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It Ain’t Easy

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First released 1970English50 recordingson 152 releasesISWC T-071.882.849-9

Written by

Ron DaviesComposerRon DaviesLyricist

From the film

Flashbacks of a FoolFlashbacks of a Fool2008the film on Charmy Movies ↗

Recordings

PerformanceBy
It Ain’t EasyDavid Bowie2:58
It Ain’t EasyDavid Bowie2:52
It Ain’t EasyThree Dog Night2:48
It Ain’t EasyDave Edmunds3:23
It Ain’t EasyHazel2:28
It Ain’t EasyGraham Bonnet3:19
It Ain't EasyDavid Bowie3:32
It Ain’t EasyBettye LaVette2:29
It Ain't EasyBettye LaVette2:29
It Ain’t Easy (ATOM’s Quick Cinch mix)David Bowie5:54
It Ain't EasyThe Ribeye Brothers4:02
It Ain't EasyLong John Baldry4:54
It Ain't Easy (alternate version)Long John Baldry5:10
It Ain’t EasyZAZA4:35
It Ain’t EasyRon Davies2:29
It Ain’t EasyBettye LaVette2:25
It Ain’t EasyDavid Bowie3:37
It Ain’t EasyDavid Bowie2:57
It Ain’t EasySlim Twig3:01
It Ain’t EasyDavid Bowie3:01
It Ain’t EasyDavid Bowie2:52
It Ain’t EasyDavid Bowie2:57
It Ain’t EasyDavid Bowie2:59
It Ain’t EasyGraham Bonnet3:15
It Ain't Easy (Live)Lena Hall3:12
It Ain’t EasyDavid Bowie2:59
It Ain’t EasyPhish3:31
It Ain’t EasyBettye LaVette5:45
It Ain’t EasyDavid Bowie3:01
It Ain’t Easy (alternate version/demo, different guitar/vocal)David Bowie2:34
It Ain’t EasyDavid Bowie2:58
It Ain’t EasyCapsula
It Ain't EasyMumford & Sons4:08
Its Ain’t EasyAdrian Shaw3:44
It Ain’t EasyDavid Bowie2:46
It Ain’t EasyDavid Bowie
It Ain’t EasyBonham-Bullick3:45
It Ain't Easy (In Concert: John Peel, mono)David Bowie3:02
It Ain't Easy (In Concert: John Peel, stereo)David Bowie2:57
It Ain’t Easy (In Concert: John Peel, mono)David Bowie3:03
It Ain’t Easy (In Concert: John Peel, stereo)David Bowie2:58
It Ain’t EasyEasy Star All-Stars feat. Samory I2:56
It Ain’t EasyThe Rats3:45
It Ain’t EasyDeltanaut3:24
EasyFritz von Runte4:01
Easy (instrumental mix)Fritz von Runte4:00
Fall Side (The Sound of Fame (cont) / Heroes Survive / 808 Kick Poem / The Man Who Sold the World Riddle / Dub Pressure / Ashes to Dub / Let’s Dub / Thursday’s Starchild / Easy / A Space Oddity / A Space Oddity - 2nd Movement / Afterall)Fritz von Runte49:57
Bowie2001 MixpieceFritz von Runte99:27
Easy · videoFritz von Runte3:32
Bowie2001 Mixpiece (edited version)Fritz von Runte83:31

