It Ain't Easy (track)
by David Bowie
Year: 1972
From the album The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (track #5)
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It Ain't Easy appears on the following album(s) by David Bowie:
- The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (track #5) (this album) (1972)
- Bowie At The Beeb (track #18) (2000)
- Five Years (1969-1973) (track #34) (compilation) (2015)
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| 03/10/2026 23:39 | stareaterogni0n | 3,833 | 71/100 | |
| 02/28/2026 23:12 | FrancK | 4,629 | 82/100 | |
| 01/31/2026 16:33 | wizardalien | 9,084 | 65/100 | |
| 01/27/2026 20:33 | kinginsomniac12 | 5,498 | 100/100 | |
| 01/12/2026 12:17 | philschmil | 427 | 88/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 3% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 83.0/100, a mean average of 82.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.1/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.4.
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Ok, real talk, why do people think this track is weak? This shit slaps! I love the contrast between the quieter verses and the loud bombastic chorus, and Bowie's vocals here are super solid.
Grouse 02/03/2019 13:41 | #231225
A pretty good song but it's probably the weakest one on the album
Good song, sadly the weakest off Ziggy
flamingyesdept 09/07/2017 16:04 | #197441
Bit of an odd one out. With the strength of Bowie's originals, why did he feel like he needed to include a cover? Same with Hunky Dory.
Not up there with some of the others on the album, but still a decent song.
jhuik 01/14/2017 21:57 | #182746
The chorus is not nearly as intriguing as the verses.
GandalfORiley345 05/25/2014 20:37 | #112924
Soft, creative and well writed, it couldn´t be better
PatrickD 01/02/2014 08:58 | #99512
Circus blues.
Lovely song
Mother Nature's Son 05/09/2013 11:32 | #75572
Anthemic, yeah, but not very interesting.
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