Introduction
When Linda Ronstadt took hold of the Buddy Holly classic “It’s So Easy” in 1977, she didn’t just cover a rock-and-roll standard—she detonated it. What had once been a lighthearted, almost innocent tune was suddenly turned into a storm of power, seduction, and raw female authority. Ronstadt’s voice didn’t smile politely. It attacked. It dared you to resist. And the world, of course, could not.
The shock wasn’t only in the sound—it was in the message. Here was a woman in an industry still dominated by male frontmen, standing center stage and declaring that falling in love, giving yourself over to passion, wasn’t timid or fragile. It was fierce. It was unstoppable. Her smoky alto, backed by roaring guitars and a relentless rhythm, transformed “It’s So Easy” from a catchy rock number into an anthem of confidence and independence.
Radio stations couldn’t ignore it. Audiences couldn’t turn away. And critics, many of whom had dismissed Ronstadt as “just another pretty voice,” were silenced. This was no background singer. This was a force of nature commanding her era.
Looking back, “It’s So Easy” feels like a line in the sand—a moment when Linda Ronstadt stopped being merely a beloved interpreter of songs and became something larger: a symbol of what happens when talent, courage, and fire collide in the same body. It wasn’t just a hit single. It was a cultural shockwave.
Decades later, the song still burns with the same urgency. It still makes the hair rise on your arms. And it still proves one thing: with Linda Ronstadt, nothing was ever “so easy.”
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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'”
