(autor, aliás, da música Tijolinho - um dos grandes sucessos da Jovem Guarda) que já havia tocado com várias bandas mas oportunamente estava sem banda fixa. Como os quatro rapazes tinham a mesma afinidade musical, após algumas conversas e encontros Bitão aceitou o convite e no início de 1969, mais precisamente no dia 18 de fevereiro, fizeram o 1o ensaio juntos sendo essa a data oficial da fundação da nova banda que após quase dois meses de ensaios ainda não tinha nome. Foi então que um grande amigo dos rapazes: Marco Aurélio, o Lelo, sugeriu “PHOLHAS”, que grafado com “PH” ficava um tanto quanto diferente, sendo prontamente aceito sem restrições por todos.
Já com o novo nome a banda fez sua estréia oficial num baile no bairro do Tatuapé em maio daquele mesmo ano e apenas três anos depois, após muitos e muitos bailes com enorme sucesso, o “PHOLHAS” tinha conseguido incorporar ao seu patrimônio uma das melhores aparelhagens dentre os grupos musicais da época e também uma enorme legião de fiéis admiradores.
Com essa crescente popularidade era inevitável que o caminho natural das coisas fosse a gravação do 1o disco, o que tornou-se realidade em 1972 quando dois diretores da gravadora RCA Victor foram a um ensaio dos rapazes ficando impressionados com a qualidade instrumental-vocal e as composições da própria banda, a qual havia optado por cantar e compor em inglês, até porque na época 90% da programação das rádios e TVs era de sucessos internacionais e a MPB não tinha a mesma força atual.
O “PHOLHAS” lança então em setembro de 1972 o LP Dead Faces do qual foi extraido um compacto duplo com as canções My Mistake, Pope, Shadow of love e My first girl, que chegou ao 1o lugar das paradas apenas 3 meses após o lançamento, vendendo a fabulosa quantia de 400.000 cópias!, isto lhes concedeu o primeiro disco de ouro da carreira. Nesta época o grande público chegou a pensar que o “PHOLHAS” fosse um grupo americano, coisa que os rapazes sempre fizeram questão de desmentir explicando que eram apenas 4 brasileiros cantando em inglês a fim de internacionalizar mais suas próprias canções, a exemplo do que também fazem hoje em dia alguns grupos nacionais como o “Sepultura”; a seguir vieram as canções She Made Me Cry, I Never Did Before e Forever, todas com vendagem superior a 300.000 cópias, firmando o “PHOLHAS” como um dos maiores fenômenos no cenário “pop” musical brasileiro o que levou a RCA a lançar o LP Dead Faces, em 1975, na Espanha e em toda América do Sul com o título “HOJAS” dando mais um disco de ouro ao grupo.
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Easy
Pholhas Lyrics
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But I just can′t stand the pain
Girl I'm leaving you tomorrow
Seems to me girl
You know I′ve done all I can
You see I begged, stole
And I borrowed, yeah
That's why I'm easy
I′m easy like Sunday morning
That′s why I'm easy
I′m easy like Sunday morning
Why in the world
Would anybody put chains on me?
I've paid my dues to make it
Everybody wants me to be
What they want me to be
I′m not happy when I try to fake it!
No!
Ooh, that's why I′m easy
I'm easy like Sunday morning
That's why I′m easy
I′m easy like Sunday morning
I wanna be high, so high
I wanna be free to know
The things I do are right
I wanna be free
Just me
Yeah!
That's why I′m easy
I'm easy like Sunday morning
That′s why I'm easy
I′m easy like Sunday morning
Because I'm easy
Easy like Sunday morning
Yeah! because I'm easy
Easy like Sunday morning
The lyrics of "Easy" by Pholhas talk about a man who has decided to end a relationship that has caused him too much pain. He reassures his partner that he has done everything he could to make things work, but he has reached a point where he can no longer endure the emotional burden. He expresses his desire to be free and to live his life on his own terms, without anyone trying to control him or tell him what to do. He wants to be happy and authentic, without having to pretend to be someone he's not.
The chorus repeats the idea that he is easy like Sunday morning, which suggests that he is relaxed, calm, and carefree. He wants to feel this way all the time, without any drama or stress. He also mentions his desire to be "high," which could mean he wants to feel euphoric or liberated, or it could be a reference to drug use. The overall message of the song seems to be about the importance of personal freedom and authenticity, and the difficulty of achieving these things in a world that often imposes strict social norms and expectations.
Line by Line Meaning
Know it sounds funny
I understand that what I am about to say may seem humorous or lighthearted
But I just can’t stand the pain
In reality, the hurt and difficulty of our relationship has become too much for me to bear any longer
Girl I'm leaving you tomorrow
As a result, I have made the decision to end our relationship and leave you tomorrow
Seems to me girl
From my perspective, it appears evident that
You know I’ve done all I can
I have put forth all of my effort and resources towards making this relationship work
You see I begged, stole
I have pleaded, taken, and even borrowed to try to make this relationship work
And I borrowed, yeah
I even resorted to borrowing to try to make this work
That's why I'm easy
This is why I am comfortable with my decision
I'm easy like Sunday morning
I feel at peace and relaxed with my decision like one would feel on a calm Sunday morning
Why in the world
I am confused as to why
Would anybody put chains on me?
Anyone would want to confine or constrain me in any way
I've paid my dues to make it
I have worked hard and sacrificed to achieve what I have
Everybody wants me to be
People's expectations and desires for me to act or be a certain way is overwhelming
What they want me to be
I am not content when I am forced to pretend to be something I am not
I'm not happy when I try to fake it!
It makes me unhappy when I try to pretend to be someone I am not
Ooh, that's why I'm easy
This is another justification for why I am comfortable with my decision
I'm easy like Sunday morning
I feel at peace and relaxed with my decision like one would feel on a calm Sunday morning
I wanna be high, so high
I aspire to reach a state of euphoria and freedom
I wanna be free to know
I desire to have the liberty to learn and experience new things
The things I do are right
I want the assurance that the actions I take are correct and just
I wanna be free
I desire to have the freedom to be myself and do as I please
Just me
I want to be accepted and loved for who I truly am
Yeah!
I am affirming my desire for freedom and authenticity
Because I'm easy
One of the primary reasons I am content with my decision is
Easy like Sunday morning
I feel at peace and relaxed with my decision like one would feel on a calm Sunday morning
Yeah! because I'm easy
I am reassuring myself that I have made the right decision
Easy like Sunday morning
I feel at peace and relaxed with my decision like one would feel on a calm Sunday morning
Writer(s): Lionel B Richie (jr)
Contributed by Kaitlyn C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.