"Wight Is Wight" is a
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song by
Michel Delpech. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a
gold disc.
Released in 1969 it became a big
hit
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in France and internationally. This
hippy-influenced song was inspired by the first editions of the
Isle of Wight Festival, mentioning
Bob Dylan
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who played there in
1969
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is also named in the chorus, even though he wouldn't appear at the festival before
1970
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, a few months after the song was released.
The title is a pun based on
Los Bravos' 1966 hit single
Black Is Black, covered by Johnny Hallyday on the same year, as "Noir c'est noir".
Other versions
The following year, it was recorded with lyrics in
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by the
British singer
Sandie Shaw. It was released by
Pye as her second single of the 1970s, with "That's the Way He's Made" as a B-side, written by
Chris Andrews.
The same year, the
italian group
Dik Dik had made a version in
Italian language
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, with the lyrics of
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and
Alberto Salerno, which was released as the single, "L'isola di Wight/Innamorato".
It was also recorded in 1970 by the Belgian singer
John Terra in
Flemish
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Track listing
# "Wight Is Wight"
(Delpech, Vincent) – 3:00
# "Wight Is Wight (instrumental)"
(Delpech, Vincent) – 3:00
Chart performance
References
External links
*
Article about Michel Delpech at the French Wikipedia
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Songs written by Michel Delpech
1969 singles
1969 songs
French songs
Barclay (record label) singles
Songs about rock music
Songs about the United Kingdom
Number-one singles in France
Sandie Shaw songs
1970 singles
Pye Records singles