Five for Fighting - Easy Tonight: Music Video

[@monkeyface_handsome]

First time hearing this song today. Crazy how we listened to our music through television or radio then. Now, we have access to millions of songs. How times have changed.

[@dannythomas417]

I first heard it from a TV show called ER where a man named Brian got the shit kicked out of him by a doctor named Luka for assaulting his future wife Abby.

[@davidnalls8628]

I’ve been looking for this song for 15 years.

[@YoYo-nt7yf]

I just found him yesterday

[@vboyyobv1482]

Me too

[@reynoldsalinas2031]

I am glad you find this.

[@dannythomas417]

​@@reynoldsalinas2031I found it on a hit medical TV show called ER where a doctor named Luka beat up a guy named Brian in a bar.

[@bourne2468]

Great song! He fell for her because she was so free, so alive, but she wouldn't show him what was inside her head, (she was dark as night). She told him she was wrong for him but he didn’t want to see, even though they pulled in opposite directions. Finally she gave him the keys to see inside. She wore a crown because he had made her a princess in his mind, but what he found was an empty room - they had nothing more to share than a good time. She was wrong, she was right

[@mariahconklin9345]

Reminds me of my relationship with my boyfriend. I am this girl

[@timjopson6762]

Wow . Great comment

[@CoolHandLukeDuke]

This was like the birth of the Manic Pixie Dreamgirl, the cliche that became so well known in movies...the wildchild that the protagonist wishes to save from herself, because of how free she makes him feel. Always assumed that the girl in this song took her own life...didn't just run away. Shotgun fire...2 dimes in the telephone. He was too late.

[@newportbot7709]

This was my earliest memory. Back in Vegas, my parents would dance to this. We'd eat dinner together. Back in 2005. Back when things were easy.

[@prehistoricbug]

too many unnapreciated songs from such a talented author...

[@richardbwanika1579]

Gotta love the comments section. 17 years later I feel vindicated as to how good this hit is... just like the first time I heard it in my car on a very cold wintery November morning (5:00am) back in 2001... One of many tough periods in my life. But I soldier on thanks to great music like this.

[@pablocifuentes2607]

Every single song of him is so good and poetic. Where has the talent gone these days?

[@SuperStephanotis]

Its a Five For Fighting kind of morning. Love every song. the feelings just hit me in the right spot every time.

[@MySoCalledOrdinaryLife]

Dear John this song means so much. My cousin was a first responder on 9/11 and killed himself shortly after. Your music has always meant so much to our family.I cried like a baby seeing you last night at SouthShore Melody Circus. You are amazing and please keep doing great things.

[@NaturesInfiniteWELLth-fo6rs]

[@mikijeni]

My fav 5 for fighting also. what a hauntingly beautiful song. I had the pleasure of seeing them live once, and his voice is as pure and lovely in person as it is recorded.

[@adelissahunsley]

This is such an earworm. WHY can't they make music this good today!!!!

[@bryantamayo8284]

I miss the old days where musics are great

[@SoraMatt]

jeez, Five for Fighting takes the feels and beats them with an aluminum bat. Even the uplifting material like Superman has its hand on a pulse.

[@gracepres8249]

"took a ride on a suicide romance" easily my favorite line from any song ever

[@jasonyu1150]

This is also my favorite lyric, not from any song though just Five for Fighting. It means a lot, not to me but

[@JaredOLantern]

You should probably listen to more songs.

[@mariahconklin4150]

But don’t we all? Lol

[@louiekim824]

Can anyone tell me what that line means??

[@Jixaw15]

Scrubs thank you for everything

[@accuracyboy78]

Completely and entirely agree!!! Due to Scrubs I discovered such amazing artists like Toad the Wet Sprocket and Five for Fighting!

[@thesophisticatedvelocirapt7320]

I don't know why I love this song this much.... After all these years.... I don't quite know the meaning of this, but I think this has a good meaning

[@jhapzkii8326]

Same. I was in my teens when I first heard this. Fell in love with it right in that moment.

