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Chris Isaak

CHRIS ISAAK
 
 
Chris Isaak  (born June 26, 1956) is an American rock musician and occasional actor.  Isaak’s best known song is “Wicked Game”.  Originally released on the 1989 album Heart Shaped World, an instrumental version of the song was later featured in the 1990 David Lynch film Wild at Heart.  (More from Wikipedia)
 
 
The article on the Unknowns in Allmusic mentions Chris Isaak as a kindred spirit, and I would not have made that connection on my own, but it fits. 
 
(June 2011)
 
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The Avengers formed in early 1977 and features lead vocalist Penelope Houston, with others in the classic line-up being drummer Danny Furious (later in Joan Jett and the Blackhearts), guitarist Greg Ingraham, and bassist Jimmy Wilsey (who later joined the backing band for Chris Isaak).  Having a somewhat grammatically challenged title, “We Are the One” is one of my favorite songs of all time, not just one of my favorite punk rock songs.  Behind a driving beat that is simply untoppable, and with verses about changing the world, the chorus goes:  “We are not Jesus (Christ) / We are not Fascists (Pigs) / We are not Capitalists (Industrialists) / We are not Communists / We are the One”. 
 
(March 2017)