Buddy Holly vs Linda Ronstadt | It’s So Easy | 1950s vs 1970s

Buddy Holly vs Linda Ronstadt | It’s So Easy | 1950s vs 1970s

"It's So Easy!" is a rock-and-roll song written by Buddy Holly and Norman Petty. It was originally released as a single in 1958 by the Crickets but failed to chart. It was the final release by the Crickets when Holly was still in the band.
A cover version of by Linda Ronstadt in 1977 was a Top Five hit on the Billboard Hot 100.

[MyJc]

Buddy Holly was really amazing and a great song writer and he was ahead of time

[nildaferrer]

I am a huge Buddy Holly fan, and obviously I love his version but I for one love both songs. Thank you for this video. I enjoyed the explanation of how both versions of the song were played on guitar. I have always wanted to learn how to play guitar.

[songstitute]

Thanks for the promotion! We love having you as a teacher!

[robhendrikx]

Linda did fine covers of Buddy songs (That'll be the day especially, brilliant twin guitar solo), Everly's, Roy Orbison. But nobody improves on a Buddy Holly song. Nobody!

[sorshiaemms]

LIKE BUDDYS version better played faster

[johnnyrocco]

Linda had better looking legs than Buddy's. On serious side, thanks for posting this. Your lessons are always a big help for my guitar playing.

[Keef]

Hey Mark. Thank you for that fascinating historical and cultural perspective on a great song. Would love to see a lesson integrating both songs. Cheers.

[yiseng]

Buddy Holly's 1958 version of "It Is So Easy" is definitely better although Linda Ronstadt gave it a new breath of fresh air in her 1977 version.

[heylad]

Although I'm not a guitar player, I found this very interesting. Well done!

[johnwillard]

Buddy wrote it so gets def. cred. However yes Waddy took it to a whole new and better level, oh yes and every song Linda Ronstadt touched became better .

[LookinUp]

Great video. I did not know that was Waddy. Saw him with Danny Kortchmar on James Taylor Flag tour.

[royallins]

Linda, divine pipes ... sigh. A songwriter's champion. She took a simple tune and made it soar.

[stillaboveground]

Love both versions, but prefer Buddy Holly.

[OsitoTejano]

I love Buddy's version. One of his better, more energetic vocal performances, and the synchronicity with the drums is spot on. Pretty sure Tommy Allsup played the guitar solo in It's So Easy. Buddy on acoustic rhythm guitar.

[KCostelloe]

Great comparison on a fantastic song! Mr. Holly was truly a trendsetter for the day, and just for the record—there were some bent strings in the break of It’s So Easy, although hey we’re all on the B string. I don’t recall any bends on the G string. Probably because of the flat-wound G strings from those days.

[toddnuckolls]

Now do Summertime Blues. Eddie Cochran and The Who. 🤔

[budsodalsky]

I always wondered where "waddy" wachtel came from! Now I have some clues. I saw him once in 1983 (my first concert) playing for Stevie Nicks on her (second) Stand Back album tour. The rest of my years I wondered who that dude was.

[Guitaroverkill]

What do I notice? The tinny twangy clean Strat sound. No wonder it didn’t chart. Then you break out the humbuckers on a LP. Of course it’s going to be a hit with the addition of superior vocals.

[fightfan]

Cool vid Mark thx both versions are awesome both genius. You know Linda ronstadt sure had some great guitar players, love artist that let the guitarist burn a bit. Peace bro great channel

[stevedouglas]

Very nice Mark! Thanks. Buddy Holly, wow. No doubt he would have been one the greatest songwriters of all time. From, "It's So Easy, " to "True Love Ways." Incredible. Here's some cheese for you Mark. Why did Mozart kill his chickens? Because they always ran around going "Bach! Bach! Bach!."