[@thesophisticatedvelocirapt7320]

After I posted this comment, my ex sort of got in touch with me. We are again back together, but for a small time, and we both know we have to stop it soon.... Just like this song 😞 man this hits me deep

[@danaayers3286]

Just heard this song for the first time in Forever...Still love...Great Song...Michael Lochiatto...😊

[@StonesAndSand]

Kudos to the generation who really knows what means to drop "two dimes" (along with a whole lot more change) in the telephone.

[@mademusics]

bring me back my teen memories...

[@Gabriela.snchzm8]

Unos años después sigo pensando que este es otro perfecto caso de los buenos cantantes poco valorados. Sus letras, sus melodías, su voz... merece más de lo que ha obtenido. Gracias a mi pequeño Greyson por traerme hasta aquí unos años atrás.

[@nwannyana]

Stuck in 2020 so glad it is almost over, I just can't wait for a new beginning in 2021. Much love and blessings to all who come across this. I LOVE this song and haven't heard it for years and it just crossed my mind, all I could remember was the chorus and band name and here I am now victorious that I found the song❤️❤️❤️💕

[@leidibelcina577]

:(

[@shredem22]

john's got a hell of a voice.

[@johnxiii]

one of the greatest songs ever written in the universe. yup, universe.

[@roido6614]

Dope Song, always heard this on the radio at work around early 2000's. Then years past the radio when to Crap!

[@jakeh6986]

One of the best songs i have ever listened to... crazy good

[@Specific_Hazard]

I don't think I'll ever look back these past few years and go "man shit was easier back in the 2020s". Life is increasingly getting harder and harder.

[@bevmcphee1959]

my new favorite song. how'd I miss this when it came out?

[@micro_my_blood]

The feels when you get hit by a steady dose of Mack truck-sized nostalgia! #themcollegedays #firstlove #gonebutneverforgotten

[@lorrainewallis9560]

Welcome back Jan 2022. I had to remember the You wear black lyrics. But I'm gonna fave this now!

[@alexandrahsu6772]

this is one of his fav songs so i just wanna say that im sorry that i left you behind i feel so bad but i have to do that...i think its better for both of us and you knew that i love ya even tho we cant never ever be together... i wish your doing well F.

[@jasonyu1150]

These guys are an amazing band. At first I had only heard of them because of their song Superman, but as time went on I learned more of their songs, including this one which became my favorite. It sounds really happy, and the first time I heard it I thought the chorus sounded like elevator music. Then, I listened to the full song and the lyrics and I realized how sad it is and how sad a story it tells.

[@leasophia5390]

this deserves a heart!

[@ashful9008]

Took me forever to find this song! I'm glad it's by a band that doesn't suck.

[@advaitnaik1576]

Scrubs has the best soundtracks I have seen in any TV show!

[@PointingMonkey1]

+Advait Naik They changed the song up on the DVD release (atleast in the UK). It completely destroys the impact of the scene. When I listen to this song, I picture the scene in my head and vice a versa when watching the episode.

[@nicole-ip4yf]

Greys anatomy too

[@richardclark3881]

Scrubs brought me here

[@sophielouisa1243]

@@richardclark3881 me too 😂

[@eilidhcampbell7894]

I agree. I get goosebumps when I watch that scene.

[@climbmusic1]

It s great to seeJohn s talent s & songwritng just getting better n better . Being in Five For Fighting was a great experience for me Go John Go!!!!

[@FlyingAce1016]

All his songs seem to be about life, and youth, love and to make the best of your self and your surroundings etc :) so uplifting

[@bmyamin8803]

Finally... I found Masterpiece again... ^^

[@MissAdelissa]

IDK what it is about this song, I heard it the first time the other day and I can't stop listening to it.

[@westonreisch7794]

I know this song wasn't a popular radio hit like SUPERMAN and 100 YEARS, but since it started its mini-radio streak, this has always been my fave 5 For Fighting song :)

[@rafaellucero5098]

Era of REAL TALENT unlike today's robotic autotune bs's...

[@abnerfilio27]

2018 and just remembered how good they were. no one comes close in 2018

[@liamobriensinger]

I remember hearing this song in some TV show in the early 2000s and downloading off Napster! Forgive me. I since bought all the albums so made up for it. But the version I fell in love with is different. It's slightly slower and has a longer intro and doesn't have those last words ("Now you're not"). I'll always feel it was the superior version and wonder why there's two.

