Estrella Fugaz reinvents Chris Isaak’s «Wicked Game» as «Alquilar un loft»
Estrella Fugaz shares Wicked Game (Alquilar un loft), the first preview of his second covers mixtape.
Covering a song as familiar as Chris Isaak’s «Wicked Game» means accepting a difficult comparison. Estrella Fugaz has chosen to make that challenge part of the idea. The new recording, «Wicked Game (Alquilar un loft)», is the first preview of «Mixtape #2», the next chapter in his series of reinterpretations.
The title signals an unexpected shift in perspective. Isaak’s original world of longing and romantic vulnerability enters a more contemporary setting, where humor and double meanings sit alongside the emotional weight of the source material.
A cover is more than a reproduction
Estrella Fugaz’s first mixtape reimagined songs associated with Manu Chao, Sofia Kourtesis, Hidrogenesse, NOFX and Depresión Sonora. The selection is revealing: it moves across styles and generations rather than attempting a faithful recreation of one genre or period.
«Wicked Game» presents another challenge because its atmosphere is so recognizable. Its spacious guitar sound and yearning vocal have made it a defining reference point for romantic melancholy. Any substantial reinterpretation has to negotiate with the listener’s memory of that arrangement.
The burden of an instantly recognizable song
«Wicked Game» has travelled far beyond its original release through radio, cinema and countless covers. Chris Isaak’s vocal delivery and the spacious guitar arrangement remain defining features, making the song instantly recognizable even when another artist approaches it. Estrella Fugaz has therefore chosen a particularly demanding starting point.
The phrase «Alquilar un loft» disrupts those expectations with humor and a contemporary perspective on romance. But a witty new title is only the first part of a cover: the real creative question is how the new interpretation changes the mood, pacing and relationship between voice and accompaniment. That is where its identity must be found.
The first clue to «Mixtape #2»
The complete tracklist for the next mixtape has not been revealed. This new version therefore stands as both a song in its own right and an invitation to consider what other familiar compositions Estrella Fugaz might reshape.
A successful cover can make an old recording sound different without changing it at all: the listener simply returns to the original with a new perspective. «Alquilar un loft» starts that conversation with a particularly recognizable song.