Go On" was featured on the 'Chasing Liberty' soundtrack, which starred Mandy Moore and Matthew Goode.
He hosted a talk show on the Biography cable channel in the United States in 2009 that offered a unique twist - each guest was a musical artist, and both Chris and the artist performed various songs throughout each show. Eight episodes aired in early 2009, featuring guests Trisha Yearwood, Stevie Nicks, Glen Campbell, Michael Buble, Chicago, The Smashing Pumpkins, Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens), and Jewel.
Isaak has also appeared in numerous films, mostly playing minor cameo roles, though he starred with Keanu Reeves and Bridget Fonda in the 1993 Bernardo Bertolucci-directed 'Little Buddha', and also played a major role in David Lynch's 'Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me' (1992). Other motion pictures include 'Married to the Mob' (1988), 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991), 'That Thing You Do!' (1996), and 'A Dirty Shame' (2004). He also guest-starred on the Super Bowl Sunday (1996) edition of the television sitcom Friends and on the HBO miniseries, From the Earth to the Moon (HBO).
Chris is also an amateur boxer, avid surfer and a former Golden Gloves champion.
Baby Did a Bad Thing
Chris Isaak Lyrics
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Baby did a bad bad thing
Baby did a bad bad thing
Baby did a bad bad thing
You ever love someone so much you thought your little heart was gonna break in two?
I didn't think so
You ever tried with all your heart and soul to get you lover back to you?
You ever pray with all your heart and soul just to watch her walk away?
Baby did a bad bad thing
Baby did a bad bad thing
Baby did a bad bad thing
Feel like crying
Feel like crying
You ever toss and turn your lying awake and thinking about the one you love?
I don't think so
You ever close your eyes your making believe your holding the one your dreaming of?
Well if you say so
I hurts so bad when you finally know just how low, low, low, low, low, she'll go
Baby did a bad bad thing
Baby did a bad bad thing
Baby did a bad bad thing
Feel like crying
I feel like crying
Oh feel like crying
Feel like crying
Oh, feel like crying
Feel like crying
The lyrics of the song "Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing" by Chris Isaak revolves around heartbreak, loss, and longing for somebody that you love. The repeated chorus of "Baby did a bad bad thing" alludes to the subject of the song being hurtful in some way or another. The first verse describes the pain of a love so strong that it feels like your heart is going to break in two. The second verse talks about the desperation of trying to win back somebody that you love and praying for them to come back to you.
Furthermore, the lyrics also explore the feeling of hopelessness and despair that comes with the realization that the person you love isn't coming back. The lines "It hurts so bad when you finally know just how low, low, low, low, low, she'll go" convey the heart-wrenching moment when someone realizes how much the other person has hurt them. The chorus "Feel like crying" also highlights the pain and sadness that the singer is feeling.
Overall, the song is about the complicated emotions that come with love and loss. It's a perfect portrayal of heartbreak and the difficulties of moving on from a relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
Baby did a bad bad thing
This line repeats throughout the song, emphasizing the wrongdoing of the baby's actions
You ever love someone so much you thought your little heart was gonna break in two?
Asking the listener if they have ever been in such deep love that the pain of heartbreak seemed unbearable
I didn't think so
Assuming the listener has not experienced the same level of intense love and heartbreak as described in the previous line
You ever tried with all your heart and soul to get your lover back to you?
Asking if the listener has ever put forth their best efforts to rekindling a lost love
I want to hope so
Expressing a desire for the listener to have experience the same level of commitment and dedication in a relationship
You ever pray with all your heart and soul just to watch her walk away?
Asking if the listener has ever experienced the disappointment of their prayers going unanswered despite their sincere efforts
Feel like crying
Expressing deep emotional pain and sadness
You ever toss and turn your lying awake and thinking about the one you love?
Asking if the listener has ever experienced sleeplessness due to the worry and longing for a lost love
I don't think so
Again, assuming that the listener has not experienced such strong emotions
You ever close your eyes your making believe your holding the one your dreaming of?
Asking if the listener has ever used their imagination to experience the feeling of being with the one they love
Well if you say so
Accepting the possibility that the listener has used this coping mechanism
It hurts so bad when you finally know just how low, low, low, low, low, she'll go
Expressing the pain of realizing the extent to which someone you love has betrayed you, using repetition for emphasis
Oh, feel like crying
Repeating the chorus to convey the strong emotional response to the events described in the song
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: CHRIS ISAAK
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@sarahd100
Baby did a bad bad thing
Baby did a bad bad thing
Baby did a bad bad thing
Baby did a bad bad thing
You ever love someone so much you thought your little heart was gonna break in two?
I didn't think so
You ever tried with all your heart and soul to get you lover back to you?
I want to hope so
You ever pray with all your heart and soul just to watch her walk away?
Baby did a bad bad thing
Baby did a bad bad thing
Baby did a bad bad thing
Feel like crying
Feel like crying
You ever toss and turn your lying awake and thinking about the one you love?
I don't think so
You ever close your eyes your making believe your holding the one your dreaming of?
Well if you say so
I hurts so bad when you finally know just how low, low, low, low, low, she'll go
Baby did a bad bad thing
Baby did a bad bad thing
Baby did a bad bad thing
Feel like crying
I feel like crying
Oh feel like crying
Feel like crying
Oh, feel like crying
Feel like crying
@lyndrebonhomme5410
Thank you to "One of Us is Lying" for reviving such an iconic song👏🏾👏🏾
@CaKerBaKer101
Yep
@Itsonlyydot1
I got it from the series lol 😂😂
@leonelivanabella1429
Brownyn
@CaKerBaKer101
Bronwyn absolutely slayed this
@coolerthanuthinkc7471
Sameee here for Brownwyn
@raymondreid4987
Chris Isaak is so underrated. He has such a great range and any song he does is just epic rock or blues.
@FM-jg1yr
Never underrated
@dawnrooney1528
Wicked games
@Stacy55ish
Not all all. He has a long and illustrious career