[@4tracktruck]

Nothing like a Five For Fighting song playing in the early hours past midnight as you fight sleep while nearing home after five hundred miles of long-distance driving. Nothing!

[@jonalynsanchez-ld5pc]

Hi! @ there im her in 2024 Always be there for you.. Wherever you are.. thank u and god bless you, 🌹💗

[@OMGitsAsianFRED]

Scrubs season 1, forever at heart!!

[@mtbly3735]

I love five for fighting 💗

[@TheStrangeStudio]

Scrubs brought me here. This song is a pure gem!

[@PLCollia]

Actually all she wanted to do was be free, and he kept her back. She just realized that too late, so she gave him the keys to show him that she should not be with him, and that she wants to be alone.

[@naomianna20]

This music video will forever haunt me because I can’t quite figure it out...... I still love it though!!!!

[@llwk78]

Trying to figure it out too! Any thoughts?

[@llwk78]

Why did the girl run away from him?

[@naomianna20]

llwk78 I kinda think it’s about finding someone who is so right for you but also so wrong for you...... or maybe about a couple who start out in sync but end up wanting different things..... I just can’t figure it out

[@naomianna20]

llwk78 it also throws me off because in the first shot when they meet in the rain... it’s also the ending shot (she’s wearing the same dress) and I feel like that maybe means like starting over or trying to relive the beginning of the relationship..... lol I just don’t know

[@michaelj1279]

He did a show on Halloween night 2000, in Annapolis, MD at the Ram's Head. Music had just been released. He explained this song was written for a friend who had committed suicide. None of her friends could figure why such a young person could that to themselves. Song also represents that what you see on the outside is not always what that person feels inside. He also said that Superman is a song about how people handle peer pressure and expectations put upon them by others.

[@Victoria4luv]

another gem from one whom seems to pour his heart out on his sleeve.

[@generalsarmory4558]

Wow classic!! Love this song.!!

[@kumbukasta]

Head over here, just remembered the chorus to this song

[@LAKingsare1]

FFF great songs...all of them have meaning. love it.

[@kevinportwood3482]

My favorite song from them.

[@45Bryseida]

I love Five for fighting! My favorite band! #1 in music.

[@cynthiahamil9801]

Wow, you are such a wonderful singer - and your music really stirs my soul. I love your videos, great imagery, foreshadowing, great thought into how you put this all together. Your work is ART! Love it!

[@ВиталийПотапов-ж3ь]

It is really rare song in our charts. But it is amazing. Scrubs present the song for all people. Im just enjoing the music

[@claudiabannister6414]

~❤~.....first thyme i've heard this. i really like it 😊 (yay!)

[@pbt-ng1of]

힘들때마다 나를 위로해주는 곡

[@mariahconklin4150]

Sad to say how much I can relate to this song.

[@jadenhancock]

Same

[@needaman66]

I had a girlfriend like this once. When you meet a woman that you have a great time with, and it;s easy to be yourself with, you want to keep them, but you cant, she will move on eventually. You can love this woman, but you cant fall IN love or it can destroy you.Realize what this woman is to you ( a passing ship in the night where you are free to be you and have a great time together) and when she moves on, let her go and move on yourself. I still cant forget mine, she is always with me but...

[@JustGie]

I know how you feel. That sucks! I still remember him, but I must move on.

[@manlangitrudymer4272]

Ilove this song forever

[@MichaelJChristinaA]

I have been trying to find this song for SOOOOO long!

[@johncave3334]

Love it! Thank you!!!

[@brianberek]

I'm here for the beauty and the power...

[@KaramikoAlexander]

ahhh nostalgic 5th grade song.

[@tarmbruster1]

Piano under the pier. Nice....

[@leasophia5390]

2020 and loving it :)

[@MandaBlair2122]

Always makes me think of ER

[@dannythomas417]

I was wrong, I got angry! SHE TOOK AWAY MY WIFE!!

[@meyloose1013]

I just found a mixed cd I made circa 2002 with this on it :) ahhhhhh memories

[@sameermohamed3293]

Feb 2002 :)

[@stevebrown5253]

Great song!

[@tiffanypeppers9417]

My favorite song.

