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.
There She Goes
Chris Isaak Lyrics
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All dressed up and walking you found somebody new.
I don't want nobody I was happy with you.
There she goes.
I never said I love you but you know that I do.
I can't believe it's over I keep thinking of you.
I see her everywhere everywhere I go.
There she goes there she goes.
There she goes.
Don't know why she left me, don't know what I'll do.
I don't want no council, I was happy with you.
I see her everywhere, everywhere I go.
I see her everywhere, everywhere I go.
There she goes, there she goes.
I want to cry, over you.
There she goes, there she goes.
There she goes, there she goes.
There she goes, there she goes, there she goes.
The song "There She Goes" by Chris Isaak is a hauntingly melancholic piece about a man who has been left by the love of his life. The lyrics are simple yet powerful in their delivery. The song starts with the repeated use of the phrase "there she goes" which is indicative of the woman who has moved on and is now walking with somebody new, leaving the singer behind. The singer is tormented by the memory of his lost love and can't seem to shake it off.
He goes on to say that he never said "I love you" outright but his feelings were known. He can't believe that it's over and his heart still yearns for her. He sees her everywhere he goes, highlighting the fact that he can't escape her memory. The phrase "I see her everywhere, everywhere I go" is repeated twice in the song, making the point that the pain of losing her is all-consuming.
The song ends with him admitting that he wants to cry over her. This reinforces the fact that he is still in love with her and the pain of her absence is still very raw.
Overall, the song is a study in heartbreak and the lengths people go to in order to cope with a lost love. The lyrics are simple and direct, but the emotions conveyed are powerful and genuine.
Line by Line Meaning
There she goes there she goes.
The singer sees his ex-partner moving on with someone else and it hurts him to watch.
All dressed up and walking you found somebody new.
The singer sees his ex-partner moving on and looking happy with someone else.
I don't want nobody I was happy with you.
The singer was content with his ex-partner and does not want to be with anyone else.
There she goes.
The singer repeats the refrain, expressing his pain over his ex-partner's departure.
I never said I love you but you know that I do.
The singer regrets not telling his ex-partner how much he cares for her.
I can't believe it's over I keep thinking of you.
The singer is struggling to accept the end of the relationship and thinks about his ex-partner constantly.
I see her everywhere everywhere I go.
The singer is reminded of his ex-partner everywhere he looks.
I want to cry over you.
The singer is heartbroken over the end of the relationship and wants to cry.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: CHRIS ISAAK
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