Ringo Starr Performed "It Don't Come Easy" in "The Concert For Bangladesh" in 1971
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The Concert For Bangladesh was the event title for two benefit concerts organized by George Harrison and Ravi Shankar, held at noon and at 7.00 p.m. on August 1, 1971, playing to a total of 40,000 people at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Organized for the relief of refugees from East Pakistan (now independent Bangladesh) after the 1970 Bhola cyclone and during the 1971 Bangladesh atrocities and Bangladesh Liberation War, the event was the first benefit concert of this magnitude in world history. It featured an all-star supergroup of performers that included Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Billy Preston, Leon Russell, and Ringo Starr.
An album was released later in 1971 and a concert film was released in 1972, with later releases for home video. In 2005, the film was re-issued on DVD accompanied by a new documentary.
The concert raised US$243,418.51 for Bangladesh relief, which was administered by UNICEF. Sales of the album and DVD continue to benefit the George Harrison Fund for UNICEF.
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Performers:
Ravi Shankar -- Sitar and Ali Akbar Khan, sarod
George Harrison -- Vocals, guitars
Ringo Starr -- Vocals, Drums, tambourine
Leon Russell -- Vocals, piano, bass guitar
Billy Preston -- Vocals, organ
Eric Clapton -- Lead guitar
Bob Dylan -- Vocals, guitar, harmonica
Klaus Voorman -- Bass guitar
Jim Keltner -- Drums
Badfinger -- Rhythm guitars, backing vocals
Jesse Ed Davis -- Lead guitar
Don Preston -- Lead guitar, vocals
Carl Radle -- Bass guitar
The Hollywood Horns: Jim Horn, Allan Beutler, Chuck Findley, Jackie Kelso, Lou McCreary, Ollie Mitchell
Backing vocalists: Don Nix, Jo Green, Jeanie Greene, Marlin Greene, Dolores Hall, Claudia Linnear
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Lyrics:
It don't come easy,
You know it don't come easy.
It don't come easy,
You know it don't come easy.
Got to pay your dues if you wanna sing the blues,
And you know it don't come easy.
You don't have to shout or leap about,
You can even play them easy.
Forget about the past and all your sorrows,
The future won't last,
It will soon be over tomorrow.
I don't ask for much, i only want your trust,
And you know it don't come easy.
And this love of mine keeps growing all the time,
And you know it just ain't easy.
Open up your heart, let's come together,
Use a little love
And we will make it work out better.
(ah -)
(ah -)
(ooh-ooh)
(ah-ooh-ooh)
Got to pay your dues if you wanna sing the blues,
And you know it don't come easy.
You don't have to shout or leap about,
You can even play them easy.
Peace, remember peace is how we make it,
Here within your reach
If you're big enough to take it.
I don't ask for much, i only want your trust,
And you know it don't come easy.
And this love of mine keeps growing all the time,
And you know it don't come easy.
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© 2005 Apple Films, Inc. under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
whatever it is, ringo's smile is so unbelievable cute when he looks over to the other drummer like midway through the song
I have to say to them , you dont fully comprehend what he was doing.
he had a unique "backwords" style that was fundamental to the Beatles sound.
I would also like to point out that he was purposefully invited to join the band by the three geatest musical geniuneses of our time!!
If he was good enough for them, I think we need to appreciate him more! nuff said
In short Ringo was TASTEFULL