[@sanojilangakoon5355]

Still listening 2024

[@Mrs.Tina_Bennett]

I still bust out this chorus randomly 😍

[@ChillFrost]

the best song from their album

[@cherrcherr9959]

They're awesome!

[@LegendEldaOromis]

@azncardninja169 That man deserves a Billion Pianos. His music should be heard over the whole world. This man's music is so powerful

[@Schrader1234]

That was a wonderful description. Cheers!

[@MrRocko15]

Best song on my ipod and has been for years,

[@itsFreelancer]

can't figure out if i love 'easy tonight' or 'its not easy to be me' more

[@jackelinsays]

it seems that TV shows is the only reason people know about Five for Fighting

[@fairy-swag]

excuse me but why doesn't this guy have more fans

[@stevodka1968]

cause they don't know good music

[@alankcpa]

His fans are rare and exeptional human beings.

[@randomamazingperson3375]

im a fan

[@JaredOLantern]

He's kinda hard to watch.

[@grahaltmills472]

He is too genius for most people

[@jimmyis5541]

Ive made a promise to never listen to this song until i got tested for hiv, since 2009, today i tested negative, so this is the first thing i do after getting the result

[@arnelrestauro]

Oh yeah

[@ilfavolosomondodiserena5036]

another great song!!

[@ImTopin]

I havent found love yet but i wonder, is it really like this? and every single other love song i've ever heard and seen?

[@FinnaeusEasterly]

I can't help but wonder if things have changed yet... Have you found love?

[@Bane391]

The way I found most of the songs on my playlist :)

[@TomStrutting]

I can't help, but to cry listening to this. Why is this song so sad? Anyone know the emoticon for cry? I never cry. Why am I crying!

[@stevodka1968]

it is a great song about love lost and gained and lost again and remembrance

[@BreannaLee]

Macadamia Nut :'(

[@MrPossible1991]

I just listen to this song it make me feel good

[@sonicsonicj5472]

twenty years later and i still wonder whst the contant king kong references in the video mean? 5 for fighting what does it mean?🦍

[@muayspa]

fucking love you "Five for Fighting"! once in my life I hope to see your live concert!

[@peachypiechannel7128]

so good music.. listen dec 2016

[@danieldougan269]

Kids, once upon a time, we had these things called phone booths. People would put in a quarter (or maybe even two dimes), and that would enable them to make a phone call to someone else...probably also with a landline phone. Side note: Where would Clark Kent even go to change into Superman today?

[@JCStorm76]

Underrated

[@maruska67]

Anybody correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't these guys from Canada? if they are, it's awesome. A lot of talented people, I wonder what's the ingredient in their lifes to create so many interesting artist.

[@alexanderstewart8515]

I haven't watched scrubs in years

[@richardclark3881]

If you're in the uk it's on all4

[@louiekim824]

I wish to understand what the meaning of the lyrics is one day 🤞

[@donnaredmond843]

love this

[@MPGfanatic]

great jam!

[@Sigma6ism]

You were wrong You were right And you are gone Tonight You were free So alive You were wrong You were right Shot down Said you never had the chance Took a ride on a suicide romance Could have sworn there was somebody home To facilitate the great unknown Woman, I ain't going to meet you anywhere Don't know where I'm going yet But I sure am getting there Shotgun fire Anybody home? I got two dimes in the telephone Alright No, it's not easy tonight Shotgun fire Anybody home? I got two dimes in the telephone Alright No, it's not easy tonight And you were bound You were free And you wear black For me You were dark As dark as night You were wrong Yeah, you were right Well, shot down Said you never had the chance Took a ride on a suicide romance Could have sworn there was somebody home To facilitate the great unknown Woman, I ain't going to meet you anywhere Don't know where I'm going yet No, but I sure am getting there Shotgun fire Anybody home? I got two dimes in the telephone Alright No, it's not easy tonight Shotgun fire Anybody home? I got two dimes in the telephone Alright Hell, it's not easy tonight She's in over my head And it's not easy, it's not easy tonight She's in over my head And it's not easy, it's not easy tonight Shotgun fire Anybody home? I got two dimes in the telephone Alright It's not easy tonight Shotgun fire Anybody home? I got two dimes in the telephone Alright, yeah You were free Now your not You were free, babe