Can't Do a Thing (to Stop Me)

Album: San Fransisco Days (1993)
Charted: 36
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Songfacts®:

  • Following the success of "Wicked Game," Chris Isaak released a compilation album in 1991, which he followed with San Fransisco Days. This was the album's first single, and it was a modest hit, though it got some air time on VH1 and is fondly remembered by fans. It's about a man who stumbles into an affair with a woman he probably shouldn't be with, but neither have the strength or control to stay away from each other. >>>
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    Mike - Santa Barbara, CA
  • The song's official video, directed by Michael Haussman, sees Chris Isaak rolling around a bed with a half-naked model. Isaak's videos for "Wicked Game" and "Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing" were equally provocative.

Comments: 2

  • Jorge from ChileExtaordinary song. A voice and a composition that awakens and makes the senses converse. Chris Isaak generates incredible atmospheres.
  • Christopher L. from Fort Worth, TxThis song is the best song that Chris has ever recorded and why it didn't get the same play as"Wicked Game" is beyond me. He is a very talented artist but I think that when it came to air play for this particular song, he was screwed.
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