IT DONT COME EASY-GEORGE HARRISON & RINGO STARR

[jgcecil]

i just love the friendship between George and Ringo.

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[XenaPeel]

This is excellent, thank you.

[scizotts]

Loved "Old Brown Shoe" . . . "Baby I'm in love with you".

Just throwing that in. I love this song and the message I get from it. "Got to pay your dues if you wanna sing the blues, and you know it don't come easy." Says a lot to me. Who wrote it? The Universe did. Thank goodness it channeled through George AND Ringo !! "And this love of mine keeps growing all the time and you know it just ain't easy . . ." when you're arguing over petty shit ! HA!

[maripocita37]

Harrison wrote this although I thought that Starr did it 1/2 a step down from Harrison's arrangement. The vocal parts he put down were the guide track for Ringo. They have verb but don't sound mixed, compressed or mastered, if they did that in those days. It's amazing the quality of songs the Beatles as a group and individually "gave" to Ringo Starr. Lennon even gave both Ringo and Harrison 5% of the song writing royalties each. This equates to setting up their children's, children's, children.

[fullblowngenius]

Beautiful editing~E

[falcon6136]

I think that is Stephen Stills on lead guitar on the pop release version. Sweet sound.

[brianallancobb]

In his wonderful autobiography, later-period-Beatles' sound engineer Geoff Emerick remarks about how much of this song was from George.

For me, it's the extreme limiting put on the saxes (ala Savoy Truffle) that give away George's paternity. :-)

[tanukibrahma]

Let It Rain...

[TheMeriale]

Clever overlapping of the song, I loved it..

[abelyssah]

it is very un-george harrisonish to make a chasm! :D

[scizotts]

Not a bad viddy-mix. Most of the prose around it (including this) are inane and irrelevant. Hard to LISTEN when you IMMEDIATELY start TYPING ! HAHA!

[thebeatles333love]

Giv Ringo some credit, god. He is amazing and I love him. 

[NightFly54]

Like the Mash up...George was indeed a good man and friend.He could have had a hit himself with this.

[peace2baby]

Love, Love, Love!!! George wrote this for RIngo -- Great Mash up!

[cpauls524]

To poin8r61...Goes to show you that you don't have to be on acid or any other drug to enjoy incredible music. Think on that a bit, and listen to other G. Harrison songs. You don't need that acid, and this song prooves it. Just trying to be helpful. This song and it's instruments do sink into your soul  though...it is awesome.

[cpauls524]

And I also love seeing the talent in the children of the Beatles...Julian Lennon, Dhani Harrison, Zac Starkey ( Ringo's son) who is the drummer for "The Who" when they tour..he's incredible..I've seen Zac in concert 3 times and he is awesome. Julian looks and sounds so much like John, it's almost scary, and the same goes for Dhani. Feels so special to have these younger versions of their well known father's. A shout out for these children...and Sean Lennon too who I wish I knew more about.

[cpauls524]

George wrote more than people realize and contributed a lot to the Beatles. He was the quiet one, but had more talent than was ever recognized. He didn't care about the fame..it meant nothing to him, and that says a lot about him and how he lived his life. This song is gorgeous no matter who wrote it. I thought George wrote it, but if Ringo contributed, then he wrote it too. All of the guys were talented, but together..MAGICAL, and I love each one of them for their contributions to music.

[nearwize]

Great Energy. Amazing, they were.

[scizotts]

@nearwize Thanks, NearYoda!

[flakbac]

you can tell george still dont like paul youd think since he was so holy he might let it go by this point right asswipes?

[kamada60]

George is present with his voice on this rendition........ and I quite like it. Of course I love all beatles solo or together. Even like Sean ans Dhani.

[subg88]

Ringo already admitted Harrison primarily wrote this song, I don't know why people are wasting time arguing it. Ol' George was obviously a good friend to have.

[scizotts]

@subg88 We all must be RIGHT in one form or another ! Butt out ! HA! :)

[derhandtrommler]

Nice mashup. But it's George's song.

