Copyright 1987 Geffen Taken from Wikipedia “It’s So Easy” is the first single by the American hard rock band Guns N’ Roses. It was released on their debut album Appetite for Destruction on July 21, 1987. While GN’R were performing this at the Monsters of Rock concert, two fans were trampled and killed in the mosh pit. “It’s So Easy” is a song discussing womanizing and brutality. Lyricist Axl Rose wrote the words after witnessing a car crash while on tour in New York. A local man saw the expression on Slash’s face after witnessing it, and said to him, “Don’t worry, it happens all the time around here. Cars are crashing every night.” According to Rose, this is what inspired the lyrics for the second verse Cars are crashing every night I drink and drive everything’s in sight I make the fire But I miss the fire fight I hit the bullseye every night On his May 6, 2006 interview on the Eddie Trunk radio show in New York, Rose stated that “It’s So Easy”, was originally written by Duff McKagan and West Arkeen, was the “hippie ya-ya song” with a slower, more laid-back tempo. It took on a harder form at a concert at the SIR club in Los Angeles, when Rose and Slash decided to sing and play it differently on the spur of the moment. The song was Guns N’ Roses’ first single, and a video was made for it, which features Erin Everly, Axl’s then girlfriend, in S&M gear and live clips of Guns N’ Roses from 1986. It was re-released for the promotion of the “Live Era: ’87–’93″ album with its …
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25 Comments
truesouljs
on 9th Jul, 11 08:07am
This was the 1st album I ever owned…on cassette way back in the day. To this day I still love it, it’s so much better than most of what’s being released today. Old Skool to the max! Peace.
freemasones
on 9th Jul, 11 09:07am
fuck off nirvana
Fakename70
on 9th Jul, 11 09:07am
@Lightningrider1995
Not quite. Duff’s actually VERY down to earth. Have to remember he’s from Seattle, not L.A.
Lightningrider1995
on 9th Jul, 11 10:07am
@ShyeBlooze Actually, bro. They were ALL assholes. Axl just happened to be the biggest asshole out of five assholes
939Socket
on 9th Jul, 11 10:07am
@MetallicaHetfieldTV Your in the minority on that one. This is one of the top 5 of all time.
TubbeMovies
on 9th Jul, 11 11:07am
This is the only It’s so easy video, who has fine sound!!!
HernandezRacer84
on 9th Jul, 11 11:07am
I drink and drive every night
din0070
on 9th Jul, 11 12:07pm
when i played this song my torrent jumped to 1 MB
when my sister and played some assholes my bittorrent turned its self off (i have no idea how.)
T-U!
missmittinz
on 9th Jul, 11 01:07pm
you poele that fighjt on youtube comments make me laugh so hard!
MIAMIKNIGHTRIDER
on 9th Jul, 11 01:07pm
so eassyyy when nothing seems to please mee, it dont feel so right when I fade into the night..
ShyeBlooze
on 9th Jul, 11 02:07pm
im sorry bro, are you Axl Rose?
Dylanjk123
on 9th Jul, 11 03:07pm
@ShyeBlooze you have no right to talk about axl… you dont even know anything about him
ShyeBlooze
on 9th Jul, 11 03:07pm
i LOVE G’N'R but Axel is such a fucking cunt its not even funny, wish he wasnt such a dick, they might have stayed together then…
thefullofslash
on 9th Jul, 11 04:07pm
i see you standin’ there
you think you’re so cool
why don’t you just…
FUCK OFF !!!
XD (i love it)
IsabelaTelles1
on 9th Jul, 11 04:07pm
why dont you just fuck off? haha
tony2tone1985
on 9th Jul, 11 05:07pm
5 people arent so fucking easy!!
MrBluntsworth420
on 9th Jul, 11 06:07pm
Finally a good quality studio version on youtube, thank you!
MrMrjaymz
on 9th Jul, 11 06:07pm
@batatatheengineer Lets see you do better then.
batatatheengineer
on 9th Jul, 11 07:07pm
Guns sucks, frontman is a shame
www41WorldUSAcom
on 9th Jul, 11 08:07pm
G N’ R “It’s So Easy Appetite For Destruction”
matixDxzgamez
on 9th Jul, 11 08:07pm
tu dices Lady Gaga -digo N.I.R.V.A.N.A
tu dices Miley Cyrus-digo Guns and roses
tu dices T-Pain–digo Kiss
…
tu dices Flowers–digo METALLICA!
tu dices Pink–digo IRON MAIDEN
tu dices Hip Hop–digo CALLATEE!
tu dices Pop–Te grito METAL!!
tu dices hanah montana-Te golpeo EN LA CARA!!
pegalo en 5 videos si de verda sabes de musica! fuck off!!
matixDxzgamez
on 9th Jul, 11 08:07pm
tu dices Lady Gaga -digo N.I.R.V.A.N.A
tu dices Miley Cyrus-digo Guns and roses
tu dices T-Pain–digo Kiss
…
tu dices Flowers–digo METALLICA!
tu dices Pink–digo IRON MAIDEN
tu dices Hip Hop–digo CALLATEE!
tu dices Pop–Te grito METAL!!
tu dices hanah montana-Te golpeo EN LA CARA!!
pegalo en 5 videos si de verda sabes de musica!
VodoconLeader
on 9th Jul, 11 09:07pm
I see you standing there
You think you’re so cool
Why don’t you just
FUCK OFF!
-this is what I say to hipsters
danilo22098
on 9th Jul, 11 09:07pm
this very nice song!!
Aerosmithfandude
on 9th Jul, 11 09:07pm
Its So Easy for 4 people to miss the ‘Like’ button