Queen Kwong - Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing

What this video is

Queen Kwong's cover of the Chris Isaak song 'Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing' was released in 2013 as part of the 'Bad Lieutenant' EP on Instant Records. The track and its video represent a strand of early 2010s LA indie rock in which female-fronted acts reclaimed classic rock material through a raw, DIY aesthetic. The cover gained significant cultural reach when it was featured in the BBC series Peaky Blinders in April…

Why it matters

Represents the early 2010s wave of indie/alternative covers repurposing classic rock material with lo-fi, high-contrast visual language. The video's desaturated monochrome treatment and fast-cut performance style align with a broader aesthetic trend in underground female-fronted rock, bridging…

The director

Jake Roper (b. January 25, 1987, Evergreen, CO) earned a film degree from the School of Visual Arts, New York. Prior to his prominence as creator/host of the Vsauce3 YouTube channel (launched 2012), he worked in television production, directed commercials,…