[pasy2006]

WOW, GEORGE HAS ALOT OF AWESOME SONGS:)

[eppeywonder]

I like this version heaps -  great work by both. 10/10 . Yes this was one of those amazing singles on Apple that you loved and there were heaps. Bice work thre incidentally

[johnnytremain66]

pure harrison,,,,,,all the way....not a bad vocal by ringo,,,,his best

[scizotts]

@johnnytremain66 What about "Act Naturally"? "Yellow Submarine"? "Don't Pass Me By"? "What Goes On" ? I enjoyed them equally in terms of Ringo's vocals. Write in his vocal range and cadance and he can deliver.

[comicteacher]

Ringo I'm sure had the original concept. But without George it would have been a decent throw away on his album. With George's help it became a hit and a classic!!!

[MrEedelgad]

Demasiado buena!!! me quedo corto para expresar con palabras lo que quiero comunicar en relación a esta pieza!!!

[BeckyBeatle]

3:16 <3 I melted :D Ahhhh <3

[BeatleBangs1964]

George sang it so much better.  No contest.

[kentaappel]

Of course Ringo wrote this, co wrote it, as he would come up with the basic framework of a song and then George would add chords and come up with an arrangement to complete the song. It isn't a big deal George didn't get credit as a writer as Ringo likely wanted him to take a credit but George probably said he didn't want a credit as he was helping his friend.

[Migglyman]

@kentaappel the 'framework' as you put it screams George Harrison of the early 70s, my god man if you can't hear ATMP and its melodic similarities, frankly you're out to lunch, and if you think Ringo is capable of anything more than Octopuses Garden creatively, I suspect you're not home for any meals or even a light snack. Ringo is what he is, an integral part of the greatest band ever. He is not however a musical genius.. he wanted to own hairdressers when the Beatles went pair shaped...

[kentaappel]

@Migglyman Ringo is capable of coming up with melodies as a songwritter myself, I really am just a vocalist who does play some guitar but who needs help arranging things and coming up with chords, I come have come up with some nice melodies. So why not Ringo also? So, I believe, Ringo came up with the framework of the song, melody included, but George added the bulkwork of the arrangment. Ringo got by with help from his friend. George was being nice by not taking credit.

[kentaappel]

@Migglyman But it also possible Ringo and George worked out the medody together with George coming with ideas to guide the direction of the song that were better than what Ringo had come up with. But still it is both of their song, just like Photograph is their song and probably even Octopuses Garden as George can be seen in Let It Be helping Ringo with the chords to that song.

[johnnytremain66]

@Migglyman  ditto bro

[bikerblevz]

RIP George Harrison...10 years and I am still gently weeping, but you are where I will be someday...With our Sweet Lord...

[SESHOMORE909]

POR SIEMPRE GEORGE

[SESHOMORE909]

ESTA CANCION ES UNA DE LAS MAS PREFERIAS POR MI DE LAS Q CANTA RINGO STAR ME ENCANTA ESE TEMA

[keetongeer]

Thanks for the upload. I don't think I realized that George wrote "It Dont Come Easy".

With Beatles in mind, I've posted the video, "40 years in 3 minutes", which is a music video containing the Beatles' rooftop performance, historical events over the last 40 years and 8mm film antics from the period, all cut tightly to GET BACK and GLASS ONION. Hope you enjoy!

[tacomadc]

Thanks, I'm not knocking John and Paul, but people need to realize how popular George's and Ringo's solo records were - very!

[tacomadc]

For many years in the early 70s, Ringo and George had MORE solo hits than Paul and John did. People often forget this.

[redletter2008]

@tacomadc True. George alone had #1 hits (US Billboard Hot 100) with Something, For You Blue, My Sweet Lord, Isn't It A Pity, Give Me Love and Photograph (with Ringo) between 1969-73. He and Ringo nearly got to the top (#4) with It Don't Come Easy and Ringo took his cover of She's Sixteen to #1 in '73. John had NO #1 songs from the time Come Together hit #1 in '69 and Whatever Gets You Through The NIght hit #1 in late '74. Paul faired better with at least 3 #1s from '70-'73. Yoko-no hits EVER!

[scizotts]

@tacomadc NOT ONLY THAT, his album "All Things Must Pass" was the FIRST POST-BEATLES NUMBER ONE of ANY of them!!!

