Introduction
When Linda Ronstadt stormed onto the charts with “It’s So Easy” in 1977, the world thought it was just another carefree rock anthem. A bright, playful song with a title that promised simplicity, romance, and freedom. But here’s the shocking truth no one talks about: behind that glittering hit was a battle for survival, identity, and the very soul of American music.
This wasn’t simply a cover of the Buddy Holly classic. This was Ronstadt, a woman in a male-dominated industry, turning a throwaway rock ’n’ roll tune into a thunderous declaration of independence. With her raw, soaring voice, she transformed “It’s So Easy” from a light teenage ditty into something ferocious, dangerous, and unforgettable.
And it almost destroyed her.
Music insiders at the time warned her not to release it. They told her the song was too lightweight, too silly for someone of her talent. They said it would kill her career. But Ronstadt didn’t just ignore them—she proved them wrong. The record tore through the airwaves, hitting the Billboard Top 5 and cementing her as the queen of rock’s 1970s revolution.
But here’s the darker twist: success came at a brutal cost. Ronstadt became a lightning rod for critics who couldn’t stand to see a woman dominate arenas once reserved for male rock gods. Every performance of “It’s So Easy” wasn’t just music—it was a fight. A fight for respect, for credibility, for the right to stand where Elvis, Jagger, and Springsteen once stood.
Today, when we hear Linda belt out “It’s So Easy”, we don’t just hear a song. We hear defiance. We hear danger. We hear a woman tearing down the walls of rock ’n’ roll history and daring the world to stop her.
And that’s the real shock: what sounded “so easy” was, in truth, one of the hardest battles Linda Ronstadt ever fought.
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Lyrics
It’s so easy to fall in love
It’s so easy to fall in love
People tell me love’s for fools
Here I go, breaking all the rules
It seems so easy (it’s so easy, it’s so easy)
Oh-oh, so doggone easy (it’s so easy, it’s so easy)
Yeah, it seems so easy (it’s so easy, it’s so easy)
Oh-oh
Where you’re concerned my heart can learn
Oh-oh-oh
It’s so easy to fall in love
It’s so easy to fall in love
Look into your heart and see
What your love book has set aside for me
It seems so easy (it’s so easy, it’s so easy)
Oh-oh, so doggone easy (it’s so easy, it’s so easy)
Yeah, it seems so easy (it’s so easy, it’s so easy)
Oh-oh
Where you’re concerned my heart can learn
Oh-oh-oh
It’s so easy to fall in love
It’s so easy to fall in love
It seems so easy (it’s so easy, it’s so easy)
Oh-oh, so doggone easy (it’s so easy, it’s so easy)
Yeah, it seems so easy (it’s so easy, it’s so easy)
Oh-oh
Where you’re concerned my heart can learn
It’s so easy to fall in love
It’s so easy to fall in love
It’s so easy to fall in love
It’s so easy to fall in love
It’s so easy to fall in love
It’s so easy to fall in love
This is a song by my friend Lowell George
It’s called “Willin'”
