Hi and welcome to Music Monday! First of all, credit where credit is due: Music Monday is hosted by Drew a.k.a. @SarcasticEnigma over on The Tattooed Book Geek. Each week he presents a song that he really loves and this week I’m joining in with a song in honour of Matt Johnson, author of the Robert Finlay trilogy for Orenda Books.
Listening to the first book in this trilogy, Wicked Game, the song Wicked Game was my constant companion, and I wondered if there was a link. When I asked Matt if there is a song, any song, that he feels is the perfect soundtrack for Robert, it couldn’t be any other song than Wicked Game. Here’s why:
When I was first writing the book it was called ‘The Blooded Rose’. But one of the characters used the expression ‘wicked game’ and soon after that the Chris Isaak version came on the radio. It was a great moment, and I realised I had a title worthy of the book.
Before I hand my blog over to Chris Isaak, let me just tell you real quick that this trilogy is a must-read for anyone who loves realistic and intelligent action thrillers. Matt is one of few authors writing from his own experience, having had a career as a soldier and Metropolitan Police officer for twenty-five years. If you’re into audiobooks I highly recommend you listen to this trilogy, Leighton Pugh does an amazing job, sounding just like Robert should sound, making it even more realistic.
Right, enough chitchat, here’s Wicked Game:
The world was on fire and no one could save me but you
It’s strange what desire will make foolish people do
I never dreamed that I’d meet somebody like you
And I never dreamed that I’d lose somebody like you
No, I don’t wanna fall in love (this world is only gonna break your heart)
No, I don’t wanna fall in love (this world is only gonna break your heart)
With you (this world is only gonna break your heart)
What a wicked game you play, to make me feel this way
What a wicked thing to do, to let me dream of you
What a wicked thing to say, you never felt this way
What a wicked thing to do, to make me dream of you
And I don’t wanna fall in love (this world is only gonna break your heart)
No, I don’t wanna fall in love (this world is only gonna break your heart)
With you
The world was on fire and no one could save me but you
It’s strange what desire will make foolish people do
I never dreamed that I’d love somebody like you
And I never dreamed that I’d lose somebody like you
No, I don’t wanna fall in love (this world is only gonna break your heart)
No, I don’t wanna fall in love (this world is only gonna break your heart)
With you (this world is only gonna break your heart)
With you (this world is only gonna break your heart)
No, I (this world is only gonna break your heart)
(This world is only gonna break your heart)
Nobody loves no one
Songwriters: Chris Isaak
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Thanks for reading and listening!
