Tenacious D frolic on the beach for their cover of ‘Wicked Game’
nme.comTenacious D have released a recorded version of their viral cover of Chris Isaak‘s ‘Wicked Game’ – check out the video below.The fan-favourite cover, which was originally performed in December for SiriusXM, comes weeks after the duo of Jack Black and Kyle Gass released their first new track in five years titled ‘Video Games’.Directed by longtime collaborator Taylor Stephens, the video for the track features both Black and Gass frolicking by the sea while wearing their undergarments.
It’s a homage to the original video of the 1989 hit which featured Isaak and model Helena Christensen.Their previous single, ‘Video Games’, was released last month.
In a press release, the band shared that the song is “about growing up and leaving childish things behind… but then realising that video games are more than just mindless toys.
In fact, they can be a true expression of huge ideas that belong in the pantheon of great works of art!”The band will be performing ‘Video Games’ at The Game Awards concert on June 25 at the Hollywood Bowl in California.
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