[dorn2100]

@scizotts I'll add to the impressive George chart achievements by pointing out that after the breakup of the fab four, he was the First and Last Beatle to hit #1 on the american charts with "My Sweet Lord" and "I've Got My Mind Set On You".

[scizotts]

@dorn2100 We apparently LOVE OUR GEORGIE-BOY ! Cool fact, thx.

[pastorekaren9]

On the version released by Ringo, the band Badfinger sang the background.

[bckm54]

BEAUTIFUL version! Thank you! :)

[BIRISHPM]

Helter, great work! Definitely a George Harrison song. Ringo may have contributed but it has the structure and beat of early 70s Harrison.

[stanibol]

@HELTERFUCKINGSKELTER Glad you approve of my comment. I have always felt the same about George H. I definitely had a thing for John Lennon too, and still love his work and vocal sound, but over recent times he has slipped quite a bit in my estimations. Sad to say, but true.

[scizotts]

@stanibol Don't judge. That's the secret to not being sad about your current feelings. They, like the weather, will change and you may come 'round to favor John or a non-Beatle or whatever. It's ALL good. Live in the present and you can NEVER be disappointed. Thanks to the Universe, those of us not famously talented have PLENTY to enjoy!

[stanibol]

@scizotts que? you wrote that response to my suspicion that Harrison was more about music than money? I live in the present and analyse the sound/taste/behaviour of past musicians. Can't analyse today's works by Harrison, cos he's been outta here for a good while now. I enjoy most music, but I can get ecstatic over some real masterpieces. What each of us deems as masterpiece is somewhat subjective. It's much easier to discern trash than treasure. Harrison was a treasure.

[scizotts]

@scizotts I was trying to convey, in other words, as George wrote the lyrics of an old saying that "All Things Must Pass", and that that DOESN'T mean it won't come back around for more. That's all. You have every right to look at things however you wish, and so do I.

[stanibol]

Here is a man who was interested in music. Nothing but making music. Money he could use too, but for George Harrison, his involvement in music was never about making money.

[javelin1010]

Aw, come on. Let's give one to Ringo.

[scob62]

my uncle would love it

[scob62]

Thanks

[flamingangel999]

Disagreements about who wrote what and ownership. Are one of the main reasons bands break up. I know I have been in several bands and it is so petty. It is all about money and takeing credit. Who cares as long as you produce a good song. Which they did. I am glad they could work it out. Peace!!!

[weaver3000]

Don't know Beatles history but played this and Here Comes Sun for years & been blown away by similarities of the opening riffs for years. What's missing in discussion is just how important drummer is to this kind of band and Ringo probably wasn't collecting any royalties with all those Lennon/McCartney hit songs. George was going to do just fine (my fave). This was a way of paying Ringo for all the great grooves he gave them. And a damn cool way to do it too. Ringo helped w/lyric so made it his

[MrDoushebag]

@weaver3000 actually, george and ringo DO collect/ed royalties from all those lennon-mccartney songs. as they should be, for playing in them in the first place.

[kypoppa]

paul wrote this one in 1963

[weaver3000]

@kypoppa

That's interesting. Where's the source for Paul writing this in 1963?

[butch21236]

I hate to burst your bubble but John Lennon actually penned it. Ringo and George covered it. John wrote it for Ringo originally.

[delany01]

@butch21236 This IS a George Harrison penned song.  So, no worries about bursting an bubbles, mate.

[billraggett]

What difference does it make George and Ringo obviously worked it out and they are old friends and friends help friends its a great song regardless

[Zephyesa]

sounds like a George song musically but lyrically this is equally Ringos and Georges.

[ratchetxrc]

I would of liked George to release this but it helped Ringo out

[rollingstone80]

this is a george harrison song, maybe a gift rof ringo, but the music and lyrics are from george harrison, maybe ringo wrote some lyrics, but this is a really george harrison song

[subg88]

No way Ringo wrote this - maybe some lyrics. Compositionally, all the hallmarks of a George tune.

Between his own material and Ringo's hits, George had quite the run the few years after the Beatles broke up.

