# Recommend some songs with the word "Easy" in the lyrics **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 15, 2005, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-songs-with-the-word-easy-in-the-lyrics/308413 "2005-06-15T18:05:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-songs-with-the-word-easy-in-the-lyrics/308413/1 "2005-06-15T18:05:59Z")
I need to come up with a list of songs, mainly old ones, that have any section that features the word “easy” for a radio spot. Either the title, or anywhere in the song where it describes a thing or action being easy to do. Nothing off-color or even remotely offensive to anyone is the key. No current music, either, it’s for an older audience. Off the top of my head, I’ve got: Linda Ronstadt - It’s So Easy Commodores - Easy Eagles - Take It Easy Len Barry - 1-2-3 (“it’s so easy, like taking candy from a baby…”) Bobby Sherman - Easy Come, Easy Go Uriah Heep - Easy Livin’ Anyone have more suggestions? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![sleeepy2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@sleeepy2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleeepy2)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-songs-with-the-word-easy-in-the-lyrics/308413/2 "2005-06-15T18:09:59Z")
Peaceful Easy Feeling- The Eagles ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-songs-with-the-word-easy-in-the-lyrics/308413/3 "2005-06-15T18:12:54Z")
Thank you so much for putting Linda Ronstadt in my head. Once I get going on it’s so easy…it can last for DAYS!!! ---
**Author:** ![ZeroGyro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e47774/32.png) [@ZeroGyro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZeroGyro)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-songs-with-the-word-easy-in-the-lyrics/308413/4 "2005-06-15T18:14:42Z")
> [@fishbicycle](#): > > Linda Ronstadt - It’s So Easy Just wanted to tell you the original version of this song is by it’s writer, Buddy Holly. ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-songs-with-the-word-easy-in-the-lyrics/308413/5 "2005-06-15T18:17:23Z")
I knew that. We won’t be using his version, though. ---
**Author:** ![Jenny\_Haniver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Jenny\_Haniver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenny_Haniver)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-songs-with-the-word-easy-in-the-lyrics/308413/6 "2005-06-15T18:22:58Z")
Nina Simone – Summertime (…and the livin’ is easy) Cole Porter – Easy to Love Irving Berlin – Easy to Dance With Kermit the Frog – It’s Not Easy Bein Green ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-songs-with-the-word-easy-in-the-lyrics/308413/7 "2005-06-15T18:28:17Z")
Sinatra (and others like Jackie & Roy) _Nice and Easy_ ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-songs-with-the-word-easy-in-the-lyrics/308413/8 "2005-06-15T18:29:47Z")
From the movie _Nashville_: “I’m Easy” by Keith Carradine ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-songs-with-the-word-easy-in-the-lyrics/308413/9 "2005-06-15T18:31:16Z")
Foghat – “Slow Ride” (‘take it easy …’) Jefferson Starship – “Miracles” ('Then there’s really nothing that we can’t do / If we wanted to, baby / We could exist on the stars / It’d be so easy) ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-songs-with-the-word-easy-in-the-lyrics/308413/10 "2005-06-15T18:36:13Z")
Also, Three Dog Night’s “Easy to Be Hard”. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-songs-with-the-word-easy-in-the-lyrics/308413/11 "2005-06-15T18:43:05Z")
“Easy Lover” - Phil Collins and some other guy ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-songs-with-the-word-easy-in-the-lyrics/308413/12 "2005-06-15T18:50:11Z")
“Easy Lovin’ Bill,” recorded by Johnny Winter back when he looked like this (!) [http://www.musictap.net/Graphics/JPGsGifs/MiniCDCovers/JohnnyWinterEssentials.jpg](http://www.musictap.net/Graphics/JPGsGifs/MiniCDCovers/JohnnyWinterEssentials.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-songs-with-the-word-easy-in-the-lyrics/308413/13 "2005-06-15T18:50:25Z")
“Ballad of the Easy Rider” – The Byrds “Easy Does It” – Al Kooper “Easy Street” – various “Pure and Easy” – The Who “Easy Wind” – Grateful Dead ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-songs-with-the-word-easy-in-the-lyrics/308413/14 "2005-06-15T18:50:50Z")
“Easy” – Timbuk 3. A good song. “Don’t Worry About the Government” – Talking Heads _“My building has every convenience/It’s gonna make life **easy** for me/It’s gonna be **easy** to get things done/I will relax, along with my loved ones…”_ Probably too adult for you to use, but there’s The Beatles’ “Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except for Me and My Monkey” _(“Take it easy, take it easy/Everybody’s got something to hide…”)_ ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-songs-with-the-word-easy-in-the-lyrics/308413/15 "2005-06-15T18:50:57Z")
“Easy” by Lionel Richie ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-songs-with-the-word-easy-in-the-lyrics/308413/16 "2005-06-15T19:24:22Z")
> [@Dolores Reborn](#): > > “Easy” by Lionel Richie Easy mixup (heh). That one’s in the OP (Richie is on vocals for the Commodores on that track). ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-songs-with-the-word-easy-in-the-lyrics/308413/17 "2005-06-15T19:44:34Z")
“Come on come on come on come on Come on is such a joy Come on is such a joy Come on take it easy Come on take it easy Take it easy take it easy Everybody’s got something to hide except for me and my monkey!” _Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except For Me And My Monkey_, the Beatles "Nothing you can make that can’t be made. No one you can save that can’t be saved. Nothing you can do but you can learn how to be you in time. It’s easy. All you need is love. All you need is love. All you need is love, love. Love is all you need." _All You Need Is Love,_ the Beatles ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-songs-with-the-word-easy-in-the-lyrics/308413/18 "2005-06-15T19:45:45Z")
> [@The Scrivener](#): > > Probably too adult for you to use, but there’s The Beatles’ “Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except for Me and My Monkey” _(“Take it easy, take it easy/Everybody’s got something to hide…”)_ Oops. ---
**Author:** ![Marathon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7cd45c/32.png) [@Marathon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marathon)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-songs-with-the-word-easy-in-the-lyrics/308413/19 "2005-06-15T19:53:35Z")
“Take Love Easy”, as performed by Ella Fitzgerald with Joe Pass on guitar. ---
**Author:** ![TheBoneyKingofNowhere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@TheBoneyKingofNowhere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheBoneyKingofNowhere)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-songs-with-the-word-easy-in-the-lyrics/308413/20 "2005-06-15T19:55:31Z")
“Coke Babies” by Radiohead (1992 maybe?)… probably not what you’re looking for, but certainly contains the “Easy” requirement: Easy living, easy hold Easy TV, easy fold Easy listening, easy love Easy answers to easy questions Easy tumble, easy doll Easy rumble, easy fall I get off on easy love I get off on easy questions [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-songs-with-the-word-easy-in-the-lyrics/308413.md?page=2)