On these albums

It Ain’t Easy
It Ain’t EasyThree Dog Night · 1970
Silent Song Through the Land
Silent Song Through the LandRon Davies · 1970
It Ain’t Easy
It Ain’t EasyLong John Baldry · 1971
Sampler
SamplerDavid Bowie with Dana Gillespie · 1971
Space Oddity / Moonage Daydream / Life on Mars / It Ain’t Easy
Space Oddity / Moonage Daydream / Life on Mars / It Ain’t EasyDavid Bowie · 1972
Rockpile
RockpileDave Edmunds · 1972
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From MarsDavid Bowie · 1972
Graham Bonnet
Graham BonnetGraham Bonnet · 1977
Line Up + Graham Bonnet
Line Up + Graham BonnetGraham Bonnet · 1988
The Rock Singer’s Anthology
The Rock Singer’s AnthologyGraham Bonnet · 1990
A Crash Course for the Ravers
A Crash Course for the RaversDavid Bowie · 1994
The Rise and Fall of Bernie Gripplestone and the Rats From Hull
The Rise and Fall of Bernie Gripplestone and the Rats From HullThe Rats · 1995
Crash Course for the Ravers: A Tribute to the Songs of David Bowie
Crash Course for the Ravers: A Tribute to the Songs of David BowieVarious Artists · 1996
The 24K Gold Collection: Golden Years
The 24K Gold Collection: Golden YearsDavid Bowie · 1997
Souvenirs
SouvenirsBettye LaVette · 2000
Bowie at the Beeb: The Best of the BBC Radio Sessions 68–72
Bowie at the Beeb: The Best of the BBC Radio Sessions 68–72David Bowie · 2000
The Rise and Rise of Ziggy Stardust: BBC Radio Session 1967–1972
The Rise and Rise of Ziggy Stardust: BBC Radio Session 1967–1972David Bowie · 2000
It Ain't Easy / Captured Live at the Forum
It Ain't Easy / Captured Live at the ForumThree Dog Night · 2001
Boogie Woogie: The Warner Bros. Recordings
Boogie Woogie: The Warner Bros. RecordingsJohn Baldry · 2005
Child of the Seventies
Child of the SeventiesBettye LaVette · 2006
Blues Women Anthology, Volume 7
Blues Women Anthology, Volume 7Various Artists · 2007
Hero: The Main Man Records Tribute to David Bowie
Hero: The Main Man Records Tribute to David BowieVarious Artists · 2007
Flashbacks of a Fool: Music From the Motion Picture
Flashbacks of a Fool: Music From the Motion PictureVarious Artists · 2008Soundtrack
It Ain’t Easy / Naturally
It Ain’t Easy / NaturallyThree Dog Night · 2009
The Alternate Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
The Alternate Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From MarsDavid Bowie · 2010
We Were So Turned On … A Tribute to David Bowie
We Were So Turned On … A Tribute to David BowieVarious Artists · 2010
Bowie2001: A Space Oddity – The Mixpiece
Bowie2001: A Space Oddity – The MixpieceFritz von Runte · 2011
Bowie2001: A Space Oddity
Bowie2001: A Space OddityFritz von Runte · 2011
Bowie2001: A Space Oddity – The Instrumentals
Bowie2001: A Space Oddity – The InstrumentalsFritz von Runte · 2011
Paper Bag Records vs The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
Paper Bag Records vs The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From MarsVarious Artists · 2012
Dreaming of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars
Dreaming of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From MarsCapsula · 2012
Bowie Heard Them Here First
Bowie Heard Them Here FirstVarious Artists · 2014
Sin & Salvation: Live at the Carlyle
Sin & Salvation: Live at the CarlyleLena Hall · 2015
Five Years 1969–1973
Five Years 1969–1973David Bowie · 2015
Graham Bonnet / No Bad Habits
Graham Bonnet / No Bad HabitsGraham Bonnet · 2016
2016‐10‐31: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV, USA
2016‐10‐31: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV, USAPhish · 2016
Bowpromo
BowpromoDavid Bowie · 2017
A Tribute to the Madmen
A Tribute to the MadmenVarious Artists · 2017
1971
1971David Bowie · 2017
The 1972 Muscle Shoals Sessions
The 1972 Muscle Shoals SessionsBettye LaVette · 2018
Bonham-Bullick
Bonham-BullickBonham-Bullick · 2022
Divine Symmetry
Divine SymmetryDavid Bowie · 2022
Ziggy Stardust: 50 Years Later
Ziggy Stardust: 50 Years LaterVarious Artists · 2022
Ziggy Stardub
Ziggy StardubEasy Star All-Stars · 2023
Rock ’n’ Roll Star!
Rock ’n’ Roll Star!David Bowie · 2024
The Essential David Bowie
The Essential David BowieDavid Bowie
2016-04-01: The Music of David Bowie, Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY, USA
2016-04-01: The Music of David Bowie, Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY, USAVarious Artists
Ziggy Stardust Remixed
Ziggy Stardust RemixedVarious Artists
2016-03-31: The Music Of David Bowie, Isaac Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, USA
2016-03-31: The Music Of David Bowie, Isaac Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, USAVarious Artists

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