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The Oscar nominee, 39, dispelled social media chatter that a video of her performing “Popular” from the hit musical was her attempt to bag the role of Glinda in director Jon M. Chu’s recent ...
In April 2019, the song titled "I'm Going to Drive Until It Burns My Bones" from the Album Respire was used for the trailer to the HBO Original show Chernobyl. In July 2020, Lloyd's orchestral remake of "Triage at Dawn" from the Half-Life 2 soundtrack was used for the trailer to the interactive storybook The Final Hours of Half-Life: Alyx .
Amanda Seyfried was long a fan favorite to play Glinda in the Wicked movie.Now she’s opening up about not getting the role — and that video of her singing one of the film’s most iconic songs.
"Wicked Game" is a song by American rock musician Chris Isaak from his third album Heart Shaped World (1989). It was released as a single to little attention in July 1989 but became a sleeper hit when Lee Chestnut, an Atlanta radio station music director who loved David Lynch films, began broadcasting it after hearing it in Lynch's film Wild at ...
Christopher Joseph Isaak (born June 26, 1956) [2] [3] is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional actor. Noted for his reverb-laden rockabilly revivalist style and wide vocal range, he is popularly known for his breakthrough hit and signature song "Wicked Game"; as well as international hits such as "Blue Hotel", "Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing", and "Somebody's Crying".
"Popular" is perhaps the song most associated with the role of Glinda in Wicked. She sings about the many perks of popularity while making over Elphaba, who will become the Wicked Witch of the West.
In 2015, the song was covered by British singer/composer Ursine Vulpine (aka Frederick Lloyd). This version was used for the first theatrical trailer of Transformers: The Last Knight as well as the trailer for the third season of the television series Penny Dreadful ).
The 19-year-old Team Niall singer took the stage with a pitch-perfect performance of Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game" that had even Blake Shelton leaping out of his seat to sing her praises to Niall.