Kris Kristofferson -- Loving Her Was Easier [REACTION/GIFT REQUEST]

[@19ashe86]

Kris is so good it hurts. One of the best song writers to ever eat sleep and breathe

[@dabrack9350]

Kris is fantastic - IMO he is 2nd best after Bob Dylan.

[@scottandal]

Probably my second favorite of his. Why Me Lord has to be my favorite. He is one of the true great artists!

[@gilberthornick6924]

Kris has always been one of the greatest song writers ever. I like Elvis's cover of this song and of course Willie Nelson too

[@shamnet]

I love Kris Kristofferson and his song writing, there are times when I think that the world have forgotten how great a writer This Man is and was.. a Complete Legend. Thank you for this one.

[@rachelginter3616]

One of my favorite songs he wrote was " Sunday Morning Coming Down " and with Johnny Cash's voice singing it was a perfect combination

[@39thala]

Great request Penny and great reaction Don. Anita Carter also did a _great_ beautiful live version of this song. Introduced by Johnny Cash on his show. Anita Carter - Lovin' Him Was Easier Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again (1972)

[@terrellprice8013]

Great singing great song!

[@mikebarnett9012]

Thanks Penny, I'm sure our friend Carolinasbeauty will appreciate this one also. This is probably my favorite Kris song performed by Kris. Great reaction and insight Don and fabulous request Penny.---#UTRCM

[@carolinasbeauty]

Yes, Mike, I surely did! #FIM

[@BilbusWilbury]

This song was quoted by Charlie Pride (I think) in the Ken Burns country music doc as an example of the absolute pinnacle of country music songwriting.

[@remoevans7847]

“All of those words were in the dictionary, but nobody knew what order they went in until Kris showed up.” Larry Gatlin

[@wgj4everlong426]

Pure poetry

[@KevinRCarr]

Love the song, and have long loved Kris Kristofferson's voice and phrasing. Doesn't seem to matter what he sings, I'm always entranced. And, what an incredible lyricist!

[@joycemcfee1829]

Thank you, Penny. I really enjoyed this. There was a time when I thought Kris couldn't sing, but his songs just aren't the same when done by someone else. I also love "Sunday Morning Coming Down." Kris is also special because he shares a birthday with my husband.

[@wgj4everlong426]

Kris singing his songs has more emotion than someone covering itIMO

[@davidhills3100]

I completely agree. It's because what he's really doing is writing poetry, and there's a rhythm to the lines and a pattern even to the spaces between words that most singers don't realise is supposed to be there.

[@crbr1432000]

Thank you for this! Such a great song writer. Many don't know just how many songs that he wrote that became famous by others.

[@mamakittyluvsjesus]

In honor of Kris's birthday yesterday . Its one of the first one of his I remember hearing . Thanks Don for the awesome reaction .

[@carolinasbeauty]

Thank you, sis! I love this song.

[@mamakittyluvsjesus]

@@carolinasbeauty your welcome . Like I said its the first one of his I remember hearing . I was a kid but I remember the look and style of the room I listened to it in . Came out in 1972 so I was probably 11 years old .

[@jh5869]

Kris's song are so real! Thanks, Don! Was it Marty Robbins that also recorded this song?? I think so.

[@terrywoodyyc]

Thanks so much Penny for this wonderful request. I haven't heard this one in a long, long time and it's really a brilliant one! Thanks for the very thoughtful reaction Don!

[@39thala]

Another great classic song written by Kris is "Help Me Make It Through The Night" by Sammi Smith.

[@stevenlilelogistics6673]

He was such a great writer.

[@Trey_Alexander]

Best songwriter of all time.

[@heather6668]

Have loved this song from the first time I ever heard it. The Highwaymen did it in the 90s and Willie Nelson sang lead. I've been lucky enough to have seen the Highwaymen live once and Kris 4 times.

[@patpaiz5693]

I have been a Kris Kristofferson fan for 50 years. I was a senior in High School when I bought my first Kris Kristofferson album, using my tried-and-true teenaged girl method of picking music. He looked so hot and beautiful on the cover, and if the singer was drool worthy that was all I needed. I took it to my best friend's house and listened to it with her and she was unimpressed with his music and his looks. But I was hooked. I loved his rough gravelly voice, his beard, and how his lyrics painted pictures in my mind. This song was on the album and ended up being one of my favorites, although I don't recall there being a single song on it that I would skip. Even today when I hear this song it makes me long to love someone enough to make them think the thoughts of me that he expressed in that song. I hoped someday to find a man who I could love enough that my eyes would heal and calm him, and the touch of my fingers would wipe away his pain and regrets. Long story short, I guess I just wasn't that kind of woman for anyone I met. But even now, hearing that song makes me feel that a love like that is possible for someone, somewhere. Life is good though. I have two daughters, 6 grandchildren. I'm 68 years old, I am living with my youngest daughter and her 5 kids, and I am healthy, active, the terror of the local senior center. On Tuesday mornings I take my fiddle to the jam session and jam with my peeps and have even sung this song a few times. And on Friday afternoons from 1:30 to 3:30 I go to the center to country/western dance and flirt with the old farts.

[@keithkimmeysr953]

Tompall and The Glaser Bros version needs to be reacted too thanks for this one Don Kris is a masterful writer as you well know have a good one

[@dlmullins9054]

This is one of the most well written songs of our time and Kris was on par with any of the great songwriters in history. Pure genius. I know because i am a songwriter myself.

[@warrenburlingame1172]

I'm surprised you haven't heard this. It's been covered many times. The best version is Tom Pal Glazer

[@rachelginter3616]

❤

[@luckylady7542]

This song is great. The only song he wrote that was truly his. I honestly don't think he is the best singer but a genius songwriter.

[@PapaFixit]

Song is a 9.7 or better every day. Kris was/is one of the best songwriters of all time. Love his writing. That said. I never thought Kris did most of his songs justice. He just doesnt have the voice or range to capture the potential of the song. I usually prefere the writer singing their songs. Many times others take it somewhere else. Tompall and the Glaser brothers did on this one. Waylon, Roger Miller, all did the song a little better. IMHO. Still, i loved this.

[@RogCBrand]

I really love Tompall's version!

[@Shari225]

No, he's not dying physically. His studied poetry before his wrote songs. He is one of the best songwriters of my - the boomer - era. The other one is Paul Simon.

[@cherylberry5058]

that's what he took in university....was a road scholar even though his father protested

[@timtutt2670]

He wrote this song while in Peru flying a helicopter for oil rig workers.