Vanessa Rubin was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, grew up in a musical … Read Full Bio ↴Vanessa Rubin was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, grew up in a musical household to parents from Trinidad and Louisiana. After achieving her Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from Ohio State University. She received a standing ovation for her performance of “God Bless the Child” while competing in the Miss Black Central Ohio Contest, which convinced her that her true calling was to sing in the jazz tradition. This Billie Holiday masterpiece has since become her ”official” theme song. Ms. Rubin returned to Cleveland, where she began singing in many of the city's clubs and hotels and performing with the best of the city's musicians. She also formed and managed her first group, consisting of organ, guitar, vibes and drums. Soon after she moved to New York City in 1982, Ms. Rubin performed at Sweet Basil and the Village Vanguard with the Pharoah Sanders Quartet. She then began to study with pianist Barry Harris at his Jazz Cultural Theatre.[1] Since that time she has worked with an impressive list of musicians including Kenny Barron, Lionel Hampton, the Mercer Ellington Orchestra, Cecil Bridgewater, Etta Jones, Toots Thielemans, Steve Turre, Cedar Walton, and Grover Washington, Jr. More recently she has completed international tours with Herbie Hancock, the Woody Herman Orchestra, and the Jazz Crusaders.

Easy Living
Vanessa Rubin Lyrics

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Living for you is easy living
It's easy to live when you're in love
And I'm so in love
There is nothing in life but you

I never regret the years that I'm giving
They're easy to give when you're in love
I'm happy to do whatever I do for you

For you maybe I'm a fool
But it's fun
People say you rule me with one wave of your hand
Darling, it's grand
They just don't understand

Living for you is easy living
It's easy to live when you're in love

And I'm so in love
There's nothing in life but you

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Vanessa Rubin's song Easy Living tell the story of someone who is so deeply in love that everything else in life seems insignificant. The opening line "Living for you is easy living" encapsulates the theme of the entire song. The singer is essentially saying that love makes life easier, and loving someone so deeply makes it easy to give everything up for them. She is so in love that there is nothing else in life but that person. She is willing to give up anything and everything for them, and she is happy to do whatever she can for them.

The lines "For you maybe I'm a fool, but it's fun" shows the extent of the singer's love. She knows that others may think that she is being foolish for loving someone so deeply, but she doesn't care. She is having fun and enjoying the feelings that come with being in love. The line "People say you rule me with one wave of your hand, darling it's grand, they just don't understand" shows that while others may not understand her love, she does. She is happy to be ruled by her lover and cherishes the attention that they give her.

Overall, Easy Living is a love song that speaks about the beauty of being in love and the simplicity that it brings to life.

Line by Line Meaning

Living for you is easy living
It's effortless to exist for you when I'm in love with you.

It's easy to live when you're in love
Life becomes easy to live when you're in love.

And I'm so in love
I'm deeply in love with you.

There is nothing in life but you
You are the one and only thing that matters in my life.

I never regret the years that I'm giving
I don't have any regrets for the time I'm devoting to you.

They're easy to give when you're in love
It's easy to give my time when I'm in love with you.

I'm happy to do whatever I do for you
I'm content to do anything for you.

For you maybe I'm a fool
I acknowledge that others may perceive me as foolish for being so devoted to you.

But it's fun
But being in love with you is worth it and enjoyable.

People say you rule me with one wave of your hand
Others believe you have complete control over me with a simple action.

Darling, it's grand
But, my love, our relationship is wonderful.

They just don't understand
Others who aren't in love like we are don't comprehend our connection.

Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Capitol CMG Publishing, Songtrust Ave
Written by: LEO ROBIN, RALPH RAINGER

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