Here is a list of very, very important wicked things:
—Elphaba at the end of “As Long As You’re Mineâ€
—How smaht Matt Damon is in Good Will Hunting
—“Wicked Game†by Chris Isaak, as covered by Céline Dion
Yes, you read that third one right. For a Spotify Singles session, Céline Dion has recorded a cover of the adult-contemporary staple “Wicked Game,†with Chris Isaak himself crooning backup. The moody, sexy, romantic hit is such a good match for Dion, who mostly stays true to the original. As she explained to Spotify:
Sometimes you take a song that’s not yours and you make it your own. But sometimes you decide not to. I’ve loved this song so much for so long that I decided to not change it much, I wanted to just respect the original version, which I still think is perfection.
Speaking of perfection, Dion also recorded a pared-down version of her single “Imperfections†from her latest album, Courage, for the Spotify Singles session. She teased to Spotify that her go-to song during sound check is “Believe†by Cher — as if she can just put that concept out into the universe and not let us hear it. Release the cover, Céline!