[jaimeguitar50]

@subg88, you're right. George did compose this, and he then gave it to Ringo, who had a major hit with it. A number of Ringo's biggest solo hits originated either as Harrison composition or co-compositions.

Harrison's ATMP is still the largest selling of the Beatles solo albums. Harrison's hit singles and albums, hits he wrote for Ringo, make his solo career quite formidable. This doesn't count his session guitar work/production on hit records, Indian folk/pop, Jazz-rock-pop, blues-rock, etc.

[jaimeguitar50]

@subg88, by my last count, Harrison not only had a long run of hit singles and albums (with only the unfocused but occasionally interesting Gone Troppo failing to chart), he also either composed for, produced, and/or played guitar/slide guitar on a number of notable disks and huge hits for artists ranging from, Lennon, Cheech & Chong (!), Tom Scott, Billy Preston, Badfinger, Alvin Lee, E. Clapton, B. Carlisle (BLECH!), Dylan, M. Fleetwood/L. Buckingham, Ringo, R. Spector, R. Shankar, etc.

[DasGoldenBoy]

@subg88 Yeah, Ringo said that he did not like some of the lyrics and said suggested the "Please remember Peace is how we make it." While Ringo was singing this at the Concert for Bangladesh he flubbed some of the lyrics and I don't think he would have if he had written them.

[DocWyoming]

@subg88 Imagine the follow up to All Things Must Pass that George could have made, had he held on to these songs... or, alternatively, what if he and Ringo made an album together?

[inkey2]

@subg88 I totally agree with you.....there is no way ringo wrote this. The original demo is totally harrison. Possibly Ringo added some words or touches but nobody will ever convince me Ringo wrote this. This was a "gift" from george.

[thebeatles333love]

@inkey2 Ringo was amazing so stop bashing him

[inkey2]

@thebeatles333love ringo was amazing as a drummer but as a song writer virtually every solo album flopped. I wasn't really bashing ringo because his talent was as a drummer not really a song writer. Just like saying Vincent VanGoch was a terrible singer.......has nothing to do with his real main talent

[thebeatles333love]

@inkey2 Yeah but I mean he is amazing and I hate how people always say that he had nothing to do with the Beatles' success. When John liked something, he would ask Ringo first. If ringo said it was crap, John would trash it. I saw that in an interview with George Martin. Ringo was important to the Beatles

[scizotts]

@subg88 Ever see Let It Be where Ringo was playing Octopus's Gardent on the PIE-ANNIE for George? Obviously "You don't have to shout, oooooor leap about" is a GEORGE lyric, but Ringo's PARTICIPATION in ANY song should give him song credit. As George said, "I'll play a bit for him, then he just sort of joins in". Drums is part o' the song to me after all. I doubt he reads off written music, eh?

[subg88]

@scizotts

Generally speaking, making up an instrumental part to a song does not constitute composition.

[scizotts]

@subg88 I see. Well, "generally" speaking since they all composed by PLAYING ( and not writing except for lyrics), we must admit that "Generals" generally don't fight the battles. " Making up instrumental parts" WAS composing for The Beatles. :)

[drrobertoboogie97]

@HELTERFUCKINGSKELTER epic username

[Flutesng]

sends chills thru the spine, u rock!

[ludocrat]

@Flutesng

Exactly!

[4fulsealteam]

RINGO!!!!!!!!! George has the bst voice..RRR

[TheFrickinPope]

@Boneless.....Ringo and George worked on this together says Wikipedia

[PaulBrownandtheKD]

Concert For Bangladesh footage and even Paul's home movies if I am not mistaken. Very cool! 5/5

Paul Brown

[reddirtgirl55]

Good one!! Like the video. Deb

[bigtarrose]

good one!

[yerblues1968]

Happy Birthday George Harrison!

[BonelessSausage]

Nah, Jim Morrison wrote it. You know he was always known for his snappy toe tapping tunes.

[SEVFEST]

Hey Boneless I hope that was your attempt at humor .... Jim Morrison had absolutely NOTHING to do with this song, I'll bet you were just trying to be a clown LOL

[txeire]

nice man. did anyone think ringo wrote this? :-D