Easy To Be Hard (3:15)

Cover of The Best of Three Dog Night

From The Best of Three Dog Night and 33 other releases

“Easy To Be Hard” appeared in the stage musical, “Hair” (‘68). “Easy To Be Hard” became a smash American Top 40 hit in its own right. It was played frequently by Top 40 radio stations well into the summer of ‘69. The track spoke to the milieu of the late ’60s: Social consciousness, social injustice. For that reason, young America embraced it.

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How can people be so heartless?
How can people be so cruel?
Easy to be hard, easy to be cold

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  • TrueStarband

    What album is this from? I have every LP and don't recognize

    6 Sep 2012 Reply
  • ladycaroledowns

    :-)

    3 Aug 2012 Reply
  • jembf

    yeah:-///

    3 Aug 2012 Reply
  • ladycaroledowns

    Yeah, it's not bad, i don't know what's happened to the recent actifity, L F M is always changing stuff, no wonder it's been running slow again.It's also change at the top of my page too :-////.....how crap L F M not getting back to you Grrrrrrrrr!!

    2 Aug 2012 Reply
  • jembf

    Thanks Carole :-)) I dont know it - but from preview, it sounds quite good. Heh! Whats happened to the recent activity section on this page where one could be nosy and see who done what to whom :-DD LFM were asking for comments on this new layout when it was in beta format and I told them it was crap and gave them reasons. They haven't even had the decency to acknowledge my communication:-///

    2 Aug 2012 Reply
  • Tron1276

    THIS IS THE ZODIAC SPEAKING

    28 Jul 2012 Reply
  • johnTMcNeill

    still as timely as it was in the seventies- or anytime since Adam and Eve

    27 Jun 2012 Reply
  • Malkamillian

    Are these guys the inspiration behind that t-shirt, 3 Wolf Moon?

    11 Jun 2012 Reply
  • lottadogs

    what a great song <3<3<3

    9 Feb 2012 Reply
  • oldiesfanjohn

    @kathy53156...yes,me too...in Ohio...i was there...near Sea World ...in a makeshift parking lot amphitheater..not the original 3DN lineup at the time..they were with Rick Derringer,I think,...a long long time ago,

    23 Jan 2012 Reply
  • kathy53156

    Saw this band at Geauga Lake for a free concert ! Anyone else there ? We're talking a long time ago !

    24 Oct 2011 Reply
  • cas1959

    ive sang it not easy

    1 Oct 2011 Reply
  • dluuu

    some good music from these guys sounds like live version !!!!

    22 Sep 2011 Reply
  • johnTMcNeill

    it was deep back then- and still resonates with the world of today. It shouldn't BE easy to be hard....

    17 Jun 2011 Reply
  • OLDCHAVYCAR2RED

    good tune

    23 May 2011 Reply
  • Susanskarma

    Phenominal. Many questions and the answer is so very hard.

    27 Apr 2011 Reply
  • gertski

    And especially people Who care about strangers Who care about evil And social injustice Do you only Care about the bleeding crowd? How about a needing friend? I need a friend

    22 Apr 2011 Reply
  • lyricists

    "One" is another great track from these guys!

    28 Mar 2011 Reply
  • OLdSKuul62

    One of the best TDN tracks ever recorded . Thanks John ! I forgot about this . It's been a long time since I heard this song ....

    12 Mar 2011 Reply
  • rhyman99

    Great song!

    2 Mar 2011 Reply
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