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"What It Is" is a song written and recorded by the British rock musician Mark Knopfler. It was released on 4 September 2000 as the lead single from his second solo studio album, Sailing to Philadelphia (2000). An extended version of the song released in Mexico contains an additional verse: And the highwayman stands blowing on his fingers by the greenI've walked inside his shoes before so I always buy his magazineHe's with a local mystery with blood stains on her handsI like the way she winks at me but I leave her with the highwayman

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  • What It Is è un brano musicale di Mark Knopfler, pubblicato come singolo nel 2000; è inoltre la traccia d'apertura dell'album Sailing to Philadelphia. Il testo del brano, particolarmente evocativo, è ambientato a Edimburgo; l'ultima strofa contiene dei riferimenti alla canzone tradizionale scozzese Wee Willie Winkie e alla vicenda del mercante londinese Nathaniel Bentley, detto , vissuto fra il XVIII e il XIX secolo. Il pezzo, affermatosi come uno dei brani più rappresentativi di Knopfler, è stato eseguito molto spesso dal vivo; per interpretare la canzone in studio, il musicista ha scelto una Schecter Custom Stratocaster, mentre in concerto predilige una Fender Stratocaster.Il brano arriva terzo in Italia, quarto in Spagna e decimo in Norvegia. (it)
  • "What It Is" is a song written and recorded by the British rock musician Mark Knopfler. It was released on 4 September 2000 as the lead single from his second solo studio album, Sailing to Philadelphia (2000). An extended version of the song released in Mexico contains an additional verse: And the highwayman stands blowing on his fingers by the greenI've walked inside his shoes before so I always buy his magazineHe's with a local mystery with blood stains on her handsI like the way she winks at me but I leave her with the highwayman The song's lyrics pay homage to the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. (en)
  • What It Is is een nummer van de Britse zanger/gitarist Mark Knopfler. Het nummer staat op zijn album Sailing to Philadelphia uit 2000. What It Is verscheen in september 2000 als eerste single van het album. (nl)
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  • What It Is (en)
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  • What It Is is een nummer van de Britse zanger/gitarist Mark Knopfler. Het nummer staat op zijn album Sailing to Philadelphia uit 2000. What It Is verscheen in september 2000 als eerste single van het album. (nl)
  • What It Is è un brano musicale di Mark Knopfler, pubblicato come singolo nel 2000; è inoltre la traccia d'apertura dell'album Sailing to Philadelphia. Il testo del brano, particolarmente evocativo, è ambientato a Edimburgo; l'ultima strofa contiene dei riferimenti alla canzone tradizionale scozzese Wee Willie Winkie e alla vicenda del mercante londinese Nathaniel Bentley, detto , vissuto fra il XVIII e il XIX secolo. (it)
  • "What It Is" is a song written and recorded by the British rock musician Mark Knopfler. It was released on 4 September 2000 as the lead single from his second solo studio album, Sailing to Philadelphia (2000). An extended version of the song released in Mexico contains an additional verse: And the highwayman stands blowing on his fingers by the greenI've walked inside his shoes before so I always buy his magazineHe's with a local mystery with blood stains on her handsI like the way she winks at me but I leave her with the highwayman (en)
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  • What It Is (Mark Knopfler) (it)
  • What It Is (nl)
  • What It Is (Mark Knopfler song) (en)
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