Talk:It Don't Come Easy

Rumours
I think "rumours" are OK if and only if the "rumour" is itself verifiable and has been propogated some quotable sources, e.g. some reputable Beatles biographies. In other words, fact.

Personally I've wondered about it too. I have George's demo - which is great - and it sure sounds like a George song. I suspect that George wrote it and Ringo chipped in a few ideas. The thing is of course, rumours spread by idle tongues like mine don't ordinarily belong in WP articles. --kingboyk 22:59, 9 March 2006 (UTC) P.S. Don't forget an infobox and a scan of the single cover (if it had a PS).


 * I doubt you still have this bookmarked, Stephen, but I'm going to respond to your comments anyway (more than a year later). What do "Don't Pass Me By," "Octopus's Garden" and "Back Off Boogaloo" all have in common? Ringo's signature style; bouncy major key music, and rather unsophisticated song construction and lyrics. "It Don't Come Easy" doesn't sound like any of these compositions - despite being sandwiched by them chronologically.


 * The evidence: The song is minor key, and has sophisticated song construction and lyrics - all of which mimic Harrison's style.
 * George recorded a guide vocal for Ringo. This would not be necessary if Ringo wrote the song. Ringo couldn't remember the lyrics at Bangla Desh, shortly after the song was a radio hit. The "Hare Krishna" chant in the background certainly wasn't an idea proposed by Ringo. Ringo did not have any publishing success before this recording, which was a concern expressed by all of The Beatles. And George produced and recorded all over the song.


 * Any of these by themselves might not be much evidence, but taken as a whole... I have to conclude that this song was written by George Harrison and given to Ringo as a publishing present. Or, at the very least, George gave major assistance to Ringo in its construction.ZincOrbie 01:49, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

The opening paragarph doesn't make sense. If Ringo admitted he didn't write it, why is it controversial since we have the George demo? It makes no sense! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.67.179.230 (talk) 04:27, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

February 2010
I removed the speculation about Harrison's contribution to writing the song that were based on Harrison singing the lead vocal on a bootlegged recording of the song. That doesn't prove anything; Harrison may have been singing for a number of reasons, and we can't speculate about it in the article. All the speculation and WP:OR above should be ignored. It doesn't matter if the song is in a minor key, or sounds like Harrison's style: we need solid, verifiable evidence from a reliable source to say that Harrison wrote or co-wrote the song. If we are going to mention rumors, we need reliable evidence for that, too.

I left in the part where Starr says Harrison co-wrote it, but added a citation needed tag. Quotes must be cited. — John Cardinal (talk)

How long should this be left without a citation? 203.45.146.36 (talk) 12:48, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

March 2019
I'm not disputing the sources about Gary Wright playing piano, especially as there were several recorded versions, but the late Kenny Craddock of Ginger Baker's Airforce and later Lindisfarne fame said in an an interview in 1997 that he did so. Should this not be mentioned? https://archive.robertianhawdon.me.uk/sites/lindisfarne.co.uk/archives/interviews/ivkc97p1.htm and the relevant extract: 'One night we met this guy called Terry Doran who was George Harrison's man, his assistant or roadie, whatever you like to call him, he'd been with the Beatles from very early on and he became a good friend of ours. He took us out to George's house, when George wasn't around, and we were all marvelling at this fantastic place, plus George also owned the very first Moog synthesiser in this country, which I managed to get to work. Terry would get us the odd gig or session and when he asked me if I wanted to play on one of George and Ringo's, I said yeah, a bit nervous, but I'll do it. So I got the gig and it turned out to be playing piano on the single 'It Don't Come Easy', which I think ended up around number four in the charts in April 1971. I got a hundred pounds for it, which was about three times the normal session rate in those days, so I was quite happy.' Brentx45 (talk) 19:02, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

March 2021
Currently, there is a clear inconsistency between the main text of this article and the infobox. The main text states that Harrison co-wrote the song, while the infobox text is in disagreement in this regard. For consistency, Harrison's name should be added to the infobox with an asterisk [or similar] leading to an explanatory note if necessary. (The alternative would be to make it clear in the main text that it is not known definitely whether or not Harrison co-wrote the song; however, that does not seem appropriate as Starr himself has categorically stated that Harrison co-wrote the song.) I know this kind of issue of inconsistency applies to some other songs, so a suitable Wikipedia policy for handling this would be useful.81.152.29.50 (talk) 03:57, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 03:53, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

I Don't Come Easy
How about the story which says that the original pressings of the single had a major misprint, as stated in my headline?

Any truth in that? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.208.224.234 (talk) 22:39, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Just as an aside...
This song and "Let it Rain", released late 1970 on Eric Clapton's first solo album, sound so much alike in so many ways. Just noticed it.Airproofing (talk) 18:39, 17 February 2016 (UTC)

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