In a 1976 interview with Stuart Grundy, Iggy Pop explained that the song was about a “pretty” girl named Betsy from Detroit. Iggy and Betsy were mutually attracted to each other but when faced with the opportunity of getting together, both realised something was not quite right. The extract is shown...
[Verse 1]
She's not right
I want something I want something tonight
I want something
I want something, all right
But she can't help because she's not right
No, no, no, no
It's always, it's always this way
[Verse 2]
I'm not right
She wants something she wants something tonight
She wants something
She wants something, all right
But I can't help because I'm not right
No, no, no, no
It's always, it's always this way
Not Right was written by Dave Alexander & Iggy Pop & Ron Asheton & Scott Asheton.
Not Right was produced by John Cale.
The Stooges released Not Right on Tue Aug 05 1969.
“It’s a sad song. It’s a sad little song, about, er, in fact that was a girl–she was a pretty girl. Her name was Betsy and she was from, she was from somewhere in Detroit and she was beautiful. And, um, I was very, very attracted. We were mutually attracted by the ‘look’ of each other, and yet when...